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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1995)
STAFF REPORTS dSW PROCRAMS Don't graduate from col lege .tnd l iter say you should have Keen more involved on campus. Read this column today. and get involved with ASUO Programs tomorrow! You might ask yourself, what is an ASUO Program’ An A SI K f Program is a stu dent group established for the purpose of enhancing the lives of all students. These groups provide new, transfer and existing stu i ! s ucnts the op portunity to reach their full potential out side the i ia-»s room. t uirrentlv, the ASl O funds over i 90 student groups. We probably support ,i program that represents your interests. These pro grams collectively promote and explore ac adenuc learn ing, cultural diversity, envi ronmental issues, recreation activities, artistic endeavors and much more. It you entertain the thought of joining a group on campus, then look into ASUO Programs. ASUO Programs give students the opportunity to obtain lead ership experience and work with other students toward common goals. As always, programs .ire excited to have new members! This year, we aim to increase the networking and communication be tween programs, create a web page specifically de voted to programs, and to increase the visibility of ASUO Programs to the gen eral student population. If you are interested in es tablishing a program or ob taining information about ASUO Programs, we wel come you to our office in Suite 4 of the EMU or feel free to send me e-mail at asm ipr< rg^lgladsti >ne. ROBERT nmfi?; io a j FINANCE The ASUO Finance De partment here at the ASUO i> gearing up for what we hope will lx- another success ful year 1 his year Surah Ka\h. Assistant bin mtc t i*ordmu (or, Kristi Rogers, who will he interning with us. and myself will he working to ensure adequate funding tor programs while trying to keep the un idental fee from rising uni drastic ally Both Sarah and I have worked closely with the budget pro cess m previous years 1 he budget process is just getting under way this year. Incidental fee funded pro grams will submit their bud get requests for the next year by January d. W h e n reviewing a budget, we consider how efficiently the program has managed previ ous budgets and how active they have been during the past 12 months. An ASUO Executive rec ommendation will then lx* presented to the Programs Finance ('ommitee. The al ii k at ion or (he itu idcntal lee from that point forward rests almost entirety in the hands of the Programs Finance Commitee and the Student Senate. \XV want t.' ensure th.it fee funded groups .ire able to enru h the education e\pe riem e of the student Kxiy a> i whi »le SUSAN NON-TRADITION AL STUDENT AFFAIRS I ii, I’m Susan Ir.itton, the ASUO Non i r.Kltl ion.it S t u d c n t A 11.11 r s Coordinator. Now some of you .ire wondering whar non tradition,il covers! 1 deal wirh a wide range of is sues from child care and off campus housing to students wirh disabilities. Each of these areas is very exciting and diverse. ASUO offers a child care subsidy to students who qualify. I he amount subsi dized can range from 15% to 45% of child care costs, de pending on the financial need of the student ! also 'ii on tlu* I lousim. hoard rh.it serves student; living at h.or C 'am pus \X est morelatui, Atnaion, and 18th and Agate I he ti n il plans are being dr iwn up tor new Xm.om apartments I he buildings will have an exciting new child care ta cthry as well as new comtmi nity rooms. Students with disabilities are offered i wide range ol services I he services vary tr. mi making sure that ac v es sibllity needs are met tc someone take notes tor them in c lasses It you have any quest ton; please feel tree to give me . call at *46 06Kb FUNDRAISING As the Fundraising ( 'oor dinator, 1 work on the devel opment of the Student In ture Kind, Street I .tires, aiui special projects. One of these recent projects includes tin development ol a student pub on campus. We would like to provide students with an alternative to the "har Mi'tif." Hits puh would Ik- operated hy a pri vate mu rohrewerv .mJ serve mu rohrews, soft drinks. and mi u k tiHul items. 1 he I oca turn h.is vet to he detet milled, hut we ire looking tor spa*. e in the I Ml I he ASl IO Spring ‘96 Street I mre will t ike pl.ue May 2 -I I lie I tire will of ter students the opportunity tos.imple heads and purchase .irts .uul v t ilts Rinds will he playing m the 1MI ’ t. ourt yard and ASl IO Programs have information i'ti u i\s to net involved It you have any questions or would like to help with the planning of these or an\ other fundraising projects please i, ,i|| me at H6- 1724. MATTHEW gHATa FEDERAL AFFAIRS 1 his year has Ivrn u tu mu It nous one tot advocates of undent ftnanc i.tl aid l ed et (I .tul programs tor lusher education have been tar gefed by C ongress tor huge cuts tn funding. Spurred by this year's fren:y to balance the budget, l aingrcsstonal leaders have proposed deep cuts to critical programs like Direct Lending, Pell (drams and Perkins loans, cuts that could total nearly $ 1 1 bil lion. J I in-se programs are de signed to ensure access to higher editiation tot all. Some ( ongressional leaders seem to feel that higher edu cation should be a privilege afft >rded only by the wealthy It higher educ ation be comes a luxury, we will all sutler. It we allow ( a in gress to defund finan cial aid and tone mil lions ot students out of the system, the results could be drastic. As current trends indicate, America is gradually becoming a two tier society, for all of us to fulfill our own potential, we must have access to educa tion. I he ASl IO is committed to saving financial aid, and is working in cooperation with several other groups on campus to make students’ voices heard. Io find out how you can join the fight to save financial aid, watch for events on c ampus next term, or contact us at 546 5724. Iogether, we can create a system which provides ac cess to quality education for all!
