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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1982)
Vice-president takes on dollar decline Lower enrollment, fees means money maelstrom By Rich Burr Of the Emerald As ASUO vice president of administration and finance, David Gibson is caught at the center of a fiscal storm brewing over the ASUO Student government this year is caught between rising costs and declining enrollment. Gib son says, while also facing more new student groups applying for funding because majors are becoming more diversified As the ASUO's financial troubleshooter, Gibson is re sponsible for dealing with these harsh realities This year's ASUO operating budget is based upon enroll ment of 15,200 students If en rollment drops to 14,500 or lower, ASUO-funded programs may receive across-the-board cuts, he says "You're always in a shadow of doubt because you don't know exact figures, and we re going a lot on instinct," Gibson says with a nervous laugh University Registrar Wanda Johnson reported Monday that fall term enrollment was 13.567, down 9 percent from the same time last year That means the number of students enrolled, and the incidental fees they pay. are more than 6 percent lower than the 14,500 students necessary to avoid budget cuts for ASUO-funded groups If Incidental Fee Committee members remain faithful to their election pledges to keep in cidental fees at last year's level, some groups will lose all their funding, he says But the ASUO administrator is looking at alternatives to drastic cuts Prospects are dubious for us ing a voluntary payment alternative to support student programs, he says If implemented, such a plan could leave seven-eighths of the programs without funding, he says With the quality of programs we have and the number of programs we have, the number of services we offer to the students, community, and faculty, we'd be in serious trouble if we had that voluntary payment thing." Gibson says For instance, there's a lot of people on this campus that use the Outdoor Center." he says "Personally. I don't, and if I was asked to pay for the Outdoor Center, I might not ” Voluntary payment could lead to a referendum on the ASUO itself. Gibson points out "Last year's IFC at Southern Oregon State voted not to fund their student government," he says "They got their funding cut from like $20,000 to $3,000 "We'd be in serious trouble " Gibson says he's considering user fees for applicable orga nizations Under such a program, students would pay a small fee for the service or product, such as paying a rental charge to borrow tools from the Action Now Tool Library, he says A proposal requiring students to pay postage on program newsletters could encourage students who do not receive a newsletter to investigate the group, Gibson says Fluctuation of phone rates has been a traditional problem for the ASUO Gibson says the uncertainty about the phone rates must be clarified The administration and finance office will be con ducting a study of possible David Gibson solutions, he says Gibson says he's striving to finish the budget book before leaving office Last year's book was not completed, and Budget Director Sheila Schain and Comptroller Alan Contreras had to finish it, he says Gibson says his office will “cattleprod" the IFC to en courage programs to file their goals and budget requests on time. While on the IFC last year, Gibson’s name placard read 1 Photo by Mark Pynes “David Stockman" — Pres Reagan's budget director — on the back. The image helped Gibson. “It was just fun. A lot of groups came in and thought I was real conservative and put ting up that kind of a front made them talk to me more,'' he says Gibson practices an efficient type of conservatism. “I'm a conservative by nature — not just to make sure things survive, but to make sure they do a good job of surviving ” Continued from Page 8 listed severely as it was being dragged He said he and crew men Roger Barney of Gearhart, Ore , and Lloyd Wilson of Sven sen, Ore . donned survival suits because they thought the boat would sink Parker said his 20,000-pound catch in the hold helped counterbalance the boat The boat was pulled sideways Correction Articles in the Emerald have incorrectly stated that the Kona Cafe serves only sandwiches and omelettes In fact, the campus restaurant has daily specials and baked goods as well Their "Beggar's Banquet" menu also changes every Friday Cash For Textbooks Mon.- Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Bl. From Campus 345-1651 i Find it in the Emerald at between four and six knots for "a good 25 minutes" before the cable holding the net broke, Parker said "It was probably lucky for us that it did," he said. In addition to losing between $7,000 and $8,000 worth of net and cable, Parker said, the in cident pulled a securely bolted winch about an inch off the deck Parker said the lost equipment and some of the lost fishing time should be covered by the Marine Fisheries Com pensation Act. Parker said he had seen some whales the day before about 15 miles south of where the in cident occurred But he said the object in his net was no whale. “It was solid," he said. He said the force of the tow was so great that parts of the nine-six teenths cable were smashed in to an oval shape. In addition, Parker said, another fisherman in the same area, Gary Frederic, spotted a submarine conning tower about 50 feet off his stern the day following Parker s ride. Frederic was operating the vessel Lafont out of Newport, Ore., for the boat's owner The Lafont was reported out fishing Tuesday, and could not be raised by marine telephone. U S Coast Guard Ensign Jeff Vail said Parker had radioed the Neah Bay Coast Guard station at about 2:50 p.m. to report the Howard M was being towed sideways (—Backstage dancewear & theatrical EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED • Leotards • Tights • Dance Shoes (expertly fit) • Warm ups CAPEZIO • DANSKIN • FLEXATARD • CARUSHKA • BARELY LEGAL • GYMKIN • TICKETS • STAR STYLED Open Sunday 12 to 5
