UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1984 Vol. LXV No. 59 Poll Shows Students Favor Athletic Fee By EVERETTE DENNIS Emerald Editor Mo.t students favor the pres ent compulsory fee for inter-col iitp athletics, recording to an opinion study conducted by the Emerald Opinion Research Com mittee. The study, released late Tues day by l arry Derr, committee chairman, indicated that H»B per cent of those sampled favor the compulsory athletic fee. Only 4 oer cent indicated opposition to the fee One per cent did not respond to the cjurstion. The l Diversity Faculty Senate voted last week to oppose the use of compulsory student fees for intercollegiate athletics, in spite of a faculty questionnurie indi cating general support of the present athletics program, The faculty questionnaire did not concern use of student fees. A majority of the students poll ed also indicated ttiat they would support a voluntary athletic fee il one were instituted. Over whelming student support for compulsory fees used for Student t'nion and Educational Activi ties and the Student Health Serv ice was expressed in the poll. The Opinion Research Commit tee was set up during the fall term to probe student opinions in relationship to local, national and international issues. The committee works independently, but under the auspices of the Emerald. In developing the compulsory fee questionnaire, the committee consulted with Cairn Haricot, as sociate professor of journalism, and an expert in the area of mass communications research. Error Table I'sed A probability of error table was used to determine the size of the sample and the number of returns necessary for a valid in dication of student opinion. Personal interviews were con ducted by members of the com mittee with individual administra tion of th- questionnaire. Derr said the "number of re turns was less than we antici pated and below the number needed to validate the original pre determined margin of errors, but they were still large enough and consistent enough to he of some value.” (tut of 240 ques tionnaires distributed, 83 were returned. Information Said Valid "Recognizing the limitations imposed by the reduced sample we still feel that there is valid information to be gained from it," Derr said. Prior- to administration of the questionnaire, interviewers quer ied students in order to determine their awareness of the compul sory fee breakdown. Those who were unaware of the fee were eli minated from the sample. Responses to the question "from your e'.perience what do you un derstand that rompnsory student fees are b'ing used for'.' are as follows: SI' and Ed. Act. 211' Gym Suit Fee 17 2'-. Health Service ,13.3'v. Building Fee 2.4' „ Athletics Fee 63.9' Breakdowns Told Actual breakdowns for the com pulsorj fee* are building fee, $10; inter-collegiate athletics fee $5.55: gym suit fee. $1 90: health service. $7: educational activities, $5.55. A reduction of the total fee amounting to $2 was placed back in the general fund beginning with the winter term fee. O t h e r Questionnaire break downs were as follows: Do you feel that the $6.50 (now $5.50) fee for Student I nion and Edueational Activities is justified in terms of the benefits you per sonally receive from these servic ef and activities over (he period o: one term? Yes 76 8% No 20.7% So opinion 2.5% Activity Support Noted Of the number responding yes, 222 per cent indicated that they have participated in SL' and Edu cational Activities committees and projects. Only 7.B per cent of the yes respondents had worked on student publications. I>o you fee) that the S7.00 fee (for the Student Health Service) is justified in terms of the servic es available to you during the term? 1 n 7? 3 > No 21.7% Would you pay a voluntary ath letic fee of $6.50 per term to view inter-collegiate sports? YeS 63.0% No . 30.4% No opinion 6.6% oc,e 7) Civil Rights Movement Defended On Communist Infiltration Charge By DAVE JOItDAN Cmcrald Staff Writer A veteran of the integration wars in the South spoke on the campus Tuesday night, ex pressing a series of observations on subjects ranging from the his tory of the civil rights movement to the attitudes of the younger generation in the South Bruce Gordon, a member of the Student Non Violent Coordinat ing Committee tSNCC) on a speaking tour of the West Coast, advanced such comments as: • "Fifty yeais ago, they called a Negro who struggled for civil rights crazy. Now they call him a Communist.” • "In the South they’re nuts. That's just about the only way to put it.” • "In the South they call a white liberal a pig who is too yellow to Ik* red.” Cordon, who has spent the last two years working in SNCC’s Negro \oter registration drive in Southern states, opened his talk by defending the civil rights movement against charges of Communist infiltration. Intelligence Doubted He said, "They don't think I have enough sense—they think that I have to lx- told by someone like a Communist when someone is standing on my foot, so I can tell him to get off." The Harlem-born Negro then journeyed into a discussion of white attitudes in the South. He indicated that there are whites in the South who sympath ize with the Negro, but that their reaction is "your cause is just, hut it is expensive and incon venient." “Intermarriage is at the top of the scale for the white man’s ob Two File for Post Larr> William*! and A1 Litwillcr filed petitions for ASUO Senator at-Large Tuesday. The final deadline for filing for the senate seat left vacant by Merritt Fink, recently named ASUO vice - president, is 5 p m. today. Williams, a senior in journalism and former business manager of The Emerald, is chapter president Speaker Details ILO Purposes By MARY STAMP Emerald Staff Writer David Blanchard, deputy direc tor of the Washington , D.C., branch oflice of the International Labor Organization, held an infor mal discussion in the Dads' Hoorn last night, instead of his sched uled spe<*ch on “The ILO and World Affairs,” because there was no audience. In industrial countries, the ILO is concerned with maintaining minimum social and economic standards; but in underdevelop ed countries, the main aim is eco nomic and social development, ac cording to Blanchard. “The social implications of la bor and discrimination in seeking employment," said Blanchard, are the two most recent problems be ing studied by the ILO. Education and training pro grams are another important as pect of this organization, Blan chard commented. ILO sponsors training programs for labor un (Continued on paye 7) and national president of Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising honor ary. In 1963, he was publicity di rector for Junior Weekend. Litwiller is a sophomore in busi ness administration. He has work ed on Greater, Oregon, the ASUO elections board, a Homecoming committee, and is Winter Carni val chairman. Candidates for freshman class oflicers as well as the vice-presi dential candidates will be inter viewed and voted on by the Sen ate at Thursday’s meeting. They were interviewed for selection last week, but had to be re-interview ed this week due to irregularities in the interviewing procedure. Of fices to be filled are class presi dent, vice-president and repres entative. The following candidates were approved in interviews for the freshman class offices Tuesday: Larry Cable and Mike Woodin. president; Kill Hansel and John Morrison, representative; and Larry Helvey, Larry Rosenerantz and Randy Taylor, vice-president. Senator - at - Large candidates will be. interviewed Wednesday night. Plans Scheduled For Peace Corps Peace Corps activities today will consist of classroom visita tions, testing in 315 Student Union at 8 a.in., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The information center in the SU lobby will be open between 8 r.in. and 9 p.m. jection to integration,” he con tinued. “This is the true test of the white liberal—’would you let your sister marry one?’ ” Gordon attacked this stand, say ing, “This shows a lack of confi dence in your owrn women. Are you afraid that your women can't control themselves if they sit next to a Negro?" Defends School Drive Moving to a defense of the school integration drive, the SNCC representative said, “Nat urally the Negro student is going to be a little slower. “This is because he is a product of his environment. And that en vironment is a product of man." “The black child has nothing to identify with. ' he continued. “The big comic book heroes are white, the TV heroes are white, the ad vertisements are ail white-orient ed. the policeman is white, the judge is white— he identifies the Negro with his own little ghetto. Environment ’Crushes’ “This is an environment which crushes and smothers.’’ Gordon indicated that SNCC and its sister organizations are seeking to change that environ ment. Their main weapon is the 'demonstration’, by w'hich they I hope to do three things: “drama tize the situation, slow down the normal flow of society in the area, and create a constructive air of tension.” The speaker also gave a few of (Continued oh page 7) Polley vs. Sabin, Again Willcox Debate Still Going Strong By JOE FRAZIER Emerald Staff Writer A onc-and-one half hour YMCA Dialogue debate ended nowhere Tuesday afternoon as the over worked issues involving the fate of the Willcox building were again aired before a audience of about 30. The two opposing speakers were Vic Sabin, founder and leader of the "Save the Side" campaign, and Jack Policy, self-appointed representative of the Co-op. Sabin stated that the Willcox building, which houses the Col lege Side Inn, brought over $9,000 a year to the Co-op when open and is worth saving. Policy countered that Sabin had failed to include a number of things, including utilities, prop erty taxes, insurance, and a 52 per cent income tax on the rev enue of the building. These de ductions knocked the annual rev enue down to the neighborhood of S3.000. a figure which didn't include depreciation, he said. Complications Expected If the membership votes Wed nesday night to save the build ing. complications are expected to develop. The City of Eugene has ordered that the building either be completely rebuilt, or destroyed. To rebuild the Willcox build ing would cost as much as $250. 000. Sabin stated that his group wasn't interested in seeing the building rebuilt at that cast, but was confident that arrangements could be made to have it partial ly restored. This will require the Eugene City Council to override the de ci.sion of the city building commit tee, and allow the Willcox build ing to remain standing even though it lacks some of the re quirements for a building within its fire zone. Restoration Estimate $26,300 Sabin said estimates for the partial restoration had been set at S26.300. He explained that the Willcox building is enclosed within a fireproof area, and the walls of the building contain enough mois ture to curb any serious fire dan ger. Policy claimed that the ex pressed purpose of the Co-op is to sell books and supplies to the students, not to run a restau rant. He asked why the Co-op should be expected to keep a building it could not use. Sabin answered that a co-op may enter into any field except those of banking and insurance. The Co-op will be faced -vith a problem if the membership votes to retain the Willcox build ing (although the board of direc tors is not required to abide by the decision of the vote). Expansion Long Planned Policy said the Co-op paid S68, 000 for the building and property in 1955 with future expansion planned to put the Co-op opera tion under one roof. If the area should be annexed to the bookstore, the Co-op would be relieved of over S8.000 annual rent it now pays for its use of v hapman Hall. "The erare numer ous disadvantages under the pres ent system, said Pollev. “All sup plies must be brought from the annex to Chapman Hall by hand.” < Continued on page 7) Governor's Day' Brings Hatfield For First Annual University Visit Gov. Mark Hatfield will visit the University today, marking the first of a series of annual cam pus visitations by Oregon’s gov ernor. Hatfield will be in Eugene in conjunction with the tirst "Gov ernor’s Day:’’ an event which has been scheduled to keep the governor closely acquainted with University activities. The Republican state head is1 slated to meet with deans and department heads, talk with the faculty, ami visit some classes. He will participate in a politi cal science class on the Supreme Court in American government j at 11 a m. and another political science class, American Govern ments, at 2 p.m. Coffee Hour A coffee hour for students to meet the governor has been scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Dads’ Lounge. Ofliicers of all student groups GOV. MARK HATFIELD ' have been extended a special in vitation. but all students will be welcome. Informal discussion will take place during the hour. Hatfield will also attend a cof fee hour at the Faculty Club with deans and department heads front 9:15 to 10 a.m. All faculty members have been invited to attend a luncheon with the governor at 12:15. To end the day. Hatfield has been invited to dinner at the home ol University President Ar thur S. Flemming. . __ Co-op Members Meeting Tonight Students must present their Co op membership certificate to be admitted to tonight's Co-op Board meeting. The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the i Student Union Ballroom.