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EDITORIAL Non-state students unfairly wronged What docs it mean to live in Oregon? It means residing in the state year round, being reg istered to vote, having a permanent job and paying tax es to the state For a University student, there are good reasons to be a resident. Residents receive a 62- to 65-percent tui tion subsidy from the state, 70 percent for graduate stu dents. But if a new proposal before the State Board of Higher Education posses later this month, these factors will be meaningless. The proposal says all out-of-state students with more than seven credit hours would be enrolled for "primarily educational purposes." Essen tially. many full-time Oregon residents will not be eli gible for in state tuition. The OSBHE should realize the unfairness of chang ing the requirements. As it is now, out-of-state students must live in Oregon for u year before they cun apply for residency. Only 32 percent of students were rejected last year. Granted, higher education in Oregon is in a budget crunch. The property tux relief measure of 1990 has created a fiscal hole that desperately needs filling. But the new policy is too strict. A person who le gally becomes a resident in every way — who pays tux es. votes and is a citizen of the community — is a resi dent. If a person chooses only to live in a community for four or five yeurs, that is his or her choice. But that person will be a resident year-round for those yeurs. The OSBHE assumes that out-of-state students will leave Oregon after graduation. With the job market as bad as it is. ull graduates — including in-state-students — are going to go wherever they cun find work. That could be in or out of state. Out-of-state students should not be unfairly singled out for this. In addition, what will the state do when out-of state students choose to live in Oregon permanently? No one can determine whether people will live in a state the rest of their lives. Out-of-state students ure important to higher edu cation in Oregon. The University's reputation won't improve if the only people who attend are in state stu dents. Intelligent people from around the country should be encouraged to attend, not discouraged. Another complicating factor is thut the rules would be effective July 1993. Thus people who moved to Ore gon in September could not establish residency be cause they would not have the chance to live here u full year. If the State Board of Higher Education does adopt this proposal, it should ut the very least make the rule effective January 1994, giving new students the year necessary to qualify for residency. Yes. higher education in Oregon is in desperate need of money. And yes, solutions are needed. But the state should not sacrifice fairness for financial gain. If it docs, it risks alienating thousands of out-of-state stu dents who would otherwise consider Oregon. 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T LETTERS Get involved For those of you who wore moved by tho editorial about the "Emergency Housing Sum mit" [ODE, Oct. 12) and the ar ticle on the samo topic, the time to got involved is now More than 3 million Ameri cans, including 2,000 Lane County residents are homeless, 33 percent of which are fami lies It is estimated that another 10 million people will face the prospect of homelessness in the next 15 yours. This is com pounding problems caused by luck of affordable housing, un employment, underemploy ment and a number of other factors. Over the lust years, OSPIRG's Hunger and Home lessnes* group has raised thou sands of dollars for local and National groups committed to solving this problem. Wo have also collected tons of food and pul in volunteer hours at shel ters and soup kitchen* If you would like to empower your self, and effect some reul change, call OSPIRC at 340-4377 or attend our general interest meeting Oct 20 at 7 p m in tho Ben Linder Room Jim Treloar Chapter Chairman, OSPIRG Dobson There are qualities 1 look for in a candidate running for pub lic office. These includu the ubility to think and speak clear ly, to have a compassionate, broadly informed point of viuw. and to be able to hulp find common ground on com plex issues. I look for u candi date who cun hour the voices of those too often overlooked and work to build community for all. Ebon Dobson is running for City Council in Ward 3. Dobson has earned my vote because 1 believe he embodies these qual ities. While working with Dobson in my role as University cam pus coordinator for No on 9 uc tlvities. I have found him to In: a man who follows through when he says he will do some thing. To me. that is a critical quality for a candidate to have Anyone'can make visionary promises Bui iho ubility lo know one's potential and one's limits, then to deliver on one's commitments, that gains my re spect Dobson has earned my respect. In these challenging times, I urn confident his wis dom ond lovelhoudodness will Ik: a valuable asset lo the Eu gene City Council. Please join mu in voting lo put Dobson to work for our fu ture. Ron Schllttter Pre-journalism Holland On Nov. "J, Lane County vot ers will have the opportunity to elect a highly qualified woman lo the district judge bunch — Luuron S Holland Holland has (he knowledge of the law. the experience and the integrity our judges must have. She won the Lane County Bur Association's performance poll — a clear vote of confi dence of the lawyers und judges in Lane County in her experi ence und qualifications to be district judge In uddition, she is the first woman who is not a judge to win the Lane County bar poll She is a partner in her own law firm. For the past nine years, she has taught at the Uni versity of Oregon Law School. Holland's experience, her ju dicial temperament and her community involvement make her without u doubt the best candidate for Lane (bounty Dis trict Judge I urge you to join me in voting for Holland for judge on Nov. 3. John Poulson Students lor Lauren Holland Seeds of hate The "Verboten" art exhibit, currently on display in the EMU, has succeeded in evoking passion in (his viewer’s heurt 1 am simultaneously amazed and repulsed. I find it an ironic display af ter having just read Myles Brand's Sept. 2B Faculty/S luff letter in which he discusses po litical activity ut the University Brand reminds us that it is "against the law for University employees to advocate particu lar candidates or particular bal lot measures through activities carried out ... during University time (including class time) or with the use of University sup port staff, equipment, supplies or other facilities." As I ponder the guidelines, 1 wonder what clever wording would bo used to explain the manner in which the Vorbotcnitos art; exempt. Perhaps no "University em ployees" wem in any way in volved in the display? As lor my aforementioned re pulsion. I mostly thank the art ist Kandie for that. Her crucifix ion piece, otherwise dubbed the "Pulor Pater Bush," loft me with a most hurtful feeling in side. As I gazed up at the fig ure. tied to the cross with heavy purple twine (or was it lavender?), I foil a personal sense of alienation. As a Chris tian I fell spiritually violated. And it was all happening in a place where the honoring of di versity is alleged to be a para mount concern. I acknowledger how ossonliul the element of fret! expression is to many artists. Likewise!, I am frou to uvort my eyes. But 1 can't help but wonder If that particular crucifixion plant grew from seeds of halo. Star Holmbarg Substance Abusa Program Do unto others If you want to teach your children that homosexuals are despicable and dangerous, you have the tight to do that. You also have the right to touch them that Unitarians are wilcdi es and the Popo is the Anti christ. I wasn't brought up that way. Thu way I was brought up was to do unto others as 1 would have them do unto me. I was also taught to love my neighbor and to judge not. that I be not judged. Thai's why I'm voting no on Measure 9. Ann Tattarsall Graduata
