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Emerald
Monday, June 8, 1987
Eugene. Oregon
Volume 88. Number 100
ASUO to offer a piece of the rock
By Carolyn Umbenon
Of the Kmmrald
The ASUO Student Health Insurance
Committee decided on Friday to choose
Prudential Life Insurance as the carrier for
the 1987-88 school year.
The Prudential plan is being offered
through the American College Health
Association, said David Shackleton. chair
man of the committee. The ACIIA set out to
gel many of its member schools attracted to
one main carrier, he added. Through this,
the ASUO was given the opportunity to
secure Prudential. Shackleton said.
The decision to go with the Pruden
tial ACIIA plan is still contingent on a bin
ding agreement with the University ad
ministration. according to a statement
released by the committee on Friday. What
the committee hopes to do is ensure student
control of the program, said committee
member and former ASUO Vice President
Caitlin Cameron.
ASUO President kasey Brooks hopes to
have that agreement made by the end of this
week, she said. Brooks and former ASUO
President Steve Nelson (also a committee
member) la-gin negotiations with Dan
Williams, vice president for administration
and Cerry Mosely. vice provost for student
affairs today. Brooks added.
ASIJO Insurance Coordinator Shirley
Chase said the premium for single students
will be about $246.00 I.ast year's premium
was $216, but Chase attributes the increase
to medical inflation. Every plan they harked
at involved an increase, she added
The benefits of the plan will lie basical
ly the same as this year’s. Chase said The
difference will occur at the student health
center. Under the Prudential plan, many
services provided at the health center will
be paid 100 percent. This does not include
preventive medicine and routine medical
checkups, she said.
Another added benefit will la* a reduc
tion in student paperwork for cases treated
at the health center. Chase said For most
cases, a claim form will not l>e required, she
said. The health center will bill Prudential
directly. The exception to this is physical
therapy perfomed at the health center, she
added. A claim form for this and some
treatments outside the health r enter w ill tie
required.
‘‘Students are going to love this plan."
Chase said. "I think the added benefits vmII
make the plan attractive to students And
the name Prudential will add credibility to
the program."
Turn to Insurance, Page I
Grade point system set to change next fall
By Chris Norred
(M Ihr Knurr aid
When tin- University begins computing
the grade point averages on student report
cards and transcripts next fall, pluses and
minuses will count as three-tenths of a
grade point.
This year, students who receive a B
plus. H. or It minus, accumulate a 3.00
grade >Hiint Next year, students who
receive a B plus will have a 3.30 grade
point, and students with a It minus will
have a 2.70 grade point
The changes are the result of faculty
legislation passed in 1S7B, which called lor
a University CI’A requirement for
bachelor's degree recipients.
Currently the University has no CPA
requirement for a bachelor's degree.
The "satisfactory work" requirements
for a bachelor's degree are governed by the
"percentage rules." which say students
must pass 85 percent of University work
with grades of A.B.C.D.P. And if the 85 |>er
cent requirement is met. then 75 percent of
all completed work must be passed with
grades of A.B.C'.P.
The "percentage rules" are difficult to
understand and difficult to compute. Mid
l!niv«rsity Registrar Herb Ghereck The
GPA rules will Ik- easier to understand, he
said.
The 1R76 faculty directed the Universi
ty Registrar to develop a simpler UI’A re
quirement for a bachelor's degree. But the
computer support necessary to revise all
student records and keep track of each GPA
was not available at that time
Next fall, the "percentage rules" will
tie changed to a simple 2.(Hi UFA require
ment for a bachelor's degree. Professional
schools may have tougher degree
requirements.
The cumulative GPA will lie included
on students' transcripts and the UPA will ta
int luded on report cards ouch term
In calculating the GPA. the first 15
credits of "no-pass” grades will be excus
ed After 15 credits of "no-pass” grades,
each will count as an F in the calculation of
GPA. Chereck said.
The cumulative GPA will never lie
recorded as more than a 4.00. he said But
during the calculations. A plus grades will
Turn to GPA, Page 3
Renovation begins
Ihilt! Grace took a pick to the Huy ward Field truck following Satur
day's l.ith annual I’refontuine Classic, the lust meet to be held on the
truck's old surface. The truck's restoration, which began Sunday,
was unofficially started after the meet by those involved with the
renovation
Photo by |ohn (>iustin<i
Lane County officials gearing-up to accommodate Dead/Dylan fans
By Laurie Schwartz
IN tbr Imerald
With ticket sales remaining brisk for
the |uly 19 Grateful Dead Hob Dylan con
cert ut Aut/.en Stadium. Eugene officials
are gearing up for the influx of fans.
Tickets went on sale on Friday, and
the $21 general admission ticket cost
hasn't deterred students. EMU Main
Desk Manager Marsha Hudspeth said.
Tickets an? expected to sell out.
A total of 43.000 tickets have been
printed, according to Marsha )ames
Gluz. Mult Center ticket manager The
Mult Center is coordinating the ticket
sales.
With a large crowd anticipated, coun
ty officials are expecting thousands of
concert-goers from out-of-town to bring
tents and sleeping bags
The last time the Grateful Dead
played at Autzen Stadium. l«ane County
spent $ 15.000 on clean-up after illegal
campers invaded Alton Haker Park. Lane
County Administrator |im Johnson said.
This time the county will attempt to
accommodate the campers — and
perhaps even make some money from
them.
lame County will he taking bids from
contractors to set up a temporary cam
pground for an estimated 5,000 campers
in Alton Haker Park. Johnson said.
The contractor will charge cam
pground fees, and will give a percentage
of the revenue to Lane County.
"The primary group that | think would
have good experience and probably
could handle it would be the folks who
sponsor the Oregon Country l‘'uir. ” he
said.
The Country Fair is being held in
Veneta on )ulv 10-12. Many fair-goers
are expected to stay in the area for the
Dylan/Dead concert.
Although l.ane County owns Alton
Hiikor Park, the City of Eugene's park
rules are in effect there, including a rule
against camping. City officials have
agreed to pass an ordinance allowing
camping in the park for one week at the
time of the concert, Johnson said.
The Eugene Police Department is con
sidering its options for security at the
event. Sgt. Tim McCarthy said.
"We expect a tremendous influx and
we expect a lot of extra problems that we
don't normally have that week in sum
mer." he said.
McCarthy said he worked for the
police department during the 1084
Crateful Dead concert at the Hull Center.
"There was a real increase in some
bizarre social behavior problems." he
said. "There were flagrant violations of a
number of the laws that were considered
by the Deadheads to lx- irrelevant laws,
fur instance, the use of marijuana and
other narcotics. There wus a tremendous
amount of drinking violations." lie said
The last Crateful Dead concert on cam
pus was in 1H7U at McArthur Court. The
last time the group played at Autzun
Stadium was in 1!I7H, according to Hunt
llolsapple. manager of the Athletic
Department's ticket office.
The I lull (looter and its outlets will ac
cept only cash and money orders for the
tickets. The EMU will accept personal
checks with a University I D.
james-Cluz. who was working at the
Unit Center when the Grateful Duad
played there in and 1084, said the
staff at the I full Center "had to deal with
cpiite a few bounced checks."
“We like them (the Crateful Dead) a
lot. we really do." she said. "YYo have a
good time. They're very nice people."