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‘First Lady of Song' comes to Eugene See the Friday Edition Oregon Daily Emerald Friday, April 25. 1986 Kugene, Oregon Volume 87, Number 139 GTFs to protest recent tax ruling Hv Kirsten Bolin . • Vi I .‘o. g (IjflllfJKlMN’tM* ;. If today's .informational picket outside of Susan.Campbell Hall dors not reverse Monday's ruling bv. the State Board ot Higher KdiiriiMon making graduate leaching follows' tuition waiyors'taxable income,' tiniorri drastic stops will Ih; lakon. saidd dui*;k lluVit'. prosidtbit t)f tlio local graduate teat Kingdelhiws federal ion chapter. "If tboy can't eatancl they can't pay rent, what do th«v.do?" Hunt asked at a press run tereni e i'bursdav at the di l l pffic e on campus (I.T-K*/;who generally, .earn $500 to $M)0 a inoiith .vviil have S150 withhold,from their April and May paychec ks to pay taxes due on winter and spring tiiitibn waivers' A federal exemption preventing GTFs from .fatting taxed"on the graduate tuitjon fee of $015 a term expijjad jan. 1 iVtxes went not withheld the first three months of the year because University offit hits expet ted the ruling to lie reversed. Hunt said. The GTFs hope the picket will result in a reversal of the Slate System decision anti a repeal of the Gongressinnal ruling. Hunt said. State System officials have offices in Susan Campbell Hall But the paychec ks the University's HSOGTFs pick up next Wednesday, with current and retroactive taxes subtracted, will be so reduced many GTFs will have to struggle to make ends meet. Hunt said "We're not in a high income level." tie said "If we were in the $20,000 to $30,000 brac ket. $100 or $50 out of our paychecks wouldn't make a difference." GTFs at all eight State System institutions of higher education will lie affec ted by the ruling which stems from the State System's interpreta tion of federal law. "We don't feel the decision is justified.” Hunt said No other state has revoked GTFs’ ex empt status for tuition waivers and a recent deci sion in Ohio ruled institutions are not obligated to withhold, he said. The financial situation GTFs are facing is so dire many would consider leaving, hut University policy makes that option impossible. Hunt said. A GTF withdrawing from University classes would lie assessed tile total tuition fee. he said Though direct work protests such as striking cannot be advocated by the union and are a viola tion of GTFs' contracts with the University, some members are considering the option. Hunt said But the ramifications of the ruling go beyond individuals and ultimately threaten many students' opportunity to earn n post-graduate degree. Hunt said. "People who are of moderate income will no longer lie able to survive." he said. "(Graduate degrees) will become the domain of the rich." Athletic Department suffers defeat of both funding measures at polls By Mary l.ichtenwalner . ' . ’' / * ‘Of thr Kmrr«l<l Results pf the ASUC) spring lions weremet late Thursday night with Doth cheprsand gropns: . ■ vSevpral hat lot measures increas ing funds to,student groups passed, whiju hid Iwllot measures to in crease Athletic Department funding failed-ns well as measures to raise funding fur The Rec ord, the ASUC) publication The failure'ofa ballot measure to increase women's • athletics may handicap’the strength of the pro grain. said Assistant Athletic Direc tor Chris Voelz. '• ”1 hope it won't seriously impair the opportunities of these young women." she sgid. „ Voelz said the athletic depart ment now plans to negotiate fun ding with the Incidental Fee Com mittee She said shir hopes the ll'C will see that a cut is not in order. “We're entering the Pac-10 and we'd like to enter with a strong stance, so we'll need every bit of money the IFC will he willing to give us." Voelz said. OSHRG members celebrated a victory Thursday night Local board chair Maureen Kirk said the group worked hard to gain increas ed funds. "This is the first increase Photo bv l.vnne (iaey Hu Hot counters Cindi Kim and Ho Kim tally up the results of the WfUi-1987 ASUO spring elections Thursday night. ill l!> years." she said. Passage of the OSPIKC. measure increases incidental finis from $1 to $2 |>er student per term. That gives the group $88.(»5(l annually. Kirk says the funding will lie used to provide for an additional position. A measure raising $‘M)(KI in in cidental funding for the United States Student Assiiciation was met with obvious student support. The funding will lie used to fund con ference participation and aid in loh living lo preserve fiideral support for higher education. said Tom Swan, president of USSA. Swan, who is touring the country and visited the campus to support the measure, said he is encouraged hv the vote. "Our support is about the strongest it's been on cam puses." he said. USSA is a voice for students. Swan said. "For example. ( tilling student aid to build more weapons is something students are Continued on Page 3 Elections at a glance RUNOFF FLECTIONS Incidental Fee Committee Petra Constant* 63tt Duane Dungannon <Mil katy Howard “H4 |odle Mooney 6119 Ron Munion 751 t«*hn Smithson t»W BALLOT MEASURES Measure 1 — Oregon Daily Emerald Funding Yes 1670 No Measure 2 — Add/Drop Deadline Yes 1.999 Nu t«t» Measure 3 — QSPIRG Funding Yrs l.m No 1 <M»5 Measure 4 — Yes No USSA Funding 1.233 85K Measure Yos No 3 — The Record Funding <W6 1.070 Measure 7 Yes No — Counseling Chenier Funding 1.355 343 Measure 8 — ROTC Affiliation Y.*s No 824 1,122 Measure 9 — Marching Band Funding Yes 1.302 No H14 Measure 10 — Limit on Athletic Department (submined by the In* cidental Fee Committee) Yes 821 No t.m Measure 11 — Athletic Depart* merit Funding (submined by the Athletic Department) Yes 938 No 1.0?15 Pell grants cut; total financial aid to remain the same By Andrew LaMar Of Ihff Kntrralil University students will receive about the same level of financial assistance for the 1080-87 school year as they have this past year despite cuts in the Pell ('.rant program, says Kd Vignoul. University director of finan cial aid. Letters informing students of their financial aid awards for the coming school year were mailed to students last week. About 80 percent of the University’s students receive federal financial aid. "The total amount of money they will receive will be about the same," Vignoul says. Although the University will receive $540,000 less in Pell (’.rants for the coming school year, the loss will be compensated for with additional National Direct Student Loans and College Work Study, Vignoul says. About 455 students will no longer be eligible for Pell Grants and about 855 students will have a reduc tion in their Pell Grants. Vignoul says. This is due to the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act. which requires the ‘We still don't have sufficent funds to assist everyone that's eligible. We just feel fortunate that Congress has minimized the losses for 86-87.9 — Ed Vignoul program bo cut 4,;t percent and eliminates the pro gram's deficit. The program's $215 million deficit was created when it borrowed money from its future appropriations in order to pay all students who were eligible for grants. The Pell Grant program awards cash to students based solely on financial need. This program is the only student financial aid program at the University affected by Gramm-Rudman cuts this year. Vignoul emphasizes that the 1986-87 school year is unique for University financial aid. Because of special arrangements, University officials will be able to award an additional $500,000 in NDSL and $200,000 in work study. Vignoul says. While University officials awarded $1.5 million of NDSL money to students this year, next year they will be able to award $2 million. Work-study awards will increase from the $1.65 million awarded in 1985-86 to the $1.85 million that Continued on Page 3