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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1995)
OSSHE Continued from Page 1 Flint)* in The Dalle* and an Oregon State University graduate. said ( hanging the view citizens have of public higher edu cation i* crucial to the stability of OSSHK's institution* We have an image problem." Bailey said “People mistakenly think that pub lic higher education is half c losed-down M The propose*! Public Information Plan, which would spend at least $400,000 on television commercials ami radio ads if approved, would promote the sucxess and stability of OSSHK's schools Hoard tucmiwr Jim Willis, the Kxm u live Offic er for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Konde in Oregon and a gradu ate from University of California at San ta Crux, said now is the time to make citixens aware of the contributions high er education makes to the individual, as well ns the state "By in* reasing public awareness, peo ple i an find the value of public higher education in their own lives." Willis said Another key issue the board ln< es is keeping tuition increases dow n to a min imum In the thrw bienniums since the tO'iil passage of Ballot Measure ri, the property tax limiting initiative, tuition lias increased by lift jsen.ent for in state* students and HH percent for non-residents Gov John Kitzhalmr's plan for higher education is to buy down the tuition increase from 9 percent, whic h is former Gov. Barbara Robert's suggestion, to -4 percent Many of the board members expressed optimism about KHihibw’i plan Hobby lee. one of two student hoard memtsers and a University graduate stu dent, said Kitxhaber is the first governor to "articulate the fact that higher educa tion does play a major role in the <» o nomic well-being of the state As a primary result of the significant rise in tuition, in state enrollment has plummeted by li b |x*n «nt since Measure ft petted He said if ncn-ss is deniiHi. the* state will not have a big enough poo! of educated workers to draw from. Thus, people from out-of-state will let increasingly hired to meet the future's demand of service-based Bobby Lee redirects student board Cotkren Pohlig Ot>ger 0*#r l aierau A* state board of higher education members increasingly spend time drumming up support for public institutions, one student board mem ber wants to ensure that students aren't lost in the shuffle Bobby Lee, a University graduate student and Oregon State System of Higher Education board member, is proposing a Student Life Forum to the board that would address stu dent issues of career planning, finan cial aid and access for disenfran i hised groups Significant tuition increases since the [sassage of Ballot Measure 5. the 1990 property tax limiting measure, coupled with dec.lining in state enrollment, has forced board mem bers to spend more time finding ways to gain public support for high er education Bec ause of this, Lee said he is afraid the board, and thus the higher education system, is drifting further from the student "We are spending so much time try ing to get a revenue streamline. “ Lee wud. "that we re spending less time on the mission - on improving the cpi.ilitv nf life* for students Lee's plan is three fold First, along with help from the Oregon Student larhby and various individu als. ho would address career plan ning issues I-eo said it's crucial that students have access to career planning early on. which would point thorn in the right direction toward a future job or further schooling “Students are taking out high loans, working very hard in classes and once they get their degree, they may he disappointed 1m*« ause they may realize they need a continued education like a masters rather than beginning their tamer," lee said By providing more support in career planning and placement, he said, this will allow students to see a (dear path to their future goals Lee said he would like to see a mentor program started for fresh men. which would give students an early hands-on look at their fields of interest This would prevent some students from ( hanging their major in their senior year The second element to the plan is to pul a more "suitable" financial aid package together Lee said he will push for the continuation of the direct student loan program, which cuts mil private hank* The direct loan program, which President Clinton implemented, is only a pitot program, and Oregon is the first and only state to test it The third part of Lee's plan is to ensure equal opportunity to students of color, nontraditional students and to address gender issues The forum will te> presented to the board at the February meeting, but isn't esported to be voted on next month. jobs "Out-of-state experts will com* here to fulfill the roles and Oregonian* wilt Income second«lasts dtinen* in their own stain." Lee said How does the future of higher educa tion loot' Perhaps surprisingly, many Isoard mernlxtrs seem positive "I’m pleased about the Inst five years ill the fai e of some severe financial insta biltty,” Swanson said Others awn'! so optimistic. “We haven't made public higher edu cation a priority like they have in Wash ington." Board President Swanson said Other board members include Herb Am hkenasy. Esther Puentes, George Richardson, |r . Ronds Trotman Reese, and Janice Wilson. TRAINS Continued from Page f school al Eugene High The school bought a new combination phonograph and re< order and put Hunter in c harge of using it “I became interested in recording sound* that were disappearing." Hunter said He disc overed that a number of sounds had already slipp'd away and couldn't lie found In the 1950s Hunter was able to record the sound of the Inst Eugene single-cylin der gas engine used in wood cutting. His interest turned to trains when he realized that the steam engines were also disap pearing, Hunter said. "It had gotten to where there was prac tically nothing left running." Hunter said. "The only way you could hear a steam locomotive was through fan trips, and they aren't the same It's not the old build ing the west feeling ' A sample of Hunter's work will lie pre sented Inn 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Eugene Hilton Conference Center. The exist is a $5 donation. Hunter’s train obsession began on his honeymoon in 1939. He bought an HO electric steam engine. It sat around his house until after he had children. Hunter's three hoys got into the train game with him. Over the years they built stations and tracks Hunter got a land scape picture of canyons with orange hills that became tho backdrop for his train town The boys built matching cliffs out of damp loam and rocks. With around UK) feet of track, the trains take up most of the basement. Several sta tions and a train yard hoid the parked engines. Hut the scene isn't finished yet. Hunter said he hopes to be able to finish his train set soon so he can enjoy the com pleted tracks. "After they grew up them wasn't much possibility for me to work on it.” Hunter said. “I have a lot of derailments down them (in the basement)." The railroad layout in Hunter's base ment was based on the use of steam loco motives in the early 20th century. "We don't have a diesel engine on the place." he said Fly Into the New Year with Kowloon's CHINESE NEW VEAR PARTV ’ . „ r ' * ! Saturday, January 28 «ii:QO p.m, Door prizes given away every hour including free dinner certificates and Lucky Money! Come join us to celebrate the year of the Rg StWlAI'S 2222 Centennial Blvd. • 343-4734 ■ | 2 fin Cover Charge come m Detween 10 45 pm $« m<3 treomgnt on January 28tn 0FF SCANDAL’S 7772 Centennial OvO • 545 4754 15% I Student Discount I IHOP 355 E. 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