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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1963)
Student Fees and Student Decisions Wednesday night we attended our first Student Union and Educational Activities Budget Board meeting. It made us wish we had gone to more. That board can make more value judg ments in one night than the ASUO Senate does in a year, and it makes these judg ments for students with student monies. The Budget Board is in name an advisory board to University President Arthur S. Flemming. All action the board takes must finally be approved by the President. Despite this structural fact, the Budget Board in theory should be responsive to the desires of students. For the monies it ap propriates come from student pockets, and the programs it supports are beneficial to students in extra-curricular areas and not necessarily connected with the classroom and conventional education. There are three students on the board, and two faculty, plus three ex-officio ad ministrators and the ASUO president in an ex-officio capicity. The three students are recommended by the ASUO president and approved by the University President. In that sense, the ASUO president is really the only member of the board who is re sponsible through electoral process to the students of this University. He is the only real representative of the students on the board. Yet this board makes the final decisions on how each student's $6.50 a term of stu dent activity fees is to be spent. This year that amounted to over $180,000 of student fees. Vast amounts of student fees are spent for such activities as Student Union Board, student speech competition, Women’s Recreation Association, Model United Nations, publications, and other programs. With the exception of the ASUO budget, none of the monies appropriated from student fees is ever approved by a more representative student group than the Budget Board. In the past this has not been as great a problem as it appears to be this year. For in the past there was always more than enough money to meet all requests. This year, it appears as if there will not be enough money to meet all requests. The Publications Board is requesting a new $1000 literary publication, there is a new $475 Peace Corps budget, there is NSA, and there is a $1492 International Educa tion Center request compared to last year’s $300. There are also large expansions in several other programs. According to state law, all state agencies are prohibited from running a deficit. This means the Budget Board, for the first time in recent years, must make some judg ments as to where to cut budgets. They have cut budgets in the past, but only be cause of principle, not out of necessity. It seems only just that students have more direct voice in how their student fees are to be spent. The State Board of Higher Education is empowered by state law to impose these fees upon students. The final authority obviously lies with the State Board of Higher Education. However, in theory they are student fees and are not directly connected with education, students should be able to decide how they can be best spent. We recommend that in the future all budgets, excluding publications budgets, pass through the ASUO Senate, the student representative body, for approval before going to the Budget Board. We also rec ommend that the decisions on where to make reductions in budgets this year also be referred to the ASUO Senate. The current budget system does not give students enough direct voice. Notable Progress Browsing through the 1933-34 Emeralds the other day we came upon an interesting story in the April 6, 1934 edition relating to the current discipline code controversy. The story sheds some light upon the origin of the current discipline code. It quotes some rules enumerated in the minutes of the faculty meeting of Septem ber 11, 1882. They read as follows: “A student must not enter the brewery or a saloon. “Or drink any intoxicating liquor while in attendance at the University, or on his or her way to and from the same, except on the prescription of a physician. “Or use any tobacco in any form or way while on the college campus. “Or injure the building or property of the University. “Or join any college secret society. “Or stand or sit around the doors or making disturbing noise in the halls of the college building. “Or as a member of a class or of any liter ary society conspire against the govern ment and control of the faculty or of any member of the faculty. “Or refuse to pay any fine assessed by the faculty upon himself or upon the liter ary society of which he is a member for any misconduct of himself or of any member of his society. The story goes on to quote more of the faculty minutes of that year. “At any social gathering students in attendance are re quired to be in their rooms by 11 o’clock each night. “Resolved that we regard attendance upon the skating rink on the part of our students as injurious to their moral and intellectual welfare. And, “It is moved that those who are known to have been at the theater be brought before the faculty. And, “Moved that the president call the students together and address them upon the association of the sexes in both public and private. And, “Any student carrying deadly wea pons or found drunk will be expelled from the University for a first offense.” Those of us who have been critical of the current University discipline code should take heart. The University’s code of student conduct is progressing—slowly but surely. §*/T:». ^ «. / • t» * ->*4 '•‘ISN'T SCIENCE WONDERFUL?" Lawst Weekend Proclaimed By Grebe, Clausen Following is the annual pro clamation of Lawst Weekend, traditionally run in the Emer ald on the date of the event. Spring speaks to students of tradition. It has spoken to the law school students, reminding them that the time has come to enact one of the more serious and reverent of the traditions observed on and by this cam pus; Law School Weekend. Therefore, on behalf of King Orlando I (may there never be another) a proclamation must issue. Be it hereinafter under stood that; Friday, April 26. 1963. at one o'clock, p in , all liability, both criminal and civil, of any law student shall cease and desist, and any said student may act with impunity toward any maiden or other female Such maiden or female shall have no cause of action against said student, nor shall her next friend have any cause of action per quod servitium amisit. A shirt bearing the "Lady of Jus tice” and a painter's hat shall be license to commit vile, lech erous, and violent acts. Be yc forewarned of the itin erary of said students. At twelve thirty o’clock the Torch of Justice will be lighted at the Lane County Courthouse by that defender of justice, that friend of the poor, that erstwhile Uni versity law student, that some times law professor; Mr. Dis trict Attorney William Frye. Said aforementioned torch will be carried by the third year law students with the speed of the winded to the front lawn of the House of Hollis, and thereon or therein implanted. Promptly thereafter, towit, at one o’clock p.m. said students will arise from their learned ways and march en masse to a short, no host seminar on the topic, "Celi bacy, Moral or Legal; Who Cares?”, said seminar to be held Letters to the Editor Answer to Mongar Emerald Editor: In reference to Mr. Mongar’s “column (?)” of April 24, the law students involved in the NSA opposition felt that his statements were so obviously not in point that a reply need not be given. However, the one statement concerning the appli cability of the 1st and 14th amendments to the controversy has to be corrected lest others, benefiting(?) from Mr. Mon gar’s expansive knowledge of the subject, be deluded into be lieving that the 1st and 14th amendments do not apply to ASUO. Any reading in depth of Sup reme Court decisions outlining the scope of these two amend ments will show that the 14th amendment applies to state ac tion, whether emanating direct ly from the state, or indirectly from the state through its agen cies. The University of Oregon is a state-supported institution which, without any question, makes it a state agency. The ASUO receives its charter and owes its existence to the Uni versity which puts the organiza tion in the class covered by the 14th amendment. Voluntariness is irrelevant to the problem. In conclusion, Mr. Mongar, the students of Fenton Hall do not mind being chided as “budd ing attorneys”—we are rather proud of our school as should the University be proud—but next time would you please spell “attorneys” correctly, lest we (sic) you. Tom Davis 2nd yr. law Hearing on Tuition Emerald Editor: Saturday April 27 offers a rare opportunity. At 4 p.m. in the Student Union, an open forum with state legislators will be held to dis cuss the tuition increase. Everyone concerned and/or interested should attend and participate. This is an opportu nity to express your views and to hear the legislators on the matter. Kenny Lee Senior in Architecture at Robinson’s Inn, where that great common law lawyer, Max, will pour. Any aforementioned maidens or other females found loitering along the way will be considered to have waived all rights to protest, and will be ■persuaded” to accompany said students in the empirical ijuest. Upon the collision of the l>eali lie effects of the beverage and Max's patience said aforemen tioned students and said afore mentioned females, absent maid ens, will march with much anti cipation and sense of responsi bility in search of the much honored, much envied, Queen of Law School Weekend. Said queen will be chosen on the basis of personality, scholarship, ability to sew, campus activities, and other outstanding charac teristics which the judges may deem important Following such aforesaid crowning, said law students, with treasure trove in hand, will retire to private rev elry secure from public scruti ny. Be it understood, however, that the immunity of said stu dents is not waived until Sun day morning. Leo Harris and Don Kirsch dissent: such acts are ultra vires the policy of academic superi ority, which is the aim of this administration. Walter H. firebe, President, Student Bar Association Donald K. Crane, Vice-President OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald i« published •even time# in September and five day# a week during the school year, except dur ing examination and vacation period# by the Student Publication* Hoard of the University of Oregon. Entered a# second class mater at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of The Emerald and do not pre tend .o represent the opinions of tha ASUO or the University. RON BUKL, Editor MARTY KETELS, Buflinent Manager TED MAHAK, Managing Editor EVERETTE DENNIS. News Editor PHIL COGSWELL. Editorial Page Editor LARRY WILLIAMS, Advertising Manager JOHN BUCHNER, Sport# Editor DULCY MORAN, Assistant Managing Editor RON COWAN, JIM FRAKE, JANET GOETZK, Assistant New# Editors GEORGE BIGHAM, Photo Editoi LINDA BROWN, Entertainment Editor CATHY NEVILLE, Associate News Editor DICK RICHARDSON, Feature Editor EDITORIAL BOARD: Ron Duel, Phil Cogswell. Ted Mahar Kverette Dennis, Dulcy Moran, Lindt Brown Bob Forsyth, Hal snow, Grant Ledger wood, D\ ug Hagen Janet Coetie, and Bill lutcliison
