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■„ Volume 100, Issue 20
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Schools gain control of funds
we Oregon
University
System
changed its
funding
model
during the
summer,
giving each
school
more
autonomy
ay leri meeuwsen
Oregon Daily Emerald
Tuition from Oregon university stu
dents is staying on campus, giving uni
versity officials complete control of the
money.
And Oregon University System offi
cials say that will lead to more funding
for student-centered programs.
OUS changed its funding model to a
more student-centered, independent
model in July. Seven Oregon public uni
versities make up the system, and each
now keeps its own tuition and fees on
campus instead of collecting the money
into a single melting pot and distribut
ing to each school on a need basis.
The new structure has empowered
university presidents, faculty and admin
istrators to work with and distribute
funding to their own programs and pro
jects on each campus. Tuition and fees
University costs and budgets
BELOW: Cost to educate for a degree in various fields. RI8HT: Budget tor
Oregon schools on a student-centered system.
Mmney
*16.600
Liberal Arts
96.790
Science & Technologies
$12,800
will remain on campus, and state dollars,
including federal arid lottery money, will
be distributed on a need basis with addi
tional funding given to successful pro
grams throughout the state.
Better educated students, more access
for new students entering the university
system and a more diverse enrollment
are some of the reform’s goals, accord
ing to the 1999-2001OUS Biennial Bud
Turn to OUS, Page 8A
UNIVERSITY
ous
first in a four-part se
ries on the Oregon
University System
TODAY: OUS changes its
funding system to be
more student centered.
Tuesday: How the OUS
changes will affect other
state campuses.
Wtidueider The OUS
changes make universi
ties more accountable.
Thursday: The ous
changes are contingent
on the legislature pass
ing the system’s budget.
*EQU: Eastern Oregon State, OIT: Oregon Insitute of Technology, OSU: Oregon
State University, PSU; Portland State University. SOU: Southern Oregon University,
UO: University of Oregon, WOU: Western Oregon University
Sen. Smith
examines
higher ed
The senator makes a rare visit to
the University to discuss education
and watch the Ducks play football
By Michael Hines
Oregon Daily Emerald
With a Duck green sweater draped over
his shoulders, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith am
bled alone around the west rim of Autzen
Stadium in the third quarter of Saturday’s
blowout over Stanford.
And as Oregon kicker Nathan Villegas
lined up for yet another extra point, the Re
publican senator pushed to the tips of his
toes to see the play over the heads of his
constituents.
In his six years as a state political leader,
Smith has spoken on the University campus
only twice.
He delivered one of his speeches in the
EMU Courtyard during his campaign for the
senate seat he now holds. More opponents
than supporters attended, and they
drowned out his voice with their shouts.
Under the shouts of rabid Ducks fans at
Autzen Stadium Saturday, Smith discussed
his perspective on higher education and the
incident at the EMU.
“1 remember that,” he said. "That was just
an unfortunate incident, but I’ve been back
and will be in the future. I regret that often
in political campaigns or in our political di
alogue, we are losing much of civility.”
Despite Smith and U.S. Sen. Ron
Wyden’s heated battle for the seat Wyden
won in 1996, Smith said the two often work
together on legislation in Washington, D.C.
Smith was elected to fill U.S. Sen. Mark Hat
field’s seat later that year, defeating Democ
rat Tom Bruggere.
“When Ron Wyden and I cast votes that
cancel one another out, we chuckle because
everyone in Oregon feels represented,” said
Smith, who is two years into his six-year
term. “But on the other hand, I’ve been
heartened by how often we are able to vote
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Re-keying of EMU boosts students’ safety after hours
The building receives new
locks to keep out holders
of keys from as long ago as
the 1970s
By Nicole Gallon
Oregon Daily Emerald
Students can feel a little safer
now when they work after hours
in the EMU.
With the re-keying of many of
the building’s entrances and of
fices this summer, EMU adminis
tration can keep better tabs on
who enters the building late at
night, director Dusty Miller said.
Recently renovated areas, such
as the recreation level, food ser
vices and new student offices, re
ceived new locks as part of the
yearlong, $4.75 million renova
tion project that updated sections
of the EMU. The cost of the re
keying came from the renovation
budget, most of which was grant
ed from the Oregon University
System’s statewide student build
ing fees fund.
“We knew the renovation was
going to move student organiza
tions and change traffic patterns
in a substantial part of the build
ing,” Miller explained. “And we
knew the security system of keys
has been very poor for decades.
This was a chance to say, ‘Let’s
make the building safer.’”
Before the re-keying, many keys
issued to students and staff, some
dating back to the 1970s, were
never returned. No one knows
who has them now, and the abili
ty of non-students to enter the
EMU re-keying
The locks have been changed for the
following areas of the EMU:
The recreation level
Mew student offices
First floor foods
SOURCE: Mitre Kralman, EMU technical services
manager
EMU after hours poses a security
threat to students who work late
in the building.
"We believe there are a whole
bunch of keys in the community
that open our doors, and there’s
no way to know how many are
out there,” Miller said. But with
the building’s new locks, “all the
keys out there that nobody has
good tabs on are now useless.”
Increasing security has long
been a priority for the EMU board,
and the re-keying was bound to
happen — especially now that
the building is open until 2 a.m.
instead of midnight, ASUO Presi
dent Geneva Wortman said.
“It’s been an issue since I’ve been
on this campus,” she said. “Now
with the building open later, safety
is an even bigger concern. ”
Changing the locks has helped
make the EMU safer, although
how much safer remains to be
seen, facilities manager Dana
Winitzky said.
The key to security lies with
how well the EMU administration
keeps track of new keyholders
and ensures the return of keys
when students graduate. Miller
hopes that by contacting keyhold
ers at the end of each term, the
EMU will maintain a more accu
rate database.
He also believes a $15 deposit
per key, as opposed to the previ
ous $5 deposit, will encourage
students to return their keys in
stead of keeping them or passing
them on to other people.
The building’s new submaster
system should also keep the EMU
safer, Winitzky said. Instead of
only a few different keys accessing
the entire building, each section of
the building now requires a differ
ent key. For example, the foods,
recreation and student office sec
tions each have different locks.
"Before, if someone lost their
keys, it put the whole building at
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