Measure 5 still threatening higher ed
By Colleen Pohhg
Emerakj Associate Editor
Students loft for throe months and what hap
pened? The Infamous Ballot Measure 5 has be
gun yet another plunging dive with Phase Two
of Its proposed cuts.
The first cuts wore for the 1991-93 bienni
um, which have already taken place, and edu
cation budgets will continue to bo chopped
unless now revenue Is found to replace hinds
lost by the passage of Measure 5.
Here Is a recap of the summer's develop
ments of the phase-In property lax initiative
adopted by Oregon voters In November 1990:
• University President Myles Brand and oth
er presidents of the eight Oregon State System
of Higher Education Institutions submitted
their budget proposals for the 1993-95 bienni
um on June B. In the proposal. Brand called for
tho 20-percent cuts mandated by Gov. Barbara
Roberts.
» Tho OSSHE on July 24 accepted the Uni
versity's proposal for the 1993-95 biennium.
• Also this summer. Gov. Roberts submitted
a tax-reform package to the Oregon Legislature
that eventually failed.
• Meanwhile, a special legislative subcom
mittee of the Joint Committee on Oregon's Fu
ture is working to develop a "core budget." If
approvnd bv a special session of the Legisla
ture after the Nov. 3 elections, such a budget
could lead to "bridge" or temporary funding
for higher education.
• In December, the governor will likely pres
ent two budget proposals to the Legislature.
One budget will be balanced with current rev
enues, as required by law, resulting In approxi
mately a 20 percent cut in agency budgets. The
second will be her own core budget of what
programs and services she believes Oregonians
should have.
• Tho proposals finally are shifted to tho
Legislature, which convonos on Jan. 11. The
agenda is likely to include consideration of a
permanent tax-restructuring plan for referral to
voters. Members of the Legislature will meet
from January through Juno, at which time thoy
will have to paw somo sort of budget
Cnrald Klssler. tho senior vice provost for
Planning and Resource*, summed the process
up by saying tho Legislature will basically bo
deciding on threw budget proposals — two
from Roberts and one from tho special sub
committee
Klsslor said the Legislature doesn't necessar
ily have to accept one specific proposal; mem
bers can decide to mesh tho three and take the
best Ideas from each.
Klsslor said what students, staff and faculty
membors should do now Is register to vote and
bticome informed on tho Issues.
"The cuts in tho 1993-95 biennium aro ex
pected to be bigger than the 1991-93 bienni
um," Klsslor said. 'Td expect tho campus com
munity to bo very concerned about this.''
As a result of the proposed 20-percent cuts,
the budget outlines a 45-porccnt tuition In
crease at the oight schools, to be Inaugurated at
15 percent a year, beginning In 1993.
The significant rise In tuition, the chancel
lor's office report*, will mean that students
will have seen their tuition Increase 77 percent
in five years from 1990 to 1995
This will likely drive many Oregonians to
seek their education out of the slate or even
prevent some from receiving an oducatlon.
This In a timo. Brand said In a summer press
release, when one-third more students — who
are already enrolled on tho state's primary and
secondary schools — will be seeking admis
sion to Oregon’s higher education Institutions
by the end of this decade.
If the Legislature approves the ?0-percont
cut budget proposal, the $15.25 million in
budget cuts would mean eliminating 166 posi
tions in the schools and colleges. 139 positions
In other academic units, 22 positions In stu
dent services and 7( positions in administra
tive support areas
The proposed cuts would be 50 percent larg
er than the major program changes totaling $10
million a year already sustained by tho univer
sity in the 1991-93 biennium.
AIESEC provides
unique opportunities
By Mandy Baucum
Emerald Reporter
Even though thu Internation
al Association of Students in
Economics arid Commerce isn’t
a large or well-known group at
the University, it is a recog
nized organization in other
parts of the globe
AIESEC teaches students
practical business knowledge
and offers business internship
opportunities The University
AIESEC makes contacts with
businesses in the area and in
ternationally.
Barbara Earp, ATESEC's vice
president of exchange for Oro
gon, said AIESEC is generally
thought of as a group for busi
ness majors, but thore are also
opportunities for students with
other interests.
Earp's job is to keep in con
tact with local businesses. She
will ask them if there is any
way AIESEC can assist Eugene
businesses.
"Wo try to let (businesses)
know who we are and find a
need wo can fill,"said Earp.
If thero are opportunities
available, she will recommend
students who can work on the
business projects.
For example, an AIESEC
member did a marketing study
on the needs of Asian students
for University Bookstore Man
ager Jim Williams.
When Earp went to Japan
through an AISEC program, she
encountered a Korean man who
recognized the word AIESEC
on her T-shirt and ecstatically
repeated the acronym, harp
said when she recognized the
only word they both knew was
AIESEC. she was overcome by
the effect it had on him and the'
universal acknowledgement the
organization received.
AIESEC is the largest non
profit student organization in
the world and was ranked third
behind the United Nations and
the Red Cross in non-profit or
ganizations.
The group has been at the
University for three years, and
in Oregon for about 32. It cur
rently has about 35 members
and is expecting about 25 morn
since its informational meeting
last Sunday.
Some of AIESECs in-stute
business associates are Marsh
and McClennen, Port of Port
land. Vital Choice and the Uni
versity Bookstore.
Gary Dobbins, finance major
and AIESECs communications
coordinator said that his expe
rience with AIESEC has been a
positive one.
"Business is a dynamic insti
tution that is able to cross bor
ders without political bias, it
allows you to enter a world that
otherwise might be closed ofi,'’
Dobbins said.
Geoffrey Bowman, AIESECS
campus coordinator, has also
taught him to network with
businesses in the community,
while complimenting his aca
demic earner as well.
"AIESEC lends to bring out
the best in students,” he said.
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