Olum: next cut will close
major portion of school
By DEBBIE HOWLETT
OfttwEmaraM
A panel of six administrators and committee
chairers discussed higher education budget cuts
both proposed and implemented in 1981-82 and
the possiblity of further reductions Tuesday at a
meeting of the University chapter of the American
Association of University Professors
The panel, representing many facets of the
budget's decision-making body, agreed that a
gray cloud hangs ever the University
Suggestions that the University is "whistling
past the pioneer graveyard'' if further budget cuts
are not discussed
The discussion became heated with the sug
gestion even further budget cuts might be man
dated
After listening to a number of prospects for
further reductions, University Pres Paul Olum
questioned the priorities of the state
"There was a surplus of $700 million in the
state last year and it was foolishly returned to
the taxpayers Why couldn't an educational 'bud
get stabilization reserve' have been put into
effect,"
"If we have to make another two or three or
four percent cut, there is no place left to go except
to close major portions of the school ”
By closing a school "we would save about an
average of $150,000, add up how many we would
have to close to meet another four percent cut ”
T.K Olsen, director of the educational coor
dinating committee, said "It's (the University) like
a big octopus and we may have to cut one of the
arms off "
“Which arm?" asked Olum
Earlier in the discussion, Olum urged faculty
members not to "give up," advising them not to
accept "virtual destruction "
Kappy Eaton, chairer for the University sen
ate, told the membership,"the faculty must
become involved on issues that impinge upon the
very center of the faculty's existence
Corrections
In Monday's Emerald arti
cle. "Problems disable
PLUS," Physically Limited
Union of Students Director
Chester Faller was quoted as
saying he had approached
the State System of Higher
Education Chancellor's Of
fice regarding a lawsuit
Faller in fact approached
the University Affirmitive Ac
tion office about alleged
violations Faller is initiating
a lawsuit against the Chan
cellor s Office
Also, in Tuesday’s Emerald
story, "IFC declines to fin
ance trip to architects’ meet
ing," Barbara Paca was
inadvertently identified as
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Paul Olum
"We face the issues of tenure and whether
it’s on its way out we need to investigate
security and the gains we've made in the hiring of
minorities and women
"We need good, constructive communica
tion and we need creative, constructive in
olvement "
When asked if "the octopus" would regener
ate its severed arm, Ed Harms, president of the
board of higher education said, "that's what
we've got to hope.”
Affirmative action
losing, says Bell
SALEM (AP) — The dean of
the University law school told
state officials here Tuesday
that the proponents of
affirmative action are losing
ground in their battle to gain
equal job opportunities for
minorities and women.
“Despite measurable
gains in some areas,
proponents of affirmative ac
tion are rather clearly losing
the battle to gain society's
acceptance of racially
preferential policies as a
means of gaining justice for
blacks and other minorities,”
Derrick Bell said.
Bell told a group of about
60 government employees
attending the governor’s af
firmative action conference
that "this is a conference,
not a celebration.”
“American whites have
spoken and our government
(at the national level) has lis
tened,” he said
Bell said that Reagan Ad
ministration appointees
heading the Equal Oppor
tunity Commission and the
Civil Rights Division were to
ken appointments that went
to people who had no exper
ience in civil rights work.
Bell urged the government
workers to recognize the
current mood of the federal
government and resist
change at the state level.
Gov. Vic Atiyeh also spoke
to the group, saying he was
aware that gains in affirma
tive action will be more dif
ficult with state budget cuts.
But he pledged to try to
continue the move towards
equal treatment.
"I don't think we can put
affirmative action on the
back burner at any time,” he
said.
Atiyeh said affirmative ac
tion is “a state of mind" and
he asked state workers to
have a personal commitment
to the program, rather than
just following state policy.
"By the end of today, you
will have more ammunition to
be missionaries,” Atiyeh
said, "missionaries in con
vincing others that it’s good
for them and good for the
country.”
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