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minutes Legislative Council At Friday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, members organized a petition drive for a tuition freeze to be circulated on campus during the next two weeks. With the help of the Student University Relations Council, the group also decided to begin an information and involve ment project with Lane County Oregon Alumni on concerns of the current student population. The project is designed to coor dinate support from the alumni living in the county. Scott jones, ASUO assistant state affairs coordinator, reported that public hearings on Oregon Student Lobby bills will be held at the Capitol during April. Jones also announced that the first issue of the Student Lobby Network information newsletter will be distributed this week. Designed as a summary of the legislative issues, the newslet ter will be sent to the 200 members of the network as well as concerned student groups. Students interested in receiving a copy of the letter can sign up in Suite 4 EMU. The council, a group of students who actively par ticipate in the Legislature for student concerns, meets every Friday. ASUO State Affairs Two members of the ASUO Executive attended the Oregon Student Leaders Summit meeting Saturday at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. Rebecca Roby and Scott Jones, ASUO coordinator and assistant coordinator of state affairs, say the 40 student representatives from private, community and state system colleges and universities organized a statewide postcard campaign. Students Organized Against Reductions, a new group from Lewis and Clark that arranged Saturday’s meeting, designed the cards, which state that the undersigned student opposes any cuts in financial aid. More than 200,000 students from campuses statewide — 5,000 from the University — will be asked to sign the cards, which will be sent to senators and Congress members nation wide by the first week of April. EMU Board At Monday's meeting of the EMU Board Budget Committee, the EMU Child Care Center’s ex pected 1985-86 total revenue was projected at $187,351. On Tuesday, the subcommit tee allocated $3,200 to the EMU Main Desk, which is expected to incur a total deficit of $10,000 next year. The Craft Center was granted $14,350 for its 1985-86 budget at the same meeting. No funds will be allocated to the EMU Food Services because the service is expected to ac cumulate a profit of $46,798 in the next academic year. At last week’s meeting, the Budget Committee was inform ed that the EMU Recreation Center expects profits of $9,883 next year, much greater than its expected profit of $600 this year. Thus, the center also will not receive EMU funding. Last year the center had a deficit of $10,000; $20,000 the previous year. The EMU Outdoor Program also received funds of $20,860. IFC Six groups were allocated in cidental fees during the In cidental Fee Committee's hear ings last Monday. Most ap parently were satisfied with the amount of money they received; Round trip. Anywhere Greyhound goes. This spring break, if you and your friends are thinking about heading to the slopes, the beach or just home fora visit, Greyhound can take you there. For only $99 or less, round trip. Just show us your college student I .D. card when you purchase your Greyhound ticket. Your ticket will then be gooa for travel for 15 days from the date of purchase. So this spring break, get a real break. Go any where Greyhound goestor $99 or less. For more information, call Greyhound. Must present a valid coflege student I. D. can! upon purchase. No other discounts apply. Tickets are norttransferable and good lor trawl on Greyhound lines, Inc., and other participating carriers. Certain restrictions apply. ORer effective 2-15-85. Offer limited. Not valid in Canada. CO GREYHOUND And leave the driving to us. however. Women in Com munications was disappointed with its $426 allocation. WIC initially requested a 1985-86 budget of $1,337, but the committee gave the group $426. IFC members voiced con cerns that the organization benefits only a small number of students. Committee member Lloyd Athearn characterized WIC as a "professional group.. .chiefly concerned with preparing members for future careers rather than providing benefits to the student body.” Other hearing activity is as follows: the Women’s Referral and Resource Service was given $4,458; Women in Transition received $2,473; American In stitute of Architectural Students was budgeted $1194; AVENU, the architecture department's publication, was granted $2,450; and the American Society of Interior Designers was allocated $361. Tuesday's hearing session resulted in the Oregon Com mentator receiving $6,800 with the stipulations that the paper provides libel insurance and adds an ASUO-appointed representative to its board of directors. Last year, the Com mentator's funding was vetoed by previous ASUO President Mary Hotchkiss. The IFC voted to allow the Oregon Daily Emerald to seek its request of $87,732 in student subscriptions on the spring ballot. The committee also agreed to reserve $82,000 for later negotiation should the Emerald fail on the ballot. The IFC also approved $531 for the YMCA and $518 for the Prehealth Sciences Center. Discussion on the budget re quest of People and the Oregon Coast was postponed for a future meeting. The IFC granted nearly $150,000 at Wednesday's hear ing to the ASUO Executive’s 1985-86 budget, as well as the ASUO Executive coordinator. Office of Student Advocacy and Legal Services division. Other approved allocations include $75,392 to the Executive; $15,840 for the Executive coor dinator position; $20,290 to the advocate's office; and $36,855 for the Legal Services branch of the ASUO. During Thursday’s hearing, the IFC allocated $371 to the Masters of Business Ad ministration. 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