RECRUITING Continued from Page 2 l<m school, asking them to contact their undergraduate institutions or undergradu ate universities near them to provide information about the University's law pro gra m Once a minority student expresses interest in the l 'niversiU the law si hoi d tries hard to follow up on til.it interest So tar. recruitment ettorts have been uorking The ret ent ini reuse in the number of minority students is a good sign. Voting said "Hut it is not lust recruit ment." he said "Tile school has to i reate an environment where someone < an get then degree To help retain minority and non lraditional students out e the\ enroll the law si liool created an at atiemu support program for them I he program consists of a two-week orientation pro gram in the tall and an ex tensive tutorial program th.it lasts throughout t tie first year of law si hool. Both Young am) Odion (tknpe also .1 third year law student and a Diversity (Ion 111 ion member, agree that the academic support program is working vvel: In the tiast minority stu dents often dropped out of law si hool tor ai ademu rea sons. ()kojie said The ! in versity s support program lias tier’ll si ■ suci esstui a’ keeping students m school th.it other law si hools are patterning their own po grams after it 1 lie Oregon State Bar also otters support and a variety ot financial programs tor mi nuritv students including clerkship programs that pay an hourly stipend to em ployers who hire minority clerks, i otulilion.il loans tor which repayment may he \y aived when the student tie i nines a member of the ()re gun State Bar; and a Minor itv Scholarship Program FUNDING Continued from Page 2 versify arc.) In the Legislature said plans su< li as tin- fi-i- mr reuse art’ a quic k liv and arc ulti match detrimental to tin- mission of public high er educ ation in the state f’nlortunutely tor students tuition and fee hikes are her oining c ommon I adversity under graduates ta< e a Sol per term me lease in their tu ition this tall, non residents S..‘ That's ,i cowardly approach to higher ed funding l)i\ said People figure the students aren't going to t omplain ahout higher tuition and that they don’t vote anyway Raising tuition is a short term solution, and it’s driving people awav from school Ills said the l.egislature needs to find reliable and lair ways ot lundmg far ultv salaries and nth el edtic at ion last With the tee mi reuse already set m stone Holland said he is cautiously optimistic the Leg islature yvill approve the i.cyy si hool s reepu-st tor S T ill.000 mo: e Hut. he said, the case foi the increased iavy school budget will have to he made etlec.lively m the l.egislature tor main reasons, one being that some legislators believe the state has too many l.ivs vers already With two private hm schools in the state Holland said some taxpayers resent subsidizing legal edtic ation at a public university Holland said he disagrees yy ith them Soc ial mobility is important m the legal profession he said The legal profession plays • m important role in th** assurance in the gunran Iff nf f1111.1! opportunity In the rest of sot ietv If is important in Us own ranks that tin- If gal profession exemplify opportunity for people v\ illiout regard lo ei onomii. t iniinlstances Holland said that allhough flu- AHA s letter Mill) have last a negative light on the I'niversitv and the higher education system it ti 111in.itt-1s imn have henefited file school f ile AHA antagonizes .1 lot of people, tiler bother people lift ause there lire people who think that funding decisions are not the AHA s hus! lies-, he said I think the \H \ plays a very ini portari! role in assuring that schools remain up to standard And we have not been in terms of funding One major project remains expanding the law library In l i.OtWl square feet to allow for nnire seating spai < Holland said the si 2 million plan will probably have to wait lor another legis alive biennium. possibly lou , or I)i\ said 1 apital 1 onstruclion projei is sue h iis the law library expansion will probably he ap prov ed There have been high points tor education budgets in recent legislative sessions the I’m versitvA new sciem e buildings and improve meins to othet .trui tmes toi instance hut he saul other t.11 ets of higher edlll ation also need re pair bricks and mortar and buildings did very well he said Hut if we don't start addressing some of the long term funding issues, such .is Ini ullv salaries, we re going to have a neutron bomb eltei t on these 1 .imposes, we'll have beautiful buildings and no people leai lung in them New Location “On the Western edge of student consciousness” at 1340 Willamette St. Save 40% on “Rad Designs” Shorts & Tights Now 23.95 Reg $39 95 Mountain Bikes by Fisher, Mongoose & Fat Chance 1340 Willamette St Eugene. 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