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Fiscal fallout makes credit cap sensible Students havo a responsibility to the taxpayers of Ore gon: Get a diploma and got out. The state Board of Higher Education reviewed a plan Friday to put a cap on undergraduate credit hours. The University would charge students out-of-state tuition if they Exceed 48 credit hours beyond their particular degree requirements. Good idea. The board also doesn't want to make exceptions for victims of unfortunate cir cumstances. Not so good. It's a smart policy for ono simple reason: 1990's Ballot Moasure 5 wrecked the state's budget, and thus the Uni versity can no longer afford to fund superfluous student desires. Taxpayers currently pay for two-thirds of every in state student’s education. As unfair as it sounds, the school needs to be realistic. If students are taking advan tage of a subsidized education for courses beyond what they need, they should pay for it. Naysayers will claim that a broad education encompasses as many different courses as possible. And it does. But the state simply can't afford it anymore. In addition, the sooner a student leaves school, the sooner taxpayers' money can go toward an incoming stu dent. This is especially relevant given that state officials expect 40 percent more high school graduates in Oregon during the next 10 years. Gov Barbara Roberts has dis cussed a University enrollment cap. moaning unless turnover among students is high, extra high school grad uates will have to go elsewhere. College students need to realize that by hogging credits, they are keeping others out. * The problem with the policy is its hard-lined stance against appeals. The policy should be aimed at so-called "professional" students, people who take classes for a living because they don’t want to face the real world They change majors every so often, take meaningless electives and generally goof off. siphoning money from the University in the process. The victims of the policy are those who are trying to get the most out of their education For them, there should be exceptions. First, it should affect only students starting their fresh man year in fall l‘J94. Current students haven't had the chance to factor this twist into their schedules. Socond. students returning to school for a second degree should bo exempt. If a person chooses to attack a tough, yet ambitiously structured, schedule, he or she should have that option. Third, exceptions should bo made for students who pick a field of study early on but discover in the second or third year of the program that it is torturous. If it looks as though students will go 48 hours over, perhaps the University could allow them to alter their emphasis before the start of their junior or senior year. But only once. And last, transfer students who have loaded up on credits at a previous institution deserve special consid eration Oregon Daily Emerald po uo* ji% iugcm The Oragon D»ty » published daily Monday through I 'day during th« school »oar and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by tha Oragon OaJy Emerald Publishing Co Inc at tha University ol Oragon, tugana. 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I I J T'D LIKE VOO TO 7AKE A look AT MJLOSEV/CS CO^APocMiO l /M SERBIA. ^ LETTERS Happy OCA You wan! to know how you i an make the Oregon Citizens Alliance happy? Vote yes on University Measure 9 todav Let's fin e it. you want to vote yes on nine so you can "show those OCA clowns what it feels like to fie persecuted " The road to hell is paved by just such good intentions You can't use an evil means to attain a desired end and still he able to look yourself in the face in the morn ing And you know what? The OCA supporters probably felt the same way you do. They vot ed yes on Oregon Ballot Mea sure 9 to get the thrill of feeling that they, as the majority, must tie right. Can't you just see the head lines in the next issue of the OCA Times? "University Bigots Attack True Believers ." Do you want to give them the satisfac tion of knowing that they riled you? Do you want to help per suade those who hate the Uni versity that by voting yes on future OCA measures they can annoy us uppity students? If you vote yes on nine liecause of the self-righteous sat infection you receive, take a long hard look in the mirror. The hand that pulls that lever and the hand of the OCA are more similar than you think Vote yes on nine and support the OCA. Erik Hysong Political Science No on 9 again Oregon Ballot Measure 9 "declares homosexuality to be wrong, abnormal. . . and per verse." University Measure 9: "Shall the ASUQ issue a public statement declaring that the Oregon Citizens Alliance is wrong, abnormal, and per verse " We coordinated two campus groups (Republicans No on 9 and Associated Collegians to Oppose Nine) formed to defeat the state's Measure 9 So you'd expect us to lead the fight for the University Measure 9, right? Wrong. In 1992 we said no on nine to the Oregon measure. Today, in April of 199:1. we must say no on nine to the ASUO measure. Our most important argument to vote no on nine was that the voters should not use the force of government to validate their personal likes and dislikes. The OCA wants Oregon to declare a class of people (homo sexuals) to he. by definition, wrong. The ASUO wants Uni versity voters to declare a class of people (OCA member*), as by definition, wrong. We say that it's always wrong to use an ini tiative to define any group of people as wrong. Every individual has a right to believe what he or she wants to believe. Should we punish OCA supporters for their beliefs bv calling them "abnormal"? After all. we're normal, so they must be abnormal, right7 Wrong So vote no on nine today Let's prove that we're better than the OCA. when we make a mistake, wo correct it and turn it into a positive signal. Vote no on nine. Again. Jeff Osanka Republicans No on 9 Ron Schlittier ACT-ON Lyons for IFC Today is your last day to vote, and just a reminder. I still need those of you who voted last week to do it again. Contrary to popular belief, the Incidental Fee Committee elec tions are not over 1 hope y’all will have a couple oi minutes todav to slop bv a booth and vote Thanks to all those who sacri ficed time voting before You're the ones who will determine next year's government. If you do indeed vote today, keep me in mind again for the IFC. My vision is to make the IFC orga nized. responsible and finding an equitable solution when appropriating money Have a good day! Joey Lyons IFC Candidate, Two-Year Seat Not apathetic Wo. members of the Student Senate, are writing in response to Martin Fisher's opinion on April 19 Although we realize that the column was written tongue-in-cheek, Fisher's cate gorization of all student govern ment as "insipid" is grossly inaccurate. Moreover, his assumption that the Student Senate is an unimportant body is representa tive of the disappointingly high level of apathy on campus. Students should care The Student Senate here at the Uni versity holds unprecedented power with regards to Universi ty policy that affects students. The Student Senate is not just an "illustrious body," it votes on motions and resolutions that have an impact on our educa tion. Recently we approved the multicultural curriculum that expands the race and gender requirement. Also, we have worked hard to get the attention focused on the repercussions of 1990's Ballot Measure 5 and contributed to voter registration drives Currently we are debat ing an anti-stalking amendment and voted to recommend gender equity in collegiate athletics These decisions affect all stu dents. and therefore the Student Senate can be a tool for change within the University system Even though apathy is not a crime, we would like people to care because apathy only hurts those who are apathetic. Dennis Bolt Student Senate