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Recycle • Recycle • Recycle • Recycle i ——— --—. ———— PFC continued from page 1 could pass a budget while a griev ance is pending in court,” she said. She added they used this new found knowledge to vote on the Saferide budget. On Tuesday night the PFC ap proved six other budgets, many of them receiving increases for next year. In previous weeks the PFC had cut many budgets on the way to~a zero-percent increase goal from last year to this year. PFC chairperson Shantell Rice, however, said they look at each budget separately and how well the groups spend their money from year to year rather than the overall benchmark of zero percent. Thursday, the PFC will contin ue to allocate almost $2,038,000 of incidental fee money to ap proximately 100 ASUO-recog nized programs. Programs Financing The ASUO Programs Finance Committee has committed $716,563 so far this term. That represents a2.28 percent in crease over last year’s funding—slightly more than the PFC’s zero-percent benchmark. %CHANGE SCHANGE ORGANIZATION 1999-00 1998*99 FROM LAST YR FROM LAST YR Project Saferide 40,713 43,000 5.6 2,287 ASUO Women’s Center 111,738 115,535 3.4 3,797 LGBTA 10,143 10,580 4.3 437 Pocket Playhouse 1,670 1,858 11.3 188 Survival Center 15,103 14,813 -1.9 -290 MEChA 16,399 15,766 -3.9 -633 ODE 132,870 132,870 Total 328,636 334,422 5,786 Census continued from page 1 versity law-school dean, present ed the only eight attendees with statistics and stories related to the under counting of Native Ameri cans in the census. Strickland, who is Osage and Cherokee Indian, emphasized how important it is for the mem bers of Native American commu nities to be counted in the census. “If they don’t identify, they don’t count,” he said. The meetings are part of a local effort to increase the number of Oregon residents who are ac counted for by the U.S. Census Bureau. Strickland said that part of the reason that Native Americans are under-counted is a cultural dis trust of government. He said that many Native Americans intellec tually understand the importance of census data but that “getting from the intellectual to the emo tional is not easy.” He said that the loss in money results in a loss of opportunity and a smaller voice in fighting for things such as hunting and fish ing rights and sovereignty. In general, minority groups in Oregon are more likely than whites to he under-counted by the census. The 1990 census reports that African Americans are 7.7 percent under-counted while His panics, Native American and Asians are 6.2,3.7 and 2.9 percent under-counted, respectively. Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey said that the reasons for each group’s underrepresentation vary, but he said that the city will be clear in its campaign that no one will be impacted negatively by partici pating in the census. “-People are afraid to trust the census takers,” Torrey said. “Our job is going to be to convince them to give their information.” One audience member pointed out that this type of meeting is not the way to get people involved with the process. Those present * introduced ideas ranging from us ing potlucks or screenings of Na tive American-made movies such as “Smoke Signals” or other cul tural events, such as forums, to distribute information. “This is something that can be done,” Strickland said, “It’s not complicated. It will make a differ ence.” Sergio Romero, who works for the Census Bureau, said that five out of six Oregon residents will receive the “short form,” which takes about eight minutes to com plete. The other sixth will receive the “long form,” which takes a lit tle longer. The 2000 census begins in April, and new to the form this year is the option to mark as many racial classifications with which a person identifies. Lee summed up the reasoning of the committee’s efforts and said, “If we care about the community we have to have the right data.” MLK continued from page 1 Wylie Chen said. He also said the celebration should not be limited to the University community, but should also include the Eugene community. Jason Mak, ASUO recruitment and retention coordinator, was in spired by what King has done in the past. He said the day reminded him that the work of King on elim inating the biases in the society has not been finished. “It’s not just a day to celebrate, it is also a day to do something, to make progress towards his dream of quality and freedom for all,” Mak. said. He also said the day should not be “commercialized... but is something to inspire us all to do something that makes the America a better place. ” Some faculty members appreci ated the campus activities that were being organized on the Mar tin Luther King Jr. holiday. “It is really important that we have [the celebrations] each year,” Laura Blake Jones, assistant dean of student life, said. “The range of activities reflect the contribution that was made in a very lasting way in the society.” She also said it is important for the campus community to come together and share the ideal of King. After the reception, the atten dants participated in the Unity Walk. The crowd walked to the University Bookstore from Ger linger Hall and returned to the EMU Amphitheater for a candle light vigil. About 30 students, fac ulty and community members at tended the vigil. It started with a presentation of the black national anthem, which was sung by Renesa Tucker-Fair, a senior communication disorder science major. Some students and faculty members expressed their feelings and perceptions toward King in the vigil. Michael Dixon, co-director of the BSU, thanked King in his speech. “Marin Luther King, to me, means a lot of things,” Dixon said. “I take from him qualities and at tributes to go over my life. ” He also said King’s effort opened an educa tional opportunity for him, which may not have been avai lable to him without King’s hard work. Troy Franklin, assistant dean of students, said students should take advantage of King’s hard work, such as eliminating racial seg regations. He also said he would not be able to receive proper education without the work of King. Anne Leavitt, associate vice president and dean of students, said she was proud to be born in King’s generation. 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