Casino, if built,
would help state's
university system
85 to 90 percent of the state's portion of the casino's
net win would go toward direct student assistance
BY ADAM CHERRY
NEWS REPORTER
A prospective casino in Cascade
Locks may benefit future Oregon Uni
versity System students in need of fi
nancial aid.
The Confederated Tiibes of Warm
Springs, who would build the casino,
agreed in a compact to share up to
17 percent of its annual net win with
the state if the Cascade Locks casino
project moves forward. Eighty-five to
90 percent of the state’s cut would go
toward direct student assistance for
post-secondary education, according
to a press release from Gov. Ted Kulon
goski’s office. The remaining money
would go to environmental purposes
in the Columbia River Gorge, home of
Cascade Locks, and economic
development around the state.
Some estimates have placed the
possible total state revenue from the
casino near $30 million per year.
Margie Lowe, executive director of
the Oregon Student Assistance Com
mission, said money devoted to stu
dent assistance would go toward the
Oregon Opportunity Grant.
“ (Right now) we’re only serving the
neediest of the needy,” she said.
Lowe added that she’d like to
make several expansions to the grant,
including raising income thresholds,
funding grants for part-time students
and funding a higher percentage of
the cost of attendance. The money
probably wouldn’t be available to
OSAC for several years.
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Africa: Faculty members
want permanent funding
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“There are 2,000-plus languages
in Africa,” Wooten said, adding that
very few are taught.
As part of the new initiative, the
Swahili language class will be en
hanced and Bamana-Dyula and
Wolof classes will be added.
Africa has been an increasingly
popular study abroad and intern
ship destination, Wooten said.
IE3 Global Internships Regional
Coordinator Holly LeMasurier,
who oversees internships in
Africa, agreed that the overseas pro
grams are popular. IE3 will be coop
erating with the College of Arts and
Sciences on the new African
studies program.
“It’s just a very rich place for
student learning,” LeMasurier said.
“The diversity there is definitely
unique.”
LeMasurier added that the lan
guage, culture, geography and his
tory of the continent are among the
reasons to study there.
“Africa is a priority for setting up
new internships,” LeMasurier said.
University President Dave Frohn
mayer commented on the new pro
gram in a press release.
“The grant from the U.S. Depart
ment of Education recognizes the
commitment and dedication of our
faculty members involved in
African studies,” Frohnmayer said.
"It will enhance greatly the faculty’s
capacity to work with students ea
ger to learn more about this vitally
important region of the world.”
Eventually, program faculty
members hope the University will
offer a minor or certificate in
African studies.
“That’s a long-term goal,”
Wooten said of the minor. “We have
to work through a number of insti
tutional hurdles to get to that spot.”
One of those obstacles is obtain
ing more permanent funding from
the University.
“After the grant period, we need
to make sure that the programs
we start we can continue,” Wooten
said.
Wooten added that students ap
pear to be interested in Africa.
“The faculty members worked to
get this grant because the students
have expressed interest in it,”
Wooten said.
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