Wednesday, April 28, 1982
Eugene, Oregon
Oregon daily
emerald
Volume 83
Number 140
OSL opposes cuts
across-the-board
SALEM (AP) — The Oregon Student Lobby says cuts in the
state’s 1982-83 higher education budget should be made in
individual programs, not in an across-the-board fashion as
proposed by the State System of Higher Education
In a Tuesday news conference, the leaders of the student
lobby said it would be better to sacrifice some programs and
some students rather than lower the quality of education for
everyone
Some savings could be achieved through elimination of
duplicate offerings within the system of higher education, OSL
Pres Jeff Strickler said
OSL Executive Director Bob Watrus said the students did not
have specific suggestions to make on programs that should be
cut back, or how programs could be consolidated He claimed
the State System of Higher Education has not provided enough
data to allow the lobby to make those determinations
Strickler said students object to the state system's short
term solutions, which he said are based on the assumption things
will improve in the next few years Students don’t have the same
confidence in the economy as higher education officials seem to
have he said
He also said he doubts the Legislature will be much more
favorably disposed to the needs of higher education in the years
ahead
It is wrong to eliminate students from state schools by raising
tuitions, Watrus said Instead, it wouid be fairer to eliminate
students by cutting back the programs in which they may be
interested, or by applying more strict retention standards, he
said
Too much attention has been paid to admission standards
Watrus said, and too little to the grades a student must maintain to
stay in college ~ » , . .
University student Dave Bems said the decline in quality at
his institution is evident It is harder to gain access to faculty
members, the number of acquisitions in research libraries has
dwindled and facilities in general are poorer than they were just a
tew years ago, he said
It's a matter of paying more and getting less, he said
Thatcher: ‘Time is running out'
Falklands brace for attack
FALKLAND ISLANDS (AP) — Britain warned
Tuesday that military force may be the only way to
retake the Falkland Islands, while Argentina said it
had learned the British may attack in 24 to 48 hours
The Argentine junta also ordered foreign corre
spondents from a key port and reportedly told
Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr not to return
to Buenos Aires
Prime Minister Marg^.et Thatcher told the
House of Commons in London that 'military pres
sure” now appears to be the only way to dislodge
Argentine troops from the Falklands She warned
that "time is fast running out” for a peaceful sett
lement of the 25-day-old crises
Her tough statements and a news blackout on
the British armada s operations for the first time in
the crisis bolstered speculation that the task force,
lashed by worsening winter weather off the Falk
lands, may soon launch an assault on the South
Atlantic colony seized by Argentina April 2,
Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Men
dez told the Organization of American States in
Washington his government has received informa
tion that British naval forces may attack the Falkland
Islands within the next 24 to 48 hours He disclosed
no other information.
Argentine military authorities gave foreign jour
nalists 48 hours to leave Comodoro Rivadavia, 1,200
miles south of Buenos Aires The city has been an
important staging point for shipment of troops and
supplies to the Falkland Islands. Unconfirmed
reports indicated similar measures were taken in the
southern Argentine cifies of Rio Gallegos and
Ushuaia
The British dependency of South Georgia, 800
miles east of the Falklands, was seized April 3, and
Britain said its marines captured South Georgia and
194 Argentines Sunday and Monday
Thatcher rejected an appeal from Michael
Foot, leader of the Labor Party, that she send
Foreign Secretary Francis Pym to New York for talks
with U N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
Perez de Cuellar on Monday appealed to both
sides to halt any escalation of the crisis and comply
"immediately" with U N. Security Council resolution
502 of April 3 calling for a cessation of hostilities and
an Argentine withdrawal.
Clearly impatient with Argentina’s refusal to pull
out of the Falklands, Thatcher said sending Pym to
New York would “not achieve anything”
As Laborites yelled "warmonger," she said
Perez de Cuellar “should address his remarks to the
junta in Argentina”
Thatcher’s government denied a report in The
Times of London that task force commander Rear
Adm. John Woodward already had sent a small
reconnaissance team onto the Falklands to find
possible landing sites.
The British government also said Haig’s media
tion efforts were continuing and expressed hope
they would be fruitful.
But the Argentine news agency DYN quoted
Argentine diplomats in Washington as saying the
Argentine junta had rejected an offer by Haig to
return to Buenos Aires to present a peace plan from
Pres. Reagan, and said he should present it directly
to Costa Mendez.
The junta declined comment, but a high-ranking
naval official in Buenos Aires who requested ano
nymity said Haig’s speech Monday to the OAS was
"frankly disillusioning " Haig, he said, asked for the
same thing "Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
would have requested.”
Haig told the meeting of OAS foreign ministers it
would be neither appropriate nor effective to handle
the Falklands’ crisis in the framework of the Inter
American Mutual Defense Treaty as requested by
Argentina. In a brief speech greeted by silence, Haig
said the United States remained available for media
tion.
Academy honors University chemist
By Phil Lemman
Of lha Emerald
John Schellman, a University chemistry
professor, Tuesday became the eighth
University faculty member elected to the
National Academy of Sciences
Peter von Hippel, fellow academy
member and chemistry department head,
says membership in the academy is re
served for the best researchers in the
country
It is the greatest honor you can get as
an American scientist other than the Nobel
Prize "
Schellman, who has been at the Univer
sity since 1958, was among 60 scientists
elected to the academy Tuesday The
academy, now composed of 1,386
members, is periodically called upon by
presidents and the Congress for advice
and to perform scientific studies
Schellman, 57, was nominated for
membership in the academy in recognition
of his continuing research on the structure
and function of macromolecules His re
search has focused on proteins and DNA,
the genetic material which carries heredi
tary characteristics. The experiments ex
pose molecules in a liquid solution to dif
ferent kinds of light to determine their
shapes and properties
Schellman has joined other members of
the University Institute of Molecular Biology
in examining properties and behavior of
DNA Schellman likens the DNA to a film,
which can either be wound up or stretched
out. The shape of the DNA molecules,
which measure up to one meter in length, is
affected by environmental influences. The
group's research examines the effects of
Photo by Bob Bake
John Schellman was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
the shape of the molecule on its function
Other research examines the behavior
and properties of mutant protein
molecules After the proteins are produced,
they assemble in a predetermined pattern.
By changing one of the 100 to 200 amino
acids which make up the protein, the
researchers can examine the function of
each amino acid
The soft-spoken Schellman says “this
whole thing came as a total surprise.'' He
hadn't heard anything since he was
nominated until he was awakened by a
phone call announcing his election at 6:45
am Tuesday
Schellman was taken from a class Tues
day afternoon to a champagne reception
attended by Pres. Paul Olum, Graduate
School Dean Richard Hersch and research
colleagues
While Schellman s research lends itself
to further research more than immediate
practical applications, Olum notes some
possible short-term benefits.
"We are trying our best to keep here a
group of outstanding scientists who are the
best thing we have when it comes to at
tracting new high-technology industry to
the state,” he says. "If there's one thing
that’s going to attract good industry, it’s
knowing there are outstanding scientists
here that they can learn from, send their
people to for classes and consult with."
Olum says the research excellence of the
University was one quality that attracted
chancellor appointee William "Bud" Davis.
While the University of New Mexico has $70
million worth of new buildings and a budget
surplus, "We don't have one national
academy member," Olum quoted Davis as
saying
Schellman's research, like most science
research at the University, has been funded
entirely by federal grants. Schellman es
timates his research over the past five years
has cost $750,000
In addition to Schellman and von Hippel,
five other current University researchers
are academy members.
Chemist Virgil Boekelheide became the
first Oregonian elected to the academy in
1962
In 1975 and 1976, biologists George
Streisinger and Franklin Stahl became
members. Chemist Richard Noyes was
elected in 1977 and Michael Posner, a
psychologist, became a member in 1981.
Chemist Terrill Hill was elected to the
academy in 1965 while a member of the
University faculty
Oregon State University botanist Harold
Evans is the ninth Oregonian in the
academy. He was elected in 1972.