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Salary cuts Continued from Page 1 al government grants, which raises the issue of whether lay offs would risk federal contract violations When the furlough would come also presents some prob lems for the entire University community Possibilities include shortening the terms so all have an equal number of teaching days (winter term currently is shorter than the other two terms), extending spring and Christmas vacations, and beginning school later in the fall and ending earlier in the spring Hill says shortening the terms seems the most likely, although he says faculty at least should have the opportunity to contin ue to teach in spite of the salary cut But "I would not ask the faculty to do that,' he says “If the faculty decide to do that on their own, that's fine But ‘They’re talking about the extras and we’re talking about bread and butter,' says OPEU Pres. Becky Bragg. it's not fair for an administrator to ask them to work without compensation " Jim Tattersall, economics department head and the past president of the Association of Oregon Faculties, says he thinks faculty might show up anyway, because of a “strong commitment” that the budget burden not fall too heavily on students Many faculty are not as wor ried about their own living stan Energy forum permits public input on policy A public forum titled "Local Utility Solar and Conserva tion Programs" will be held Wedneday at 7 30 p m in the Eugene City Hall Council Chambers The forum will feature conservation experts from the Eugene Water and Electric Board. 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