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Open door policy evidence of ASUO executive's transparency
Letter to the editor
We have always had an open door policy for all students and always will. We always welcome constructive criticism about the ASUO. Since we were not afforded the opportunity to speak to Caroline Beranek directly, we will now respond to her letter to the editor ( "Take Back Campus was a thinly veiled campaign strategy for ASUO candidates," ODE, March 12) here in the open and honest fashion that has defined our administration.
We are bemused about the timing and evidence cited in the grievance. The minutes Ms. Beranek references have not been made available by the Senate to the public and have not been posted on their Web site yet. Also, several of these accusations have already been resolved. We find it strange Ms. Beranek would quote unavailable Senate minutes and issues that took place when she was still in high school.
The Take Back Campus forum was not a campaign event, period. Ms. Beranek's intuition about the event being a campaign tool is incorrect. This forum brought student leaders from all around campus to discuss the issues that they are working on. Most of these students are not running for office. We have remained neutral in the upcoming election and will continue to do so.
The information collected from Take Back Campus has been locked in President Emily McLain's desk since the event. The contact information recorded at this event will only be used for invitations to future events regarding the issues students voluntarily stated they were interested in. We take privacy and personal information very seriously at the ASUO. If we discover someone took this information, serious action will be taken against the perpetrator.
Until the day we leave office on May 25, we will continue to uphold our open door policy. Now, if no one objects, we are going to get back to work. We are going to be back to work on ethnic studies departmentalization. We are getting back to work to ensure student voices are heard about public safety and Tasers on campus. We are getting back to work to make sure students are empowered, able to voice their opinions, and be part of the decision making process of this University. We are getting back to working for you.
Emily McLain
ASUO President
Chii-San SunOwen
ASUO Vice-President
We are bemused about the timing and evidence cited in the grievance. The minutes Ms. Beranek references have not been made available by the Senate to the public and have not been posted on their Web site yet. Also, several of these accusations have already been resolved. We find it strange Ms. Beranek would quote unavailable Senate minutes and issues that took place when she was still in high school.
The Take Back Campus forum was not a campaign event, period. Ms. Beranek's intuition about the event being a campaign tool is incorrect. This forum brought student leaders from all around campus to discuss the issues that they are working on. Most of these students are not running for office. We have remained neutral in the upcoming election and will continue to do so.
The information collected from Take Back Campus has been locked in President Emily McLain's desk since the event. The contact information recorded at this event will only be used for invitations to future events regarding the issues students voluntarily stated they were interested in. We take privacy and personal information very seriously at the ASUO. If we discover someone took this information, serious action will be taken against the perpetrator.
Until the day we leave office on May 25, we will continue to uphold our open door policy. Now, if no one objects, we are going to get back to work. We are going to be back to work on ethnic studies departmentalization. We are getting back to work to ensure student voices are heard about public safety and Tasers on campus. We are getting back to work to make sure students are empowered, able to voice their opinions, and be part of the decision making process of this University. We are getting back to working for you.
Emily McLain
ASUO President
Chii-San SunOwen
ASUO Vice-President
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Concerned Student
posted 3/12/08 @ 11:53 PM PST
Matt Green turned down your constitutional amendment 6 times because you were so inept at ur duties you cound't even write a good piece of legislation. (Continued…)
A more concerned student
posted 3/13/08 @ 2:27 AM PST
Emily McLain is one of the best ASUO presidents this campus has ever seen. She's doing a great job. How come every year theres some controversy that frankly 90% of the rest of the campus doesn't even give a shit about? Since Emily has taken office, the ASUO has probably ran smoother than it has in the last two years. (Continued…)
Cims G.
posted 3/13/08 @ 10:14 AM PST
Here here, second poster! McLain has rocked the student government, been involved, she has tried to bring positive change and make the student voice heard to the UO administration. (Continued…)
Moderate voice
posted 3/13/08 @ 11:51 AM PST
Anybody that Cims supports is clearly someone that is not acting in the interest of the general student body.
Logic
posted 3/13/08 @ 8:48 PM PST
To what is she responding by arguing transparency? Let me reduce this for everyone:
We have an open door policy, therefore we could not have been involved in helping another campaign. (Continued…)
Jim
posted 3/13/08 @ 11:29 PM PST
You can tell there is going to be nothing important in an article when the headline uses vague fancy words like transparency. Sounds like this person will soon be a corporate pawn, quite possibly a lawyer or accountant. (Continued…)
Sean
posted 3/14/08 @ 1:04 AM PST
Not to be a stickler or anything, my understanding is that Emily and San don't even have doors.
Joseph Conner
posted 3/14/08 @ 1:23 AM PST
Open door policy my ass. Anyone that goes into the ASUO office gets the cold shoulder from Emily and/or San with the excuse that they are too busy with other things. (Continued…)
Tyler
posted 3/14/08 @ 4:09 AM PST
And the bus will be coming back this year for Karri and Jesse. Lets see her explain that one.
Concerned Student
posted 3/14/08 @ 5:02 AM PST
I read an article earlier this year in this newspaper where Mclain was quoted about an event where students could dicuss policies with ASUO executive staff as, "misreable". (Continued…)
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