Budget
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OUS has been struggling
through this budget session, and
funding was slashed by nearly
$100 million in Gov. John
Kitzhaber’s first budget proposal.
The governor later restored $45
million to higher education in his
second proposal, but that amount
is still significantly lower than the
$804.8 million that was originally
requested by the Oregon Universi
ty System for the 2001-2003 fund
ing period.
In light of this, tuition is expect
ed to increase by 2 to 5 percent
and University President Dave
Frohnmayer said the latest eco
nomic forecast does not change
this one bit. He said the University
is expecting to have to introduce a
4 to 5 percent tuition hike.
“Two percent would be almost
utopian at this point,” he said.
But Frohnmayer said with the
governor’s second budget proposal
placing funding back into higher
education and with the state’s gen
eral fund not expected to be drasti
cally lower revenue generated by
the tuition increase is no longer
likely to be used to fill other holes
in the budget. This had been one of
the chief concerns of backers of
higher education early on in the
budget process.
“We want to make sure money
stays on campus, and that’s likely
now,” he said.
Frohnmayer said the economic
forecast has little impact on OUS,
aside from stabilizing the current
situation.
It's a leadership
priority to restore parts
of the $96 million in cuts.
Well try to restore as
many of the governor's
cuts as possible.
Betsy Close
state rep.
“The best thing I can say about it
is we’re no worse off then we’ve
been,” he said.
Frohnmayer said “it’s been pret
ty quiet” in Salem following the re
lease of the forecast, but he said he
anticipated budgetary decisions
would come quickly in the next
few weeks, once a caucus has been
established in the Legislature.
Rep. Ben Westlund, R-Bend, and
Sen. Lenn Hannon, R-Ashland, co
chairmen of the Ways and Means
Committee, are expected to meet
with Kitzhaber soon to hash out
their budget plans. Rep. Betsy
Close, R-Albany, who is a member
of the Ways and Means subcom
mittee on education, said once
those three parties make their rec
ommendations, the budget will be
quickly put together.
“It’s a leadership priority to re
store parts of the $96 million in
cuts,” she said. “We’ll try to restore
as many of the governor’s cuts as
possible.”
Fellow subcommittee member
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Canby, said
a key part of finding funding for
higher education will be determin
ing precisely what OUS needs to
operate. Confusion has arisen be
cause the Legislative Financial Of
fice and OUS have submitted dif
ferent reports on what that
minimum service level is.
“A lot hinges on coming to an
agreement on that service level,”
he said.
Schrader said the governor
should release a third budget pro
posal next week. Following that,
Schrader said he expects both De
mocrats and Republicans to work
quickly to finalize the budget for
higher education.
March
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high school and University students.
This year, SASS and the Women’s Center have asked
local musician Nicole Barrett to sing and Margo Schae
fer, the community outreach director for Womenspace
Domestic Violence Services, to give a speech at the end
of the event.
Lara Modisette, sexual assault prevention and edu
cation coordinator for the ASUO Women's Center, said
that in the past the event has ended with a “speak-out”
that gives survivors of sexual assault the chance to
share their thoughts with the crowd, but the forum
tends to leave the crowd with a somber feeling. By hav
ing music and an empowering address after the speak
out, Modisette hopes to leave the crowd with a more
uplifted feeling.
“This event focuses on how people have been hurt,
and that deserves all the attention it can get,” Schaefer
said. “But people also need to know that women who
are victims can emerge as survivors.”
Schaefer also said that people need to understand
the incredible power they have to support one another,
and that there exist an abundance of support services
in the community.
Jennifer Self, a former employee of the District At
torney’s office for Victim’s Services, will be speaking
before the march begins.
“Jennifer is a dynamic community activist,” Antos
said. “We look forward to her inspiring women and
men to work against sexual violence and all forms of
oppression.”
Self is currently a therapist and has done a lot of
work with domestic abuse victims and sexual assault
survivors.
“I’ve watched victims grow and heal,” Self said. “It’s
very motivating.”
Self said her message will focus on how violence to
ward women affects everyone.
“Sexual assault and violence is an ever-present dan
ger and is a weapon used in all forms of oppression,”
she said.
Modisette said men usually turn out in equal num
bers to the women at the event each year.
“This is not just a women’s issue,” Modisette said.
“We can’t stop sexual assault without men’s help.
Every man has a mom or a sister or a girlfriend who
could be victimized.”
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been hurt, and that deserves all the
attention it can get.
Margo Schaefer . *
Women spaceoutreach director/ /
Schaefer agrees, saying men who take part in the
march may see what it is really like for women to fear
the night, especially when women have the chance to
walk down the streets of Eugene and have total control
over their own safety.
“The first time I took part in the march, I twirled
around and didn’t have to pay attention to what was
going on around me,” Schaefer said. “Men can notice
how different women act when they finally feel safe on
the streets — it’s a joyful event.”
The events at the EMU will begin at 6:30 p.m., and
the march is scheduled to start no later than 8:15 p.m.
The march will take about an hour, and refreshments
are provided at the Eighth Avenue and Oak Street lo
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