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Victory for Duck gymnasts See Page 9 Oregon Daily Emer, Tuesday, February 18, 1986 Eugene, Oregon Volume 87, Number 100 State System will invite proposals for installation of computer system *.?- ’ • By Andrew I.aMar . • • ’■ . (M llM>°Km«r«ld ... The Oregon . State .System . of Higher Educatlo.n plans to iiivite.. /' : computer. vendor* ‘to 'submit:: pro * pdsal r for t he" i nsta l1 a t ion ofai long . .qW.ajt.ect centralized -tdinputer: . \ *.'• system ‘By Keb.*'2l „ .said *-Hill I5mi.f V .total'lnfurbwrt i.dn' Sysfenr^wi '"all “the; fiTwnicialc.'.hVitniiijtr«istfVir>:i>\T i.f I’Ilf*. .1 INnl-'vl * ”• ‘ PVfa Iff (raft-ijMis.^jhjv StjiiV*S.y;sfdinijf: -, '.i,Jguideliift*s-.fof,tttf'.‘jt5pm'putnrisystiMn:..1 w-. 'elSd-tif ’ •the’vfotH.^lajmmaii seid ; th>th i&’ sV - /‘norfi po i e rveyd(/ra^,f^ij^sa)i,VyH f jfis .u'cepted ’ uri til ..March" 26x EeWfnanr ■ 'said.* ;X '». ’ •>• Rtah y of *tb»‘ d isagrriorherifs J b><»$ 1 Weed ::pM>m^'rs::qT;:>%fint«rinstitUrf I ioual: ;cbmmittee -Working' bit. die x - . rproject weh? Xni^Krittay? said ' ■ kiiTuiril I till M liiiversitV’• nriovdst Richard TtiiJd UhlyiJrsIty;- provost-, • Tlfe meeting"'-included repniscn ; tati.ves; - from at I of. the stain’s institutions ; • • ' , ; ’’I- think • there’s ni»W' a - shared ' understanding of what the functions df a’ ihegasystein should perforjii for bcitht.be sStatw .System.arid-the in st it III ions I III! Mid;.'.' One of the major issues was whether or. not toivHncVhijJ* the l Inivei^ity;■)ibfary •' s a ji tpriiat ion. i ii (he Computer system. Mill said. The (join in it let- decided. to com pro hi iso . and make.the (lornp.uter system large enough to accommodate the library's system if needed, .he said.. . >• ‘jCartaihly that backbone (the doiSiputer.System’).should be.capatiie ' of servicing ’an automated library/, system,-.'UiII;said/ ’ ; • • > Also,/the coriimittoe Worked- out" marty-spjsfc i a ntl^tbc h nichf d eta i.Is . * s u < r h?«s‘.w I li chi ns t i I u l i q n s need cef tain/equipment, to . make the com- ■ )|l#:j^i|il*w^f|j|j saidl//.' • • 'The j'd eb^of?centralized, com puter'. iietwork' for*state' institutions is!poth.ing'-nevi»., The Oregon. State. Hoard~qf.Higher Kdttcatiqn/has had • the--concept sin- -mind for several years. . -u.• ■' -I he men. otH.aiiie ie«iny jast. spr • ftr^wfien ’t he/State Bbarcl passed a rttqhest'hir iHe syslertj; ., *. ;vf.‘ontrqy<?fsy;‘vyas/fcicused bn the . system last , fall ,' wh^n 'University * Pi^^etjP^iiKbiaiinr^lii^* he ques tioned' tfale . proposal because. State .; Systent. officials-would not reveal the.ciitt d.fihe pro jee t file,added t hat {nahy/Hniyefilty :officiaIs j>e lievcd'’ the' liiiiyersily." wdiiid be better" off ha ndl i n g^t s,oyv o' iiiforma tio rt £~_ y v. e/ But many-of the projects officials sidd; the fcpmputef/syst’eih will b»i. a .• big advantage for the tlniyersity.v //Vyhefidhis system is up and run niitg,' yye.’ll be able to' solve .a range - (if vexing- pnibiems.' - computerized reglsfralla^ ibrrn'njgjktfatiph/ Once * this system is jn.plaqaf there wilI be some real Kendfi'fs^lfill said Richard Hill . Thftnew system will be “^ qiian- * turn leap, intothe' 2fljthJ caBtwrjr.v said'. Herb ".Cherebk, University registrar and-r.h'airbjf; tfie-project's* subcommittee ;;oii‘ software.- The", system * will, malp/,' even ..simple;; things', 'like; counseling much simpler.. Chetpck;sa.idlyv; ijC. .* -For, instance..when<;a_ajuriselpc and a student^ gp bxe^ majpr. ref .qyiremtmfs.’dhe.^uni^^r-wpiilclbe' able to use a computer to categorize classes. (.herew^io^: v v I.Amman .'estimated the operating Continued on Page 7 Habib looking into Philippine election MANILA. Philippines (AP) — President Reagan’s special envoy. Wiilip Habib, met separately Monday with President Ferdinand E. Marcos and with Corazon Aquino, both unyielding in their claims to the Philippine presidency When Reagan sent Habib here, he said the veteran troubleshooter was on a fact-finding mis sion and would report back to him on the after math of the Feb. 7 presidential election. Aquino was still ahead in an independent vote count although the National Assembly of ficially proclaimed Marcos the victor Saturday. In a printed statement Monday. Aquino said. “What is at stake here is more than the removal of an impostor president. It is the future of democracy itself.’' Despite world criticism of Marcos' victory claim, growing economic pressures and a unified and emboldened opposition, the president seem ed confident he can rule for another six years His only public comment after meeting two hours with Habib was that Habib guaranteed he was “not interested in any way in telling us how to run our affairs.” Marcos, who has been running the Philip pines for 20 years, said he gave Habib documents proving his opponents cheated and used violence in the election. Roman Catholic bishops, independent pollwatchers. international observers and Reagan himself have cited fraud and terrorism by the government side. Habib would not give reporters any details of his talks. Habib also conferred with Jose Concepcion, head of Namfrei. the independent pollwatching organization Notional Movement for Free Elec tions Namfrei still had Aquino ahead with in complete returns 10 days after the election. Children enjoy campus visit A “Rock Rile Rummage” outside the Geology building kicked off the day for Aaron Wirth (left) and Seth Momingsun, two of the many elementary-school children attending Campus Kid's Day. The event was sponsored by the Student University Relations Council. Photo by Derrel Hewitt IFC refuses to fund the Center ' By Linda Hahn Of thr hmrralrf ' . . ; t o " The I in: iddrifa I' J*$e Com nviftete ref u sed to appro ve f u nd ingftir .t he Drug Informa tion Renter’s 1080-87 budget Monday eveivingVputting'the program's future in jeopardy. VVfiile;'t'he l)IC. l>egan as a student pro grain, the ASUOKxeculive asserted that it.«i funt;fion;had become mdre.ecademic in nature oyer the years, and that in* cidentgl. fees' cannot be', used to subsidize aCademicidebartrni^nU/: - V . ' • "At this point, you no longer provide a service for students You produce mat ter which we learh in;t.lassriH)m.s\,which we can no longer pav for.' ' said ASjjO President Lynii PincKney,to l)k: Program '."Manager Mark Miller. - "We are willing to advocate your pro gram and ask the University to pay for it," she added. "The administration wants the service for the Health 250 class, and they want the IFC to pay for it." However, University Provost Richard Hill said that lecturing Health 250 classes was hardly a justification for con tinuing the program. "I can’t give a good estimate of what the future of the center will be. It has never been a part of a regular academic program," Hill said. "We'll have to take a look at what role in the University the center should have — if any." Refusing to fund the DIC at $17,268 next year could mean that the center may cease to continue, said Miller. “.it’s a loss of 15 years of previous in vestment in the center,Miller said He estimated that the center served 20 perV cent of the student population last year hy being an educational information resource with the Health Education department. ; ' After conducting extensive research on the DIG last summer, the ASUC)found several funding inconsistencies, said Caitlin Cameron. ASUQ. coordinator of finance, Maintaining a library of drug in formation was not e function t(i be sup ported by fees. Ga mero n said. Student inpiit was not included when choosing a DIG director and the Univer sity administration signed contracts with those chosen, rather-than the ASUO. "We provide a good service that in the past the University can't or won’t pick up. In the past, the IFC has decided to pick it up,” Miller said. "YVe only hope this pushes the University to a decision. The DIG staff is not upset, just confused.” Hill expects to meet with involved par ties and reach a decision on funding in a week to 10 days. "If the Drug Information Center dies, its function won’t necessarily die,” said IFC Member Adam Apalategui. The library materials will go to the Main Library, and lecturing and counseling functions will go to other counseling centers, he said.