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' ONLY THE i 1 CAPITAL ! gains ' TAX CUT 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 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