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Continued from Page 1 of Government Research and Service also were trimmed an other 10 percent Olum advised faculty members to think about the proposed reductions and bring counter proposals to next Wed nesday's Faculty Senate meet ing. In response to a question about what is being done to eliminate duplicate programs in the state system, he told faculty that the state board still may do some picking and choosing among cuts at the eight state colleges and universities The board may decide to reduce identical programs, Olum said "We may, depending on what comes next, have to join that battle ourselves ” p3lfi€* 1Contlnu>d from Page 1 Female heads of households — some of the poorest people in America — are one of the groups bearing the weight of Reagan's attempt to balance the budget, Hendriksen said Such social policies hit women with the one-two punch," she said, asserting that Reagan's policies first weaken women's programs with budget cuts and then wage substan tive attacks on freedom of choice,'' Hendriksen said, referring to recent controver sies in the Legislature over the abortion issue The Human Life Amendment a piece of anti-abortion legisla tion, is one such attack, she said "It's sad that the Legislature will give a fertilized egg the full protection under the 14th Amendment when the women of this country can't get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified," Hendriksen said "It's very apparent that we re going to have to move Ronnie out in 1984,” she said Another social program, affir mative action, is feeling the im pact of Reagan s policies in a big way, said Derrick Bell, University law school dean, who described the Reagan adminis tration as a slap in the face to many of us." Bell termed affirmative action a doomed policy.' that never had the chance to solve the problems of discrimination because its goals were more on the symbolic side than the sub stantive side It was a veneer of equality and justice when the old bur dens remained in place. Bell said In the Reagan renaissance of repressive republicanism. ” the liberal middle class must realize that earlier programs of welfare and integration weren't good enough and that promises now need to be followed up by performance. Bell said Limit tuition, educators urge DENVER (AP) — Tuition should not be used as a tool to limit college enrollment in a period of financial recession, delegates at a confer ence sponsored by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education announced Wednesday Conference representatives from 13 western states made preliminary recommendations to maintain the quality of higher education in the face of financial uncertainties and fluctuating enrollment Roy Lieuallen, chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, said while the conference iacked authority to carry out recommendations, it can influence decision making in each of the 13 states represented Besides the need to preserve quality, the educators, governing board members and legislators discussed improving cooperation among the various levels of education, and between colleges and universities and private job markets As the conference closed, preliminary recommendations developed in group discus sions were turned over to a task force for examination during the ensuing weeks The task force is composed of representatives from Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. A discussion of measuring educational quality occupied much of the conference’s final day The task force suggested that states examine methods of appraising their students' levels of educational achievement. Alison R Bernstein, associate dean at San gamon State University in Illinois, said any assessment of quality must be based on an evaluation of what the student is learning, rather than the credentials of the faculty or the selectivity of the admissions procedures Delegates indicated that follow-up meetings would be planned in several other western states to discuss the regional conference s findings and to develop a plan of action IN SEARCH OF THE WEIRD AND BIZARRE HALLOWEEN IS COMING! i St. Vincent de Paul 110E. 11th 344-2115 Open nightly till 7:00 2053 River Road 689-9327 « of 5 P«n River Records vj i * # Tf ■ ^ . . .•■rtMAMV I f l 32 W. Broadway, Eugene 8KB Mi t V t ’M'ULg® EH tone
