The West University Neighbors will nominate officers for the upcoming year at their monthly meeting tonight in preparation for elections in November.
The WUN is looking for a new chairperson, second vice president, secretary and two at-large members. The chairperson and second vice president serve one-year terms and the at-large members serve two-year terms.
“It’s not hard work, but you do have to do some showing up,” WUN Chairman Drix Rixmann said.
Anyone who lives in the West University Neighborhood is encouraged to attend the meeting and nominate themselves, but WUN Secretary Deborah Healey encourages students to run.
“The WUN benefits from their energy and perspective,” Healey wrote in an e-mail.
Both Rixmann and Healey are unable to run for their current positions because WUN rules state that no person can serve more than two full consecutive terms in the same office. Rixmann is interested in becoming a board member, and Healey is unsure whether she will run for any position.
The WUN will also brainstorm topics for the upcoming year.
Current topics include landlord-tenant issues, partying responsibly in the West University Neighborhood and encouraging neighborhood involvement with the WUN.
“We’ve got the smartest neighborhood in the whole city,” Rixmann said, “but we’re just not very connected.” The most timely issue on the association’s agenda is the West University Park, Rixmann said.
“I’d like to continue working with the city to make it the coolest park on the West Coast,” Rixmann said. Rixmann is interested in making it a Wi-Fi-capable park someday, but has not made any plans yet.
Rixmann encourages anyone interested to come to the meeting, but those who can’t should go to www.drix.org and visit the WUN Yahoo! group, he said.
Tonight’s meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Sloat Room of the Atrium Building at 10th Avenue and Olive Street. Elections will be held at the Nov. 3 meeting.
-Chris Hagan
WUN election encourages student involvement
Daily Emerald
October 5, 2005
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