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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1978)
IFC does its homework despite biases % CAROLYh BEAVER Of the Emerma Editors note Tha is the two r a kxr part senes evaluating the ASUO ex ecu trre issues, the Incidental Fee Corrtmi ree and the EMU Bo&c /kfthougn most stuOents dent know or care about the incidental Fee Commn :ee - FC) . the group worths tong and hard at spending approximately $t 4 mifcon a>nroutec- by students each year This e not to say that money *s ^ways scerr. equitably or n tne interests erf the mapnty of the student body. JFC mem pers are numa1 ana each have a set of indwidu* biases that -nay or -nay nerf surface as they atocate money to vari ous 4SU0 programs The IFC has a list of catena to aid their pensions about what money ^iouto go where Some o? the cmena are the verf jrrtee' support a program has berfore seeking FC funds Smiting funding dur ing the summer keeping saianes the same for most programs putting fund raisers on a pay-back plan to the IFC and iimrtng the overall program growth to We percent Even though the committee uses those gu»defenes f»»r deasions are sti« highly subfectve IFC member Janet Eggesttr agrees that orf a* the ASUO agencies we have the most opportmrty to abuse air powers However sne says she truly bebeve we bo not We have a sense of respon sib*ty larger than to ourselves and our values There ts a lot o# talk among the committee about who elected us tt <eeps us aware them s more to this pro cess than what we want.” From an observer standpoint, commit tee actions this yea' have shown they ve mabe Decisions both from a thorough Knowledge of a program and arbitrary positions For example, during last term’s hear ings to deode what program goals they would fund. Mary Gilmore voted against the Gay People s Alliance, not because it dtdnt meet cntena, but be cause she could not philosophically agree with the group. "Also, there has been much committee discussion of the five percent growth limitation for next years programs. At first, some members tried to keep indi vidual program growth to the five per cent mark Lately, however, the group has de cided that the whole ASUO budget should be limited to the five percent fig Much of the time, the group’s effort to research programs before they come up to request funds is evident Each prog ram is assigned an IFC "tag person to investigate the budget request prior to the heanng •We re hard workers and we do our homework,” says IFC member Scott Bassett. He continues that "its showing up in our allocations ” We haven't been able to be bowled over because we’ve done our homework Another member, Dave Tyler, agrees. “People have done research and under stand the programs. They’re not going into the hearings blind Most IFC members say the new budgeting system implemented this year has eased their job considerably This year each ASUO program had to decide what its goals were, what they wanted to accomplish. After the programs decided their goals, the IFC then chose the goals they thought appropnate to fund. IFC mem bers say the new process has been ef fective because it makes the programs KJCJW <31 wiai utoj w w just ask for a certain percentage in crease from the previous year s budge*. ESCAPE director Susannah Malar key says she thinks the IFC has a dif ficult job to do and if s hard for them to do It well There’s so little time to make re ally important decisions She continues that a tot of responsi bility falls back on to program directors. The IFC is busy enough not to seek you out” many times To make sure the committee is well enough informed about a program to make budgetary de cision, directors sometimes have to put energy out on their own," says Malar key. Malarkey says her tag person spent a good deal of time with her, but to inform other IFC members of the mtncaaes of her program, she had to contact them. IFC members have about two weeks of budget heanngs left and then will re sume heanng supplemental requests from programs for money in IFC unallo cated reserves Overall, it seems the group has done a good job of finding out what programs need and why, but there have been some instances where quite subjective judgments were made Group offers counsel for youth of alcoholics By RICHARD SEVEN Of the Emer&d Children of alcoholics never had a chuctxxxf and are hand icapped oy their pas: accordmg to Judith CoRey factity advise' to ESCAPE Coffey organized Second Generation a discussion group for students wifi aioohofec parents n 1976. The program is unique, she said, because. while al cohofecs themseh es usually get a great deal of attention the chil dren of aJoohobcs are our primary concern.' • Second Generation' members met this week, as they do every week, at the home of Dai Martin and r*s sister Chns Both of the Martins parents are alcoholics whch earns them the dubious title o# two stars' withm the group The meeting began wih mem bers describing their commitment to Second Generation, and what they hope to achieve by participat ing in it. ‘I don’t want to be known as the son of an alcoholic,” said Dan Marbn. a sophomore business student I want to be known as Dan Martin, an individual. Back in John Day. everyone m town would look at us seven kids and say Oh. there they are. People used to come up to us after church and say. Anytime you need a place to stay, cat us up We didn't know what the hefi it meant. Second Generation is a resting place tor me. said Kathy Kem, a graduate student in education. I relax with people I trust and oea with personal things without ex pecting to lose anything. I expect to gam This is the onty place I don V ******* *********¥¥*¥¥¥¥¥¥*^ : Peace Corps - VISTA SIsh’ recruiting oinJnidtes jvr volunteer ■positions srarriy this summer bS7~of9J ~ Cordon Ijall, Room Ji<r AW: Fn University if Oregon 55*555 .**** THETA CHI CAR RALLY April 21 15th and Moss 7:00 pm CELEBRATION g Ptxza ML Trails oI play a role, Chris Martin, a graduate student in German, said. “I’m not a teacher or student or anything. I’m just here. Coffey, who serves as coun selor for the group, has a similar opinion. “I don’t feel like I can re alty make mistakes in this group,' she said. Coffey, child of an alcoholic herself, is assisted by Marilyn Krueger, a graduate student in counseling At every Second Generation meeting, discussion naturally turns to parents. We don’t try to show them how to cure their parents,” Coffey said before the meeting. “One of the big problems is feeling guilty for failing to do that.’ Once an alcoholic, always an aicoholic,” Chhs Martin said. “I really can't play the child any more Second Generation has helped me realize I can be happy where I am right now. I shouldn’t feel upset that my parents will ne ver really be parents I can look up to for advice. I should accept them as my equals, which is what they really are.” That really touched me, re sponded Kern. “I can still re member hoping my parents would be people I could turn to.” My father did just exactly what he wanted to do — he left.' said : Layne Lohkamp. a senior in edu cation He always had his act to gether. but he never stuck around.' Coffey. who kept the discussion rolling with thought-provoking questions asked Dan Martin if he ever “went through a hope period.’’ I tftnk I did. a long time ago," he replied. I remember being home with my parents and think ing, ‘I wonder what it would be like if they weren't drinking.' A lot of times I would think God was punishing us." Coffey asked the members if their grandparents were also al coholics. Most nodded their heads Ultimately. Second Generation is a ‘ primary prevention prog ram ” Coffey said. “It's a matter of keeping these people from going on and repeating the cycle. A huge amount of research shows that the child of an alchoholic tends to become one or marry one.” 'The first person I felt commit ted to was just like my Dad,' sad Kern. Same here!" exclaimed Chns Martin. Children of alcoholics often make quick, premature commit ments to others because of a lack of faith in themselves,” said Krueger. “When someone shows you affection you think Oh my God, I've got to grab it before it goes.’ ” Today is Earth Week's Energy Day and the major event is a reg ional energy policy-maker's panel discussion at the Eugene City Hall at 7:30 p.m. $lipe 1? $oucb 1616 Willamette - la the Downtown Mall rte a*e now open and have a complete selection ol bulk tobacco, pipes, •earne- pouches cigars cigarette cases and holders. Our Imported Cigarette selection includes such names as: hWOi SatoMMS Eipart NwM Ctf'i tlinin'i Mb I«i BsMfatH Krakateat MmbTi We a iso have our own bulk cigarette tobaccos which you are invited to sample! Before joining Second Genera tion Kem satd he let uncomfort able and reaty tost I was search ing for some answers to why i am the person I am Some answers have come out but I ve afcso got ten stronger and more accepting of my sett Second Generation always used to give me headaches because I couldn't deal with my past “A year ago.' Dan Martin said, “I couldn't cal up a strange girl and as* her out without losing two pounds of sweat I can do it very eastfy now. I just feel more com fortable m the present " Second Generation ts exerting because it works. Coffey said We’ve had 75 people go through the program. People s lives have changed stgmficantfy. and I'm one of them." "Most students wi« never admit it because they don’t want to be tabled deviant So many more could benefit from the program if they understood that there is no risk." Those wanting more informa tion about the group can contact the ESCAPE office. 686-4351. Earthy Subjects Mike Katz from the Northwest Energy Policy Protect, Jim Blum quist, Northwest energy coor dinator for the Sierra Club, Hugh Smith of the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee and Peter Sage from Congress man Jim Weaver s office will par ticipate in a discussion of the region s energy problems. Displays featuring alternative energy sources appropriate for use in Lane County win be set up in the EMU aH day. At 1:30 p m.. John Bartels, Eugene Water and Electric Board candidate, win conduct a nuclear power education seminar in the downstairs lobby of the EMU, out side the Survival Center office in Suite One *_:i on 107M
