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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
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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.
Not one who’s here for a love
of knowledge but from a fear
of life.
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