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Show Wednesday, February 10, 1993 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Three ASUU ELECTIONS 1993 (SBJoaiaHii "- v -vj"l' K 'M fiUK CHRONIOf PHOTOMtredA Morton Vice presidential candidate Dee Dee Darby and presidential candidate Tom Stringham say they have the experience to be ASUU leaders. BY SUSAN WILLIAMS AND AMY COVINGTON Chronicle Staff Writers Outreach, Associated Students of the University of Utah presidential party, plans to keep the momentum on several projects begun by the current administration. "A lot of important projects that get started are complex enough and it takes more than one administration to follow through," Tom Stringham, presidential candidate, said. Establishing a U. child-car- e facility and publishing an instructor guide are two projects on which Outreach will continue to work, he said. "You don't want to keep reinventing the wheel or starting projects over." .. . Following through on such ventures is part of a broader goal to meet student needs and to be active in discovering what those specific needs are, Stringham added. .v.-"We are going to try to serve the student body in the sense that we want to let them know what is available to them. We want ASUU to be able to facilitate what we need as students." The Outreach platform states that some of the party's objectives are: to obtain Urgent Student Support funds for . . libraries, computer centers and the financial aid office; to train and utilize student financial aid interns; and to establish a permanent day-car- e facility. Other priorities include informing students through the Chronicle and existing electronic data systems, as well as holding open forums, according to the Outreach platform. If elected, the Outreach administration will also work to improve communication - between faculty and students because "we're all working for the same goals," he said. When students and faculty members work together, they are making a "mutual investment." Although both parties have campaigned on their experience, Outreach candidates will make the best ASUU student leaders, according to Stringham, even though the two parties' platforms are similar. "The difference is Dee Dee Darby and I have had the direct hands-o- n experience with the platform items." Both candidates have worked in the Executive Cabinet and have gained experience in other aspects of ASUU. Even though neither oLthem Jiave been Assembly members," Outreach will utilize former members to train the incoming ones, he said. Preventing Assembly impeachments is a serious concern for Outreach, he added. "We wouldn't let them fall by the wayside." Recent changes in the Redbook, the ASUU policy manual, give Assembly members 150 percent compensation for attending every single meeting. "Paying them extra to do what they were elected to do is questionable, but if it works, then I am very happy," Stringham said. ' ASUU Assembly members, as well as other officials, should be more accessible to students, he said. "We're working on behalf of students. ...We want to address their concerns; we want to meet their needs insofar as we can." Outreach will work to change the image of ASUU, he added, so that students will know that the officials are accessible and student-oriente"I really do believe in what we're doing and that we can make a d. difference." Darby, Stringham's running mate, was unable to speak with the Chronicle due to illness. OUTREACH '93 PLATFORM Outreach is a unique balance of experience and fresh ideas. Having worked within numerous ASUU boards, student organization and the Executive Cabinet, as well as reaching out to the student body at large, we recognize the need for change in better We are facilitating the needs and addressing the concerns of our student population. service-oriented committed to doing everything within our abilities to make ASUU a visible, organization that will be open to suggestions and dedicated to results. We are candidates who have actual "hands-on- " experience with each of the existing ASUU projects, and particularly the key platform issues of this campaign such as Urgent Student Support, financial aid and child care. We know the direction these critical projects need to take and have the vision to know where ASUU needs to change for the better. In addition, we also understand that apathy, the "buzz word" for election year '93, runs rampant on such a large commuter campus. However, Outreach is committed to population. In so doing, we alleviating this problem that engrosses our student for student the to ourselves body at large. We are working commit to fully promise dedicated to making your experience here at the University of Utah one of the best experiences of your lives. We can only do this with your support. Together we can make a difference. We ask you for your vote. Thank you. M-"i- CHRONIClf i PHOTOMeredilh Morton Sarah Jeanne Larsen, vice presidential candidate, and Sander Sharp, presidential candidate, say publicity will be a priority in their administration. "The faculty will be better able to work BY AMY COVINGTON with students. There is AND SUSAN WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writers one of the Associated Students of the University of Utah presidential parties, plans to focus on increasing government rather than a government," Sander Sharp, presidential candidate, said. lot of Recently, new regulations regarding Assembly compensation fees were integrated into the Redbook, the ASUU policy manual. Larsen was on the committee which initiated the change in policy, which now states that Assembly members who attend 100 percent of their meetings will receive a 150 percent publicity and making ASUU more accessible to students. "Our goal would be making ASUU more of a friendly entity, making it a student body few-stude- a miscommunication. Most people don't know who their Assembly members are," she said. "Representatives would be made available to each college and the student body representative would be at the forums for them to talk to," Sharp said. nt ; Thejcandidaterplan to accomplish this ..compensation. "It is sad that we have to compensate, but goal by utilizing the Chronicle and other campus media to inform students about if this is what we have to do to get effective ASUU activities. Since $2 of all student fees leadership, we need to do it," she said. also plans on having training go to campus publications, the Chronicle is the most logical forum to provide ASUU sessions for Assembly members. Since information, according to Sarah Jeanne Sharp and Larsen both currently serve on vice presidential Assembly, the candidates said their Larsen, candidate. . experiences have qualified them for office. "We have the Assembly experience with plans to publish information in the Chronicle every week about how student . student fees and know the Redbook like the fees are spent and about activities in which back of our hands. We can work this to our j " - students can become involved, Sharp said. advantage," Larsen said. "This way every student will be aware of " also has experience with what is happening on campus. We want to student groups and wants to use this to increase student awareness and decrease diversify the Assembly, Sharp said. student apathy," Larsen said. Party members have been visiting with "The Chronicle is an already existing campus organizations to better understand publication. With too many sources, each their needs and to inform them about student only gets a part of the information," ASUU, he added. candidates she said. members from every encouraged Other goals include making ASUU organization to run for office. "We have the background to work with Assembly members more responsible to the students they represent, Larsen said. Under student groups. We would take that work the administration, forums will and use it for the entire student body," be held at a departmental level so students Sharp said, adding that he and Larsen have will have the opportunity to voice their also participated in many campus groups. opinions to the Cabinet members, to the "We realize and can meet student needs Assembly members and to the SAC chairs better from being members of the groups themselves." who represent them. - . '93 PLATFORM When you vote for you are voting for responsibility. We believe it is student where to know your body officers are spending your money. In your right addition to this, we believe students should have a voice in where these funds go. Through consistent, weekly updates in the Chronicle, we will make sure you know what is happening to your fees. We will also make sure you have the opportunity to voice where you think they should go. When you vote for you are voting for experience. Both Sarah Jeanne and I have served in leadership positions with many different student organizations such as the Bennion Center, LDSSA, Student Alumni Association, and ASUU. Within ASUU, we are currently serving as ASUU Assembly members. This position has given us the experience of working with many different student groups. We have come to understand their needs. It has also given us the experience dealing with issues such as Urgent Student Support, the Financial Aid Internship Program, and child care. Not only will we provide these areas of concern with the leadership they need, but we will also make sure that you, the student, knows what ASUU is doing with them. is just that a vote for excellent leadership, Remember, a vote for excellent experience, and an excellent administration. Make sure you voice your opinion this year. VOTE , 4 |
