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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
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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.
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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
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