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The Athletic Department Finance Committee is made up of five members, two ADFC Student Senators who serve two year terms and one who serves a one year term. One other member is appointed by the ASUO president and serves a one year term, and one is elected at-large to serve a one year term. The winner of ADFC Senate Seat 7 will serve a one-year term and the winner of seat 9 will serve for two years.
The group is charged with negotiating the number and cost of student athletics tickets with the University’s athletic department. The 2007-08 ADFC student fee budget was more than $1.4 million.
Name: Kendell Tylee
Age: 18
Desired position: ADFC Senate Seat 9
Major: International Studies and journalism
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Year in school: Freshman
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Tylee wants to allocate fees in an effective and fair manner. She hopes to be an advocate of the ASUO.
Qualifications: Tylee is an intern in the athletic department. She has worked with ticketing and with the students’ rights coalition in signing students up to vote. She was also part of the committee to write the ASUO diversity plan.
Reasons for applying: Tylee said she is very passionate about University athletics and enjoys working with students. She said the ASUO needs leadership to implement e-ticketing next year.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: ASUO representatives lobby for students at all local, state and federal branches of government, Tylee said, but attention should not be paid to things like resolutions against the war.
Should students skip class to ensure they get student tickets? Students should not skip class, Tylee said. She said that although it is a “tradition” to stand in line, skipping class takes away from academics.
How to help remedy the “no show factor” at men’s football and basketball games: Tylee said the electronic ticketing system would allow students to deactivate their tickets if they do not plan on going to the games, giving the ticket to someone on a waiting list. The system would hold students accountable for getting tickets but not showing up, Tylee said.
How to deal with unclassy fan behavior: The signs and promotions currently in place should be combined with working with security guards to enforce rules about alcohol at the gate so people who come to games already drunk or carrying alcohol can be stopped, Tylee said.
Issues between academics and athletics at the University: Tylee said the problem of skipping class to go to games, as well as the civil war game being the weekend before finals next year are some issues that need to be resolved.
Should the Student Senate have a role in international politics? Tylee said people are clearly passionate about the rest of the world, but the ASUO should mainly stick to the local, state and federal levels of politics.
Name: Karen Trippe
Age: 20
Desired position: ADFC Senate Seat 7
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Orinda, Calif.
Year in school: Sophomore
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Trippe said she wants to keep the ASUO efficient, but her main goal is to implement electronic athletics ticketing.
Qualifications: Trippe currently serves on the Student Senate in seat 11. She said she also has lots of experience in student government, and is very passionate about the ASUO.
Reasons for applying: Trippe feels she can make a big difference because she is very passionate about athletics.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Trippe believes student government should get involved on the state level dealing with issues that are pertinent to students, such as education funding.
Should students skip class to ensure they get student tickets? Trippe said students should absolutely not skip class and she believes electronic ticketing will end the need to stand in line.
How to help remedy the “no show factor” at men’s football and basketball games: Trippe said electronic ticketing will take care of that.
How to deal with unclassy fan behavior: Trippe said she would work to raise awareness about acting classy.
Issues between academics and athletics at the University: Trippe said she doesn’t see an issue between athletics and academics. She said generally the University is very supportive of academics and athletics.
Student Senate’s role in international politics: While Trippe believes the Student Senate should be aware of international politics, she said it doesn’t necessarily have to have an active role.
Name: Alex Lackey
Age: 20
Desired position: ADFC Seat 7
Major: Economics and Spanish
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Lackey is running on a platform promoting environmental sustainability. He would like to see the ADFC implement an electronic ticketing system as well as a system of accountability for no-shows.
Qualifications: Lackey has not been directly involved in the ASUO, but said his economics major has prepared him to do objective policy analysis.
Reasons for applying: Lackey said he feels the ADFC has had an incorrect attitude in dealing with the athletic department. He said students are entitled to seats and cutting tickets damages the University’s “marketing ability.”
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Lackey said that as a public institution, the ASUO is entitled to have its voice heard, but should focus on campus issues.
Should students skip class to ensure they get student tickets? That has been an issue, but a lottery system would make the tickets have less meaning, Lackey said. The line system gives tickets to the students who want them the most. He suggested distributing tickets on weekends so that students do not have to skip class.
How to remedy the “no show factor” at men’s football and basketball games: The electronic distribution system would link students to tickets, which would prevent students who don’t show up from receiving tickets in the future, Lackey said.
How to deal with unclassy fan behavior: Lackey said the current campaign to promote classy fan behavior should continue.
Issues between academics and athletics at the University: Lackey said the issues of skipping class to get tickets and basketball games on weeknights affect students’ ability to focus on studies. Students who choose to miss class are entitled to make that decision for themselves, he said.
Student Senate’s role in international politics? The scope of the Senate should be limited to student issues, but resolutions stating general opinions can be passed, he said.
Name: Donnie Kim
Age: 19
Desired position: ADFC Senate Seat 9
Major: Biology
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Year in school: Senior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Kim wants to increase student turnout at athletic events. He would like to implement an electronic ticketing system to make it easier to get tickets and remedy the “no-show factor.” He would also like to use the electronic system to punish students who sell their tickets.
Qualifications: Kim has held leadership positions within the marching band and runs the “Festival of Bands,” an annual high school band competition that has a $20 to $30,000 budget. He said the work he has done for that can carry over to negotiating with the athletic department.
Reasons for applying: He wants to remedy the “no-show factor.” He said he is the kind of “determined and dedicated” person the ASUO needs.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Kim said the ASUO should be involved in local, state and federal government when it comes to issues that affect higher educati
on, such as funding.
Should students skip class to ensure they get student tickets? Kim said all students are here for an education and skipping class is “pretty horrible.” He said an electronic ticketing system will fix that problem.
How to help remedy the “no show factor” at men’s football and basketball games: Kim said he has been looking into UCLA’s system for tickets and thinks that getting tickets through DuckWeb would solve the problem because people who do not plan on attending the game could give their ticket to someone else who wants it. He would move people who take tickets and then do not show up to the bottom of the waiting list for the next game.
How to deal with unclassy fan behavior: The current campaign is effective, Kim said. He said student leaders need to be role models and set an example. He said if the ASUO, band, cheerleaders and Pit Crew set the example, others will follow.
Issues between academics and athletics at the University: Kim said that in his dealings with the athletic department, he has found them to place a high value on education.
Should the Student Senate have a role in international politics: Kim said it depends on the individuals involved.
Name: Brendan Good
Age: 19
Desired position: ADFC Senate Seat 7
Major: Geography and history
Hometown: Talent, Ore.
Year in school: Sophomore
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Good wants to work with the athletic department to get more student tickets, and to streamline the process of ticket distribution.
Qualifications: Good has worked within the ASUO as the director of a student program. He has attended PFC hearings and Senate meetings, has worked to get bills passed in the Senate and has also worked with the athletic department.
Reasons for applying: Good said he feels he could make a positive impact for students and for the Senate.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Good said the Student Senate should have a large role in other levels of government in order to keep students aware of what is going on in the world.
Should students skip class to ensure they get student tickets? Good said he does not think students should have to skip class. He said an electronic ticketing system would take away the need to skip class.
How to remedy the “no show factor” at men’s football and basketball games: An electronic ticketing system would remedy this problem by requiring students to present their ID cards at the game before they receive their tickets, Good said.
How to deal with unclassy fan behavior: Good said he has seen many fans thrown out of games over the past two years. He said an increased level of cooperation between students and crowd management staff would solve this problem.
Student Senate’s role in international politics? The role should be limited, he said.
Name: Franklin Alegria
Age: 20
Desired position: ADFC Senate Seat 7
Major: Business
Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
Year in school: Sophomore
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Alegria wants to bring a “new voice” to the Senate. He said he wants to bring in opinions of people from athletics and students in general to the Senate.
Qualifications: Alegria has no political background but has worked as an intern for the football team. He said he has a lot of experience working in athletics and knows the different sides of the issues.
Reasons for applying: He wants to make a difference in the Senate.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: The ASUO should represent the students first, Alegria said. He said students’ voices should be the most important thing.
(Due to a miscommunication, Alegria was asked different questions from the other ADFC candidates.)
Should the Student Senate have a clearly defined ethics policy? Alegria said that as representatives of the students, members of the ASUO should act in a manner that is responsible and ethical.
How to ensure you are representing your constituents: He would keep a clear voice and keep an ear out to hear what students want.