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UNIVERSITY proressors study indicates decline in salmon runs By Eron Witiel for the Oregon Ofrty frrwrakS In addition to over-fishing and habitat destruction, salmon runs could !*• dwin dling as part of long-term ecological cycles, research by geography Professor David Greenland suggests Periods of lower temperatures in the Pat ific Northwest appear to bo asst* iated with larger catches of salmon and higher temperatures with poor t ati lies, Green land said Greenland emphasized that his research shows that long-term cycles could !»• one fat tor in the < risis and did not suggest that humans are not involved in the depletion. "We need to take into account long term perspectives as well as short-term ones to make go»<i management dot :i stons," he wml Temperatures in the Northwest are probably not directly linked to the salmon runs, but rather an indicator of larger weather patterns Patterns that tend to cause cooling in the Northwest may also trigger o< nan current* that encourage upwtilling. a < urrent that brings cool, nutrient ru h waters from deep in the sea to the surfai e The upwelling mas help salmon the population by providing plen tiful food Salmon fishing, long an economn sta ple for the Oregon Coast, is fa< tug tough times with runs hitting alarming lows and pressure mounting for striiter regu lation Greenland's rescan h suggests that the temperature, and therefore salmon abun dance. may Ih> fluctuating in JO year i vi le-- When the number of salmon is levy Greenland said extra care is needed If we do some bad things to the terres trial environment when we are in a trough. »i' could lie in trouble." he said Many canneries and fisheries were established in the earls I‘Hilts when fish numbers svere increasing each year. Greenland explained Management de< i sions based on short term studies during bountiful years may have been naive Greenland pointed tO the ( olot ido Rh er Compact of 1*122 as a prune example of management tier isious based on short term evaluations In that agreement, the waters of the Colorado River were divided among se\ eral stales with the allocation based on the river's flow rates for the previous 20 years If the flow rates had been calculat ed for the previous century instead, resoan hers would have realized that the average flow was 25 per< ent less than in the 20 year study When flow rates dropped, legal battles erupted over the remaining water Greenland's study covered nearly t»0 years and is based on temperature read ings at H | Andrews I viiemnenln! f orest The forest is considered representative of i signifu ant portion of the Northwest Greenland also evaminetl researr It from tin’ University of Washington s Sr hoot of f isheries that indicated a i or relation between air temperatures and salmon harvests m Alaska Survey aids legislators in policy making By Eric Buckhalter Oregon Otely f/wi»W !m tuition too high? How many loans art* you taking out to attend school? What is the quality of votir instruction? How would you fee! about classes taught through technology? Do you think campus organizations should do more to pre vent prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? These ore just some of the questions the Ore gon Student Lobby is asking students in its 1!)‘H Studont Opinion Survey. “Several things are coming together this year which make this survey very timely." OSL Executive Director Robert Nosse said. "The Ore gon State System of Higher Education is under going a massive restructuring process, which will have implications for the curriculum, the classroom and tuition. "The governor is calling for a 13 8 percent cut to higher education's budget in response to the last phase of measure 5. Because of changes in the student loan process and higher education costs, more and more students are going into debt to finance their education." The survey contains 126 questions asking stu dents to indicate their financial situations as well as their preferences or opinions on instruc tion, tuition increases, student loans and the quality of the serve es on campus information gathered from the survey will be used to help legislators design public policy as well ns illustrate the effects of certain public policy considerations. Nosse said QSL staff use the survey results primarily to explain public policy effects on stu dents and to illustrate to both stole and campus legislators what students consider good and had policies The OSI. board uses the results to fig ure out what angle to take on specific issues, whether to advocate for or against certain poli cies. "We also want to find out if markets exist for things like classes taught through let hnology." he said, "and to find out if students will pay higher fees for classes with fewer numbers." Nosse said the questions run the gamut, and the OSI. is especially interested in the multicul tural curriculum's outlook and racial harass ment on campus. The results of the survey are packaged into Informational packets and sent to student gov ernments, with student responses illustrated with graphs and a list of what areas need to lw> addressed Nosse said the information gathered from the survey is used often in testimony to influence both school and state educations! pol icy. The questionaires will be mailed to TOGO stu dents in OSSHE institutions in mid-April. Nosse hopes to release the results sometime in May. UNIVERSITY UPDATE • A free li i hire HIlt>il Hie Body Denied Memory .tntl I’,is skill in Descartes" will be Units (1 nv in Room 1 H) VV111<imu11<t at •4 10 pm Timothy Reiss, of Now York Dnivorsitv, is the first lt>i hirer in a series about "Bodies iii History" sponsored by the Ore gon Humanities Center • The University l ent her Effw tiveness Program will have a two-hour workshop Thursday, intended to help professors and C.TFs write bettor exams The workshop will include instruc (font on iv rlttng mn) exams and objective exams fane l.uhishor w ill lead the free work shop at 7:00 p in in the I MP Walnut Room • A Hermann languages and literature professor will talk about her work in-progress regarding "Kicarda tlur h's His torn al foetu s and the Thirty Years' War Friday in Room t V! Pl.t Susan Anderson's free let turn will begin at noon • On Saturday instructor Dennis I.uek will lead .i Muse um of Natural History field t lass through an area of rainforest near Florem e During the four mill's of nosv Inking, thr group will learn about forest history. im ologs. human history of tin1 art'll and climate. Thu hike olid i lass will i list lietween $20 and l or more information, call i-t(i-:r()24 • Forest hydrologist Al |ohn son will lend a Saturday after noon stream side (like and ills cuss how Clinton s new forest plan will affix t sm h ecosys terns Kip,man Failings" will meet at noon in Room .17 I Mil and cost $■! The event is spoil sored hy the I hilversilv Outdoor Program • the Mount Angel Abbey librarian. Rev. Hugh Feiss. will show a slide lecture and discuss 1 Rooks of Hours Rest Sellers of the laite Middle Ages " File free presentation will lie at the Uni versity Museum of Art at 'l p in Sunday •A group uf local Muslims will hold a candle-light vigil Monday at 7 ;i() pan. in the KMU t ourtyard to remember Muslims killed in the llehron Massacre last mouth, (amtai t All Kevhan furd for more information NUTRITION PUZZLING you? in^ boA^1 * ta£?ryon* £g**—t reftned foods? Fails bad for you rightT Iff you're unsure off the answers to these questions, we can give you information or just a listening ear And it's free* Peer Health Counseling (inside the Student Health Center) for an appointment call 346*4456 Annual Meeting Talk to Your Store Board & the Manager Share Your Great ideas! in the EMU Cedar Rooms E S F 3:30 p.m. Come check out your store!