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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1981)
Funds, manpower short Problems disable PLUS By MIKE ANDERSON Of ttx Emerald The Physically Limited Union of Students has been struggling and Chester Faller, director and sole member of the organiza tion, is the first to admit it "If a disabled student comes to the University, we want to make sure he can be in any program he wants As of now, this is not the case," he says The problem is not a lack of goals and ideas, says Faller, but a shortage of means to execute PLUS' ambitions Faller has had difficulty in preparing his budget to satisfy IFC requirements, and the ASUO budget director has not ed Faller's laxity in keeping regular office hours Constantly changing circum stances force PLUS to contin ually modify its specific goals, Faller explains, and specific goals are a prerequisite for IFC funding Being unable to predict ex actly where PLUS funding would go, he simply faked'' his budget to insure PLUS received all the funding he felt it needed, Faller admits "The IFC is encouraging people to lie when they ask for specific expenditures," Faller insists All groups must guess on their expeditures to a certain extent, but some groups do this more than others, IFC chairer Karsten Rasmussen says "I don't think it's appropriate for any group to say they're go ing to spend their money on one thing and then spend it on something else Spending should be justifiable,'' he adds Faller says that until he can convince the IFC to fund the cause, PLUS is stymied "There’s nothing else we can do We've exausted all admin istrative avenues," he says So PLUS is in a "state of limbo," Faller says One thing he does intend to do is sue the State Board of Education for violations both at the University and statewide level Faller alleges that several de gree programs offered at the University discriminate against the handicapped He took the matter to the Chancellor's Office first, but was told the office could not afford the lawsuit, he says It is senseless to sue for only the University's offenses because it costs no more to sue on behalf of the entire state, Faller says, adding that more evidence can be introduced in litigation of wider scope However, PLUS does not yet have any of the funding neces sary for such a large project either In fact, Faller cannot even estimate the amount of Campus club unites aliens and natives By DANE CLAUSSEN Of th« Em«rakJ Editor 's note this is the last part of a series on foreign students A club was formed at the University last year whose pur pose is to, in the words of its president, Deb Hauger, bring together the American and for eign student elements " The International Studies Association, developed by the international studies depart ment, is designed to foster a more internationally oriented perspective on campus." says to Hauger The Association, now listing about 40 members, sponsors the International Studies Peer Advising Program and serves as a resource center for informa tion about graduate schools, careers, internships, study abroad, research, and other campus resources "We want to make American students more aware of what's going on in the rest of the world," Hauger says American students avoid meeting and getting to know foreign students, let alone feeling com fortable about it. There should be an "integrat ed feeling," on campus, Hauger says The Association, whose goals Huager says are different from those of the Foreign Student Organization, intends to achieve this sense of communi ty by organizing forums, dis cussions, lectures, and slide shows A Nov 1 reception was co sponsored by the Association, as was last Thursday’s panel discussion on the Reagan Ad ministration's Third World policies A monthly newsletter is being published, and an international career day and other activities are also being planned, Hauger says Americans tend to have an "isolated perception ' of foreign students, she says They usually hear about Iranian students participating in demonstrations or about some foreign students not representative of the major ity, Hauger explains Hauger says she feels cuts in funds for exchanges and other programs allowing foreign students to come to the US will "snowball " When subsidies are eliminat ed, only foreign students from higher income families will be able to study, a situation many Americans mistakenly believe exists already "We feel the diversity of hav ing foreign students on campus is important,’ Hauger says, adding that foreign students can perform such tasks as ad vising American Industry on dealing with businessmen in their native countries Association membership is not restricted to international studies majors, Hauger stresses, adding that all Amer ican and foreign students and faculty may participate in the program The Association, which hopes to become the first student chapter of the International Studies Association, meets every other Thursday More in formation is available at 241 Straub Hall, or by phoning 686-5051 money the law suit will involve until he finishes his research PLUS is also short of man power, Faller says He has no assistant and finds keeping regular office hours difficult He estimates that he spends only five to 10 hours a week in the office This has apparently made him difficult to contact, and doesn't square with PLUS' IFC-ap proved goal of being a resource for students who need informa tion concerning the handi capped "It's a problem; it’s a tiny problem,'' says Alan Contreras, ASUO budget director, putting the situation into perpective "PLUS has been a bit lax, and he (Faller) knows that I think this He intends to improve the situation, and I’m satisfied with that understanding," Contreras explains Maintaining regular office hours is a problem for many of the smaller groups, Contreras admits, adding that although program directors such as Faller receive a small salary, their work is primarily volunteer. "There's a limit to what you can expect from volunteer or ganizations," Contreras says ' >m "XP hair Loft / AlUiamette campus coburq Campus 2833 Willamerte 1239 Awer -430 Cofc>urg (2d H6( £ i9jS 606-149© 485-1202 484 -6445 404-2565 Pwt*lO °°f>acR ^W/ ('offer ^ood ., WlrOOAK * ■ , NOsT^O ) V. Jfc V -^r Duffy’s new management proudly announces that Tuesday night at Duffy’s will now officially be known as MEN'S NIGHT That's right not Ladies' night but Men's Night You see, Duffys believes that women with taste really don’t appreciate the leering men and token discounts that characterize Ladies’ nights. So were giving men giant 60 oz. pitchers of Fabst for just *2 dollars that are big enough to fill their favorite ladies’ glass 6 times. Now, ladies love that. But, that’s not all. we’ve got live music, too. featuring John Powell and Alan ReinoehL of the Ron Lloyd Band. Come tip a glass to the ladies at Duffy's original Men’s Night, every Tuesday. Duffy’s Corner 13th & Alder Cultural Forum Presents Poetry Reading Tues, Nov. 10th, 8:00 p.m. Geology 150 Admission $ 1 .00 at the door Marge Piercy To be ol use The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim oft with sure strokes almost out ot sight They seem to become natives ot that element the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls I love people who harness themselves an ox to a hoavy cart. who pull like water buttalo. with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward. who do what has to be done again and again I want to be with people who submerge in the task, who go into the fields to harvest and work in a row and pass the bags along and work in the line and haul in their places. who are not parlor generals and fieid deserters but move in a common rhythm when the food must come in or the fire be put out The work ot the world is common as mud Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust But the thing worth doing well done has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident Greek amphoras for wine or oil. Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums but you know they were made to be used The pitcher cries tor water to carry and a person for work that is real
