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NAACP Bill Sutherland, South Africa rep resentative o f the American Friends Service Committee, will be honored by the Portland Branch, NAACP, this Sunday. Sutherland has recently returned from a tour o f the frontline states of southern Africa — Tanzania, Zam bia, Angola, Botswana and Mozam bique. While there he met with lead ers o f the liberation movements o f South A frica, Namibia, and Z im babwe (Rhodesia), including Robert Mugabe, the leader o f the Zimbab wean A fric a n N a tional U nion (Z A N U ) wing o f the Patriotic Front and top officials o f J6shua Nkomo’ s Zim babwean A fric a n People’ s Union (ZAPU ) wing o f the Patriotic Front. He visited refugee camps of BILL SUTHERLAND D on’t dump used oil the A fric a n N ational Congress (ANC) o f South Africa and o f the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) o f South A frica located in Tanzania and refugee camps in Zambia. In Botswana, he visited housing pro jects for refugees from South Africa. Sutherland, a resident o f Tan zania, is on a six month tour o f the United States sharing inform ation and insights into the struggle for ma jo r ity rule in southern A fric a . During the past few weeks he has spent time in New York and Wash ington, D.C., meeting with external representatives o f Z A N U and SW APO , the d ire cto r o f Trans Africa, Congress people and repre sentatives from the National Council o f Churches and the W orld Con- terence on Race and Peace, among others. Sutherland’ s years o f experience in civil rights in the United States and in the various struggles fo r indepen dence and lib e ra tio n in A fric a provide him w ith a valuable historical perspective on the southern Africa situation and what people in this country can do to support the struggle. The reception w ill be held at the home o f Ms. Ora Nunley, 2423 N.E. 12th Avenue, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sutherland w ill be meeting with people in Portland, March 5th and 6th. His visit is sponsored by the American Friends Service Commit tee. For more information call 235- 8954. Student Lobby opposes tuition increase The Oregon Student Lobby an nounced that it is seeking a tuition freeze for resident students and a smaller increase in nonresident tuition than recommended by Gov ernor Vic Atiych. The tuition levels recommended by Atiyeh in his 1979-81 biennial budget would result in increases ranging from $282 to $1494, the “ largest tui tion increases in over a decade,” ac cording to Nahum Chandler, chair person o f the OSL Board o f Direc tors. A tiy c h ’ s tu itio n recom m enda tions, he said, violate the spirit o f President Carter’ s voluntary seven percent wage and price controls and “ his g u b erna torial campaign promise to college students to keep tuition low .” Claiming that “ students have been bearing a disproportionate share o f cost increases for more than a de cade,” Chandler said that tuition and fees for resident undergraduate and graduate students at the state colleges and universities are already significantly higher than the national average — 18 percent higher for un dergraduate students and 61 percent higher for graduate students. For the first time since the incep tio n o f state scholarship aid, the Governor is proposing a reduction in the financial aid for students from middle-income families, according to Chandler. The student lobby is not asking for general fund monies to serve additional students’ needs, he said, but asking that the program continue to serve the needs o f mid dle-income students it currently serves. A tiy c h ’ s proposed tu itio n in creases, coupled with the reduction in the amount o f state financial aid available for middle-income students w ill mean that “ many Oregonians w ill be denied post-secondary educa tional opportunities,” said Chand ler. Chandler, student body president at Southern Oregon State College, said that the student body also wants m andatory release o f faculty and course evaluations. A ll state colleges and universities are now required to evaluate faculty members for promo tion and tenure, but the decision o f whether or not to make the results available to students rests with each institution’ s president. HB 2831, introduced by Represen tative Mary Burrows (R-Eugene) at the request o f the Oregon Student Lobby, w ould require that the evaluations be released to the student associations, which would then make the decision about publishing them. Rebuttals by faculty members would be published w ith the evaluations and evaluations fo r first-term in structors would not be published but released to the faculty member under the bill, said Chandler. The Oregon Student Lobby, which represents students at the state’ s seven public colleges and univer sities, is also proposing a systemwide in s tru c tio n im provem ent p roject which would create opportunities for faculty members to improve their in struction techniques through w ork shops and counseling. Both the faculty-course evaluation and the instructional improvement project bills are directed toward im proving the instructional quality at the state colleges and universities, according to Chandler. Other legislative priorities o f the Oregon Student Lobby include: child care for low-income students; fund ing o f women’s intercollegiate athle tics; requiring student employees be paid the federal minimum wage; and m aking in s titu tio n s o f higher education accessible to handicapped persons. "W e believe that our legislative p rio ritie s are reasonable, being formulated in line with the limited fi nancial resources o f the state and the financial needs o f its citizens,” said Chandler. The Oregon Student Lob by identifies with the taxpayers’ fru stration over the increasing cost of government and the declining quality o f its services. These principles are embodied in our legislative program,” he concluded. Alberta/Concordia businesses organize Ten Alberta Street business per sons and property owners have given approval to a set o f by-laws forming the Alberta Street/Concordia Busi ness Association. A t a breakfast meeting on February 21st hosted by Concordia College, members o f the Association approved the constitution outlining these functions: to help improve the appearance and business clim ate along A lberta Street; to gain the benefits resulting from joint efforts toward a common goal in such areas as advertising, promotion, and better security; and to help Alberta Street businesses become eligible for certain types o f government assistance. Members of the new Alberta Street/Concordia Business Association listen to newly-elected President Brien Ratty explain the purposes of the organization. Time to grow up (Continued from Page I Column 6) Black community, without turning a cold, insensitive shoulder to the needs o f any other element o f the community. Steve Buel is worth supporting — PORTLAND — A new environ mental rule has been adopted by the Oregon E nvironm enta l Q u a lity Commission requiring retail outlets selling motor oil to post signs in forming the public where they can recycle their used oil. The new law is designed to encourage and inform the consumer to recycle their used motor oil at one o f 450 special oil depots across the state. Each year in Oregon it is estimated that more than 5 million gallons o f used oil are disposed o f improperly. Much o f this oil is dumped on the land, “ over the fence,” or worse, down storm drains where it enters public waters. This indiscriminate disposal process contributes to con ta m in a tio n o f O regon’ s many streams and lakes. The used oil recycling program was established by the 1977 Oregon Legislature. The legislature recog nized the improper disposal o f used oil by the consumer as a waste o f a non-renewable resource, o f potential energy, and as a severe pollution problem. The program was geared to the “ backyard m echanic,” who changes his oil and has no way to properly dispose o f the used oil. Ser vice stations and the car maintenance industry have long recycled their used oil products. Through the used oil recycling program, the Department o f En vironmental Quality has established 450 oil recycling depots in various lo cations o f the State. The goal is to re cover the estimated 5 million gallons o f used oil lost each year. To obtain the location o f the depot nearest you, call the Recycling Switchboard in Portland at 229-5555. In locations outside the Portland area call the State toll-free number 1-800-452- 7813 and ask for the DEQ Recycling Switchboard. Used oil can be re-refined and cleaned to produce as good as new lubricating oil. Used oil can also be sufficiently screened to produce a bunker grade fuel oil for use in in dustrial boilers. It is used also for dust control measures on unpaved roads, replacing virgin oils used for that purpose. Although some 450 depots have been established, the DEQ is conti nuing its search for new recycling depots. Anyone wanting to start a used oil depot should contact Chuck Geyer, the used oil recycling pro gram manager, at 229-6434 or toll free 1-8OO-452-78I3; ask fo r 229- 6434. GIVE TO THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND. A m ind is a terrible thing to waste. Fred Mever - : S h o p p in g C r i i l i - n < Super Shopping Centers Help Lower Your Cost of Living . . . Your nearby Fred Meyer Super Shopping Center is filled with "People-Pleasing" services to make your shopping more pleasant. Wide, spacious aisles, friendly helpful clerks and un dercover parcel loading are just some of the "People-Pleasing" services to you. Plus everyday low prices on thousands of items you use and need everyday help lower your cost of living. Because we re open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, including Sunday, you can shop when you W ANT to, not when you HAVE to. 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