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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
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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
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ESSLINGER IN THE FUTURE
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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.
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