Students should control fees, group says
uy unester Alien
Oregon D&ty (rr^raKI
Student government lenders met
ns one committee Wednesday, when
they agrood the University's student
fee system is not working and out
lined a set of goals to revamp the
current structure.
The committee, composed of
members of ASIJO, the EMU hoard
and the Incidental Fee Committee,
met in response to University Presi
dent Mvles Brand's plan to remove
the IFCs authority to allocate $l H
million of student fees to the EMU.
Assisted by professional mediator
Vern Ho. the committee decided
that, as part of any revised plan, con
trol of student fees should remain
with students and that fees should
fie set before money is allocated.
The committee decided the 1FC
should remain in control of student
fees.
"Students should take the respon
sibility to delegate student fees,”
said ASUO Vice President Karmen
Forte
Marlene Orescher, director of the
office of Student Advocacy, told the
committee Brand's plan to change
the fee system violates parts of the
ASUO Constitution and could lead
to a reduction of student control in
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other areas of the University.
"No allocations may he made
without the recommendation of stu
dents,'' Dresi her said. "Students
have more leverage than is readily
apparent; if the students don't make
a recommendation, the statu hoard
can't do anything with the money."
The committee also proposed a
target lee in wmcn me siuctent tee
amount would he determined before
the IFC begins to allocate money to
ASUO programs
The target fee would allow the li t
to start the budget process with an
idea of how much each student
would have to pay in fit's, instead of
the current system, where fees are
determined after the IFC' funds stu
dent programs, said ASUO President
Hobby Lee
Members of all three brant lies of
student government vs ill review the
group's goals this week and produce
a finished proposal at a meeting
Monday.
Student leaders will also decide at
the meeting whether to present the
proposal to Brand or place it on the
ballot as an amendment to the
ASUO Constitution. Ian* said.
Lee said he hail until Wednesday
to decide whether to put the propos
al on this month's ASUO general
election f mi Hot
Lee said students had to act <|ui< k
iv to influence how student money
is used in the future
"We'll take any concerns about
these changes under consideration,
hut the plane is leaving." Lee said
Program reaches out to local minority students
Natasha Shepard
Fot the Oregon 0<i‘ty t mer.ikJ
We live m it society that places a great deal of empha
sis on college degrees, but not all students start out on
the same level of opportunity.
One University program is trying to equalize the odds.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting the
Reach for Success program for minority middle school
students who otherwise might not consider higher edu
cation.
"The intent is to target middle school students of col
or to increase their awareness of the option of higher
education," said Randy Choy. program coordinator for
multicultural affairs.
Reach for Success is designed to inform Afncan-Anier
it an. Latino. Asian/Pacific Islander and Native Ameri
can students about higher edut ation and to encourage
students to continue learning after graduating from high
school.
Students will go to University workshops on chem
istry, computers and journalism and pay visits to the
dance department and Museum of Art. Meanwhile, par
ents will dist uss topics including college funding,
admissions, resources and financial aid.
Dr Robert Holden. Jefferson Middle School princi
pal, said many minority students have to overcome neg
ative media stereotypes to realize they can In* successful
in a higher education setting.
"The program tries to dispel myths about their capa
bilities and how far they can go in life. Holden said.
"It shows that if thuv work fiord they can fie sun essftil
It helps thorn to know that thorn are other options than
what the media puts in front of them sports and
drugs."
According to the Digest of ^duration Statist// s, in
1991 45.fi percent of African-American and
Chicuno/tatino high si hoot graduates went on to enroll
in a higher education institution. Only 20 .7 percent of
students enrolled in higher education institutions were
minorities
The Keach for Sui cess program encourages minority
students to i (insider higher tidm ation by making both
i ullage and success look possible
Holden said the program im hides positive role mod
els from ethnic bai kgrounds.
"Kids see people that look like them and know that it's
possible to fie successful." Holden said
"It's .i workshop of possibilities." said Carol (iainphell.
counselor at (ail Young Middle S« hool
Although most students don't start thinking about col
lege until high school, real hmg middle school children
helps to create a goal. Holden said.
'Research indicates that tfiose are formative years -
when students develop a sense of character and self," fie
said "These years are often called turning points, when
students make the dec ision to be successful in school
or not One e they get to high school, they're already set "
Both students and parents are eiu ouraged to attend
the program from 9 a in. to 4 p in.. Saturday. April 24
New chemistry
cluster aimed at
regular students
By Jen Ellison
c Vy»gor? Cfettfy f
StucitmU who Imtnk into « c old swmit at lht»
thought of taking a chemistry ( lass con fear no
mow, the chemistry department started a new i his
ter this past fall geared toward students of all Uu k
grounds
(Chemistry HU, 102, 103, “Science in Society." is
a c luster foe using on the role of ( hernistry in every
day life and is presented in a manner most people
c an understand
"Some people shutter at the word i hernistry.'
said Ralph Bernhard, assistant department head,
who taught the se< ond t ourse last term "With this
i lass, we hope to at hieve all apprei iation of i hem
istry and show people that it is something that can
lie understood
The si lentifir prim iples are mostlv taught by in
class demonstrations Kxamples include analyz
ing samples of shampoo for damaging chemicals,
wall lung the new hindegraduhle polvfoam dissolve
in water and testing various substances’ levels of
radiation
By using demonstrations, students are able to see
( hemislrv as an active part of life. Barnhard said
Kai h of the three classes covers sociallv relevant
scienlifir issues I'he first i ourse intrndiu es the
basics ol i hi-init als. i onsumer produi Is. env iron
mental issues and mil tear power and waste
cleanup
file sei olid i nurse loi uses on energy effu ieni v.
energy alternatives and atmosphere pollution
I'he final i lass is !>kh hemicallv oriented, fix us
ing on the i hemu al rear turns that take plat e in
bodies every (lav. sui h as how food, vitamins and
minerals keep people going and what happens
when they exercise
The ( luster is not intended to lie a rigorous m i
ence i ourse. Barnhard said ()ne high school chem
istry ( lass is needed for the second course, and the
cluster must lie taken in sequence The i luster can
lie used to satisfy the m iem e i luster requirement
for graduation
(’•ornldine Kii hmond. who taught the cluster's
first course m tfie fall, said she was pleased In see
positive evaluations at the end of the course
"Tile students really seemed to like the i lass."
she said "Wo had a lot of fun
"I found myself calling my girlfriend and telling
her the fo( ts I learned,” wrote pro-journalism major
Van O’Brvan II in his i lass evaluation.
Kit hmond said the ( lass is "the host c lass I've
ever taught It fore ed me to think and teach in qual
itative terms without using equations.''
Currently, the maximum enrollment of the class
es is ‘10 students, hut the department hopes to
make them available- for more students next year
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