Students
to fill out
dorm poll
What is wrong with the University's dormitories'’
About 700 students will answer that general question
in a poll by a Portland marketing-research firm
beginning today on campus Their answers will be
complied in a report to the State Board of Higher
Education in June
Authorized by the State Board at its Jan 25 meeting,
the study will be in the form of a questionnaire, dealing
By CLAY EALSand
PATTI MINTON
Of the Emerald
with "what the problems are in the dorms," according to
State System of Higher Education Vice-Chancellor
Freeman Holmer
The study, which will be undertaken for three days
this week, was commissioned by the Board "for future
guidance." Holmer said, because of “a concern by the
Board over the decline in dorm occupancy this year ”
After the Board receives the results in June,
prepared by the Bardsley and Haslackler marketing and
research firm, "then we will consider some changes” for
the dorms,, the Vice-Chancellor said
Funding for the survey, which will amount to about
$4200 according to University Housing Director H P
Barnhart, will come out of the dormitory reserve funds,
Holmer said
Bardsley and liaslackler's survey-poll will be in
three parts:
• First, 300 students who are presently living in the
dorms will tie given the questionnaire
• Next, about 200 former residents will be queried
with the same questionnaire
e I,ast, 200 of those students who have never lived in
the dorms before will answer it
Those students filling out the forms were selected in
a "scientifically random" sample A list of these
students was provided to the firm by the University
Housing Office and these students were then notified by
the firm
Students who received letters from the marketing
ami research firm will meet with the representatives
from 10 to 10 30 a m and 3 to 2:30 pm today. Wed
nesday or Thursday, in 101 EMU.
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Follow up interviews for those who miss their ap
pointments are being planned to make sun' all the
participants answer the questionnaire
Assistant Director of University Mousing Dick
Romm said the questionnaires should take JO to 30
minutes to complete for each student
Questions to bo asked in the poll will deal with all
facets of dorm life, including food, hours, building
structure, cost and the night watohlady
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While House report says
The American dream is dying
H> MARGARET SCHERF
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON <AP> A study
prepared for the White House
$ Conference on Youth indicates
x less than half the nation's young
§ believe in "the American
!x dream "
Asked their bp inion on the
:•> statement, "Everyone has a
chance to get ahead in this
country," only 39 per cent of 5,837
youths between the ages of 14 and
:$ 24 questioned by the Gilbert
Youth Research Corp agreed
The study is part of 10 task
force reports prepared for the
conference called next week by
President Nixon in Estes Park.
Colo , to consider problems of the
nation's young
"We propose that the Indochina
war be made the first order of
business of the conference and
call for an immediate and
complete withdrawal from that
conflict,” says the task force on
employment and the economy
"It has become clear that the
Indochina war is an over
whelming issue with
ramifications in many areas
being explored by the con
ference,” it says "We have tried
to look beyond the war, hut we
keep coming back to its impact "
It also calls for establishing
diplomatic relations with every
nation in the world
The task force on poverty hits
at what it calls Congress'
willingness to knuckle under to
demands of local politicians for
control of federal antipoverty
programs
It recommends replacement of
the welfare system with "an
income program which
guarantees every person in
America sufficient cash income
for decent and adequate stan
dards of food, shelter and
clothing "
The task force on drugs could
come to no agreement on whether
marijuana should be legalized
Instead, it calls for "acceptance
of unconventional drug programs
run and controlled by individuals
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involved in (he drug sulicuUurr
Of 1.500 delegates scheduled to
attend the conference, 1,000 are
lietween the ages of 14 and 24
They will base their deliberations
on the task force reports
Conference literature says 20
per cent are college students, 40
(xt cent high school stintents, :15
(*'r cent working youths and 5 per
cent in the military
The youth conference is being
held outside Washington for the
first time Critics have charged it
is set for remote Estes Park to
kts-p some distance between it
and the Nixon administration ami
away from the Washington l*res.s
('orps
Onetime Nixon aide Stephen
Hess organized the conference
and appointed adult leaders of 12
member task forces
From around the country the
task force chairmen chose the
delegates, some nominalist by
community organizations, some
by congressmen and some by
themselves
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ASUO sets
elections,
primaries
A6U0 elections for President
and Vice President will take
place May 20 and 21
Primary elections are
scheduled for May 10 and 11
In addition to the President
and Vice President positions for
next year, the following positions
will be determined 15 Senatorial
positions, sophomore, junior and
senior class presidents and vice
presidents, three delegates to the
Inter-institut lonal Union of
Students of the State System of
Higher Kducation (IU806SHE)
and mx delegates to the NSA
congress to be held this summer
Students interested in filing
for these positions must do so by 5
p m April 30 in 307 EMU or the
ASUO offices
Only requirement for
students wishing to file is that
they are a University student
with a current student body card
Additional information
pertaining to the re*p<mxibililies
of these positions may be ob
tamed from Mike Kment 307
EMU, or call ext 3724
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Positions open for spring term elections
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\SUO PRESIDENT: Duties respan
Mbit* fur the administration of all legislation
enacted by the Senate, nominates to the
President of the University student members
of student faculty committees, various ad hoc
committees hires with the approval of the
Senate directors of the various programs, as
well as his own staff, and any other ap
pointments he deems necessary responsible
for submission of ASUO budget veto power
over any legislation passed by the Senate, and
is generally the primary spokesman for
students at the University of Oregon
ASl’O VICE-PRESIDENT (Duties
assumes all duties in absence of president and
all duties assigned by the President
respansbiie far ASUO Elections
ASUO SENATE: Senate at Large
Positions 7. S. 9. Off-Campus Positions 17, IS.
19 30 21. 22. 23 34 . 25 2S 27. Dormitory
Senator Positions 6. 7 (Duties All legislative
power in this organization rests with the
Senate including investigative and reporting
power* concerning all areas of student life
can withhold class activities and functions,
may impeach officers of the organization, and
probably most importantly appropriates
money for the ASUO budget iapproximately
$140 0001 and passes on a complete incidental
fee budget which in the past has included the
Athletic Dept , Health Service and Gym Suit
and towel service as well as Erb Memorial
Union and Kducational activities subsidy
amonting to over I 2 million dollars
IISOJWHE DELEGATES <3i (Duties
represent the University of Oregon at
statewide level organization (hat becomes the
official statewide spokesman for 50 000
students
NS 5 DELEGATES («» (Duties
represent student body at national level
association of which University is part. travel
to Nation Congress late in the summer.)
Verification center
to spike rumors
nit’ University'* own rumor control center has been established
on campus
< ailed the Verification Center, the agency has been Instituted tm
an experimental ha his to serve a* a central source of information
confirming or denying rumors in an emergency situation
The center will he activated when an emergency situation exists
and will lie staffed hy members of an advisory Imard and other
students ami staff
Verified information fmm the Center wii! la- by telephone The
numlx-r is ext KfiO Anyone wishing information atiout a rumor or
emergency situation at the University is asked to call this number
The caller will then tie connected with the Center, housed in the Office
of Campus Security
If the information is not available at the moment, the caller will he
asked to call hack when the verified information is available
Personnel in the ('enter are trained to collect and disseminate
information to the caller Workers will contact various campus offices
such as campus security, the Kmerald or Johnson Mall for information
in a time of need
The Verification Center was established as a response to a need
expressed by students, faculty awl administrators Heading the
student faculty advisory tioard is John Shepherd of the division of
broadcast services The taiard has been meeting Since fall term to plan
the center
Meningitis case ‘serious
incubation period over
University student, Judy Madden, 18. u* rep<rted still in serious
condition at Sacred Heart Hospital as of press time Monday night aftrr
she was admitted Friday for spinal meningitis
Dr Avard l*mg a University Health Service physician who ha*
been handling Mis* Madden * case, reported that the inruhatlun
period of three to four days is over and that those students who were
concerned about any contact they may have had with Judy before she
was admitted to the Health Center Thursday may now ease their
minds
Miss Madden a resident of Thornton Hall in ltean Complex, was
taken to the Health Center Thursday after experiencing severe muscle
pain, vomiting and delerium Wednesday night
Friday she was admitted into Sacred Heart after Dr Herbert
l .cm on another University Health Service physician, made the
presumptive diagnosis of spinal meningitis Hr was proven right
Dr Umg emphasized that student* need not worry about con
tai ling the disease from Judy s case as the incubation period is now
over He did mention however, that the disease starts out something
like the flu with headaches high fever and muscle stiffness