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.