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
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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
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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