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cox Continued from Page i i hante I had." Co* mh! "1 will do tny to keep n< i ess a-, broadly available as possible ” Access means two things to (io* Hi*' firs! is affordability, the second geography By geography, hit said Int is (Indicated to ensur ing that people in outlying areas, sin h as Kastwm Ofiyton, are able to attend OSS1II uunpusm either physically or through one of the electronic t amposcs As a consequent e of the stain’s transforming role front an agrt cultural-based nennmy to one of S4 tent e and technology, (in* said he thinks Oregonians are begin ning to understand that puhlii higher education is Ins omiug the "engine” of the state • * *-* * * *-*'** * * * * * • fWUNDERlANP 5« vroco GAM* 5 4th STREET | PUBUC MARKET 683-8464 f WHO ADVENTURED I* VAU.IY RJVt* PVA2A Moreover, than* will l»* no fam ily-wago job* without 'an edu cation price-tag." he said "Kvery time we d ism vest in public higher eduf/ition - as we're doing with these cuts there are going to !»■ mk mI costs down the road." Cox vud One of the chancellor's plans to maintain act ess to Oregonians is by using OSS UK's nmmn :es particularly in rowan h — to advance the state's economu future, which he said should result in more public support for higher edu<ation. Through a J.'itXI million state higher education research Indus try. Co* and the other OSSH1 hoard mtmtbers plan to t onne< t the relevancy of res«an h < ontri tuitions to the lives of Oregoni ana, MI5%| IHOP Student Discount 355 F Broadway only 345-9976 M ,st I^ese- ! student i D Not vas.'t with othe' cfcacounts Valid lor I 0 tv kVe onty "(Research! matters everyday to Oregonians* families. their businesses and their health and •I onomit: well U«mg. tiox said To help get this message out. an OSS1IK committee has pro posed a S400.000 publii infor mation plan to the board. which < ould be implemented as early a* Man h The plan would use television and radio cotnmet (ials, among other things, to inform people of higher edu< a tion's i ontribution* to the state Besides maintaining access. Cox's other two goals for this leg islative session are to fmam.tal ly stabilise the institutions, thus enabling OSSHK to make salary adjustments for professors and to «»■ the I .egislatUTv pass the High er Kdm ation Kffi< imu v Ai t The rvi ently passed Ballot Measure 8 whir h require* pub lii employees to pay ft percent of their salaries into their pension plans and eliminates the PHKS ph kup. is a harsh blow to ()SSH1 professors Cox said ■\Ve\e got tu soy tn those p:o lessors who have stit< k by us that they ere doing a great job, and yve siipj«irt them h<- said Measure 8 sends the opposite message l»* cmso it takes money away and no matter what the cmum stances. this is wen .is negative The Higher Education Effi i mm v Act. Cox's third goal, areks to exempt OSS1 IK from car tain state administrative costs this would save $10 million from the annual OSSHE budget, which could odd 2,000 more in stall- students into OSSHE < lass rooms looking toward this legislative session with new faces and a new governor • Cox said he is positive, and encouraged by the correlation legislators and other citizen* seem to In- making between the state's economic well-being and the me essity for public, higher educ ation ( m -..nd he- owes iilm h to the campus presidents who contin in- to stii k hv the system Also, he believes the* state has weath ered the those phases of thu prop erty measure as well ns c an lie expei ted. now is the time to go forward. I wouldn't have agreed tc.it,ike the position if I hadn’t thought we have turned the corner," Cox said “Tile presidents an- respon sible for this Hv for. this is the Ix-st group of presidents I've ever known " The chancellor, with th*‘ board'* help, appoints presidents for the nine universities. colleges and National (Coastal Researt h and Development Institute Cur rently. three are interim presi dent* Every president who has left, we've replaced with someone who i* even hit as good ■ maybe better." Cos said "It's a good thing they believe so completely in the importance of this enter prise." On a personal level, Cox doesn't know how long he will remain chant ellor. His love of teaching has sucked him hack into the classroom more than one e in the past, even when he was Southern Oregon's president "This is the first time in 30 \ears that I w asn 't part of the fall start-up. and honestly, I missed it.” he said "Teaching is my mental health outlet I l>et if you came looking for me in five years. I'll tie back in the classroom." lor now-, however. Cox remains confident about the future of the state's public high er education "I was horn an optimist, and they will ( arry me out an opti mist,'' he said. MAZATLAN SPRING BREAK MAR. 19-24 ) FROM $569.95’ Round-trip air from Portland 5 nights hotel on beach Small deposit will hold space Final payment Feb. 12 ' MR MRSOM OUA[\ J AND 1? PAMW *A Tf S AVAJIAMI 485 0408 1-800-247-7082 30 E.1 7th St. Continued from Page 1 tion lo H.SA budget, requiring the group to report bar k by April 1 wttti a plan to reorga nise. or receive no money for nest v«ar Inconsistent opera t H Hi t>V jlftn I''t:s H.SA ship was part of the reason for the committee's request Committee Chairman Joey Lyons s lid he want* to make sure student groups focus on managing their money We want to minimise the amount of money students pay out of their pot kets," Lyons said Liu- MinonH Law Student* Association received more than a 5 pen enI de< reave over last y*-.ir Helena Cur le\ MLSA co ordinator. said she concentrates on recruitment and retention of minority students, as does the HLSA Curley's concern Iasi r EMU Fir Room Tuesday & Wednesday January 24 & 25 \ I G«rt w»«lt» with Oregon Ddily Emrrdld .'141 ft■'l1-1-4 WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES The 7-member AS DO Programs Finance Committee, which includes three student senators, will recommend how incidental fees are allocated to student groups next year. PERCENT CHANGE ORGANIZATION AMOUNT FROM LAST YEAR Black Urn Studwnt Aaaociotton $1,705 5.5% less ln!am»Ii<sn*l Law Student A»*ociatton $690 ! 4% |ess kfcnonty Lina Studam Aaaoclauon $1,676 laatxan A Gay Law Student Aaaociation $ 1.350 26 4% more Jewtah Student Linton $6,230 60°o more Mo--«y gwen this weak $11,651 Money given to date: $32,921 ( Mt RAl mghf was keeping funding for her group to pay for speakers. Stie said MI.SA tries to attrai t experts in areas of interest to minority law students "One of the tough things about Using in Eugene." Gurley said, "is that (these kinds of speakers! arts not ill this area The committee gave Ml.SA 5 t I he only other student pro gram getting a budget increase last night was the Lesbian ami Gay Law Student Association The Committee increased I.GLSA's budget by more titan 2ti pen ent. giving Sl,350. 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