Impact of Measure 88 on students uncertain
■ The tax cut proposal would
reduce state funding and
possibly lead to a tuition
increase at the University
By Anna Seeley
for the Emerald
It’s hard to say exactly how much
the University would be affected by
tax-cutting Measure 88, but both op
ponents and proponents of the
measure say it would reduce the
amount of funding distributed by
the state government.
Measure 88 would cut taxes by al
lowing Oregonians to deduct
$2,000 more of their federal income
tax payments from state income tax
returns, increasing the maximum
deduction from $3,000 to $5,000.
If passed, this would reduce the
amount of funds available for gen
eral government expenditures, in
cluding funds for higher education.
Douglas Bilheimer, a consultant
for the Oregon Education Associa
tion, said the measure would re
duce the general fund by $160 mil
lion and would continue to reduce
the amount of resources supplied to
the University. He said he feels this
measure is unfair and unnecessary.
“This is awful legislation,” said
Bilheimer, “Passage would result in
education funding losses at a time
when schools are already strapped
for cash.”
State Rep. Leslie Lewis, R-New
berg, disagrees. She said the amount
to be deducted is very modest and
won’t have any impact on the
amount of funding
the University re
ceives from the
state.
“The $3,000
limit was set back
in 1986 and was
never indexed for
inflation,” Lewis
said. “This measure was written be
cause we recognized that the $3,000
deduction was way outdated. More
and more people are receiving high
er incomes and are forced to pay
more taxes as a result. ”
Melissa Unger, legislative organ
izer for the ASUO, said Measure 88,
like Measure 91, could raise tuition.
She was not able to comment on
whether she is for or against the
measure, but said that with the tu
ition freeze ending this year, future
tuition would likely be higher if the
measure passes.
“[The University] wouldn’t want
to cut money from programs, so
they would have to compensate
with a tuition raise,” Unger said.
Oregon University System
spokesman Bob Bruce also can’t
speak for or against the measure, but
did say the measure could have a
fiscal impact on the general fund.
Ballot Measure 88
• The measure would cut taxes by
increasing the maximum
deductible on Oregon personal in
come tax returns for federal income
taxes paid from $3,000 to $5,000.
• Supporters argue that the measure
would reduce the amount
Oregonians pay in state income
taxes without harming schools,
public safety or other government
services.
• Opponents argue that the measure
would reduce funding for schools
and universities, which could lead
to an increase in tuition.
Author speaks about mountain-climbing legend
■ Peter Gil I man discussed his
biographical exploration of
mountaineer George Mallory
By Eric Martin
for the Emerald
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tracked the historic debate stewing
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around the unknown fate of British
mountaineer George Mallory, he
never imagined the body of the
storied Mount Everest climber
would be found 75 years after Mal
lory’s disappearance in 1924.
But much to Gillman’s sur
prise, on May 1, 1999, American
climbers from Seattle stumbled
upon Mallory’s remains and pho
tographed them.
Gillman, a former reporter at
the London Sunday Times for 15
years, spoke Monday evening in
Willamette Hall to a crowd of more
than 100 people about his recently
completed biography about Mallo
ry
At the time Mallory’s remains
were discovered, Gillman and his
wife, Leni Gillman, had ironed out
the details for a biography about
the climber and were gathering in
formation to finish it. The book
would explore Mallory’s life be
yond ice axes and crampons to the
symbiotic relationship between
Mallory’s outdoor ambitions and
his wife and children.
But with the flurry of attention
devoted to the recent find, pub
lishers told Gillman to push the re
lease date forward.
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population older than age 65 has
disabilities, including everything
from mental retardation to asthma
to attention deficit disorder to
breast cancer.
It is important to understand
how the disabled feel because un
fortunately, they are often viewed
not as regular people but as “eter
nal children,” Asch said.
She said she thinks one way to
raise awareness about people with
disabilities is to include disabili
ties studies as a part of higher edu
cation curriculum. Asch thinks
impaired students are often made
to feel embarrassed or different,
but such feelings can be changed
through a college education.
“Colleges and universities are an
important focus because they take
the leading role in understanding
and changing society,” Asch said.
Nikki Fancher, a senior women’s
studies and pre-med major, said
she attended the symposium to
Despite being familiar with
deadlines as a veteran reporter for
the Times, Gillman said he kindly
declined. There was too much in
formation to gather, and a rush
wouldn’t do it justice.
The book recounts Mallory’s
life from his first climb up the
steeple and ridge of his father’s
church to his homosexual relation
ships and later devotion to his wife
and children.
It doesn’t matter to me
whether or not he made it
It was his life I loved and
love.
Peter Gillman
journalist, quoting Mallory’s
daughter, Claire 4^
It also examines whether Mal
lory actually made it to Mount
Everest’s summit on his third at
tempt in June 1924. Gillman be
lieves Mallory never reached the
top.
“I think he died in retreat,”
Gillman said.
learn what the University is doing
to improve the awareness of the
disabled.
“It’s interesting to see that so
much of the population is disabled
and has been ignored,” she said,
adding that the discussion gave
her a clearer understanding of
what is going on in society.
It’s interesting to see
that so much of the
population is disabled and
has been ignored.
Nikki Fancher
senior, women’s studies and
pre-med major_^
Philip Ferguson, an associate
professor of the department of spe
cial education at the University
and the symposium’s organizer,
said he also thinks society has the
wrong idea about the disabled
community.
“I am troubled that people with
disabilities are viewed as having a
But he also subscribes to the
romantic visions of Mallory’s
daughter, Claire.
“It doesn’t matter to me
whether or not he made it,” Gill
man said, quoting Claire. “It was
his life I loved and love.”
Gillman said this work has
been 30 years in the making, but
that through the last year the proj
ect really took form.
Two people in attendance at
Gillman’s lecture Monday have a
special interest in Mount Everest
and in George Mallory — Cottage
Grove residents Hugh and Joan
Peniston.
Their son is the director of a na
tional park in Nepal close to Mount
Everest, and in 1997, longtime pas
tor Hugh and his son hiked
throughout the region. The Penis
tons said they were drawn to the
lecture because of the mystery sur
rounding Mallory’s fate.
“Well, nobody knew what had
happened to him,” Joan said.
Hugh added: “I didn’t know
some of the details of his life. But
ever since I mentioned his ‘I climb
it because it’s there’ statement in a
sermon, I’ve been interested in
him.”
medical problem because it’s
merely a natural part of human di
versity,” he said.
Ferguson, who teaches disabili
ty studies at the University, said he
thinks a lot can be learned from
disabilities studies because every
one may be affected by disabilities
at some point in life. Hundreds of
people have physical and mental
disabilities, he said.
The curriculum for his disabili
ties studies classes includes topics
such as social policy and ethics for
the disabled.
Ferguson hopes to make higher
education more readily available
to disabled students and said one
way to accomplish this is by edu
cating the public about disabilities.
He said he thinks symposiums
such as this one are important in
order to convey the message that
being disabled is just one more
way that humans can differ from
each other.
“They should be treated as a
fundamental part of human exis
tence,” he said. “It’s not just about
curb cuts and ramps.”