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OSPIRG films TV series Oregon Student Public Inter est Research Group officials are convinced their University or ganization is at a turning point and is increasing the group's activities and viability, several members said last week The group is filming a Public Access Television series, plan ning several forums, reviewing a survey on subjects OSPIRG should consider, and will soon publish a women’s health care handbook In addition, the organization has been placing advertise ments in the Emerald com paring local grocery store pri ces "The people now in OSPIRG have shown incredible creativity in working with the funds that are left,” says Mike Matteucci. OSPIRG director OSPIRG's 1982-83 budget request calls for a 1-percent cut from this year's funds, he says The next forum, slated for 7 p m today in the EMU Ballroon, will discuss the West University Refinement Plan. ( "The main issue is the ex pansion of the medical profes sion,” says Heather Hartshorn, OSPIRG forum coordinator. Older residents want to prevent the neighborhood from being ( overrun by commercial ( development, she adds ( It's a "question of livability," , Matteucci says Speakers at the forum will include: Harold Lanon, West - University Neighborhood repre- ' sentative on the planning team; Tom Slocum, Eugene Chamber ! of Commerce member; David J Rowe, University Planner; Eleanor Mulder, Planning Com mission member; and Dave 1 Lesser, Off-Campus Housing director 1 The subjects of other forums < will be chosen on the results of < the survey, with the "main one i being the effect of the budget cuts and the services the University can provide," Hart shorn says More than 340 people re sponded to the survey, which asked students to identify areas >f their concern, Matteucci says. About 210 surveys showed concern over budget :uts, he said. Other concerns were over (valuations of faculty and course content, the athletic lepartment, and OSPIRG's ef ectiveness, Matteucci says Students are encouraged to let involved in the television >roject, Lisa Cohn, director of he project, says. Political icience, community service and >ublic affairs, or elecommunications credit can >e earned with cooperating jrofessors, she adds. Cohn is getting "a lot of good eedback from professors and >ther people,” Matteucci says ibout the project. The first seg nent should be aired in early lune Committee head resigns from dorm government The head of the Residence Hall Goverance Committee re signed his post Monday, saying he was unhappy with the com mittee's changing role in dormi tory government Roy Elbie's resignation came in the middle of an ongoing controversy over the committee's proposed con stitution A proposal to adopt a consti tution has been in the works since the committee was given the responsiblity of handling $20,000 in dorm improvement funds In 1979, the University budget office began letting the governence committee handle the $20,000 the University receives in annual interest from invested dormitory deposits The committee has met since 1971 without a constitution because it wished to "remain flexible," Elbie said But because of the new fi nancial role, the committee decided to draft a constitution and "fine tune" dormitory government in the process, El bie said An original proposal called for a constitution and bylaws draft ed by a committee of four com mittee members, one pre sidents' council member from each complex, and one RA representative, said Dick Romm, a residence hall “Life Director." Dormitory residents would play a major role in drafting the constitution, but the commit tee's power as a governing body would be unchanged, Elbie said I felt the process was com plete at that point, " he added But at Monday's meeting, Romm proposed the committee send the final draft to resident assistants and presidents’ council members for ratifica tion The draft would carry a May 1 voting deadline and would require three yes votes for pas sage, he said The committee passed the new proposal over Elbie's objections Elbie claimed "a purely philo sophical disagreement" prompted him to resign and not the passage of the new propo sal He said his resignation was "one of the hardest decisions I've made in my life, but this is not a case of sour grapes " something new Teach a SEARCH class EMU Mill 686-4305 S. - Oregon Dally Emerald borec 1 r1 Photo Specials One day film developing service 20 EXP DEVELOPING AND PRINTING • ?0 exposure color print film developed <*nd primed C 41 process only C-41 only Offer expires 2/13/82 io 13th ft Kincaid BOOKSTORE sanor<£^530 Textbooks 6M-3520 • General Books 6M-3510 Supplies ftftft-4331 <4 McKay’s Open Pantry Delicatessen FEATURING Broasted Chicken - by the bucket or the piece • Party trays made to order • Fresh home-made pizza • Fresh bagels and pocket bread • San Francisco style sour dough bread • 31 varieties Imported and Domestic cheese • 35 varieties lunch meat and sausages • Full line salad bar • Hot food to go • Fresh sandwiches made daily Hot or cold, Imported or Domestic foods with old-fashioned service — S & H Green Stomps, Too! 1960 Franklin Blvd. Eugene 343-6418 Open 8 am to 8 pm daily 655 W. 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