Ted Kennedy
isn’t in this
edition. Ted
Kulongoski is.
see below
Oregon daily _ _
emerald
Friday, October 15, 1982
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 84, Number 29
Candidate woos
University vote
By Michele Matassa
Of the Emerald
With sleeves rolled up and hands in his pockets,
Ted Kulongoski casually campaigned before a group of
about 250 sun-bathing students Thursday
But before he began expected policy-stating and
vote-recruiting, the Democratic candidate for governor
made "constructive criticism” of notoriously bad
University student voter turnout and strongly urged a
reversal in this trend
Kulongoski said he thought it important to "talk to
people who will decide the future in the long run" but he
wanted to "show you how much impact you can have in
the short run "
He admitted his criticism may insult some students
but said "If nothing else — even if you are so antagon
ized you vote for Vic — get out and vote
Pointing out that University students have the
highest tuition rates on the West Coast, Kulongoski said
"The only way in this society that we have to express
approval or disapproval of the government is through
the ballot box."
Next, the candidate fielded questions from the
audience on issues ranging from taxing waitress s tips
to last year's ribbon burning incident by the Revolu
tionary Communist Youth Brigade
Kulongoski began by saying he not only supports
the nuclear freeze movement, but proposed legislation
supporting it.
Candidate Kulongoski received his first round of
applause when he said "capital punishment is
punishment for those without capital " He supported
his stand by saying that the death penalty has "no
Photo by Mark Pynes
Charlotte Graves serves up a generous portion of chicken to
an eager residence hall picnicker.
Piggin’ out on B-B-Q chicken
More than 2,000 students living in University residence
halls celebrated the Indian summer with a picnic Thursday,
eating under the sun instead of in the dining halls.
"It breaks the routine a little bit," said Dan Williams,
housing director.
While picnics come more often than once a year, Wil
liams plans to make the October feast "a regular occasion."
Photo by Bob Baker
Democrat Ted Kulongoski brought his gubernatorial campaign to the EMU courtyard Thursday
deterrent effect."
He said the only way to fight crime was no* by
proposing an economic program which keeps people
out of work but by giving people the "opportunity to find
jobs "
Kulongoski's stands on gun control and Oregon’s
environment were also popular
He said "everyone is entitled to carry a firearm” —
not just the military and police
The crowd of Eugeneans, known for a conserva
tionist attitude, cheered when Kulongoski said one
strength of the state "is the concern that we, as
Oregonians, show for our environment ”
Kulongoski pointed out major differences between
the energy viewpoints he and Gov. Vic Atiyeh hold.
"He supported the Northwest Power Bill. I opposed
it He supported WPPSS. I opposed it.’’
One student asked what Kulongoski would do if he
was handed $1 million dollars to disperse to state
universities.
Kulongoski said he would look at the strengths of
each institution and make sure those program^. *>ave
the funds to help bring the economy around.
SAT score shows racial gap
Average scores rise, black average up 13 points
By Debbie Howlett
Ot the Emerald
Recently released figures
show that minority students’
average scores on the Scholas
tic Aptitude Test are a lot lower
than white students' scores.
The figures, which show
black students as the lowest
scoring racial group, come from
the College Entrance Examina
tion Board.
Across the nation,
But George Hanford, college
board president, warns that the
statistics "lend themselves to
misinterpretation by those who
seek simple explanations.”
The low averages could take
away from "the fact that a sig
nificant number of minority
youth score well on the SAT,"
Hanford said.
While minority student scores
were substantially lower than
white student scores, they did
anui, vice chancellor for
academic affairs.
The requirements would
require high school students to
take additional years of study in
“college prep” classes, thereby
increasing knowledge in those
areas, Kahananui says.
Under such a program, SAT
scores would rise because the
test is directed at “college
prep" subject areas, she says
Kahananui says American
College Test scores
oiuucn to
WllllC
received better total
scores by as many
as 227 points than
black students, ac
cording to a Chroni
cle of Higher
Education report
The information.
Whites averaged a score of
925 while blacks averaged
a score of 694 points.
were iiiyinei iv/i ai i
students in New
Mexico, where the
SAT is the secon
dary college
achievement test,
because of stricter
admissions requir
ements.
released for the first time by the
board, also links SAT scores to
family income and parents'
education level.
The SAT is a standardized
test for high school students.
Test scores are used as an ad
mission criteria at some col
leges and universities and to
judge a student s academic
capabilities to place them at
certain study levels.
White students averaged a
total SAT score of 925 while
blacks averaged 694, Puerto
Ricans 755 and Mexican-Amer
icans 788 points. Asian/Pacific
Americans scored the highest
figures for a minority group,
averaging 910 points.
increase by as much as 13
points (for black students).
White students scores in
creased only two points above
last year’s national average.
One reason cited for the
higher increase among minori
ties is that schools, especially
those in large cities with high
percentages of minority
students, are expecting more
from the students, according to
the college board.
Minority student test scores,
as well as white student test
scores, would be improved by
the state system s plan to place
more stringent admissions
requirements on high school
students, says Clarethel Kahan
Oregon’s education depart
ment statistics show the aver
age student score in the state
increased for the second
straight year and is above the
national average
Oregon scores on the verbal
and math tests combined are
the highest in seven years and
15 points above the national
average, according to Verne
Duncan, superintendent of
public instruction.
The class of 1982 scored an
average of 435 on the verbal test
and 473 on the math test.
A breakdown of minority
student scores in Oregon is not
available.