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
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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
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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