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Rules: Harris fiahts for residency ■ Continued from Page 1 davits for residency: Have the stu dents established a domicile? Are they being claimed as a tax depen dent? Are they financially inde pendent? What is their primary activity? Paying Oregon income taxes should be number one on the list, he said, but in actuality it ranks fifth. Filing an affidavit for residency in the University Admissions Of fice is the first step toward acquir ing residency status. The school’s residency officer decides the case after meeting with the student. Students turned down by the resi dency officer can choose to ap peal to Oregon’s Inter institution al Residency Committee (IRC). If the appeal is rejected, it can move to the Oregon State System of Higher Education or, if necessary, the courts. THE HARRIS CASE For some students, the appeal process can take months or even years to be resolved. This has been the case with University stu dent Audrey Harris. Harris, a 36-year-old single mother of three, began the process in 1994, and in 1997, she is still fighting for residency. A senior majoring in political science and psychology, Harris moved to Oregon from California in 1993 and attended the Univer sity for a year before applying for residency. Two other women who moved from California in the same year joined Harris in the quest for resi dency status. Each of the women argued that her primary reason for moving to Oregon was to raise her children in a safe environment. Harris said shs was escaping an abusive rela tionship. “I just feel like the school and state, in general, discounted my reasons for coming here,” Harris said. Waddell is not convinced that Oregon is the answer to Califor nia’s crime, pollution and social ills. “You don’t have to leave Cali fornia to find those sanctuaries,” Waddell said. "You can’t paint California with the same brush.” After Waddell turned down Harris’ case, the three women made separate appeals to the IRC and state system Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Shirley Clark. Clark reviews cases denied by Waddell and the IRC. If Clark denies an appeal, the appellant has the option to appeal in County Circuit Court, as Harris and the other two women chose to do after Clark denied their ap peals in 1995. THE FACTS RESIDENT TO NON RESIDENT RATIO Number of students classified as resident or non-resident at the University 1992 Non-resident i I I Resident TUITION FOR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS Yearly tuition for non-residents has nearly doubled in the last five years. Resident: $3,381 Non-resident: $11,19:: A Resident: $1,965 Non-resident: $5,724 / \ t STUDENTS APPLYING FOR RESIDENCY Number of applications to attend University and the number of those accepted oiuuciiid dppiymy lur resiliency Students accepted for residency 1993 Accepted: 53% 1994 Accepted: 60% 1995 Accepted: 70% 1996 Accepted: 81% 1993 1994 1995 1996 SOURCESLarry Waddell Oregon State System ot Higher Education, 1996 Statistical Abstract ot the United States MATT GARTON/Emerald Harris’ appeal was rejected on two counts: She lived in Univer sity housing and was employed as a custodian by the University, a job open only to students. Clark stated in her ruling that Harris failed to demonstrate a “bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational.” “I’m mindful that the case has been received at the institution and IRC,” Clark said. By looking at the reasons a pe tition has been denied in the pre vious two bodies, Clark said the full case is available for her to make a judgment. Some cases are overturned after going through the first two phas es, Clark said. “It does happen,” she said. “I would call them differences in in terpretation.” Interpreting why the student came to the state is an important factor, Clark said. According to section 580-10-030 of the residen cy classification policy and proce dures: “In determining resident or nonresident classification, the primary issue is one of intent. If a £fi I just feel like the school and state, in general, discounted my reasons for coming here. — Audrey Harris University student -33 person is in Oregon primarily for the purpose of obtaining an edu cation, that person will be consid ered a nonresident.” “The issues usually relate to the individual behavior and what they do when they come to the state,” Clark said. A student has to show that his or her primary intent for being here is not education. Single parents working full time and attending school full time can have trouble balancing a busy schedule, and Harris said work or parenting priorities come before attending classes. “Primarily, I’m a parent, an em ployee and then a student,” Har Turn to HARRIS, Page 10 Want to play with the Ducks? If you're interested in using any of the many University of Oregon symbols, you have to play fair. UO symbols are protected by both federal and Oregon trademark laws. To use our name or logos, you must obtain written permission from UO's Office of Merchandise Marketing and Licensing. They'll also be happy to furnish you with a list of licensed vendors and manufacturers. Fair enough? 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