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Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 5
UO seeks to increase tuition, fees for 2003-04
The changes would alter the plateau
credit system and would increase
tuition and fees by several percent
By Ayisha Yahya
Reporter
Students across the state will likely
have to rework their education budg
ets for the next school year if the
State Board of Higher Education ap
proves sweeping changes to tuition
and fee structures in the Oregon
University System.
The seven OUS schools plan to in
troduce modifications that could in
crease tuition and fees more than 15
percent in some schools. If ratified by
the board on July 18, the increases
will be on top of other tuition hikes
already in place for the 2003-04
school year.
OUS Spokeswoman Diane Saun
ders said decisions on the suggested
changes have not been finalized,
and the biggest issue at the meeting
will be alterations to the schools'
plateau structures, which determine
the amount in fees students pay
when taking a particular number of
credit hours.
University Vice President and
Provost John Moseley said the Uni
versity wants to introduce two
changes. First, there would be a $20
charge per credit from 14 to 16 cred
its for undergraduate resident stu
dents. Non-residents would be
charged an additional $60 per credit,
according to the OHS Fee Book. For
example, an undergraduate resident
student taking 13 credits would incur
no charge, while that same student in
stead taking 16 credits would shoul
der a $60 increase.
In addition, the University would
offer a 15 percent discount for classes
starting at 8:00 or 8:30 a.m., Moseley
said. The University introduced a sim
ilar discount last year for classes start
ing at 3 p.m. and later.
"Last year we instituted changes to
better spread courses throughout the
day," Moseley said, adding that the
school received
a positive re
sponse on the
discounts and
decided to ex
pand them.
"(Students
would) be hap
py to come early
and take a class
at 8 or 8:30
(a m.) and get a
discount."
Moseley
About 25 percent of undergraduate
credit hours would be offered at times
that enable students to take advantage
of the discounted tuition rate.
Moseley said the per-credit sur
charge for 14 to 16 credits, along with
the tuition discounts, are a "kind of
tradeoff." 1 le said »he school could not
afford to offer the discounts alone In
fact, according to Moseley, the changes
would result in a $600,000 total annu
al savings for some students. The
changes would also mean an increase
in tuition and fees for some, however,
especially for those who take between
14 and 16 credits.
Moseley said students may pay the
maximum tuition if they take all their
courses between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
With the changes in place, a resident
undergraduate taking 15 credits
Turn to Tuition, page 4
DRUMMING UP A SYMPHONY
Jessica Waters Emerald
Professor of Percussion Charles Dowd warms up for last Thursday’s Oregon Bach Festival performance of Beethoven Piano Concertos
No. 1 and No. 5. Dowd is currently principal timpanist in five orchestras: the Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene Symphony, Oregon Festival
of American Music Symphonia, Cascade Festival of Music and Oregon Coast Music Festival.
State rules might change Saferide policy
Oregon law mandates that state vehicles
cannot be used for personal purposes,
but exceptions may allow students
to take Saferide vans home
By Jan Tobias Montry
Managing Editor
Campus transportation services such as
Saferide and Nightride are facing strict
state guidelines on state-owned vehicles
that may affect use of their vans starting
next fall.
Employees for some of the services, es
pecially Saferide, take the state-owned
vans home after late shifts end to avoid
having to walk home alone, an action
which may violate state policy.
Although state regulations prohibit per
sonal use of the vans and require they be
parked at state-controlled sites during the
night, the regulations do allow certain ex
ceptions. According to the Department of
Administration Services' use and access
policy, vehicles can be taken home in cer
tain circumstances if there is a perceived
threat to safety.
"An agency may allow a state vehicle to
be parked at home when a task or trip re
quires a driver to depart so early or return
so late that it is impractical to pick up or
return the vehicle to state parking on the
same day," the state policy reads.
In light of the policy exceptions, ad
ministration officials have notified
ASUO of the state regulations and asked
that guidelines be created that could jus
tify why vans are taken home, in case the
state inquires why vans are not parked
on University property. The guidelines
Turn to Saferide, page 8
Street renaming
prompts Kinsrow
address changes
Chase Village apartments along Centennial Boulevard will get
new addresses Friday in a move coinciding with the renaming
of the thoroughfare to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
By A. Sho Ikeda
Reporter
With the renaming of Centennial Boulevard to Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard, many residents living along the thor
oughfare will Find themselves changing their addresses. Some
may be surprised to find they must switch their addresses to
Kinsrow Avenue, however.
The city of Eugene and Chase Village apartment management
decided to make Kinsrow Avenue the new address for all Chase
Village apartments, a Riling aimed at coinciding with the renam
ing of Centennial Boulevard on July 11.
Many of the apartments within Chase Village had Centennial
Boulevard addresses when they were first built, City Permit Sup
port Supervisor Debbie Wells said. At that time, Chase Village
apartments located next to Centennial Boulevard were supposed
to be given odd numbers; however, those apartments were la
beled with incorrect even-numbered addresses.
Also, both the Eugene Police Department and Eire and Emer
gency Medical Services Department have requested Chase Village
to have one street address, Duplant said.
"The other day the fire department responded to a call and
they said they took quite a while trying to find the apartment be
cause of the two different street addresses within Chase Village,"
Duplant said.
To correct the mistake, the city and Chase Village apartment
management chose to change the addresses from Centennial
Boulevard to Kinsrow Avenue. One-third of Chase Village apart
ments currently use a Centennial Boulevard address, according to
the apartments' management.
Chase Village Leasing Consultant Ariel Duplant said 206 of the
536 apartments will be affected by the address change. She added
that about 90 percent of those units are currently occupied, which
means at least 180 residents will have to change their addresses.
Residents must file a change of address form with the ITS.
Postal Service, according to a letter from apartment management.
Chase Village will notify utilities such as Qwest and Eugene Water
and Electric Board of the address change.
Turn to MLK, page 8
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