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Oregon Daily_ _ Emerald Thursday. |une 22. If>80 Kunrne. ()regon Volume '11. Number ■ For the duration of summer term, the Oregon Daily Emerald will publish on Tuesdays and Thurs days. Olum announces cuts in programs By Cary Henley Emerald Associate Editor In what outgoing Univer sity President Paul Olum said was a "judgment call." University of Oregon offi cials announced they would reduce and restructure pro grams, eliminate courses, in stall enrollment caps, cut faculty and staff positions and trim services to students to achieve mandated cuts in the University’s budget "1 regret very much that we have to make these cuts at all." Olum said at a Tues day news conference. "It is a very sad task involving verv terrible choices Many of tlie programs we must trim are very, verv good The IIniversitv. vvhii h an nounced S.'t.ti million in pro posed ( uts June t. has de cided it will reduce its budg et by $2.2 million over the next two years, sparing the counseling psychology mas ter's degree program as well as the gerontology and sta Paul Olum tisti< s programs from fifing i ill The Univcrsit\ will also eliminate or reduce planned faculty inis in religious studies and pin sn al edui a lion l lif liudget > utting plan, which takes effect July I will • eliminate 14 non tenured fat ultv positions two of whit h are i urrenlK filled. Turn to ( uts. Page (> Strike can affect upcoming games Bv Alit e Wheeler Emerald Managing Editor The Oregon Public Kmploy res Union, whit h includes over 1,400 University employees, voted June 1 r> to reject the state s latest offer of a I 5 per tent pn\ mt lease in ()t luher ot this year and another l ri per t rut pav raise in ()t toiler ol 1 «!*»() It llit' union and the st.ite tail to reach a contract agreement union members could go on strike as rarlv as July 1 5 Union representatives report ed that 95 percent of Ol’KU's members statewide voted against the proposal, and 97 percent voted against the offer in Lane (anility Ann Montague who repre seats Higher Kducatinn mu plover interests on the Ol’Kt ' bargaining table, said represen tatives will continue negoli alums but it an agreement can not lie met "we realls are will mg to strike it that's what it takes The union cannot legally strike until |ul\ 15. after a man dated ill) day "cooling-off" pe nud The vote came after the union's l.n t finder recommend ed a 5 peri rut pay mi rease be ginning ttii*» November iiiul .in oilier i peri enl mi reuse in No v ember of l'I'Hl Union repre senl.ltives sa\ the\ believe there is not n problem with the si,lie's .ilnlitv to |>4-1 \ lint rather with its willingness lo pay in i reaseil u ages The stale proposed the aver age full lime Ol’lvl ' employee who wanted health i are i over age would have to pa\ $74 a month starting Nov I. I9H9. and then increasing to $l>7 a month Nov 1. 1990 Health care rales for half-time workers would he $147 per month beginning Nov 1 I'ltto and then rise to $19.t per month on Nov I 1990 Monta gue said that in the past the union has given up wage in i leases to keep health care hen efits. hut bei ause health care i osts are increasing it is impos sihle tor union members to sur v ive with sui h low wages II the union does strike events such as the World Vetni ans Championships which the i itv hopes will hi mg m Sio million would softer, field rep resentative I onv ( metnan said I he t >l’l .l strike has alreadv reieived the sanction of the AKI.-(lit), which means mem hers of other unions including tans and athletes would honor t ll’KI ' pii kel lines at I Iniversity hit ilities ,iml athlete fields II .1 sliike diil take pi.(i e I'nri imm s.ml union members would pit kid the University housing, where the athletes and their families w ill stay, and at I las ward Field where mam ol the major events are planned I he potential strike conies onlv two years after the union's first walkout was settled with the ( urrenl c ontrat t In Septein her FIH7 (ll’FU went on strike lor nine days It was .1 rolling strike in which different state offii es went off the |oh at differ ent times ( am or an said l (Diversity cm ployees went out on strike for three days during tall term reg istration and prai til ally 1 losed the University He 1 laimed the strike had >1(1 percent employee partu ipation and members of other unions refused to 1 loss pit ket lines Union representatives would not gi\e spei 11 it information about the possible strike, but the union does have to give 1(1 days notice before calling a sti ike File union is planning infur mationnl pit keting in the next few days and an l-.vt* ol the I leath ol a I onlrai I luneral on June Hu iii the I MU I orum Itiium at 1 p m ( a at oran said Festival showcases mezzo-soprano, humorist By Paul Quc'ary Emerald Contributor Mezzo-soprano Frederic a von Slade oikI vvrititr humorist Oar rison Keillor art; featured in the 20th Oregon Bar h Festival whir h opens June 24 at the Hull Center lor the Performing Arts and in Beall Concert Hall at the University llelmuth Killing is festival artiste ilirei tor end conductor Featured works will be Jo hann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in &k Bach Fest *89_ li Minor and Monteverdi's \'rspars, a perennial Festival favorite. Steven I’aulus' Sym phony for Strings, commis sioned for the Festival s 2l)th anniversary, will make its world premiere. The Oregon Bach Festival be gan in 1970 with one perfor mance and two workshops The Festival opens June 24 with the Mass in H Minor, con ducted by Killing Killing has conducted the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Cleve land, Detroit. St Louis, and Ot tawa Symphonies, and many other orchestras Mezzo-soprano von Stade will perform an evening of Lieder and arias Sunday. June 25. Von Stade’* career includes five years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and per formances in Europe's leading opera houses Site lias rt'i eived four Grammy nominations Garrison Keillor, best selling author and < reator of the longrunning radio show \ f’mi nr Home ('ompumon udl ap pear Moildav June JO with the f estival t )ri hestra I le w ill per form a program of dialogue and music which includes the 'l ining Lutheran's guide to the (hrehestra Keillor no longer performs on \ I’r.unr llntnr ( nni/i.wmri ex ( ept lor annual reunion pro grams Km entlv. he has con centrated on Ins writing career vvhic h iiu luiles the best sellers L.ikf IV'oe/iegone P.iys and li e \rr Still Muirii'd llhamher mu.xii concerts in lleall I tail on i ainpus begin Tuesday June Z7 when the Trio Kenai uniento llotteterre ot Mexii n (.11\ will play .1 pro grant of Harorpie nuisii for re 1.order, ( olio and harpsic (lord Wednesday. |une 2f!. flu* Its tiv<ii (,'harnher Oroheslra will perform works !>v Handel Ha< ti. I lav <ln. and Mozart in the Sih .1 ( ioni ert I fall I'hursday. |une 2'), the An gelcs Quartet will present .1 program of music by llaydn liarlok. and Iteeflioven in Ileal I Date with the ducks .-t family of boaters took advantage of the weather Tuesday to drift the Millraie along with a flock of friendly fowl Photo by Mark Yl«n (one ert I liil I Killing will conduct the 1 Vs tival Orchestra anti ( hums in Monteverdi's l es/ie/s !• ml.is |une It) and Sunday |nl\ J I lie pertormanc e will use the entire Silva ( ami ert Hall to pro due e the lull cf fee t ol this an Iiphonal i horal on hestral work Saturday July t. the Albert Ml Neil jubilee singers will per form a program of spirituals and gospel trai mg the heritage ol him k Anierii an music to its Afrit an origins l uesdav . )ii 1 v 1 the l,'i,stival celebrates Independent e Day with "A Night ot American Song a selection of familiar songs bv Americ an c omposers Wednesday. July V Killing w ill lead the festival ( he hestra in the world premiere of Festi al guest c undue tor I’aulus' Symphony tor Strings I’aulus. who composes for opera and symphony, is com poser in-residence with the At hint a Symphony, and has served in the same < apat tt\ with the Minnesota Orchestra, tin- I anglewood festival, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. ll<- has received a Cuggenheim f ellowship and a National endowment of the Arts Fellowship. Wednesday's program also inc ludes Beethoven's Violin Concerto in I) Major and Johan nes Brahms' Symphony .Vo in I) Major Thursday. July nth's program Turn to Bat h, Page 4