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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1986)
IFC fails to agree on athletic budget Ry Stan Nelson Of lt>« KinwaM The Incidental Fee Committee was unable Tuesday to agree on an Athletic Department budget for the upcoming year, forcing the hearings into a third day Associate Athletic Director Chris Vocl? painted a grim outlook for the future of non-revenue producing athletic sport# Kven with the elimination of men'# and women s swimming, women's gymnastics and zero-base funding of women's and men's golf, a 7 percent increase in Athletic Department funding is necessary to avoid raising student ticket price# or decreasing the number, of tickets available, she said The request totals $813,200 for the upcoming year. We're taking care of (projected budget) deficit# by drop ping programs We are not asking for funding of new pro grams." Voelz said A ft percent increase in funding would fore* the Athletic Department to raise men # basketball and football admission price# for students to $4.00 e game, and women's basketball and volleyball to $1.50 • game. Voelz said. A 4 percent funding increase would raise student admis sion prices to $5.00 a game for men's basketball and football, and $2 00 for women's basketball and volleyball, she said. ASUQ representatives recommended a 2 percent in crease in funding without any decrease in student seating ar rangements Ticket prices would be increased to $7 for foot ball and men*# basketball, but the final consideration for prices would be left to the Athletic Department, The recom mendation would give the Athletic Department $775,200. Fewer students will attend sporting events with Increas ed ticket prices. Voelz said The ASUO recommendation pro poses that 25 percent of its funding come from ticket sales While the income budget may fluctuate because of atten dance. expenses will remain constant, she said. Voelz requested 100 percent direct funding, a change from the 84 percent direct funding received this year. Funding the Athletic Department “is important, but not as important as other programs." said IFC member Ka-Yln Slew. He said the department received large Increases in prior years and must forgo an increase this year. At one point, negotiations nearly ended between Voelz end the IFC A 2 percent Increase would not cover inflation, shear* red. "Tht v is never a point beyond discussion if we are manorial le human beings." she Mid. Negotiations will resume Thursday. .-- -■ - - — - ....- ; _J Etal. MEETINGS I’hi Eta Sigma m«et» today at I to p rn. iu Hoorn .11*0 Oregon Mali The Incidental Fee Commit tee meets today at 3:30 p.m. in Hoom 3.17 FMIJ to hear budget requests for t..a Oregon Com mentator and The Record, (•olden Key meets today at 4:30 p.m. in Room 110 EMU. Officers for the positions of treasurer and historian will t>e elected. People for the Ethical Treat ment of Animals minds today at 6:30 p.m in Century Room E EMU. Those interested en couraged to attend. A herpes education/support group meets tonight at 7 p m. iu Room 110 EMU. Margaret Hailey, nurse from the Student Health Center, will answer questions. Call 686-4456 for more information. Women in Communications meets today at 5 p.m. in the Eric Allen Room. Allen Hull. All members please attend: officers will be elected. The Green Euture meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the EMU Forum Room. Green Future is *'a political party committed to an environmentally sound, non sexist and peaceful future." I .ECTU RES/WOR KS1IOPS "Acquired Immune Deficien cy Syndrome" is the topic of a lecture today at 2:30 p.m. in the EMU Forum Room. A panel will openly discuss AIDS and safe sexual practices. Mold in con junction with Cay and Uishian Pride Week. tree films commemorating (iay and l.esbian Pride Week will Im* shown tonight al 7:30 p m in Koom 123 Science. "Michael: A Gay Son" and "Silent Pioneers" will he shown. Holocaust survivor Bernard Often will speak as part of the Holocaust Memorial Week tonight at 7:30 p in. in the Gerl inger Lounge. A holocaust panel discussion commemorating Holocaust Memorial Week will be held to day at 4 p in. at the Koinonia Center, 1414 Kincaid St. Panel members include Donna Sands, family therapist; Kabhi Hanan Sill; Bernard Offen, holocaust survivor; and Beatrix Rubin, University student. A free "Introduction to Whitewater" seminar will be held tonight at 7:30 p in. in the Outdoor Program room, KMU basement. Seminar will discuss clothing, safety, skills and raf ting equipment. MISCELLANEOUS Chuck Fadeley. a Democratic candidate for state represen tative, will speak with students today from 11 a.m. to 2 p in. in the KMl) lobby. Male drama students a re wanted to audition for a radio commercial today in Century Room C KMU. Chock KMU Schedule for time. Apartheid Continued from Page 1A mitories and mud shanties," he said. They have no electricity, running water or bathrooms, he said. Chuck Hunt, president of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, told the protestors the same people who have tried to “derail the divestment move ment are the same minuscule mentalities that live in Susan Campbell Hall." Hunt was referring to representatives of the State Hoard of Higher Education who have offices in the hall and who have angered University GTFs with a recent tax exemption ruling. Michael Goldstein, the AS.UO's divestiture suit at torney, said the student divest ment movement has come in three waves. The last began in 15)77 when the State Board voted to divest funds from South Africa, he saidS But the movement was blocked by an attorney general's decision that stated the board's vote was il legal. he said. ASUO President Lynn Pin ckney shouted "We want this blood off our hands now!” Steve Nelson, ASUO president elect, assured the (ruvvd that his administration would continue the struggle to divest University funds from South Africa. Sharon Claeyssens. a sociology GTF, berated those who would be only “fair Photo by Sa'ly School matter Students gathered in the EMU courtyard Tuesday to protest apartheid and push for divestment of funds from South Africa. weather friends" of the move ment. She asked the protesters. "If you don't come when it’s raining water, yvhere will you be when it's raining bullets?” Students were urged to par ticipate in building a "monu ment" to the oppressed in South Africa — a shantytown. "We will use the same materials that South Africans use," she said, "beginning with wood, nails, using anything at hand.” After Claeyssens finished speaking, about 150 protesters marched to Susan Campbell Hall chanting. "What do we want? Divestment! When do we want it? Now!" The protesters circled the hall, marched into and through it. and then marched to Johnson Hall where they greeted Univer sity President Paul Olum with cheers and applause. Olum reiterated the stand he made in a December 1984 statement in which he called apartheid “an unconscionable violation of the simplest principles of respect for humanity" that "puts the government of South Africa out side the bounds of civilized nations.” Following Olum's state ment, the crowd enthusiastical ly began construction of a shan tytown on 13th Avenue in front of Johnson Hall. A I’ll 1 pfi r^c t:°n,inued from Pa«e 1A these program!)." ha said, "blit it doesn't look positive." Asked about the? possibility of reviving specific team sports after they have been eliminated, Byrne said. "To bring back a sport is very hard. You have a track record that will be used against you in recruiting.” Tuesday’s announced cuts make it ’’absolutely essential” that a dome is built over Autzen Stadium. Byrne said. “If anything, I hope people d J[ Photo lit Mit h«rl V\ 11 hr Ini Members of the men's and women's swim teams are saddened to learn the programs will be eliminated as part of Athletic. Department cutbacks. will understand that it is more reason why we should have the dome so that we can generate more income to subsidize our non-revenue sports,” he said. Although many athletes and coaches foresaw the budget and program cuts, Byrne's an nouncement still hit hard. "There's no way to prepare yourself for it,” said Ed Boyd, women's gymnastics coach. Financial matters, compounded by the arrival last week of his family’s second child, will now attract much of his attention. For Amy Hathaway, a freshman member of the women's swim team, the deci sion to eliminate the swimming program was painful. "There’s a lot of uncertainty about the future,” she said. "It’s going to be hard to say goodbye’ to your friends and all the people you swam with.” U of O Alum CHUCK FADELEY Democratic Candidate for State Representative, District 41 (University, West University Neighborhood, East and North Eugene, N.W. Springfield) WILL MEET WITH ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS Today from 11-2, EMU Main Lobby Sponsored by University Democrats Chuck Fadelty for State Representative 777 High, #350, Eugene. Oregon c)7401 Paid for by Chuck Fadeiey for State Representative