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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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