Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Friday, January II. 1991
Hugcnc. Oregon
Volume 92, Issue 77
Gulf
WASHINGTON (API
— A somber Congress on
Thursday sped toward its
starkest war-and-peace
decision since World War
II. and leaders in both
parties predicted Presi
dent Bush would get
what he wants: authority
to take the nation to war
in the Persian Gulf
Supporters and oppo
nents of the president in
troduced competing reso
lutions — one giving au
thority for war. the other
asserting that sanctions
and diplomacy must be
given more time to work
— as Tuesday's United
Nations deadline for Iraqi
withdrawal bore down.
See story. Page B
Inside
Beginning next fall the
t biiversily School of four
nalism will begin offering
a minor degree.
The University currir
ilium committee recently
approved the degree in
"mass media studies '
The m bool vv ill also offer
two new courses next
year.
See story. Page 5
More than 20 campus
area crimes were reported
to the Office of Public
Safety or the Eugene Pie
lice Department between
Dec. 3 and Jan. 8.
Sec ‘Police Beal.’ Page 8
Tamil Brandon
The healed Oregon
State-Oregon Civil War ri
valry lakes on a lillle add
ed significance Saturday
in Corvallis.
Both the Beaver* and
Ducks are 2-0 after the
first week of Pacific-10
Conference action with
Ihe Iwo schools sweeping
California and Stanford.
While Oregon Slate
has won 24 of Ihe past 27
Cfvfl War games. Oregon
beat the Beavers 78-71
hack in December at Port
land's Memorial Colise
um in a game the Ducks
led wire-to-wire
Saa story. Page It
Tuition increase, surcharge proposed
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(iov -elect Barbara Roberts describes where stale dollars are to go at a press conference Thursday when• she presented her ret:
unintended budget — a budget that will drastically cut funds from all state agencies, including higher education.
Roberts presents state budget package
By Joe Kidd
Fmeraid Politics Editor
SALEM Oregon's universities and
colleges face cuts ol .it least $74 million
over the next two years which could
result in hundreds of faculty and stuff
cuts and dramatically higher tuition
rates, said Gov.-elect Barbara Huberts on
Thursday.
Citing Measure 5 and gloomy revenue
forecasts for the stale. Huberts presented
a budget package for the 19*11-93 bien
nium that calls for the most comprehen
sive cuts an Oregon governor has ever
made at one time
In order to make up a $H40 million
predicted shortfall. Huberts' proposals
will slice between 10 and 12 percent
from all state funded agencies, ranging
from cuts in law enforcement and cor
ructions to shutting down six mental
health hospitals
The state's Constitution requires the
governor to present a balanced budget
to the legislature at the beginning of
each legislative session
Within those cuts. Roberts proposed
the Stati! System of Higher Education
eliminate up to 500 faculty, staff and ad
ministrator positions, raise tuition and
lower enrollment caps over the next two
years in order to absorb the $74 million
cut.
While final decisions have not been
made, a I! 7 percent tuition increase for
students at the University and addition
al $20(1 per-lerm surcharges are the
most likely outcome, said Larry Uirge,
vice chancellor of public affairs
Turn to BUDGET. Page 4
Rally to decry
proposed hikes
Students are being asked to walk out of
classes at noon Monday lo attend a rally against
proposed tuition hikes.
The rally, sponsored by University Demo
crats and the ASUO. is intended to send a mes
sage to the legislature on the opening day of its
1991 session that students cannot afford lo pay
tuition increases, said |ason Moore, University
Democrats chairman.
Proposed tuition increases and budget cuts
from the office of the chancellor of higher educa
tion will be announced at the rally, which will
lie held in front of Johnson Hall.
GTF contract revisions allow more research
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Reporter
More graduate students will
ium l>e eligible for membership
in the Graduate Teaching fel
lows Federation, tin- union that
negotiates salary contracts and
offers a health insurance plan,
among other services.
Also. GTFs may now work
more research hours than speci
fled in their contracts and earn
accordingly larger stipends.
These two changes to the
GTF contract were made as part
of a settlement to a grievance
filed by the federation in
March
A memorandum issued ()< I
‘I bv University administrators
outlines two revisions of the
central t that take effe< t begin
ning winter term
The first i hange i larifies who
is eligible to be part of tin*
C/ITT. said Carol l-t Com. for
mer vice president for Universi
ty relations.
Some GTTs were unreason
ably excluded from participa
tion in the federation because
of confusion over the distinc
tion lietween researc h conduct
4-<i to fulfill degree require
ments and research done to
earn extra money, said Stead
man Upham, vice provost and
dean of the graduate sc bool
(il l's conducting research to
fulfill requirements for an ad
vanced degree and those who
are working lor the University
arc- exc hided from membership
in the- federation
‘‘The original contract was
ton vague." Upham said
Settlement of the grievance
was slow because there were
"no concessions made on ei
ther side.' I.a (’om said
After first attempts to rent h .1
snitahle agreement were unsin
cessful. "the University in es
sence was faced with the possi
bility of outside arbitration."
Upham said
However, the fact that both
sides were able to reach an
agreement is a "symbol of more
positive relations between the
University and the union." lai
Turn to GTF . page 4