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Faculty should postpone salary increase
Much like the rancor and the applause that
met Pres Paul Olum during Wednesday's con
vocation, some sound and some unsound meth
ods of dealing with the University's $1 4 million
budget cut were proposed
Olum, for all the flak he has had to dodge, still
has the courage to be belligerent in the face of the
budget reductions If for little else, he can be
admired for never stoically accepting the bad
cards the State Board of Higher Education deals
the University When pressed as to what depart
ments he would cut, Olum loudly responded, “If I
had to cut schools I would resign.” Not many
doubted that Olum would indeed resign rather
than eliminate schools
Olum s suggestions for dealing with the new
cut included a faculty furlough, an educational
leave for faculty, or a postponement of a faculty
salary increase
Possibly the most damaging actions, if taken
— from a student viewpoint — are the faculty
furloughs and the “educational leave ”
In each of these cases the students will be
suffering Faculty furlough and educational
leave” effectively reduces the number of active
faculty Moreso than faculty furloughs, educa
tional leave increases the ratio of students to
faculty, which is already quite high ft almost goes
without saying that instruction will be hand
icapped by this reduction of available faculty
The number of courses will be restricted by a
limited number of faculty The amount of students
allowed to enter a given course will have to be
increased
The furlough and “educational leave" will
result in fewer faculty to instruct a greater number
of students The “assembly-line”, education-fac
tory environment will become the norm at the
University And with the continually escalating
cost of tuition, fees, books and related expenses,
not a lot of students will desire such an anon
ymous. mass-produced product that is packaged
and labeled as “education "
Probably the least damaging means to deal
with the $1 4 million reduction is to postpone for
six months a raise in faculty salaries Granted, the
University faculty are paid ridiculously low salaries
according to the national average at equivalent
universities and colleges Granted, many
members of the University faculty are worth twice
what they are paid Vet, there have been
no substantial salary adjustments for Univer
sity faculty with all of the past budget reduc
tions
Whiie students see tuition and fees climb near
the point where they can no longer afford to go to
the University, faculty salaries remain fairly con
stant It may be time, as with the United Auto
Workers and Ford Motor Company, for the faculty
to opt for the economic integrity of the University
and postpone their salary increase
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— MiiANCE pdr Some sort of progress
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harry esteve
editor's note
It was an ugly murder — a young mother of four stabbed
to death in the storeroom of a Springfield Dari-Mart
Springfield residents responded to the recent killing of
Karen Karn a 36-year-old store clerk with the shock and
dismay that always surrounds tragedy But one response was
a little different
When Tom Gates, a self-employed Springfield resident
heard about the murder he quickly formed what he calls a
'crime deterrent" group He named it CATS — Citizens
Against Terrorism in the Streets
CATS received immediate attention, according to Gates
from businessmen, housewives and police officers
especially "the officer on the street " It also received
attention from the Lane County Sheriff s Office and the
media because, let’s face it, an anti-terrorist organization
suddenly popping up in Springfield. Oregon merits some
attention.
CATS will act as a liaison between citizens and
law enforcement agencies, Gates says, helping people
report crimes against property and training people to
“immunize themselves against crime." It will also
set up a trust fund to offer rewards for apprehension
of criminals
But some law enforcement agencies aren't sure they
want to be associated with CATS. A representative of the
sheriff’s office says he isn't sure that "terrorism" is an
accurate description of the type of crimes that happen in
Springfield Gates says all local law enforcers support us in
concept
Others are a little concerned with Gates' background It
appears he was connected with a motorcycle gang in
California several years ago Gates also says he took several
police officer training courses in an effort to get a job as a
policeman I never graduated he says
Gates present line of business also has raised"eye
brows As owner of "Survival Consultants' Gates spends a
lot of time training people how to store food defend their
property and use a weapon in case of a national emergency
Gates insists that his business and his crime deterrent
group will be kept separate But he also says he will refer
people who want to carry weapons for protection to a
self-defense training program ” He insists CATS is not a
vigilante group But he also says he wants crime victims to
report to his group if they don t want to talk to police
Is this a group dedicated to enhancing public and police
cooperation? Or is it part of a growing trend toward armed
self defense?
"It's a pretty black and white situation," Gates says
"You’re either for crime deterrents or you're a criminal What
can I say?"
It’s a sentiment that smacks of Zane Grey fiction Gates
alligns himself with the belief that a properly handled gun is
among the best "crime deterrents "
CATS is an example of an emotional overreaction to a
complex problem — a response that is nearly as ugly as the
crime that stirred it
Vaseline
Let s see 4 4 cents times
16 000 students is about $700
That is a lot of vaseline
Seriously Lysne the organ
ization you want is the Ku Klux
Klan Hurry and present a
request to the IFC Don't forget
to budget for rubber sheets
R. Ludescher
Bookstores
By allowing adult bookstores
to remain open — anywhere —
society legally condones sexist
and degrading attitudes
towards women and even chil
dren
Mr Kuhn, in regards to your
letter, our mothers and sisters
and daughters are paying right
now whether it be as a direct
result of physical violence or of
pornography available in adult
bookstores
Are you serious with your
remark "show you care"??
Teresa Steimle
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