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Women’s water polo finishes 8th at Nationals | 13 Oregon Daily Emerald An independent newspaper wum dailyemerald. corn Since 1900 | Volume 106, Issue 153 | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 a DUCK through the DECADES Dan Williams, who first came to the University as a student in 1958, will retire this summer BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF SENIOR NEWS REPORTER jk t first glance, Dan Williams’ Johnson Hall office seems simple. He’s never JL A.been a big fan of clutter or walls plas tered with pictures. He doesn’t see the need for expensive furniture or exquisite office supplies. The items he does have, however, tell a story. Many stories. Family photos line a shelf above his desk. A map of his hometown, Astoria, hangs on the wall next to a picture of a scene from the 1996 Cotton Bowl. Nearby are two large windows that look out onto East 13th Avenue, windows that give him a perfect view of a campus he fell in love with in 1958, his first year as an undergraduate. Williams retires from his position as the Uni versity’s vice president for administration July 1, and although he will work in the Athletics Department as a liaison for about two years, he knows his days of full schedules and heavy re sponsibility are over. Is he scared? Of course not. Is he nervous? Perhaps. But more than anything, Williams is curious. Curious as to what the next years of his life will bring, when he is away from the struc ture of administrative work and constant inter action with people of all different backgrounds. “I’m not even particularly anxious about it really,” Williams said. “I’m just kind of curi ous as to what life will be like when there’s WILLIAMS, page 10 Tim Bobosky | Photographer Student groups seek refund of nearly $95,000 cut by PFC Multicultural Center members created the petition, citing effects on students of color BY PARKER HOWELL SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Members of student cultural groups that have lost paid leadership positions are circulating a petition to press the ASUO Student Senate and University President Dave Frohnmayer to refund all the money cut during this year’s finance process. Members of the Multicultural Center created the petition in support of restoring about $94,600 in student pay by using overrealized funds, incidental fee money earmarked for one-time expenses and generated by overestimates of the University's fee-paying population earlier this year. About 100 members from various groups, including mem bers of the Asian Pacific American Student Union, the Black Student Union, the MCC and MEChA, have signed the petition, MCC spokesman Kit Myers said. The Senate is expected to vote tonight on how to fund cut positions. The Programs Finance Committee revised the pay model for groups this year in response to a letter from Frohnmayer this summer in which he noted that some groups receive more funds for pay than for programming. The PFC’s final changes to the pay model cut positions for many groups, drawing opposition from cultural organizations in particular. As one of four options presented to the Senate last week by Senator Mike Sherman, “Option Two” would restore all the cut money if it is approved by the Senate tonight. Other options include replacing all the cut positions at $125 each at a total cost of $60,500, creating a committee to dole out re lief funds or having groups submit special requests for fund ing to the full Senate. Any Senate decision involving the overrealized funds must also gain approval from the ASUO Executive PETITION, page 6 Administration prepares to lose three employees Frances Dyke will take on a newly created role at the University as part of the restructuring process BY MORIAH BAUNGIT NEWS REPORTER The University administration is gearing up for some big changes, but Senior Vice President and Provost John Moseley said he hopes stu dents won’t know the difference. “My hope is that students won’t notice,” he said. “But if they do no tice, I hope it’s because we’re better.” The changes will follow the retirement of three key administrators: Moseley, Vice President for Administration Dan Williams and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Davis. Frances Dyke, currently the associate vice president for budget and CHANGES, page 6
