Emergency Senate Meeting
No, I was not at ASUO tonight.
But short story:
Nik Antovich was appointed to Con Court, which should be really good for next year. I know we give Nik a lot of crap on this blog, but like I’ve been telling everyone, he’s a really smart person and makes great decisions. He’ll be a good voice of moderation on the body next year.
Lee Warnecke resigned from Senate tonight, too. I don’t know why, but word has it he missed me too much. As a potential leader of Senate next year, his principles and logical thinking leaves Senate at a loss for next year. Hopefully somebody else will be able to step into his shoes. Calling Neil Brown…
June 12th, 2008 at 1:10 am
Nik got appointed to Con Court? Who is he replacing?
That’s what I’d like to know. :D
June 12th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Don’t know, there were for 4 openings on Con Court.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Ah. Did Bogar get replaced?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I think he’s still Chief Justice.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Yeah…Bogar is still Chief Justice. By the way, voting for Antovich went as follows: 7-5-2.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
It was because of his articles this year, if anything. I doubt any of the people on Senate actually know him.
Kind of goes to show how stupid people are.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Actually, a lot of discussion revolved around his legal experience, or lack thereof. However, some discussion was paid to his ability to remain viewpoint neutral.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Viewpoint neutral? That has nothing to do with Con Court rulings.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
He writes an opinion column, meaning he can write whatever he wants. Also, there’s a big picture of him next to it every time. Seems pretty damn reasonable to judge him by what he writes.
What’s next, judging people by what they say?
June 12th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
That’s true, Dick.
I suppose I’ve realized that his writings aren’t the best indicator of his intellect.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I’m not sure how you can say that one of the most boisterously opinionated and partisan people is such a good candidate for a position which demands clear-cut neutrality in order to maintain its legitimacy. This would be an entirely different situation if he held strong opinions but hadn’t spent the past year shouting them from the mountain tops of the ODE for all to hear. He may very well be a competent and even talented judicial presence, but I for one have no confidence in his objectivity. I would feel the same way if he had written blatantly left-wing columns all year. This just further proves what a joke Con Court is and illustrates how ASUO is totally broken.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Kevin: Then maybe you should have asked that opinion of Matt Greene, Jerome Roberts, and Shon Bogar, ya idiot.
Nik Antovich will probably do a lot better than you think. That is, unless you’re a Nate Gulley worshipper…ya Nate Gulley worshipper.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Sakai,
It just so happens that my opinion of Nate Gulley is far lower than any Con Court justice could ever reach. He’s a bigger stain on the integrity of ASUO than Nik Antovich could ever be. If Greene, Roberts and Bogar weren’t all being confirmed before I even went to UO, I probably would have felt the same way if I had such revealing insight as to their political ideologies, ya idiot.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I don’t really have an opinion one way or another about Antovich being on the Con Court, but judging his fitness for office based on his writing for the Emerald (as opposed to experience, etc.) seems a bit silly.
It was his job to shout his opinions from the ODE for all to hear — he was an opinion columnist, after all.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
gulle is by far the fucking worst scum of the earth ever to be at the u of o incluing david irving
June 12th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
That’s what I like to call “perspectve”.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I am not familiar with your version of perspective, Vincent.
June 13th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Well, let’s be honest: Sam’s just packing his court to approve all the changes that are comin’ down the line. So as long as he can take directions, Nik will do just fine.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Doubt it.
Why would Sam appoint Kevin Parks?
June 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
We shouldn’t be confirming people just because they’ll “do fine”. Just about anyone can do a semi-decent job in any of the appointed positions. The question is why we have people being appointed who will “do fine”, rather than people with the qualifications and experience to do an excellent job?
What unique qualification does Nik have do be on Con Court over much more intelligent and qualified students?
he’s not even a journalist, simply an opinion columnist for a campus publication.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
The fact that most other students are possibly, and utterly, stupid.
And yes, I’m talking about 95% of other students. They are vastly inferior.
June 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
This is why I’m in student government, I’m just slightly less stupid than your average student.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Rumor has it Antovich is a placeholder for Hamilton’s return from Korea.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Michelle, you’re a part of the 5% that is not stupid. And that’s because you work for the commentator. :)
As for the insider…if that’s the case, then can someone say “Rock On”?
June 14th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Not that I care about any of this, but Nik’s the shit.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
lol….
I heard this was a really fun meeting to be at.
June 15th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Elon i hate your guts, but now now a little less, still think you are less then rat piss tho
June 15th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Nik is 1 of 3 conservatives on this campus who can attend meetings without showing up drunk. that’s why Sma appointed him, cause he n Johnny are republicans who need to get ideological allies in the ASUO.
June 15th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hey idiot! Who is Sma? How do you know they are republicans? And what’s so bad about that anyway? Who are the other two conservatives ass breath?
June 15th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Sam Dotters Katz, is that you?
June 15th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I know for a fact that Sam loves to hate elon like elon loves to write self-glorifying shitbag articles
June 15th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Dallas Brown would be a nice addition. I love the idea of “Justice Brown” Mmmm
June 15th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
“This is why I’m in student government, I’m just slightly less stupid than your average student.”
But you’re /in/ student government. That seems to speak to the opposite.
June 16th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I’m just glad Justice Alito could take the time out of his busy schedule to weigh in on this important matter.
June 16th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Who is Sara Hamilton and why is her name all over old Oregon Daily Emerald articles?
June 16th, 2008 at 1:22 am
Katherine Jones for Senate President.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:54 am
CJ, I’m glad you noticed. I’ve been sent here by the croney gods to give the ASUO some remedial instruction. Only half of the exec staff are from the campaign - a disgrace!
June 16th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Oh Kai, your biting wit really cuts me to the core. Shouldn’t you be spending more time on your weekly pant-load, or whatever that waste of paper is?
June 16th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I heard the Weekly Pantload rips off The Economist.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I heard that putting “weekly” in the title of a publication is foolish if you do not publish it weekly.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Whatever, weekly or bi-weekly, at least they didn’t try to take their leftover 12,000 dollars from only publishing three issues in the year and use it to buy books at the Smith Family Bookstore.
June 16th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Ugh.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I heard the Weekly Pantload is a fanzine for the latest indie-rock sensation, Crap Your Pants And Say Bleh.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
that’s elon’s favorite dance
June 16th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Crap Your Pants, Say Bleh ‘N Tapes and Tra-la-la Band + Choir, you mean?
June 16th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
After a brief discussion with CJ, it seems the title of that “publication” should be Pantload Monthly. At least that way it’d ease the publishing obligation that the title created in the first place.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
‘n Tapes.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Pantload Monthly sounds classy. I would pick it up. In fact, did I tell you guys that my first act as editor-in-chief is going to be to change the name of the magazine to Pantload Monthly?
June 18th, 2008 at 12:48 am
The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) formally recognizes former Senate President Sara Hamilton for her courageous efforts leading the ASUO. After years of misguided, mindless liberalism, Ms. Hamilton directed student government in a sensible direction. May she remain a strong ally to issues surrounding diversity in our community. We salute you Ms. Hamilton. We hope your venture capitalist efforts in the Korean private sector go well.
God Bless,
CM
June 18th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Who is Sara Hamilton and why is she always in the papers?
June 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Good afternoon OC,
I am letting you know that I will be forming a rally in the fall to back Kate Jones as Senate President. For many ASUO enthusiasts like yourself, it is evident that Kate Jones is fair-minded, honest, loyal, and serving. Her courage in the Senate this past year has been enough to launch her into a successful run as ASUO President, but instead she knew that serving students would be best done in the Student Senate.
The Senate next year will have members from two political camps on campus. Unlike many who have established a culture of corruption in the Senate these past two years, Kate Jones will not let the premature political alliances tarnish the ASUO.
We need effective leadership. We need Senator Jones at our Senate President. Join our cause.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
MCC
June 19th, 2008 at 12:07 am
… one city at a time