Daily Emerald Editorial Rise in tuition costs will limit University Tuition .it the University continues to list; while education officials express their concern, but once again students are going to pay for the increasing costs of attending college. Students will pay 1(1 percent more for tuition in 1990-91 than they did in 1989-90. And if Oregon High er Education Chancellor Thomas Bartlett has his way. tuition will also rise both years in the 1991-93 bienni um. Students should pay their fair share, but they are currently doing so. It was just a little more than 30 years ago that attending a college or university was an elitist endeavor. Back then a high school degree was considered necessary for a decent job, anti college was lor those who were going into specific. complex oc< u pations and it was for those w ho could afford it However, technology evolved at an incredible rate throughout the 19H()s-80s, and a high school diploma is simply not enough for a decent job anymore So. to keep up with tin’ demand of an ever-evolving job mar ket. higher education had to become more accessible for students who in the past could not afford it. even if thev had the qualifications. financial aid programs, such as fell Chants, were borne to enable needy students to attend college These programs helped millions of students attend school in the 1900s and 70s who before would not have been able to. But school costs today are rising while finan i lal aid programs are either lagging or being cut com pletely The rise of tuition fees at the University, espe cially if it becomes a yearly occurrence, threatens the mission of a public university If higher education is available only to those who can afford, it will once again behoove a homogeneous population rich wbite males Oregon’s legislature has been passing the buc k on this issue for years now More general fund money must he allocated for state colleges and universities ter keep tuition costs at a minimum. A public university is for everyone. Attempts at sales taxes and lotteries haven’t been the answer for higher education funding in the past, and are not the likely solution for the future. And while Chancellor Bartlett would like to see the State Emergency Board allocate $10 million for increased faculty salaries, the professors will need students to teach. Since more money is needed to ensure; the quality of instructors at the University, tuition fee's must he kept at a minimum to ensure that students have the means and the time to spend on their education Elections are coming up. Vote for candidates that support higher education. ""don't kncw much mm history, DON’T KNOW MUCH BIOLOGY. DON’T KNOW NUCH ABOUT A SCIENCE BOOK. DON’T KJW MUCH ABOUT THE FRENCH I TOOK... .DONT ’KNOW NOTHING ABOUT nothing at ait.”* * WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD CSD and lawmakers to blame for abuse Tin; admission by the (Ihildren's Sri vims Division that staff mmnbi’rs lot a 14 vear-old b«\ remain in the i ustodv ot a i on vit led i hiId molester is shocking. Not only did the DSD staff members know Ih.if the man Ki< hard Smith, was a child molester hut (ontrary to their rules they let the ho\ remain in the mail's i ustodv for five months after their discover! 1 hr boy had to run away before ( SI) even took ai turn on the situation Initially the mistake was not DSD's fault The agem y usually does .in extensive ba< k ground i heck on all potential foster parents l ’nfortunately state law does not allow (.SI) to i heck police records from other states Hut last November, w hen a DSD case worker learned of Smith's background the fault shifted to ('SI) Although the ( asevvork er roc rived hard evident e that Smith was in deed a t omit ted child molester, the boy continued to remain with Smith for five months If appears that more than one DSD staff member knew of the situation Perhaps they thought Smith was fully reformed and dr t itled to leave the boy w ith him, bet ausr at tei all. the boy was "hard to plat e Or perhaps they thought it they told someone about the situation or tried to relo i .tic tin’ boy they would be reprimanded. Whatever the reasons lor leaving the boy with Smith, they cannot he good enough. There is no excuse for that hind ol irrespon sible mismanagement of .1 young child's life. Mew laws should be enacted to prevent this kind of situation from ever happening again C!SI) should have the right to search nil police and THI records concerning .1 po tential foster parent. There is a well estab lished national computer link-up. that al lows the polic e and government agencies to obtain police records on individuals from all over the country. This intensive system should be made available to ageiu ies that really need it. such as (.’SI), so that caseworkers will be able to make knowledgeable decisions based on c omplete information It is frightening that until now. the con sequences of this law have never been no ticed W ho knows how main other children are living* with previously convicted child molesters or murders (:SI) employees who are to blame for this situation should be severely reprimanded if not removed from their positions and the legislature should ensure that the laws are changed so that situations like this will not happen again. Forum Media overlooked real purpose of Bush demonstration By Steven Hultberg I'lif news uii'di