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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1981)
Board recommends law center funding By DANE CLAUSSEN Ol m* Emarakt The Pacific Northwest Re source Center may get a new lease on life through a Student University Affairs Board resolu tion suggesting use of extra funds to keep the controversial law clin ic open Proposed by SUAB member Bill Waterman, the resolution advises the University Senate to recom mend that funding for unfilled 1981 -82 faculty positions be used to support the environmental law clinic during the 1982-83 year After voting on the resolution, the senate will pass their recommen dation to the University Assembly for a final tally Waterman and third-year law student Holly Hummel empha sized the necessity for student support and explained that a similar resolution was recently approved by the law school faculty "For the most part, it's the only practical experience they get,' said Waterman, noting that 15 law students receive work at the center each term Hummel said the law clinic is an integral part of the environmental law program and many students attend the University law school because of the practicum "What happens when you take off an arm?" she asked, in refer ence to the possible closure The $65,000 — the amount suggested in the resolution — would cover most of the an ticipated loss of $70,000 in sup port funds that would occur when National Wildlife Federation of fices moved off campus to Port land at the demand of University officials, Hummel said "This money belongs to the law school," Waterman said In other business, SUAB member Keith Johnson said that course cluster changes will be debated soon Cluster realign ment will ensure depth of under standing in specific disciplines and prevent students from taking a shopping cart approach to classes, ' Johnson said The board also filled three vacant positions after brief ques tioning Susan Walters, a com munity services and public affairs senior, was appointed to a vacant position, as was Lori Kleinsmith. a freshman in English Board member Paul Rudinsky, a sophomore, was shifted from the ' undeclared' position to the open "political science" position SUAB chairer Gale Graham al so announced that board members Sandra Oi and Kevin Conover have resigned IFC may cut funds for advising groups A range of "academic enrich ment programs may lose student funding if the Incidental Fee Committee continues to uphold an ASUO policy as it did Wednes day According to the ASUO policy, personal academic advance ment. academic development and planning and academic com petition are functions of the u mversity institution and should not be funded with incidental fees In a 3-2 vote, the IFC defeated an International Studies Associa tion funding goal of peer advising for International Studies majors and interested students Although the funding goal was not ap proved, the group still can pursue the goal on its own time and re sources, said IFC member David Gibson The committee later un animously disapproved an Amer ican Chemical Society goal of supplying information about ca reers and job placement ISA program manager Deb Hauger said her organization is needed because the international studies department does not sup ply enough information and as sistance in career placement and planning But Gibson said students should not have to pay for the advising of international studies students Other goals of the ISA and ACS chapter were approved In other business, the IFC ap proved most of the goals of the Cuba Study Group, Tabard Inn, Pot & Quill and University's Mor tar Board chapter 29th Anniversary Sale! 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' it's clear from the attendance that we ought to have done this before,” Olum said as he ob served the crowd in Room 180 PLC, and he promised to meet with the support staff more frequently m the future The convocation was Olum s first with clas sified staff since he became University president in 1980 Oium began the meeting by reviewing budget cuts and telling classified staff he has no intention of targeting their positions for cuts. I want to assure you that in the cuts for next year, that was not the case The support services in this University have been just barely enough all along ' Although 46 faculty positions were cut for next year, only six classified staff positions were eliminated he said A number of staff expressed concern about security problems tor those working at night CHum said one woman sent a tetter saying after hours workers are subjected to a tot of harass merit.'' Staff members suggested better lighting in parking lots and rearranged hours to temporarily end the workday white it’s still light outside Women who are frightened about walking to their cars can phone campus security at 686-5444 for an escort, said Oakley Glenn, public safety director Another safety problem is the increasing number erf bicycle accidents, one staff member said There have been 19 collisions involving bicycles and pedestrians reported in the past two weeks. Glenn said The public safety office used a radar to clock bikes at 17 m.p.h. uphill and 27 m.p h. downhill on 15th Avenue, he said, adding that a campus planning subcommittee currently is working on the problem Another employee asked whether surplus ma terials could not be sold to help the University financially He said he was instructed to demolish surplus sinks that could have been sold Tell supervisors. 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