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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1979)
Student lobby gears for lower tuition fight By SALL Y HODGKINSON Of the Emerald The Oregon Student Lobby Board of Directors outlined plans Saturday for today’s Legislative work session of the Joint Ways and Means Commit tee on the department of Higher Education's budget. Jim Bernau. OSL executive director, says the Lobby will ask the committee to use funds already cut from the base bud get to finance SB 451. an ins tructional improvement plan The board also generally supported the program section of the budget and placed priority on library and women s athletic program improvements The board decided that any money cut from the program budget should go toward tuition relief, Bernau says, adding that the lobby also suggests using the $4 8 million in cuts recom mended by the Legislative Fis cal Office to offset tuition increases The board has set 7 percent as the limit for tuition increases The office has recommended a 9.8 percent increase for 1979-80 and 9 4 percent for 1980-81. The board also opposes proposed increases in applica tion and transcript fees. The increases, which would generate an estimated 2.1 million, are unjustified. Bernau says The board will try to amend a bill in the Legislature to outlaw the commission's action, and wait for the attorney general's opinion on the move. If those courses of action fail, the OSL will ask for a court injunction against the lowered wage and Enjoy your summer break without going broke. It seems you ve waited forever, but it’s finally here... a break from the books. So. you ve got time on your hands but not much money. Well, you can still enjoy your break without going broke. Just catch a Greyhound and split. For just a little cash you can do a whole new scene this summer. Go see the family, visit with friends, or maybe just cruise around the good old U S. of A. Greyhound goes most anywhere you might want to go, so Go Greyhound and enjoy your break without going broke. Use Greyhound’s Ameripass for unlimited travel anywhere Greyhound goes in the U.S. and Canada. $ 99.50 for 7 days $149.50 for 15 days $199.50 for 30 days $8.00 for daily extensions Some resections apply Prices subiect to change JAY D. BLISS 987 Pearl 343-2578 GO GREYHOUND seek a court decision, Bernau says. The board also passed a mo tion opposing draft registration and the draft, says Jeff Warren. ASUO vice president for state affairs "We had three options," he says "To favor registration ana classification, to favor registration, or favor neither The board also hired Bob Wattrus. an OSL Intern, to take over as legislative coordinator, The board also heard legisla tive reports on priority, en dorsed and monitored legisla tion from OSL lobbyists. Awareness week underscores adaptation to handicapped life More than 30 events, ranging from films to a wheelchair slal om. highlight ALERT'S Han dicapped Awareness Week, which begins today and con tinues through the coming weekend Faranmarz Akbarinejad. director of the ASUO’s han dicapped advocate program, hopes the event will underscore the problems and lifestyles of the handicapped "Everyone is always an ac cident away from being han dicapped," he says, adding that the awareness week focuses in on different aspects of life for the handicapped, from athletics to sex The week leads up to Friday's Northwest Regional Wheelchair Qualifying Meet, which will continue through Sunday in Mac Court The schedule for the week's events: TODAY—Slide presentation on wheelchair sports, noon to 5 p m , EMU main lobby, wheelchair basketball exhibi tion (Lane County Lowriders vs University faculty) 12:30 p m,, site to be announced; Film: "Get It Together/’ 1:30 and 2 p m., east lobby, Speech by Chester Falter on "Sports and the physically disabled,” 2:30. Room 214; “Guided Fantasy: Experience Disability,” 3:30 p m . Room 214 TUESDAY—Slide presenta tion "Oregon Architectural CPM PROPERTY SERVICES, INC. Realtor 1509 Willamette. Eugene. OR 97401 484-0745 I Campus Area Low Summer Rates Now! (Manager at University Manor South) Two Bdrm $190 Hilyard Street Apartments 973 Hilyard St Manager »1 485-0721 One Bdrm $150 to $165 Campus Chateau Apartments 1630 Ferry St Manager a 5 485-4552 One Bdrm $170 The Kincaid Apartments 1844 Kincaid St One Bdrm $185 Manager a 1 485-8495 Two Bdrm $225 University Manor South 745 E 15th Ave Manager 21A 484-0251 One Bdrm $170 Two Bdrm $220 to $240 Selma Apartments 361 E 14th Ave One Bdrm $145 to $170 Barriers," noon to 5pm.. EMU main lobby; Dennis Harbour's adapted auto. 12:30 p m, out side the EMU; Film: "A Different Approach.” 1 p m, EMU east lobby; Film "The Surest Test,” I 25 p m , EMU east lobby; Speech by Collin Gray on the Oregon Architectural Barriers Council, 214 EMU. 1 30 p m ; Speech by Dan Valentine on architectural barriers on cam pus. 2:30 p m., Room 214. Film: "The Surest Test.” 3:30 p m . EMU east lobby. Film "A Different Approach." 3:30 p m . EMU east lobby WEDNESDAY —Slide show on therapeutic recreation, noon to 5 p m , EMU main lobby; Wheelchair slalom. 12 30 pm . outside the EMU. Film; "Not Just A Spectator.” 1 30 p m and 3:30 p m . east lobby;” Guided Fantasy: Experience for Handicapped.” 2:30 p m . Room 214 THURSDAY-Slide show, rehabilitation at Sacred Heart Hospital, noon to 5pm. EMU mam lobby. Aids to the han dicapped presentation, noon to 4pm. EMU east lobby. Han dicapped workshop. 2:30 p m . Room 214 F-RIDAY — Loren Simons "Look at Me Not My Shell,” 10 am. Room 214. Social Barriers Facing the Blind,” II 30 a m.. Room 214 Easter Seals slide presentation, noon to 5 p m . main lobby, Film "To See. To Live.” 12 30 pm and 3 45 p m , east lobby, Film: "It s Ability That Counts.” 12 ‘45 p m and 3 p m . east lobby. Outward Bound for the Han dicapped.” 2:30 p m . Room 214 Northwest Regional Wheelchair Qualifying Meet Opening Ceremonies. 6 p m., Mac Court. Wheelchair basket ball Lane County Lowriders vs Oregon Ducks. 7 p m , Mac Court, Slalom competition, 8 p m , Mac Court For more information call ALERT at 686-4383 or visit Suite 1. EMU Oregon Wilderness Supplies SUMMER CLOTHING SALE 20% OFF SHORTS - Woolrich, Chouinard, Sub-4’s, others. Unfeans - Wheat. Navy. Natural colors. SHIRTS - Woolrich tartans, flan nels, and chamois, Chouinard Canvas shirts. at OREGON WILDERNESS SUPPLIES LOWER LEVEL EMU 086-3080 SALE ENDS )UNE 1ST
