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Oregon Daily
Emerald
Friday. November 21. 1986
Eugene. Oregon
Volume 88. Number 57
Proposed aid program
brings mixed reaction
from state aid officials
By Carolyn Lamberson
Of the Emerald
Education Secretary William Bennett
said Wednesday he was sending letters
to 3,331 U.S. universities and colleges
inviting them to take part in an ex
perimental financial aid program.
Bennett has proposed a new type of
student loan, called an income
contingent loan, that would be hased
on the assumption that once an in
debted student graduates, he or she
looks only at high-level/high-paying
postilions in order to handle repayment
of the debts.
Under the new loan program,
students would begin repayment nine
months after graduation, paying $20 to
$50 a month for the next two years,
Bennett said.
After that the borrower’s income is
taken into account, and monthly
payments would continue, never ex
ceeding 15 percent of the adjusted
gross income.
While the government would con
tinue to guarantee the- loans, it would
not subsidize the interest as it does
with the Guaranteed Student bun pro
gram. Bennett said. By having students
repay the full interest amounts, the
government is urging colleges to con
trol costs, he said.
The program will be tested for a five
year period at 10 campuses across the
nation before a final decision is made.
Bennett said.
John Anderson, director.of financial
aid at Portland State University, is not
sure at this point if the program will be
a success.
"It is an experimental program. We
really won't know how successful it
will be for some time, at least until
students who borrow under the pro
gram begin to repay their loans;" he
said.
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Failure to send newsletter
results in GTFF grievance
By Stan Nelson
Of Dm Kmerald
The Graduate Teaching Fellows
Federation formally filed grievance
against the University Nov. 12 for its
campus mail service’s refusal to
distribute its October GTFF newsletter,
said Scott Kerlin. GTFF business agent.
The newsletter, which contained en
dorsements from the GTFT member
ship, violated Oregon Revised Statute
law and Oregon election board rules
prohibiting public employees from in
fluencing the outcome of an election,
said VV. N. "Mac” McLaughlin.
University director of business affairs.
Employees of the campus mailroom
would have influenced the outcome of
the election if they had distributed the
GTFF' newsletter, he said.
McLaughlin contacted the Oregon at
torney general and the secretary of
state's office for their opinion on the
newsletter, and as a result of the
discussions, campus mail refused to
send the newsletter, he said.
Endorsements in the form of meeting
minutes are no exception to the law, he
Ce*ar ( have/
added. -
The newsletter represents action be
ing taken.at the meeting and is not an
actual endorsement. Kerlin said.
GTFF representatives argue that de
nying the federation access to campus
mail is a violation of its collective
bargaining agreement with the Univer
sity. The agreement states the union
shall have the right to communicate at
all times with its members of the
bargaining unit without interference
from University or departmental ad
ministrators. provided those actions do
not interfere with the normal teaching,
research or administrative duties of
GTFs.
In addition. Kerlin said he believes
the decision not to distribute the GTFF
newsletters violated Oregon labor
practices.
"We have a responsibility to deliver
the mail and follow the rules that go
along with it." McLaughlin said.
"We am not advocating an issue.
Those (graduate teaching fellows) that
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Shelly Ausmus (with rolling pin) end Angie Skaggs learn how to roll cinnamon
rolls in an employee training session at new VRC store Cinnabon, a chain
restaurant based out of Seattle.
Downtown merchants say
Shopping center renovation
won't hurt downtown trade
By Jolayne Houtz
(H I hr Kwwild
The just-completed $t> million renova
lion of Valley River Center could in
crease sales at the mall by as much us H
percent next year, but a Kugene
downtown official said he doesn't
believe the expansion will hurt
downtown's business.
"The common misconception is that
downtown and Valley River compete
with each other." said Russ Brink,
downtown manager. "Comparing the
two doesn't address their differences."
While the shopping center attracts
people regionwide and offers a broad
rang); of medium-priced merchandise,
downtown shops offer s|Mx:ialty shops
and cultural events that set it apart from
Valley River Center. Brink said.
"Downtown retail just isn't going to
be the full-service regional marketplace
that a shopping center is," he said.
While downtown merchants aren't
worried about the long-term effects of
the nine-inonth renovation, they are con
cerned about the amount of money the
mull is spending on advertising liefore
the busiest shopping time of (ho year.
Brink said.
Soma downtown busmans owners ex
pect Valley River (.'enter's ad campaign
to hurt them, but they say it won’t pul
them out of business.
"Valley River Center is a place you en
joy going to or you don't go at all." said
David Goertzen. owner of Goertzen's
Gifts and China downtown. "If you go
downtown, you will continue to shop
downtown.
"(Valley River Center) could spend as
much on advertising as is spent on the
military budget, amt it wouldn't make
much difference.” Coertzen said.
Downtown shoppers generally are in
the low- to middle-income range and are
looking for a specific item at a bargain
price, he said, while the mull attracts
people who simply want to s|Mind
money.
Some downtown merchants also are
increasing their advertising budgets und
promoting their stores through
giveaways and sales, said Hill Sweet.
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UFW president Chavez to visit Eugene
By Stephen Maher
Of Ik* I nter«M
Cesar Chavez is on the mad again.
Chavez, president of United Farm
Workers of America, is touring 24 cities
to drum up support for a new UFW
boycott of California table grapes. He
will stop in Kugene on Monday, his first
official appearance in the city in more
than 12 years.
"It's been successful in the pust, and
that's why we're going back to it." said
Terry Vasquez, a UFW staff member. "In
both cases the boycotts resulted in
contracts."
"Pressure on growers is necessary for
justice for farm workers. And it worked
before," said Marion Malcolm, a coor
dinator for Clergy and Laity Concerned.
"In terms of making a push for visibility.
Chavez is going 1° make a difference."
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Pane fi
The present-day boycott is designed to
pressure growers to test for toxic residue
on grapes and make (lit; results public, to
ban the use of five pesticides in grape
vineyards and to pressure growers to
bargain in good faith.
According to the IJI-'W, the pesticides
that California farm workers are exposed
to are lit** threatening.
"They can bn really devastating," Vas
quez said. "Often the first signs are
nausea, dizziness, difficulty in
breathing. Hut after a time, the level of
toxicity from the exposure to the
pesticide can l>c fatal."
The five chemicals the UFW is trying
to get banned are methyl bromide,
malathion, dinoseb, captan and
phosdrin.
The Environmental Protection Agency
banned dinoseb Oct. 8 because of birth
defects and sterility. Hut the chemical re
mains on the UFW list because of past
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