Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
IhurMlav. November 8. I*W0
Eugene, (Hegon
Volume t>’. Issue 52
Briefly
The University has
filed five new amend
ments to permanent ad
ministrative rules with
the Secretary of State's of
fice and decided to re
evaluate four others.
See story. Page 4
Terrell Brandon
The Oregon men's lias
ketball team is going into
the new season hoping to
make its first trip to the
NCAA Tournament in :ttt
years
See story. Page 5
Regionally
SALEM (AP) - Gov
elect Barbara Roberts said
Wednesday she plans to
go out and sell a sales tax
plan to Oregonians lo re
place money schools will
lose as a result of voter
passage of a property tax
limit.
At a news conference.
Roberts also said she
thinks passage of the tax
limit in Tuesday’s elec
tion might (most the
chances of a sales tax
winning approval from
Oregon voters
EUGENE (API - Ore
gon football fans aren’t
waiting for the official an
nouncement - they’re
making travel plans for
the Freedom Howl in An
aheim. Calif.
Dan Rodriguez, execu
tive director of the Ore
gon Alumni Association,
expects "bowl fever" lo
be stronger than ever this
year.
Rodriguez said the Or
egon athletic department
is expecting 10.000 to
12.000 people to buy tick
ets for the game on Dec.
29. about twice the num
ber that bought tickets for
last year's Independence
Bowl in Shreveport. La.
The bowl committee is
requiring the Oregon ath
letic department to buy
9.000 tickets, which Ath
letic Director Bill Byrne
called "A slain dunk."
Window work
l 'niversity junior Naomi Meier-Trapp buckles down in the KMlI sec
ond-floor window seats to study between classes
Photo by Mark Ylen
ASUO closes in
one-day protest
By Bob Waite
Emerald Reporler
The ASUO office was locked and empty
Wednesday to protest voter approval of Ballot
Measure 5.
Described as a visual statement by co-presi
dents Sheila Shekel and kirk Bailey, some stu
dent group neighbors and at least one ASUO offi
cer were upset by the action
"I really applaud the ASUO for doing some
thing about it." said I’hil Neliergall. Survival
Center office coordinator But he null'd that KO
student organizations rely on the ASUO office,
and the statement did not consider their feelings
or needs
"Instead of calling memorial services, it s time
to start demanding answers for higher educ ation
from the legislature," said Brian Hoop. ASUO
University affairs coordinator Hoop said, as .1
long time activist, he has learned to face 1 (inflicts
and keep working, rather than shutting down
I land-lettered signs on the two entrances asked
people "to reflect on the consequences of what
has happened and of what all of us can do to
head off this impending t risis
■ Tht* nx(H utive workru real I \ mini to urinal
the measure." Sin kel said, referring Id the visu.il
devices tlif ASUO used Id *<<l m .lit* voters "In
day. Id ( lose tlt.it out. wo dosed the office to fol
low through with visual statements
"l-or us it’s boon ail organizing day. she said
"Hut it's going to lx- hard to lobby lor faculty sal
aries when money is going to lie cut
Hailey said he did not believe the tax cut would
directly reduce ASUO operations because ils
funding comes from student tuition money
"We closed the office so that we could high
light the possible effects of Ballot Measure r> -
what the potential cuts would mean to us at the
University.” Hailey said.
Stickel and Hailey, who attended a University
Assembly to hear President Brand discuss the
measure’s impact on faculty, said their mission in
the near future is to keep students informed and
seek their opinions.
Hailey said the office closure was a one-dav
gesture and apologized to anyone who was incon
venienced. "If it has inconvenienced anyone,
we ll do our lies! to rectify It." he said
Measure 5 passage causes University freeze
Faculty, staff searches stopped; expenditures on hold
By Cathy Peterson
Emerald Reporter
The University has frozen all
hiring and major expenditures
due to the passage of Ballot
Measure 5. which limits prop
erty taxes. President Myles
Brand said Wednesday.
“We an; not announcing any
cuts today." Brand told faculty,
staff and several students at
tending a University Assembly
meeting "The magnitude of
the problem is such that we
will need to find a systematic
solution and not pick off one
person here or one program
there.”
All faculty, staff and admin
istrative searches will lx- fro
zen. Brand said Searches to re
place retired faculty will re
quire administration approval
In addition, pny expenditures
more than $5,000 from educa
tion and general funds will be
frozen.
Faculty salary increments
planned for the first of the year
will la- honored, hut plans for
$50 million for faculty salary
increases in the next two years
are on hold. Brand said.
The current search for a dean
of the School of Architecture
and Allied Arts will lx? discon
tinued until further notice,
Brand said Dean searches for
the School of Music and the
College of Arts and Sciences
will not be affected.
"Our goal is to maintain the
core of the University and
avoid serious damage to its pro
grams." Brand said. "Our most
important resource is our facul
ty. This next year will one ol
toughing it out "
Brand stressed that the
1990 !)I budget, which expires
June 30 of next year, is secure,
and all expenditures already
written into that budget < an lx*
made
However. Provost Norman
Wessells reminded the audi
ence lh.it unspent funds could
bo carried forward from one
year to the next "There is such
a thing as prudence in spend
ing," U’essells said
Measure 5 limits property
taxes to $25 per $1000 of as
sessed value in 1001 and will
lower the limit to $15 per
$1000 over the next five years.
The lower property taxes mean
less money will he available
from the state's general fund
for higher education.
Brand also announced an A<
lion Team, made up of vii e
presidents, staff members and
representatives from faculty,
staff and students, to "explore
new lines of thought " lie
pledged that any major propos
als would be discussed in open
forums
"Humor mills flourish in
these types of situations."
Brand said "When you want
the straight facts, call my of
Myles Brand
fice."
Several professors .it the as
somhly expressed concern fur
< oniiui ting fni 1111 \ scan lies, re
( ruiliiiK graduate teaching fel
lows .md tenure promotions
tliis year
"Unless the faculty search
has special permission, call it
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