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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1995)
OPS plans to increase bike, board enforcement Marcelena Edwards i l rrtvaxi The Office of Public Safety plans to increase enforce man! of bicycle and skate Ixwirding regulation thi<4 term, said Hand Stamm. parking program coordinator for OPS This now on fort ornnnt comes as a preventative men snn> for students. Pedestrians got hurt when bicycles. skate boarders and In-line skater* don’t pay attention and don't obey trie laws, Stamm said Bicyclists on campus have to ride on designated hike paths or on streets because they are considered vehicles and must abide by the rules of the road, he said "Any ticket a person could get in a car, they could get on a bicycle," Stamm said Citations issued by the University include illegal parking, blocking a sidewalk and unregistered bicycles — all Sin fines Failing to yield to pedestrians is a $t*> fine, and storing a bicycle in a building is a $5 fine Bicycles are required to be registered with OPS Stu dents do not have to bring their bikes to the offi< e to n*g ister, but rlo luted to know the frame sire, serial number, color, make am) model Tor the first few weeks of the term fines for unregis tered bikes will lie waved if the bicyi |<> is registered with in in days of a ticket "We would like to get the bikes registered because thieves have a heyday i! they aren't," Stamm said Other i Stations from the Tugene police include run ning stop signs and failing to yield to a pedestrian These fines are much higher than University fines, he said. OSPRIG’s budget is up for debate in Student Senate Tasha Elchenseher Oagert Ot0f t Programs funded by student incidental fees have put under v rutiny by University students weary of paying for serve es which they feel do not benefit them In a public forum held by the Student Sen ate last term, several students voiced umi «*m about the high cost of higher education “I question any groups that lobby, like OSPIKG or I’SSA. and I question any group that deals with race, religion or sexual ori entation. said Skye Piston, a self-described "poor college student The Oregon Student Publk Interest Res«vm h (.roup (OSPIRf;) has boon one of the moat outapoken | for ir row ami student .program*, which would result in increased incidental fees It is also one of the most criticized student groups OSPIRG is a student organization which takes a stand on issues of general public inter est such «s environmental preservation, t on stutter proles tion and helping the homeless Students last spring approved a ballot mea sure to fund OSPIKG at S1.17,775. or 2 fi per ( ent of the Int idental fee Every other year OSPIRG's budget appears on the ballot for a student vote This y ear it will lie reviewed by the Student Senate OSPIRG's budget will soon be brought before the fin.ue e < ommittee for approval ittee makes ret ommen dations about the budgets which must then U» approved by the full senate The i ommittee has annount ed that it will grant few budget incraiso* m attempts to halt the growth of the in« idental fee This com pile-. With tile N! Sec.it ’ pen ell! "I**n< hmark" for funding growth Student Senator and Finance Committee member Sarah kee< h said she felt that OSPIKG did not deserve all of the funding that the group currently r«x elves "OSPIRG is my log issue for the year.' kmm h said “ They're funded too much for what they do on utmpus." OSPIRG is not asking for nn increase in funds for the 95-95 w hool year Matt Rabin, load campus organizer for OSPIRG, said the student PIRG at th«* Uni versity is misunderstood "In a University community you're not going to agree with everything that happens.” Rabin said "Just because you don't derive a benefit doesn't mean the community shouldn't benefit "If students are concerned the bestthey can do is get involved, he said. The purpose of OSPIRG is to articulate stu dent's com erns to the state, according to the organiration's goal statement Money from student fees the student PIRG's only funding, is combined with the funds from the three other OSl’IRf. student chapters in Oregon The University of Oregon is the most fis (ally significant chapter, contributing $135,000 to the collective pool of student funds Portland State University contributes $63,300 l ane (.ommunitv College con tributes $54,000 and Icnvis and Clark, con tributes $10,000 Acc ording to Rabin, money from the four * .ha piers is pooled together to produi e a more effic tent pn*grarn Most of the money is spent on hiring a staff which can work full time to benefit each of the four chapters he said OSPIRC's student ( hapters are affiliated with a state PIKC in Portland. The state orga nization takes the suggestions of students and then lobbies lit* Oregon legislature, explained Rabin, l fltitnatelv, the students have control o\ er He state 1'lkt. issues even though they don ' fund it," Rabin said. "The student P1RC acc ording to tax status can spend a portion of its money lobbying, hut I would say we don't really spend any of tt.” Rabin said A< i ordmg to an Attorney General's op in ion written in 19H5 by current University LEGISLATION Continued form Page 1 There are aim) stills challenging the mnn sunt on contractual issues. A (cording to Bent I v Gilbert, spokesman for the Snlcin-Utsfd Oregon Public Employ* »M*s Union, the f> percent pension tontribu (ion hy (In* slate that is revoked Us Measure H falls under an implied contrtr t with all employ mm "That prt?< edeni is legally binding." Gilbert said Another legal t baltenge questions (be application of (he (i percent roll-over for workers who have ar t uimdatnd unused sit k leave This challenge questions whether or not the roll-over, which basically allows for more pension, can be used if a worker retire# after Jan 1, 1905. \i < orilmx to l*illiert. lhi> passage of Me.c sure 8 does not necessarily conclude its legality "There ore limits to the extent that a majority of |H>opls can violate the law or amend the Constitution,'' Gilbert said "They can t violate other constitutional pre< orients." The mam proponent of Measure 8, Ore gon Taxpayers United, feels the measure w ill hold up in court, according to member ship director. Kevin Curry "If they were going to he able to easily beat Measure 8 in court, why would they have outspeut us M to 1," Curry said Cum emphasized that Measure 8 does not affect current contracts, only future ones President Dave Frohnmnyer. student inct dental fees can bo imi to lobby the Oregon legislative Assembly only if the activity will benefit the "collective interests" of the stu dent body OSPIRG does not fall under these guide lines and therefore urn not spend inciden tal fees on lobbying Student programs such as the Oregon Student Lobby, which lobbies for issues such as funding for higher educa tion. can spend incidental fees on it's lob bying efforts 'If you want to affect public polic y in this state, lobbying is not the way to do it," explained Rabin. The Oregon Legislature meets only every other year To maintain tax status OSPIRG must use a large amount of money far educational activ ities, Rabin said. OSPIRG achieves this by creating environ mental education programs in elementary and middle h-xiis, working cm elevating the Uni versify so it is in compliance with state recy cling pole ins and devoting time to other such Activities OSPIRG s latest project is a petition that they will send to United States Congress for the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. which is at the end of April this year Along with the petition. OSPIRG is writing 25 steps that Congress can take to protec t the environment. Rabin said that he encourages students who don’t agree with OSPIRG to get involved and cjffer their suggestions If students are upset “they should vote or run for offic e." said Student Senator and Financ e Committee member ioev Lyons. Students pay $11') in incidental fees each term this year, making the total amount of incidental fees collected for‘M-94 $5,357,054 Nearly 90 ASUO programs constitute 28.9 percent of the incidental ferns EMU programs, such us child care, and the Athletic. Depart ment receive the rest AWARENESS Continued form Page 1 about the victim selection process — and what characteristics attackers look for when choosing victims. People walking purposely, with their heads up ( ins king out their surround ings.” Archer said, are less likely to Iks victims "The victim." he said, "walks drawn in. hunkered down. You've got to get rid of that attitude, that part of your per sonality." "The most dangerous plat e in the city of Fugene is the University campus," Archer said. Freshman Interest Groups LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP OTHERS? THE FRESHMAN INTEREST GROUP PROGRAM IS NOW I (X>KINC. 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