Interest from fees
should go to students
In an overwhelming vote of 52-6. the Oregon House of
Representatives approved Senate Bill 400. also known as the
Student Activities Bill. Tuesday. This bill only can prove to
be beneficial to the University and we encourage Gov Neil
Goldschmidt to sign it.
The bill proposes that the interest earned from students*
incidental fees be given back to the University. Currently,
the interest is put into a State General Fund that gives the
money to a variety of different projects and programs in the
state.
All interest from University revenues goes Into the State
General Fund with the exception of athletic funds. The in
terest from revenue generated from ticket sales is put back
into the athletic department. They use the money to improve
their program.
Some senators feel confident that the governor will sign
the hill, hut there are some problems that may prevent this.
In the past there has been a policy against giving the interest
track to the original institutions.
Some bed it could set a bad precedent and encourage
other larger agencies to ask that their interest Ire returned. If
this did happen, it could jeopardize the projects funded by
the State General Fund.
Bui education should bn seen in a different light from
the other institutions. Incidental foes are similar to user fees
and are an investment made by the students. Senate Bill 400
would put the money made from the students’ fees back into
the hands of the University. As a result, the money could
directly benefit the student body.
The University could receive as much as $:i0,tH>0 in in
terest. There are two options for this added income and both
would benefit students. On a more practical level, the
money could be put back in the system and help to reduce
student foes overall, incidental feus are expected to increase
next year because of the ballot measures that passed in the
spring elections.
But according to ASUO President Steve Nelson, the
money will probably Ik; used to expand University pro
grams. Hither way the University comes out ahead. No one
can argue against paying fewer fees, and improving more
programs will improve the quality of our education.
The Student Activities Bill seeks to promote education
and we laud the Oregon Student bobby for supporting it It
is a bill that directly relates to the University and will pro
duce tangible results.
In comparison to the amount of money other institutes
contribute to the State General Fund, the interest from the
University is relatively insignificant. Consequently, state
programs will not lie hurt if this bill is signed. Each situation
must be considered on its merits, and this example has many
benefits.
There is a distinct difference between education and the
other agencies that contribute to the State General Fund. If
Gov. Goldschmidt wants to help the University, then he
should not hesitate to accept the bill. University students
have nothing to lose but a better, more extensive education.
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Poor coverage
While* rumor of a “new ODE
policy” of not covering student
activities officially has been re
jected by the paper's editors, it
is clear the Emerald is guilty of
a de facto lack of such
information.
The list of apparently non
newsworthy events is growing
steadily: a symposium on
)udeo-Christian religion co
sponsored by Campus Interfaith
Ministry and the Muslim
Students Union, charges of
racial violence at a fraternity
(Mixing match, speeches by
Bella Abzug and Elizabeth
Hegginbotham
Eager to report and comment
on charges of racism against the
ASUO Women’s Task Force, the
ODE was unable to provide any
coverage of the Women of Color
Symposium or the NASU Pow
Wow.
Apparently no ODE reporters
actually attended the presenta
tion by Margaret Randall, since
coverage of the controversial
author's appearance was
limited to a generic preview
story.
What message did Abzug give
to college students of today?
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Why wen; none of these ques
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daily newspaper on campus?
|ust two more questions: Does
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would those requesting a refund
of their $2.25 subscription in
coming academic terms really
be missing?
I.isa Loving
American studies
Public apology
Scott Maben: I publicly
apologize for the letter I wrote
the Emerald regarding your arti
cle on Pete Frangos.
The article aside. I had no call
to go on a public personality
assassination campaign like
that.
That can't have been an easy
article to write, either. It really
wasn't anything personal; you
were just the unwitting reci
pient of a lot of negative feel
ings 1 had toward the universe
in general at the time.
Undeclared
Good intention
In his letter (May 18). Graig
Loughridge had good inten
tions. However, the correct
French for "Are you ready?
Go!” is not “Etes-vous pres?
Partez" (which means "are you
nearby? Go!"), but "Etes-vous
prets? Fartez!"
But real expression used by
runners is “A vos marques?
Prets? Partez!”
1 guess the moral here is: If
you correct someone else’s
mistakes, please try to do it
right!
Eric Butruille
Eugene
Pride week
Well, now that we have all
hopefully survived that rousing
(Jay and iaisbian Pride Week,
when do the rest of us get to
celebrate Heterosexual Pride
Week?
Or dare I say Normal People
Pride Week....
Mark |. Hash
Business
Crucial points
In response to Benjamin
Davis’ letter (ODE. May IB) ad
vocating the illegality of
sodomy. I think two crucial
points need to bet made.
First of all, in a constitutional
sense, who cares what most
Americans feel in opinion
polls? Most Americans can't
find Mexico on a map. let alone
seriously consider a touchy (ex
cuse the pun) constitutional
matter.
As a matter of fact, in opinion
polls, most Americans respond
negatively to hypothetical ques
tions concerning the Hill of
Rights, as long as it isn’t ex
plicitly mentioned by name.
Secondly, saying the
Supreme Court upheld the il
legality of sodomy is true, but
ignores how controversial that
decision was. The decision was
five to four, and [ustice
Hlackmun read his dissenting
opinion aloud from the bench,
something never done before in
Supreme Court history.
Finally. I'm not going to
touch Mr. Davis' statement that
we should "keep sodomy out of
the nation’s classrooms." I
mean, taken literally, that
would be awfully rude,
wouldn't it.?
Scott E. Baldwin
Political science