Budget
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since Measure 5, which revised
Oregon’s property tax rules.
When that measure was passed
in 1990, the University was
forced to eliminate the School of
Health and Physical Education
and other popular programs.
“It resulted in a decrease in ac
ademic quality,” Tublitz said.
Moseley said that over 50,000
Oregonians did not have access
to higher education in Oregon as
a direct result of Measure 5.
Twelve years later, the- new
budget cuts may cause a similar
decline in academic access.
“There’s no way to absorb it
without layoffs,” Moseley said.
The provost said when he
moved from the Deep South to
Proposed OUS budget cuts
Gov. John Kitzhaber proposed an $84 million cut (10%) to the state
funding of Oregon higher education Institutions Changes include:
B Eliminating state support for a top-tier engineering school
($5 million)
■ Reduction of statewide services including agriculture and forest;
research ($17.3 million)
■ Reduce direct support for undergraduate education ($19 million)
■ Reduce investment in engineering graduates ($2.9 million)
■ Reduce campus-based service programs ($1.5 million)
■ Cut state support for research ($2.4 million)
The University would lose $12.4 million in state funding, the largest
loss since Measure 5 in 1991.
Oregon, he was glad to be in a
state that prioritized the funding
of higher education.
“We used to make fun of the
states in the South. They’re
ahead of us now,” Moseley said.
“We’re operating very close to
the edge. We could become the
next Appalachia.”
University President Dave
Frohnmayer concurred with
Moseley.
“Now is not the time to revert
to the decade of disinvestment
the University faced,” he said.
E-mail community reporter Brook Reinhard
at brookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
ASUO gears up for elections
Aspiring student government
leaders now have three weeks to
file for candidacy in the 2002
ASUO general election, which will
be held Feb. 27 to March 1.
The filing deadline for all ballot
measures and open positions, in
cluding the ASUO president and
vice president, is 5 p.m. Jan. 30. A
primary election will be held Feb.
20-22.
ASUO presidential candidates
may run alone or with a running
mate. Both executive positions re
quire a one-year commitment, and
pay a monthly stipend. ASUO ex
ecutives hire ASUO staff members,
oversee campaigns and projects
and administer ASUO funded pro
grams.
Thirteen ASUO Student Senate
seats also will be on the ballot, in
Depression
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pie who are depressed by short
days and overcast weather suffer
from Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD) — a depression associated
with the absence of light, typically
during the winter months.
“The short days and the cloudy
weather can bring people down,”
Fleischli said.
Some human bodies need a cer
tain amount of daily sunlight to
function normally, according to
the United Kingdom’s SAD Asso
ciation. With the gray skies Oregon
shares with Britain, the lack of
sunlight can affect people’s bodies,
bringing on SAD depression.
The health center offers “light
therapy” to those who are diag
nosed with SAD, Fleischli said. By
being exposed to light in the mom- i
ing hours, a student has a 50 per
cent chance of reducing SAD
symptoms. He said the health cen- i
ter can also help students buy the
special therapy lights or direct
them to further treatment.
“Students should get examined
if they have any symptoms of de
pression,” Fleischli said.
Mental and emotional anguish
doesn’t originate solely from the
weather, said Ron Miyaguchi,
Counseling Center senior staff
therapist. Some of that distress, he
said, is self-supplied.
“Sometimes (depression) is a
self-fulfilling prophecy,”
Miyaguchi said. “If you anticipate
being depressed by the weather, it
will happen. Sometimes people 1
bring it upon themselves.”
He said students sometimes do :
this by “cocooning” themselves — I
staying indoors alone.
Miyaguchi said he mainly deals
/vith the social and academic
.tresses of students who come into
“It’s important forperople
to do the things they
learned in kindergarten.
Wash your hands. Don’t
pickyournose. Don’t
chew on pencils.”
Gerald Fleischli
University Health Center director
he Counseling Center.
Miyaguchi said relationship
stress also contributes to the win
er blues.
“People who come to the Uni
versity for (their) first term form re
lationships, whether that’s social
or romantic,” Miyaguchi said.
“These relationships seem to be
pretty successful, though they’re
still in the honeymoon stage. But
in winter term, these relationships
start to struggle.”
Students are also stressed by the
need to do well academically,
Miyaguchi said.
Miyaguchi said it’s common to
see students struggle to get back on
track grade-wise after a disappoint
ing fall term.
“I wasn’t really satisfied with
my first term,” Howard said. “I got
kind of distracted scholastically.
I’m ready to get back to work and
start over.”
For some, the change from holi
day to schoolwork is tough in it
self.
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Since 1950, the Erb Memorial Union has been the gathering place
for campus activities at the University of Oregon.
The EMU provides lounges, art galleries, a variety of food venues, a
pool hall and arcade, a number of services, group meeting rooms
and a staff of program consultants to assist student groups. This is
where the more than 150 student groups call home, making the EMU
a center for community interaction, activism and socializing.
The EMU is located on the corner of 13th Avenue and University
Street at the heart of the UO campus.
services in the emu
ATMs • Campus Copy Center • Computer Lab • Council
Travel • Child Care & Developments Centers • Free-Standing
iMacs • International Resource Center • Rental Information
Office • Transportation Resource Center • UOCard Office
UO Scheduling • UO Ticket Office • US Post Office
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eluding two seats on the ASUO
Programs Finance Committee and
two seats on the Athletic Depart
ment Finance Committee. Senators
are responsible for dispersing more
than $8 million
in student inci
dental fees an
nually to Uni
v e r s i t y
programs, and
represent stu
dents at the University Senate and
the University Assembly. Term
lengths for senate seats vary, and
senators are also paid a monthly
stipend.
For information on other open
positions for the ASUO 2002 win
ter elections, contact ASUO elec
tions coordinator Courtney Hight at
346-0629. Filing packets for the
election are available in the ASUO
office in Suite 4 of the EMU.
— Kara Cogswell
“I’ve been sleeping until noon,
and all sudden I have an 8 a.m.
class,” Barksdale said. “I’ve got to
just kick myself into gear.”
If depression and academic anx
iety aren’t enough for winter term,
there’s also the increased chance of
becoming ill.
Fleischli said during winter
break, students go all over the
world picking up “exotic germs.”
Then they come back to school,
stay indoors and share those germs
with their friends. There’s a wide
variety to choose from, Fleischli
said, with 200 to 300 different
germs for upper respiratory infec
tions floating around, not includ
ing cold and flu bugs.
“It’s important for people to do
the things they learned in kinder
garten,” Fleischli said. “Wash your
hands. Don’t pick your nose. Don’t
chew on pencils.”
Just as it was in kindergarten,
school should be fun during win
ter term, Barksdale said, and stu
dents should take classes that in
terest them.
“Sign up for classes that will
make you look forward to getting
out of bed,” Barksdale said. “Find
something you’re passionate
about.”
Although Miyaguchi said rela
tionships are a big stress for stu
dents during the winter, Barksdale
said he thinks having a significant
other can help alleviate winter
stress.
Exercise has also been shown to
lower stress and depression in in
dividuals, Fleischli said.
Miyaguchi said exercise is im
portant for the connection of mind
and body.
“When the weather’s not the
greatest, it’s easy to lose track of
doing physical activities and exer
cise,” Miyaguchi said. “A great
way to be proactive is to make it a
point to exercise.”
The three most important fac
tors to balance this term and all
terms, Miyaguchi said, are social
life, academics and physical fit
ness. If a person has those things
in balance, then he or she is “in a
good place.”
E-mail features reporter Marcus Hathcock at
marcushathcock@dailyemerald.com.
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