‘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 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