Commentator wins right to withdraw ballot measure By Stan Nelson '. CM lh« Km«rald I ho Oregon Commentator has lh<* right to remove a 'Commentator funding measure placed' on tin; general eiecticins ballot against its will, the <lonstitutinn Court ruled Wednesday . Representative's ofth'e-Cnmmrntatoi- argued the paper was being singled out without the paper's con sent. and that being forced to go on the ballot to receive funding deprives the paper editorial control and discourages minority views, I he decision allows the paper to avoid a popularity contest at the; elections, said Tom Mann, executive editor of the Commentator. "It is ridiculous to say we would win.” he; said. Students would be voting on the basis of the paper's content, and with the paper's minority view, he said it is obvious an approval of the measure by the majority could not be achieved; ' The court 's decision allows the CommentatortfffBr quest direct funding from the Incidental Fee Committee. ASHO President Lynn Pinckney argued the Com mentator was being placed on the ballot to determine the level of student support of the paper. After six hours of deliberation, a decision was reached, said Rich Walsh, a Constitution Court member. He called the decision one of the closest cases the court had ever heard. The court applied a newly adopted test to deter mine the constitutionality of contested ballot measures, he said. The test says the ASUO president and the IFC may place a measure on the general election ballot only to gather information concerning funding levels of the group. The court then weighs the burden placed on the affected program against the benefit of the information ’being gathered . Also, the language of the measure must reflect the purpose for which the measure is being plac ed on the ballot. If one of the three criteria is not met. then the ballot attempt is invalidated In this case, the court ruled placing the paper on the ballot was a legitimate way to determine the level of student usage. However, the court found the Commen tator would be less affected by other methods used to determine its usage level. Ballot (kinlinud from Page 1A funding a majority-approved Athletic Depart moot-sponsored measure will not deny students voting for the IPC-sponsored measure the ;» percent increase, he said. They will just receive an additional 42 percent in crease. Walsh said. Voelz says increased funding for the Athletic Department is necessary because women’s athletics art; being upgraded to a level comparable to men's sports as required by stnto and federal laws. Women's athletics were upgraded at the University from the Northern Pacific Conference to the Pacific-10 Conference |an. 1 this year for the school year. The move to the Pac-10. a league previously reserved for men's sports, will increase opportunity, travel and expenditures for women's athletics. Voelz said "Hard money" is needed to finance the expansion. Voelz said, adding that the entire amount of the Athletic Deport ment funding measure will be spent on women's athletics. If students vote to fund > CAMPUS AREA* Hail Toilet) Perm Npt*t i.il $30.00 *I III .pn/ Wt/i'l 792 E. 11th • 485 6363 Oftl good thftmjfr April women's athletics, (hit Athletic Department will in turn lower the student admission price to all University sporting events to $1. Voelz said. The revenue from ticket sales currently are not enough to fund women’s sports to the level required hv federal guidelines If the measure fails. Voelz said the Athletic Depart ment will Im* forced to decrease the number of tickets allotted to students or increase student ad mission prices. “We are not trying to ramrod the students of undercut them. . .If you want more, you are going to have to pay for more." she said. The primary difference bet ween the? Athletic Department funding measure and the? IFC’s opposing measure besides the dollar amount is the IPC's pro vision for preferred student r—.—CLIP COUPON-.——! 1 FREE Soda plus OFF | any slice I 11 30 Midnight. Mon. - Fri. J 3 30 - Midnight, Weekends J 1211 Alder on Campus 6869598 I I I I I | coupon expires 4/20 86 k—CLIP COUPON ■■■J suating arrangements at athletic: events. The* Athletic Department's measure makes no provision for seating arrangements, which until this year had been negotiated with the 1FC during the budget hearing process. 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