OPS plans
to increase
bike, board
enforcement
Marcelena Edwards
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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
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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
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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.
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