IFC racked by resignations
By Richard Burr
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Two Incidental Fee Committee members
have resigned their posts in the wake of an at
tempted removal of one committee member.
Rick Braun, in an open letter to ASUO Pres.
C.J. Balfe submitted to the Emerald Sunday, an
nounced his resignation effective immediately
while IFC chairer Bart Hill resigned as chairer
Friday. Hill will remain a committee member.
Braun survived a 4-2 vote, with one absten
tion, to remove him from the IFC at a Wednes
day meeting. He was charged with failing to
keep three-fifths of his posted office hours for
one week.
In the letter Braun said it was Balfe’s at
tempt this week to have the ASUO Constitution
Committee remove him from office that caused
the resignation. Balfe submitted a memoran
dum to the constitution committee seeking to
discover who holds the authority under the
ASUO Constitution to remove an elected of
ficial who fails to fulfill his duties.
‘‘But I can’t serve very effectively with a
president who says ‘If I could do something
about Braun I would'. You might slam a car
door on my hand,” he said in the letter.
The constitution committee was asked to
interpret the Constitution, Balfe said. Braun
was not mentioned in the memorandum and a
committee meeting scheduled Tuesday will
still meet.
Braun also challenged Balfe to appoint a
Meeting for women held
Women’s Referral and Resource Service
will have an open house for all students and
community members Tuesday from 1 to 5:30
p.m.
Located in EMU Room 336, WRRS acts as
an information and activity center for women
on campus.
The ASUO-funded organization also helps
women “in their search for Information, skills,
tools and services which will help them gain
autonomy in a sexist culture,” according to a
program newsletter.
woman, minority, graduate, law or handicapped
student as his replacement.
Balfe said he will appoint Marc Spence,
the originally appointed replacement for Braun.
Balfe’s appointment is subject to approval by
Student University Affairs Board, which gave
Spence a vote of confidence Wednesday.
A minority and three law students were
asked to serve on IFC before Spence, Balfe
said. The committee already is dominated by
women, so another woman IFC member would
not make sense, he added. Four of the six re
maining members are women.
IFC members do not represent any consti
tuency, just all students, added David Gibson,
ASUO vice president of adminstration and
finance.
Hill said he resigned because of personal
reasons and because he was dissatisfied with
his ability to keep the IFC working toward its in
tended goals.
Betzy Fry, committee vice chairer, will
preside as chairer at budget hearings this week
until the committee selects a new chair.
Gibson said Hill’s “unfortunate” resigna
tion was caused by “petty politics” on the
committee.
“There’s a bit of truth to that,” Hill said.
“But it goes with the territory.”
University plans
grant application
The University may apply for a major
grant to support campus-wide programs
in the humanities.
The grant, which is sponsored by the
National Endowment for the Humanities,
has a short application deadline, and the
NEH proposal requires faculty
discussion.
An informational session will be held at
4:30 p.m. today in 221 Allen Hall to ar
range a meeting to discuss the grant.
A day-long planning conference is set
for Feb. 12.
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1. STUDENTS FOR A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE (SNuFF)
Students for a Nuclear Free Future was formed in 1978 by UO
students involved in the Trojan Decommissioning Alliance, and was
mainly concerned with promoting renewable, safe energy alternatives
and opposing nuclear power. With the rise of the anti-nuclear war
movement in the fall of 1981, SNuFF began to focus on the issues of
nuclear weapons, nuclear war, civil defense, arms control and peace.
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statewide events like the Oregon Nuclear Freeze Campaign, and
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Freeze in Eugene. We also work with anti-nuclear and peace groups on
campus as well as sponsoring our own forums, letter writing campaigns,
films, rap sessions, and rallies. SNuFF meets every Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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meetings are run on a consensus basis and are open to all students.
SNuFF is committed to non-violence. We encourage anyone who
agrees with our goals to come by our office in Suite 1 EMU. check out
our events board outside the office and/or come to a meeting. The best
cure for despair is action.
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MEChA is an ASUO funded program and organization of Chicano
students enrolled at the University of Oregon. MEChA first appealed on
campus when the first Chicano students came here to study in 1964. It
was recognized then as the Chicano Student Union.
MEChA’s prime objective is to encourage the Chicano student
enrollment and to assist those students in adjusting to a traditionally
white university MEChA represents and communicates with Chicano
students, and is also the official voice of Chicano students with the
administration, faculty senate, and the various professional schools and
academic departments.
MEChA offers services to Chicano students on campus under four
main operating functions/activities: educational, cultural, social and
political. Through these activities, MEChA encourages and enables the
Chicano student to take part in the university activities and affairs,
gaining valuable exposure within the university structure. Club meetings
are every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. All persons of Chicano and Hispanic
orientation are welcome. Office hours are posted, Room 16-D EMU.
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decision-making and individual safety. Students exist in a world that
currently has more than 400,000 drugs available to the public, and
another one to five thousand new drugs availabe each year. DIC
services include a comprehensive information and data bank on drugs,
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play will explore the poets' feelings of their culture, the
way they love, and their emotional development in a
colonial Anglo society. The play will be produced by
the MEChA club at the UO Performances are Sunday.
Feb. 13th and Friday. Feb 18th at 8 p.m in the
Forum. EMU Admission Free. For more information,
call 686-3508
r. career program entitled Updating your Personal or
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Featuring fashions by PLACE TWO with guest speaker
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Date: Feb. 9 Time: 7:00 p m
Place: Gerlinger Lounge
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