Oregon Daily
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Monday, April 21, 1986
Eugene, Oregon
Vol ume 87, Nu inber 13 5
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Protesters take stand
Eugene resident* gatherml Friday to protest the ('nited
States ‘ refusal to join a Soviet ban on nuclear testing.
See. story on Page 3
Photo by Shu-Shing Chen
GTFs lose tax exemption,
must take cut in paychecks
By Stan Nelson
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University Graduate Teaching Fellows can
expect $150 withheld from their April and May
paychecks for taxes, leaving many to wonder how
they will be able to manage their living expense*.
The Oregon State System of Higher Educa
tion authorized the change in withholdings to
comply with a recent federal government deci
sion. The decision prompted more than 50 GTFs
to gather in Friendly Hall Friday afternoon to
voice concerns over financial difficulties that will
result when the deductions take effect.
A federal exemption preventing GTFs from
being taxed on tuition expired jan. 1 said Muriel
Jackson, assistant vice president for administra
tion. Graduate tuition of $015 a quarter now will
lie considered taxable income for GTFs.
A first-year GTF receives $511 a month and
free tuition for services provided to the Universi
ty. With the additional federal tax deduction, up
to $220 will be withheld for taxes in the months
April and May, said Steve Rodgers, a romance
languages GTF.
The amount left over barely will be enough to
live while trying to Ik? an instructor and a student,
he said.
After May. $47 will be deducted monthly as
tax on tuition.
A consideration is before Congress to extend
the tuition exemption, but no action has been
taken, Jackson said.
"There is a very strong possibility Congress
will act (and extend the exemption). But without
knowing, it puts us in an extremely difficult
spot." said Ro?s Hall, the State System's com
ptroller. Federal taxes were not withheld the first
three months of the year in expectation of some
action being taken. Hall said.
But with no decision forthcoming, the State
System decided to begin withholding income for
taxes beginning in mid-April. Hall said.
"It all boils down to whether we are willing
to assume liability if there is no relief from Con
gress.” he said. It would lx: virtually impossible
to recover money from GTFs once the term ends,
‘There is a very strong possibili
ty Congress will act (and extend
the exemption). But without
knowing, it puts us in an ex
tremely difficult spot. ’
— Ross Hall
and the State System would have to pay the tax
itself, he said.
In the event Congress decides to restore the
exemption, refunds would be given. Hall added.
Rogers said the announcement came as a sur
prise to many GTFs. Many hoped lobbying efforts
would be successful in extending the exemption.
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation,
a GTF union, currently is developing strategies to
respond to the situation.
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Another Eugene landmark whs lost Friday morning. Hut
rather the" succumbing to a bulldozer Ukc tin: Mayflower
Theater, whn.it was torn down March 3, this piece of the city's
history was lost to bankruptcy.
Hoots Family Restaurant. 440 K Rightli Ave . a favorite
late-night haunt of truckers, graveyard-shift workers, college
students and assorted insomniacs
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created ine strange aural ammance mat all Moots regulars knew
and loved. At any given moment, barely audible strains of
country, pop and rock music would float amid the busy rumbl
ings of customer conversations.
“I think it's atrocious that it closed. 1 always thought it
was a place that was real.” said lan Barrett, a University
speech, and telecommunication and film major who lives a
block away from the restaurant. "Real-life kind of people.
Sometimes it was surreal. It just
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two-year battle against bankrupt
cy Friday and dosed its doors for
good.
Marilyn llooton. the original
owner of Hoots, opened the diner
in 1908 after purchasing it from a
prominent restaurant chain. She
managed Hoots until 1973 when
the pressure of trying to run a
24-hour restaurant while raising
a family became too much for her
to handle, liooton sold the diner
to Clyde Scott, the current owner
of Hoots.
"It was a social scene,” Hooton
recalled. "College students com
ing in for coffee with friends. It
was hard not to like the people.
He (Scott) pretty much kept it the
way it was."
Scott could not be reached for
comment.
One change Scott made after
taking over was to install a
miniature jukebox in each of the
hooths, a feature that became a
Hoots trademark. The low
volume jukelroxes wen? notorious
for having minds of their own,
seldom playing the selections
chosen. But the sound of several
boxes playing simultaneously
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Hauls Family Restaurant lost a two-year battle
against bankruptcy Friday, forcing the 24-hour
restaurant to close down for good.
had this bizarre teel to it.
“The atmosphere was pure
Americana.” added Barrett's
roommate, Man. Vatter. a Univer
sity economics major.
Hoots rugulars are already
lamenting the sad passing of one
cherished pastime: trading acidic
repartees with the restaurant's
waitresses.
"Did you ever get that one
woman who was always go
ing.‘Yeah? You want coffee?' ”
Barrett asked. "One time this
waitress comes up to me and
talks to me for five minutes about
her sister. And I've never met this
woman or her sister. It was kind
of humorous.” he said.
"I'm sort of depressed about
(Hoots closing),” said Sheila
Moon, a pre-business University
student and another latemight
veteran of Hoots.
"It's great to go over there at
night and see all those strange
people. 1 just hope they find
something to replace it. After
Lenny’s (Nosh Bar) closed, this
town seems to be losing all its fun
late-night places.” she said.
Advertising team
claims top award
in regional contest
The University advertising team
successfully fulfilled its members'
prediction this weekend by winn
ing the Northwest regional ad com
petition for the fifth time in five
years.
The ad team's campaign for Levi
Strauss & Co. was chosen as the
number one campaign overall at
the competition in Yakima, Wash.
The win qualifies the ad team for a
shot at the national competition
sponsored by the American Adver
tising Federation in Chicago June
14.
Prior to the regional competi
tion, members of the ad team had
expressed their confidence in the
quality of their work and hoped
they would win the competition a
fifth year.
"Our success really says a lot for
Oregon's journalism school.” said
Robin loannides. the ad team's stu
dent director. “It really shows that
we have at least the best advertis
ing program in the Pacific
Northwest."
Advertising students Sue Gray.
Sue Linders, Michael Fish. Mark
Strickler and ]oannides presented
the campaign at the competition.
Other team members include fill
Corkum, Beth Buglione. Carlos
Lamadrid. Bob Rickert and Laura
Willoughby.