Editorial
Too many students,
not enough classes
Wr’vi* .ill experienced il .|I sumr limn ni annthei
Tlir si*nsi' ol frustration. .iiul rage when the class
miii desperately need is closed l)\ tlir timr vuii get .1
i ham e tu n‘v»ist(*r for it
Tim r.’sull is usually your iiariu* at tin* bottom oi .1
wailing list is long as .1 phono hook. v\ ith the i ham os
ol ai In.ilh getting in tho t lass mouldv I’fpial to win
ning tho stato lottoi v
Not getting what you waul is part of lift*, hut tho
I 'nivinsitv s regislralion svstom brings it to a now ex
Irorno Ho. anso of tho arona slvlo registration process
administrators have v irtnally no idoa ol how mam slu
drills want to lako a parlk ulai class
llowevei till) an haii registration svstom is not the
only reason loi 1 lass shortages (airrently. thoro are
more than 18.000 students at tho I'niversilv main
more than 1.111 ho accommodated In tho amount ol
i lassos
There just aren't enough classes, prolessors and
(i l l s to go around I’rolessors are ielt with tho iinenvi
aide task ol tea. Ilillg a 1 lass that is hopelessly ovei
crowded The personal, one on-one toai lung method
the l nivorsitv prides itsell on is lost in a shuttle ol lie
gistu s
The Oregon Stale System of Higher Kducatinn has
tried to cut down on the enrollment at the University,
Imt this is only a partial solution. This drop in the stu
dent population must also he accompanied hv hiring
more stall and increasing the numhei of classes
Nome departments at the University have started
pre registration lot uhat are expected to he the most
popular courses. Pre-registration is a step in the right
direction, hut the process needs to he expanded lor it
to make inroads into the overall problem
The major flaw in the 1 urrent pre-registration x\ s
tern is not enough departments have it And the ones
that do, usually don't have it lor ail their classes.
Besides increasing the amount of classes and ex
panding the pre-registration system, we offer another
suggestion As long as arena registration is still used
|as it will he until at least 1'1‘H). the University should
have some way of knowing how many students will
take a particular class
Our idea is to have a survey for eac h term, held
during the middle of the previous one. Students would
list what classes they would want to take, giving regis
trars some idea ol how many sec tions of each c lass
they would need to offer.
A warning: Unless something is done, and soon,
students could begin to leave the University in droves.
Kveryhody likes the individual touch in education. No
body wants to he <1 number or just another face in the
crowd.
W v.
BECAUSE OF THE
16 PEOPLE LIKE ME'
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r*Tf. KtH* ** i at
Freezing of funds sends a bad message
Not m.iny people paid attention to it or
prohahlx oven saw it It was nvi'i before it
had am rral impart hut the ASl'O liver u
live s move during last Tuesday's hit idrntal
Pee Committee meeting set a dangerous
prer etlenl lor the (dark Wvr kolt admimstra
t ion
Vice President Sr ott Wvokoff's an
nnuncement timing the meeting that the
ASI:() Kxecutive had frozen the funds ot
various student groups r.aught nearly every
body bv surprise
Wyckoft sairl .1 letter had been sent out
on Aug Jr> to .ill the student groups with
rlefir.its in then l‘tHH-8‘1 budget The letter
explained why the funds were being frozen,
and would t nntinue to he frozen until a pay
ment sr liedule r iHild he arranged between
the ASI'() the li t! and the student group
It was a neat little bomb to drop during
the first week ot school. Considering most of
the student groups alter ted were not active
during the summer, it must of r ome as quite
a shot k to those organizations f inding you
don't have am money to operate is not the
w a\ to start ott a si bool year
We re not arguing the ASt’O's right to
Ireeze the funds They have the right Hut
the wax they went about doing it was ills
tasteful. The executive should have? made
sure tli.it even student group atte< ted knew
about the freeze immediately, so contingen
i \ plans could he drawn up. A letter w as not
the proper wav to inform them.
The Il'C's reaction as could be exper t
ed was one of outrage. Panel member
Tomja Swires i ailed the decision "too dras
tic" and i ritii ized the ASI '() for not inform
mg the groups ol the freeze more direc 11 \
Swires also summed up the situation
pretU eltei tively b\ saving the freeze i reates
had feelings between the ASI'O lIT! and
student groups
We agree
Wyckoft contends the freeze was done
for li t! s henefit. to keep them from having
to assume the burden of the deficits What
ever the intention, the freeze bar ktired The
li t ' felt spurned, not grateful.
The freeze was lifted during the meet
mg and funds were available to the student
groups the next dav This does not excuse
the ASI'O s actions It sends a had message,
one that the ASI’O will meddle in student
groups' affairs llupefullv. it's an isolated
incident and not an omen of things to t nine
_Letters_
Check facts
Your Sept ."l editorial and
t artonn un (.11 I salai\ negoti
alions were fai luailv ini orrei t
N oil have a right to take sides
on sin h issues hut \ou have a
responsibility to report aim
rately on su< h sensitive issues
The University of Oregon
that morning mi opted the me
diator's recommendations pro
senteil to negotiators Sept 2H
on a three peri out per voar sala
r\ ini rease and a payroll de
dm lion plan tor insurance
l iming ot the response was set
hv the mediator Pile HITT re
|i i led the mediator's proposals
You reversed the two posi
tions and also talselv portrayed
President Myles Hrand as de
riding hetueen spending mini
e\ to renovate Mi Morran
Mouse or ol meeting (.11 I tie
mantis
The money to renovated
McMorran House was commit
ted and spent last year before a
scan h (omniittee tor a new
president was appointed. he
luir Mvles Hr,mil ever submit
It'd Ins ,i pp 11< at ion lui llif |uli
■ mil well helure lie derided lu
take .1 SlMMKIO ,i \t',ii pa\ t ill to
.it i e|il I lie |uli tiller
\ti Morr.in Utilise is mil miK
(lie president's home hut .ill .in
ultiii.il re< option area list'd In
him .mil others in hosting
meetings visiting dignitaries
elei led offit i.lls illld prosper
live doiitirs Its use is direttlv
related tu the president's joh tit
raising money needed In raise
itniversil\ salaries repair t lass
rooms and support le.it hing
and researt h at livilies
As our own editorial said
lining the best possihle presi
dent and giving him the tools
needed to do his |tih is an im
purtant investment in getting
resuurt es needed to serve stu
dents better
Gave \ andermv n
t 'niversilv News Bureau
Director
Assistant \ it e President tor
l Diversity (aimmunit ations
Bye bye
Staple, staple. tiip 11• staple
II went on like shingling <i root
When over. Ilie Iloor was
strewn with thumbtacks, the
liullelin hoard was loaded with
advertising "mail in" cards
and my le< lure was disturbed
Stapler, strewer and disturb
et. be advised that your "mail
m" .arils are all in the trash
bulletin boards are plat es to in
form people of activities, not
plac es to be dominated In ad
vcrlising
William l.oy
(.eograpln
Respect
I am angry The AT&T con
struction i rew are using signs
with abusive language Then
sas "men |si< | at work" and
men {sic | working" (on an old
tattered sign they must have
just dug up.) IT's been years
since I've seen such blatant
sexism IS work Site si^ns The\
suggest the work is will 1m*.
and iilvvavs was "men s" work
l lus is w rung and <i Iie
These sexist signs need to
disappear 111 there plat e ue
need sex neutral signs Let's
Hd with it AT&T Today s
woriii has women construct inn
workers Show them some re
spec l m your work .ire,! sll>lls
Simon Thompson
Law Library
_Correction_
I uesda\ s Oregon Knwruhi incurri'i tl\ staled the
Women s Center was sponsoring Create A Rape I ree Knvi
ronment Week on ( ainpus this week
I he tit Inal sponsor of (iARK w eek is the l am anted Sexu
a I Attention I ask tone Task force members include the
ASl O l niversih Student Affairs Division Office? of the
President. Men Against Rape, Office- of Affirmative- Action
Office of business Affairs. Rape Crisis Network. Women
space Panhellenic Council. Inte-rfraternily Council. Otfic e of
Student Ailvoe ac \ . Otfic e of the Vic e President lor Adinims
tration, Office- of Public Safety. Office- of Multi
cultural Affairs l'niversit\ Housing Office- of the- Provost
Crime- Prevention Assoc iation of Oregon. Kugenc Police He
ne-vole-nt Association, lame County Crime Prevention Colin
>■ i 1. l.ugenc- Commission on tfit* Rights of Women. Spring
field Police Officers Association. Project Safe Run Athletic
Department. Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs
and De-vi-lopmi-nt, Center for the Study of Women in Soc iet\
and the Women's ('.enter.
I he knwrald n-gre-ts any confusion due to this error