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Byrne to head for Huskers,
Brooks accepts AD role
By Rene DeCair
Emerald Associate Editor
Whllr; you were gone — just
to be honest — the future of
higher education went from
shaky to trembling
On the bright side, the Uni
versity has a new athletic direc
tor who. although ho has his
critics, may whip our athletic
programs into shape.
During the summer. .
• The Oregon House of Rep
resentatives killed a plan sub
mitted by Gov. Barbara Roberts
that would have put a sales tax
proposal before the voters to
solve the state's budget woes
- Following tile lead of House
Speaker Larry Campbell, K-Eu
geno, all of the House's 33 Re
publicans voted against it. The
House Democrats, 2i>, voted for
it
The vote turned into u show
down between Roberts and
Campbell, with Roberts de
manding a September vote and
Campbell requesting a general
election vote on Nov. 3
Roberts believed a special
election was the only way the
tax would pass, while Camp
bell said the only fair play
would be to vote in November,
Fallowing the proposal's de
feat. the Senate Democrats
DEAN
Continued from Page 1A
Hui if any problems persist,
Fmhnmayer isn't letting on.
'! think the school is a very
functioning anti exciting place
to be," Frohnmayer said during
a phone interview "We have
the resource issues that face ail
schools, but the building blocks
are all there in terms of faculty
and a strong tradition for teach
ing law students "
Frohnmayer said them are no
active ABA accreditation pro
ceedings, but the law school is
due for a routine, on-site re
view next March. Frohnntayor
is eager to begin the review
"Preparation for that site visit
will be a major part of our ac
tivities next year," he said.
"We re looking forward to it
Wo have a lot to show.”
Frohnmayer pointed to re
cently downsized classes, a
successful fundraising year and
the law' school's strong national
reputation as evidence that the
school is laying to rest the
problems of the past
The law school’s road to re
covery was, in part, paved by
the decision to reduce the siz.o
of this fall's incoming freshman
class to compensate for Meas
ure 5 budgot cuts.
The funding dilemma caught
the attention of the ABA. which
threatened to revoke the
school's accreditation If it did
not making specific changes,
including solving budgot prob
lems ana improving the facul
ty-to-student ratio.
The school received more
than 2,lot) applications for the
14S full term freshman slots.
"The incoming class is ex
tremely competitive," Frohn
mayer said. “We're still very
much sought after as u place to
learn."
Frohnmayer suid the 20-to-l
faculty-to-student rutio has
strengthened the school's abili
ty to teach young legal minds
"We're in a position to have
rich and exciting classroom of
ferings," he said. "We're admit
pulled somo shenanigans by
trying to keop the proposal
alive in tho Senate
As a result of tho mayhem,
Senate majority loader, John
Kitzhaber. D-Rosoburg an
nounced his resignation but
was latnr persuaded to stay.
Now, Kitzhaber and Camp
bell am together leading an ef
fort to draft a new tax solution
proposal.
• University President Myles
Brand announced plans to deal
with 20-percent budget cuts the
University will endure in
1093-95 if new state revenue is
not found.
All tho universities in the
state system of higher educa
tion are planning as if the cuts
will take place.
The cuts here would mean
eliminating 166 positions in the
schools and colleges, 139 posi
tions in other academic units,
22 positions in student services
and 78 positions in administra
tive support.
Brand and other administra
tors decided to eliminate slafl
positions this time, rather than
cut whole programs, which is
what happened in 1991-92.
• Athletic director Bill Byrne
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ting fewer students, so we are
not just a degree mill for stu
dents when the job market is
tight"
The school's funding prob
lems have also been eased by
an outpouring of alumni sup
port Individual gifts to the
sc hoo I total m ore t h an
S690.000 so far this year. Last
year, alumni gave about
$380,000.
"We have had our I rest fund
raising year on the side of
alumni support.” Frohnrnayer
said.
Frohnrnayer also said the law
school's national reputation as
a bastion of environmental law
has helped the school recruit
students and faculty.
"We have been at the fore
front of environmental law and
natural resources law for the
past 10 years," he said.
Frohnrnayer said the strong
environmental programs cou
pled with the natural beauty of
the Northwest draws students
and faculty to the school.
"We're competing successful
ly in the national market in
scholarships and students," he
said. "A lot of them come be
cause of Oregon itself, its liv
ability and grandeur, anc for
the broad range of environmen
tal law programs we offer."
Frohnrnayer said the school
can also boast good business
and public law programs, as
well us u tradition of affecting
legal reforms.
"The Oregon School of Law
has made stronger contribu
tions in the world of legislation
and legal reform than uny other
group in the Northwest," he
said.
When Frohnrnayer became
dean, he said one of his priori
ties was fostering a sonse of
community within the school.
It is a theme that he continues
to emphasize.
“As dean. I look at It as a
community where everyone
has a role," he said. "We need
to have a learning environment
that teaches and supports.
We’re all in it together."