Oregon Daily
MONDAY, MAY 3, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 148
President
announces
college aid
j Clinton wants to offer
public service grants, give
U.S. direct loan control
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pledging to
make college affordable for all Ameri
cans. President Bill Clinton on Friday
proposed an overhaul of the federal stu
dent loan program and a national service
plan offering $10,000 school grants in
return for community work
Opening the second 100 days of his
administration, Clinton called his pro
posals "a revolution of opportunity for
our hard-pressed families and for those
who have been left out."
With an opening budget of $394 mil
lion. Clinton's national service program
initially would put 25,000 young people
to work in 1994 in the fields of educ a
tion, the environment, public safety and
human services.
The initiative, which was one of Clin
ton's major campaign promises, is envi
sioned to grow into a $3 billion program
involving 150.000 youths by 1997,
Participants would receive $5,000 a
year for up to two years to repay college
loans or otherwise pay for I'llm alien and
training. They also would receive at least
minimum-wage stipends, along with
health care and child care assistance if
needed.
"The American people are hungry for a
chance to serve their country and to reap
the rewards of civic pride and education
in the process,” Clinton said as he
announced his proposals in a speech at
the University of New Orleans.
The administration originally proposed
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Vickie Linden, a junior in psychology, has a hard time choosing whose turn it will be to hit the pmata Satur
day at Preview 2007. a free daylong program offering primary grade students an introduction to college
Private consulting firm to review possible budget cuts
j Group to be assisted by an 18
member University committee
By Colleen Pohltg
Facing current and looming budget cuts, tin* Universi
ty's administrative operations have undergone the sec ■
ond phase of a three-part review process to study
efficiency and effectiveness.
Teamed up with a private consulting firm from KPMG
Peat Marwick, a University panel called the Administra
tive Review Committee will review the organizational
structure, management processes and technology in
administrative and academic support units
We re planning on taking heavy c uts in the next bien
nium. and we want to ensure that we are doing every
thing as effit iently as possible." University President
My In* Brand said "It's holpful l« hove a knowledgable
third party to let us know how we re doing; we'll borrow
a good idea where we can find one,"
The consultants are charged with evaluating how
administrative services can be < onducted at tO percent
20 peri ent- and it) percent-cut levels.
While University administrative operations have l>een
cut more than 10 percent since 1000‘s passage of the
property tax-limiting initiative Ballot Measure 5, the
consultants will review all three levels.
"We are asking (the consultants) to make judgments
about the wiseness of the decisions we've made so far
with administrative c uts," said Dan Williams, vice pres
ident for administration.
Williams is overseeing the review process ami is work
ing with the 18-member appointed committee, which is
comprised of mostly faculty and stuff, with two students.
The committee's main purpose. Williams said, is to
tnil(i monitor the consulting firm Ihmanise tho t unsultants
.iron'! vary familiar with Hie University's operations.
Committee memliers will Imlp t ondut t interviews, (Its
tril>ul« t|ueslionnaires and handle the results of tho vnr
ious information gathering lorins
TIim t onsuhunts will conduct 1 '< ha us group dist us
sums - - five oat h with sold tod students, faculty and
staff — to gather information about tho level and quali
ty of services.
Meginning today, students will he t ailed to participate
in the lot us groups, which will lake place in the next
two weeks. About 100 students were recommended to
Williams to partake hi the groups
Two of the faculty focus groups will consist of select
ed department heads from the College of Arts and Sci
out es and the professional schools, while randomly
selected faculty will comprise of tho other three forms
groups
WEATHER
Do not expect the beautiful
weekend weather to last
throughout the week. A 70 per
cent cihance of ram is forecasted
for today, increasing throughout
the week. Highs near 60
degrees.
Today in Histoiy
In 1937, Margaret Mitchell
won a Pulitzer Prize for her
novel Cone With the Wind
Archive Photo
FROM
THE
PAST
Students walk along
Hello Walk outside of
Fenton Hall in 1909
Students were sup
posed to say 'hello" to
one another, from 13th
Avenue to Heady Hall
Fenton Hall was the
University l ibrary in
1.909.
SPORTS
Oregon junior Debbie Sporcich is among 60 of lire nation’s
top women's basketball players invited to participate in nest
month's USA basketball women's national team trials in
Colorado Springs, (bio Two teams of 12 players and three
alternates will be chosen to represent the United States in this
summer's World University (bines and the World
Championship qualifying tournament, coached by Arizona's
loan Bonvicim and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer. respectively
Sporcich averaged a team-high IS 6 points and 8 7 rebounds
per game during the 19M season and led the Pacifk-IQ
Conference in field goal percentage at 60 2 percent.
This marks the third national invitation for Sporcich