USSA Continued from Page 1 “If you’re a single parent with 12 credits.” Parks said, “you have to give up something, and that some thing should not lie your child.” Many single parents say it's very difficult to main tain a good grade-point average while also working and caring for children. Currently. Parks is writing an amendment to the federal higher education act. the operating document for federal aid funding, so single parents could take fewer credits and still qualify for aid. Concerning minority issues. Parks said many schools, including the University, emphasize minor ity recruitment but have no system set up to make sure those students graduate. Universities emphasize recruitment because high levels of minority recruit ment help gain more federal funding, she said. But there are no federal incentives to retain minorities to make sure they graduate. The result, she said, is fewer services directed to special minority problems that could keep students from dropping out or graduating with low grades. The group advocates more multicultural classes and services designed to help retain the minorities already recruited. Parks said. "I already know what the first response will be and that will be academic freedom.” she said. “What about student education? This is not a businoss, besides what Myles Brand thinks.” The USSA also wants to focus on lesbian, gay and bisexual students to make them less "invisible" in the eyes of the universities, said the official. Many gay students study under fear of harassment or violence, just like people of color. Parks said. By not offering support services for gay students, or even occasional programs and recognition of fam ily status in student housing. Parks said universities demonstrate a desire to rid their schools of their gay students and staff. "America is a racist, sexist, homophobic, capital istic regime just as the forefathers designed it to la*. USSA is designed to combat this image." she said The four delegates plan to return Monday and hold a public conference to review action taken at the meeting. A meeting time has yet to bo announced. The newly elected USSA board conducted its first meeting lost June to identify group goals. The upcoming meeting will set strategy to implement those goals and to set strategy and issues for their March lobbying session with Congress, Parks said. CHALLENGE Continued from Page 1 Yet Ritchie and most team members said that Ranger Challenge is not strictly for ROTC members Former high school athletes Erica Ungern and Aaron l.atnh said they were drawn to Ranger Challenge because it was unlike any Other sport. "Ranger Challenge is a combination of sports all rolled into one." Lamb said, "it’s physically demanding, but at the same time it's a lot of fun." Hut there is more to being a part of Ranger Challenge than early morning runs and racing to put an M- lfi rifle together, I.amh said. "There's a lot of team unity, and for me it 's more than just a club sport," Lamb said. Second year team member Hob Bennett also spoke aland the importance of the team's solidarity "The whole concept of the team is very important." he said. "It's about surviving physical strain, not for ourselves, but for our teammates." "For people like me." Bennett said, “being athletic is real ly important, but you have to have some kind of mental well-being to push yourself every day further and further." Desmond will lead Ritchie. Unger. Lamb. Bennett. Damien San Miguel. Kain Anderson, Todd Wickman, Rishi Ostrowski and alternate lames Lindseth at the Reno com petition. If the team places first or second in the field of 12 teams, it will advance to the brigade competition at Ft. Lewis Nov. 19 and 20. The 1992 team placed second at the brigade competition and seventh out of more than 150 teams at the regional com petition. SCHOOLS Continued from Page 1 A solution has lx>en offered to offset the effe< ts of Measure 5. The 199.1 Ballot Mea sure 1 proposes a 5 percent salt's tax, guar anteeing the prtx t>eevn eliminated or reduced include busi ness education, night school, school nurs es, music and art teachers, athletics, field trips and special education teachers Other programs that will lx* under con sideration for budget cuts if the proposed sales tax does not pass are school lutu h programs, student transportation, student health clinics, and equity and minority liaison programs. "South Eugene offers six foreign lan guages — Spanish. French, German. Russ inn. Japanese and Chinese," Vaughn said "It's pretty clear in mv mind that if wo have to cut programs, wo can't continue to offer six languages. As I think about the kind of impact there will lie if the measure does not pass, these nre the kinds of deci sions that will have to lie made " Elizabeth Corot, director of Yes on 1 Lane Countv. calls Measure t a "broad based measure There's something that everyone does not like, but it does not penalize any one group of people " Support for the sales tax seems to come largelv from pro-education organizations Although these groups may vary in ide oiogies and short-term goals, they have a common focus — ensuring that free, tpial ity education is available in Oregon “Bv and large, those who are involved in the education pro< ess and parent groups .iru in support of Measure !." said Kandy MacDonald, director of the Cam paign for Oregon's Future. One of the advantages of Measure 1 is the guarantee that ull proceeds from the 5 percent sales tax would go to public si bools, including kindergartens and community colleges. It also ensures that at least half of lottery proceeds, whit h cur rently must he used fur e< onoinic devel opment, he redirected toward education and the needs of Oregon's children The sales lax would also only he imposed on a trial basis. In the November 1998 general election Oregon voters will have a chance to repeal the tax Registered voters can cast I (allots on the sales tax at the Nov 0 general election If passed, the sales tax would take effect May 1. 1994. and is expected to net $951 million for Oregon public schools in the 1994-95 vear This $15 1 million translates into $472 per student restored in school district 4| in 1994-95. In spite of this increase, how ever. the proposed tax proceeds still fall short $029 per student, per year of what the district would have had available without tiie effects of Measure 5. "If Oregon does not pass Measure l and there is no additional revenue and if there is full implementation of Measure 5, Kugene school district will lose 30 percent of its purchasing power." Dysart said. "The district has already lost 10 percent over the last two years, and over the next two years it will lose another 20 percent." Vaughn said that even if Measure 1 passes, the proceeds from the sales tax will merely stabilize funding It will not replace money already lost. RESUMES Give your resume a professional look, bv having it typeset at Letter Perfect Graphics Suite 300 EMU 346*4381 9*5 Mon-Frl mu 1 item pizza $Q00 with soda %J | One coupon i*‘t puicfui.*' I '' ' ■ ' '1 ’ i:>m Pill’ jKxpiu-j lZrJO/*0 687-8600 Get Your Homecoming T-Shirt IHomecoming T-Shirts will In* available 7\ for $10 on Friday at the EMU walkway and Satin day dining the game. Don't just show vour . 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