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Emerald
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Thursday. September 28. I'lH'i
Kugene. ()regon
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Installation of phone system begins
Line expected
tor February
B\ Chris Bnuneff
Emerald Assot idle Editor
I'he t niversil v moved one
sle|) closer lo joining tile
wot Id of modern i omnium
c .it ions W ednesdav alter
noon when crews installed
four large concrete sections
that will ser\ e as the pro
marv distribution manhole
for the school s new tele
phone system
" This is the single most
important, it not the biggest,
i onstriu turn part ol the pro
ject," said Mark Ybarra, pro
jei t coordinator tor the l no
versilv "The rest of the con
struction has been building
up to this
The sei lions, vseighing a
total ot .14 a tons, were
placed on the northwest side
ot (Iregon I tall, which w ill
serve as the headquarters for
the new telecommunications
system.
The $4 ti million AT&T
telephone system is pro
gressing on si hedule. and
the University is expected to
switch over lo the new
phones sometime in E’ebru
arv Ybarra said
The University system is
part of a larger S1 million
network being installed bv
AT&T Informational Svs
terns to link the campuses of
the Oregon State System of
I liglier Kducation
"The problems we have
Turn to Phones, Page 24
t’tmln to \ infer K .mini
(.'runs are beginning work on the $4.ti million AT&T phone system,
laying 10 miles of table underneath the University's streets and
yards. The system will he operational by Tebruary.
OSL fires against
lottery fund plan
Hv Stephanie Holland
f mer.rld Reporter
Members ut tin’ ()ri')tiin StmIt'llt I <>tiii\ annuimi cd
\\cdnesdav afternoon (n I lieu opposition to the expun
Mon of 1«it11• r\ hinds lo support higher rdui.ition m
(begun
five memfiers of ()NI representing Western Ore
gnn SI.lit1 l ullege Orison Stale f'■ iiv<*rs11\ Southern
Oregon St.itc (ullege .mil the l!nivi-rsit\ . rcml pre
p.iicd statements .mil answered i|iicstions in the
I Ml s I nrum Koom
(luv (loli 1st hmidt .mil i ii n I eg i.s hit or s li.i\ e .irtii
111.lied til. duel t 1111111 e l)( e th.it the st.itc s i nlleges .mil
imiversil les li.ive on ei imiiiiiii dev eli ipmeiil vv it h in I lie
st.ite said Scott Wvckull chairman ol the Oregon
Student lobby Hoard ol Ihrei tors and ASI ( ) vii e pres
111 eill
llmvevei thev have heen unwilling to mail h the
rhetoiii with stable support through the use ol general
fund dollars." he said
I lie Oregon Student l.obliv |()SI | lielieves lolterv
funding is not stalde enough to support higher edm a
t ion and col leges and universities will have dill it ullv
iei noting <|tialitv lai ullv nieniliers based on an unsla
hie mi nine source, said I v nil Him knev, e\e< utive di
rei tor for ()SI
I’ini kney said OSI. also is opposed to the lolterv
funding hci arise it lielieves the lottery lures low hi
i oine participants She said the student lobby would
like lo see next year’s legislature lilt the st.ite spending
cap and find other methods of tunding higher educ.i
lion.
"Higher education and ai i ess to film atinu are too
important lo let it hei lime dependent oil lolterv
games,’’ she said
Stable funding ol higher edm alum should he a
priority for Oregon bci arise ii) live lo 1(1 years (Ire
gon’s system ol higher education will lose about one
third ol its tear liing far ullv lo retirement said Anne
Meredith. OSI. vice chairwoman and president ol As
sol dated Students ol Southern ( begun Slate ( aillege
Attracting quality personnel is of utmost impnr
tame lo this state to compete nationally Meredith
said "I’riorily funding fni higher education would
make a strong statement that Oregonians are geared lo
our future
Turn to I ottory. Page I f
Latest GTFF talks still deadlocked
By Peter Cogswell
Emerald Reporter
The Graduate leaching Fellow Federation
announced Wednesday a mediation session with
University officials was unsuccessful in bringing
an end to ongoing caller live bargaining talks
"It was a satisfying session." said Jane How
ard 41 field representative Iron) Oregon Federa
tion ol Teachers, who has been representing the
(i'l l I throughout the negotiations "Hut we did
not get v\ li.it we wanted
The CiTFF vy.iuts .> pay increase of r> percent
this year, ris well ,is a pen ent r.iise next year
The (JTFF also wants the University to p<i\ lor .it
least some of the health i .ire (ITFs ret eive
Tile st.ite in turn proposed .1 pay 1111 rease of l>
percent over the next two years and recommend
ed the University provide loans for (i l l s not able
to afford escalating health t .ire costs
This proposal puts CJTFs in no better position
then they w ere last year. Howard said.
"It is my belief, .ind our lobbyists tell me this
is true, that w hen the Legislature voted to give .i
5 percent raise this year and next year to faculty
members at the University, this also included the
CTFs." Howard said.
"i don't think this is a settlement that the
(’.TFs should lx; tolerant of." Howard said. "The
mediator is saying this is the most I think the
University will offer and is hoping the GTE'F will
accept it.”
The next step for the (.'ITT' is to t .ill in ,i st.itr
tut t finder, who will i he« k slalislii s ranging from
(I l f salaries .it other si hools to the i ost of living
increase in Flugene
After this evaluation, the fact finder will give
his opinion to both the University and the (i'l l I
on what he feels is the best solution Howard is
optimistit. that this is in the best interest ol the
CTFF
"I am i onfident that a fai I finder will say ~i
percent this vear and i percent the next," How
aid said There is also a good chain e that he
will rule in favor ol the University paying for
health i are lor the (.11 s
II the tact finder should propose a solution
that is not favorable tor the (il l s, however, there
is a possibility that the (i l l s could strike In ()re
gun a fact finder is an advisory role; it is not man
datory lor the (i l l s to ai i ept the fact finder's pro
posai.
Howard pointed to the results of a question
naire sent out b\ the (ITT!-' on which, out of l td
responses >)-t (il l s said they would strike or in
formation picket for one ol the two CTFF de
mands. Only J1 respondents said they do not
condone any ai tion against the University
"The questionnaires only went out Mon
day." said Diane Kau, GTl-'F union representa
tive. "The return rate has been good. We expect
to have many more come in Thursday and Fri
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I'holo b\ Martin rhirl
lane Howard. Held representative and chief negotiator ot the
Oregon Federation of Teachers, argues in favor of increasing
benefits to graduate teaching fellows at a Wednesday media
tion session.