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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1978)
ASUO . 17 Committees. 27 Course challenges.13 Erb Memorial Union .4 Exceptional learning .19 Grades. 22 Greeks.25 Graduate teaching fellows.21 Honors college.6 Incidental fee committee.20 Legislative preparation .18 Majors .7 Music school.15 OSPIRG .16 Parking .5 Phone system.24 Resource people .10 SEARCH/ESCAPE .14 Smoking regulations .9 Student unions.8 Student University Affairs Board.15 University budget.18 University governance.12 University photos.23 Women’s studies.20 r" 1 i New to Eugene? Register to vote! It’s simple to register to vote. The only qualifications are that: You are a resident 20 days before the election and that you are 18 years or older You may register at several locations: Behind Mac Court In front of the Bookstore Erb Memorial Lobby \ Sponsored by ASUO State Affairs. daily emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published weekdays during the academic year, except during exam weeks, by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co., Inc. at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403 The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press. Emerald subscriptions are $7 per term or $20 per year. News and Editorial Display advertising and business Classified advertising Production 686-5511 686-3712 686-4343 686-4381 Covers Photo editor Layout Editor Coordinators Tom Wolfe Mary Foran Kevin Harden John Hariss Ken Sands Catherine Siegner Advertising coordinators Production Manager Advertising Manager Controller Jerril Nilson Greg Gawiow: Kevin Harden Kathleen Monje Ken Sands Martha ! r-rie! Michelle Beiisle Betsy Bodine Carl Bryant Jean OwnDey Puns 2 .Section A $4 million suit, rents highlight summer issues By MARY FORAN Of the Emerald A $4 million lawsuit was filed against the University this sum mer by its own Affirmative Action Director, Myra Willard. The suit charged discrimination against women and minorities in Univer sity employment practices and administrative tenure policies. Named as defendants in the suit are University Pres. William Boyd, Chancellor Roy Lieuallen, University vice-presidents Ray Hawk and Paul Olum, the Univer sity and the State Board of Higher Education. Willard filed the class-action suit in July on behalf of women and minorities who work in the state system, or who would have, had it not been for discriminatory policies and practices of the State Board and the University of Oregon. The suit also alleges that Uni versity officials “conspired” to coerce Willard into not seeking administrative tenure in her posi tion as Affirmative Action Director, and later denied tenure in retalia tion for her refusal to withdraw her request. “They did not give me tenure because of my race and sex, and because I oppose discriminatory practices,” Willard said. According to Ronald Rousseve, developmental studies professor and member of Willard’s tenure evaluation committee, tenure is usually an “up or out” situation. When it is refused the employee is generally terminated when the contract expires, but Willard was offered a new contract in June. The suit is now in the process of litigation and will be followed by the Emerald in a series of articles dealing with employment prac tices and affirmative action at the University and throughout the state system. The University Year for Ac tion (UYA) student volunteer program was denied a request for matching funds from the Univer sity, signaling the end of the fed erally supported program which “serves a lot of students, agencies and clients in the community,” ac cording to UYA director, Anita Runyan. The request was for $25,000 in University funds to match $140,000 in federal grant money for a program designed to al leviate poverty through the appli cation of University resources to the problems of the poor. UYA is administered by the federal AC TION agency along with VISTA, the Peace Corps and other pro grams. A lack of available funds was the explanation offered for the University's decision to discon tinue the program. Reactions against the decision were strong as students, profes Myra Willard sors, community members and social service personnel expres sed disappointment, anger and disbelief. A letter-writing cam paign was initiated by UYA sup porters in the hope of reversing the University’s decision. The Amazon Appeals Board reversed a housing office decision in August concerning how rents are assigned each of the family housing units. At issue was whether Amazon residents should have a percen tage of their rent used to pay off the debt incurred from the con struction of Westmoreland, a more modern housing project. The Appeals Board's decision directs the University's Housing Office to increase rental rates at Westmoreland to meet next year's debt-service requirements. “In other words," the decision states, “the Westmoreland operation should be budgeted to be self sufficient during that fiscal period." The Housing Office is also di rected to maintain rental rates at Amazon sufficient to cover all op eration costs of the facility and to fund a conditional reserve to cover current debt-service funded by Amazon rental revenue. Women’s intercollegiate ath letics will make some gains in the coming year toward equity with the men’s program, according to a Title IX progress report submitted by the University in July. Two coaches and a clerical as sistant have been added to the women’s athletic program staff, and $75,000 will be available for tuition scholarships for women athletes this year. Women will also have larger locker facilities and will use an expanded central equipment and supplies facility in the once males-only McArthur Court. Also planned is the develop ment of a softball diamond, discus-hammer and field hockey practice areas on the 18th Avenue and Agate Street fields, and a glass-enclosed display case for women’s trophies which will be lo cated near the men’s trophy cases in McArthur Court. (Continued on Page 19A) MB* f BOOK Pi CK SPECIAL $12 00 Kur’ty Sandpiper $«95 A very large selection at both shops! Oown-.own Mall 57 W. rtroadv iy Carrmus Shop 764 «. 13th
