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Friday, January 9,2004
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 75
Delayed tuition increase finally takes effect
In the recent trend of rising costs,
the University bumps tuition rates
up again and foresees even more
increases soon if Measure 30 fails
By Jennifer Marie Bear
News Editor
The delay is over and students must now pay
the tuition increase they were supposed to pay
fall term.
In-state students taking 14 to 18 credits can
expect to pay an extra $6 to $60 for their tuition
winter term, while out-of-state students taking
14 to 16 credits can expect to pay an extra $60
to $180.
The increase was scheduled to take place fall
term, but members of ASUO and the Oregon
Student Association lobbied the Oregon State
Board of Higher Education to delay the increase
until winter term.
ASUO Legislative Associate Sara Kams said
it was important to postpone the increase in
order to give the ASUO a chance to inform the
student body.
"We felt it wasn't really fair to have them reg
ister for classes and not realize they had to pay
more," Kams said.
Students who are taking 16 credits will bear
the worst of the increase — $60 for in-state stu
dents and $ 180 for out-of-state students. And al
though students had fall term to prepare for the
change, Kams said some students will still face
difficulties paying for school.
"It affects all (students) in the sense that they
all have to pay for it, but for students who are al
ready struggling, these tuition increases are hard
er for them," Kams said.
Students who don't want to pay the extra tu
ition costs do have a loophole: take fewer cred
its or switch to classes offered before 9 a.m. or
after 3 p.m.
Taking fewer credits is cost effective because
the increase only affects students who take 14 to
18 credits, and taking classes in the early morn
ing or in the late afternoon and evening will save
students money because some of these classes
are eligible for a 15 percent tuition discount.
But for students who want to drop a course,
their window of opportunity is closing. If a stu
dent drops a course within the first two weeks
of classes, they will receive an 85 percent re
fund. If a student drops a course in the third
Turn to TUITION, page A4
Belief in beef
Beef industry professionals and
workers say they are confident
the mad cow scare will not have
a major long-term negative effect
By Caron Alarab
Senior News Reporter
Mike Wooley is a second-generation
butcher in the beef business. And despite
the recent mad cow scare, the owner of
Long's Meat Market said he isn't worried
about his business or the scare's effect in
dustry-wide, because of his faith in Ameri
can beef lovers.
"I think people are actually getting reac
quainted with meat," the 45 year old said.
Wooley said his customers are particu
larly loyal because all of Long's beef comes
from grain-fed cattle, and the meat is
ground on site.
Although he has seen a number of new
faces walk up to his counter since the Dec.
23 discovery of an infected Holstein in
Washington state, Wooley said the last sue
years have shown a steady enough increase
in the beef industry to keep his competi
tion in business.
"We do have Dr. Atkins to thank for the
rise in business, as well as other diets that
Lauren Wimer Photographer
Despite the recent mad cow scare, local butchers and meat producers are confident in the future of beef.
have meat as a focus," he said.
According to Cattle Fax, a national
beef industry marketing research firm
based in Colorado, U.S. domestic beef
sales and demand remain strong and
largely unaffected by the occurrence of
mad^ow disease, or bovine spongiform
encephalopathy. Although producers
did not ship any of the diseased parts of
the Washington dairy cow — including
the brain, spinal cord and small
intestines — national news media
Turn to MAD COW, pageA4
Single-view classes, texts prompt concerns
University officials, professors
and students are concerned that
point-of-view is limited when
professors assign only their texts
By Jared Paben
Senior News Reporter
Students may not get the whole story when
the professor who teaches their class also wrote
their textbook.
With a large number of professors
assigning their own textbooks, some Uni
versity officials, professors and students say
that this practice could limit students' un
derstanding to
only a single
professor's
point of view.
Vice President
for Academic Af
fairs Lorraine
Davis said she sometimes worries that students
are cheated out of a variety of viewpoints in
these situations.
PART 1 OF 2
Thursday: Ethical minefield:
professors and royalties
Today: Teacher’s own texts:
omitting perspectives?
"You would hope that any professor
would provide opportunities to allow stu
dents to consider things with considera
tions other than their own," she said,
adding that if professors use their own ma
terial they should provide "other perspec
tives on the matter."
That's exactly what journalism Professor
Janet Wasko, who wrote a book for her Under
standing Disney class, decided to do. She said
most of the topics she teaches involve different
perspectives, which is why she assigns other
Turn to BOOKS, page A6
Multicultural
students want
open position
filled quickly
Despite the creation of a vice provost
position for equity and diversity, the lack
of staff of color is raising concerns about
the University’s support of diversity
By Chelsea Duncan
News Reporter
Even after the University administration filled its
newly created position of vice provost for institu
tional equity and diversity, students of color on
campus remain concerned the campus is short of
resources that support their needs.
Sophomore Khanh Le said the prime example is
the Office of Multicultural Affairs associate director
position, which has remained unfilled since the
former associate director left in July.
Le said the University is cutting resources that
support students and faculty of color as diversity in
creases on campus.
"Diversity's increasing, but the/re cutting fund
ing of resources that support diversity," he said.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs isn't just a re
source for students of color, but also a resource for
people of all backgrounds, Le added.
ASUO Co-Multicultural Advocate Mark
Padoongpatt said the office is important for retain
ing students and faculty of color, who he said seem
to be going through a "revolving door."
"The only reason we seem to be hiring professors
of color is because professors of color keep leav
ing," he said.
Padoongpatt said the University still struggles
with retaining students of color who decide to
transfer, and many current students often consid
er transferring to a more supportive environ
ment. He said a full staff at the department is
therefore important.
Office of Multicultural Affairs Director Carla D.
Gary agreed that the associate director position is
important to students as well as to the office.
"That's a position that's vital for running the
Turn to DIRECTOR, page A6
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