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DEBATE Continued from Page 1 of student dollars being admin istered without student involve ment Student apathy was also the main issue raised by this year's "joke” candidates Owen Bren nan Rounds and Jake Berg, on one ticket, and Greg Hamilton, who is running without a vice president The two tickets are running on a platform of l>eer for all and a micro-brewery in the KMU. hoping that their jokes reduce this year's student apathy l^ist year, about 12 (>er< ent of the stu dent population voted. Berg, who wore ripped jeans and a T-shirt with the word "Fuck" printed on it. said. "Don't vote for us be< auso we won’t do a very good job But, like Owen says. If we win. we ll deal with it.' More serious discussions cen tered around what candidates could do to ease the University's fiscal crunch. Joey Lyons, running for vice president with Shannon Varney as presidential candidate, said the pair would educate students locally and try to lobby Salem for increased education funding Leslie Warren, a presidential candidate, along with her run ning mate Mark Rhinard. said they, too. would advocate more educational funds. But Warren and Rhinard added that they would push for 20 percent of a proposed resource fee currently being advocated by University Presi dent Myles Brand This iuones Measures could raise fees $39 By Edward Ktopfenstein l>i»gon Dm* fmmtM Ballot measures currently proposed for th« April 26 and 27 general election could raise stu dent fees $39 for next year with the biggest mea sure requesting St 2 SO per student per term for the next thirty years. In other election news, ASUO Election Coor dinator Nicholo Sabourin said the election cam paign is in din> need for poll workers to work the Booths. The most expensive ballot measure asks stu dents to pay $7.38 million of a $15 million Easlinger renovation and expansion project, ini tially paid for by a bond The University is hoping that if students approve the ballot measure, they will be able to use it as leverage to gain the other half of the funds from state or private organizations According to an unofficial copy of the ballot measure, bond monies would create, among oth er things, an outdoor field topped with artificial turf and night lighting Funds would also expand weight room facilities, create a juice bar and pos sibly bind a rock climbing wall Some of the other ballot measures include: • Safe Run. a Eugene based organization that provides trained dogs for runners' safety, is ask ing 17 cents per student each semester to house three dogs near campus. • Student Recycling is asking for a per student Increase of $1.50 each term over their current budget of 50 t ents a student. The money would expand recycling services • The Multicultural Center is asking for 50 cents per student for its operating budget Fund ing for the center was voted down in last year's election. • The University Mentor Program, a new pro gram. is asking for an operating budget of $1.50 per student each term The program would intro duce students to alumni ai tivities and outside the-Univarsity contacts • The Athletic Department is asking ->lu dents if they again want free 11< kets Tim would cost each student $t,70 a term would bo plai t'd in a fund to ht'lp subsidize a University wide works program similar to the federal work study "There art’ middle class stu dents out there, and I'm one of them. Rhinard said "And-we need this money to help us get by." One candidate. Todd Barn hart, was near tears when dis cussing the effet ts 1990‘s Ballot Measure 5 is having on the future of education, noting the concern lie has for his kills The 57-year-old father of two said state and University offi i nils don't i .ire about olilwr stir dents and advocated Wednes day night that the University join forces with si hoots statewide in attacking what he pen eived as Salem's anti edtn a lion measures Barnhart expanded on the insensitivity of University offi cials when asked why he didn't attend most of the meetings for tlie Associated Students Presi dontial Advisory Committee, .1 group that advises Brand on stu dent policy, which he was an oltx ted member of last y ear Barnhart said the group ( hose meeting times he was unable to attend t»>i ause ho hod to u ali h his lulls "Besides," he said, "they’re just a hunch of people silting around the table being chummy with Myles Brand and eating had sandwiches " Tonight, candidates fur Stu dent Senate will debate The event vs ill take place in Room 150 Columbia, starting at t> to pin I’residential candidates are si hoduled to debate once more Monday night at the same time and plai e PUBLIC Continued from Page 1 lion from several statutory sec • lions of Oregon stat<* law If the proposal is passed, public higher-education administrators would be given significant latitude to administer the corporation’s day-to-day operations hv shifting power from the Oregon legislature to the OSS UK governing board. "The transition of the State Sv stem of Higher Kdut ation to a public corporation would pro vide the flexibility and entrepre neurial opportunity to manage the system's financial affairs to the best advantage of taxpayers and students." stated Bartlett in a written statement. Specifically, if the proposal is passed, the seven universities and colleges in OSSHK would not have to follow certain duplicative checks and balances within the system "The quote that I like to use is ’we’re here for education not for administration,’ " Ihrig said. ihrig said this would be offset by the addition of larger OSSHK auditing staff. Bobby l-eo, a student member of the current OSSHK Board, said the OSSHK must adopt some sort of change. "We’re in a lose-lose situation because the reduction in proper ty tax from Measure 5 means higher education will receive deeper cuts," I,ee said. I-ee said the universities and colleges in Oregon will have a greater need to educate their work force to prepare for the future. Further, Oregon educators predict there will (>e a 40 per cent increase in high school graduates over the next decade. Koiiert Nosse. Oregon Student Lobby executive director, agreed in a written statement that the state government must do some thing. "It is pretty sad when in order for public higher education to lie v. inblu, it needs to sever some of its ties to the state," Nosse wrote "1 guess I don't see what choice higher education, or for that matter the state of Oregon, has. especially since the propos al will save moneyhe wrote Nosse said the Oregon State Lobby is concerned nliout some of the specifics of the proposal. We are still a little nervous about whether or not this will make it easier lor higher educa tion to raise tuition, but we have been assured that this new cor poration model leaves a strong role for the legislature in setting tuition." Nosse also said the members of the lobby were not happy w ith the proposed expansion of the board from 11 to 15. OSSHE governing board may gain responsibilities Thu ttirin "public corpora tion" simply moans that Ihe governing board of the Oregon State System of Higher [-’du cat ion would be given greater responsibility for the system's day-to-day operations The three most radical changes to the current opera lion are listed below Contracting and Purchas ing. Universities and colleges would have more leeway to enter into contracts and pro cure materials, supplies, ser vices and equipment. Investments and Hanking. OSSHE would control the interest from funds invested by the state system as on Incen tive to encourage more uffe* • live cash management If the University bought land to provide housing for stu dents. the money made on the investment would go directly to the University Governance. The hoard, which is currently made oi i 1 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed its the State Senate, would add four members elected hy the hoard who would he experts in matters important to OSSUE. 3%. LOOKING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT STUDY OR RESEARCH ABROAD IN 1995 96? A Workshop for Juniors. Seniors and Graduate Students to Discuss Selection Criteria and Application Procedures for Fulbright, Rhodes. Marshall. DAAD, NSEP. Rotary and CIEE Awards for 1995-96 will be held 3:30 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 19. 1994 341 GILBERT HALL PREJUDICE BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A FOUR LETTER WORD ' Speak But Against Djsabttttj Discrimination Si>'*fi4»or* d by ttw 1 intversitv of Oregon and the tesocjyjted Students pf |biJ|r)i|t'r|ity $f Oregon.
