Kulongoski outlines plan
of solid higher education
By Debbie Janet
OfttmCnwnk)
Sen. Ted Kutongoski, Democratic guberna
torial candidate, addressed Oregon’s major is
sues before a large crowd of University students
sprawled out in the EMU Courtyard Thursday
afternoon.
"Who becomes governor will determine the
direction this state takes for the next 15-20 years —
and whether Oregon will continue to be a leader
of the other states and a leader of thought," he
said
Kutongoski criticized Gov Vic Atiyeh's
"ability to pay, not merit” philosophy of higher
education A 10-year plan for higher education
must be drawn up to “make up for low salaries,
maintenance of the institutions, and provide basic
direction,” he said
Students responded with loud applause to
Kulongoski's statement that "the state can not
have economic recovery and attract high tech
nology businesses unless we have a solid higher
education system."
A strong advocate of small business, Kulon
goski said, "I'm not just talking about mom and
pop stores but rather small manufacturing busi
nesses Those are the ones that are attracted to
Oregon provide jobs currently and will for the
next 25 years.”
The $1 billion housing subsidy bill which the
U S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday is
‘very essential and must not be vetoed by the
President,” Kulongoski said
The nuclear arms freeze campaign is "an
issue very close to my heart,” he said. He noted
that he was the first state senator to propose a
freeze bill — Senate Joint Memorial Five Nuclear
arms proliferation is “the most serious, pressing
issue facing this world,” he said
Creating a housing loan program for all
retired people, not just veterans, would ensure
women could also receive aid, Kulongoski said.
Sending raw logs overseas, robs jobs from
Oregonians, he said, suggesting a severance tax
on exported logs
Pres Ronald Reagan s “New Federalism” —
shifting about 60 welfare programs to the in
dividual states while the Federal government
takes over the Medicaid program — is “a scam to
underfund social services and pump up the
defense budget,” Kulongoski said.
Following the open forum, Kulongoski made
this campaign pitch:
"Oregon needs a governor who will look into
the future and not be afraid to speak out," he said
“Give me the opportunity to be the next governor
of Oregon
Panel criticizes population bill
Impact deemed
as ‘adverse’
By Dan Maize
Of tht EmvnM
A panel discussion, spon
sored by the University chapter
of the Young Americans for
Freedom, outlined the "adverse
impact of population control”
Wednesday evening in the EMU
Forum
The forum focused on a
population policy bill, spon
sored by Sen Mark Hatfield,
R-Ore. and Rep. Richard Ot
tinger, D-N Y The bill, which is
opposed by the YAF, would es
tablish an inter-agency council
on global and national re
sources, environment and
population
"We re talking about humans,
not commodities,” said Maur
een Gieber of Oregon’s Right
to-Life group
Several opponents of the
population control movement
spoke on different aspects
Gieber spoke on food, Paul
Malm discussed starvation, Lin
Lee — a member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints — spoke about the
religious implication, and YAF
member Mike Cross criticized
pro-population control groups.
"If you believe that there is no
way that a bureaucrat can con
trol a being that was created by
the Grace of God, you're not for
it (the bill)," Malm said.
Something as sensitive as
population control shouldn't be
left in politicians' hands, he
said. "What do they hope to
control? Certainly not the
American family.”
Poor planning — not a lack of
resources — resulted in the
world's food shortage, Malm
said.
Hong Kong and Taiwan don't
have shortages, he said.
"Hong Kong eats because
they produce." Taiwan
produces more food than main
land China, he added
Cross criticized population
control groups such as Zero
Population Growth and Nega
tive Population Growth, groups
that support the population
legislation.
"Their propaganda states
that the population is mouths
and not brains and hands,” he
said The groups are funded by
such “unlikely” institutions as
the Ford and Rockefeller foun
dations and the Atlantic-Rich
fietd Corporation, as well as the
Sierra Club and the National
Wildlife Federation, he added.
"The family is the basic unit of
society,” said Lin Lee. “As the
family declined, so did society.”
But Lin mentioned a friend
who had a religious reason to
practice population control; he
wanted to limit the size of his
family — to 13.
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