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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1982)
Students lack info on IFC By Lori Lleberman Otlh» Emtmld The ASUO Program budget tor 1981-82 is about $510,000, yet students have virtually no way of knowing where their dol lars go This lack of knowledge is due in part to an ASUO decision to discontinue the use of computer cards containing the Incidental Fee Committee's distribution of funds Instead, the allocations were published in the Program Guide which was not widely distributed, says Alan Contrer as, acting ASUO vice-president “Few people got the Guide, so we were going to supplement it with an ad in the Emerald containing the IFC allocations We haven't done it as of yet, but now would be a good time to do it," he says In the past, the information was printed on computer cards which were inserted in the registration packets The prob lems with this method, accord ing to IFC member David Gib son, were that the cards were expensive, got tossed on the floor and because of holes punched in the cards, were hard to read A half page ad in the Emerald, which will appear late next week, is the suggested alterna tive "People will see the ad at a time when they are not in a hurry. There will be no holes and it will be easy to read. The ad will reach more people and people might look at the alloca tions out of curiosity," Contrer as says The purpose of the ad, as was the purpose of the computer cards, is to develop student awareness, he says "The problem is awareness Students are not aware that a big portion of the budgeting process is under their control,” Contreras says He suggested that concerned students call the IFC, send a letter, run for the IFC or attend the hearings "The entire year ! was on the IFC, we received no calls, no letters, and the students have a reason to call. The IFC repre sents them and if they are not pleased, they shouid call - just as they would call their legisla tor,” he says "Students should come to the meetings Their input is con sidered - it's the only input we have," Gibson says IFC scrutinizes budgets By Dane Claussen Of the Emerald Hearings for six groups will kick off the Incidental Fee Committee's annual series of ASUO program budget hear ings Tuesday, with seven fol lowing on Wednesday Those groups to be heard Tuesday, beginning at 3 30 p m are Otf-Campus Hous ing. Political Science Student Union, Survival Center, Mortar Board, Pre-Health Sciences Center and the campus Amer ican Civil Liberties Union Starting at 4 p m Wednes day, hearings will be held for Alpha Kappa Psi. Under graduate Economics Associa tion, People and the Oregon, Coast. Solar Energy Center, Teacher Education Graduate Student Organization, Women in Communication, and AVENU. the newspaper of the Architecture School Budget hearings are held each year to determine the budgets of more than 70 ASUO-funded organizations, including the ASUO Executive itself, the Student University Affairs Board, some parts of the EMU budget, and the student body's subscription to the Emerald The budgeting process begins with groups submitting goals Based on the results of the goal hearings, present activities, and future plans, the organizations were asked to submit itemized budgets by Jan 18 The ASUO Executive issued preliminary budget recom mendations Monday, with an itemized budget recommen dation document being pub lished Wednesday The IFC is not bound by the executive office's recommen dations. but the recommenda tions are based on a group's past and present perfor mance, approved goals, and the overall predicted level of incidental fees for the next year The IFC budget is subject to vetoes by ASUO Pres. Rich Wilkins, but the committee may override his veto with a vote of at least 5-2 The bud get, once approved by the IFC and Wilkins, goes to University Pres Paul Olum for his con sent Incidental fee income is tied directly to the number of students enrolled, and the es timated enrollment for next fall — 15,500 — is used as a base enrollment for the year. Fall term enrollment this year was predicted to be 17,400 Incidental fees are currently $45 per student per term This drop prompted the ASUO Executive to recom mend a decrease for two thirds of the groups requesting funds, with the average cut in funding asked for by the ex ecutive being 34-percent. Budgets are expected to be scrutinized this year because of limited funds New IFC policies on new or ganizations, academic unions, and organizations not defini tely controlled by students are seen as possible ways to curb funding Even if the IFC does institute a proposed 50 cents per term increase in the fee and limits budgets to the $461,000 recommended by the execu tive office, the committee will still need to cut at least $37,000 off the budget for next year The ASUO Executive recommended increased funding for only five organizations, the current level of funding for 11 and no funding for 10 groups TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Open every day Mon-Fri 11-1:00 am Sat 5-1:00 am Sun 5-11:00 pm V ■r&fYt Chinese New Year Evening Time: Jan. 31, 1982—Sunday Dinner Starts at 6:30 p.m., Show Starts at 8 p.m. Place: EMU Ballroom. 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