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Oregon Daily Emerald Seniors take swing at tennis tourney See Page 8 Tuesday, June 30, 1987 Kugene. Oregon Volume 89, Number 3 1 MBS Smooth Sailing Windsurfers catch a breeze at the sailboanling finals of the sttcond annual State Games of Oregon competition. The event, which was held at Fern Ridge lutke on June 27 and 28, attracted a large audience during the sweltering heat. Photo by Andy Cripe Washington, Oregon expand tuition-reciprocity program By Will Holbert CM I hr Kmtrald Higher education officials in Oregon and Washington will expand the tuition reciprocity agreement next school year allowing students from the two states to attend state schools in either Oregon or Washington and pay in state resident tuition rates. I'he program is limited to juniors, seniors, and graduate students, and is availiahle on a first come, first serve basis at the University, according to Fred Mohr, the assistant director of admis sions at the University. The program in cludes all of Oregon's state colleges and universities, as well as seven community colleges. Some of the Washington schools participating include the University of Washington, Washington State University, and Evergreen State College. The University of Washington has made 95 "slots” availiahle for Oregon undergraduates, up from 70 last year. There also is space for 50 graduates and five law students. However, where the University allows Washington students to apply for the program on a first come first serve Iwsis, the UW lakes the top 0.r> students with the highest grade point average, which needed to lie above a 2.'Mi CPA last year. said Mary Ann Uyhre from UW's special services. Last year. 250 Oregon undergraduates applied for the 70 spots at UW during its first year of tuition reciprocity. Byhre said Non-resident tuition for undergraduates at UW is $1,487 a term, compared to $57;t a term for resident rates. At the University, there will ho space for 50 undergraduates and 50 graduates from Washington The undergraduate resident tuition presently is $405.50 a Turn to Tuition. Page 4 Steps taken to end shortage By Stephen Maher and wire service reports Although the strawberry season is about finished. Lane County continues to suffer from a migrant farm worker shortage Hut that may soon change with Mon day's announcement from Immigration and Naturalization Service Commis sioner Alan C. Nelson that illegal im migrants will tat allowed easier access to the United States. Heginning Wednesday, illegal aliens seeking Special Agricultural Worker status will fill out an application at a consulate or INS border processing cantor, pay their $185 (<hi. and stain whn they worked for in past harvests and whom. Mast'd on that, the workers will l>e given a 90-day temporary work authorization card and allowed to enter the country. Once here, they must nol iuct thu documents and turn them over to the INS before the 90 days expire. According to Dalton Hobbs, director of communications for the Oregon Agricultural Department, the move by the INS will have an positive impact on the state’s hard-hit fruit and berry industry. Turn to labor, Page 4 Tour of facilities gives officials idea of child care needs By Carolyn I.amberson Of itw > m«r«M Members of various Universi ty governing lx id ins on Thurs day loured four HMD child care and development centers to become better acquainted with the facilities and thu program CCDC coordinator Dennis Reynolds acted as tour guide to ASUO President kasey Brooks, Vice President Karen Gaffney. University Affairs Coordinator Tim Regan. EMU Board Sum mer Chairman Matt Smith, EMU Director Adell McMillan. EMU Business Director Susan Racette, EMU Building Superintendent Merve Whit taker. University Mousing Director Marjory Rainey, Family Mousing and Capital Improve ment Director Suzanne Tamiesie. University Vice Presi dent for Administration Daniel Williams and University Vice Provost for Student Afairs Gerry Moseley. Reynolds began the tour in his office located on the second floor of the Moss Mouse and gave a brief history of the CCDC. “Initially, it was a unique and radical idea." he said. In 1970. when the first center opened, it wasn't common to have flexible child care near campus available for parent-students. "This child care centur was an example of the future," he added The tour moved to the Drown house, which has undergone improvements. The COX' used $3,ftOO it received from the In cidental Fee Committee to build an enclosed play pon:h that connects the brown house to a garage used for play space. The porch has a window salvaged from Kmerald Hall before its demolition earlier this spring and a door taken from Domino’s Pizza, Reynolds said This is evidence of the the kind of scrapping he and his staff does to keep the centers together, he said. Outside the Brown house, Reynolds pointed out an area that has drastically changed in recent months. In the March 13 Oregon Daily Emerald, a photo featuring the area under con struction was published. That same area now boasts a garden, a sandbox and a fish pond, all Tum to Care, Page 4 Pfcota by Uh Haggvrly University and student government officials look over recent improvements at the child care a development center's Brown bouse. The tour of the centers provided the group with ideas for improvement in the child care facilities.
