The University is
stili in good hands
Dave Frohnmayer seems to have a knack for being in
the right place at the right time.
just three years ago. Frohnmayer found himself in
just the right spot to la* made dean of the University’s
law school — a place where he taught for eight years
before becoming the state's attorney general in WHO.
Then, at former University President Myles Brand
left for a position in Indiana last spring. Frohnmayor
quickly became the preeminent choice to be Brand’s
temporary, two-year replacement, while a permanent
successor was being sought.
Friday, that search i amo to an end. before it even
really started.
Frohnmayor’s strong base of support among faculty,
students and community members persuaded t!u> state
board of higher education to appoint him permanently
to the University presidency, without even bothering to
conduct the nationwide search that was originally
planned
That Frohnmayer would ho selected with so little
debate speaks volumes about his standing in both the
University community and in the state Alter on!\ a
year as interim president. Frohnmayer has shown he is
able to perform the duties of president as well as any
career college administrator, and in some respects, sig
nify antlv hotter.
Krohnmayer is a native Oregonian who has been
heavily involved in statu politics ever since serving
three terms in the state house of representatives
between 1975 and 1980. At a time when higher edu< .1
lion most compete for its share of increasingly limited
state resources, having a president who is widely
respected by political leaders from both parties can !*•
of immense value, and Krohnmaver fits that bill per
fectly
The state board must have been impressed with
I rohnmayur's commitment to the job, too, in light of
other demands on Ins lime While his daughter Kirsten
was hospitalized in Minnesota following a hone mar
row transplant atui a subsequent stroke, Krohnmayer
stayed with her. Hut he was still able to conduct the
University's business from afar, via e-mail, fax and
telephone
Now, with the "interim" removed from his title.
President Krohnmaver becomes even more responsible
for the long-term suet ess of the University. The task of
leading this institution into the next century may seem
a daunting one, but if he lives up to expectations,
Krohnmaver is more than up to it.
Wo wish him lin k.
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Thank you
Democracy is no! a spectator
sport for it to survive anti
flourish, we ait must become
involved
This ts the message I heard
from ‘tftfi high school students
representing tH Oregon high
schools who recently participat
ed in the (dose Up Foundation
government studies program in
Washington, DC
f or a full week the students
had the opportunity to develop
a better understanding of our
demot ratic process By observ
ing Congressional proceedings,
questioning journalists and unset
mg with government experts, the
nhstraits of history and the
prm ess of gov eming were trans
formed into concrete experiences
In addition, students were able
to share their views with their
peers from other areas of the
country.
Participants returned hurt it*
with a deeper awareness of their
responsibilities ns citizens and
the realization that a single indi
vidual i an make a difference
Their enthusiasm for involve
ment in the democratic process
is to ho admired.
The Close Up experience was
made possible through the strong
support of parents, touchers and
schools Also, various companies
and organizations helped make
Close Up fellow ships available
to students in financial need.
These sponsors include a num
ber of local individuals and busi
nesses which support Close Up's
work in civic education
On iHihalf of all of us at Close
I Ip. i would like to thank all who
made the experience possible.
Kathy McGuigan
Oregon Outreach
Coordinator
Close Up Foundation
Illusory
The Orison Taxpayers United
Memorial Dav advertisement is
proof conclusive that Bill Size
more (the heart heat of the orga
niz.ation) uses deception in his
attempts to pit private sector
workers against publir sector
workers So shtx ked was 1 by the
$29,471 it) "Average of All State
Workers" presented in contrast
to the $23,.140 80 ' Average for all
Private Set tor Workers, ' 1 made
numerous chills to state agent les
to discover the truth behind Size
more's most ret tint display of sta
tistical wizardry.
Readers may have thought of
thti Oregon f’ublii Employees'
Union (and our recent strike)
when they saw a state workers
"average" that’s $<»,IXX) more titan
my gross annual income. But. tit
actuality, the figure includes fac
ulty and management profes
sionals. most of whom make far
more money than myself. For
example, coaches, athletic dirts -
tors, and university presidents,
just to name a few
Sizemore's “Average of All Pri
vate Sector Workers." on the oth
er hand, includes the wages of
retail and restaurant workers,
multiple-job holders and far more
short-term employees. Not count
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Taxpayers l Jnited's calculations)
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wages brought in by the self
employed or business owners.
Clearly, there's ,i great deni to
read between the lines of the
biased advertisement.
The best way to educate Ore
gon taxpayers on the subject of
wage differences is to make job
for*(ob comparisons. But this
apparently does not fit well in
Sizemore's agenda He prefers to
rely on illusory tactics to lash out
at public workers.
Star Holmberg
Eugene
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How can any of tho one-life
time moneymaking mountains of
this world Im cast into the sea. as
Matthew 2121 states' It's easy,
if the moneychangers would
anoint their eyes w ith Reincar
nation Kye-salve and be born
again into heaven where God
rules supreme. Hut the media
sees to it that they remain blind
to the truth, as do the spiritual
Caesars of churches in robbing
the poor Why would anyone pre
vent tho truth from becoming
known for the common salvation
of humanity (per Reincarnation
acceptance)? That’s easily
answered in Jude t and -t in the
(John Iti 1 1/Jude lfi 11) 1 til t
King James bihle (.an anyone
deny this biblical answer given
in the only true hihlo in exis
tence? Of course, political lead
ers teach by example to deny
one's errors
John Wayne Johnson
San Diego, Calit.
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