Emerald
Vol. 81, No. 127
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Monday, April 21, 1980
Student leaders rap
AD ‘politicking’ ploy
By SALL Y HODGKINSON
Of the Emerald
An Athletic Department fact sheet on its proposal for a
mandatory athletic fee was passed out to student athletes Friday
and has raised the ire of some student leaders.
After outlining the proposal and how it relates to the financial
problems of the Athletic Department, the fact sheet asks student
athletes to “bring at least eight other students to the polls” to vote
in favor of the fee. Student’s opinions on the fee will be solicited in a
non-binding poll on this week’s ASUO general election ballot.
Julie Carson, deputy director for the Athletic Department, says
the fact sheet was written to help athletes "understand all the
facts.”
Carson calls the Athletic Department’s suggestion that athletes
bring their friends to vote for the plan an “ordinary political
strategy.” She adds there is nothing compulsory about the fact
sheet’s call for help from the athletes.
Jim Bennett, a student volunteer for the athletic department
who helped write the fact sheet, says there is nothing wrong with
the department asking athletes to mobilize votes on the issue.
“They’re trying to help themselves.”
But ASUO Pres. Scott Bassett says the Athletic Department’s
push is “inappropriate," and the fact sheet is "one-sided.”
Incidental Fee Committee member Jerry Bernau says he will
help fight the proposal by mobilizing students to counter the
Athletic Department’s push. “It looks like we’re going to have to do
the same thing the Athletic Department is doing to get out the vote.”
There is no doubt the Athletic Department is in financial hot
water with a budget deficit and Title IX compliance to balance in its
budget next year. The debate is whether students should pay $20
per term to athletics and get into all sporting events free (except
basketball where only 4,000 students would get in free) or continue
to pay the $5 they now pay through incidental fees and require the
students who want to see the games to pay for an athletic pass.
“Without added financing, our programs are going to be
emasculated,” says Ray Hawk, University vice president for
administration and finance. There is "strong support” within the
state system for an athletic fee, he adds.
The fee plan has met with approval from numerous adminis
trative bodies in the state system and in the University, Hawk says.
“I have yet to hear anyone (administrator) speak against the
proposal."
Hawk predicts more students would go to more games if there
was free access to sports through the athletic card.
Although the Student University Affairs Board voted against the
proposal Wednesday, calling it “a sedous threat to the accessibility
of higher education,” Hawk says students who can't pay the extra
cost of the fee can “pick a school that is cheaper.” He adds that the
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Dancin* Crabs?
Yes, but not your every-day chorus line of dancing crabs. This pair is part of the shelled
song-and-dance group, Shelly and the Crustaceans, that put on a free show at the Saturday Market.
The Trojan Decommissioning Alliance teamed with the market to sponsor the event. The Seattle
band and theatre troupe is part of the Crabshell Anti-Nuclear Alliance.
Housing groups get deposit-interest money
By SUE PABLICK
For the Emerald
Dormitory residents will soon have the
luxury of a Universal gym, a game room
or a wide-screen television.
This year, for the first time, students
who doled out $50 deposits to live in
dorms and other University housing will
reap the benefits of the interest their
money earns throughout the school
year.
Gerald Moseley, associate provost of
student affairs, will sign an official
agreement Tuesday that will give
$24,200 in interest money from housing
deposits directly to representative re
sident groups, according to ASUO Pres.
Scott Bassett.
Traditionally, housing and tuition in
terest money from all of Oregon's insti
tutions of higher learning was pooled
and credited to the state’s general trea
sury fund, Bassett says. In October 1977
the State Board of Higher Education
voted to distribute the money back to
each individual institution.
For the past two years, housing inter
est funds have been used to ease the
EMU's deficit and cash flow programs,
which benefited the entire student
population, not just those who paid
deposits.
today
Student procrastination on anti
draft mobilization was attacked by
speakers at a Friday raify. For de
tails, See Page 3.
An Oregon energy department
engineer says the state could be
energy self sufficient by the year
2000 See Page 11.
In November 1979, the first proposal
giving control of the money directly to
students was drafted, but it was resisted
by administrative groups. Seven drafts
later, a final agreement was finally settled
upon.
This year the $24,200 will be divided
between dormitory, Westmoreland,
Amazon and East Campus living groups.
Half the $20,500 allotted to the dorms will
be divided between the six complexes in
proportion to the number of students
housed in each, says Dick Romm, assis
tant housing director. The other half will
go to the Dorm Governance Committee
In addition, about $561 will go to the
east campus housing area, $1,340 to
Amazon and $1,805 to Westmoreland,
according to University Budget Director
Ralph Sunderland.
Representatives from the resident
groups recently have been planning how
to spend their respective shares of the
interest money.
A game room with pool tables, foosball
tables and pinball machines is in the
plans for Walton Complex. Hamilton
students will spend their share on a
Universal gym, while Bean residents are
considering adding another TV room
and carpeting their basement.
Carson Hall will have a new wide
screen TV in its basement and kitchen
ettes on each floor may also be
remodeled Earl residents will spend
their money in conjunction with Carson
this year, but may put in a Universal gym
next year. University Inn students hope
to install a sound system in their down
stairs lobby and kitchen area
Amazon tenants have decided to
divide their money among projects for
youth and adults. They also plan recrea
tion and beautification projects. Specific
proposals will be made at their May
meeting.
Westmoreland residents will use their
share for social, educational and athletic
purposes. They will hold a dance this
month, and they plan to buy athletic
equipment such as baseballs, bats and
volleyball nets. Other ideas include
movies, community bus trips, a sauna,
extension services and English writing
classes for foreign exchange tenants
East campus tenants may buy mater
ials to build a solar fruit dryer and green
house with their money.