ational ▁basketball ▁compet itions ▁hosted ▁by ▁Chile ▁Category : J uly ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁sports ▁events ▁in ▁South ▁America <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Student ▁Association ▁( OS A ), ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁represent , ▁serve ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁collect ive ▁interests ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁OS A ▁focus es ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁tu ition , ▁financial ▁aid , ▁and ▁student ▁rights . ▁OS A ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁collect ive ▁voice ▁for ▁students ▁in ▁state ▁government , ▁public ▁univers ities ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Office ▁of ▁University ▁Co ord ination , ▁and ▁other ▁state ▁bo ards ▁and ▁comm issions . ▁ ▁General ▁Assembly ▁proposal ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁proposal ▁before ▁the ▁OS A ▁Board ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁additional ▁board ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁direct ▁lo bb ying ▁efforts , ▁set ▁dues ▁amounts ▁and ▁elect ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁functions ▁which ▁the ▁board ▁does ▁now . ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁largest ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁association ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁say ▁in ▁proportion ▁to ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁they ▁contribute ▁in ▁dues ▁per ▁student . ▁ ▁Member ▁schools ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁eight ▁member ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Student ▁Association . ▁Each ▁of ▁OS A ' s ▁three ▁bo ards ▁(