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 *< - 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 Turn to FREEZE. Page 3