EDITORIAL
Out-of-state money
good for everyone
Today's classes at the University seem to bo made up
of more and more out-of*state students. The brunt of
1990 s Ballot Measure 5 has brought about the increased
recruitment in out-of-state students.
Any student who has attended the University prior to
1990's Ballot Measure 5 and during the cuts can most
easily see that something has to be done. Targeting out
of- state students provides multiple benefits to the? out
of-stale students, the University and in state students.
For Californians especially, the University’s idea is a
good one. By the lime all of the bills are paid the cost of
attending the University is only slightly higher than that
of in state California schools. For what money buys. Ore
gon universities, compared to California universities,
give you the most for your money here. Classes are
smaller and the quality of education is slightly higher
California schools are currently feeling the drastic effects
of Proposition 13 (California's equivalent to Measure 5.
only further in offect). The
cuts currently affecting Cal
ifornia schools have forced
residents there to search
elsewhere.
Administrators have tar
geted students in both Col
Targeting out-of
state students
provides multiple
benefits
orado and more intensely
in California. This works to
the benefit of both the students and the school itself. A
special program is atlowing the University to keep
almost all of tho out-of-state tuition money, except just
more than 4 percent. Usually the increased income is
distributed proportionately to all state schools. This
money can greatly increase tho incorno to the Universi
ty. in turn subsidizing the ill effects of Measure 5.
In state tuition in California and Colorado is compa
rable to out-of-state tuition here at tho University. The
size of tho University is appealing, too, because it is
smaller than both California and Colorado schools, hiv
ing oxpenses in Eugene are generally lower as well.
For in state students, targeting out-of-state students
can also bo beneficial. Feeling the Measure 5 cuts and
paying increased rates of tuition, tho added incorno of
out-of-state students picks up some of tho slack. Without
the increased income from out-of-state students, many
programs and positions would not have funding avail
able. In addition, any in-state student meeting the mini
mal requirements is granted admission.
The impact of Measure 5 has been painful to everyone
in the higher eduction system. Something had to be
done. Targeting out-of-state students has many positive
benefits and all alternatives to increase income must be
encouraged. If the value of education at the University
continues to drop, everyone who has earned a degree at
the University suffers. No one wants a degree from a uni
versity operating on a less-than-substantial budget.
Granted, targeting out-of-state students is only a start,
but it is the beginning of a long and tiresome road of
recovery.
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OPINION
Sex, lies and shaving cream (yuck)
Martin Fisher
"Power is Mtwl, it is a drug,
the lirsirv for whirli incnrasrs
w ith ii habit
— Bertrand Russell
TT on Mahon needs to shave
If you've watched the
JLJ news at all during the past
couple of w eeks, you may have
noticed that Mahon, the brains
(to use the term loosely) of the
Oregon Citizens Alliance, is try
ing his darndest to look like
Scott Lively, the OCA's head
communicator who. in turn,
looks an awful lot like the
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer from
Saturday Night Live.
Mahon's failure to shave mo\
have been related to pre-election
stress As you may tie aware, last
month the OCA put seven anti
homosexual ballot measures up
for vote in several Oregon cities.
After the OCA's Ballot Mea
sure <1 all-too-narrowly failed
last November, the group has
altered the measure's wording
and is now field-testing the new
measure in several Oregon cities
before attempting another state
wide measure in 1994. Give the
OCA points for tenacity. The
group's decision to follow the
proven strategy of divide and
conquer will almost certainly
give the OCA a string of victo
ries it can point to in 1994 as
evidence of its support
It is irrelevant that Oregon has
signed into law HB 3500, which
prevents these local measures
from being enacted Enacting the
measures is not a concern to the
OCA All the group wants is
another mark in the "VV" col
umn. The reason the OCA car
ries on these efforts is simple —
power. The OCA has made
homosexuality its issue simply
because, right now. it's hip to be
anti-homosexual in certain vin
dictive Christian circ les. Come
judgment day. the joke will be
on them. But until then, the rest
of us are stuck with their com
pany.
While voters were agreeing to
prevent local governments from
doing something they weren't
going to do anyhow and is pro
hibited by state law, thev were
defeating school funding mea
sures.
Why do voters typically defeat
school funding measures7
Because they believe govern
ment wastes the money it's col
lecting now, so why give it
more?
But what do they think is
going to happen the first time a
government attempts to enact
one of the (XiA's measures? One
word lawsuit And who do vot
ers suppose is going to foot the
bill for these lawsuits7
Apparently . voters ore willing
to gamble spending hundreds of
thousands of dollars tortelcnd
these lawsuits us they drag on
for years through both the state
and federal courts, but they're
not willing to cough up another
dime for schools
Actually, this may make
sense. The OCA must realize
that, should the electorate
become educated (God forbid —
literally), it would be less likely
to be suckered into bankrolling
Mabon and his fuzz-faced com
patriots.
It's interesting to note where
the OCA has chosen to place its
measure on the ballot. In what
was clearly a bold political
move, the group placed its ini
tiative on the ballots of cities
and counties that passed Mea
sure 9. If this were baseball, the
OCA would be banned for life
for fixing games.
Apparently the OCA brain
trust hasn't Figured out that win
ning what you've already won
isn’t really winning. Perhaps
this is why the group's next big
project is to tackle land-use
issues.
Not that the OCA will be par
ticularly influential in affecting
land-use issues. It's hard to get
people worked into a sense of
righteous frenzy over soil deple
tion.
1994 will likely he the make
or-break year for the OCA. The
group will be putting all of its
eggs into one basket with anoth
er statewide, gay-bashing ballot
measure and entering its politi
cal puppet Al Mobley in the
gubernatorial race.
If the group wins (or even
makes a strong showing) in
either contest, we can count on
its continued existence for at
least another couple of years.
Not that this is all bad. Contin
ued OCA existence means at
least another couple of years of
fail-back material for columnists
and editorial writers. If nothing
else, the OCA is a sure-fire cure
for writer's block.
Even if the group's anti-homo
sexual measures pass muster at
the ballot box, they certainly
will not survive in the courts
The Colorado Supreme Court
made the statement awfully
clear when it shot down that
state's anti-homosexuality mea
sure, Amendment 2. when it
said civil rights are not some
thing people can vote to restrict.
Not that a court's decision
will mean much to Mahon.
When the Junction City measure
passed earlier this year, Mabon
was asked what the group
would do if a court overturned
the voters. Mabon. displaying
his political shrewdness, said if
the courts overrule the voters, he
and his group would simply
replace the judges. Huh?
Perhaps this is why Mabon
hasn't shaved in weeks. His
shaving cream was killing his
remaining brain cells. And per
haps this cycle of stupidity
would come to an end if only
someone would get Mabon an
electric razor. Think about it.
Marlin Fisher is a columnist
for the Emerald.