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Emerald Vol. 82, No. 111 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Monday, March 2, 1981 OSBHE adopts tuition surcharae Students at Oregon’s colleges and universities will have to pay a tuition surcharge for at least the next two years. But what the surcharge will cost students or how it will be implemented is a question that will remain unanswered for several months. The State Board of Higher Education, meeting at Portland State University F.riday, voted 9-1 to adopt a “non-recurring’’ surcharge for its 1981-83 “tui tion policy.’’ The surcharge is an alternative to Gov. Atiyeh’s proposed 15-percent tuition in crease for resident under graduates and 84 percent for out-of-state graduates in each of the next two years. The governor proposed the increases to cover an anticipat ed $3.1 million funding reduc tion for Oregon higher educa tion in the next biennium. The board rejected Atiyeh’s plan, along with proposals of state board staff that would levy varying amounts on students undergraduate and graduate, resident and non-resident. Instead, the board will ask surcharges “longitudinally and latitudinally,’’ spreading incr eases over both years and all categories of students. The surcharge plan is pur posely vague because the Legislature has not determined its 1981-83 revenue forecasts. And it may be summer before the Legislature has those for muated. “It would be premature to adopt a tuition policy until revenue is known,” Chancellor Roy Lieuallen said. “Is there an immediate need to make a decision on unknown Continued on Page 3 Jazz musician plays seriously By RICHARD WAGONER Of the Emerald Jeff Homan is serious about playing around. And he’s good at it. At 22, Homan is carving out a music career that he hopes will take him to the top of the charts — or at least bring in enough money to pay the bills. The University senior is quietly taking on the local contemporary jazz community, and by all indicatations he’s been successful. Homan, who will graduate this month with a bachelor’s degree in music and performance, played saxaphone on Eugene recording artist Dan Siegel’s newest album and has cut a soon-to-be-released album with the Lon Guitarsky group. He also has made several demo tapes with various bands and has played with a handful of local jazz groups. “I’m just one of the few who’s there (recording) right now,” Homan says with a smile. “I’m lucky to have this kind of opportunity.” Homan will show off his talents tonight in what will be his last performance with the University Jazz Lab Band 1. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall on campus. The 20-piece band will play contemporary jazz numbers. Homan, who has been playing saxaphone for 11 years, plays on two songs on Siegel’s album ‘‘Hot Shot” — an album that has made Siegel a nationally known jazz artist. The album is number 34 this week on Billboard’s jazz chart and has received extensive airplay, Homan says. The University student says he looks forward to Siegel's return from a nationwide tour so he can make a pitch for another recording session. But until then he’s not exactly sure where his career take him. “I have a two-month possible gig in Seattle,” he says "I really hope that comes through because I really don’t know what I'm going to be doing.” Homan says making a living is more important right now than making it big in the business. “I’ll do just about any kind of playing I can do. Any kind that makes money makes me feel good.” And of course Homan is encouraged by Siegel’s success as a jazz musician and is looking forward to an equally successful career. “I’m hoping to make it too — eventually." Photos by Steve Dykes University student and magician Kip Pascal is one of several behind a magical renaissance in Eugene. Here he pulls paper from his mouth. Do you believe in Magic ? By DAWN GARCIA Of the Emerald From thin air, a mini magic community has materialized at the University. Magic’s growing popularity locally is no illusion — it’s for real. Students and professors alike seem to be getting in the act, with magic clubs, classes, shows and a specialty shop all finding a diverse University following. When Kip Pascal, a 20-year-old University student, opened “What's Next,” Eugene’s only magic shop, he was meeting a growing need More than three years later, Pascal has accumulated dis play cases full of novelty wonders like exploding cigarettes and Glow Goop. But now Pascal is weeding out the novelties in favor of entertainment and magic tricks like juggling and ventriloquism. "People come in asking how many kinds of fake dog crap and poo-poo cushions we have," Pascal says with dis gust. "Or how about a camera that shoots rats? That gets old really fast." Novelty tricks bring in some customers, but “the entertainment side of magic is the best in my opinion.” Pascal’s not alone in that belief. There’s a growing interest in entertainment magic on an international scale as well as in Eugene, says Ray Hyman, University psychology professor and president of an international magic organization. “It’s been about five years since the interest in magic has begun to increase world wide,” Hyman says. "It’s hard to tell whether it’s a spin-off of the occult, fantasy or what.” Hyman is president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and a member of the Psychic Entertainers As sociation, but he says he doesn’t mix his interest in mind-reading with his magic. Hyman does, however, share his interest in both areas with his psychology classes, dispelling myths about mind reading and performing a few magic tricks during lectures to keep his students awake. “Actually, that’s all I do in my classes,” Hyman says, laughing. When he’s not teaching, Hyman spends time with his magic friends and the magic organizations in the area. IBM, of which he is president, is only one of three magic clubs that have appeared in Eugene within the last five years. The other two are the Society of American Magicians and the Eugene Mysticians, the most informal group of the three, Hyman says. "It’s (Eugene Mysticians) one of the best The only requirement is an interest in magic." The Society of American Mysticians, better known as SAM, serves as a middle ground between the formal IBM group and the very infor mal Eugene Mysticians. Although magic performan ces are associated with bright lights and flashy stage acts, most magicians, like Pascal, start out doing small shows for friends and family. Kip Pascal Jim Lange, an amateur magician and University student, is no exception. "I was a real popular baby sitter during junior high school,” Lange says. “Magic tames kids like nothing else, and it gave me a good chance to practice besides." Getting involved with magic early seems to be common judging from the numbbr of mini-magicians who spend their afternoons browsing in Pascal’s shop. One 11-year-old mystician — Svengali the Great — adver tises his shows on flyers post ed in Pascal’s shop. The pos ter boasts that Svengali has been “working for five years.” Svengali the Great often can be seen in the spring charming shoppers at the Saturday Market. Another pint-sized per former who frequents Pas cal's shop after school is 12-year-old Chris Ha2en, who calls himself ‘ The Amazin' Hazen.” For young conjurers or an yone interested in magic, Pa scal says practice makes all the difference when it comes to being successful. One of the slogan buttons Pascal sells in his shop says "Practice means never having to say you’re sorry .”
