Oregon Daily
MONDAY. JUNE 7. 1993
EUGENE OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 172
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Sergei Bubka, the world record-holder in the pole vault, barely missed a new world
record at the Prefontame Classic at Hayward Field Saturday in front of 8,099 fans
Measure 5 brings
reform strategies
j State government is
more organized
By Michael O'Leary
fty ir>0 Oregon t Wy t trwtakl
Measure .‘i is widely heralded
as tho cause of a fist <tl night
mare. hut during tins strained
process some positive tilings
have l>e*!n occurring.
State government is I wing
more thoroughly planned out
3E] l.i't t>l I»o Part
Analysis
and priori
tized. Strate
gies are
beginning to
d e v e I o p
where only
theories had
been before
Politics still
rule tint day,
of course,
but more
and more.
conservatives and liberals art*
seeing common ground on
strategies evolving out of the
1990 Measure 5 crisis
An excelltnt example of (his
new approach to government is
the work of the Oregon Progress
Board. It is a group of state
economists that evaluates statis
tics and sets goals for all types
of slate agencies From teen
pregnancy rates, to literacy, to
wiittir quality. the Progress
Board knows whnni wove Instil
and ha* sot non Is for the future.
These (xirfonnant e goals hove
begun to influence polit y mak
ers and administrators alike
(iov. Barbara Koln-rts used these
benchmarks extensively in
developing her budget propos
als. The Legislature is also
beginning to use these targets in
determining funding levels for
state agencies
Lor example, the benchmarks
ret ord the number of teen preg
niim ies in the state If tint utiin
Iwr is rising, then it makes sense
to spend more on hirtft control
programs, and those budgets
could then lie in* rensed o< t ord
ingly It seems obvious, hilt it s
itiffii tilt to do accurately It has
he< iiiiiti more relied upon now
because of the Measure 5 crisis.
The Progress Board was actu
ally created by Gov. Neil Gold
schmidt m the late 1980s. and it
is a testament to his dedication
to forward thinking approai lies
to gooil government reform
Those benchmarks have gained
Oregon national attention and
led Financial World Magazine
to upgrade its ranking of Ore
gon's management efficiency
from 37th m 1990 up to sixth in
1992.
Turn to REFORM. Page 5
Construction begins
on rock hall of fame
j Cleveland is the site of the music shrine's
groundbreaking after seven years of waiting
CLEVELAND (A!1) — On Monday, seven years, one month and
two days after Cleveland (yes, Cleveland!) was named the host site
for the as-yet-imaginary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,
a ceremonial shovel will finally turn earth.
What a long, strange trip it's I wen.
Since the May 5, 19H6, announcement in New York City that
Cleveland would get the museum, the price tag has ballooned and
the site has shifted.
Workers began clearing the lake shore plot for the $84 million
music shrine, designed by big-name architect I M. Pei. in April. Hut
the last piece of the financial puzzle fell into place only weeks ago,
finally guaranteeing the hall would be built.
Clevelanders, ever sensitive about the city's hard-to-kill image as
the 'mistake on the lake.'' yet cynical about its desire to be recog
nized as a comeback city, complained that the hall might never t>e
built.
Turn to ROCK, Pago 10
SEE YAU
WEATHER
Mostly cloudy skies expected
for this, the first day of Finals
Week. Highs will be near 65
degrees. The rest of the week is
forecast to be partly cloudy with
showers by Thursday.
Just a Reminder
This is the last issue of the
Emerald for the 1993 spring
term. The paper will resume on
June 22.1993 lor the summer
FROM
THE
PAST
On June 12.1933. the
University's com
mencement ceremonies
were at Mac Court.
This was before the
rafter seats were added
to accommodate more
users.
Archtv* Photo
_SPORJS
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Paul Azinger tank a 72ndhcle bunker
shot to turn almost certain defeat into an improbable victory
over a ttunned Payne Stewart in the Memorial Tournament
Sunday.
Azinger went to his knees, then threw hit head back and
howled to the heavens after one of the most dramatic triumphs
in golf since Bob Tway beat Greg Norman on a similar shot in
the 1986 PGA Championship.
"A miracle.' Azinger said later "The bunker shot of my
life'
'It's part of the business,* Stewart shrugged, although he
made no attempt to conceal hit disappointment