Ballot Measures #1 OSPIRG Question: Shall student incidental fees be allocated to OSPIRG (the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group) at an approximate rate of S2.88 per student term for a total of S 144,426 for the 2001-2002 school year? Explanation Students currently fund OS PIRG at an approximate rate of $2.88 per student per term for a total of $ 128,000. OSPIRG is a statewide, student-directed and funded organization that hires re searchers, attorneys, organizers and other staff to run statewide campaigns on public interest is sues such as environmental and consumer protection, higher edu cation and government reform. #2 Multicultural Center* Question: Should student incidental fees be increased by approximately $0.37 per student per term for a total of $ 18,553.87 to establish a cultural programming fund to support the efforts of campus or ganizations at the University7 of Oregon? Explanation: Currently, the overall budget for the MCC is $70,349, which is $ 1.40 per student per term. This allocation would raise the budget to $88,904.87. Background: The Multicultural Center is committed to supporting various unions and organizations that support the mission of diversity. This cultural programming fund would support unions and organ izations that provide diverse speakers, events, and educational programs open and free to all stu dents. * This ballot measure may or may not be on the ballot pending a DO Constitu tion Court decision to acce '■ ■ ' ■■■ ■ ■ •■'■'■ s' N : ASUO elections on-line! Primaries: February 26 - March 1 Generals: March 5-8 @http://duckweb. uoregon. edu Vote by DUCKWEB duckweb.uoregon.edu * Vote by DUCKWEB duckweb.uoregon.edu paid advertisement