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Doughnuts?/Page 5 http://www.dailyemerald.com Tuesday, October 22,2002 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 104, Issue 38 OUS endorses new ‘deal’ for education ‘The Deal," a new plan to distribute higher education costs, is raising concern from student leaders about cost increases to attend school Paying for college Brad Schmidt City/State Politics Reporter The Oregon University System announced Friday that it will endorse a new proposal, ti tled “The Deal,” that would create a partner ship to spread the cost of higher education be tween students, universities and legislators. Right now, though, student leaders say stu dents are getting the short end of the stick. Ultimately, the plan would ensure that stu dents pay no more than half the cost of higher education. But with no tuition cap set, in the long run, students could see costs increase. “The only thing students are shaking on is that we’re paying more,” Oregon Student As sociation chairwoman and ASUO President Rachel Pilliod said of the deal. Given Oregon’s ongoing budget woes, OUS sees the plan as the best way to stabilize long term funding for higher education. “It’s the game in town right now,” OUS Chancellor Richard Jarvis said. “We’re look ing for this to be our campaign in the Legisla ture next spring.” To ensure state support, Pilliod said it’s important all involved parties have a unified front. But for now, Pilliod said the state stu dent association sees the proposal as a “work in progress.” Pilliod said there is concern that the state won’t be able to meet its end of the deal. At the end of the fourth special session of the Legislature, funding was already below the agreed level. In the proposed deal, that funding is supposed to go up. And right now, no one seems certain about whether that will happen. “That’s the challenge, isn’t it?” Jarvis said. The deal could also force universities to put caps on enrollment if the state doesn’t provide substantial funding. “That would be the deal breaker,” said Uni versity senior Tim Young, one of the 11 mem bers of the Oregon State Board of Higher Edu cation. “This proposal really holds the Legislature accountable to consider the im Turn to Deal, page 12 Voice of experience Mark McCambridge Emerald Diplomat returns to give Iraq lecture News brief University alumnus Victor Tomseth delivered a lecture about the Middle East to a small crowd of students and community members at the Adelaide Church Memorial Reading Room at the Knight Library on Monday. Tomseth, a former diplomat to a half dozen countries, was one of 52 Americans held hostage when the U.S. embassy in Iran was overrun in 1979. The peaceful talk, entided “What Went Wrong? The Road to Baghdad” was in stark contrast to a lecture Tomseth delivered to a crowd of more than 1,500 students Feb. 9,1981, at the EMU Ballroom, when the diplomat denied student allegations that he was a CIA spy. “If you think the CIA ‘sucks,’ you’re not talking about me,” he was quoted as saying to one detractor in a Feb. 10,1981, Emerald article. At the 1981 talk, two students from the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade burned a yellow cloth during the reception and bolted from the ballroom before they were arrested by police. Although the community at the time hailed the alumnus and 1959 Springfield High School graduate as a hometown hero, Monday’s event at the library drew only 30 to 50 people. — Brook Reinhard PFC meeting’s short notice draws grievance Emerald editor in chief files a complaint in response to an emergency meeting of the Programs Finance Committee Student fees at work Jan Montry Campus/Federal Politics Reporter Actions by the ASUO Programs Finance Committee have prompted one student organization to file a grievance. PFC called an emergency meeting last week to make prepara tions for the coming year. Members elected officers, made amendments to the bylaws and approved the ASUO programs budget packet after minor grammatical changes. Emerald editor in chief Michael J. Kleckner filed a grievance with the ASUO, complaining that PFC had given no reason for the meeting’s short notice. Notice for the 8 a.m. emergency meeting was given at 10:23 p.m. the night before, according to the grievance. Under the Ore gon Public Meetings Law, officials must include reasons for an emergency session in their meeting minutes. According to the Clark Document and the ASUO Constitu tion, PFC is required to follow Oregon Public Meetings Law. PFC At-Large Kate Shull said the emergency meeting was necessary for two reasons. First, PFC members wanted to tell student group represen tatives at an ASUO Programs Council meeting — which took place the day after — who the PFC leadership and assigned tags would be. Second, Shull said scheduling conflicts between PFC mem bers made it difficult to meet at another time. Kleckner asked in his grievance for a written explanation of the emergency meeting, including how the meeting business related to the emergency. He also has requested that the ex planation be amended to the minutes before approval at the next meeting. Turn to Grievance, page 12 Weather Today: High 68, Low 35, morning clouds turn to sun Wednesday: High 65, Low 33, mostly clear and sunny Looking ahead Wednesday Review of The String Cheese Incident's Hult Center gig Thursday Fashion show to increase breast cancer awareness Kulongoski brings political experience Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski campaigns on social issues, education and the economy Oregon votes 2002 Jan Montry I Campus/Federal Politics Reporter Ted Kulongoski is no stranger to the political game. After serving in the Oregon House of Represen tatives, the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon Supreme Court, Kulongoski is an anomaly among Oregon politicians: one who’s worked in all three branches of government. Now Kulongoski is seeking the highest seat in Oregon—the governor’s mansion. He is basing his statewide campaign on three top points: the econ omy, education and social issues. To stimulate Oregon’s struggling economy, Ku longoski said he would raise vehicle registration fees from $ 15 to $30 and use the money to create a billion-dollar bridge-building fund to rebuild Ore gon’s infrastructure, which he said would create more than 700 jobs and boost the link between economy and community. “Moving up and accelerating public works proj ects is one area where you can have the most effect on Oregon’s economy,” he said. Kulongoski said the creation of an economic rapid-response group would also be a priority. “There should be a SWAT team for the state’s economic development, that every time we know there is an industry that could improve our quality of life there, that we immediately send someone to And out what we can do to help them and con vince them to locate here in Oregon with existing businesses in this state.” On education, Kulongoski said he would work to create an endowment fund specifically for higher education. The endowment “would actually provide, ulti mately, every student in this state who graduates from a high school and meets the criteria to enter a four-year institution,” he said. Students “would be given the opportunity to obtain tuition scholarships and grants, not loans, to attend our universities.” Kulongoski added that he would fund the en dowment by rerouting part of the capital gains tax that would otherwise go to the general budget. The gubernatorial candidate also said he has two con Turn to Kulongoski, page 4
