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. Oregon Daily Emerald Managing E Editorial Ed ) Editor Editor Graphics Editor F raalanca Editor PO BO* lUCfWf OPfGON^'^O) The Oregon DaVy Fmeretd •> published navy Monday through f rvlay doting the school year and Tuesday and Thursday doting the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co . 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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.