EDITORIAL
Students needed at
mle change hearing
The* University will hold hearings this afternoon
for proposed rule changes and amendments regarding
five campus policies.
One of the topics of discussion will be an amend
ment to the release and restriction of information in the
Student Directory. Up to now students were able to re
strict access to any or all of the directory's 12 personal
elements (phone number, address, etc ). This informa
tion could Im* released to a third party without prior
permission from the student.
Previously, if students did not want a phone num
l>er in the directory printed, it wouldn’t be An ad
dress. a major or other information could still be listed
The software* of a new c mnputer system to be in
stalled cannot process individual restrictions, but only
all of it or none of it It’s unfortunate the new software
system c annot do what the old one does. The old sys
tem performs a minor, but important, function, espe
cially for those who Icelieve their safety rides on what
information is given out. However it’s done, the rights
of students to dec ide what facts are distributed should
be protec ted
Amendments to regulations governing the use of
skateboards and rollerskates on c ampus will also be
discussed. Complaints from various members of the*
University have led to a proposal that skateboards be
Iran lied from campus. While some of the complaints
about skateboards, suc h as noise and destruction of
campus property, .ire valid, banning skatelioards
would Ire unjust.
Because many students use skateboards for trans
portation. it would seem trying out some skateboard
rules would lie prudent before barring them from the
I Iniversity.
Disc ussion of new bicycle rules are also on the*
agenda A proposed fine inc rease (from $10 to $35) for
bicyclists who fail to obey dismount and walk signs is
a good idea Riding bikes at 15 to 20 mph on crowded
sidewalks is unsafe for bicyclists and pedestrians alike.
Also, bikes not registered with the Office of Public
Safety are subject to impoundment, as an; bikes that
are abandoned for one month.
Mindly. eligibility requirements and admission
deadlines for children of employees and non-students
to the University's child care services will Ire dis
cussed.
Children of University students should get first pri
ority. followed by the children of employees. Children
of non-affiliated University personnel must come last.
The amendments for* these changes are sponsored
by the Parent's Council
Hearings will begin at today at 1 p in. in the EMU
Cumwood Room It is hoped students will show up
and be heard.
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Bikes, boards deserve tougher standards
if you have ihh?h on campus at all this
week you have probably had your first near
miss with a skateboarder or bicyclist
The University Office of Public Safety is
hoping to do something about the situation
— and it is about time. The sidewalk's walk
and dismount signs for bikes are regularly
ignored. Students ignore the signs because
there has been little or no enforcement meas
ures carried out by OPS.
Raising fines for violating these common
sense and common courtesy rules may seem
like extreme measures to some people, but
so far merely asking people to be courteous
and dismount has not worked.
Now it is time to appeal to their wallets
to get them to comply. Citations of $35 may
seem stiff, but you do have a choice in the
matter — if you don’t want a fine, don't ride
your bike on sidewalks.
It is a poor reflection on University com
muters that the situation has had to reach
this point in the first place. While cyclists
can make the conscious choice to risk an ac
cident by riding on inappropriate paths, the
pedestrians they may run over do not have
the same chance to make that choice.
OPS has gone slightly overboard in its
attempt to ban skateboards and roller skates
from campus. It is seeking the authorization
to levy $10 fines and impound the boards or
skates of violators.
Most pedestrians should applaud its at
tempts to do something about irresponsible
and reckless use of these wheeled forms of
transportation.
But the office does need to remember
that some people actually use them to com
mute. These people should not be punished
because their choice of transportation is of
ten viewed as a toy.
OPS should work harder at enforcing
rules that keep skateboarders and skaters on
the street like other commuters. The ban of
these items is a result of OPS’s failure to en
force its own rules against stunt riding on
campus.
OPS also wants to raise fines and im
pound the bikes of those people who do not
officially register them with the office. The
idea behind registration of bikes is that it
makes it- easier for the OPS to recover them
if they are stolen. However, registration
stickers can easily be peeled off of a stolen
bike.
In light of OPS’s dismal record for recov
ering stolen bikes, its time and resources
would be more productively spent enforcing
the new and more stringent rules it is seek
ing to pass. Making tougher rules is only a
start. The next step is to devise an effective
means of enforcement.
If OPS uses the same invisible enforce
ment tactics it has in the past the new rules
will make no difference anyway
LETTERS
Band-aid
On |une 14. University offi
cials decided to increase the
enrollment cap at the Universi
ty by 300 students in order to
compensate for the tuition
waivers for athletes taken from
the general fund.
The policy was termed a
"band-aid" and the best solu
tion from a set of bad choices to
keep the Athletic Department
from going bankrupt. However,
the University community, and
not the Athletic Department
has been forced to bear the bur
den of this bad solution.
Courses in some departments
are in demand to the extent that
some students must delay grad
uation due to lack of available
classes or inability to fulfill
clusters. Where is the band-aid
to prevent these students from
wasting time, money and finan
cial aid eligibility?
Additionally, the increased
enrollment has affected the
housing market for non-stu
dents as well as students. One
may argue that the market is no
worse than fall 'Mil, but that pe
riod was considered a crisis.
The increase in rents forced
low income non-students out of
Glenwood and other areas near
the University in 1989. Where
is the band-aid to ease the 2
percent vacancy rate in Eugene
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this year?
Although I enjoy athletic
events and recognize their im
portance, I feel the University's
top priority should be to edu
cate and serve the state of Ore
gon as well as the Eugene com
munity. By increasing the en
rollment cap. the administra
tion has compromised the qual
ity of education and the well
being of the Eugene community
in favor of funding athletics.
David Knight
Mathematics
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