Oregon daily emerald., April 07, 1976, Image 1

Vol. 77, No. 126
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Wednesday, April 7,1976
Student services cut for minorities
By PATTY FARRELL
Of the Emerald
The admissions, financial aid
and academic advising facets of
the Academic Opportunities Pro
gram (AOP) will be eliminated
next year as part of a vast reor
ganization of student services, the
Emerald learned Tuesday.
All AOP students will be pro
cessed through the regular offices
of student services, confirmed
Donald Rhoades, dean of student
administrative services. The posi
tions of the two directors of admis
sions and financial aid for AOP
have been cut from the program.
Those directors, Bob Campillo
and Chris Munoz, have been as
signed new jobs for next year
within the regular offices of stu
dent services.
AOP students will also receive
academic advising through the
regular channels, according to
John Baldwin, dean of the College
of Liberal Arts. The position of
academic advising director for
AOP will be dropped from the
program, and Dan Gaither, the
current director, will be assigned
another job, probably within the
advising offices.
"This will have a direct impact
on AOP students in that they won’t
have to jump through a special
hoop anymore," said Baldwin. He
said that student dissatisfaction
with the student services aspects
of AOP prompted the decision to
eliminate those programs.
"You’ve heard students testify
that AOP has been too prominent
in their lives,” he said. “I don’t see
any reason for the University to
run a program that is too promi
nent or too distressing for stu
dents it should be serving."
Since William Boyd’s reorgani
zation of the minority program last
July, AOP admissions and finan
cial aid fell under the offices of
student services, while academic
advising was part of the AOP main
office which is under the College
of Liberal Arts. The only aspect of
the program that will be retained
next year is the AOP central office,
which directs the academic affairs
of minority and disadvantaged
students.
Baldwin is unsure of the future
administration of the AOP central
office, however. He said he will
consider input which he has re
ceived from students, faculty, ad
ministrators and minority leaders
before reaching any concrete de
cision about the minority program.
He also called any such action
“highly inappropriate" without first
examining the report of the Educa
tional Opportunities Committee.
The student-faculty committee
has been evaluating AOP and
Let sleeping students lie
Photo by Bob We*ch
These students laid off from classes today and took advantage of a
warm spring day and a handy resting spot in front of Oregon Hall.
Weather like this is expected to continue through today.
Boyd’s reorganization of the pro
gram for six months, and will make
its final report to the General fa
culty at its 3:30 meeting today in
150 Science.
Baldwin believes that a
thorough consideration of AOP's
future will produce a “stronger
program” for next year. The Uni
versity has had enough hastily
contrived reorganizations. We
want to break the habit of knee
jerk reorganizations.
“We'll definitely place more
emphasis on academic skills and
academic needs," he continued.
The AOP changes were just
one part of an extensive reorgani
zation of student services which
will designate new responsibilities
for eight administrators next year.
The changes will become effec
tive July 1, according to Gerald
Bogen, vice-president for student
affairs.
University registrar Spencer
Carlson will become associate
dean of student administrative
services, conducting research in
student information management.
He will be succeeded as registrar
by Leslie Turner, who recently
joined the staff in a career ladder
position as associate registrar.
Director of Admissions Vernon
Bark hurst will also become as
sociate dean of student adminis
trative services July 1, serving as
the University’s liaison with re
gional high schools and commun
ity colleges. His old job as ad
missions director will be taken
over by Jim Bush, presently as
sociate director.
Tom Mills, currently assistant
director of international student
services, will replace Kenneth
Ghent as director. Ghent will retire
in June. Director of school rela
tions, Joe Wade, will become as
sociate director of the Office of
Student Services in July. AOP of
ficer Bob Campillo becomes as
sociate director of admissions
while his present assistant, Chris
Munoz, will serve as assistant re
gistrar.
University Pres. William Boyd
and Vice-pres. Gerald Bogen
were both out of town Tuesday
and could not be reached for
comment on any of the changes.
Jackson, Carter tally victories
(AP) — Jimmy Carter captured the Wis
consin Democratic presidential primary
election early Wednesday, winning on bal
lots that were tallied after Rep. Morris K.
Udall staged a premature victory rally. Sen.
Henry M. Jackson won New York’s contest
for Democratic delegates.
President Ford easily won the Republi
can primary in Wisconsin, sweeping past
challenger Ronald Reagan and saying he
was pleased with a 55 per cent victory that
exceeded expectations. But Reagan said
he was more than satisfied with his 44 per
cent of the GOP vote.
The long count was on the Democratic
ballot, where Carter votes steadily whittled
away at a lead that had prompted Udall to
claim "a very, very good win for this cam
paign..." in a Tuesday night victory state
ment.
With 87 per cent of Wisconsin’s precincts
reporting, Carter moved narrowly ahead
Each candidate had 37 per cent of the
vote and each led for 25 of the state’s
Democratic national convention delegates.
While Jackson was in command in the
New York Primary, his delegate margin was
short of the clear majority he had forecast.
Udall was running second in the New York
delegate competition.
With 95 per cent of the New York pre
cincts counted, Jackson led for 104 Demo
cratic delegates. Udall for 72, uncommitted
entries for 65, Carter for 33.
The New York delegates were elected in
separate contests in each of the state’s 39
congressional districts.
That was not the margin the Washington
senator had forecast. Nonetheless, he said
the incomplete returns were close to the
figures he had anticipated.
In Wisconsin, the primary was a direct,
on-the-ballot test of the presidential candi
dates, and Udall was running only one per
centage point ahead of Carter. That was
with two-thirds of the precincts tallied.
ABC and NBC said their projections
showed Udall the victor. The Arizona con
gressman said so, too. “I’ve finished sec
ond and I’ve finished first and I like first a lot
better,” he said.
Carter, who had won five out of six earlier
primaries, said he had thought he might run
first in Wisconsin. He also had said a Wis
consin win and a second-place showing in
New York would make him the unstopable
leader for nomination.
Now, the Democratic contest appears to
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Clearcutting
Jackman Wilson examines the
clearcutting controversy on Page 10.
Jim Bernau
ASUO Pres. Jim Bernau's ad
ministration is coming to an end. Lois
Lindsay analyzes some of Bernau’s
accomplishments and failures on
Page 12.
Intramural
Dr. William Rhoda proposes new
intramural facilities. Story on Page
17.
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