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Re-elect Weaver
Jim Weaver's gravelly voice and weathered hands make
him a natural for the Fourth District, but it’s his record in
Washington that makes him the choice for the seat
Weaver has a solid record of voting for Oregonians on
long-range energy policy and environmental issues His
knowledge of the timber industry and his position on the
House Agriculture and Interior Committees are too valuable
to lose in this period of hardship for members of the Fourth
District
The campaign between Jim Weaver and Ross Anthony
has marred our ability to discern their plans for aiding
Oregon's economy. Weaver rightly claims that dealing with
Anthony's charges about the Wood Residue Act and the tax
cut for Congress have diverted the campaign from the more
important issues of the economy, the future of the timber
industry and energy in Oregon
Weaver's long opposition to the Washington Public
Power Supply System proves his understanding of the needs
of Northwest ratepayers and environmentalists Weaver’s
energy expertise made him the Congress's choice for chairer
of the special committee on the Three Mile Island nuclear
accident
Weaver's support for alternative energy may very well be
one road to diversifying industry in Oregon.
In the House of Representatives, Weaver has consis
tently voted for jobs, higher education, and against buildup
of the military
Anthony, of course, concurred with Weaver's views on
aid to education and job training Anthony surprised us in our
endorsement interview with his disapproval of Reagan's
ludicrous defense budget
The question is, why remove the incumbent to replace
him with someone with less power and experience and
similar views?
Regretfully, neither candidate for the Fourth District
provided the Emerald with any concrete plans to support
higher education in Washington D C.
Weaver’s record and concern for the members of the
Fourth District is enough to make his re-election the only
choice
opinion
II letters
Sin and guilt
Someone wrote in a few days
ago asking for controversial
topics I've got one It's an old
one (sorry), but it can sure get
people excited
We don't hear much about sin
anymore Guilt for wrong moral
actions has been intellec
tualized, institutionalized, and
socialized away Murder is now
insanity or simply an improper
upbringing, greed is just a way
of doing things in America And
lying, well everybody does it
The cry of our nation is to get
what I want, to get MY rights, to
make sure I’M equal, or I feel
good, or I’M fulfilled — anything
that centers on ME, MYSELF,
and I, We smile with distain at
virtue, honesty, purity, loyalty,
faithfulness, humility, sacrifice,
trustworthiness — anything that
focuses on our duty to others
What happened to the sin of
selfishness?
Maybe when Jesus Christ
said, "You shall not commit
adultery," he envisioned hearts
broken by unfaithfulness, chil
dren torn by divorce, unwanted
children given away or killed by
abortion, people believing that
sex is love and love is only sex
Maybe he loved people enough
to condemn sin
And condemn it he did He
said hell awaited unforgiven
sinners He said it was a terrible
place He said every man would
be held accountable for their
sins unless they repented
of their sins (stopped) and
asked God to forgive them
Is sin an outdated concept?
Next time you get burned, your
girlfriend gets raped, your child
gets hit by a drunk driver, your
bike gets ripped off, your hus
band beats you, your mother
leaves you father, you are hated
or put down; think about sin and
how it hurts
Rick Doughty
senior, finance
your turn
what constitutes a gift
Public institutions like the
University of Oregon have
become more active in fund
raising during the past 20 years
A little known fact is that one
third of the cost of higher
education in public institutions
comes from state and federal
sources The second third
comes from tuition and fees —
and the final third from auxiliary
enterprises and gifts and grants
State and federal support does
not underwrite the full cost of
education at the University of
Oregon by any means Because
of the nature of the economy
and various cutbacks in financ
ing, fund raising has become
even more critical The Univer
sity of Oregon, through the
University of Oregon Founda
tion, is moving forward in a more
active fund raising mode than
before The University of
Oregon Foundation, as the fund
raising arm of the University, is a
conduit for gifts The Founda
tion’s role is to develop profes
sionally managed fund raising
programs with imagination and
creativity The decade of the
'80s will see ever-increasing
levels of support given to the
University as its fund raising
programs become more fully
developed
The University of Oregon
Foundation’s policies concern
ing gifts follows treasury rules
and the Internal Revenue Ser
vice regulations The University
of Oregon Foundation was es
tablished to actively seek gift
support and to administer the
gifts in' a prudent way A forty
five member board of leading
men and women is actively in
volved in seeing that both hap
pen in a professional manner
A gift to the University of
Oregon must be Irrevocably
given The donor cannot get it
back, nor can any incidents of
ownership be retained by the
donor The gift must become
the property of the University
The University also has the right
to not accept a gift if it is in the
best interest of its institution
and its educational program
The donor may request that
the gift be used for a specific
purpose or the donor can give
for unrestricted purposes — in
essence, giving the administra
tion the power to decide how
the unrestricted gift is to be
used Unrestricted gifts, there
fore, are particularly helpful to
the University because of the
flexiblity the gift permits
The nationwide phonothon,
currently underway, seeks un
restricted gifts from alumni
because this is one of the
University's greatest need
Gifts for endowed purposes
are usually substantial The
principal is invested and the
University and the donor mu
tually agree in advance on how
the income will be used For
example, these endowed funds
establish scholarships, endow
faculty chairs, purchase library
books, or serve other academic
purposes, in perpetuity
Donors of major gifts for
capital purposes — building
renovation or new construction
— generally stipulate how funds
are to be used The University
and the donor must agree to all
terms before or at the time the
gift is made, either by a written
document or simply by mutual
agreement Most frequently, a
capital gift is given in response
to a specific capital appeal by
the University
In recent years, between 90
percent and 93 percent of the $4
million plus gifts given to the
University through the Founda
tion have been restricted in na
ture The administration does
not have a great deal of flexible
unrestricted gift money availa
ble to be used as it wishes to
meet pressing — sometimes un
forseen — needs This is an area
where the University of Oregon
Foundation will be placing in
creased emphasis in the months
and years ahead
Planned giving is an ever
growing source of support to
philanthropy, also Simply stat
ed, with planned gifts the donor
irrevocably gives a principal
sum of money to the University
and the University provides a
life-time income for the donor
and/or beneficiaries. The
amount of annual income paid
the donor is dependent upon
the type of contract, treasury
tables and the amount of
payout, either stipulated by law
or agreed upon between the
donor and the institution A wide
variety of plans are available
When the donor has not
stipulated a purpose, the prin
cipal can be used by the
University for other education
purposes
Private gift support for public
institutions like the University of
Oregon can be the margin for
excellence which can enable
the University to attract and re
tain outstanding faculty and
bright students The need for
increased gift support from
alumni and friends looms ever
larger in the future of the
University
Ruatel Plction
University Foundation
ftussel Plcton It the Executive
Director of the University Foun
dation. M»e major fundraising
organisation of the University.
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