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Oregon Daily FRIDAY. APRIL 30, 1993 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 94. ISSUE 147 Bill could give grad students a study break j New proposal would allow in-state tuition for GTFs not teaching By Meg Dedolph Oregon Oa/ly i rneraid Non-resident graduate students could take time off from teaching classes to finish their own degrees while paying in-state tuition if Sen ate Hill f>55 passes. Other residency requirements, including paying state income tax es and registering a motor vehicle in Oregon, would need to be met before the student could pay in-state tuition. Currently, student# employed as GTFs receive a tuition waiver and a $5,000 stipend for nine months, said Steadman Uphatn, vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. State Sen. Grattan Karans, who sponsored the bill, said it “makes good sense from a management standpoint and from helping people to graduate." "The stale System of Higher edu cation recognizes it's in their inter est to have people move through in orderly fashion, discharge their teach ing jobs and not burn out," Kerans said. "That's expensive and disrup tive." Larrv Williams, secretary-treasur er of the Graduate Teaching Fellow Federation, said the request lor leg islation came uImhiI after new, stricter residency requirements were passed last year The current rules define people who are in the state primarily for educational purposes as non-resi dents, and the old rules allowed stu dents to become residents after one year if they could prove they intend ed to remain in the state. "Under the new rules." Williams said, "we find that people take longer to finish graduate degrees or fewer people finish because of added finan cial constraints." Williams said both masters and doctoral students could take advan tage of this policy, hut "doctoral stu dents might be more likely to take the tune off." "Most of the people that have to work on dissertations might want to take a terra off," Williams said However, although Upham said he supported the hill in principle, he believes the hill has several problems. "I think Senator Kerans has cap Turn to BILL. Page 4 Thousands attend leader’s funeral The University (lew this (leg outside the EMU at hall-mast Thursday In memory ol labor union organizer Cesar Chavez. j A procession honors Cesar Chavez, who led the effort to help farm workers DKt.ANO. Calif (AIM Hundreds of farm workers shared the tusk Thursday of > arrvmg the pine i askot ton taming the body of Cesar Chavez past dusty Helds to his funeral mass As many as 25.0(H) [H>ople mart hed for more than 2 1/2 hours to forty Acres, where (‘.have/ founded the farm labor union three dot rides ago Through the United f-'urin Workers, Clone/ let) the effort to tiring digniD to the lives of migrant farmhands He died April 22 in Arizona .ii ago 61) Mam in tin1 |imm ession hold tlio familiar Ul W banner a stark him k eagle on a rnl fttdd while others wav ml Iwiniors with a white background to symbolize Christian resume lion. Tills man gave every ounce of energy that he had for farm workers and other poor peo ple,” David Martinez, the union’s secretary treasurer, told reporters Workers, labor leaders, politicians and celebrities who Cesar Chavez mart nf<i wtm t nave/ mr la t ansa. hid i hum;, reiurneo lu Forty Acres to walk behind Ins limJv Tun thousand gladiolus, his wife's favorite Rower. wore distributed to mart.hors. Those attending itu Itulod Filial Kennedy, the Kttv losso |at kson and former Go\ Jorrv Brown One group wearing A/tot t ttromonial garb dam ed the ontm' 2 \!2 mile rtnito in bare foot Pallbearers wearing white shirts anil gold t rosses t ar rietl tint i asket in relays, with eight fresh workers taking over every three minutes Los Angeles Gurdinnl Roger Mehony. a longtime (.'have/, supporter, led the proi vv sion. Frnest Kncinia. 27, said he t ame to honor the memory of his father, a ('have/ supporter who died in January "I did it because my dad t ouldn't make it." he said As the pm ession passed an elementary st IuhiI. pupils left classes to watch Behind them. Student drawn murals hung from the outside w ills, including one that read."Grin las, (.osar Turn to FUNERAL. Page 4 Flaq flown at half-mast to honor Chavez j Brand orders flag lowered to commemorate human rights leader’s burial By Colleen Pohllg OrfQOO Odity f rritifilkJ The University's flag wus lowered to half-mast Thursday to murk the passing of an internationally known leader in the human rights movement. Cesar Cjiavez. who died lust week at age fifi. was the United Farm Workers founder und president who led efforts to bring dig nity to the lives of thousands of migrant farm workers Through countless grape boycotts, fast ings ami marches. Chavez and fits sup porters raised international awareness of the poor treatment of migrant farmhands More importantly, he gave them a voi< e University President Myles Brand, who issued the lowering of the flag in Chavez's honor, commented on the leaders’ many contributions. "Although Chavez’s life is a heron mod el and source of pride for members of the Chicano community, we at the Universi ty today honor Chavez for his passionate commitment, and for Ins success in giving a voice to thi! vim eless people," Brand wrote m on issued statement. ’ Mis humanity, dignity and dedication make Cesar Chavez a powerful role model for all leaders everywhere," fie said. Chavez also expanded (tie opportuni ties for education and opened the doors for higher education for migrant farm workers. Brand said "Those wlio were instrumental at cre ating and continuing the High School Equivalency Program here at the Univer sity credit Chavez as their inspiration." Brand said. WEATHER April showers.. Expect partly sunny slues today, but enjoy it while you can. Rain is forecast for the weekend. Today in History In 1975. the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist fortes as President Duong Van Minh announced an unconditional surrender RECRUITS RELATIVES SENTENCED ALBANY (API — A mother and daughter from Eugene have been sentenced to two yean' probation for shoving former West Albany High School basket ball star ).D Vetter during a game in December 1991 Norma Dominguez. 46. and her 24-vear-old daughter, Trenda Dominguez, also were fined S150 each and ordered to perform 40 hours of community ser vice in the sentencing hearing Wednesday The Dominguez's are mother and sister of Oregon football recruit lamaal Wallace. The women were convicted of harassment by a Linn County District Court iury on Feb 19. the two women ran onto the court and sh <ved Vetter into the opposing team s bench at a game with Willamette High School on Dec 28.1991 SPORTS Oregon goifens Jeff Lyons and Cam Martin were named to the Pacific-10 all-conference second team Thursday Martin and Lyons led the Ducks to one of their most success ful seasons in years, as Oregon won three tournaments, includ ing hack-to-hack titles this month Martin won the Western Intercollegiate tournament this month, and followed it by finishing second in the U S Intercollegiate the nest week Oregon sophomore Ted Snaveiy also received honorable mention on the team. Arizona's David Berganio was named golfer of the year and Arizona State's Randy Dein was named coach of the year