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Rust calls Cone-Breeden ‘a victorv’ By STEVE DODGE Of the Emerald Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust called last week's Cone-Breeden decision “a very significant victory” for the people of Lane County at a Eugene Hotel luncheon Friday. "Citizens have shown they can take a stand and win against a lot of money interests and a strong city council,” he said. Rust made his remarks before a gathering of planners invited to Eugene by Students in the Uni versity’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Rust also accused Gov. Bob Straub and attorney general Jim Redden of “improper lobbying” with the LCDC in favor of the city of Eugene’s efforts to zone the 390 acre agricultural land for light industrial and residential use. The “Alternatives in Planning” conference, brain child of six uni versity students and an instructor, was designed to bring together planners to discuss non-tra Journalist wants modern, independent newspapers By AN AM ARIA BELL Of the Emerald The American and Australian presses share a common problem, says Charles Stoakes, director of journalism studies at an Australian University in Bris bane. “There are not enough newspapers, and too many of them are owned by too few people,1’ he told classes at the journalism school Friday. Stoakes be lieves it is vital for any democracy to have a wide diversity of independent newspapers. Stoakes visited the University at the invitation of Journalism Prof. Charles Duncan, who spent a semester in Brisbane last year. Stoakes is presently touring several countries to observe worldwide media performance and journalism schools. “Newspapers have conglomerated because it is cheaper, however, I believe this is an unhealthy trend,” Stoakes said in reference to the big business of rapidly growing chains. "lam hoping the age of electronic papers will induce the creation of more privately owned papers.” He added, “I believe the way in which a paper is produced should not affect its news worthiness. Ac tually, if computerization saves so much money, in the long term, newspaper firms should spend money to employ more journalists at better pay.” Stoakes was "incredibly impressed” with the quality of the Register-Guard, calling it a “very pro fessional newspaper.” He met with Barrie Hartman, managing editor for the Guard, observing the pro cess as well as discussing the concept of computeri zation. “The Guard has superb modern equipment. It is very farsighted in leading the way into electronic journalism,” Stoakes said. Stoakes judged the Guard as superior to San Francisco dailies. Stoakes sees a great future in media for women. He says enrollment in journalism programs in his country is about “half and half” and there are a number of highly respected female journalists in Au stralia. However, he recalled a case where a particu lar female was by far the most experienced on her newspaper’s staff but was not promoted as she right fully should have been. “I think it was due, partially, to the fact that she was a woman,” Stoakes said. “I believe things are changing rapidly and that there is a great future in store for women in the media. Now is the time for women to penetrate the field.” he added. Asked whether or not a good journalist is born or made, Stoakes said, “A good journalist must have flair.'He explained that a journalist must have a broad education but that a flair for writing must be built right along with that. After his stopover in Oregon, Stoakes will go on to the University of Washington in Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston and Africa. Enrollment downshift expected In spite of Oregon’s growing population, many of the educa tional institutions throughout the state are predicted future enroll ment declines. “The total enrollment in Oregon’s colleges and univer sities is expected to increase gradually through 1980 and then decline steadily through 1985,” according to John Westline, re search coordinator for the Oregon Educational Coordinating Com mission (OECC). The main reason for the ex pected decline is the changing age distribution in the population resulting from the declining birth rate. There are fewer young peo ple today than there were 10 years ago. ‘‘The University of Oregon is experiencing enrollment changes not only because of the age dis tribution factor, but because it is a liberal arts school,” says West line. "Most students are now seek ing degrees in professional busi ness, technical or career-oriented colleges, feeling that they will be more assured of a job after gradu ation.” Community and independent colleges are experiencing the highest enrollments in 1978. Community Colleges are up 6 percent over 1977, and indepen dent colleges are up 2 percent. Westline says this is due to the SUMMER STUDY IN NEW YORK CITY Columbia University otters over 350 undergraduate, graduate and professional Softool courses Write tor bulletin Summer Session, Columbia University, 102C Low Library NY. N Y 10027 fact that community colleges offer high school drop-outs a chance to receive a high school certificate and to enroll in special business and non-degree seeking classes. “From my research, I have found that there is a much greater interest among high school seniors in Oregon State University over the UO,” says Westline. The number of high school graduates is expected to increase gradually until 1979 and then face a sharp decline of about 14 per cent during the following five years. The percent of ninth grad ers who graduate from high school four years later has de clined in the past seven years. Ac cording to Westline this has not yet affected college enrollments. State-wide statistics show the average membership in elemen tary and secondary schools is ex pected to remain fairly constant through 1985. Peace Corps ~ V7.57A Now recruiting candidates Jvr volunteer positions star ay this summer b&7~ bf9J Condon 3-fatl, T\oom SIS' | Mon.- VrC. 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