Serve all students
at Oregon schools
The number of nonresident students at the Universi
ty has jumped over the past five years. With the increase,
nonresidents have complained about the high tuition
and residents have questioned the University’s commit
ment to Oregonians.
It it important to realize that ronresident students
paying higher tuition rates help flnanco Oregonians
attending the University.
While resident atudent* pay several thousand dollars
a year In tuition, tmiVitivenUy doesn't make a profit on
them. Realistically, the more out-of-state students that
attend the University, the more Oregonian* that the Uni
versity can afford to educate.
The number of nonresident students attending the
University is growing rapidly, but this is not necessarily
cause for alarm. It reflects the amount of recruiting that
occurs out of stole to bring students to the University
and the expense of higher education in other states. It
doesn’t mean that non-residents are trying to drive Ore
gonians away and deprive them of an education.
Despite the high number of out-of-state students, the
University is not abandoning resident students.
Subsidized in part by Oregon tax dollars. the priori!)
of the 1 Iniversity should bo to educate Oregonians. Many
Oregon students ( an't afford to study in other states,
making the University and its comparatively inexpen
sive resident tuition rate a more viable option.
Non-resident students study at the University for dif
ferent reasons, often because of the quality of a number
of University programs. Unlike Oregonians, non-resi
dents aren't coming to Eugt no for the tuition.
Someday in the future, when many more students
attend the University, recruitment of out-of-state stu
dents might become more of an issue. At that lime, Ore
gonians will have to reconsider what the purpose of the
University should be. It may be necessary to limit the
number of non-resident students to ensure that more
Oregonians can attend.
if it comes to a question of more non-resident tuition
or educating more residents, the priority of the Univer
sity should bo to educate Oregonians
However, the issue isn’t as urgent as some make it
sound. The University is not at capacity now, and can
accommodate more students than it currently has. Ore
gonians aren't being turned away now.
In fact, Oregon residents are admitted to the Univer
sity if they meet several requirements, including a min
imum grade point average and submission of any score
from the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
The University should be a school for all students,
Oregon and otherwise. However, it is crucial that the
first priority of the University be recognized — it should
bo a way to provide Oregonians with an affordable high
er education.
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Gingrich book deal questionable
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Tlu< i*r# of Newt ('.Ingrit h is
in full swing, and trouble
hns already begun A few
wiwsks ago, it was till nourn ed
that the speaker would sign a
hook deal which included an
advance of $4 5 million, an
astonishingly high amount.
It was immediately denounced
by Demur rats and Senate Repub
licans alike, especially due to the
fact that the publisher in ques
tion is HarperCollins Thiscom
pany is a holding of Rupert Mur
doch. the media mogul who also
owns, among many other busi
nesses, the Fox TV network Gin
grich turned the advance down
for the sake of dot orum. but the
questions linger.
Many considered Gingrich's
deal a conflict of interest, espe
cially since Murdoch's holdings
will more than likely let? brought
before the Congress sometime
during this session, due to ques
tions about their structure in
regard to antitrust regulations.
l-ast week, critic ism was aug
mented when it was revealed
that Murdoch visited Gingrich,
along with his chief lobbyist, on
Noverolter while the deal was
being discussed between the
speaker and HarperCollins. Gin
grich has responded by saying
that he did not know that Mur
doch owned the publishing
company Murdoch said that at
the lime, he had not been
informed of the deal which his
company was negotiating
Ladies and gentlemen, wel
come hack to business as usual.
At the very least, Gingrich has
made a bad political move. This
deal smells, and with good rea
son. The large amounts of nton
*>v looked had enough on their
own, hu! with Murdoch in the
pirture, it looks even worse
Even if Gingrich truly did not
know about Murdoch's involve
ment with HarperCollins, why
did the mogul, especially con
sidering what may lie ahead of
him on Capitol Mill, get the
opportunity to cozy up to the
s (maker'
This is exactly the type of
elbow rubbing which made vot
ers so angry at Washington
before the last eler tion Exactly
what Newt railed against with
such (Mission to bring his “revo
lution" to the Congress
However, just like the Rot*
lenkowski and Wright si andals
of the Democratic past, the
explanations just don't add up
Congressmen have large staffs
of aides and advisers Doesn't it
seem odd that Gingrich had not
been briefed by one of them
before his meeting? Especially
so when you consider that at the
time he was in negotiations w ith
Murdoch's HarperCollins. Don't
you think that one of Newt's lit
tle groupies would find the con
nection and notify the speaker?
Eat ret moguls often have sim
ilar staffs which are usually larg
er, It seems strange that none of
Murdoch's aides would inform
him of Gingrich's planned deal
with HarperCollins, even more
so when you consider how ben
eficial it would l>e for Murdoch
to have some friends in Con
gress during what could be an
unfriendly future.
The supporters of Gingrich
should keep an unflim hing eye
on this deal. The speaker seems
at least a bit of a hypocrite by
taking part in such a question
able contract.
Let's turn the tables and
change the situation just for fun.
What would happen if hypo
thetically speaking. Bill Clinton
was still running the country
and he signed a $4.5 million
deal with HarperCollins?
The Republicans would have
a field day.
Cries of impropriety and
wrongdoing would echo
throughout Washington and the
rest of the nation Kush Lim
baugh would tear the President
to piec os for such an obvious
misuse of public power. The
National Review would discuss
all of the allegations against
Murdoch and then vilify the
President ns a traitor to the inter
ests of the American consumer.
Senator Alfonse D'Amato (K
NY) and Gingrich himself would
call for immediate hearings to
get to the bottom of the situa
tion.
All of them would be com
pletely justified in their criti
cisms.
Hut now let's be honest. Iil>er
als and conservatives alike,
l>ec.ause we are at the core of the
issue Why isn't Newt held to
the same standards'
The National Review's
William F Buckley gave Newt a
brief slap on the wrist in a recent
column, but for the most part,
the conservative press anil the
Mouse Republicans have been
either silent or supportive.
Let's remember, Gingrich
helped create the lough stan
dards to which he and his like
would hold Clinton. He has
built a career by exposing
improprieties of Democrats and
Republicans alike, and now he
is in the same kind of muck
which he criticized so vehe
mently during the last election.
Hut. hero we are, only weeks
into the Newtonian era, with yet
another example of a powerful
entity taking advantage of its sta
tus to gain access to a politician.
Keep an eye on Newt On
November 8. the voters asked
him and his colleagues in the
GOP for a revolution, an end to
the established collusion
between special interests and
our government.
Make sure that he delivers.
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