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Thursday, July 29, 1982
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 84, Number 12
Pool plan sinks;
students won’t
foot OSU’s bill
By Debbie Howlett
Of th* Emerald
Oregon State University won't get a new swimming
pool this year, at least not at the expense of students
from other state funded universities and colleges
The State Board of Education turned down a
proposal to finance an addition to the Dixon Aquatic
Facility on the OSU campus, which would have in
creased by 110 percent the "building fee" students pay
each term as a part of their tuition and fees package.
The addition to the aquatic facility would have
included an indoor track, an indoor pool, a diving pool,
more lockers and more handball/raquetball courts.
The building fee is put into a reserve and is most
often used to finance capital construction at state
system institutions When funds are available, con
struction is done according to a priority list set by the
state board and approved by the state Legislature
In a discussion of the building fee increase, board
members eliminated OSU's request for an $8 24 in
crease per student per term to pay for the facility
The board did vote to increase the building fee to
almost $18, however, to fund other construction
projects and to make state instituions accessible to
handicapped people. Currently students pay $12.50 per
term into the building fund, and any increases have to
be approved by the Legislature
Oregon Student Lobby members, who adamantly
opposed the $8 24 increase that would have financed
the aquatic facility, said the other increase set by the
board is something they would rather not see But
according to executive director Bob Watrus, it is
something the OSL can live with.
“It seems as though there are a number of legi
timate reasons for increasing the building fees," Watrus
said "At this point, the $5.46 increase was supported
by the OSL as opposed to $13.70."
Watrus was prepared to voice opposition to in
creases for the aquatic facility during last week’s state
board meeting. But board member James Petersen of
LaGrande beat him to the punch.
Petersen moved to delete the OSU facility from the
request almost as soon as the building fee discussion
opened Ironically, Petersen is the one who made the
motion that included the pool facility in the original
package
Petersen said OSU’s former student body president
Jeff Strickler came to the board and asked that the
facility be given a higher priority listing.
Petersen made the motion to raise the priority rank
of the facility which the board agreed to, but then
changed his mind.
“I didn’t think, in clear conscience, that we should
be adding that to student fees," Petersen said. “It didn't
seem logical to include (the facility) at this time with
economics as they are."
Watrus didn’t seem to mind being upstaged by
Petersen
"We re glad to see an increasing awareness of the
total cost of education to students," Watrus said
The building fee increase approved by the board
will help pay for modifications at four institutions to
bring access to handicapped in compliance with state
laws.
The board placed as it’s highest priority a package
which will bring buildings at the University, OSU,
Eastern Oregon State College and the Oregon Health
Sciences University into compliance with the state laws.
The total cost for the renovation of the buildings is
almost $6 2 milion dollars, with two-thirds of the money
to be split between the University and OSU. EOSC is
earmarked for $760,000; OHSU for $1.2 million. The
University's share includes $160,000 from gift funds.
Additions and alterations of over $7.5 million to the
University’s Architecture and Allied Arts buildings is
slated fourth on the priority list and a $205,000 for the
planning phase of an addition to the University’s main
library is ranked 13th.
Photo by Erich Boekelheide
The plaza area that includes the Eugene Performing Arts Center and the Hilton Hotel was named at a
Wednesday meeting.
How does the city council spell relief?
“Eugene Centre”
The Eugene City Council has finally ended three
months of debate and deliberation on the name of
the area encompassing the new Eugene Performing
Arts Center, er, Centre.
By a vote of 5 to 3, the council spurned "Eugene
Center” for "Eugene Centre” as the name of the two
block site that includes the Hilton Hotel and Con
vention Center.
The council members met for lunch and a final vote
at 11 a m Wednesday. In that ballot "Eugene
Center" and “Eugene Centre" tied for first place
with three votes each. Also rans included "Eugene
Commons;" two votes, and "Performing Arts
Center;” one vote.
After lunch, at yet another discussion, spelling
became the "centre" of some last minute con
troversy.
Councilor Brian Obie moved that the city adopt the
"Centre” version. Mayor Gus Keller voiced a
second.
"I am not interested in convincing Eugene that
Hendriksen may seek senate seat
Democrat Margie Hendriksen is
“seriously mulling over” challeng
ing Republican George Windgard
this November for his seat in the
Oregon Senate.
Hendriksen, currently Eugene’s
representative in the House, says
she was surprised when Gerry
Mackie dropped out of the race with
Windgard. The vacancy has left
Windgard unopposed
The race is critical for the
democrats, Hendriksen says,
because they will lose five seats in
the Senate through retirement and
reapportionment.
Windgard, a popular “maverick
Republican”, says a challenge from
Hendriksen — “wouldn't change
anything I’m doing.”
However, Windgard questions the
legality of Hendriksen running for
the Senate seat as she has already
filed for reelection to the House in
district 40. An official in the Secre
tary of State’s office says Hendrik
sen can’t run for both at the same
time. Hendriksen has until August 27
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Margie Hendriksen
to withdraw from the House race.
Once her name is withdrawn for that
seat she can be nominated by the
Democrats for the district 20 Senate
seat
Hendriksen says her chances of
defeating Windgard are good. The
Senate needs more dynamic repre
sentation, she says, and "a strong
democratic coalition — especially
with a Democratic governor.”
According to Hendriksen, the dif
ferences between Windgard and her
are most evident on tax decisions.
As a freshman representative,
Hendriksen authored a tax package
that was adopted by the AFL-CIO
and endorsed by gubernatorial can
didate Ted Kulongoski.
When the Legislature convenes it
will face a $300 million revenue
shortfall, according to Hendriksen.
"Revenue is the name of the game,"
Hendriksen says.
Windgard voted for a sales tax in
1970, but Hendriksen says she
doesn't know where he stands on
taxes now.
Hendriksen is also a strong ad
vocate of comparable worth in
employment. It’s an issue she says
Windgard hasn't taken a strong
stand on.
There are financial problems but
Hendriksen says she is "talking it
over" with her constituents and
leaning “seriously" toward chal
lenging Windgard.
we spell center wrong," joked Councilor Emily
Schue amid a lively debate.
But as the voting board lit up: four favored
"Eugene Centre," three didn't. A smiling John Ball
held the vote that could deadlock the issue again.
Laughter filled the council room.
"The one thing you learn John," Keller ribbed,
"is, ah, vote in a hurry."
Ball paused to laugh and cast the fifth vote for
"Eugene Centre" wrapping up a debate that began
with a list of proposed names presented to the
council on May 5.
Most of that list became waste basket casualties
early in the process.
But Cynthia Wooten had some words for the
other suggestions. "I just want to take a moment to
make sure that the citizens of the City of Eugene
understand our appreciation of their suggestions, all
of them. . this has been fun perhaps sometime
we can find another issue that engenders so much
attention."