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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1981)
Emerald Vol 83,No 37 By DONALD COULTER Ol ItM Emarakf Declining enrollment will take its toll on an already reduced state higher education budget Chancellor Roy Lieuallen said Friday "I regret very much to tell you that the revenue picture is quite grim,'' Lieuallen said at a State Board of Higher Education meeting held at the University General fund and tuition revenue levels are below projections, he said Because of a three to four percent decline in enrollment at state colleges and universities, $2 to $3 million in tuition income built into the 1981-82 budget will not be realized. Lieuallen said Bien nium losses will be about double that amount, he added "The situation is significantly worse than we had anticipated when we made the budget and assumed tuition income levels,'' Lieuallen said ‘If the board and institutions don’t make decisions, the Legislature may have to make them for us.” More cuts or additional resources will be needed, he said, adding that an increase in fees or a special session of the Legislature's executive board — or a combination of both — may be used to bail out Oregon's higher education institutions in the coming year The numbers of resident undergraduate and graduate students are about what the board expected, but preliminary studies show the numbers of foreign and out-of-state students are below previous levels, Lieuallen said Despite this, Lieuallen suggested that insti tutions should not prepare for further cuts beyond a four-percent reduction the board has asked ot Eugene,Oregon97403 Enrollment decline forces more program reductions each institution for the 1982-83 school year The system should not be asked to absorb more (than a four percent cut). Some institutions might not be able to cut that far," he said The cut will be reflected in a program reduc tion proposal each institution will submit to the board at the board s December meeting The board will decide by March 15 which programs will be reduced Lieuallen emphasized that his suggestion is "deliberately designed to deal with short-term cuts, rather than long-range " His statement drew criticism from Bob Davis, executive director of the Association of Oregon Faculties "The reality is that this is not a short-term problem If the board and institutions don't make decisions, the Legislature may make them for us," Davis said Faculties have been isolated from the deci sions being made on potential program reduc tions, Davis said "The decision-making should come from the bottom." Davis said "There should have been more faculty involvement in the past." Lieuallen agreed with Davis on the role of faculty involvement in program reductions, but defended his stand on short-term planning "We don't have years to make decisions on program cuts, but only until March 15," Lieuallen said "It (short-term planning) was a judgment that would permit us to free up funds in the institutions to strengthen remaining programs " In other action, the board voted to keep the Chancellor's office at the University Members cited financial hardship as the reason for not funding a previously planned move to Salem Board member Louis Perry also announced that a replacement for Lieuallen, who will resign his post as chancellor June 30. will be named by March 1 Perry, chairman of the search committee for a new chancellor, said he has received 50 nomina tions and applications for the |Ob Monday,Oct.26,1981 Falcons sack fans Although sports fans thought Saturday's gridiron battle with the United States Air Force Academy was in the bag — odds makers picked Oregon as 17-point favorites — the Falcons blitzed their way to a 20-10 victory. Former Churchill High School gridder Marty Louthan piloted the Falcons to a come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter to upset the Ducks. See story page 12. Photo by Bob Baker itr Emerald Photo Alberto Salazar Salazar wins again, shatters world mark As he predicted, former University long-distance runner Alberto Salazar shattered a world record in the 1981 New York City Marathon. Salazar has run only one other marathon prior to Sunday's race — the 1980 NYC marathon, which he won Salazar ran 2 08:13, shaving more than 20 seconds from the 12-year old mark held by Derek Clayton of Australia Clayton set his record May 30, 1969, when he won a marathon in Antwerp, Belgium Salazar was not the only record breaker in the race New Zealand's Allison Roe cut more than 12 seconds off the women's record with a time of two hours and 25 minutes See story page 11.
