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Dorm rates increase 11.5;
demand exceeds supply
By STEVE KNIGHT
Oflh»Em«rald
Students planning to live on
campus during the 1981-82
academic year will face an 115
percent increase in dorm rates
That's the news from the
University housing department,
which acts as the landlord for all
University-owned housing, in
cluding residence halls and off
campus facilities
Housing director Dan Wil
liams says "typical inflationary
influences" — particularly cost
of-living increases for housing
employees and the high cost of
food — are the cause of dorm
rate increases The housing
department has projected a 12
percent increase in its 1981-82
operating budget, he says
Single dorm rooms will in
crease from a yearly rate of
$2,262 to $2,522 The cost for a
single room at the University Inn
— a high-rise 10 blocks west of
campus — will go from $2,940 to
$3,279
Rental rates for married
students living at the Amazon
and Westmoreland housing
areas will rise $9 and $13, re
spectively
In spite of the residence hall
increases, Williams says he still
believes dorm residents are
receiving a good deal
"Students can't go off cam
pus and maintain the same
standard of living," he says
"Part of the cost of living in a
dorm is having other people
cook the meals, wash the
dishes, take out the garbage
and do the laundry "
Yet, with inflation eating away
at student dollars, dorm
demand is exceeding supply,
Williams says
"Students still want to live
here because we haven't priced
ourselves out of the business
We're still competitive ”
Unlike the rest of the Univer
sity, housing is totally indepen
dent of the state Legislature,
receiving the bulk of its revenue
from dorm rates
Williams says it’s "nice not to
be dependent on tax dollars"
and that he feels confident that
on and off-campus housing for
students will be around in its
current form indefinitely
Meanwhile, Williams says his
department is planning for the
day when there are fewer
students on campus.
To make dorm life more at
tractive to students, housing will
offer coed and mixed-class
dorms this fall, where freshmen
will have the opportunity to mix
with upperclassmen, he says.
In addition, an “environmen
tal hall’’ will be offered to
students interested in
ecological issues and activities
Athletic committee awaits
administration approval
By GINGER BARNES
OfttMEmaraid
Plans for an athletic commit
tee designed to consolidate in
formation and provide student
opinion on athletic decisions
are currently awaiting the gb
ahead by university officials
ASUO Pres Rich Wilkins says
the committee — including two
faculty or staff members, two
community members and three
students — may be operating by
fall
A student voice in athletic
program decisions is important
because of the department
subsidy paid with student in
cidental fees, Wilkins says
The mandatory subsidy is
dropping from $17 to $12 a term
per student, but under the new
pay system, students will pay
$2.50 for admission into athletic
events such as football and
basketball games
“Those that go to the games.
carry the burden," says ASUO
Vice Pres Jim Edmunson “If
we can sell approximately two
games to each student at $2 50
a ticket, we can break even If
students buy tickets, we ll be in
a better bargaining position
next year."
The idea for the athletic com
mittee is not new, but athletic
department problems and a
busy ASUO have prevented for
mation until now, Wilkins says
Wilkins says the committee
will give students and commun
ity members a say in the
workings of a program they
support
"With this idea for an athletic
board, people are involved and
become more supportive. Right
now, the students don't feel in
volved "
The board will have three
main functions according to
Wilkins and Edmunson The
seven members will serve as
advisors to the athletic director,
will help prepare budget
recommendations, and will
serve as a primary selection
committee to the president as
athletic positions are filled
Currently, the athletic director
answers to the University pre
sident concerning such issues
“No new power is being creat
ed," says Edmunson
Using the athletic board as a
selection committee would
streamline the search process
from the five or six panels now
used
“A primary board would serve
as a consolidating tool," says
Edmunson, “and would help
make the athletic deparment a
more efficient and visible oper
ation How the athletic program
operates is how many of the
people of Lane County see the
University “
Under the plan, the University
Senate will appoint the staff
members, Pres. Olum will ap
point the two community
members and Wilkins will ap
point the three students
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