Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1983)
I Lobby: Now or never There are two views of student lobbying efforts in Salem this session: One view, expressed by the Oregon Student Lobby and backed by Wil Post, Vice-chancellor of Public Af fairs, finds the student lobbying effort adequate. The other view of student lobbying efforts, expressed by many legislators and Oregon State Board of Higher Educa tion President Robert Ingalls find student lobbyists “conspicuous by their absence” in the direct effort to pass the higher education budget. The OSL, a group of two professional lobbyists and a staff of student volunteers, represents the students of Oregon’s public colleges and universities in Salem. If the University lobbyists throw up their hands at the passivity of student participation in Salem, perhaps it is because of the four issues they have chosen to concentrate on: a truth-in-testing bill requiring standardized testing ser vices to reveal the answers to test question, more student control of IFC funding, funding for handicapped coor dinators, and the private right of legal action for students. The bills, while important, miss the focus of most stu dent worries and concerns. The Emerald and many others involved in the crucial passage of Gov. Vic Atiyeh’s proposed budget for higher education feel student lobbying efforts would have been and could be more effective if they concentrated on the main issue to all Oregon college students: increased funding for higher education, the tuition freeze and faculty salary increases. According to Ingalls, there are legislators in Salem who would like to see the state system smaller and think students should finance more of the cost of tuition. Ingalls has seen no evidence of “student lobbying in student financing.” Vice-chancellor Post has seen the OSL. However, during the first three days of testimony before the Joint Ways and Means Committee he said no student had testified and the chancellor’s office would “invite” students to testify on the tuition freeze and other issues. The testimony for higher education’s fate began last week and will continue this week. During May the ways and means and revenue hearings will determine the budget. Last week the governor told members of the Student University Affairs Board that they should be lobbying for higher education. He suggested applying “political pressure” to members on important committees, such as Rep. Vera Katz, D-Portland, and Sen. Jack Ripper, D-North Bend, co-chairers of the ways and means committee and Rep. Tom-Throop, D-Bend, chair of the House Revenue Committee. Students would do well to ignore the cautious approach of the OSL and directly lobby the legislators representing their hometown districts — they are not all convinced higher education can’t suffer more cuts. The ASUO could aid the effort by lobbying on this cam pus to inform students of the issues in Salem. Regardless of OSL feelings, legislators would respond to a display of student concern for higher education. In the words of the governor, “Students can do it. They've done it before." Where to write: Rep. Vera Katz Sen. Jack Ripper H-486 S-205 State Capitol Bldg. State Capitol Bldg. Salem, OR 97310 Salem, OR 97310 Rep. Tom Throop H-488 State Capitol Bldg. Salem, OR 97310 Post offers use of the chancellor’s Salem office to student lobbyists. State System of Higher Education Public Affairs Office 790 Winter Street Salem. OR 97310 opinion Oregon daily emerald Tha Oregon Daily Emerald It publlehed Monday through Friday eitcep! during e»am week and vacation*. by tbt Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co at the Unlvarvly of Oregon Eugene. OR. 97403 The Emerald operate# independently of the Umvertity *lth Office* on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and i* a member of the Attociatad Pre** New* and Editorial MM till Display Adwertleing and Butin*** MO 3713 Cut*allied Advertising M44M) Production tat <311 Circulation M* VS 11 Editor Managing Editor News Editor Assistant Nawa Editor Editorial Page Editor Photo Editor Sport* Editor Aaaociata Sport* Editor Entertainment Editor Night Editor Aaaociata Editor* Higher Education Departments and School* Studonl Government I nature* Politic* Studonl ServttaarCommuniiy Allan* Oaoorai Statt Advancing Manager Claa«iliod Advertising Production Manager Control tar Marry E stove John Meaty Marian Qraan Cort Female) Joan Nyland Boh Bauer Mika Riptinger Paul Danger Jonathan Slagle Con Fernald Sandy Johnstone Frank Shaw Richard Burr Sean Mayer* Michele Males** Aiel a Zak Darlene Gore Sally CM tar Victoria Koch Jean Ownbey ttiow fote in there,sir.—-T^v/ our w ckepentiais md am our with hank up/ ' letters Attitudes In response to Dan Goulet’s letter (in which he says Mary Hotchkiss is "nothing more than a warmed up 60s pro tester and sympathetic to the communist cause”), I would like to j|now if Goulet feels we • should still be supporting American policies in Vietnam , — policies which anyone with a conscience can see were (and still are) completely im moral and without regard for human rights (that's right, Goulet, the gooks were humans too). I am very pleased that Hotchkiss won, and relieved when I see the attitudes of the people opposing her. There will always be small minded and ignorant people like Dan Goulet. American history proves it, but there will always be people with morals and a conscience to oppose him and all his ignorance. Philip Mitchell religion Insist or revise There are only two sensible ways to deal with the question of whether the ROTC must abide by the University’s equal access rules. The University should either insist that all of the University, Including ROTC, abide by the same rules, or it should revise the rule to formally grant the ROTC an exemption. Avoiding the basic issue by deciding not to enforce the rules in cer tain cases is a dangerous precedent to set. What pro gram will be the next to be granted an Informal "exemption?" Let’s not be padding on catlike feet around this issue. The University governing bodies should decide on the merits whether the rule should be changed. If it shouldn’t, don’t look for weaseloid ways to avoid enforcing it. Alan Contreras law Tolerated The University Assembly will vote Wednesday on Prof. Cheyney Ryan's motion to en force University equal oppor tunity policy in the ROTC pro gram. Such a vote on its face seems ridiculous. Would discrimination be tolerated in any other department on this campus? Would it require the faculty to take the initiative to enforce University policy? Sadly, that is the case with ROTC. Faculty members have argued that ROTC shouldn’t have to abide by the same rules, due to it’s unique pur pose. In fact, this is all the more reason University policy should be enforced. The University has allowed the military science department to be controlled by an outside agency. When, however, that outside agency can determine which student may enroll in the program and which can not, the University must sever that relationship. That ROTC motion is not an attack on the professors and staff of the ROTC program. They are caught in conflict between University rules and army policy; a policy they would undoubtedly- prefer not to enforce. But as long as the army dictates to the University that ROTC cannot abide by University rules, then the University stipdld not abide ROTC. Doug Marker director, campus ACLU Dynasty I mourn the fall of the dynas ty. Even in my high school days, I longed for the oppor tunity to go to a major univer sity and study business so I could learn the intricacies of becoming a Neo-Nazi. I quickly joined a Sorority, so that every fall and winter term I could devote my life to the mindless (yet untiring) pur suit of sex, alcohol and ran dom pleasure. Then, every Spring term I fall to the task of promulgating tho dynasty. When I consider the importance of the Universi ty to the existence of our society, I know it’s my respon sibility as a money-loving capitalist to keep tne Greek machine powerful so that the dynasty may never fall. But alas, many dreams die. Now that the female SPA leader has crushed the dynas ty, my very existence at the University is threatened: No more M-16 practice on the IM field; I'm sure they'll cancel my Stealing from the Han dicapped class; and you can bet they won’t be giving upper division credit for Fundamen tals of Napalmmg anymore: It may be the end of an era here, but I hear they still offer Strip Mining for Fun and Profit and Elements of Unbearable Working Conditions at Univer sity of Pittsburg. Chris Wesely junior letters policy The Emerald will attempt to print all letters containing fair comment on topics of interest to the University community Letters to the editor must be limited to 250 words, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is turned in to the Emerald office The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length, style or content “Your turn" is an Emerald opinion feature submitted by members of the University community “Your turns" must be limited to 500 words and typed This editorial column will not be edited by the staff, but selection will be based on appro priateness Letters to the editor and "Your turns" should be turned into the Emerald office. Suite 300 EMU Unsigned editorials appearing in the Emerald are based upon the majority opinion of the editorial board
