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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1976)
‘Just A Few More Bold Brush Strokes Who says art can't be ‘concrete"? Ben Mihulka, Physical Plant worker, perpetuates the University's artistic tradition by applying flamboyant sweeps to fresh cement. The resulting texture isn’t really only for visual pleasure; it makes scuttling between classes less risky. Oregon daily emerald An Independent Newspaper Vol. 77, No. 82 Eugene, Oregon 97403 January 22,1976 IFC gives nod to EMU building fund at special meeting By BRENDA TABOR Of the Emerald The Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) approved a motion to set up an EMU Building Reserve Fund at an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon. Oregon's fund was set up because the Inter-institutional Fee Committee, a group of administration representatives from all the state's universities and colleges has considered setting up a common reserve fund for all state institutions. Under the common-fund proposal, larger institutions such as the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and Portland State Uni versity would contribute more than they received, according to Jamie Burns, IFC chairer. They would in effect subsidize the smaller schools. Bums doubts the Inter-institutional Fee Committee will advocate the common-fund proposal at its meeting this Friday. The fact that OSU already has a reserve fund and Oregon has just started one will make establishment of the common reserve fund unlikely, he says. This is not a proposal," Burns explains, referring to the EMU reserve fund. "Our intention is that this is word of law passed by the IFC and approved by the president of the ASUO.” The IFC motion transfers S25,000 from unallocated ASUO re serves to an ASUO trust account for the replacement and reserve fund. The replacement and reserve fund will be placed in two accounts, a reserve account and an operating account. A budget for rennovation and repair will be submitted by the EMU director and EMU Board house sub-committee each term. The budgeted amount will be transfered from the reserve account to the operating account after it is approved by the EMU Board. The motion also requires the EMU director to request additional money for the reserve fund from the IFC each fall, until the director feels the reserve fund has reached an appropriate level. In other action, the IFC voted to pay $875 to the athletic department for 100 additional student seats in Mac Court. The vote contains the stipulation that the AD first deliver an engineering report to Jim Davis, ASUO vice-president, as proof that students actually get the seats. The 100 seats are in addition to the 4,000 student seats the IFC contracted for earlier this term. Money to pay for the seats comes from unallocated IFC reserves. Red ink colors EMU food service budget By CHRIS JUPP Of the Emerald Economic woes have beset the EMU's food services in the last several years causing steadily in creasing deficits. But despite the continued los ses, another food area, the Skylight Room opened last year and is now also losing money consistently. In the fiscal year 1975-76, the food services suffered a deficit of almost 15 per cent: $78,250 was lost in a total income of $567,841. The Skylight alone lost $30,000. In spite of recent financial beat ings, EMU director Adelle McMil lan claims the food services may be turning a profit this year. McMil lan has instituted several money saving procedures in an effort to bring a return of profits. Financial statements showed that the services turned a healthy profit in October but lost once again in November. The struggling Skylight lost al most $3,000 in October and $2,000 in November. “Part of the problem,” McMillan says, “is that people simply don't know that the Skylight is up there. We have increased advertising and publicity to make it better known.” "Another problem is that many students use the dining booths for studying and take up most of the space where people could be eat ing," she says. While EMU directors look for ways to stimulate the Skylight, they are also attempting to shore up the entire food service budget. This year the EMU has had to raise prices, cut back on labor, shorten dining area hours and close the Skylight during the summer and vacations. The reason for the enduring de ficits are two-fold, according to McMillan. First, inflation has sent food costs spiraling in the past two years. Second, the University has experienced sizeable yearly jumps in classified labor salaries. The current deficits resulted when the food services failed to respond quickly enough to rising costs. But the University's problems are not unique, according to McMillan. "Just about every major student union has had a deficit in the past four or five years,'’ she says. "Ours has, in fact, not been as bad as most.” "We are reluctant to raise prices," says McMillan, "because then we could no longer compete with the community's services. We are not just a profit-making or ganization but have an objective to serve the students." r Friday is add-drop deadline Friday, Jan. 23, is the last day to add courses for winter term. It is also the last day for former students to drop courses without having the withdrawal noted on their re cords. First term new students may drop courses through Friday, Feb. 6, without the courses being recorded. After the dates listed above, courses may be dropped through Friday, Feb. 27; how ever, a "W" will be recorded. v___J
