daily emerald
V/ An Independent Newspaper
Vol 78, No 96 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Monday, February 21, 1977
University TV studio awaits Smithsonian
Photo by Perry Gaskill
County Commissioner Jerry Rust and newscaster Donna Weatherly wait out a delay in the taping of the
ASUO television series Logos The aging black and white television cameras are a frequent cause of
delay in Division of Broadcast Service s productions Feeble-legged chairs on a platform covered with
carpet samples make up the set
Packwood backs handicapped
“The handicapped at last are
getting the quality of life they de
serve," said U S. Sen Bob Pack
wood, R-Ore., at the "Oregon
Convention, a two-day sym
posium on problems of the hand
icapped held at the University.
Packwood made two Eugene
appearances last week on his
swing through Oregon; one at the
convention, the other at the an
nual banquet meeting of Lane
County Planned Parenthood.
"The handicapped have my
whole-hearted support," said
Packwood. He said he supported
several pieces of legislation relat
ing to the handicapped, including
a 1973 bill outlawing discrimina
tion against handicapped persons
in the areas of education and un
employment. The bill also called
for improved access to buildings
for the handicapped.
He said he also supported the
Education for All Children Act,
which stressed that the education
of handicapped and non
handicapped persons should take
place in the same classrooms.
At the Planned Parenthood
meeting, Packwood voiced his
support for legalized abortion. He
criticized the Hyde amendment,
which allows federal money for
abortions only if the mother's life is
in danger. Packwood said he
strongly opposed the amend
ment, but was unsuccessful in
preventing its passage. He added
that if the amendment is upheld by
the courts, the Congress may
"have to provide an anti-abortion
amendment in every appropria
tions bill.”
"I think it is unconstitutional,"
said Packwood.
Packwood said his views on
abortion led him to oppose the ap
pointment of Joseph Califano as
Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare.
Photo by Tonya Moug
Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood discussed his support for the handicap
ped over dinner Thursday night at the Valley River Inn. Packwood
addressed the Oregon Conference, a two-day symposium on the
problems of the handicapped, saying the handicapped are "finally
getting the quality of life they deserve
By PETER LEIBIK
Of the Emerald
Television production conjures up images of bright lights, up-to
date sophisticated equipment and efficient studios. One visit to the
University's television studio on the third floor of Villard Hall instantly
explodes that fantasy
It's like walking into a crypt. The studio is small and gloomy. Even
when the lights are lit, the room seems dark grey.
The combined age of the three cameras is over half a century. In
fact, the two workhorse black and white cameras were manufactured in
1956. (The same model is on display as a broadcasting relic at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D C.) The lone color camera, a
cast-off from a Portland station, rests on a broken pedestal. Editing
equipment is non-existent. The ceiling is too low for proper lighting
angles. The lighting system is antiquated. And on the rare occasions
when the one-ton color camera is moved, tf^e floor bends.
These are some of the studios major shortcomings listed by stu
dents and staff. Vet broadcasting is supposedly, as Division of Broad
casting Services director John Sheperd says, the vernacular of the day.
Even more amazing, the University was originally designated by the
State Board of Higher Education to have the state's major curriculum
allocation for broadcasting.
“It’s the sign of an artist to be able to work there (Villard Hall),’’ says
Bill Dwyer, program director at KOZY cable channel 11. KOZY carnes
the University's programs.
“It’s a total farce as far as production goes," telecommunications
under-graduate John Loeber says. Loeber directs the ASUO "Logos
television series
His first program was ruined when one camera flickered off and on
throughout the show. " The equipment was dying on us," he recalls.
If you can get a good show out of this studio, you can get a show
out of anywhere," Loeber says, "because you ve worked with the
worst."
Broadcast Services chief engineer Frank Murphy is more diploma
tic. "It’s somewhat less than state-of-the-art," he says.
Murphy and engineer Jim Lacock have practically rebuilt the black
and white cameras over the past months.
"They re probably the best engineers in the state," division broad
cast coordinator Mike Moskovitz says. "They've got good morale. Most
engineers would probably push the cameras over and bury them."
Moskovitz refuses to let the equipment upset him. "That's the way it
is up here, he says. “I can t take the equipment seriously. If I did. I could
easily have an ulcer.”
Although the television theory classes are considered excellent
and the rudiments of production can be taught on the existing equip
ment, students are fast becoming irritated with the inferior facilities.
"It’s a joke and it’s a rip-off for the students who pay their tuition,”
Loeber says. "We got it in our catalogues saying we teach production at
certain levels and it ain't going down. And a lot of people know it and
keep quiet."
(Continued on Page 12)
Federal paperwork
The University is drowning in a sea of forms, files and federal
studies - at least that’s the way some administrators feel. Lori
Peterson reports on the situation on Page 7.
Dubious cloud seeding
Cloud seeding may be Oregon's silver lining at the expense of
Idaho s potato farmers and the criticism is pouring in. Wire editor
Paul Waidschmidt puts the story all together on Page 8.
Winning Ducks
The Ducks leapt into a tie for first place in the Pac-8 by blasting
the UCLA Bruins 64-55 Saturday. Glory in a review of the game
with sports editor Jeff Nielson on Page 9.
Northwest energy
A historical look at the structure of the state $ utility system starts
a three-part article examining Gov. Bob Straub ’s proposed reg
ional energy plan. Legislative reporter Mike McLain has the story
on Page 11.