Emerald
Vol. 83, No 71
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Tuesday, January 5, 1982
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Photo by Bob Baker
Viewed from the ninth floor of Prince Lucien Campbell Hall,
footprints leave lasting impressions of the back to school shuffle
Snow topples trees,
prompts pranksters
By DEBBIE HOWLETT
and HARRY ESTEVE
Of ttw Emerald
A white carpet covered the
campus late Sunday night and
early Monday morning, as four
inches of snow fell on the
University and most of
Eugene
While many students found
late night pleasure building
snowmen and throwing snow
balls, motorists and pedes
trians suffered the aftereffects
of the snowfall this morning
An EWEB power outage
early this morning and a tree
limb that fell through a window
in Condon Hall kept University
physical plant employees
busy said director Harold
Babcock
Otherwise, there were no
maior problems, Babcock
said
When the snow began to fall
last night ~t ah0'4 m r. —
dorm ic 'dents made he most
of a rare appearance, bom
barding ^ars on Agai*- Street
and sculpting snowmen
Students and faculty at the
music school were (/eeted by
an anatomically correct snow
woman, who adorned the mu
sic school’s front lawn
At press time no one had
claimed responsibility for the
snowduck that appeared out
S'de the faculty club across
from the EMU
The jubilance of the
students didn't cause any
major problems and the snow
itself netted little in the way of
crises, but their were some
minor problems
We re taking care of the
snow the best we can," Bab
cock said, but it's real sloppy
and slippery out
The major walkways around
the University have been
shoveled and will be the only
areas cleared because the
physical plant lacks enough
staff to clear all of the paths,
Babcock said
Only one accident was
reported to campus security, a
fender-bender' in one of the
parking lots
"It doesn t look bad now,
we re gonna keep our fingers
crossed, Babcock said, but
if it freezes tonight, it could be
Kind of nasty walking around
in the morning
Meanwhile, the rest of
Eugene is recovering from its
" ‘ *ji; since 1975
Public school and Lane
Community College students
took an extra day off as clear
skies and a bright sun helped
ease Monday morning's icy
road conditions School
representatives said schools
may remain closed if the bad
weather continues
However, University regis
tration proceeds as scheduled
today
Students returning from
California vacations by car
Monday afternoon had dif
ficulties getting to Eugene in
time to register as heavy
snowfall closed Interstate 5 in
the Siskiyous 1-5 south of
Portland was open, but
packed snow made for hazar
dous driving conditions, ac
cording to state police
In Central Oregon, hazar
dous roads and blizzard con
ditions forced the closure of
Highway 20 over the Santiam
Pass and the Willamette Pass,
Highway 58
Mahlon Sweet Airport in
Eugene was open Monday af
ternoon. following sporadic
closures due to snowfall
Lane Transit District buc.es
continue to operate through
out the city, although several
routes have been shortened or
closed because of icy roads.
Several buses that serve the
University, including the Fox
Hollow. 30th Avenue Shuttle,
Laurel Hill, Bailey Hill, City
View and Crest Drive’ buses
will have slightly altered routes
until conditions improve, said
LTD employee Maryiee
Bohrer
"We test the roads first,'1
Bohrer said, “then we tell the
drivers “hey, we don't want you
to go this way ’ ”
State police said no traffic
deaths were reported in Lane
County since the snow began
to fall
The National Weather Ser
vice forecast scattered snow
showers Monday night, with
decreasing snow Tuesday and
partial clearing
Higher ed’s share equals $28 million
Atiyeh calls for $147 million budget slash
SALEM (AP) — Gov Vic Atiyeh Mon
day recommended $147 million in state
budget cuts that he said would require
laying off about 500 state employees
The governor also delayed the start of
a special legislative session from next
Monday to Jan 18 He said legislative
leaders sought the delay to give
committees added time to study his bud
get recommendations
Atiyeh's plan would cut spending at
various state agencies an average of 10
percent
One of the most drastic effects of
Atiyeh's spending cut plan would slice
$28 million from the higher education
budge and require academic and clas
sified employees of the state college
system to take more than two weeks of
leave without pav
Atiyeh recommended a $16 million
reduction in the budget tor state aid to
elementary and secondary schools in the
1982 83 fiscal year. Because enroll
ments are lower than expected, the state
would continue to pay about 36 percent
of local school -costs even with the
proposed reduction, he said
The largest state agency, the Human
Resources Department, would shoulder
cuts totaling $68 million out of a two-year
budget of $772 million The department
operates programs ranging from prisons
to welfare
In addition to spending reductions,
Atiyeh proposed speeding-up employer
payments of withholding taxes and ar
increase in beer and wine taxes to head
off a projected deficit now estimated at
$237 2 million
My recommendations will adjust state
spending to correspond to current
economic conditions while maintaining
essential state services," Atiyeh said in a
budget message to the lawmakers
"I believe that many of these adjust
ments are temporary, and it is my hope
that some services to Oregonians will be
restored by 1983 when our economy
improves "
Atiyeh didn't propose any reduction in
the $538 million budgeted for
homeowner and renter property tax relief
but recommended that the state quit
giving relief to households with more
than $50,000 annual income
The governor estimated the change
would save the state as much as $20
million in the 1982-83 fiscal year, but he
didn't include the savings in his budget
plan He said any unspent tax relief
r» ney would be added to reserve funds
Miyeh acknowledged that there is
sentiment among lawmakers to carve
in.' tax relief dollars But the governor
said he strongly opposes using the pro
gra ' to help balance the budget
f 'st of the $100 million in proposed
added revenue in Atiyehs plan would
come from accelerating employer with
holding tax payments for a one-shot
income increase of $72 million in the
1982-83 fiscal year
E mployers, beginning July 1, would be
required to send the state tax money
withheld from employees' pay within six
days of paydays instead of within 45 days
as under current law
The budget crunch is caused by
plummeting forecasts of income tax col
lections, which make up 85 percent of
the state s $3 billion, two-year general
fund budget
Gov. Vic Atlyeh