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CENTER Continued from Page 1 Inc version of the (.enter.” ASUO President Eric. Bowen, whose campaign helped to put the measure on tho ballot, said he got the same reaction from students "We don't want to force the center on the students." he said, "but the idea of tho center is broadly supported, students |ust did not want to pay mom fees. Fees are too high I don't blame them." And out of what magic hat did the money get pulled from? Half will bo paid out of money in the ASUO reserve account, which contains money left over from years past as well as the interest gained on the leftover funds This is the same money that was "found" by tho Uni versity Inst year when the ac < mint was reviewed and it was discovered that students bad $237,000 the adminis tration "forgot" to toll them about The other half of the money will !«• provided by the University. The price for the center has gone down, however. The original figure of $100,025 was cut to $100,000 at the end of spring term when the Incidental Fee Committee agreed to matc h a $50,000 pledge from the University The amount was further cut down to $40,000 when the administration found that it could get away with « less expensive model. But even with the stripped-down version th»* money will only be for cleaning the piece up (including the asbestos removal) and revamping it to suit the new occu pants. It will not include the money to actually run the center Bowen said the (.enter will be sponsoring speakers and events, studying topics in multiculturalism and con ducting student services. as well as paying graduate teaching fellows to help run the ( enter (all of which are tentative to final committee der isions) None of the money needed for these has lienn found. Bowen said most of the money will have to come from the IH: and hem*, fees may have to be raised, budgets cut or surplus money allor-ated to fund the center. "The budget will have to be negotiated (with other sources of funds looked into) but part will tie from stu dent fees," he said The idea for a multii ultural ( enter was first articulat ed in fall 1 «*<I2 by student n( tivist Trie Ward In a memo to the Multi* ultural Center Exploration Group, he said "there is a need nt the University of Oregon to develop a space that contributes substantially to the overall well being of students of color this space should encompass the edui ntional vision of exploring the complexities of cultural and ethnic diversity in the United States.” This vision, which had been floating around for some time, was refined hv the committee and only the matter of how to fund it was left. !n Ward's memo, he does not mention that student fees should be raised to fund the center. Instead, he points to the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Coun cil of Minority Affairs, the Office of the President, stu dent unions and others as possibilities to help fund the center However, during the last ASUO election the ballot measure asking students to pay for the creation of the center offered another alternative The ASUO Executive campaign of Leslie Warren and Mark Johnson said "outside sources" should still be found to hind it and that students should not he asked to pay the bill. It was hardly a defining issue in the elec tion. but the alternative was there. When Warren/Johnson lost and the measure failed, the University stepped in to pay half of the bill and talk of "outside funding" ended. The new Multicultural Center is almost a reality. The carcinogens have been removed and the architect has begun designing what will be the interior of the combi nation study area/library/lounge/information ware house/conference room/office. MONSON Continued from Page 1 ated It in OSN conlrat Is. wild ti went by him. (is well as then-athletic dins (or Bill Byrne and University Vue President for Administration Dan Williams Monson'sOSN income was included in his University pay* i het k Munson ns ailed ins March 17. lOUJ. meet ing with Byrne at which time Byrne* informed him of the dei ision to re-assign Munson as golf coach I told him that I wasn't then* to Is* the golf e oac It," Munson said Munson, who had l*een a basketball coat h for :M years, said. "It was my feeling that if I act epted the job as golf coach. I was pro fessionally dead It was suit dial for me Monsun's voice seemed to waiver at times as he rts ailed how the re assignment would hurt him personalis . as well sis professional ly. "When you've been a head i oat h lor nine years and a basketball coat h for .t-4 years and two month* (earlier) I goi an extension on a contract." he said, "and then they tell you you're not a (oa< h anymore that's an emliarrassment to me While ( ross examining Monson Monday fames (.a sin. one of two attorney s represent ing the University and the state of Oregon in the ( aw, suggested Monson was actually overpaid by the University After Ins Man It 17 meeting with Byrne. Munson left the state and had no further < outai t with the Univer sity, vet remained on the University payroll until May lr) Monson claims he is owed for 22 days of earned vacation time However, the slate (.(in tends that part of the lime Monson was absent from the University was i minted against his vacation time and he was paid accordingly Cashv said the 22 vat ation ilavs were paid up on April lt>. and that Munson's pay from that period until May t5 was, in fa< t. an over payment of $4.474 In tus attempt to prove the University was not liable (or Monson s outside income. (-as bv produced a copy of an unemployment ben efits request form ttint Monson had filed in Spokane. On tfie fonn. Monson claimed his final rate of pay as S',000 per month at Knit $84,000 l>er sear, whit h Casbv t:laimed showed ttint. at ttie time Monson left the University, he did not consider himself entitled to benefits for anything other than his University salary. (lastly then brought up Monson's win-loss record at the University At the end of tiis tenure, Monson was 1 l(i Hfi overall and 42 72 in his last four seasons with the Ducks Would you agree that no other team in the Par -10 had a worse record than the Univer sity of Oregon?" Cushy asked Monson replied, "I guess you < ould say that " (lastly and Erit Bloch, attorneys for the Uni versity, will begin presenting the state's case today They are expected to call on Byrne, Monson. Williams. 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