Senate Seat 14 (social sciences 2 yr.): Matt Hoffman

Name: Matt Hoffman Position: Senate Seat 14 (social sciences 2 yr.) Age: 21 Hometown: Rogue River, Ore. Class Standing: Junior Major: English and history Arrests: None

Platform:
Supports departmentalization of ethnic studies, believes students should play a role in recruitment and retention of faculty, supports reduced textbook cost program, peer writing collaboration center in English department.

Qualifications:
Avid reader of campus news, dedicated to campus and issues that affect students, level-headed, president of groups in high school, president of residence hall as a freshman, member of Oregon Sailing Team, elected co-director of Clark Honors College student association.

How to increase interest in the ASUO to ensure quality candidates for open positions:
E-mail system, Web sites, weekly radio show, downloadable podcasts, all to increase student involvement.

Current student oversight of the Student Recreation Center:
Believes taking SRC off incidental fee will allow the ASUO to focus on student programs.

Student government expansion:
Absolutely, the changes will lessen the burden to the PFC and will increase the detail in which they examine budgets.

Changes to student athletic ticket distribution:
No time left.