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Eggleston
IUS provides students
input to state officials
“The Intei-institutiona! Union of Students (IUS) is an organization
which always needs more student input so we can stay in contact with
what things are important to students,” says Joan Eggleston, state
IUS chairperson and head of the University delegation.
IUS is comprised of delegates from the seven state system schools.
“We set* to it that student input is made very prominent and very
available at every state-level meeting where student representation is
important,” Eggleston says.
She adds, "We also act as a communication bridge between all the
student governments in the system.” Citing examples of ways in
which schools have been able to interact to save unnecessary
overlapping labor, Eggleston says, “We’re not working in the dark. It
makes a lot more sense to communicate.”
One of the most important things Eggleston feels the IUS is involved
in right now is familiarizing decision-making bodies such as the State
Hoard of Higher Education (SBHE) with student representation. She
says, "We’re going to try to make an effort to make the state board
more familiar with student faces and student participation so that it’s
an acceptable thing, not something you have to ask permission for.”
Although the IUS made a partial gain towards student participation
this spring when a student was accepted as a member of the SBHE
finance committee, Eggleston is disappointed that he is not a voting
member
“People need to be aware that students are not second-class
citizens, that they are just as well informed, well-behaved and adult as
anyone else,” she points out.
Eggleston is particularly concerned with student representation in
repealing the Newbry amendment, which is scheduled to go into effect
on July 1, 1973. The amendment gives the SBHE power to collect all
fees and tuitions deemed necessary to carry out the educational
process
The basic effect of the amendment, according to Eggleston, would
be to leave a number of organizations currently funded by incidental
fees without economic support She adds that students would not be
likely to fund such organizations voluntarily because they are
unaware of the services and benefits provided by them.
"Out of 15,OtK), maybe 5000 care,” she says. "I don’t know how you
attack that apathy. If we’re the only ones who know about it, what
difference does student government make?"
“I would like people to be aware of the fact that our offices are up
here (on the third floor of the EMU) and that they’re open. You don't
have to have an appointment I would really like to have people just
come in and ask questions or talk."
The IUS telephone number is ext. 4367.
Showdown
looms
between
senate,
program
directors
By CAMERON STAUTH
Of the Emerald
A possible showdown between the ASUO Program
Directors and the ASUO Senate may be in the
making.
The program directors, angry at a fund cutback
on one of their programs, are planning to ask the
senate to pass a bill that would set definite
guidelines on fund cutbacks. The senate, however,
may be reluctant to legislate themselves out of any
of their present power.
The problem arose this summer when the senate
cut part of the funds they had already allocated to
the ASUO Drug Information Center. When this
happened, nervous and angry program directors
banded together and endorsed a letter to the senate
that suggested several definite procedures to follow
on fund cutbacks.
. Tim Travis, ASUO Chief administrative
assistant, said at the time, “The way it is now, the
senate could take every penny from every program
and there’s not a thing that could be done about it.”
Adding to the heat of the conflict were charges
that the fund cutback was done partially out of
personal animosity.
Mark Miller, head of the Drug Information
Center, said, “The reason our program was singled
out for a cutback of funds is because of a personal
vendetta against me. If you incur the wrath of the
senate, you’re in trouble.”
Senate president pro-tem David Novick denied all
of Miller’s and Travis’ charges. “It was certainly
not a personal matter,” he said. “A program
director tends to identify himself as the program,
and any type of an attack on his program is in
terpreted by a program director as an attack on
himself.
“I think that the heated and emotional manner in
which the fund cutback went through was what
made Miller feel personally attacked.”
Novick said that he felt that the relations between
the senate and the program directors, even though
presently strained because of the controversy on
fund cutback procedures, is “considerably im
proved over what it used to be.” Novick said, “I
don’t think relations are so bad now. We can’t give
everything to everyone, so everybody feels a little
bit cheated. Each program director sees his
program as being the most wonderful thing in the
world, so it’s no wonder that there is a little ten
sion.”
When Mark Miller was informed of Novick’s
remarks, he said, “I believe he’s mistaken in this
case. I do believe there was personal animosity
toward me that resulted in a fund cutback to the
drug center.”
The program directors are now in a waiting stage,
because nothing can be done until the senate
reconvenes this fall. When the senate is in session, it
is expected that the governing committee of the
senate will draw up a bill that will deal with a
possible set procedure for fund cutbacks. As it
stands now, the senate can reduce previously
allocated funds to any program at any time.
The procedure suggested by the program
directors includes: «
—Seven days notice to the director of the progr^p
involved before any action is taken.
—A chance for the director to defend his program
before the senate.
—A minimum of two-thirds majority of senators
voting to pass budget cuts.
Senator Novick has said that he feels this type of
procedure, “has flaws in its'details. But there is a
lot to be said for both sides.” Novick said, “I haven’t
made up my mind yet just how I will act on the
issue.”
Tim Travis said he thought it was “unlikely” that
the senate would voluntarily vote to diminish its
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Organization offers information
about legislature and politics
“I realize that a student is
probably a student first, but a
student is also a citizen,” says
Greg Leo, state coordinator for
the Oregon Student Association
(OSA). "It's our government,
too."
Leo stresses the obligation of
the student to know what’s
happening politically, and en
courages education through
participation. "OSA is an ef
fective way to get first-hand
knowledge about the legislature
and politics," he says.
Open to all students at com
munity colleges, private schools
and state schools, OSA seeks to
provide a clearinghouse of in
formation about the Oregon State
Legislature and pending bills.
“OSA's sole purpose is to
disseminate information about
the state legislature to the
students of Oregon,” explains
Leo. “OSA is not a per-se lob
bying group.”
OSA projects for this year
include work on “the whole tax
question—funding higher
education, alternatives to the
taxing system. . . . we ll also be
concerned with peripheral issues
vital to student interest, like the
environment, veterans and
migrant laborers. Students are
going to be directly affected by
how legislature solves these
problems."
In an effort to create more
student awareness of legislature
and the effects it has on them, the
OSA and SEARCH (a program
designed to let students pursue
interests not covered by
regularly scheduled classes) are
preparing a legislature class for
this year.
Entitled “Citizen Participation
in the Legislative Process,” the
first half of the course will rely on
speakers, texts and first-hand
observation to provide a political
background. The second half will
be devoted to researching
specific issues confronting the
1973 Legislature.
“It's not going to be the^fc
civics course type thing,” smWs
Leo. He adds, “Teaching the
process of citizenship fits
naturally into the basically
educational nature of OSA.”
The OSA will also be concerned
with providing information on
University students—where they
live, where they spend their
money, what they feel is im
portant—in an effort to deter
mine which issues are of most
importance to the University
student.
The University OSA office is
located on the third floor of the
EMU and can be reached by
dialing ext. 3724.
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