Oregon daily emerald., October 13, 1972, Image 1

Aa Independent Student Newspaper
Vol- 74, No. 50 Friday, October 13,1972 A
Photo by Jan Sanchez
Seals and Crofts performed before two sell-out crowds Thursday night.
NASU voles
for abolition
The Native American Student Union (NASU) has “directed" the
leadership of the Native American Program to dissolve the program
as it is “now known."
The action by the NASU came late Thursday night during a
meeting of the union. About 15 NASU members attended the meeting,
held in the EMU, during which the union unanimously resolved to
“direct” the abolition of the program.
“We are agreed on that,” said Larry Calica during the meeting.
Calica, a NASU spokesman, said, however, that NASU members were
not resolved concerning any further action to take.
“Further action is being considered," he said.
The NASU’s Thursday night action was a follow-through on a
Tuesday threat the union made to the University administration
concerning the operation of the Native American Program.
The program, part of the U.S. Office of Education-funded Office of
Supportive Services (OSS) at the University, is designed to offer
Native American students in gaining an education at the University.
The NASU, in an unsigned Tuesday letter, threatened to "direct"
the abolition of the program if certain “stated objectives" were not
met by the University administration by 10a.m. Thursday.
The NASU, and ASUO-funded program, claimed in the letter that
it was the “controlling body” for the Native American Program.
“Directing" the abolition of the program would involve incorporating
“the program’s functions into the NASU office administratively,
budgetarily, and physically,” the letter said.
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By RICK WORTHINGTON
Of the Emerald
:
s
Plans for the construction of a
j; multi purpose domed stadium to be
l built adjacent to Eugene’s Autzen
stadium were announced at a Thursday
l afternoon press conference at the
j Eugene Hotel.
j The announcement was made by
l President Bob Richmond of The
j Eugene Emeralds baseball club.
Among other officials at the press
conference were Mayor Les Anderson,
•: Lane County Commissioner Jess Hill,
i University baseball coach Mel Krause,
i and Emeralds General Manager John
■: Carbray.
The plans for the stadium are the
result of nearly four years of
: negotiations and conferences among
• city and county groups, the Emeralds
; baseball club, University officials, and
: local civic groups.
According to a press release issued
by the Emeralds club, the target date
: for completion of the stadium is spring
i of 1975. The press release also stated
j that “Funding will be through private
j donations, with tentative plans calling
for a minimum capacity of 10,000 for
baseball. Fund raising plans will be
announced in the immediate future.”
Richmond emphasized in the press
conference that “The stadium will be
financed tax free. It won't cost the tax
payers of this city a red cent.”
Carbray gave a “ball park figure” of
$3 million as the cost of building the
| stadium
The stadium will be located on
|
Domed baseball stadium
to be built near Autzen
property owned by I^ane County. The
precise location for the stadium has not
yet been determined. One of the
alternatives mentioned by Hill called
for a land swap between the county and
University so that the stadium could be
located just southeast of Autzen. No
swap would be necessary if the stadium
^is situated either to the east or the west
of Autzen.
Officials at the press conference were
unable to say precisely who would own
the stadium itself. A Domed Stadium
Committee, which will oversee plans
and decisions regarding construction of
the facility, is currently in the making,
according to Richmond. The members
of that committee will be announced
next week.
Asked who would be represented on
the committee, Richmond stated “We
just have the nucleus of some of the
fellows who have been working on the
initial plans. We don’t have anybody
from the county or city right now."
Aside from the Emeralds, the
stadium will be used by the University
baseball team, for rodeos and possibly
for other purposes such as concerts.
Mayor Anderson was ebullient in his
praise of the project, calling it a “very
exciting prospect." He added “This is a
splendid example of people with varied
interests getting together for the good
of the community."
Hill also suggested possibilities of
future plans for a complete sports
complex in the Autzen area. He
described current progress on plans for
an indoor arena (which could be used
by the University’s basketball team) as
being in the “exploratory” stage.