Higher ed spokesperson
Zita dies of heart attack
Dick Zita, chief spokesperson
for the State System of Higher
Education for the past 12 years,
died Saturday after suffering an
apparent heart attack in his
home. Zita, 56. had lived in
Eugene and worked on the
University campus for the past
four years
A funeral will be held Wed
nesday in Eugene at the New
man Center. 1850 Emerald St.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the
Willamette National Cemetery in
Portland.
As director of public services.
Zita frequently dealt with
students, faculty and adminis
trators at the eight state col
leges and universities in the
state system. His job also in
cluded dealings with state sys
tem staff and members of the
State Board of Higher Educa
tion, whom he recently assisted
in the search for a new chan
cellor.
Zita had worked at the
University since 1978, when he
and his wife. Helen, moved to
Eugene when the system's
public services office was
moved from Portland State
University.
Before working for higher
education, Zita was owner of
the Condon Globe and Fossil
Journal weekly newspapers
in Eastern Oregon and a copy
editor at the Oregon Jour
nal.
He also had worked as a
newspaper reporter on the East
Coast for several years, after
graduating with honors from
the University of Missouri at
Columbia and earning his
master's degree in English
from Trinity College in Hart
ford, Conn.
The family requests any
memorials be in the form of
contributions to the American
Heart Association.
Conference nets at least $20
A worst case scenario indicates that the
ASUO-sponsored Northwest National Security
Conference will make a $20 profit — against a
gross income of more than $9,900, according to
conference co-planner David Lesser.
But depending on what total costs for
speakers will be. the conference, held Feb. 25-27,
may make more money than that, he says.
About 900 tickets — 800 of them conference
IFC approves
two proposals
The Incidental Fee Committee approved two
resolutions Monday, although member Cathi
Butone — her "presence" creating a quorum —
was at the meeting only by telephone
One resolution, in the form of an advisory to
ASUO Pres Rich Wilkins, asks that a ballot
measure concerning incidental fees be placed on
the upcoming ballot.
The question reads. "Shall the ASUO be
allowed to increase the incidental fee by $1 50 per
student per term in order to raise $56,000 to be
spent on Recreation and Intramurals?"
In a separate action, the IFC placed $10,500
in its unallocated reserves line item for next year.
The ASUO Executive s budget recommendations
had specified $5,000 for recreation and intramur
als and $5,500 in unallocated reserves, but the
IFC has not budgeted the program any money.
In other business, the IFC gave the Off-Cam
pus Housing office $800 so it can purchase 5,000
copies of a new sixth-edition Renter’s Handbook.
Published by the University chapter of OSPIRG,
the handbook will be available for 20 cents from
the Off-Campus Housing office Additional copies
will be available for $1 from the EMU main desk
The IFC. with only four members present at
the meeting place, kept Bulone on the phone
throughout the meeting to secure her input and
votes Members Xavier Romano and Steve Bald
win were absent from the meeting
passes — were sold at the event, with about 100
additional tickets or passes being given to con
ference workers who volunteered their time,
Lesser says.
Attendance at the various sessions ranged
from about 175 to 650, according to counts by
conference planners and plainclothes' policemen
at the event, he says.
Among the major sources of income, in ap
proximate figures, were: Incidental Fee Commit
tee subsidy, $4,850; ASUO line item for confer
ence. $2,500; ticket sales, $2,270; ASUO state
and public affairs office, $300; and University
Veterans contribution, $220.
Among the major expenses, in approximate
preliminary figures, were; speakers' expenses,
$6,725; newspaper insert, $1,010; posters. $600;
newspaper ads and flyer, $360; and audio costs,
$350
Conference planners say they are thankful
to the IFC for a $3,000 loan — not included in the
above income or expense figures — that will be
paid back in full.
In-house ads
get ODE 1st
The Emerald has won first place for in
house advertising from the College Newspaper
Business and Advertising Managers, Inc.
The national award was based on an entry
that included house ads. Heart Throb ads and
Noel Notes ads.
The house ads — small fHler ads — were
designed by Teresa Diepenbrock and Bruce
Bolton. Micheal Leander and Erich Boekel
heide designed one in Russian.
Heart Throb ads were designed by Carol
McMullen and Sally Oljar. Noel Notes ads were
designed by Sally Oljar, LeeAnn Erickson and
Carol McMullen.
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