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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1983)
I More control of fees The mcidewtai fee *s« tau to '«n student government, the tiudwt iwton. and the amietic department Hcwc»ct students do r«o* co—pieoc-iy control their tee I* ?s assess <*d aoc "ir 4 ina»y aMocMed by the admnuct ration a’-*!- the State Board of Higher Education. *re state *eg .'Statute should adop* the amended »er so*- o4 House S 2747. something ar..' to the ongma Znugrjr Student Lobby b*s which salts for the president and the s' udent aepreseatairve at each campus to jor-by submit the mcidenta; fee budget to the state hoard. the zhv atsc puts a 6 percent ceiling or- increases tn the McaSentai ‘ee unless there »s a stuoe" referendum. As *t no* stands, the president of each institution has veto power oner the incidental fee committee s pro posal at each campus. The president can suggest a change in the fee In most cases the various presidents tare their approved incidental fee budgets to the hoard for rubber stamping. The bill would change the path to the state board. It states that m the case of a disagreement with the budget by the president and the student representative, usually the student body president, the state board would con duct a hearing and if necessary, fevert to last years budget The bdi would decrease the influence of each Uraver s*ty president It is however, a long way from grviog students total control over the»r fees. Tne state board has the power to determine the total fee students pay. and the board w4l shtf have final say on which- programs receive funding At the University, the incidental Fee Committee allocates more than %22 million The ASUO Executive has set a 7 percent limit on increases m the budget without a student 'efe'endum Compared to other institutions within the state system, the University's incidental fee procedure — a student-elected and run fee committee — has much stu dent influence Other institutions have administrators or appointed students on their fee committees. Ideally, students should have total control over where thetr “tax' dollars are going. Incidental fees are not tuition. House Bill 2747, white sidestepping that issue, at least acknowledges the students. opinion Thoughts of the Earth H we me ail players on this stage named Earth, then the Survival Center has done a great job this week of writing a thought-provoking script. Earth Week brought to the campus films, speakers and activists who believe that aft concerns are minimized under the light of nuclear war and the continual destruc tion of the ecosystem. ft is not an easy task to discuss the Earth, ft gets perplexed looks and people say, “be serious.*' The Survival Center, under the direction of Jack Kapuscinski, managed to cast a week of stimulating, in tellectual and influential spokespersons for, in the largest sense, environmental issues. Staling the week out on a light note with such things as a dance and a children's parade, the group brought Norman Solomon, Amory Lovins, and author Ernest CaJlenbach to the University. Tonight free-lance journalist Paul Loeb will discuss living with the bomb at 8 p m in the EMU. Earth Week brought "surviving” on Earth home, with lectures on the Columbia Gorge, discussions on acid rain with University faculty, and the "Role of the University in the Nuclear Age” to be discussed today at 3:30 p m in Room 167 EMU. The playing out of Earth Week is not over. It is not too late to attend or think about the future of life on this planet Vt BWTLE K* M TfKlDENfS MIND frank show Another year in the sand As graduation day grows ever closer, I notice more friends and acquaintances begin to panic. The symptoms usually ap pear about two terms before the fateful day. They begin discussing all the classes they never took, the com They pretend they’re still going to school — that they’re still safe. puters they never learned to use — a year of “enjoying" academia before they have to work full time. Suddenly they discover an incredible love for education they never had before. I can’t believe these are the same students who, but a few short terms ago, were dying to graduate so they could get out and experience the "real world.” Well, they took one look at the real world and didn't like what they saw. After their feeble and abor tive attempts to find jobs fail ed, these students decided life didn’t fit into their carefu ly ordered scheme of the way things should be after graduation, and they've come crawling back to school for a second degree, or graduate work or even a masters — one more year with their heads in the sand. They hang out in bars and cafes where they can discuss textbook problems with other students and avoid the trials and tribula tions brought on by the world outside academia. letters Champions After six months of intense practicing, barrels of sweat, pamfjf injuries, and personal sacrifice, the University men's volleyball team captured 2nd place in the “A” regional championship I feel that the space allocated in Tuesday s Emerald hardly appropriate. I would like to take this space to personally thank, Brad Parmenter, middle hitter, Helmut Stauss, setter, Charlie Swanson, outside hitter, and especially Mark Kaylor, team captain, and Ed Jacobson, trainer. Joseph Adkisson coach, club volleyball team They continue to bitch about rotten professors and finals, and they continue to come back for one more year paid for by mom and dad and Uncle Sam. Just look at the faces of the students who are graduating. For every one ... they took one look at the real world and didn’t like what they saw. that looks happy to be going, there are another 10 with naked fear written on their faces. And even if they're forced to graduate, dragged kicking and screaming through the ceremony, they stay near the University, pick up a job at a restaurant or diner. They pre tend they're still going to school — that they’re still safe. It is tough out there. Unemployment’s high, money's tight and in teresting jobs are few and far between. On the other hand, staying in school is easy, relatively cheap and very safe. As I walk down the streets I see a new type of student. 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