IN BRIEF
Senate balances fees
with groups' growth
The Student Senate voted to in
crease the Programs Finance
Committee’s 2006-07 budget by
6.96 percent Wednesday to allow
fee-funded programs more room
for growth.
Wednesday was the first time
the Senate rejected an Executive
benchmark recommendation.
The Senate passed the Execu
tive’s EMU and Athletic Depart
ment Finance Committee bench
marks last week. These groups
are responsible for more than
$10.2 million in incidental fees.
People on both sides of the de
bate agreed on the importance of
keeping the incidental fee low
and groups’ abilities to grow
high, but the Executive’s “fiscal
ly responsible” platform was
seen by many, in this case, as
limiting to programs.
“This is a very small increase
for these groups,” Senate Om
budsman and PFC Chairman
Jared Axelrod said. “They need
more room to grow.”
The Executive also announced
that it had vetoed the Student Sen
ate’s allocation of $300 to the
American Institute of Architecture
Students because the group didn’t
submit a budget to the PFC as the
Senate had requested.
Senate also allocated $650 to
three groups for a future phone
bill, national group dues and a
Diwali festival on Nov. 18. Be
fore adjourning, Senators sang to
Senator Rachel Lee, who was
celebrating her 21st birthday.
— Nicholas Wilbur
Wilma Mankiller honored by HRC
The former chief of the Cherokee
tribe received an award Wednesday
BY ERIC FLORIP
FREELANCE REPORTER
Wilma Mankiller, a former principal chief of the
Cherokee tribe and professor at the University, was
honored Wednesday night by the Eugene Human
Rights Commission at a reception in the Jordan
Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Surrounded by friends, family and fellow Chero
kee members, Mankiller was recognized with an
hour-long ceremony for her accomplishments both
as a member of the Cherokee tribe and as a contribu
tor to the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at
the University. She was also honored by Eugene
Mayor Kitty Piercy as part of the night’s events.
Mankiller was elected the principal chief of the
Cherokee Nation in 1987, making her the first
woman to ever hold the position. She was re-elected
in 1991. She has met with former presidents Reagan,
Bush and Clinton about various tribal issues.
Mankiller now works as the Morse Chair professor
at the University.
Knight Professor of Law Rennard Strickland, a
member of the Cherokee tribe who has also worked
with Mankiller, spoke in honor of Mankiller at the re
ception. He emphasized her importance to the
Cherokee people even today, after her time as chief
has ended.
“Wilma, in Cherokee history, is a figure that will
continue to live among the greats,” he said.
Strickland later added that Mankiller’s firsthand
experience with the Native American culture has
helped her teach others, noting that she had “been
on the frontlines for more than 10 years.”
Throughout the night, Mankiller was presented
with various gifts from the speakers, which included
a coffee mug and a blanket that was draped over her
shoulders during the ceremony.
John del Nero, a Lane Community College pro
fessor, played a song in her honor. He used a tra
ditional Tennessee reed flute to create an authen
tic Native American sound, playing a piece called
“A Zuni Sunrise.”
Mankiller addressed the room to bring the ceremo
ny to a close. She was grateful for the experience she
shared with the University, and suggested that she
has benefited from it as well.
“I’ve learned a lot from the students, the faculty
and from all the people I’ve met,” she said. She later
noted, “All the people we’ve met always stay in our
hearts, no matter where we go. ”
Mankiller is the 25th person to serve as the
Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics. Though her
position only lasts for one year, Mankiller expressed
a reluctance to offer any kind of finality.
“There is no Cherokee word for ‘goodbye,’ so we
just say ‘see you later,”’ she said.
Tim Bobosky | Pucrro editor
Twila Souers of the Lakota nation hugs Wilma Mankiller, a
former principal chief of the Cherokee tribe, after giving her
a sacred four directions pin at the reception in the Jordan
Schnitzer Museum of Art where Mankiller is honored by
Eugene Human Rights Commission on Wednesday night.
Westmoreland: Proceeds may help tenants displaced by sale
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that should all be left to the private sector,”
Prozanski said.
Lane County Commissioner Bill Dwyer said he is
still opposed to the sale, echoing what Prozanski said
about the need for affordable housing.
“This is just another nail in the coffin for low-in
come students,” Dwyer said in a telephone interview.
Dwyer said his opposition won’t be as strong if the
complex is sold to a company that will maintain it as
affordable housing, but he would like the buyer to
give preference to student renters.
University officials have said part of the sale pro
ceeds could go toward helping displaced tenants
find new housing, but they said preference will be
given to potential buyers looking to continue
operating the apartments.
Work and Family Services Administrator for Uni
versity Human Resources Karen Logvin, who is lead
ing the task group charged with finding ways to help
families with children at the Westmoreland Child
Care Center, said her group will meet soon to decide
whether to start looking at options this week or to
wait until the beginning of next term.
She said the process is a multifaceted one but
progress is sure and steady. The task groups will be
working hard to address all concerns students may
have about the possible sale and to show support to
the potentially displaced.
“It’s just important for the Westmoreland resi
dents to know that they have all those options,”
Logvin said.
Contact the news editor at
mcuniff@dailyernerald. com
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