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No answer
State System Chancellor Roy Lteuallen s response last week
to ASUO charges that the State Board of Higher Education
(SBHE) had illegally spent $430,000 of excess dormitory revenue
was a flat denial. While the volume of the denial was sufficient, the
response lacked substance. His response was that the action
was not in violation of Oregon law or the board s policy. He failed,
however, to specifically answer any of the ASUO s charges.
The ASUO contends that the SBHE s decision in 1970 to spend
$430,000 from dormitory reserve funds to construct covered ten
nis and handball courts south of 15th Avenue was in violation of
state taw ORS 351.160. This law prohibits the use of dormitory
reserves to construct facilities of dissimilar use and character.
Lieuallen counters that the^xpenditure was made with the full
knowledge of Oregon State Emergency Board (OSEB). Minutes
of the June 19. 1970, meeting of the OSEB. which approved the
construction show, however, that only S50.000 of the project was
to be paid out of state funds and that the balance of S580.000 was
to come from bonds repaid by student fees.
Clearly the spirit, if not the letter, of Oregon law was disre
garded when the SBHE spent the S430.000 from dormitory re
serve funds to build the tennis courts. If the courts had been
constructed solely for the use of dormitory residents, there may
have been some justification. The courts, however, are open to all
University students and, according to the ASUO. they are used
primarily for PE classes and other instructional purposes. In
essence dormitory residents are underwriting the cost of a facility
intended for campus-wide use. They paid for it and everybody
else is using it.
The University s dormitory system was built with self
liquidating bonds and was intended to be self-sustaining. The
reserves are designed to provide a two-year interest payment
cushion and amounts over this limit can be used for expansion of
services and operations. As a result of inflation, dormitory rates
and other University services have increased sharply. Theoreti
cally money from this reserve fund could have been used to take
some of the bite out of this increase. At least it coukjl have been
used to improve the qualty of food service operation or upgrade
the rooms.
The point is that money generated by dormitory residents was
not spent to their direct benefit. The SBHE inappropriately spent
the money and these students and the dormitory system deser . e
some type of remuneration.
V.
Letters—
Poor definition
The Emerald's policy of censor
ing material only if it discriminates
“...against any age, race. sex.
color, national ongin, religion or
sexual orientation" is an excellent
facade for the editors to do what
they damn well please. The
statement is sufficiently broad,
and the term ' discriminate is so
poorly defined, that it doesn t take
much intelligence to justify censor
ing whatever is personally dis
pleasing.
A much more rational policy is
to print any ad that is not obviously
slanderous or otherwise illegal. Al
though even this policy is subject
to abuse, it is not nearly so easily
manipulated to satisfy the per
sonal desires of the editors, and is
more in keeping with the liberal
image which the paper tnes to
maintain. Perhaps the problem
would be alleviated if the Emerald
adopted a policy of not dis
criminating against the intellig
ence of its readers.
Jonathan Rode
physics,
graduate student
Line dropped
In a January 28th letter to the
Emerald, it accused someone
else of stating pure drivel. Unfor
tunately. due to a line dropped in
printing, part of my letter came out
as drivel. I commented that the
Bohemia lumber plant con
troversy is a result of the Oregon
Supreme Court Baker vs Mil
waukie decision rather than of
Senate Bill 100 or LCDC actions.
The next sentence should have
read: “This decision was based on
a law passed in 1919 that requires
zoning to be based on a well
considered plan.'"
Undoubtedly it was my careless
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use of based on" twice in one
sentence that tripped up the
typesetter. However, the key to
my argument was the fact that the
supreme Court in its decision
made use of a statute far predat
ing SB100.
Dorothy Anderson
LCDC Commissioner
Issue taken
I would like to take issue with
Mr. Byter's suggestion that anti
trust laws be used to limit labor's
ability to shut down an area of the
economy.
The approach has been tried in
the past and soundly rejected. In
1890 Congress passed the Sher
man Anti-Trust Act giving the
courts the power to issue injunc
tions to stop conspiracies in the
restraint of trade. Although origi
nally intended for use against in
dustnal giants, the statute in prac
tice became a device for retarding
unionization efforts. This perver
sion of the legislative intent was
finally ended with the passage of
the Norris-La Guardia Act in I932
banning the use of anti-labor in
junctions.
Mr. Byler s annoyance at ex
periencing difficulty in traveling is
understandable. Nonetheless, it
pales into insignificance when the
importance of raises to striking
workers is considered. And while
the machinists are relatively well
paid, it is important to remember
that the anti-trust doctrine s appli
cation could not be limited to this
sector of labor alone. Southern
textile workers, who are notori
ously ill paid, would suffer its ef
fects along with the I AM.
When speaking of anti-trust sta
tutes, it is useful to recall that the
idea developed as a response to
the threat of big industry. This
threat still exists. The cost to the
consumer of inefficient business
arrangements is far greater
SINATRA WOULD RATHER NOT...
though less visible than the exist of
raises negotiated by organized
labor.
Tom Page
Law
Location needed
This is in response to the article
in Thursday s Emerald (1-29)
concerning the Used Book Ex
change. The Used Book Ex
change is a service of Alpha Phi
Omega Service Fraternity. This
service was originated winter term
of the 74-75 school year and was
operated in the UO Bookstore
basement. During winter term last
year, we made a request to the
bookstore to again allow us to op
erate our service in the basement
during spnng term. Our request
was denied by the manager and
the bookstore board without a
chance for usjo present our case
For that reason, we sat outside the
bookstore in the snow and cold
during spnng term. We decided to
try to operate in the EMU Lobby
this term but have found this loca
tion unacceptable and will again
try to persuade the bookstore to
accept our request. For this ser
vice to become a viable alterna
tive to buying new texts, we need
to be consistent in location and
need the support of the student
population
Paul L. Stephens
VP for Service
Zeta Psi Chapter
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Cattle civil
The excitement generated by
this University's successful bas
ketball program has engendered
one serious problem. The situa
tion outside Mac Court before
pivotal contests is unconsciona
ble. The competition among stu
dent spectators for prime seats is
every bit as intense and physical
as the competition on the playing
floor.
There appear to be two prevail
ing philosophies on the accepta
ble method of attaining the seat of
one s choice. One school of
thought ascribes to the practice of
arriving at the pavilion well in ad
vance of game time, even to the
point of camping before the doors
on the night before the game. The
other school possesses the im
moral arrogance requisite to ar
rive 15 minutes before the doors
open and hurl themselves upon
the flank of the line from University
Street, showing no consideration
for the safety and dignity of those
students who have sacrificed their
time (a student s most precious
commodity) to hold a position near
the front of the line.The inhuman
effect of the shoving from the
sides, and the relentless power of
the surging crowd from behind
creates a dangerously chaotic
condition. I have seen cattle being
loaded deport themselves with
more civility. Many students suffer
minor injuries in the crush, a seri
ous injury is very probable The
ASUO is searching for methods to
alleviate this bedlam
The Incidental Fee Committee
and the ASUO Athletic Commis
sion are holding a heanng this af
ternoon (Monday February 2) at
1 30 p.m. in the EMU (room to be
announced) in order to solicit stu
dent input. We hope to generate
original insights into the problem
and perhaps develop innovative
solutions.
Jamie Burns
Chairer IFC
Logic circular
On January 27, a letter to the
editor appeared in the Emerald. In
response to the letter, allow me to
deliver the following comments:
First, let us look at the circular
logic of the writer. In expressing
his astonishment at the "not
guilty" plea of the demonstrators,
he suggests that they say yes we
are guilty and we will take the con
sequences. But we would do it
again—and take the consequ
ences again. Furthermore, Jim
Ralph says had that been their
plea he would have been suppor
tive, however, as of now he just
joined a two-member coalition
against the United Front Against
Boyd.
In essence, what Jim Ralph is
saying is that those students are
really guilty," because of the
mere fact of demonstrating, which
puts them in a position of break
ing the law regardless of what
ever was their motive Now, if we
are talking about the moral value
of demonstrating versus other
means of conveying a message,
let us then look at what those stu
dents encountered in their end
less attempts of using proper
channels. For the last three years
that I’ve been here, students have
organized and rallied against
non-UFW lettuce being used on
campus. Moreover, during 1975 a
student poll was taken in which 75
per cent of the students voted
against non-UFW lettuce on cam
pus. The University s response
was to ignore the vote and con
tinue its lettuce policy. I wonder if
Jim Ralph was then a student. If
he was I would like to know what
his democratic and law-oriented
conscience told him.
I am confused. Jim Ralph s
conclusion is that the demon
strators are guilty only because
they were arrested. To me, this
contradicts two of his stated be
liefs: First, he maintains that the
University is not above criticism
However, instead of criticizing the
University for its police tactics
against those who stood up to
criticize it, he is condemning those
who initiated that criticism. Sec
ond, although Jim Flalph implies
his support for the UFW, and
states his conviction of the need
for responsible change, there is
no single indication (in the context
of his letter) of even advising the
University to change its unjust pol
icy against the farmworkers
Finally, people should know
that the farmworkers will need the
support of everybody, in whatever
way possible, to implement the
California law which allows farm
workers to choose their own
union.
Ibrahim Al-mansour
Management
neiicr use
It is unfortunate that some ban
ners have been stolen What is
more unfortunate, however, is that
they were purchased in the first
place When tuition hikes and
program cuts are being proposed
due to a lack of funds, it seems to
me that a more effective use could
be made of the limited resources
available
Carol Brown
Accounting
John-Bov knows
In reference to Journalists wait
at door” by Nick Gallo, Emerald,
Thursday, Jan. 29.
Don Robinson of the
Register-Guard is afflicted with
the egocentric notion that the
top—no. the only—kind of jobs in
journalism are those in the news
room.” Gallo's use of Robinson's
expert opinion in the broad con
text of jobs in journalism seems a
bit misguided. To say that a per
son has to be sdfne sort of repor
ter to say something defies fun
damental tenets of basic com
munication.
Even John-boy Walton knows
that a no talented journalist is
ever unemployed.
Joshen Hagberg
Journalism graduate
Monday, February 2, 197fi