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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1992)
EDITORIAL Summer tuition hike a Measure 5 legacy The shock has completely worn off. A good analo gy would he <1 hosing mutch, where one opponent has been so completely overwhelmed he is numb to the continuous rain of punches Once again. I Diversity students have been hit with a solid uppercut from the Oregon State Board of Higher Education When the OSSUIi recently approved a staggering IK percent summer tuition hike for tire University, stu dents could hear yet one more door slam shut on their educational opportunities. Summer session is important to a lot of students The low tuition rates the same for residents and non-residents — were a nice Ironies Students used the summer to make up lost credits during the year when they would have to hold down jobs to make tuition payments, thus cutting into their (lass time. But that might no longer l»e an attractive al ternative It was only a matter of time before sum mer tuition fee-, ( aught up with the other outlandish fee hikes. One more op port units gone due to the caustic effects of Measure fi The property tax slashing measure was supposed to help the state; instead it has turned on the very people who voted for it with the venom of an angered rattlesnake. Is ttii'ii’ anyone U-rt in the* state who can inme up with .1 reason to defend Measure I>/ The propert\ tax slashing measure was supposed to help the state, instead it has turned on the vorv people who voted for it with the venom of an an gered rattlesnake None of the supposed benefits have materialized, and the predicted problems have bal looned Measure 5 was economic ritual sun tde .State fund ing for colleges and universities has dried up And as the fiscal realities continue to impact higher education, things like- tuition hikes are going to continue An 18 percent hike is going to keep a lot of summer students from attending classes. It is possible that any gain from the tuition increase could be lost due to de clining enrollment figures Should that happen, the OSSJII-: will only have managed to turn the University into a rich-only haven - not put more money on the table. With an economic plan like this, maybe O.N.SHU members should move to Washington. D.U They'd fit right in LETTERS POLICY Letters tn till’ editor must he limited to no more than :’.S() words, legible, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is submitted ()r<\-t/n l Kai\ n=i7an:.i^:t Emerald ■ ’ *• V ' tfj I!' { t T f »*!»>' .1 «! «*'. ' I« l »’ i'o I v ,i: >*•*« t k T' «» f ii u) . , <i t*i I •: Mu .» I •.! T *'4i I •’ u' .»*! I* pJ ■».» t *}f Managing t drtor I cliiofiai I dtloi Graphic* l ditor l ntartaifvniant l ditor .« *. * « • • t diior in Ch»af I i 1.1».i • -i ’ »* 1 M ■**■** In* ■■•«, ; n*»u‘ •. 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I . .1.’ . ■ was l.i1 ►. >'i si il ii ui! .1 rit 1 isin, diversity. !.. i : ii; i- .uiri fr:. img d is( rum •■ 11 ;' M \ .i -■ Jlr.it!.! h.i-- jinded ills institu tion lot iis sir.Hi}.; pulh v on tin' i orunistmeri! to ending dis< rim malum and i reating an env i • u: men! s a p jr i i\ <• id tiro d i vi'Im!', .i! students interests and :,|.-s!v i. s \ . : w *.. r s', i umi s in up a t: rights of gay s and is!wns n. serve m tin- KO'lt.'. :i.. : invmsiis administration . .st d i i i'l y I'xnni' possible . .in i i ; :i jug its i>w n mh-s ... .ns! .!.*.■ i iinm.ituiii on I It* 1 ' > .a! i i ;'-n!a!ion l)ii VlnmusUativv Rules . , . {• ■ . .iii.i a HU 1 a On i:» stae 'dial institutions shall not ass,s} oigaei/ahoiis or employ . :s ih.it ii ,iuin.lit on thf ha s. ■ , a v a i: ui lentaSum • . ;-dV Sen.ill Voted .'a i on |an la in support ul a tis. ut;.a. urging President Bn to '' sr ind Itnpaftrmrnt of ; > w Inc h stairs iii \ . i 111 V IS in - . up.i’n: with nulitarv ser vi. (in It'! Id the Senate v\.. 'as. up two motions bar t : I’.arv t'a tmteis and the ' i to ; attipus w 1111 1 ii a :.. . .n time per aid unless the m. ' iry . hatiges its polit v Several other a; admit II sen ite- hay i v oted to hart the Kt) i > im hiding the University ' • its i niverstiv ot l :■ i .im.ill. i 'inversitv id Don ne. t:cu!. and State University \ru York '(Iswu-go these sen ates have set up two-to-five ve.tr timetables to insure all students urrenlly enrolled in KO'i'i would have ample time to luihii their degree retpiire n imils tins is not an issue ol liber als using gavs and lesbians as the military :: !,;ipus Despite mv persnn .■r.\ u iii.fi that militarism is j :: .. w ilii a i iberui .iris . I . i believe tills Is ill) •: ,;:v me, ;;.iv and lesbian ' . !■ ■ is tin- same equal rigid as . : . iuv.i! \mrrh tin i it I . I. pr i.nli\ serve in lin1 t i S <»rnh si fon rs U nil jiii-ssurii from univerxi (i> ii.r.. :1 w nil- ! li.iv i' rverv • • v j ' i iii‘ ion t li.iI within tin? i.i! '.sir... \ t.ir tin* I* iirr .ii g- IV I r I!:: i I ■: 11 will rescind its p .. V against g.l Vs and lllslll.ilis . ■:. i tin military ys 111 be a! . > .\ ■ ! I . i K ill! i .lll!|iUl Many gays ami lesbians t-n •■led in and an- < oinpctently ■is mg in tin 1:1: ttiirs y t-t the i:h!11.«rs discharged morn than : t i: >0 armed sri\ ii i- members n\ i! tiiftn stndcnts : w ■ . ii i n ’ t and ) 'IH t be isi id homosexuality. in :;: i,.; to tiif ( las and Lesbian • d >111 i’i ujl'l t i'huugh worn > :: i> injirisf only 10 pert ant of N Military thin iniii . x.-d .'!> pet I rill >>1 set y |{ e :>.>■ i11i■ ■ rx ciisi barged ins au.se Of homosexuality ill a unr year j : ■ ! : i id !: . i'llY' HH Contrary to the mytii ol xpe i,al tights then' exist main . r pi. , .dii rx against gay s ai : ■■siiians in the inillt.irv .md s.n lety at large How t an there in spi-i mi rights' ii homosex uals i an t even serve in the mil .tars ' The University must take a leadership role in riol tolerat ing xut h dm riminatorv prat - tit es and point out to the peo ple of Oregon tile great lilt k ol r ightx Im gas s ami lesbians Despite President Brand's personal opposition to discrim ination in continues to argue the University should not he used .is a tool (or politic ai and x,K , ,.i i iiange. dial a university must safeguard tin* tree speech ! ai! viewpoints, and that vve m..s', not r>sk tile loss ol federal researi ii funding . he opinion that the thiivnr sit\ should not lie used as a tool lor social and political 1 IclUgf Is ,lt)sl|I(l Till' Very ill 1 ■ ■! organizing events in support i! Marlin Luther kin^ |r is .1 political statement Till' l mvrr si!\ .irui Piestdenf Olum in the . ! 'UHJs took 4 vrr\ political stand against apartheid in Sun t h \frica through <1 i - v c.stitufn \\.mill 4 tun on the military tie deriving free sjirei h? 1‘ropu ni-nts o( these motions have no intention of denying the mili tary their right to speak out on campus They will always have the right to deflate, lei tore and protest just like any other stu dent or 1 iti/en Lmployimmt recruitment is not the same as dissemination of ideas and free speech The rei rioters are nol on campus to talk philosophy or politics, but to hire soldiers and technicians |us! like any other employer Therefore, they should abide by the OAK rule r>ltt) !r. Ol.fi Will nr lose federal funding? A university has the right to lair military recruiters, but the !)()!) may refrain from future fund ing Paula Burkhart, University Ultei tor of the Office id Re se.it; h and Sponsored Pro grams. said lK)f) funding at the University amounted to SI 5 million in tout and she strongly doubts federal funding would be affec ted by tins I he University community should show a commitment that discrimination will not he tolerated under any t in urn stance at the University We must support the human rights of all citizens in tins country. Unai 1 Hoop is .1 nifinlxT of f/ie .Student Senate CORRECTION Jennifer Boyd's letter U>Pi: l eb •}) should have read And please don't tell me OPS isn't doing its job." The limonild regrets this er ror
