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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1976)
v «r ^ v t/ ^ C5- &r rs *y rj m- cf Vo! 78, No 61 Euflgnq, Qfgflfln. ,97403 -&-•» -i&~a tzm V vnst HI Monday, December 13, 1976 Bogen drafts replacement for Buckley policy By KEVIN RASMUSEN Of the Emerald Gerald Bogen, University vice-president for student affairs, has drafted an initial proposal to replace the Buckley Amendment, fulfilling the promise he made when testifying before the Privacy Protection Study Commission in Washington, D C. in November The Buckley Amendment, passed in August 1974, recently has come under fire from several University administrators. They claim the act is ambiguous and costly to implement. Portions of the Buckley Amendment are designed to ensure students' privacy and their rights to control release of their records. When Bogen was testifying ASUO disputes Bogen’s remarks By BRENDA TABOR Of the Emerald The ASUO is concerned about the attacks key University officials made recently on the Buckley Amendment, federal law that protects students rights of privacy while enrolled in institu tions of higher education. The Office of Student Advocacy recently forwarded a < ment to the Privacy Protection Sti refuting testimony made earlier by Geri vice-president for student affairs Bogen tes Buckley Amendment before the privacy cf November. "Students at the University of Oregon are keenly^ the need for privacy." says the ASUO statement preparedl Chalmers, director of the Office of Student Advocacy. "They have experienced the inadvertant release of class its to the F Bl, grades listed by students names that were posted on a professor's door, and, in the not-too-distant past, the wholesale vending of complete student lists.” in an unreponea case, ne continues, an individual was able to gam not only the address of a student, but his class schedule so as to plan an uninterrupted burglary of the student's dwelling." Refuting a statement that "the University finds itsetf stockpil ing lawyers in much the same fashion as participants in the cold war accumulate nuclear warheads,” Chalmers notes the Univer sity has hired one half-time attorney who is also a graduate student in higher education He says much of the cost of implementing the Amendment results from the University's incremental toward compliance. Several deficient drafts of the sti, cords policies have been written by administrative Chalmers charges that the administration'! mg the bill to University officials has been numerous drafts of the student records ive." _ In his testimony, Bogen argued that state statutes provlc essentially the same protections as the Buckley Amendment, with tha exception to allowing students to restrict directory infor mation. But Chalmers states that society is extremely mobile, necessitating the Buckley Amendment’s nationwide records pol icy Chalmers says the University had decided it would allow emergency release of information if property alone was in danger. Through an ASUO critique, he says, they learned regulations permit release of certain information when lives, not property, are in danger. Bogen raised the question of what he was to do if the compu ter center was in danger of being blown up, assuming that infor mation could not be released Chalmers points out that in such a situation, not only properly, but the lives of those in or near the building would be endangered, allowing for emergency release of iniurmauun The Buckley Amendment rules if certain information (such as class, major, address) is labeled as directory information, the University must give students the annual right to restrict such information. Yet, the University has decided that four of those eight items labeled "directory information" may not be restricted by a student. The University justifies release of the information by claiming state law supersedes state law Finally, Chalmers suggests additional funding to aid institu tions in understanding and meeting their responsibilities of pro tecting student's privacy. before the Privacy Protection Study Commission in November, he was speaking in behalf of the National Association of State Ur ckley y one of lation the ewing. At to draft a couple lace the nt. The arded to through of State nd Grant it submit Colleg Amend several commis that tii some g months Buckley guidelin the Priv the Natii Univers Colleges the guid Boge simplifi does not the sp from msi far, his act to Amendi long. It( a big i Branchfi general, actuali a highly nes which pass all that vary itution«£g| ns for an Buckley one page ) would be said Ed attorney e chance e Buck iroposal hearings Amendment are pretty slim. Bogen's suggestions first stress the need for all educational institutions to adopt a policy enforcing student pr re state t£ Further? recommend^ be held in ore the policy thel various constiti affected by if Amendment ) policies shall existing local provision. This new guarantee st their own rj prohibited one, fore: some an ould ss to pt as iws. No to see as medical lies. Students e the right to keep all their records confidential except in an emergency, and each for to challenge any a file. In addition, be able to obtain a description of all the records the institution has concerning them. In short, Bogen said, "this broad outline maximizes privacy while maintaining the students’ rights of access to their files." Finally, his recommendations would authorize the secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) to establish offices to handle complaints. The best thing about these recommendations is that HEW can’t make any regulations,” said Branchfield. “It reduces HEW to a regulatory authority only. The Buckley Amendment (on the other hand) imposes the federal government in our daily lives.” Branchfield said since Oregon adopted its student privacy laws in 1971, there have been no complaints about major offenses. Thus, the Buckley Amendment resulted in nothing but “expense and confusion,” he said. He added, “the Buckley Amendment is simply taking money away that could be used for education.” Branchfield also indicated Bogen’s proposal closely parallels the state of Oregon's privacy laws. Td bus defies all rules Grey Rabbit is an unusual trip parts in the train station. The Grey Rabbit now operates five buses, which travel from Port nd to New York via Eugene and Francisco The fare is $13 to rancisco and $69 to New ction of that paid by and Amtrak travelers, alternate transpor alistic giants the traveler usually faces,” said the San Francisco coordinator known only as Joseph. “Amtrak now charges $143.50 for a ticket to New York and $37 for a San Fran cisco ticket. There are not many who can afford to pay that much.” The Grey Rabbit originated seven years ago when Portland resident Lester Wall decided to transport passengers in his VW bus. Until last year, this service grew under the title of a religion, (Continued on Page 20) sses offered Evel tary schoj offered bj recently I other se< three-terl HerJ for nexM lue-water sailing to elemen i perspectives on aging will be ly winter quarter. In addition, I in romance languages and is will allow students to start in the middle of the year. if a few of the classes slated • The theater division£f the speech department will offer a course in Creative Oramatics (TH 407). Its purpose is to acquaint elementary and intermediate education majors with theater techniques such as mime, story telling and theater games to implement in the classroom situation. Socio and psycho-drama also will be explored • Two new classes sailing will be offered. Sue Water Cruising and Navigation is designed to pro vide knowledge that students need to venture safely upon the high seas. Coastal and astral navigation, sails rigging, equipment, stowing gear, mooring and anchoring, and boat buying and repairing will be explored. A non-mandatory cruise to the San Juan Islands during spring break is also on the agenda. Intermediate sailing will focus on refinement of basic sailing skills, such as sail trimming and helmsmanship. Both classes require a $25 extra fee. • The Department of Fine Arts will feature spe cial workshops next quarter focusing on a myriad of topics, such as papermaking, bookbinding, painting, weaving and gem materials. One workshop, Presen tation of Art Work, will review problems art students will encounter in the working world. Another work shop, Introduction to Performance Pieces, which will be taught by Elke Soloman, will be based on techni ques of experimental and art theater groups of the 60s and 70s that were influenced by such artists as John Cage. The workshop will emphasize the visual via improvisation, exercises and games. Persons interested in any of the workshops should inquire at the fine arts office in 164 Lawrence Hall immediately. • The anthropology department will offer a new course in multicultural perspectives of aging, taught by James Beilis. This course will examine social, psychological and cultural facets of aging. • A SEARCH course in Student Program Man agement also will be offered. It is designed to help ASUO program leaders with the administration of their programs. • For the first time, beginning courses in French and Spanish are being offered for those who were unable to begin their language study in the fall. Each course is worth six credits. Interested persons are advised to pre-register at the romance languages office in Friendly Hall. Biology students are advised that Biology 301, 302 and 303 may be taken out of sequence.
