Friday, April 4,2003
Volume 104, Issue 125
Tuition
surcharge
no longer
temporary
The University has combined
the interim surcharge with yearly
tuition, due to the economy and
a lack of state education funding
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
Students of higher education in Ore
gon will see increasing tuition costs next
year after temporary sucharges were ren
dered permanent and other tuition in
creases were approved by the Oregon
University System.
On March 21, the Oregon State
Board of Higher Education met to for
mally approve a 2002-03 temporary tu
ition increase and present several tu
ition increase proposals for 2003-04.
These increases are a direct effect of
the January failure of Oregon Ballot
Measure 28, OUS spokeswoman Di
Saunders said.
Following the failure of Measure 28,
the University implemented a temporary
tuition surcharge for winter and spring
term of $10 per credit hour for all under
graduate students. The surcharge was
expected to expire at the end of this aca
demic year; however, the failing econo
my and lack of state education funding
led the University to incorporate the
charge into the annualized tuition. Saun
ders said the decision was not something
anyone expected — or wanted — but
was one of the only options available to
secure funding for OUS schools without
harming student instruction.
In addition to making the surcharges
permanent, the University may also im
plement a tuition increase for the 2003
05 biennium.
Students at the University may face a
two percent increase to their annualized
tuition for the 2003-04 academic year,
raising average resident undergraduate
tuition from $3,471 to $3,540 per term.
For 2004-05, University resident under
graduate tuition is expected to rise 12
percent, totaling $3,965 per term. How
ever, if students choose to take reduced
tuition courses, the overall tuition would
Turn to Tuition, page 8
Europe: U.N. must reconstruct
Warren P. Strobel
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
BRUSSELS — The United
States and European nations
met Thursday for the first time
since the start of a war that bit
terly divided them and confront
ed another potentially explosive
question: Who should recon
struct and rule post-war Iraq?
European diplomats pressed
Secretary of State Colin Powell
to give the United Nations a
major role in establishing a new
government in Baghdad and
making other key decisions
about the future of the country
after Saddam Hussein is gone.
But that view is at odds with
the Bush administration’s. Wash
ington, while not ruling out a
place for the United Nations, is
drawing up plans to oversee
Iraq’s reconstruction and install
an interim Iraqi government.
“I think the coalition has to
play the leading role in
Turn to U.N., page 12
European and U.S.
diplomats metto
discuss post-war
lraq,asSgt Harold
Crawley Jr. (left),
Lance CpI. Shawn
Williams (center)
and CpI. Kevin
Cooksey of the 7th
Marine regiment
COC defend Camp
Ripper in Kuwait.
Erik S. Hansen
U.S. Marine Corps
Goin' to the market
Musicians perform at the 33rd Saturday Market, an annual event started by Lotte Streisinger after visiting open-air
markets in Central America. The market features 200vendors, 22 food booths and music performances.
Saturday Market fever
The opening of the 34th Saturday Market
this weekend will feature handmade
crafts, food and entertainment
Roman Gokhman
Campus/City Culture Reporter
After experiencing open-air markets in Cen
tral America in the late 1960s, Lotte Streisinger,
wife of former University biology Professor
George Streisinger, proposed a similar type of
market in Eugene. Her idea became a reality in
1970 when the city hosted the first annual Sat
urday Market. The market will enter its 34th sea
son Saturday.
The market, which originally featured 29 ven
dors crammed into an alley, now sprawls across
the blocks surrounding Eighth Avenue and Oak
Street, with 200 vendors and 22 food booths.
“Opening day is always special,” promotions
Turn to Market, page 6
Students
walk out
in protest
of Iraq war
Students walked out of classes
Thursday afternoon and marched
through Downtown Eugene in
protest of the war in Iraq
War hits home
Ali Shaughnessy
Environment/Science/Technology Reporter
Hundreds of students walked out of
their classes in protest of the war at 2:30
p.m. Thursday - an event that ended in
a protest outside the Eugene Federal
Building almost two hours later.
The walkout, coprdinated by Stu
dents for Peace, began in the EMU Am
phitheater and in
cluded live music,
slam poetry and a
variety of speakers.
After all the pre
sentations, the
crowd marched
through Downtown
Eugene, stopping at
the Federal Build
ing. The crowd
formed a circle and
stood silent to re
member the troops and the reasons
they were protesting the war.
The only opposition the marchers
faced throughout the day were people
Tu rn to Walkout, page 7
Senate Seat 8 candidates vie
for ADFC responsibilities
Three candidates are running for
ASUO Student Senate Seat 8, which
is one of three ADFC finance seats
ASUO elections
Kira Park
Freelance Reporter
The Athletic Department Finance Commit
tee consists of three senators and is responsi
ble for maintaining and coordinating an agree
ment with the Athletic Department about
student tickets at athletic events. The ADFG
negotiates the number and price of tickets
available to students, as well as the location of
the seats. This year, three students are run
ning for Senate Seat 8, one of the three ADFG
finance seats.
The Emerald asked each candidate two
general questions, and then two specific
questions about student government: What
topics are the senate allowed to pass resolu
tions about and what is the most important
part of Senate Rules Section 5, which lists
Tu rn to Seat 8, page 5
Senate Seat 7 hopeful plans
to address athletics issues
Two candidates are vying for ASUO
Student Senate Seat 7, which also
involves participation on the Athletic
Department Finance Committee
ASUO elections
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
Two students are running for ASUO Stu
dent Senate Seat 7, which includes duties on
the senate and the Athletic Department Fi
nance Com
mittee. The
ADFC is re
Vote April 9-11
Read the full transcripts
sponsible for of candidate interviews
working with everY daY on the Web
the Universi
ty’s Athletic Department to provide free stu
dent tickets at some sporting events.
The Emerald asked candidates four gen
eral questions and also two specific ques
tions about student government: What is the
senate’s quorum requirement to elect
Turn to Seat 7, page 8
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