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Analysis Feldman calls EMUB ‘terrible’ By CAROLYN BEAVER Of the Emerald Editor's note: This is the second of a four-part series evaluating the ASUO executive, Incidental Fee Committee and EMU Board. What could have been an effective group turned out to be a “terrible” one, says ASUO Pres. Gary Feldman of the EMU Board (EMUB). “At first, I had high hopes when look ing at the personnel of the EMU Board at the first of the year,” Feldman says. However, his expectations were not met, he says. The function of the EMU Board, ac cording to the ASUO constitution, is to plan long-range goals and policies for the building. The EMU Board consists of a director, elected student members, appointed student members, faculty members and EMU administration members. Feldman says the potential given the group through the consitution and the EMU Board's separate governance document is much more than board members have accomplished this year. EMUB Chairer Dusty Rhodes says some of the Board's problems stem from lack of participation. "Because we've had so many vacan cies this vear. it’s thrown much of the responsibility onto me." Rhodes says as just one student, he can’t respond to many of the problems. “Barry (Pilip) and I carried most of the load this year. The rest of the board has been there and willing to help, but somehow most of the work got shuffled off to us.” Yet Rhodes says the group has made several accomplishments this year. He cites the new Space Allocation Sub committtee that he hopes will efficiently distribute office space to all ASUO pro grams. He also mentions a thorough budget ing process as a plus. “I wanted a more readable document than in past years,” Rhodes says. He says this year he got one. Another Board member, Janet Eg gleston, who is also an Incidental Fee Committee member, calls the Board “in competent.” “Every single person on that Board is incompetent. I hate to pull my punches on them like that, but I have to,” says Eggleston. Asked if she was also incompetent, Eggleston replies that “in terms of my EMU function, yes. We operate in a vac uum. Everybody’s afraid of stepping on toes." Eggleston continues that the Board “shouldn’t exist because they have no power. They can change where people’s offices are. Big deal.” One complaint of both Eggleston and Feldman is that since incidental fee money runs about half of the EMU, the Board should either have more control over EMU operations and salaries or the University should foot some of the bill. Both agree that the latter would prob ably be more appropriate. “My leanings are to recommend zero funding for many positions that should be funded by the University,” says Feldman. University Pres. William Boyd, how ever, has the final say on the EMU budget and no doubt wouldn't go for the recommendation, Feldman says. Rhodes says he’s “down on the idea of anything ^students pay for, that they run it too,” and that he's not "going to dictate how the EMU is run. It is a Uni versity department.” "The EMU is a professionally staffed and operated part of the University. What makes Gary think he's so capable of running the EMU?” asks Rhodes. . Rhodes continues that “we are stu dents first. We re not here to be EMU Board members or ASUO president." He claims the Board’s 'major problem is finding people willing to work.” Yet, EMU Director Adell McMillan finds the group “very effective.” She says they are able “to make long range policy decisions about the direction of the Erb” quite well. She says she gets good Board input on such diverse areas as the food service, major remodeling and budget construction. IFC hikes ESCAPE budget 15 percent After more than an hour-and a-half of discussion, about 50 members of ESCAPE cheered as the Incidental Fee Committee (IFC) approved their 1978-79 budget of $18,070.18 Monday night. Of 37 line items, voted on indi vidually only the Director in Train ing program and a request for some office furnishings were ve toed. The Director in Training prog ram would have paid the incoming director, before taking office, while learning the job. One of the ASUO's largest programs, ESACPE, received $2,406.60 more than last year, or a 15 percent increase. ALERT, the handicapped stu dent organization, had a double hearing to decide on program goals and budget figures. The accepted goals were to maintain a social political organization to rep resent handicapped students and to promote social advocacy through lobbying, the disabled Oregon games and SEARCH classes. The group was given $3,344.60 of the requested $4,175.40 for those goals. The SEARCH clas ses were not funded through ALERT’S budget, but instead the committee said they would in clude the classes' cost in the SEARCH budget. The Gay People's Alliance was awarded $2,806.68, with the money allocated for events held on reserve for IFC allocation when the events are defintely scheduled. After only general discussion, the IFC gave SEARCH $7,110.82 and Women in Transition $525. All of the Survival Center's budget was unanmiously ap proved. The group received $9,000.20. The Food-Op's budget was approved as requested, for a total of $10,875. APPLY NOW! 1978-79 Cultural Forum Student Coordinators One coordinator will be selected for each of the following areas: Film and Literature Popular Concerts Heritage Music SCIENCE FICTIONS & FACTIONS 1978 AN AFTERNOON WORK SHOT TAN El FOR SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS AND READERS WITH FRANK HERBERT. KATE WILHELM l DAMON KNIGHT THURSDAY, DECEMBER I, 1977 I EMU Cultural Forum presents f/y George Benson April 1st 8:30 PM Mac Arthur Court Visual and Performing Arts Contemporary Issues lieorgia State Senator Julian Bond Pick up application forms in the Program Office, Suite 2, EMU (Deadline for applying is 5 pm. April 19, 19781 These are non-salaried positions.
