Not Worthy of 1200 Words

More Parking Woes

Last year the OPS Parking Department came under fire in our pages for the lack of adequate student parking on and around campus as well as for providing substantial loans to other University departments with rather vague guidelines as to when the money was to be paid back. These loans came from the pool of money gathered from the sale of parking permits and the never-ending flow of tickets issued by the over-vigilant OPS officers, money which could have been channeled into efforts to remedy the parking situation.

Things aren't too different this year except that the Parking Department is a little less willing to open up to us when we ask questions nowadays. A circular phone chase that lead through several department heads and their lackeys only provided information that is common knowledge: Namely that the parking permit rates haven't technically gone up in the past five years. A little prodding, however, revealed that this year finds students required to purchase a new type of permit for overnight parking (cost: $24 added to the regular $60 per year permit). In addition, a new Bicycle Patrol Program has been instituted. The program will be aimed at "parking and other public safety issues" by Parking department head Rand Stamm. When did issuing parking tickets become a safety issue, let alone take priority over making sure we can walk from one side of campus to the other at night? What the program cost and where the money came from is as yet undetermined. But not for long. Muah-ha-ha-ha.

Burning Bridges

MEMORANDUM
To: ASUO Student Senate
From: James Boyd, ASUO Student Senate Seat #12
CC: Matthew Scotten, ASUO President
Glen Banfield, ASUO Vice President
Oregon Daily Emerald
Oregon Commentator
Re: Resignation

The results of the other evening's presidential election have left me with no other choice but to resign my position as the Academic Senator for AAA/Interdisciplinary/Music. By in effect removing me from the presidency of the Student Senate, my colleagues have done me insult for which there is no redress. I can no longer effectively serve my constituency, to whom I apologize, as I am unable to respect and work with the membership of this body.

I pray that the Senate will refrain from taking part in the political games and special interest agendas by which it is currently permeated. If student interests continue to be ignored by the members of the Student Senate, perhaps we would be better off letting our administrators regulate the incidental fee.

I have faithfully served both the students of this University and fellow members of the Senate for the past two years. I regret that this action must be taken, but I refuse to allow myself to compromise my principals.

Therefore, I am submitting my resignation effective on October 21, 1996.