OSSHE changes, shortens name to OUS
by Kan I norene
Higher Education Reporter
The Oregon State System of Higher Educa
tion changed its name to the Oregon Universi
ty System at its meeting last Friday. It also has
a new logo.
The name and logo change will cost
$13,700.
Francesca Clifford of the chancellor’s office
said the new name better reflects the board's
commitment to the university system.
The old name, abbreviated OSSHE, was
"rather cumbersome,” Clifford said. “People
didn’t always know what it meant, what it en
compassed, that it referred to public institu
tions. OUS better represents what we’re all
about.”
OUS includes Eastern Oregon University,
the Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon
State University, Portland State University,
Southern Oregon University, Western Ore
gon University and the University of Ore
gon.
Chancellor Cox described the name change
as a move symbolizing the changing structure
and responsibilities of OUS.
"Doing business under our new name and
logo is an important element in strengthening
our communication with higher education’s
many constituencies and reinforcing our iden
tity as a dynamic, open educational delivery
system that has at its core the traditions of
learning, inquiry and knowledge,” he said in
a written statement.
In response to suggestions by Gov. John
Kitzhaber, OUS has two committees working
on restructuring budget and finance and gov
ernance and structure.
Hate: OPS plans to improve record-keepinq method
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ty for the city. He said that race
motivated nearly 70 percent of
the bias crimes.
Despite the Hate/Bias Report
ing Act of 1990, which requires
law enforcement agencies to
record bias incidents, law en
forcement officials admit their
statistics do not represent the
true level of these crime.
“The low numbers in our sta
tistics are typical. I’m sure there
are a lot of things we don’t know
about,” said OPS Lt. Joan Saylor.
Instead of reporting the incident
to police, some students choose
to file confidential reports with
the Office of Student Life’s con
duct code coordinator or go to
human-rights groups for help.
This creates a disparity be
tween law enforcement statistics
and those of activist groups,
which report much higher num
bers. For instance, official state
statistics that rely on police num
bers show that hate crimes
dropped by 45.5 percent from
1996 to 1997. Yet Michele
Lefkowith, director of Communi
ties Against Hate, said she has
seen an increase in hate crimes in
the last year.
The difference is important be
cause there are more penalties for
bias-motivated crime, said Eric
Ward, regional coordinator for
the Northwest Coalition Against
Malicious Harassment.
One reason for the disparity is
that definitions of hate crimes
differ among the groups and
many bias-related incidents are
protected by the First Amend
ment.
“During the 'Ska against Big
otry’ [music festival] in June of
'97, Neo-Nazi skinheads were
saluting and shouting racial
slurs” Lefkowith said. “It’s not
considered a hate crime, and
people were so scared of retalia
tion no one would press charges
of any kind.”
Rikhoff said another reason for
the difference in figures is that
people of color often see the po
lice as oppressors. According to
Saylor, many minorities do not
report bias-crime incidents at the
University because of a common
adversarial relationship between
students of color and police.
“Because of their status as mi
norities, they’re not comfortable
talking with us,” she said. “They
have often times been oppressed
by police.”
Jim Garcia, director of the Of
fice of Multicultural Affairs,
called the disparity between inci
dents and statistics “a trust is
sue” that needs to be addressed.
“Hate crimes are still going on,
and we need to take down barri
ers that deter people from report
ing them,” he said.
Garcia said the planned cre
ation of a position for an assis
tant dean of multiethnic pro
grams will help deal with this
issue.
Saylor said OPS plans to in
stall a better method of record
keeping and is making changes
within the department to devel
op closer relationships to minori
ty groups on campus. Saylor has
seen bias crimes on campus in
creasingly directed toward stu
dents of color, and away from
what was primarily sexual preju
dice in the late 1980s.
But this is no consolation to
Neyna Thompson.
Thompson said the damage
caused by the incident at her
dorm affects how everyone sees
her, as well as the atmosphere in
the building.
"Now everyone thinks it’s
okay,” she said, “and the person
didn’t get caught.”
MEETINGS
OSPIRG is holding a general
interest meeting at 7 p.m. in
100 Willamette. For more infor
mation, call 346-4377.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Office of Academic Ad
vising and Student Services is
sponsoring a workshop on ap
plying to law school at 3:30
p.m. in 164 Oregon Hall. For
more information, call 346
3211.
Programs Financing
The ASUO Programs Finance Committee committed $151,222 of student incidental fees Jan. 15 and Jan. 17. These
were the second and third PFC meetings of the season; the 1998-99 budget for every ASUO program will be set by the
time the committee finishes its hearings.
ORGANIZATION
1998-99
% CHANGE
1997-98
FROM LAST YEAR
{CHANGE
FROM LAST YEAR
Senate and ADFC
NASU
$14,260
$15,284
$16,064
$15,739
DELTA/GSO
$710
$4B0
-6.7%
+ 2.06%
+ 47.91%
-$1,024
+ $325
+ $230
OSA
$79,556
$82,787
Safe ride
$38,991
$36,549
House of Rim
$400
$317
Pre-Health Science
$610
$857
-3.90%
+6.68%
+ 26.18%
-28.82%
-$3,231
+$2,442
+$83
-$247
APALS
$631
$300
+110.33%
+$331
CARA STRAZZO/Emerald
Board hears student parking violation appeals
Thousands of appeals
are made each year
to the Traffic Petitions
and Appeals Board
By Chris Kenning
Student Activities Reporter
"The meter was broken.”
“I was coming right back. ”
University traffic petitions Officer
Ruth South has heard thousands of
appeals from students over the years.
“There are actually lots of good
reasons for appealing a ticket, but
just because the parking lot is
empty doesn’t mean you can park
there,” South said.
South, an emeritus faculty ref
erence librarian, is part of the Of
fice of Public Safety’s Traffic Peti
tions and Appeals Board. The
board decides over 3,500 student
appeals each year, which include
parking and traffic offenses.
Students who feel they were im
properly ticketed must first appeal
to South through OPS. Then, if
their appeal is denied, students
can appeal to the Traffic Petitions
Board. The board, which meets
once a month, consists of two fac
ulty members, two classified staff
personnel, and two students ap
pointed by the ASUO, said Rand
Stamm, parking and transporta
tion manager for OPS.
The board can then either waive
the fine, deny the appeal or reduce
the fine.
“The system works pretty
well,” South said. “There are legit
imate reasons for waiving viola
tions or refunding fines, and stu
dents can come in front of the
board to present their case.”
Parking and traffic offenses for stu
dents range from $10 for meter viola
tions to $100 for parking in disabled
spaces, she said. The board gives stu
dents the chance to suggest changes
in traffic and parking policy.
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