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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1986)
IFC candidates address funding, child care at forum By Michael Rivers CM I he Kmemlcl Speaking before a sparse crowd-of fewer than 20 people Monday, pine of thjs 10 can didates'vying .for the three one^ .year incidental Fee Cbmmitt.ee positions discussed issues rang ing from criteria for student •group funding to the Athletic Itepartment-sponsored funding initiative. The primary emphasis of the candidate forum was on the ; . establishment, of fair criteria for funding student groups. The most Commonly-voiced concern r was that more funds should go to organizations that serve largo numbers of students as opposed to groups that benefit only a few. Several candidates believe student groups should be re quired to raise*-.‘‘matching '! funds". in brder' to,receive an IFC allocation.;. This Would mean organizations.would have to independently raise funds.to match the amount allocated;by the IFC before they could; receive the funds, Candidates also" expressed, concern about the provision of child care facilities for those students who are parents. ... James Hibdonv ah IFC can didate and the father of three children, said he had "a real in terest in providing adequate :chi|d ; tapir#;'*; ■" . Katy Howard'agreed. noting that child .cafe is an important issjuu because the average age of the student body is increasing. She bejieves the IFC needs to be ■ ‘ w i s e i c q n i i d .e r a tea n d thoughtful" about spending student' fees'... : ' • .. The lack id public informa tion' about the accountability of 1 Courtyard buildings demolished The Courtyard, which until recently was thu homo of popular off-campus businesses like Lenny's Nosh Iktr. was reduced Monday to a rubble of broken boards, pipes and concrete. Staton Construction Inc.. the company involved in the controversial demolition of the Mayflower Theater in March, salvaged some sinks and plumbing before knocking down the final wall shown here. Sacred Heart General Hospital has slated the area between Hilyartl and Patterson Streets on the north side of 13th Avenue for its expansion plans. They are expected to release a master plan for the area in the next few weeks. Photo by Derrel Hewitt groups spending incidental fees is one thing that prompted David McDonald, a pre buSiness major, to run for the IPCl “Students should know where their funds are going,” McDonald , said- ■ ^ , “Nobody should be left out at all.” agreed Jodie Mooney, a first-year law student. IFC members need to be on guard against ‘group, think’ — we don't want clones vyho alj think the same way.’.’ Mooney, said. John Smithson, a finance ma jor; said, "Students are- not as informed of IFC decisions, as they should be.” Her experierice, with’ a “rich culture aside from the dominant culture” prompted Petra Con stante to run for the IFC” Con stanta, a fine arts major; believes her diverse cultural ex perience taught her to be sen sitive to the needs of all people. Munion believes the_ “ar rogance of the established system today is a terrible thing.” He listed a number of criteria he believes groups should meet in order to fajceive funding, especially in view of the "many unjustified increases to groups this year,” David Karp, a sophomore ma joring in speech pathology and special education, does not share support for matching funds. Karp said his candidacy “stems from my desire to be fair and represent the students.” Duane Dungannon, a jour nalism sophomore and assistant editor for the Commentator, said he would like to see the IF1C work more closely, with the EMU Board to reduce its operating expenses, thereby saving incidental fees for other uses. Dungannon also favors the ■'.matching funds” criterion. Benjamin'Grote, who also is running for a one-year IFC posi tion, did not attend the debate. I I L Coupon Agate Video Presents .. ' i Monday ■ Thursday Special 2 Movies $/I95 & VCR U 1495 E. 19th □ 344-2691 Coupon Expires 6 13 86 Now Buying Clothes Call lor appoint Meat m 703# \iay: 360 E. 11th imw« Mill t High Open 10.00-6:00 Mon. Sat. 4uoanaa>a>ii>Wi».'» IS to l \IC'//(W SYD'S Creative Salon PERNS • 19.95 loog hair extra • good thru 5-31-66 1122 Alder • 485 8597 V J Protest (kmtinued from Page 1 building prepared themselves for a stay in the county jail as the dosing time approached. News of IJ.S bombing attacks against Libya strengthened the resolve of those who were deckling not to give their names, and thus be taken to jail rather than be cited and released. After news of the Libyan bom bing. David Bowman and Tom Dierker, University students and members of the Latin American Support Committee, decided to withhold their names in hopes of a mass public arraignment. Bowman and Dierker remain ed in the building until they were carried out by police, hut STOREWIDE SALE Everything in store 50% TO 70% OFF! Borg's /hi they were neither arrested nor given citations. A major part of being suc cessful with civil disobedience is communicating with the authorities about exactly what you plan to do. said Chris Ors inger from the Council for Human Rights in Latin America. The Federal building rally was one of many held nation wide Monday, and was organiz ed by the Central America Response Network, a coalition of organizations involved in the Fledge of Resistance. 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