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TUITION continued from page 1 ASUO is working to increase state budget appropriations to prevent future tuition hikes. Moseley said the administration will be forced to put off needed purchases and hold off on future hiring to make ends meet. The cur rent freeze on wages will continue through next year, which he said will make it difficult to attract fac ulty. He added that these are only short-term solutions, though, which means tuition could contin ue to rise in future years. we re really not in a long-term sustainability situation," he said. "If the Legislature doesn't rein vest, we'll be looking at more tu ition increases." Moseley said the University will continue to phase out the "tuition plateau" system, in which full-time students are charged a flat tuition rate. The plateau was already re duced to 14 to 16 credits last term. "I think ultimately it will be eliminated," he said, adding that students on the plateau next year will pay $40 per credit hour in stead of $20, which he said is still "quite a bargain." But Rees said eliminating the plateau will decrease access to higher education for low-income students who will need to take few er credits to save money. Oregon Student Association Ex ecutive Director John Wykoff said eliminating the plateau would mean students will take longer to graduate, which goes against State Board of Higher Education Presi dent Neil Goldschmidt's goal for higher education to be "more, bet ter, faster" and instead makes it "less, worse, slower." "The incentive is to take fewer credits, which means you're in mjiuui lungei, ue saiu. He added that the University's approach of narrowing the plateau is more progressive than other schools that are planning to elimi nate the system completely sooner rather than later. Ultimately, Wykoff said higher education needs more support from the state, which also means more support from voters. "Everybody wants services, but they're never going to be free," he said. Contact the higher education/ student life/student affairs reporter at chelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com. NADER continued from page 1 "Right across the board, consumers have been left without redress," he said. Responding to some claims that his run for presidency could cost the Democrats the election, Nader said, "No one's entitled to votes. We all have to earn them." He said his aim is to defeat Bush and that he hopes to do so by making the vulnerabilities of the current ad ministration clear. He added that there are current government policies that are of common concern to some liber als, conservatives and independent voters, and these voters are most like ly to seek an independent candidate. However, some Democrats still be lieve that Nader's mn may not bode well for their party. i minx it s a Daa iaea ror tne coun try that he runs," College Democrats co-Chairman Kevin Curtin said. While Curtin said he admires Nader for his work, he thinks Nader took votes away from Al Gore in the last election, when Nader knew he was not going to win. Nader would have advanced the causes he cares about more by step ping down and supporting Democra tic candidates who share similar concerns, Curtin said However Timothy Dreier, the edi tor in chief of the Oregon Commen tator, the campus's conservative jour nal of opinion, said he had hoped Nader would run. "It will help Dems not win," Dreier said. "I think it would help the Democrats get their head out of their ass," Dreier added. "Help them real ize you can’t win on just vitriol. They don't have positively defined ideas." Nader said he believes the Oregon nominating convention will be a suc cess because of the state's great support in the past. He appealed to students who are registered to vote and are po litically active to attend the convention. "They'll see politics at work at its best level, at its cleanest level," Nader said. "They're going to be the leaders of the country, so they better start preparing themselves." Nader Deheves one or the respon sibilities of the education system is to teach students how to help their com munities and practice democracy. "It's very important that students leave high school and college with cit izen skills," he said. Contact the news editor at ayishayahya@dailyemerald.com. Senior News Reporter Jared Paben contributed to this report. MUSEUM continued from page 1 new exhibit will be "integrated (and) ecologically informed" after the reno vation is completed. "The idea of this is that it will show all of Oregon how different types of native cultures have grown up over the last 15,000 years," he said. The 3,500-square-foot exhibit space will include a small theater, a science lab, a space for temporary exhibits and a set of near life-size dioramas repre senting the different geographic re gions in Oregon — the Great Basin, the Columbia Plateau, the coast and the valleys — displaying each region's dis tinct native cultural attributes. One of the dioramas, for example, will feature a coastal plank house. (Oregon) is a very diversified place to be," Aikens said. "All of that is rep resented in our dioramas." Rounding out the exhibit will be the museum's collection of native ar tifacts, including a 10,000-year-old pair of sandals, which are the oldest shoes ever discovered, Aikens said. The museum also has a collection of ancient and historical native baskets. The renovation is budgeted for $1 million , but the museum still has $200,000 more to raise. All of the cur rent funding was raised through pri vate donations. Several people and organizations were consulted for the renovation project, including Native American cultural groups, to ensure the authen ticity of the exhibit, Aikens said. "It's very easy for your own stereo types and presuppositions to creep in," Aikens said. He added that the museum wanted "to tell the story in a way that everyone will be pleased." Also new to the museum is the ad dition of "cultural" to its name. "We want to reflect the fact that a good deal of what we present is hu man history," Aikens said. Kelly Stewart, publicity specialist for the museum, said the newly renovated museum exhibit hall will be unique in its coverage of all regions in the state. "There'll be nothing like it in Ore gon," she said. "It's going to be excit ing to see it all come into fruition in October." Linda Yoder, the retail store assis tant for the museum, said volunteers are needed to fill a variety of positions including tour guides and museum store associates. "We're looking for people that are life-long learners and want to share their knowledge with the visitors," she said. She added that the muse um will provide training for all vol unteers. The museum will host an open house for those interested in volun teering on May 3, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Bean Complex's Moore Hall, which is across the street from the museum. Contact the people/culture/ faith reporter at moriahbalingit@dailyemerald.com. Premier Travel .ugene Airiare specials! San Jose, CR - $332.00 Cancun - $399.00 San Juan - $471.00 Tokyo - $478.00 tax nut included. rextriclionx max upplx. Subject hi change \v ithont notice. Eurail Passes issued on-site!!! 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