‘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
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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
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