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.
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MEETINGS
I’hi Eta Sigma m«et» today at
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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
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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
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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)
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