Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 2
Special session
called to debate
tax reform plan
□The Oregon Legislature will consider
Gov. Roberts’ plan to overhaul the
state’s tax structure.
By Tim Neff
Emerald Associate Editor _
Gov. Bur barn Roberts on Tuesday called a July 1 spe
cial session of the Legislature and placed one item on
the agenda — tax reform.
Roberts will unveil her tax reform proposal today lie
fore the House Revenue and School Finance Commit
tee.
The Omgtmiun on Wednesday reported that the gov
ernor's plan will likely include a 3.5 percent sales tux
on gixrds only, a split-roll property tax with a higher
rate for commercial property, and income tax relief for
people earning less than $50,000 a year
Any legislation coming out of the House Revenue
Committee will he voted on in the senate and the house
of representatives July l. if passed by both chambers,
Roberts will push for a Sept. 15 statewide vote on the
proposal.
Sarah Ames, communications director for the Gover
nor's Office, said Roberts wants a special election be
cause the tux reform issue would be vying for attention
with other Issues if it was places! on the November bal
lot.
"Tho governor f*H.*ls that a Seplemlmr vote offers Ore
gonians a hotter opportunity to fonts on this issue.'"
Amos said. "It should have tho attention of all Oregoni
ans."
Tho governor's slrongttst opposition will llkoly come
from House Speaker Larry (lamphell, R-Eugene, who
wants to plane any tax reform proposal on the Novem
ber ballot.
Ames said Campbell has indicated that Roberts’ pro
posal would lat decided by an "up or down voto" dur
ing tin: one-day special session No other proposals will
be floated
Campbell has also said he would not hold the Repub
lican caucus to a position on Roberts' proposal.
Amos said a September vote would give stale agen
cies timo to restructure budgets according lo uny
changes in available funds
University President Myles Brands has announced
deep budget cuts to bring the University's 1993-95
budget in line with the second round of the Measure 5
property tax rollback The second phase rails for 20
percent cuts across the board for the Oregon State Sys
tem of Higher Education.
At the University, tho proposed cuts include elimi
nating 166 positions in the schools and colleges. 139
positions in other academic units, 22 positions in stu
dent services positions In administrative supjKjrt ser
vices.
In all. tho University would lose about S30.5 million
over the noxl two years if Measure 5 is implemented in
its original form.
Ames said Roberts has offered several criteria for
what a good tux reform proposal would accomplish
That criteria includes completely restructuring tho sys
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PhoS> by )**
Kim Donahay play* tha part of ‘Woman I'm tha Lord Laabrick Thaalra Company'a production of "Play' by Samuai
Backatt Tha thaatar group will dabut two on a act play Saturday in tha Broadway Building at 30 E. Broadway
Serious drama returns to Eugene
□The Lord LeebricK Theatre com
pany produces serious plays with
dark messages.
By Tim Nett
Emerald Associate Editor
The Eugene drama scene, known mure for its iij^ht
heurtod musicals than for dark existential plays, is
about to experience a plot (wist.
When drama aficionados turn out this Saturday for
The Lord Lecbrlck Theatre Company's dehut per
formances, they'll be In for a type of production that
ha* boon conspicuously u risen i mini nugone venues
For th® past five yours — shadowy plot* with disturb
ing rnossagos.
Behind Ihn push for dark theater in Eugene are two
recent graduates of the University of California at Ir
vine drama department. Kandy Lord and Chris
Loebrick hope that their brand of serious drama will
fill a void in the local theater scene
"Right now in Eugene there are no theater groups
that do serious theater, like dramas and avant-garde
plays," Loebrick said "We're interested in theater
that is on the odgo."
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Phone project adds personal touch
□ University telephone
program reaches out
and touches all new stu
dents to ease worries.
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Associate Editor
More than 16,000 people attend
the University each year, hut two of
fices on campus muke an effort to
give Individual attention to the
questions and concerns of every po
tential student
It's u foot that lakes a la nit five
months of every year to accomplish,
but those Involved say it Is vital to
recruitment and adds u personal
touch to the red tape and bureaucra
cy
The New Student Telephone Pro
ject. organized by the Offices of Ad
missions and Dean of Students, is
staffed by eight upperclassmen who
make a total of about 20.(MM) calls to
peoplo who havn expressed an in
terest in applying or who have al
ready appliod.
Jason Halstead, publications and
Information services coordinator
with the Offlcn of the Dean of Slu
donts and adviser lo the project,
said the process tiepins in February
and wraps up in June.
"The first two weeks ut the iicgln
ning urn recruitment calls to people
who have, at sometime in the past,
expressed an interest In the Univer
sity of Oregon somehow, hut ha
ven’t yet applied.” he suid.
"At that point, it's a lot of giving
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WEATHER
You still might want to keep
the lemonade handy
Wednesday's high reached 91 in
Eugene-Spnngfield. Expect
partly sunny skies today and the
highs 85-90 with isolated late
afternoon showers
SECURING HIS PLACE
Presidential hopeful Ross Perot will vail Olympia. Wa next week to
help deliver thousands of nominating petitions to secure a place on the
November ballot.
Perot backers are holding 204 nominating conventions across the slate an
Sunday.
"When we started :ha thing, I was praying for 100 conventions and
100.000 signatures,' spokeswoman Yvonne Conway said. "Wa ve doubled
the number of conventions; can we double the number of signatures?"
It takes only 200 valid signatures from registered voters to win a place on
Washington's ballot.
BRIEFLY
An Oregon Stale basketball player has pleaded innocent
to charges of stealing a pizza at gunpoint April 3.
Junior forward Chad Scott, 22, was in court Tuesday He
faces an Aug 24 trial on charges of first-degree robbery and
unlawful use of a weapon
Corvallis police said a Domino s Pizza driver was making
a delivery at the house of Julius Young, an Oregon State
football player, when he was iidered to hand over the
pizza at gunpoint Police said no money was taken
Scott sat out of most of the 1991-92 basketball season
because of poor grades