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Winter Term Get on the “A” List! Explore the many courses in the School of Architecture & Allied Arts that you might choose from to satisfy your Gen Ed or elective needs. Art ART 101: Understanding Contemporary Media Examines contemporary developments in Fibers, Photography and Ceramics. ART 115: Basic Design:Fundamentals(4) Development of visual vocabularies. ARTD 251: Multimedia Design Tools 1 (4R) Introduction to design and communication issues ARTD 252: Multimedia Design Tools II(4R) Uses multimedia technology, tools, hardware, software, and the World Wide Web Arts & Administration AAD 251: Arts & Visual Literacy (4) How different modes of learning interact with designed visual information within socio-cultural contexts. AAD 252: Art & Gender (4) Socio-cultural factors influencing roles of women and men in arts disciplines. Art History ARH 205: History of Western Art II, The Middle Ages Medieval works of painting, sculpture and architecture A*RH 208: History of Chinese Art Visual arts of China Planning, Public Policy & Management PPPM 201: Intro to Planning, Public Policy & Management Public leadership, policy analysis, the future of cities PPPM 443: Natural Resources Policy Population trends, policy responses, resource availability o SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS University of Oregon For more information on A&AA go to: aaa.uoregon.edu State cigarette, alcohol tax to help Eugene's ’04 budget adout $i.Z4 million from the state alcoholic beverage tax will help ease Eugene’s fiscal woes in 2004 By A. Sho Ikeda Senior News Reporter The city of Eugene faced a loss of more than $2 million for the 2004 fiscal year because of the statewide financial crisis that occurred during the summer. By the end of the legislative special sessions, however, it was determined some of the money generated by state cigarette, alcohol and income taxes will probably go where it was intended: into the Eugene city budget. Money granted to the city of Eugene is classified as "Intergovernmental Rev enue" in the 2004 Adopted Budget. These dollars come from federal, state and local government revenue Some of the money is given in the form of grants, which can be used in programs such as drunken driving prevention and safety programs in public schools. Another source of intergovernmental revenue is the state alcoholic beverage tax and the state cigarette tax. Taxes gen erated from the sale of alcohol and cig arettes are divided among cities based on their population, according to the League of Oregon Cities Web site. According to the Eugene Budget Of fice, the city will gain about $266,000 from the state cigarette tax and $ 1.24 million from the state alcoholic bever age tax. TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE As received by the city of Eugene from federal, state and local governments: • Fiscal Year '01 (Actual): $3,050,784 • Fiscal Year ’02 (Actual): $3,290,306 • Fiscal Year '03 (as of 12/31/02): $3,449,698 • Fiscal Year '04 (Adopted): $2,328,761 SOURCE: Eugene Budget Office In addition to the money received through the taxes, Eugene will also re ceive about $766,000 in "state revenue sharing" funds. These funds come from income taxes and other sources of state revenue and are then redistributed to local governments. Eugene Senior Budget Analyst Jeff Retry said the amount of funds distrib uted by the state to cities can fluctuate from year to year. He called the finan cial distribution procedure of the state a "black box," meaning the way mon ey is distributed can be hard to predict. Legislators help decide how much money is allotted to different munici palities and, in the case of the financial crisis faced by the state Legislature this summer, they may decide not to give any money at all. "The state can take it all away if they need to," Retry said. Money that would normally have been given to the city by the state gov ernment was also in danger of being re distributed to other areas of Oregon. "We were worried during the special sessions," Petry said. "There was talk about taking $2 million from the city, but it didn't come to pass." Once Eugene budget officials have an estimate of how much money they will receive from the state, they add the estimate to the city's budget. However, the money doesn't always arrive imme diately. Petry said funds can arrive on a monthly basis, every three months or even right before the fiscal year is over. "We don't always know when the money is coming," Petry said. "Some time it just dribbles in." The money received by the city then goes into the city's General Fund, where the funds can be redistributed to differ ent public services, such as the Eugene Police Department, emergency medical services, the Eugene Public Library and the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Contact the city/state politics reporter at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com. INITIATIVE continued from page 1A graduates, spending state funds on pro grams that drive economic growth, and creating a strategy that allows for reinvestment in higher education. Reaction to the news at the Universi ty was mixed; administrators said the changes may have a positive impact for higher education, but student leaders were unsure. "1 am pleased that the governor is go ing to make higher education a high priority for the rest of his administra tion," Vice President and Provost john Moseley said. "It certainly is potential ly a major event for higher education and may portend a high level of state support in the future." University President Dave Frohn mayer had similar sentiments. "The governor's focus on reinvest ment in higher education is really a fo cus on reinvestment in Oregon," Frohnmayer said in a statement to fac ulty members. "It is a recognition of the critical role universities play in the pros perity of the state." ASUO President Maddy Melton ac knowledged the significance of the initiative but was not ready to label it a blessing. "It's definitely a huge deal, and it's a huge political move," Melton said. Elsewhere in the state, reaction to the initiative was generally positive. Current board member Bridget Bums, who is a student at Oregon State University, said she supports Kulongos ki's decision. "He really prioritizes access to educa tion, and I really think that ought to be our fundamental goal," she said. Oregon Student Association Execu live Director John Wykoff said Kulon goski is tal<ing a bold step to refocus the university system's mission. While he applauded the board's previous efforts to prioritize quality, Wykoff said that at this juncture — when more Oregoni ans may be unable to go to school due to rising costs — access is clearly a more relevant goal. Wykoff said he is now eager to see what the governor's plan entails and what direction the board will take. "Hopefully it will bring good re sults," he said. • Goldschmidt was appointed to serve in one of two previously vacant positions on the 11-member board. Kulongoski will soon appoint new members to fill the four vacancies left by the resignations. Contact the news editor at ayishayahya@dailyemerald.com. AUTHOR continued from page 1A Notion") he abandoned the novel and became famous as a dope fiend, he's really discounted," Huffman said. "There's been a few studies in the ear ly '80s of his work and really not much attention since. Twenty years of him being basically ignored." Huffman added that he hopes the symposium will help debunk the myths that Kesey was simply a "dope fiend," and show the world the liter ary merit of his work. The symposium coincides with the University Theatre's production of Ke sey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The city of Eugene will also be tip ping its hat to Kesey today at 1 p.m. by unveiling of a life-size statue of him, ti tled "The Storyteller," on the comer of Willamette Street and Broadway. Pete Helzer sculpted the statue — which de picts the author sitting on a granite bench reading to three children — from bronze, according to a press re lease from project coordinator Cathy Briner. Quotes from his novels will be inscribed along the sides of the bench. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker, a friend of Kesey's, led the committee that raised the estimated $ 120,000 needed to complete the stat ue. So far, more than 90 percent of the needed funds have been raised. “I'm extremely gratified by the over whelming and far-reaching support for this memorial/' banker stated. "Ken's im pact from the grass-roots level to famous admirers across the country has been a testament of the rightness of this project." The symposium and the statue un veiling are both free and open to the public. More information about the symposium can be found at http://ke sey.uoregon.edu/. Those interested in donating to the statue project can call Briner at 689 1833. Contact the people /culture/faith reporter at jaredpaben@dailyemerald.com. RECYCLE continued from page 3A its ear," he said. Unless donated cell phones are damaged beyond repair, they are re furbished and distributed to com munities in Latin American and de veloping countries. Although the organization had a rusty start, Col lectiveGood has grown to recycle more than 100,000 phones in col laboration with about 250 charities across the United States. Consider ing new cell phone technologies such as color screens and cameras are becoming more popular and less expensive, Heine said he expects a lot more phone donations in the near future. On April 27, Earth Day, Collective Good began working with the office supply chain Staples to provide an other easy way to donate cell phones via store collection tubes. Staples cus tomers can drop off phones, PDAs, pagers and chargers in the clear, plas tic tubes located near the cell phone display in every store, including the 2370 W. 11 Ave. location in Eugene. People interested in donating their old cell phones to CollectiveGood can participate in the comfort of their own homes by visiting the company Web site, www.colleaivegood.com, and downloading free shipping labels. "People can do it on a Saturday morning in their bunny slippers," he said. "They don't even need to leave the house." Contact the business/science /technology reporter at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com.
