City aids local arts use
By Michele Matassa
Of the Emerald
Eugene's City Council unanimously pass
ed a proposal Monday night that will
change the Soreng Theatre's rental struc
ture to encourage use by local groups.
- Instead of charging a flat rental fee for
use of the 500-seat theater in the Hult
Center for the Performing Arts, the center's
administration will use a "sliding scale"
based on the "success of the
presentations."
Commercial users, who usually sell more
tickets than other groups, will pay 15 per
cent of their gross income, with a $100
minimum and a $350 maximum.
Local non-profit organizations, such as
the Oregon Repertory Theatre and the
Eugene Opera, will have to pay 10 percent
of their gross earnings, with a $50 minimum
and a $250 maximum. And independent
professional artists will be charged 5 per
cent of their gross ticket sales, with no
minimum.
Dick Reynolds, executive directoi of the
Hult Center, expects this adjustment to in
crease rentals enough to raise $28,000 for
the financially-strapped center, give or take
$4,000 to $6,000.
The center's budget for fiscal year 1984 in
cludes $28,000 in income from Soreng
Theater rentals.
In a memorandum to the City Council,
Reynolds said outside groups rented the
theater 71 times during its first nine months
of operation, only 25 percent of its available
dates. And "probably fewer than five of the
71 events broke even," Reynolds said.
During a public hearing at Monday
night's meeting, Linda Devine, executive
director of the Lane Regional Arts Council,
called upon the media to publicize addi
tional fees for rental of the theater.
So far, news items have ignored what the
center calls "reimbursables," costs such as
stagehands, front-of-house, security and
operations, which can total "hundreds of
dollars," Devine said.
Reynolds' memo estimated these addi
tional costs as "roughly $800."
In other action, the council acted in favor
of "bed-and-breakfast" facilities,
unanimously approving a zoning ordinance
amendment which will allow the rooms-for
rent in low-density residential areas.
The facilities will have to gain "condi
tional use" permits by meeting standards
such as owner occupancy, a maximum of
two guest bedrooms, parking requirements
and sign restrictions.
Until now, the city has allowed the
facilities as a conditional use. However,
these standards weren't clearly defined.
This amendment to the city's zoning or
dinance should lessen those types of dif
ficulties by standardizing the permit pro
cedure, says Gary Chenkin, of the planning
department.
ASUO seeks comptroller, assistants
The ASUO executive office has several
job openings.
Applications will be accepted until 5
p.m. Sept. 30 for a budget assistant, a
comptroller, two assistants for student
events and a publications coordinator,
and until 5 p.m. Oct. 7 for three program
tags and advertising sales people for the
course guide and the new ASUO
newspaper Not the Emerald.
Applicants should have a willingness to
work hard and an interest in becoming
part of an activist, cooperative student
government.
Descriptions and application forms are
available in the ASUO executive office,
suite 4 EMU, 686-3724.
ASUO V.P's speech
miffs host program
By Jim Moore
Of thv Emerjld
A speech by Kevin Kouns, ASUO vice
president. Sept. 19 at the grand in
augural of the New Student Host Pro
gram's week of activities surprised many
University students and upset some
students working as NSHP coordinators.
Kouns' speech presented opinions
about current and projected future
economic trends, the possibility of
nuclear war and world starvation while
challenging the new students to become
involved to solve such issues.
Some NSHP coordinators, all of whom
are students, say Kouns did not speak on
the available ASUO programs and how
to get involved in them, the subjects
they requested.
“I think he took advantage of the
situation,'' says Tammie Mason, one stu
dent coordinator.
The general attitude among the new
students was surprise.
“It wasn't what I expected, I was sur
prised," says Heather Redmond, a new
student who heard the speech.
Kouns says there were a series, of
miscommunications prior to his speech
about the topic and whether he would
even speak. But he does not regret the
event and would speak on the same sub
jects again.
Coordinators originally invited ASUO
Pres. Mary Hotchkiss to speak but she
was unable to attend, so they decided
not to invite other ASUO represen
tatives.
But members of ASUO thought it
would be appropriate to present a
speaker and, after much deliberation,
coordinators decided to invite Kouns to
speak. University director of orientation
Greg Lobisser, who acts as an adviser to
. NSHP, then sent a letter to Kouns con
taining the topics NSHP wished him to
speak about.
"I was disappointed that the structure
and purpose of ASUO was not covered,"
Lobisser says, adding that he's concern
ed about the impression they (new
students) now have.
But Kouns says he did mention ASUO
programs and invited new students to
become involved at the beginning of his
speech and that it's senseless to tell peo
ple to get involved without telling them
why.
In response to criticism that his
speech presented a negative picture of
the future, Kouns responds that "the
underlying message of the whole thing
is hop^," adding that he not only
presented the truth, but also how to
help improve situations.
University Pres. Paul Olum, who
spoke immediately prior to Kouns, is not
upset with Kouns' speech, but says the
inaugural was probably not the best set
ting for the topics.
"I think Kevin has a right to speak
about whatever he wants," Olum says.
"But I thought it was a difficult speech
for new students to take."
Kouns says he made the speech
because, "it's appropriate to tell people
the truth."
"The realization of our individual self
interests depends upon our recognition
of our collective interests," he says.
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