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Members of a popular local church will
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Sports
The Emerald takes a look back at the
construction of the ‘old’ Autzen Stadium.
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Tuesday, July 23,2002
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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