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RHYTHM & REVIEWS ‘Swing’ of things Swing band Cherry Poppin' Daddies will perform their second campus concert of the school year PAGE 7A SPORTS Pucks to fight ‘war’ Oregon and Oregon State will square off in the 101st Civil War this weekend SECTION B FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1997 TODAY The Museum of Natl i ral Huston ’ u ’ill celebrate its lOtb year in its own building at 5:30p m. WEATHER Today Rain 1 ligh 51. Low 42. Weekend Rain I ligh 55. Low 47. Tuition delay helps some reap tax credit rewards Winter-term tuition will not be due until after Jan. 1, 1998, allowing some families to save up to $ 1,500per student By Nicole Kristal Higher Education Reporter While you planned to give relatives a fruitcake this holiday season, the Univer sity planned to give students a less perish able gift: Winter-term tuition will not be due until next year. The University has made an adjustment in the due date to help some parents and students benefit from a 1998 tax credit. The Hope Scholarship Tax Credit, part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, reduces the amount of tax a family may pay by up to $1,500 per year per student. Financial aid associate director Jim Gilmour explained that the payment delay can help people when it comes time to pay taxes in the future. "The decisions people make now in terms of when they pay their winter term fees or when we apply aid to the winter term fees may affect them a year and a half down the line,” Gilmour said. For this reason, Gilmour said, financial aid will not be distributed until Jan. 1, 1998. Students have been given six weeks notice of the new time of disbursement. But not all students are eligible for this tax credit, such as students who have com pleted the first two years of their under graduate studies. To be eligible, individuals must also pay taxes, be above a certain income level and not have any tuition paid for by cer tain types of grants or scholarships. "Because there are so many factors in volved and the fact that they haven't de fined clearly who would be affected, the prudent thing to do would be to tell stu dents ‘Just wait to pay,’” Gilmour said. “It doesn’t hurt anyone and potentially helps quite a few people.” A notice explaining the details of the tax credit has been inserted in the tuition bills going out this week. Information about the tax credit can also be found in the Financial Aid Office and in the Business Office located in Oregon Hall. Gilmour said he believes the tax credit will benefit many students. “There are a lot of students who aren’t eligible for other grant money or financial aid that are going to be qualified for this scholarship,” Gilmour said. “I think it’s a good incentive for families to send their kids to college. It's good any time Congress does something to help students pay for college.” WENDY FULLER/Emerald Brooke Welch, an interviewer for the Oregon Science Research Laboratory, conducts an anonymous survey Wednesday afternoon. Finding answers to life’s questions Survey research During its five years of operation, the Oregon Survey Research Laboratory has conducted nearly 50,000 telephone and mail-in interviews. Below are the number of completed surveys per fiscal year. SOURCE: Oregon Survey Research Laboratory CARA STRAZZO/Emerald The Oregon Survey Research Laboratory conducts about 35 survey projects a year on a vast range of subjects By Michael Bumham Community Reporter Far within the depths of Prince Lucien Campbell Hall is a group of researchers that has determined the percentage of Americans who feel there is a moderate to high risk of an asteroid hitting the Earth. If you want to know the answers to just about anything else you’ve wondered about, the Oregon Survey Research Labo ratory could probably tell you. In a 1,000-square-foot basement room, more than 60 laboratory employees have conducted nearly 50,000 research inter views by phone in the five years the facili ty has been in operation. "Survey research is fun because it’s both an art and a craft — and a science, too,” said OSRL founding director Patri cia Gwartney. “Usually we’re responding to clients’ needs, but we might add things of theoretical interest, too,” The bulk of the facility’s work involves designing and conducting surveys for se lected target populations through tele phone interviews. The OSRL serves as a primary research tool for the University’s faculty, students and staff, as well as for other schools throughout the Oregon State System of Higher Education, she said. According to Gwartney, who has also been a sociology professor for 17 years, OSRL provides social research services for local, state and federal governmental agencies and other research organizations and individuals. Occasionally, OSRL will Turn to LAB, Page 5A OSSHE plans for global internships Through the Global Graduates program, students can earn credit as interns for foreign companies or governments By Kari Thorene Higher Education Reporter The Oregon State System of Higher Educa tion is starting to plan future funding for the Global Graduates program, the only state-run in ternational internship program in the country. OSSHE started Global Graduates in 1995 on a $4,000,000, four-year federal grant from the Department of Defense under the De fense Conversion Act. The funds are specifi cally "aimed at preparing U.S. citizens for non-defense related employment,” accord ing to the Global Graduates Web site. The program matches qualified Oregon college and university students with internships at overseas businesses and governments. Program administrators are working on finding new funding mechanisms for the program before the grant runs out, said Tami Lanning, the Asia director of the Global Graduates program. “We’re looking at additional grants and Turn to PROGRAM, Page 5A Police will increase patrols tlis weekend The Eugene Police Department plans to beef up patrols this weekend as a result of the Civil War football game Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium. According to Sgt. David Poppe, five times the normal number of officers will be on patrol Friday and Saturday nights. ‘This will be a bad weekend to break the law,” he said. Also, Poppe said the Oregon State Police will be conducting saturation patrols on the Interstate and other local roads before and after Saturday’s game. Poppe warns against tailgating outside the Autzen Stadium parking lots, which could result in a ticket
