Shaun Cook
University graduate
Measures 41 and 48, which would change Oregon tax structure and limit state spending, respectively: “They have the potential to raise tuition at all universities in the state, and we need to make sure that college is made available for everybody. Unfortunately, these two measures would cut funding, or potentially cut funding, across the board for higher education.”
Jamie McCrae
senior, planning, public policy and management major
Measures 46 and 47, which would limit campaign spending in Oregon: “We have to get this big money out of Oregon politics before any other good decisions are going to get made in the state Senate.”
Tori McDougal
senior psychology major
Measure 43, which would require that abortion providers give 48-hour written notice to an unemancipated minor’s parent, with some exceptions: “I think our teenage girls really need to have more of an advocate for them, and I think that this puts a lot of girls in a dangerous position. It’s not the government’s responsibility to try and create good relationships between parents and their daughters. I think this could actually create more of a problem in families where girls are becoming pregnant.”