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KNOW YOUR VOTE: ASUO Executive
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Eugene is not necessarily a college town, Nile says. He thinks that there are ways the University and the city of Eugene can be tied together. Because the city relies on the University, he would like to see a stronger bond between the two. Nile also thinks the state is not paying as much for education as it should be.
Your thoughts on the size of the incidental fee and the 2.5 percent benchmark set for this year's PFC process?
Nile believes the University is not doing its part. The fee supports a lot of important activities, Nile said, but he wants to know if the University could be providing more money. Nile said the fee shouldn't be completely the responsibility of students.
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Ty Schwoeffermann
Age: 22
Desired position: President
Major: Ethnic studies
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Year in school: Senior
Criminal charges: None
Paul Kammerzelt
Age: 20
Desired position: Vice President
Major: Kammerzelt has applied to the Family and Human Services Program
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Schwoeffermann will focus on holding the diversity plan accountable every year and will push for it to be stronger. He will push for the University to save energy through things such as switching to fluorescent light bulbs and using recycled printer paper, as well as working to get fair trade coffee in all the coffee shops on campus. Schwoeffermann said he will also lobby the legislature for a better higher education budget and refund students' incidental fee money when there is a surplus. He also said he is concerned with the "no-show factor" at athletic events and would like to expand diversity in services such as freshman interest groups and research fellowships for undergraduate students. He would also like to find a way to show what athletes achieve academically when marketing athletics.
Qualifications: Schwoeffermann said his passion qualifies him for the job. He said he has faith in the ability of the student government to make the University a better place and has been an "outspoken voice" on several issues.
Your thoughts on the size of the incidental fee and the 2.5 percent benchmark set for this year's PFC process?
Nile believes the University is not doing its part. The fee supports a lot of important activities, Nile said, but he wants to know if the University could be providing more money. Nile said the fee shouldn't be completely the responsibility of students.
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Ty Schwoeffermann
Age: 22
Desired position: President
Major: Ethnic studies
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Year in school: Senior
Criminal charges: None
Paul Kammerzelt
Age: 20
Desired position: Vice President
Major: Kammerzelt has applied to the Family and Human Services Program
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Schwoeffermann will focus on holding the diversity plan accountable every year and will push for it to be stronger. He will push for the University to save energy through things such as switching to fluorescent light bulbs and using recycled printer paper, as well as working to get fair trade coffee in all the coffee shops on campus. Schwoeffermann said he will also lobby the legislature for a better higher education budget and refund students' incidental fee money when there is a surplus. He also said he is concerned with the "no-show factor" at athletic events and would like to expand diversity in services such as freshman interest groups and research fellowships for undergraduate students. He would also like to find a way to show what athletes achieve academically when marketing athletics.
Qualifications: Schwoeffermann said his passion qualifies him for the job. He said he has faith in the ability of the student government to make the University a better place and has been an "outspoken voice" on several issues.
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