Election Watch: Unbecoming Conduct Code Conference? Edition
Note: Election Watch is a new blog feature with which we’ll track the latest ASUO election developments. Please send any news/tidbits/press releases to ocomment@uoregon.edu.
- The ODE printed a guest commentary by Amy L. Higdon today. In it, Higdon repeatedly blasts Conduct Code Committee members Jared Axelrod, Mike Filippelli and Nick Hudson for a press conference they held on March 6. What neither Higdon nor the Emerald note is her involvement in the Mann/Grace campaign- she is dating Todd Mann and is listed as his Assistant Campaign Manager on Facebook. It should also be noted that Axelrod is running against Mann in the Executive race, Nick Hudson is dating Vice-Presidential candidate Amy DuFour and on his Facebook profile Filippelli lists himself as a supporter of the Axelrod/Guzman ticket. I don’t know about anyone else, but this piece strikes me more as political posturing than anything else.
- Also in the ODE: a story by Senior News Reporter and
LincolnFranklin High basketball sensation Nick Wilbur on election deadlines and uncontested candidacies. If you’re at all interested in running for office just know that the deadline for signing up is March 22nd.
March 18th, 2006 at 6:17 pm
Want me to disclose my support? It’ll be a who’s who of who-dom.
Who do you voodoo?
March 18th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Basketball star Nick Wilbur… I LOVE IT! Though, us in the office call him Casper because of his pale complexion.
March 18th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Now if he could just get his stories straight…
March 20th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Does the OC have a joke candidate this year?
(Miles doesn’t count. He’s his own joke)
March 20th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
C’mon Meghann, you can snark better than that.
March 21st, 2006 at 2:10 pm
I only wish I graduated from Lincoln. Their school was the Hilton of high schools. I was at Motel 8.
Thank you Goward for noticing that I’m white. Thank you Miles for saying that my articles aren’t “straight.” Please, though, clearify what you’re referring to — perhaps with an example of a not-so-straight fact or article. Accuracy is important to me and the “Ol’ Dirty staff.”
March 21st, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Well, it would have been nice if you actually came down to the EMU Board office and talked with Rachel Ullstrom, the caretaker of our EMU Board meeting notes (as prescribed by law) in order to actually find out whether Dallas Brown (a good friend of mine) was at EMU Board meetings.
Mr. Brown was at 2 of the 3 prescribed meetings, both taking place in the Fir Room and involving Club Sports and KWVA.
Do more investigation, stop being lazy.
March 21st, 2006 at 2:30 pm
It is Senate Ombudsman Jared Axelrod’s “duty” (as prescribed by the GTN) to compile all data for senators’ duties. I collected meeting documentation from him following the completion of the EMU, ADFC and PFC budget and negotiation hearings. He later discovered that EMUB members confirmed Brown’s presence at the meetings, but said his name was not recorded in the minutes. The ODE is not ashamed to print corrections or clarifications, but this didn’t warrant one. It warrants a followup, which will come out the first week of spring term.
March 21st, 2006 at 3:29 pm
You tell ‘em, Nick.
And Ian, I thought that was a pretty good snark. But seriously, is the OC running a joke candidate?
March 21st, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Nick, it sounds like you’re letting someone with an agenda dictate your stories. You’re the reporter, you’re the investigator, you get the fact correct and not rely on a guy who left out important information.
As a former assistant editor-in-chief, whenever a story came across my desk, I made certain that all the facts were found by the reporter before it was printed. I made sure to ask if he/she checked with this source first, to make certain that the numbers were correct. I made certain that the numbers.
Unfortunately, you haven’t done that. Let it be a lesson that if you’re to become a serious reporter, you don’t pussyfoot through a potential firestorm of a story.
March 21st, 2006 at 3:38 pm
That last sentence in the second paragraph was cut off. “I made certain that the numbers matched” was supposed to be the statement.
March 21st, 2006 at 6:34 pm
As a former assistant editor-in-chief
Editing Ted Kaczynski’s dispatches doesn’t count.
March 21st, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Jesus boys… lets be nice! How ever blatently true Nicks articals are… they are still honest, it just sucks some times when you are not doing your job, but then again, that isnt Nick’s fault either.
March 21st, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Nick- Christ, I had it as Franklin but lost that draft when the server went down on Friday. Serves me right for not composing the post in Word to begin with.
Meghann- Two people on our staff were intending to run, but since I’m not holding their hands and playing campaign manager, I don’t even know if they got their stuff in on time. I hope so, because the ASUO debates really aren’t anything special if there isn’t a half-naked belligerent drunk answering questions.
David- Good to see you’re still among the living.
March 21st, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Tim, don’t you mean Zach Vischanoff?
March 21st, 2006 at 7:55 pm
why won’t you hold our hands mommy?
March 21st, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Miles-
Next time I’ll check the minutes that said Dallas wasn’t there. But on the topic of getting the facts right, Zach’s last name is spelled V-i-s-h-a-n-o-f-f.
March 22nd, 2006 at 2:27 am
To be fair, does the spelling of Vishanoff’s name really matter? If it’s not scrawled in xeroxed manifesto form, it doesn’t really mean anything to me.
March 22nd, 2006 at 11:35 am
Vishanoff usually types, or at least he used to.
And if I’d meant to imply you were in cahoots with the self-styled Moss Street Defender, Miles, I would’ve done so. Rather, I implied that you were the unibomber’s editor: twice the insult, really.
March 22nd, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Tim-
Ahhh, thank you for the insult that wasn’t.
March 23rd, 2006 at 9:44 am
Vote JARED and JULIANA for ASUO EXEC!
Why? Because Jared cares about students and the campus community!! He has the experience, leadership, and good looks it takes to be President. Jared and Juliana are the only candidates that can save Westmoreland. Jared has great ASUO experience with as Chair of the PFC and Senate Ombudsman. And Jared and Juliana are going to make campus sustainable starting with bringing clean energy to the residence halls!!
If you have any brains you will Vote JARED and JULIANA for ASUO EXEC!
March 23rd, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Jared cares. Yea, nice message. Here’s one for size:
Dear Fellow Students,
I am Andy Dolberg, and I want to share a vision of a better campus with you.
Money is so tight these days during our education, and the ASUO makes it worse every single term. Right now the ASUO takes $192 dollars of your money every TERM and the vast majority of you never see any benefit. They call themselves the ASUO, but they don’t represent you. There is no recourse if there are services you don’t want. It doesn’t matter to them, because they increase the theft of our money every year for their benefit. Less than 10% of us even voted last year, but they still took money from 100% of us.
I fear this pattern will not change unless all of us stop it.
You deserve a lower cost of attendance. You deserve to experience life without another group deciding what is best for you. You deserve to have your money in your pocket.
I promise that I will eliminate the incidental fee.
Let’s take this step forward together by helping me empower you with the choice of services you really want. I am making a promise to you right now that I will work tirelessly to produce this vision. If you believe in me, I will donate all pay I receive to buy the books of college students who win a scholastic contest. I promise to never take a cent of your money.
We can do this together, Oregon – we can make a stand and WIN!
—–Vote Andy Dolberg for ASUO Executive President—–
For more information, message Andy Dolberg on the facebook or visit
http://www.amsongs.com/vision
March 23rd, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Stop spamming up my website with your propaganda, dipshits.
I’ll let it go this time, but beware of my administrative abilities.
You have been warned.
March 23rd, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Uhh, that’s my platform..
March 23rd, 2006 at 5:01 pm
Thanks for the support guys, but lets not get in the way of the more interesting blogging by Nick and Goward.
March 23rd, 2006 at 7:47 pm
Hell, you won’t see me advertise a candidate on here.
March 23rd, 2006 at 11:32 pm
I thought that this Blog and the Commentator were places for opinions, comments, and anything remotely related to the U of O. My comments were not spam, they are the FACTS about this election! I’m sorry if I offended the other canadates who cant match Jared and Juliana.
Peace
March 24th, 2006 at 1:31 am
Oh. My. God.
Kool-aid drinker at 4 o’clock…
Nate, do you not know the first rule of private property? It means if you don’t follow the rules, you can get your IP Banned.
March 24th, 2006 at 1:57 am
For what it’s worth, I say bring on the manifestos and the propaganda and the attack ads and whatnot. This stuff is fun.
However, JARED, JULIANA, and their FACTS are all going to have to do a lot more than that to overcome the one… the only… ladies and gentlemen, Zach Vishanoff as write-in candidate. Remember: Suite 4 is much smaller than Moss Street, and will be commensurately easier to defend.
March 24th, 2006 at 9:45 am
NickNate: When you pay the hosting and domain registration charges for the Oregon Commentator website, feel free to post whatever you wish. As, currently, I am the person who pays for same, I feel pretty good about dictating the rules of behavior. Same as if you ever had cause to enter my abode, or my car. Except on the blog I won’t make you wear a tutu and tell me I look pretty.March 24th, 2006 at 11:36 am
Nick? I thought it was Nate that said that.
March 24th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
One day I too will learn to read.
March 24th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Ferget that. Just have a beer.
March 24th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Bah. C’mon, Tim, it’s election season! It’s time for FACTS!
March 24th, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Screw facts; it’s time for Vishanoff.
Connect the dots. Vote Vishanoff.
Join the Facebook group now. Tell your friends.
March 24th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
CRITTNER!
March 24th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
um, hahaha?
Who is this “Nate” character?
March 25th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Ahahahahahaha
March 25th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
I don’t know who Nate is, but that’s certainly a novel way of campaigning.
March 25th, 2006 at 7:02 pm
I believe Nate is “Nate Gulley” of the slate. If he’s not, then I stand corrected.
March 26th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
So, after reading some of the comments “Nate” has made, I am going to hope that “Nate” is not Nate Gulley. I met him onve and I really hope this isn’t his attitude for the campaign.
March 28th, 2006 at 12:40 am
Yes, it is Nate Gulley.