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The study also found that Oregon
was one of a few states that actually
cut financial aid to schools while in
creasing tuition. Oregon has cut fi
nancial aid by 10 percent so far this
year and increased tuition by an av
erage of 7 percent.
The University has already slashed
$1 million from its academic budget
this year, a cut University officials have
attributed to economic downfalls and
across-the-board cuts to education.
ASUO President Rachel Pilliod
said she was not surprised by the
study, which she called “abhorrent.”
“I think we’ve had it coming for a
long time,” she said. But “students
are going to suffer as a result.”
Pilliod added that the study was evi
dence that the state needs to start plan
ning for education funding from
kindergarten through undergraduate
course work, not just K-12, if it wants to
have a successful educational system.
“I think it’s going to show that
Percent change in state funds
Higher education
funding
+ 17%
-11%
National I ligh Low
Average (Wyoming) (Oregon)
Source: Center for Higher Education
and Education Finance
Emerald
Oregon really needs to prioritize ed
ucation as a whole,” she said.
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what to do to prevent identity theft
as well as what to do if victimized.
Concerned individuals can take sev
eral measures to minimize their
risk, including ordering credit report
copies from each of the three major
credit bureaus, avoiding the use of
personal information for account
passwords and shredding discarded
statements and receipts.
Other recommended actions in
clude carrying only needed identifi
cation information, paying attention
to bill cycles and providing a Social
Security number sparingly. In the
event of information misuse or theft,
the victim should take three steps
immediately: contact credit bureau
fraud departments, close all endan
gered accounts and file a report with
local authorities.
Besides financial burden,
Humphrey said identity theft can
jeopardize a victim’s entire future by
causing lingering problems resulting
in a horrible credit history.
“There are several prongs to iden
tity theft and its consequences,” he
said. “There needs to be a height
ened awareness so that individuals
are not so trusting in giving out their
information.”
DPS Associate Director Tom
Hicks said the victimized University
student was called by a supposed
representative of a company called
Clout, which claimed association
with an organization called Nation
al Universities. The unidentified
caller, described as a personable
male, first asked the student to con
firm her address and phone number,
then to provide more personal infor
mation to determine her eligibility
for financial aid, Hicks said. The stu
dent, somewhat suspicious, asked
the caller a few questions before she
provided him with her date of birth,
her income from the previous year,
her social security number and her
mother’s maiden name, Hicks said.
“Mother’s maiden name should be
a red flag,” Humphrey said. “If
someone tries that, contact EPD
right away.”
Hicks said the closest match to
the named organization is the Na
tional Universities Commission, but
DPS has not been able to confirm if
Clout is a true company. In the
event others receive similar calls,
Hicks advised students to ask for a
written request for the information.
He added that a legitimate company
should be considerate of one’s deci
sion to refrain from giving out infor
mation over the telephone.
Identity theft victims are advised
to file a complaint with the FTC’s
Identity Theft Hotline by telephone
at 1-877-IDTHEFT, by mail or on
line at www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
Contact the reporter
at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com.
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