Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1997)
INDEX News News Briefs Sports Classifieds Crossword Horoscope cnj in <0 n TODAY Mad Duck Repertory The atre’s “The Complete Works of Shakespeare — Abridged” runs today through Aug. 1. INSIDE The McKenzie River offers kayaking and rafting for outdoor enthusiasts of all skill levels Two homosexual couples are taking the University fc,. and the state to court to get benefits for partners WEATHER Mostly sunny. High 80. Low 55. ESSLINGER CONSTRUCTION . CHAD PATTESON/tmeraid Project Manager Gregg Lobisser reviews design sketches of proposed construction and renovation to Esslinger during a Campus Planning Committee meeting Wednesday. The Committee voted to further the $18 to $19 million project Committee OKs Esslinger project ■ PROJECT: The building is being constructed to foster competition and increase recruitment and retention of students By Michael Hines Oregon Daily Emerald The Campus Planning Committee voted Wednes day to forward the process of the construction and renovation of Esslinger. The $18 to $19 million project was forwarded to President Dave Frohnmayer, contingent on several points. The committee wanted further examination of the East 15th Avenue edge of Esslinger. Under the cur rent plan, four of the covered tennis courts will be demolished and replaced with an extension of the building. The new building would be further from the street than where the tennis courts stand. The committee expressed concerns about what the front of the building would look like and what would be done with the space between the building and the street. The committee also expressed reservations about car parking, the nearby field, bike parking and the landscaping of the intersection at 15th Avenue and University Street. University officials have been planning this pro ject for years. Students passed a ballot measure in 1995 agreeing to pay fees totaling $9.5 million to pay for part of the project. The Oregon State System of Higher Education gave $4.5 million from its build ing fund and promised $4.4 million more in the 1999-2001 biennium. The rest of the funds will be raised by the University Foundation. “We think it is a very unique project that will dra matically change campus for the better,” Project Manager Gregg Lobisser said. The building is being constructed for three major reasons, Lobisser said. The facility will foster com petition, increase recruitment and increase retention of students. The University is the only school in the Pacific 10 without a comprehensive fitness facility, Lobisser said. He sited a statistic that 65 to 70 percent of stu dents currently use the building, and he said he ex pects facility use to increase after construction. “If you are going to keep your students, you want them to be actively involved on campus,” Lobisser said. “Students will see this as a place they want to be.” The project will include some major new con struction. The new part of the building will include a weight room on the bottom level that will stretch 260 feet. Behind the weight room will be three basketball Turn to PROJECT, Paqe 4 ESSLINGER IN THE FUTURE SKETCH COURTESY CANNON PARKIN AND TBG ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS) Incidental fees increase 9.9 percent ■ FEES: Many of the increases came about because of student votes, including support for a Saferide van By Michael Hines Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon State System of Higher Edu cation made a final decision July 18 on stu dent fees for the coming school year. Many of the fees were simply adjusted for inflation, but several had significant in creases. Tuition at the University is broken into several fees: instruction, resource, building, incidental and health service. ns a result oi re cent action by the Oregon Legisla ture, the instruc tional fee for resi d e n t undergraduates will not change. The fee was frozen at the 1996-97 rate. The instructional fees for nonresi dent undergradu ates and graduate students will in crease by 3 per cent. The building fee was raised 35 per cent to $75. This means all students will pay $25 per INCREASES ■ BUILDING FEE: Up 35 percent to $25 per term ■ HEALTH FEE: Up 1.3 percent to $80 per term ■ TECHNOLOGY FEE: Remains at $50 per term ■ ESSLIHGER: $15.25 per term to fund renovations ■ TOTAL CHANGE: Up 9.9 percent to 147.75 per term term. The fee pays for construction associ ated with student centers, health centers and recreational facilities. The recreation facility in Esslinger Hall will receive $7.75 per term from students for renovation. This will be part of the stu dent incidental fee increase that was passed by University students in a 1995 vote. The total incidental fee was raised 9.9 percent to $147.75 per term for all students. Much of the increase is due to student votes, including the increase to pay for a new Saferide van. ASUO Vice President Ben Unger is not alarmed by the increases because they were supported by students. “I don’t think that they’re out of the ordi nary,” Unger said. The University health service fee in creased 1.3 percent to $80 per term for all students, as well. The technology fee and the fee for the College of Business Administration Master students did not change. The technology fee will stay constant at $50 per term. Masters nonresidents will continue paying $750 a year while residents will pay $300 per year. The largest fee change was for law stu dents. Administrators decided to even the fees for residents and nonresidents. Resi dent fees increased 21.9 percent to $3,900, while nonresident fees declined 6 percent to $3,900. Incoming freshmen to the Honors College will pay an extra fee for the coming year. Turn to FEES, Page 2
