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Where they stand .. ■
Straw vote
to be taken
The expansion of the Incidental Fee
Committee to a 20-member board would be a
major goal of Mohammed Abdullatif, a
graduate student majoring in linguistics.
"There should be a greater representation
of interests on the IFC,” says Abdullatif "For
example, the athletic department gets a lot of
money from the IFC, but no one from the
athletic department is represented."
Abdullatif approves of the IFC tag person
system, but feels the committee should have
more than one person studying the various
programs He “doesn't know enough yet
about funding for Greeks, and feels that the
IFC has no business determining whether
commuter students should be able to petition
for some of their fees back.
Scott Bassett, an incumbent on the IFC,
says he will stress “consistent allocations" of
IFC money and “credibility” if re-elected this
year. Bassett, a junior majoring in business,
will take a hard stand against funding of the
EMU director's salary and is happy with the
present tag person system, but would be
open to a random selection of tag people.
Bassett supports funding for both minority
programs and Greeks, but justifies greater
minority funding because of greater activity
and special activities such as guest speak
ers. Bassett also stresses the importance of
“funding programs similarly.”
Bassett says he plans to make the
budget-making process more open to the
majority of students, through the use of ad
vertising. He also plans to print an ASUO
program available to all students.
Perry Buck, a first-year law student at the
University, hopes to cut the IFC budget
through an “even, proportional reduction."
Buck would uniformly lower the total budget
to save money.
Buck says the budget is too high, and adds
he would closely examine the costs and be
nefits of each program if elected. He does
favor funding for Greeks, and is against sup
porting rush with IFC funds. Buck would fund
minority and other programs on the "basis of
membership and activities."
Buck sees the tag system as workable, but
promises to be flexible. Despite favoring
some budget cutbacks, Buck doesn’t favor
commuters to petition for the return of some
of their incidental fees, because “pretty soon
a lot of people will be bailing out.”
Wayne Bush, a sophomore pre
journalism major, encourages the funding of
a wide variety of programs to "encourage
diversity.” Bush favors funding for both
minority groups and Greeks, and also favors
retention of the current tag system.
Bush says programs should be evaluated
not only on current activities and goals but
also on past accomplishments. Neverthe
less, he favors trimming some of the IFC
budget, feeling that there are some areas
that can be cut.”
Kevin Chambers, an undeclared sopho
more, has gone from what he says is "zero to
complete involvement in student govern
ment.”
Chambers says most involvement in the
University comes from the minority programs
and supports funding for these groups.
Chambers adds that Greeks, with their ser
vice to the University, also deserve funding.
Chambers is skeptical of revising the tag
system, fearing a reduction of interest in the
IFC. He also admits that some belt-tightening
will be necessary soon, especially in the face
of declining student enrollment.
“A desire to see that programs are availa
ble to students” provided Jay Donaldson
with a reason to enter the IFC race. Donald
son, a junior majoring in political science,
says the EMU Board, not the IFC or the EMU
administration, should control unexpended
surplus money in the EMU.
Programs should "show their benefits to
the student body," he says, adding that he
“hopes to increase general participation in*
programs such as Black Culture Week.
Donaldson believes fraternities "offer a
valuable alternative” to students and should
be funded,” but is unsure about the tag per
son system.
IFC incumbent Janet Eggleston, a junior
majoring in economics, hopes to end some of
the problems in the tag system by introducing
a random assignment of tag persons, thus
eliminating the danger of personality clashes
within the budget-making process.
Eggleston says the “cultural enrichment
offered by the minority programs cannot be
measured in dollars," and favors continued
funding to these programs. She also favors
support of fraternities and sororities.
After more than one year on the IFC, Eg
gleston says her biggest contribution has
been her work on the EMU Board. She adds
that her greatest weakness has been a fail
ure to communicate effectively with some of
the minority programs.
Debra Ehrman, a second-year law stu
dent, says she is qualified for the IFC through
her position as the law school work-study
business officer. She feels that the EMU de
ficits should be covered at the discretion of
the EMU administration. Ehrman views the
EMU as “a coordinated whole.”
Ehrman says she is running partly be
cause graduate students are under
represented in student government. She
says she will work to fund minority programs
because the University "shouldn’t come off
as a WASP school,” and views Greeks with
those same criteria. She feels the tag system
should try to “avoid abuses” but she is un
sure about an alternative.
Clark Harris, a junior majoring in political
science, probably one of the more politically
active candidates this year, has served as a
volunteer coordinator for ASUO during the
summer and currently works on Jim
Weaver's campaign for re-election in the
Fourth Congressional District
Harris would support minority programs
because they "provide a sense of identity" to
minorities and “benefit the community as a
whole,” but is unsure about funding Greeks.
“I would have to took at that (funding for
IFC hopefuls answer
with views on issues
Stories by
JIM ALLEN
Of the Emerald
Every year, members of the Incidental Fee Committee spend about $94 of each
student’s tuition payment. They have the responsibility of allocating over $1.5 million
to 55 programs at the University, as well as determining the goals for these pro
grams.
Areas funded by the IFC include the EMU, the Oregon Daily Emerald and part of
the athletic department budget, as well as ASUO programs such as Search, ES
CAPE, the Survival Center and others. Seven members serve on the IFC, all for
one-year terms.
The prospect of determining funding for all these programs has attracted 21
candidates to the IFC this year. Primary elections will be held Nov. 1-2 in order to
reduce the number of candidates to 14. This will be followed by a general election on
Nov. 8-9, which will determine the new committee. Absentee voting is being held
today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Suite 4 of the EMU.
Following is a summary that examines some of the salient features of each
candidate’s views on important issues for the IFC during the coming year.
Each candidate responded to a variety of questions concerning the EMU
budget, funding for minorities and Greeks, problems with the tag person system
whereby each IFC member is assigned to do an in-depth study of seven or eight
programs in order to determine whether the programs are using their money wisely.
All candidates were asked the same questions.
fraternities and sororities) more closely,”
says Harris. He would formulate his priorities
on the basis of the “educational value" pro
vided by each program.
Bill Nelson, a junior majoring in literature
who was appointed to the IFC during the
summer by ASUO Pres. Ramon Herrera, is
impressed by the “unrealized potential" of
student government.
Nelson agrees that "no one program
serves everyone," but says programs should
“show the IFC on the basis of need that they
need the money.” He favors funding for both
minorities and Greeks. He also favors reten
tion of the tag system, though he concedes
there will be some personality clashes in the
budget-making process.
Nelson says he “is not very keen" on the
EMU’s continuing deficits, and advocates re
novations to increase business in the
revenue-producing areas, for example the
Fishbowl.
Robert Pahl, a sophomore majoring in
computer science, says "the IFC is spending
a lot of money, and I want to have my say in
how it’s spent.” Pahl believes the IFC should
be able to control surplus money in the EMU,
and favors the tag person system. He feels
programs should be funded on the basis of
involvement by the student body, and that
each program should outline its accomp
lishments during the budget review process.
Pahl favors the funding of both minorities and
Greeks, and feels that the latter should be
increased "because they are a large part of
the campus."
Pahl promises to try and hold down ex
penses, believing "that there are some pro
grams that are overfunded." He would
closely examine the results of each program.
"Minority students should get all the funds
they need," says IFC candidate Ron Rawls,
a senior accounting major. However, Rawls
concedes it is “hard to find out the benefits of
a lot of programs."
Rawls says fraternities and sororities are
funded too heavily, and doesn’t think they
should receive "too big a chunk.” He is un
sure about the tag system, but feels all de
ficits within the EMU should be covered by
the EMU administration, especially “if there
is a need.” Rawls also "seriously questions
funding for gays.”
Dusty Rhodes, the current EMU Board
chairer views the IFC-funded programs as
competing, though he believes it is "possible
to reflect in the allocation of IFC money the
interests of all the groups.” Rhodes, a senior
majoring in finance, views minority programs
in two extremes: as "behaving like private
social clubs and also as having outreach' to
the entire student body."
Rhodes would support the Greeks on the
basis of serving as an alternative form of
living. He advocates keeping the current sys
tem in the IFC for major programs only.
Rhodes says “there has to be an increase
in the total IFC budget, in order to accommo
date a growing number of programs. He also
says unexpended EMU money should be re
turned to the IFC.
Harry Ricks, an undeclared junior, favors
the use of questionnaires during registration
to determine what students really want from
IFC programs. Ricks' major criterion in fund
ing would be the programs' value to students.
He says the programs “should be there to
support student needs.’’
Ricks supports the tag system, but will try
to avoid situations in which IFC members are
assigned to “pet programs.," and backs fund
ing for Greeks on the basis that they are “very
active in the University.”
Ricks would also try to rescue the EMU’s
deficits by introducing more "money-making
areas, where people will come in and spend
more money.” He adds that surplus within
the EMU should be turned back over to the
IFC.
Maria Rojo, a senior CSPA major, says
she has entered the race for the IFC because
she believes it is important to represent
minorities on the IFC. Rojo says the IFC
"should have a say” in the EMU budget con
troversy, and "doesn’t want the total budget
to go up anymore.”
Rojo believes there are “a lot of special
interest groups that are necessary and
valid,” and numbers both minority groups
and Greeks among these. She "hasn’t given
any thought" to the tag person system, but
feels it "should be looked into.”
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“The benefits of student programs can’t be
measured in terms of dollars and cents,”
says IFC candidate James Ross, a junior
majoring in accounting. “But, the money
should go where the IFC wants it to go.”
Ross feels that “sometimes too much
money is allocated to minority programs, and
he feels the same way about fraternities and
sororities. He would oppose funding for rush
and other Greek activities. He backs the tag
person system, believing that “someone has
to be able, to look at these programs in
depth.” His budget-setting criteria would be
based on the number of students receiving
the benefit, and he feels that “certain
minorities shouldn’t receive benefits.”
Rocky Schatz, an undeclared sopho
more, feels there is “not enough emphasis on
the relationship between minorities and other
students." Schatz supports funding for these
groups as well as Greeks. He terms the latter
as a “very active group in the University.”
Schatz feels the tag system is "very poor,”
and would strive, if elected, to assign at least
two people to each program. He doesn’t feel
a double tag person system would strain the
committee’s effectiveness, because the
committee “isn’t as busy for large parts of the
year." He also criticizes the budget criteria of
the IFC, believing that each program “has to
have a worth to a significant group within the
student body.”
James Schroer, a first-year law student,
would take an affirmative action standpoint if
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elected to the IFC.
“The minority students have less advan
tageous backgrounds than many students,”
says Schroer, who believes in greater fund
ing of these programs. However, she is op
posed to funding of Greeks.
“I don’t believe the IFC should pay for the
furtherance of someone else’s social activ
ity," she continues. Schroer believes the tag
system needs “some more controls, such as
a screening process.” Otherwise she feels it
is effective. In other issues, she supports IFC
control over surplus EMU funds, and backs
the Planned Program Budgeting System.
Ricky Lee Smtthrud, a sophomore ac
counting major, thinks it’s time the IFC “takes
its job more seriously." Smithrud says the
IFC "shouldn’t play politics” with programs,
but wants to treat all programs as special
interest groups. He classifies both minority
groups and Greeks under this heading.
Smithrud wants to develop a system in
which “people know their duty on the IFC,”
and advocates the printing of a handbook for
all IFC members. He believes the present
budgeting system is the most equitable in
that it forces the programs to evaluate their
goals each year.
Rich Vranizan, a sophomore business
major, believes IFC money should be funded
to each pregram on the basis of the number
of people involved. He is satisfied with the
current overall funding level, but fears it “can
get out of hand.”
The ASUO has added a new dimension to
its election process this fall.
In addition to casting ballots for Incidental
Fee Committee and Student University Af
fairs Board candidates, students may get a
jump on the rest of the state by voting in a
straw ballot.
This straw ballot is designed to determine
student opinion on a variety of state meas
jres and political races, and will be included
with each ballot during the ASUO primary
Five statewide ballot measures will be in
cluded in the straw ballot. They are: Measure
6, which limits property taxes to 1.5 percent
of assessed property value; Measure 11, the
Legislature’s property-tax revision, which re
duces property taxes by as much as 50 per
cent for homeowners and renters only;
Measure 7, which prohibits state expendi
tures, programs or services for abortions;
Measure 8, which would reinstate the death
penalty for first-degree murder; and Measure
9, which would prohibit public utilities from
charging consumers for construction costs of
new facilities until such property is providing
service to customers.
Two political races will also be on the straw
ballot, including the contests for the Fourth
Congressional District seat and governor. In
the Fourth Congressional District race, in
cumbent Democral Jim Weaver faces Re
publican challenger Jerry Lausmann, while
incumbent Democrat Bob Straub battles Re
publican Victor Atiyeh for governor.
“I would allocate funds by not allocating
the minority programs so much," says Vrani
zan. “Also, I don’t believe the Interfratemity
and Panhellenic should be funded for rush."
He would fund these groups for activities
such as the Greek Week of Giving, however.
Vranizan opposes funding of the EMU
director’s salary, because “the personnel is
run by the University."
Vranizan feels the tag system is workable.
“If we don’t find out about each program,
what can we do?” asks Vranizan. “We have
to go over everything.”
Steve Wenzel, a first-year law student,
sees a “real danger” in the tag person sys
tem. He advocates a non-tagging system,
with the entire IFC closely involved with each
program.
Wenzel is "very much in favor of retaining"
funding of minority programs, classifying
them as special interest groups. He opposes
funding for fraternities and sororities and
questions the value of rush to the University.
He favors the present budgeting system,
which is a variant of zero-based systems,
and believes that unexpended EMUfunds be
returned to the IFC for reallocation. Wenzel
opposes allowing commuters to petition for
return of their money, saying it would create
"a floodgate effect.”
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