Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 58
Getting lit
Photo by Km S^yyor
EPD officer Greg Harvey (center) uses a sniffing" flashlight to test the
blood-alcohol level of Linda Maizels (right) wfvle Rob Williams looks on
The Guess the Drunk”program m Bean Complex Thursday night was
part of Alcohol Awareness Week See story, Page 3.
Lee charges IFC rules
may violate constitution
□ IFC chairman says new
resolutions are designed to
offer "checks and balances"
By Chester Allen
Fm«*aid Reporter
Several now !nt:tc!nntul Lee Qimmlttoe
budget resolutions Intorforo with othor
branches of student governrnonl and one
may violate the ASUO constitution.
ASUO I’resident Bobby las' said Thurs
day
"It could ho argued that the li t is
playing both judge and jury to determine
how well another branch of student gov
eminent operates," Lee said
I he IK) is an elected committee of
seven students that allot .lies about S t b‘
million of student incidental fees to 'HI
ASl’t(-sponsored student organizations
Lech full time University student jiavs
St Oft in incidental hs’s every term
Lee said he is particularly worried
atiout ILC resolutions '12 It! and 02 12
lit: resolution '12 10. which requires
the ASUO to freeze the budget of any
IFC-fundod organization that fails to ad
hern In it* budget linn iloms, violates thn
ASUO constitution because it allows thn
II-X' to manage another branch of student
government. Lee suid
"This rule doesn't
hold water," l.oe
s.ud "The IKC t un'l
make rules for other
branches of student
government
IKC C h hIr man
Steve Miis.it said he
believes the IFC is
operating within its
constitutional limits,
and the real issue is
Stevo Masat
the "chucks and balances" of student
government
The ASUO amt lit; an* sup posed to
inonitur each other s actions and poll
t ies, and the Il-T must he able to dor Ido
whether a student group used Its funds
improperly Mas.it sue)
"I don't agree with Hobbs alioiit reso
lution 11>," Masat said We re not
Turn to IFC Page 4
Residency meeting today
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
I'he state Board of Hlghor lid
u cation will moot at the Unlvorstly to
day to voto on a proposal that would
tighten the rules for establishing res
idoncy in Oregon
The mooting will he in the KMU
Gumwood Room at t p m
At a press conference Thursday.
ASUO President Bobby Lee encour
aged students to attend the meeting
Students can t speak at the board's
meeting, however, "just holding a
sign (tin make a tremendous stule
men!," Loti said
Lee also urged siudi'nts to purtlci
pulit In a rally Liking place a! 1 p in
on (lie stairs inside the KMIJ near the
l-ishliowl Students should attend the
rally first, ho said, because at the start
of Its meeting, the board will he dis
cussing issues unrelated to the res
idoncy rules
Starting July tool, the rules would
deny in state residency status to stu
dents who are in Oregon "primarily
Turn to RESIDENCY Page 4
Roberts predicts substantial cuts
□Governor says effi
ciency isn’t enough to
end budget crisis
By Lisa Kneelei
Emerald Reporter
Gov. Barbara Huberts said
Thursday the new slate budget
will include substantial cuts in
higher education funding and
acknowledged that tuition will
increase and enrollment will
drop at all Oregon higher edu
cation institutions.
"It’s not something I fool very
good about," Roberts said of
the cuts
“I have worked us hard as I
know how to put together a
budget with all the resources
we have," she said
In a meeting with the Lane
Press dub Thursday night.
Roberts described the consider
ations behind cuts in the stale’s
service budget Details will be
available when the budget is
unveiled Dec 1.
She said the $1.2 billion
shortfall in the state services
budget ihiit 1990's Ballot Meas
ure 5 created necessitates cuts
In every area of stale govern
ment.
Measure 5 modified property
tax rates through gradual annu
al reductions. The state services
budget is estimated at $7 bil
lion for the 1992-93 biennium,
but taxes will only provide ap
proximately SO billion
After voters passed Measure
5, Roberts required every stale
agency to make a 20-percent
Turn to ROBERTS. Page 4
VTxXO by 5mmr C**or.
Oregon Gov. Berbers Roberts spoke to the Lane County Press Club
Thursday night in Eugene.
WEATHER
Today will be partly cloudy
with decreasing chance of show
ers Highs will be near 50 To
start the weekend. Saturday will
bring light ram. and highs will
be between 50-55
Thought for Today
The facts are always less than
what really happened' Sadinv
Gotdimer, South African Sobe!
Prue-mnning author
ROTC STARTS ANTI-GAY WAIVER
WASHINGTON IAP) - The Navy * Reserve Officer Training Girps is now
requiring applicants to sign an affidavit that says they could be discharged
and required to refund scholarship money if they are fount) to be homosexu
al, officials said Thursday
This statement is new for the Navy ROTC. and it ensures that the incom
ing candidates understand the Department of Defease policy regarding
homosexuals.' said a Navy spokesman, li. Cmdr Steve Pietropali.
President-elect Clinton nas said he intends to adhere to a campaign pledge
to lift the ban agaiast homosexuals in the military
The Pentagon policy states homosexuality us ’incompatible* with military
’good order and discipline.'
SPORTS
BRfX)KLYN CENTER. Minn. (AP) Minnesota on
Thursday became the first state in the country to sanction
high school sports for disabled students under the same orga
nization that serves non-disabled athletes
The Minnesota State High School League's Representative
Assembly unanimously passed an amendment to provide pro
gramming for disabled athletes as early as this spring
State high school league officials said officials of a national
federation of high school athletics told them they're the first
state in the country to take this action
Tl was the right thing to do." said MSHSL Ex'-, u:>\‘ Dir- tnr
Dave Staid, whose organization oversees sports for 440 schools