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Um$ Members of a popular local church will soon relocate to a new, bigger building. Page 4 Sports The Emerald takes a look back at the construction of the ‘old’ Autzen Stadium. Pages Tuesday, July 23,2002 Since 1 900 University of 0regon Eugene, Oregon Volume 104, Issue 8 Students face increased tuition, per-term fees The University is adding a $15 registration fee, increasing the technology fee, and increasing individual department fees By Jenni Schultz Oregon Daily Emerald For the past few weeks, volunteers have been giving new students tours around cam pus and introducing them to the University and all of its intricacies. This fall, these students will introduce $504,391 more per term to the University, thanks to an increase in per-term fees. The Oregon University System set a new tuition and fee schedule Friday for the state’s seven public universities, and students at the University can expect to pay anywhere from $28 to $108 per term in increased fees. Tu ition will also increase, but the amount de pends on what time of day students choose to take classes. The new rates were set by the University after the Oregon University System granted them permission for restructured tuition. “Implementation of this proposal will re sult in an overall increase in tuition revenue for the UO while more equitably distributing the costs over part-time and full-time stu dents,” according to a June 13 letter distrib uted by the Office of Academic Affairs. The two-tiered tuition schedule is part of a five year pilot program. For each departmental fee increase, that department will receive the revenue. The amount of the increase was determined “based on services they are providing for those resources,” Vice President for Academ ic Affairs Lorraine Davis said. For example, the revenues from the $15 in crease in the technology fee would be distrib uted for both maintaining old equipment and buying new equipment, she said. Running a university is very expensive, she said, and increased fees is just one way to offset that cost. One brand new charge is a $15 per term registration fee. This will go to “services for the banner system, for things like putting all courses online and updating online changes,” Davis said. The registration pro gram was previously losing money, she said. The increases to fees and tuition were de cided by a budget committee. Turn to Tuition, page 8 Temple of butterfly ■mu Courtesy photo Martin Darrah, inset, directed “Butterfly Man” which was filmed on location in Cambodia, including at a Buddist temple, above. Sex, lies and Americans Candy Davis, a former DPS employee, is hosting the premier of ‘Butterfly Man’ at the Baker Downtown Center By Jiliian Daley Oregon Daily Emerald | ormer Department of Public Safe ty worker Candy Davis, co-writer JL of the award-winning film “But terfly Man,” will host a screening of the film at 8 p.m. Friday at the University’s Baker Downtown Center. The independent film, directed and funded by Marlin Darrah of Living Dan gerously Films, won Best Feature Film awards in both Florida’s Sarasota Interna tional Film Festival and in Phoenix, Ari zona’s Scottsdale International Film Fes tival. “Butterfly Man” was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Co-produced by Darrah and Skye “Butterfly Ulan Ww Cmty Davis, former 0P$ worker What: Hosting a screening oftfie film sir SHK.'"® Fitzgerald and co-written by Davis and Darrah, the film is set and shot on loca tion in Cambodia and centers on the in fluence of the Asian sex industry on the lives of four Americans. “The original idea came from exten sive travels I did in Southeast Asia, es pecially Thailand and Cambodia,” Dar rah said. “I loved those countries, but the problem was the widespread sex in dustry.” “The producer came to me,” Davis said. “He said, ‘This is so shock ing, I need to show the world.’ He wrote a script and gave (it) to me, and said, ‘Can you shape it?”’ Davis, a novelist and screenwriter who currently lives in Cottage Grove, has been in the Eugene area for 10 years. Davis worked at DPS from 1996-99. While she worked at DPS, Davis wrote a column called “Ask Gabby” in the DPS newsletter. When she quit, she decided to freelance, and in February, she opened her own business, Editing International. She is currently working on another script for a film set in Southeast Asia. Darrah is also familiar to the area, as he attended the University and LCC. He also did some camera work in 1980 at both KVAL and KEZI. Since then, his work has been on the National Geographic Channel, the Explorer Channel and PBS. Davis said that she and Darrah share the same negative opinion of Asian Turn to Movie, page 3 Oregon universities seek more freedom, flexibility from OUS The seven public schools hope to gain increased independence in regards to tuition and planning decisions in the event of a budget crisis situation By Jillian Daley and Jan Montry Oregon Daily Emerald On June 20, the seven Oregon public university presi dents signed a letter requesting more autonomy from the Oregon University System in light of less state funding. The call for increased powers came amid decreasing state funding for public universities and what the presi dents say is a growing need for flexibility to make tuition and planning decisions in a budget crisis situation. University President Dave Frohnmayer said some of the state rules barring universities from spending pri vate University money are too rigid. Currently, state funds only constitute about 18 percent of the Universi ty’s total budget. Each university wants a different level of autonomy based on their needs, and what each university needs should be decided on an individual basis, Frohnmay er said. “Our market for students, courses and research is dif ferent than that of other universities. So we all shouldn’t be forced to march in lock step,” he said. “We should be able to make our decisions based on our student market.” In a retreat July 18 to 19, members of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education came together to dis cuss the proposal. According to president Jim Lussier, the board decided to create a committee to examine the issue. The committee will consist of two university presidents, two board members and members of the Chancellor’s office, although Lussier did not name the specific individuals. In the June 20 letter, sent to the board’s Strategic Planning Committee, the presidents described possible future changes to the current system. The board must accept the proposal before OUS universities can change their policies. The changes the presidents proposed include: • Eliminating spending limits on private university funds and giving universities the authority to set tu ition and fees, as well as to create or expand academic programs. • Granting universities all authority concerning infor mation technology and telecommunication, and remov ing legislative approval requirements and state bureau cracy for construction when no state funding is used. • Giving universities complete authority to buy, main tain and sell land and property. • Providing universities with responsibility for all as pects concerning research and intellectual property of faculty and staff. Turn to Autonomy, page 4
