The liveliest Incidental Fee
Committee (IFC) action so far was
at Saturday's meeting where
committee members approved
$46,186 for a substantially ex
panded legal services program
sought by ASUO Pres. Jim Ber
nau and ASUO Consultant Don
Chalmers and $65,785 for student
subscriptions to the independent
Oregon Daily Emerald.
The $46,186 allocation will be
used to create "an umbrella-type
of structure of legal services
headed by the Office of Student
Advocacy (OSA)," according to
Bernau.
The package contains$22,200
for low-cost legal aid to students, a
client counseling service. This
amount is unchanged from the
amount budgeted last year for the
program. In addition, $12,500 of
the $46,186 will be used to hire a
full-time professional law consul
tant to head OSA.
Also part of the legal package is
a research and development fund
aimed at protecting student
consumers from what Bernau
labels "institutional interest" He
claims the program could have
pared last year's tuition hike to
four per cent.
The allocation also includes
$4,000 to be used as a reserve to
cover possible court cases, such
as the tennis court suit now being
brought against the University
administration by the ASUO. If
successful, the suit could return
over half-a-million dollars in ex
cess dormitory revenue which the
ASUO claims the State Board of
Higher Education used illegally to
construct tennis and handball
courts at the University.
The $65,785 subscription con
tract with the Oregon Daily
Emerald will provide 1976-77 stu
dents with a daily newspaper for
2.2 cents according to Emerald
Advertising Manager Carl Bryant.
The contract allocation, up
$5,785 over this year's subscrip
tion tee, represents 23 per cent of
the total Emerald budget, as do
the student subscription fees for
the present academic year The
Emerald said its operating budget
was increasing because of the re
cent rise in minimum wage, print
ing costs and the number of is
sues printed daily.
The Graduate Student Council
(GSC), represented by Nancy
Johnson, received $1,147.14.
She had asked for $13,025, but
IFC hearings . . .
Legal Services program, ODE
receive largest allocations
the IFC cut requests for money to
aid graduate student projects and
a request for $1,000 for speakers
was slashed to $500.
The Student Bar Association's
request of $15,409.52 was tenta
tively pared to $8,114.67 pending
consideration of a one-year pilot
placement program for law stu
dents.
Disadvantaged Youth, now
known as Social Services, also
appeared before the IFC Saturday
morning, but their request for
$500 in “seed money” was tabled.
Jerry Chase, coordinator of the
program, said the money was
needed to provide small loans to
people in need of non-academic
services such as optical and den
tal care. He said he anticipates the
program will be self-sufficient in
the future.
In dismissing the program with
out the requested allocation, the
IFC discussed the possibility that
the program was duplicating ser
vices already provided by other
campus outlets such as Women's
Referral and the Health Center.
But IFC Chairer Jamie Bums told
the Social Services director that
the program would be on the I PC's
agenda for May 14.
In other action, Burns said
campus radio station KWAX
would receive no allocation for the
cost of distributing program
guides since no request was
made. Representatives from the
station were not present at the
hearing
The final program heard Satur
day was Students for Educational
Clarification (SEC), an agency of
the College of Education which
aims at “improving overall com
munications and informing under
graduates of activities of the col
lege " The IFC voted to allocate
the program $582, a significant
cutback from the $800 originally
requested.
It was a matter of what didn't
happen rather than what did hap
pen that sparked controversy at
the IFC hearings Thursday. The
Athletic Department (AD) whose
budget was cut by 10 per cent in
the executive recommendation,
did not show to argue their case
before the IFC
“Neither the new Athletic Direc
tor nor the outgoing one was able
to make it today,” said Burns. “We
can't say for sure whether it was
an act of arrogance or an adminis
trative foul-up, but because of the
importance of this budget I move
to reschedule their meeting.” The
IFC voted 5-2 to support the mo
tion.
The IFC also voted Thursday to
fund the Chinese Student Associ
ation at $2,647.40. Ling-shen
ching, CSA representative, felt
that this figure would force cuts in
their publicity budget. Burns ad
mitted, “We are in a gray area be
tween budgeting and policy mak
ing.”
Burns and other IFC members
felt that it was not their responsibil
ity to tell programs where to spend
money on publicity but to allot a
lump sum and leave it to program
directors to decide that question.
The IFC voted to award the So
cial Worker's Interest Group
$141.50, and provided an addi
tional $600 to that group with the
stipulation that there would be a
“gentlemen s agreement” to pay
the money back. The $600 “loan”
is to cover expenses involved in
setting up that program’s crisis in
tervention workshop.
The IFC gave the Oregana
$998.19 in other action Thursday.
The IFC followed executive re
commendations fairly closely in
Friday’s session, with a total allo
cation of $15,902 for three pro
grams.
Topping the list was an $8,149
outlay for the Forensics ciud,
which had requested $12,165 for
1976-77.
Ed Colson, director of the prog
ram expressed hope that Foren
sics would be able to “blend na
tional and regional” speech com
petition. He said meets against
national-caliber teams were im
portant to the improvement of the
University team.
Committee member Gary
Feldman moved for a $6,358 allo
cation for tournaments but tried to
place restrictions on air travel and
national competition.
He abandoned that effort under
objections from the club and the
committee disbursed the amount
as a lump sum to be used at their
discretion.
Other allocations went to the
Off-Campus Housing Program
which received $5,380 for its rent
refferal and information services
located in the EMU's new addi
tion.
The Man on the Oregon Coast
program, which sends students to
Charleston for outdoor study fall,
spring and summer terms, re
ceived $2,373, $261 over the
executive’s recommendation.
That amount is $1,703 over this
year’s allocation.
Handicapped plan events
Today
10 to 11 30 a m — Normafczahon. a Service
Del very Perspective skde show by University
doctoral students ft therapeutic recreation
1 to 2 30 pm — Material Federation ot tie
Blind - Organic at on Meeds and Purpose a
movie presented by Bob Bkzzard. president of tie
Evergreen chapter ot the federation
3 to < 30 p m — "Educational Opportunity and
Facilities. a skde show presented by a representa
tive o* tie Easter Seal School m Eugene
Tuesday
10 to 11 30 a m — Panel discussion by parents
of handicapped children. Kristi Olsen ot the Crip
pled ChaAens Division moderator
1 to 2 30 p m — "OABC. Involvements and
Goats a panel rtscussion by OABC members
3 to 4 30 p m — ' Recreational Needs and Fol
ISIment tor the Handicapped, a lecture by Fred
Mann ot the University Center lor Leisure Studies
Wednesday
10 to 11 :X a m.— A discussion on Transports
lion Needs. FeastuMy and Availability, presented
by Martin Wetdeman ot the OABC and Rosie
O Brian ot Associated Consultants. Inc
t to 2:30 p.m — Legislation. Past and Future,
by Ctins Casady. lobbyist and president. Eugene
Human Rights Commission on the Handicapped
3 to 4 30 p m — The Hidden Problems ot Peo
pie with Multiple Sclerosis. Robm Williams and
Betty Lowe ot the Oregon Chapter ot the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Thursday
10 to 11.30 a m — "Housing, by Eleanor Rib
bons. ANord-Taylor Homes Corporation
1 lo 2:30 p.m — Observation and Personal
Experiences ft Foreign Countries with Regards to
the Handicapped. Daniel Valentine, history de
partment.
3to4 30 p.m. — "Social Stigmas and Psychdog
ical Implications, a panel dncussion with Univer
sity students and Alert representatives
Friday
t to 2 30 p m _ Handicapped People s
Psychological Needs and ResKtence. Darrel Ac
kerman of Alert
3 to 4 30 p m — Sex Functions and Body Im
ages of Physically Handicapped People. Darrel
Ackerman of Alert
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