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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1981)
IFC refuses to fund religious organizations By DEBBY ABE Of the Emerald The Incidental Fee Committee will not give money to groups promoting religious merrvber ship or principles. The IFC made the ruling at a Tuesday hearing that chairer Jon Neiderbach called the first public policy meeting in IFC history. The committee now has a general policy to follow in fund ing student groups that are both culturally and religiously orient ed, Neiderbach said. Programs that inform students of various cultures are fundable, while programs oriented toward religious activi ty are not. Neiderbach added that the IFC will decide individually which groups are culturally or religiously based. The IFC is not legally allowed to allocate funds to religious groups because, as a state or racuity aereat pay proposals for University emergencies The University Assembly defeated two faculty pay mo tions sponsored by Prof. Bayard McConnaughey Wednesday af ternoon. The first motion, which would have asked the administration to give faculty members equal pay increases instead of per centage increases when giving across-the-board raises, was defeated 46-34. The second motion, which would have recommended that administrators lower each faculty member’s salary by the same percentage before laying off teachers during a financial crisis, was voted down 57-27. University Pres. Paul Olum asked the faculty to defeat both motions so he and the adminis tration would have flexibility in case of a financial emergency. "I have to make decisions in the best interest of the strength and well-being of the Universi ty," Olum said. “It’s important to be free." Administrators will seek faculty advice before making decisions in a monetary crisis, Olum assured the Assembly. However, several faculty members said they should have a more direct voice in such decisions by approving the mo tions. McConnaughey said his first proposal would have reduced the pay gaps between profes sors. Native Americans schedule local two-day symposium on urban life A symposium on the Native American urban community will be held at the University today and Friday. The symposium is expected to draw tribal and urban Native Americans from across the state. But David West, co-direc tor of the University Native American Student Union, doesn’t expect just Native Americans to attend. “We’re hoping the University community will at least sit in so they can better understand na tive people and their issues and perspectives,’’ West says. The two-day event has been designed both to clarify the needs of urban Native Amer icans and to educate the com munity on traditional Native American viewpoints, West says. “We re not trying to convert anyone,” West says, but “it may be that we’ll convince someone to live in harmony with the world around them.” Today’s featured speakers will discuss the traditional world view of the Native American. A dinner and potluck will follow at the Longhouse on 1606 Colum I Tonight LORI AND THE OUTTAKES NO COVE R • Rock n Roii Friday and Saturday Double Feature SPENCER WARD QUARTET NO COVER • 'Iti// t> the Lounge AND NATIVE PULSE Reggae in the King Cole Room In the Eugene Quality Inn 222 E. Broadway Dia bt. Friday morning Talulah Pink ham will discuss the Native American family. The Friday af ternoon session includes a panel discussion of the Native American community in urban ■■■■■■■■ ■■■rnm areas. The symposium runs from 12:30 a m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Schedules are available in the Native American Student Union, EMU Room 15A. i Photography Seminar Learn to use your camera Tuesday, January 20 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the UO Bookstore and Drewry Photo Company FREE OF CHARGE Topics covered include: • Alternatives to Telephoto • Portraits • Lighting • Display • Photo and Camera Handling • Camera Specifics and Trouble Shooting Seminar Instructor — Gary Hartz of Drewry Photo Bring your camera, film and photos! *****Registration required at the Pen and Photo counter. On the Main floor in the UO Bookstore UO BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 Textbooks 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 ganization, it must adhere to the Constitutional separation of church and state IFC member Kathy Stebner said the IFC was prompted to make the decision after the Campus Crusade for Christ requested IFC funding. She said a man from Campus Crusade asked the IFC for money and admitted he wished to promote Christianity. “He said other religious groups, such as the Jewish Student Union and Muslim Student Union, have University recognition and thought his group should have the same,” Stebner said. "We didn’t want to give him money, but we didn’t have any policy about religious groups." The IFC tabled the decision until a policy could be estab lished. The problem now, IFC members say, is defining the difference between what is cul tural and what is religious. Committee member Jim Ed munson said one guideline may be how a group appears to the general student body. “If somebody wants to find out about Islam, for instance, would they be able to go to the Muslim Student Union and learn without being proselytized," Edmunson said. “We hope the groups will come in with good arguments because we don’t have strong definitions yet.” “We want to add more cultur al diversity to the campus,” Stebner said. "If a group offers culture and just happens to have religious ties, we’ll fund them.” The committee also decided programs that have more than one funding source must now submit general budget sum maries to receive IFC money. Formerly, large programs such as the Oregon Daily Emer ald, OSPIRG and Switchboard were required only to submit those portions of their budgets which they wanted the IFC to fund. 'J77TF Skylight Refectory French Roast COFFEE Small .30, Large .50 moon ■MBMTU
