Oregon Daily
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993
Legislators
consider
privatization
j State looks at options
to solve budget crisis
By Colleen Pohlig
Emeiaid Associate Editor
A letter from two legislators ask
ing state higher education hoard
members to consider privatizing
schools said the University was
only the beginning of n far-reaching
discussion on the state’s future edu
cational instability on Friday.
Reps. Carolyn Oakley, D-Aibany.
and ]im Whitty. D-Coos Bay.
requested that Chancellor Thomas
Bartlett and board President Hob
Bailey submit a proposal to the
House Education Committee by
April 1 to privatize the University.
The request comes as the state
scrambles to solve a potential $1.3
billion budget shortfall. The Univer
sity receives $f>4 million in state
funding every year, and higher edu
cation is bracing for cuts.
East month, Bailey asked board
members to make a list of options
for the future of higher education to
be discussed at Friday's board meet
mg
The board favored two options: a
centralized system where each of
the state's eight campuses has dis
tinct missions, but is under the title
of a single university, or privatizing
one or more schools.
"If we keep going in this same
direction and no now revenue is
found, we're either going to have
very high tuition, downsize incred
ibly or give (institutions) up to pri
vatization," Hailey said
While the options seem drastic,
Hailey said the board may decide to
create variations and may not go to
the extreme of what was proposed.
He said implementation of any
plans decided may take up to four
years.
Another option discussed includ
ed a closer relationship between
community colleges and four-year
public institutions.
in the midst of die legislative ses
sion. Bailey said he wants the state
to see that options are on the table
for dealing with the budget gap in a
''responsible way."
The board voted to further discuss
the options at a special meeting
March 12 at Portland State Univer
Tum to OPTIONS, Page 4
Brand seeks change in EMU funding
j Proposed IFC plan welcomed by some,
considered undemocratic by others
By Chester Allen
Erneiaid Repode* _
University President Myles Brand proposed last week to take
away the Incidental Fee Committee s authority to allocate mon
ey to the KM l' m a move to redm e i onflu I (toHxeen (train ties of
student government.
Brand also ruled the IFC cannot tell the KMU how to spend the
Si H million in student fees it reteivud last year
If Brand’s new plan is adopted, the EMU Board of Dirts tors,
not the IFC. will decide how much student money each EMC
program, such as Oregon Club Sports, will gel for the next school
year.
However. Il l' Chairman Steve Musat said brands plan is
undemocratic ami red m es student control of student foes
The 1FC has allot atud inonev from student furs to (Alt' pro
grams stm ti tin- oarlv t(i?Os. hut tlnriisn tin- past two scars the
li l ami i Ml hasc arc,tied over the t Ml "s use oi student fees
University \ h e Provost Gsnrd Moseley said Brand 4 plan
would preserve student control over student money while
inhibiting non-produr live t onflicl bat vveen two branches oi stu
dent government
Muselet said tire plan would bv pass the 11 1 s role m the hMl!
budget, hut the rest of the current system of distributing stu
dent fees would remain the same im hiding keeping students
Id i ontrol of student fees
"This is a transfer of authority over student fees from one stn
dent group to another," Moselev said "Only student members of
Turn to BUDGET. Pago 5
Courting the weather
Photo Oy Anthony Forno*
Sunday 's spring-like weather beckoned Jed Stern, a University grad
uate student in architecture, to play tennis
school starts
on agreement
j Officials will find remedies
for alleged violations in
affirmative action programs
By Colleen Pohlig
l morald Assocf dtlor
University officials entered into a c on
dilution agreement with the U S Depart
mtMi! o( l-abor lust Friday after eight viola
turns with found in tln< University s
affirmative action programs in Decenilier
Thu agreement spur ifit’s stops the Uni
vorsily must take to c omply with the
agreement. or it will risk losing furfural
money
Olio of the remedies includes regularly
submitting progress reports to the Offii «•
ol f ederal Control t Compliant c Programs,
a division of the labor department that
c ondin led the on site investigiition
riufT.Jniversitv tailed to comply with a
similar 1'tHl agreement that resulted from
the last OFCCP investigation.
To prevent this from recurring, the
OH .CP outlined spec ific internal proce
dures the l hliversity must take in order to
comply.
The ()FC( .P also gave a 45-day deadline
from the Feb. lit signing of the agreement
for submitting information and plans on
how the University is going to meet the
conditions.
ASUO President Hobby fee said lie is
concerned the University will fail to com
ply with the agreement, as it did in 1081.
However, University officials said they
don't foresee any problems with meeting
the 45-day deadline in submitting the
requested additional information to the
OFCCP.
"All affirmative action audit matters
were taken seriously," Brand said. "Given
what the auditor found, the University is
doing a good job. These additional areas.
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WEATHER
Cloudy sites are e*pw ted to
prevail over the Eugene area,
with a t hance of rain Highs
will be in the upper 50s.
Today in History
In 1932. the infant son of
Charles and Anne Lindbergh
was kidnapped from the fami
ly's home near Hopewell. N |.
FROM
THE
PAST
The biology lab at (be
lum of the century was
located on the third
floor of Deadv Hall
The biology depart
ment relocated in
Pacific Hall after its
construction in 1950.
_SPORTS
Oregon and Washington tied twice this weekend in duh
hockey at Une county Ire The two teams played to a I I
score Saturday night and a 2-2 tie Sunday
Saturday s game was shown Sunday on KEZI-TV. Paul
Swangard and Mike Sobol did the play-by-play of the game,
which was the first telecast ever of duh hoc key in the
Eugene area
Oregon s Marco Tuunainen scored the Oik ks' lone goal
Saturday.
Oregon is now 4-4-3 on the season, including three ties
against Washington