.Editorial IFC policy changes right for the times If you've been rending the Ft .ils and Incidental Fee Committee reports in the paper recently. ymi'II recog ni/.e the I Ft: has been putting in some overtime Two meetings a week each lasting several hours have been net essarv for the committee to catch up in the budget pint ess it is several weeks behind on. To ease 11> burden, the IFF month emit ted two polit v changes File polit \ changes were small blit net essarv and it s good to see them in plai e The fust was the announcement that the li t’ would zero-fund groups that fail to show up fot their budget bearings The groups taring zero-funding do get the chant e to submit a written noth <■ explaining their ab senteeism The change lias been mosth met with jwstifiabh favorable responses, although some arc concerned IFF hasn't worked hard enough to contact groups coming up tm review All we can sav here is that communication is a lwii-wu\ sheet "File groups themselves clearly need to take mote interest in the budget process, too Appui eutlv \S1 () received several groups budget requests lung after deadlines bad passed The groups tan con tact their II I members to keep abreast of when their hearings are Hut to make things easier, the Oregon Ihiih Kmer.iltl has started listing in the Ft als what groups are up foi review, at the request of II ( The second IFF policy change was the removal ol an internal limit that held the committee from slashing the budget of am student group bv more than 10 per cent a \ ear I'li,it policy change was erroneously reported as a 'Z't percent limit in the Feb ll> Emerahl and was the i ause of some concern As it currently stands, state ad ministrative rules (the "Clark Document") already pro dibit tbi' U (i from underfunding any student group on campus for more than six years. The new IFC stance is not in v iolation of the ('.lark Document The 10 percent ceiling was removed because of the current im idental fee budget mess. Right now, because the University is paring enrollment down to a more reasonable level, the IFC must also roll back program funding or face increased incidental fees this spring. In some cases, the committee is trying to cut more than 10 percent The IFC! internal limit did exist for a reason, anil in a future, less chaotic financial situation it should be re turned The policy existed to try and prevent IFC. from grinding political axes by removing or crippling stu dent programs they disliked, laist year’s hullabaloo over Oregon Commentator funding demonstrated that political preferences can enter the IFC arena, where they don't belong. WHEN WE ASKED FOR FORMER FRES1DENT REA6ANGN VIDEO. THIS WAS NOT WHAT WE HAD IN MIND... COURT-TIME FOR BONZO -asf) xrxfBr* Skateboarders deserve a real place to roll Ynu'rr walking down the street. quieth minding vmir own business, when suddenh vim hear .1 thunderous noise behind unn line k "l on linn to see ,i mob ot skateboarders barreling straight Inward you l.uthih. vou are able to avoid a direi t bit .is the skaters dash past \nu and proieed to perform some pretH bill hin mm es along the u av Hies re pist having then fun vou think as vriu struggle to still your heating heart Hut i an t !11ev have that tun somewhere e/.se ' Well. no. bet arise the i itv doesn’t pro vide an outlet for skateboarders at the mo ment Tonight at 7 ill. the |oinl Parks (aimmit tee will hold a public hearing at ( it\ Hall to disc iiss the possibilitN of building legitimate skateboard facilities A task force was ere ated last August to investigate the need for sue li stiuc tores in l.ugene. whit h has an es timaied H00 to 1,11(10 skateboarders I he task lone has derided that the need is so great that, not one. but 10 of these lac d ities should be construe .ted laght of the strut tores would be built near each of Km gene's middle schools, clue1 to the average ago of skateboard afic ionados (feists for building the structures is estimated at Sun,non to Slot).non. which it is hoped c mild be c overed b\ federal and state grants The task timt* also recommends soliciting volunteers from the Hov Scouts to work .it tin* I,ii ilities. Besides tin* tin* marks ami scrapes the skaters leave on publii tmililings. the risk ot serious injure is bound to be much greater than it would lie it the skaters had genuine facilities to play on Opponents ot the skateboard proposal seem to teel the sport is onk a passing tad. that we max end up w ith unused and expen sive expanses of pavement in a lew years Hut evidence runs prettv i outran, to such a suspicion Skateboarders in Kugene have been around for at least Ltd years, and they don't seem to be losing interest in the sport The suggestion for building skateboard tai ilities is indeed warranted. Hut it doesn't exactly stand to reason that we need III of these structures After all, the i it\ hasonlva couple of roller skating rinks and one lie skating rink: ten skateboarding structures seems a bit exi essive One ol Mayor jell Miller's primary is sues 111 his state ot the i its address was the need for more recreational fa< ilities and op portunities forthe cilv s youth A lew skate boarding structures will help to satisf\ this valid goal, and it will also make those dec kheads teel prettv rad. dude Letters. 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II I'SS ilis< uvsuin tin1 historv of non violem i' .out nnu h more I hrsf rvinkshops .in- In no means only Im women .uni definitely not nist toi ' ,ii 11\ ists \i III V ioll'llfic .IS It 1 srpai.itr dmi*lii|inii'iit lnslr.nl tin- t timmunisl ilnm in.ilfil \\( li.is n's|H)iidt'tl In ivlusinu Id ri'iioiini r ils li-inn isl .ill.it ks against i n ill.ms as n nil .is ils ii.uli.n n pr.it I it i' dI lift kl.n iin.; lln- |>lDt fss ill w Iin h lln' \ it Inns .iftm having llifii hands hound with li.irbt'd u iif li.i\c .t g.istiliiit' stinked autunioliilt' Ini' n rapped .ininnd 1 In ■ m anil a it linini'ii alive ( h ei l (Kill miuit tillt lil.it k Min .ms mam nl them unmen ,incl i hildren. hut c been mui liciril in tins uat in lilt- A\( .ill m tile name nl Ireeilnm Ami vet die inui.il 11\ pm riles in llns i i hi i ill \ tv In i are .duals si i i|ii a k Hi i unde mil I lie at dims nl pm Western nations remain i nnvenientli silent The majority nl Smith Atn i alls are It ink mg lii the West tin a sign nl support We i an not let them linu n II is lime Ini the I s in welt tune Smith Afrit a huik as a meiniiei nl Western nations b\ repealing sum lions In doing so. \\ o w ill bn show mg on! approval ot the reforms that have taken plain and we w ill bn sending .1 i lt*ar message to the communists in thn A\( .11 1 opt tbn hand that bad boon extended to you in the nanm 1 d pn.it n or bn bold at i ounlabln lor thn bloodshed that will on sun Sln\ on W nidnian International studies Bygone era ()n llii* night nl U(«(incs(l,i\ I rli I .it .ippro\im,iti*l\ HI to p in while sh.iti'liu.inling on tin* tennis i units muni* Inemls .uni 1 wore l.imh.isteil u ith ,i barrage ut negative comments emitting from I’arr Towel I lirn. upon reat I mg to I’an lowin's running cuinmenlai \ thus si'llt a baud of lllllgs ovt'l to the courts to resoh e the mat lei \!v friends and I find it pa thetii ally disturbing that a lw mg organization that seems to pride itself on liberal, mdividu alist activity would tind pleas ure m insulting another group ol indi\ iduals due to its per sonal pursuits I guess it S true that peal e went out w ith the Sixties Jim* Krclilrr ( heii-Ann Nakamura Sliar Kvt*n>tt Student*. -Letters Policy_ I,('tiers to tlu: editor must he limited to no more than J.iil words, legible, signed and the identification of the writer must he verified when the letter is submit ted