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Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 125
Students face 12 percent tuition increase in fall
The ‘highly likely' tuition hike will do little to ease
the budget woes related to Measure 30’s failure
By Chelsea Duncan
Senior News Reporter
While students can expect to pay an extra 12 percent for tuition
next year, the administration is expecting a continued struggle to
stay afloat in the face of nearly $5 million in unanticipated
budget cuts.
University Senior Vice President and Provost John Moseley said
the increase was calculated last year before the unexpected state
cuts to higher education and Measure 30's failure, which accounts
for about $1 to $2 million of the cuts. Considering these new
shortcomings, Moseley said the 12 percent is a modest increase.
"We really need to increase tuition more, but we're holding the
line," he said.
The State Board of Higher Education will meet today to discuss
the preliminary tuition proposals from Oregon University System
campuses. The final decision for next year's tuition increases will
come in the next few months, however Moseley described the 12
percent hike as "highly likely."
Moseley said his primary concerns are to maintain the quality of
education and to ensure students have continued access to courses.
"I'm going to do everything I can to not cut courses," he said.
ASUO co-Legislative Associate Ashley Rees said the student gov
ernment is maintaining its stance against tuition increases, which
she said should come as a last resort.
"We feel that it only makes sense that there are cuts to other
programs and administrative things," she said, adding that the
Turn to TUITION, page 12
A peek at the past
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By Moriah Balingit
News Reporter
Ambitious renovations will transform the
bare University Museum of Natural and
Cultural History exhibit hall into a
stunning display of Oregon's history, starting
with its geological origins and continuing with
the development of native cultures. The exhibit
hall is slated to reopen in October.
Members of the University and Eugene com
munities had a chance to get a peek at what the
renovated exhibit hall will look like at Wednes
day's hard hat celebration, which took place at
the museum.
Museum Director C. Melvin Aikens said the
Turn to MUSEUM, page 12
Nader tries to earn spot on Oregon ballot
Ralph Nader will draw attention
to Bush’s shortcomings during
Monday’s nominating convention
By Ayisha Yahya
News Editor
As campaigns for November's presidential
elections gather speed, Ralph Nader is working
to put his name on the ballot in every state.
Nader, who is running as an independent can
didate, will have a nominating convention in
Portland on Monday at the Roseland Theater,
located at 8 NW 6th Ave. at 6 p.m.
To get Nader on the ballot, 1,000 registered
voters must attend the convention and sign the
petition. If the number falls short, 15,306 valid
signatures will need to be collected, according his
campaign Web site, http://www.votenader.org.
Nader last ran for the nation's top seat in No
vember 2000 on the Green Party ticket. He said
he is running again this year because the politi
cal system is not responding to the necessities of
the American people such as a living wage, uni
versal health care and civil liberties.
"The reason why it is not is largely because the
political parties are prisoners of giant
businesses," he said. He added that the links be
tween big business and government have put a
"for sale sign" on politics.
"We have to have a new politics that's clean,
responsive, mobilizes the younger generation,
gets more votes out, places before the American
people more voices and more choices,"
Nader said.
He said his priorities include a change in for
eign policy, addressing problems in the health
care system such as the role of HMOs and con
sumer protection.
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Chancellor
to vacate
OUS post
June 30
Citing differing philosophies
on how best to aid students,
Richard Jarvis opts to resign
By Ayisha Yahya
News Editor
Oregon University System Chancellor
Richard Jarvis has resigned effective June
30, the State Board of Higher Education
announced late Wednesday afternoon.
Jarvis, who officially began working as
the university system's chancellor in Au
gust 2002, decided to resign to allow the
board to pursue its new goals.
"They want to go in a new direction,
and I think it's important for them to do
that," he said. "It's their right."
After Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski ap
pointed the new board in 2003, Jarvis said
he started to think about what role he
might play.
"A question arose in my mind," he said.
"Where is this going to go? Would 1 be the
right person (for the job)?"
jams, wno was hired by the old board
in May 2002, said the current board's di
rection differs from the one he was hired
to pursue. While both boards hoped to
serve students better, they had different
ways of going about it, he said. He added
that the current board is already taking
steps to address key issues, such as the cur
rent funding crisis, and he hopes it will
find viable solutions.
"We both agree that the mission and
role of the System administration through
the Chancellor's Office will change in ways
different from the mission that I was hired
to advance," he said of his resignation in
an OUS press release.
The board accepted Jarvis' decision
"with regrets," according to the release.
Board President Neil Goldschmidt said
the system had benefited greatly from the
Jarvis' contributions.
"He is an outstanding educator whose
contributions are well regarded,"
Turn to JARVIS, page 4
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