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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1991)
A V I- >—- .. r ,Tr' r “ — 1 11 " 1IIU " " 1" .■" r“* . . Students who gathered outside /ohnson Hall Monday were encouraged to lobby the state legis lature for alternative ways to fund higher education rather than significantly increasing tuition. RALLY Continued from Page 1 education," said Ann Koelling. University Democrats chairperson, adding that such students would lx- supporting businesses and the economy of another stale Moore said that proposed tuition hikes may not only drive stu dents out of state, but may make job retraining unaffordable for un employed timber workers and others who are losing their jobs in the recession. I think a < ut like this will lx- too deep for higher education to recover from." Bailey said As part of the continuing fight against cuts in higher educa tion. a march and rally will be held in Salem on |an. l‘l by the Heart of Oregon Coalition, a statewide group formed to fight cuts in programs and services ireeause of property tax limitations initi ated bv Ballot Measure !i. Feb 5 will be a lobby day in Salem, and students will attend legislative sessions and meet with legislators, as well as rallying on the steps of the state capitol and presenting a petition to Gover nor Roberts, who is expected to be in attendance. "The number one thing to do is to get up to Salem." Bailey said "We re going to have a strong student presence." Students interested in attending these events should contact the ASllO office at 346-3724 for more information, or for assistance in getting to Salem. A^ro<? Winter Term Student Special $69 for Three Months, plus NO Initiation Fees (Jan. 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Bikes, and Aerobic Equipment on the way * Childcare. \ Bring this Coupon and Your Student I D for ONE FREE WEEK PASS 2681 Willamette Street (On the corner of Willamette and 27th) Eugene Ore 97405 Phone 687 2200 ROBERTS Continued (rom Page 1 the statu s system of higher education. which will likely result or dramatically higher tuition rates and the elimi nation oi 500 faculty and staff members from stale col leges and universities As if Measure 5 were not enough for Rolrerts to con tend with, the Nov t> elec tions captured a majority for Kepuhlicuns in the House of Representatives for the first time m 20 years The COR-controlled House, which will craft the first legislative version of the new budget, is now seen as potentially pitied against a Democratic Senate and governor While remarks made dur ing Roberts' inauguration formed a general consensus, slight differences wore ap parent differences that could grow throughout the coming rounds of budget slashing Before formally introdui mg Roberts to members of the Senate and House. Sen ate President John kitzhalier, D-Rosehurg. de si ribed the coming effects of Measure 5 to mixed terms of dread and concession. "la‘t no one doubt the gravity of the situation in whii It the passage of Meas ure 5 has plunged us.” he said But I do not be lieve. though serious the problem is. that we are at all helpless." “Indeed. Measure 5 offers us an unparalleled opportu nity to develop a clear and consistent policy of the appropriate role of state gov ernment in our society to clarifv the difference be tween what the state govern ment must do, what it should and can do. and what we should do for our selves without the state's help. ' he said However, House Speaker Larry Campbell. R-Kugene. offered a slightlv more favor able review of the tax-limit ing measure, reflecting what some see as Republican agreeability in the face of across-the-board cuts. Campbell said voter ap proval of Measure 5 was a message to the Legislature to “look to government in a new and different way We must streamline state gov ernment. "We should reduce spending It can only be ai hieved if we're deter mined to minimize our dif ferences and work together to gel the job done.” he said. "I hope that the ( hal tenge of ballot Measure a will bring out the l>est of the many talented people now in stati- government "Too often we have cho sen to bicker without explor ing the alternatives ballot Measure 5 has shaken us out of complacency.” but Rolx-rts, who served two terms as a state repre sentative — in 1 'IH:t becom ing the first woman to hold the position of house speak er hit on Measure 5 as an initiative that will “cripple Oregon and put it perma nently on the economic back burner" if a new. counter acting tax is not adopted. Measure 5 will demand incrementally larger chunks of the state's general fund over the next six years, eventually resulting in a $2.2 billion shift in the 1995-97 biennium if a new source of education funding is not found Roberts has called for a 5 percent sales tax on goods and services for funding public education. In her speech. Measure 5 was one of three key areas the governor said she hopes to address in the next four years. Along with reforming Ore gon's "worn-our tax struc ture." Rolrerts said she wants a better prepared work force and "sensitive and sensible growth" in the state's urban areas But as for the current budget crisis, Kolierts said her administration "will not be consumed by Ballot Measure 5." "We understand its impli cations and its limitations and we will deal decisively with those issues.” she said "But Ballot Measure 5 will not !m- the battering ram that some expect it to be. 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