Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 11
OSBHE ok’s
higher ed cuts
□ State colleges and universities
move step closer to 20 percent de
crease in funding.
By Rene DeCair
Emerald Contributor
The Oregon Stole Board of Higher Education on Fri
day finished polishing the higher education budget for
1993-95. The result a lackluster package that is ixrth
alarming but expected
While the budget includes millions of dollars in
cuts, it shouldn’t surprise unyone who has read the
news in the past year.
Education budgets were cut in the 1991-93 bienni
um and will continue to be chopped unless new rev
onuo is found to replace that lost by the passage of
Measure 5.
The budget includes a 20 percent reduction in fund
ing for all state colleges and universities, as Gov. Bar
bara Roberts called for. As a result, the budget outlines
a 45 percent tuition Increase at the eight schools, to be
instituted at 15 percent a year beginning in 1903.
The board is expected to submit the budget to Rob
erts in late August.
The chancellor's office reports that the rise in tuition
will mean students will have seen their tuition in
crease 77 percent in five years from 1990 to 1995.
The increase is expected to drive students out of the
state for a cheaper education and prevent many from
getting an education at all.
"There an: a bunch of concerns," said Greg Parker,
communications director for the slate system of higher
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Getting buzzed
' - 1 Photo t>y Hap* Soak on
Kidsports baseball coach Jason Spohn made good Friday on a promise to his team Spohn
gave his young athletes added incentive early in the season by saying he would get his head
shaved it the team won a championship His Astros, who helped with the haircut. t(X)k first place
Thursday in the 7th A Boys Division of the Kidsports Little World Scries
Dean offers upbeat attitude
□ Anne Dhu McLucas, new
dean of the music school,
plans community, school in
volvement.
By Meg Dedolph
Emerald Contributor__
Anno Dhu McLucas, Iho new School
of Music dean, took thn interview that
led to her new job because she hud
hoard positive things about the Univer
sity. thought she needed a change In her
life, and missed tho mountains, a famili
ar sight from her childhood in Colorado.
McLucas arrived in mid-July from
Boston College, where she was un asso
ciate professor of music and tho chair of
the music department.
She oamea her master’s and doctoral
degrees at Harvard University, and later
went on to teach at The Colorado (Col
lege, before joining the faculty at Boston
Collegu in 1988
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Anne Dhu McLucas
Will Brooks be new AD?
□Announcement expect
ed this week if in-house
candidate chosen
Dan Williams. University vice
president for administration, said Or
egon football coach Rich Brooks is in
the running to bn the now athletic di
rector and an announcemnnt could
come before the end of the week.
Williams said an in-house search is
among the alternatives ho and Presi
dent Myles Brand have explored in
the effort to replace Bill Byrne,
whose last day us AD is Nov. 1.
"Before we begin the traditional
search to replace Bill Byrne, the pres
ident und I have been talking ui>out
other alternatives," Williams said.
"One of them is to look in our own
department."
Brooks' name "has come up," in
conversation with Brand, Williams
said, but would not comment on
whether Brooks has expressed inter
est In the (of) or whether mootings
with him have taken place.
“He knows he's one of the candi
dates,” Williams said
Several possibilities other than a
full-scale, outside search are being
looked at. he said, but udded thut hir
ing Brooks is "one of the more attrac
tive (ideas)."
If Williams decides to hire an In
house candidate, the announcement
is oxpected before Friday.
Because the athletic director re
ports to Williams, the decision is his.
hut he said he is consulting with
Brand.
Byrne announced in June that he
accepted a position at the University
of Nebraska as athletic director for
the Big-Fight Conference. Williams
said he is hoping for some “overlap"
time between Byrne and the now AD
before Byrne loaves
WEATHER
i
s
The Northwest should be dry
far the next few days with highs
in the upper 80s in Eugene
TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1976. an earthquake
devastated northern China,
killing at least 242.000 people
In 1986. NASA released a
recording from the Challenger in
which pilot Michael Smith could
be heard saying. *Ub-oh!' as the
spacecraft exploded
VOLLEYBALL
The U-S men's victory over
japan was reversed Monday
giving japan a 15-13 victory
japan coach Seip Oku had
complained that U.S player Bob
Samuelson should have been
ejected from the game at match
point for japan m the fourth set
after getting a second yellow card
for yelling at officials The
ejection would have given japan a
technical point and tne match
The U.S. men have won the gold
medal at the past two Olympics.
SWIMMING
America's Pablo Morales
captured the gold in the
100-meter butterfly as did
Nicole Haisiett in the 200-meter
freestyle
jenny Thompson, one of
•America's strongest swimmers,
failed to qualify for the 200
final.
BASKETBALL
The Dream Team slid passed
Croatia 103-70 and goes on to
play Germany on Wednesday
DIVING
China's 13-year-old Ku
Mingxia glided to perfection
and gold while American Mary
Clara rallied lo capture the
bronze in the 10-meter
platform
BASEBALL
The U.S baseball tram blew a
three-run lead before rallying to j
beat Taiwan It was a must-wm
because Taiwan and The United
States are two of several teams
given an outside chance of ,
challenging Cuba