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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1975)
Getting to the heart of the [natter Tenants’ Union emphasizes action The Eugene-Springfield Ten ants Union came one step closer to full organizational reality at a meeting held Tuesday evening at Harris Hall. Winter wind and rain failed to deter some 90 persons from at tending Tuesday's meeting. Of those 90 persons, about 15 were landlords who came out of curiosity to see just what the two-month-old tenants' union is all about. As planned by the steering committee, the meeting was cal led to familiarize interested per sons with the city-wide tenants union and to stimulate discussion on tenant rights legislation cur rently being considered by the Legislature. Art Sandler made opening remarks shortly after 7:30 p.m., and conducted them when he stressed that “We re going to get to the heart of the matter which affects tenants vitally, legislation which is now before the state Legislature.” Bob Nagler, a major force be hind the tenants union, said the union is necessary because of the severe housing shortage in the Eugene area, which has brought a “crisis in landlord-tenant rela tions." Nagler said the tenants' union is primarily interested in 'equalizing the relationship between land urged concerned individuals to participate in the legislative pro cess by testifying at hearings on specific bills dealing with tenants rights. Then Rep. Nancie Fadeley, D-Eugene. expressed her thoughts on the Mobile Home Tenant Act. HB-2,062, a bill she strongly supports because of un By GARY SHARP Of the Emerald lords and tenants so there is more of a balance of power between those two groups Another steering committee member read aloud from a pam phlet on six bills under considera tion in Salem, and this eventually gave rise to heated debate later on in the evening. Rep. Mary Burrows, R-Eugene, " ■ 11 T Love is a giving thing. C iahnci A VA V ^ \ A perfect Keepsake diamond says it all, reflecting your love in its brilliance and beauty. • Ana you can cnoose witn £ confidence because the Keepsake guarantee assures perfect clarity, fine white color and precise R.Kh, '' modern cut. There is no finer diamond ring. Keepsake’ Box 90, Syracuse, N Y. 13201 Please send new 20 pg Booklet. “Planning Your Engagement and Wedding’ full color folder and 44 pg Bride s Book gift offer all for only 23f. plus Name Address. Ciry. State. Zip. Find Keepsake Jewelers in the Yellow Pages or dial free 800-243-6000. reasonable arbitrary actions against tenants that landlords sometimes impose. “More and more people are choosing mobile homes as a way of life, and at the same time, mobile home spaces are becom ing increasingly scarce, so that you can have a situation where eviction from a space can be un pleasant, What we are doing is making a landlord-tenant bill that spells out the rights and respon sibilities of both the landlord and tenant, which our landlord-tenant bills have not done in the past,” she stated. After the state representatives spoke, several comments were made by those in the audience on the nature of landlord and tenant relations. Landlords present were gener ally critical of the bills, and some were upset about tenants who fail to live up to lease agreements or “slip out'’ without paying their rent. One man argued that most people don't understand the posi tion of the landlord. “You don't know what a landlord has to go through, you don’t know about the tenants that leave without paying rent. There need to be better laws to protect the landlord, he said A representative from the Senior Citizen Lobby said she and her organization believe that low cost housing for the elderly is desperately needed in Eugene. After a break from the lively ex change on legislation, the meeting regained a semblance of order, and members of the steering committee were busy taking memberships from both landlords and tenants alike. About 20 people stayed to dis cuss the proposed by-laws of the association A vote was taken after discussion on each section, and all eight by-laws were passed Few disagreements were aired, but a few people did want to work out a clause which would allow the union to expel members who dis rupt meetings And some wanted to restrict membership only to tenants, though most seemed to oppose excluding landlords from becoming members. Nagler said the next order of business would be to set up a hot line for tenants, and to find a suit able location for a tenants union office Friday Valentine's Day KING OF HEARTS J (See Classifieds) J Smokeless Lunches ii - t M thru F al \t!j \lirr Enjoy all sorts of sandwiches Salami Corned Beef Captcolla Pastrami Prosciutto Pcnc Ham ^rovolone Cheese and other favorites Open Sunday Noon—9 Schlrtz on Draft 30$ a glass 75? a pitcher LET’S BEAT UCLA Complete Ice Cream Party Items for All Occasions BASKIN RQEBINS ICE CREAM 1365 Vi Hard St. 405 Coburg Rd. 484-1031 342-3462 31 Hilt Shakes Special Sundaes Delirious Flavors Everythin'; for the ARTISTS and ARCHITECTS COLE ARTISTS SUPPLIES STUDENTS & FACULTY DISCOUNT show card ■ off our before purchase ■ /W reg. prices ON CASH PURCHASE OF ALL SUPPLIES 339 EAST ELEVENTH AVE. M*n.i runw - •CAnor stmc just ate*, blocks from campus Security... ( Continued from Page 3) Glenn is also concerned about his officers training. "We send our men to security offic ers training school put on by the Oregon Security Directors Association.” Besides this three-week program, the Cnsis Center in Eugene offers courses in crisis intervention, report writing, investigation and public relations. "We re looking forward to more train ing classes,' Glenn added “I think it's important for our offic ers to know how to handle someone who s having a men tal problem." Because he feels he knows how his officers are trained, he stands behind the officer in volved in the indecent expos ure incident described in Wednesday’s Emerald “If in his judgment there was not enough evidence to arrest the suspect, I have to accept that, Glenn stated. Code under scrutiny... ( Continued from Page 1) Office of Student Affairs used their personal discretion in matters of student discipline, most frequently in areas of cheating, liquor and sexual behavior Grounds for ex pulsion included immorality and falsifying information concerning overnight off campus pnvileges In May, 1963. largely through the efforts of then-president Ar thur Fleming, the University fa culty adopted a recommendation to change University student dis cipline policy By October, 1963. a committee of three students and three faculty members, heeding Fleming s wish for attaining stu dent participation in both the mak ing and enforcement of rules of conduct, emerged with the Stu dent Conduct Code The Oregon Administrative Procedures Act states that rule making is required as far as prac ticable Certainly the University sees its nght to govern student conduct as coming from this act. and has perhaps applied it loosely to justify the legality of it's student discipline programs However, Titus thinks students may have a judicial recourse in cases involving disciplinary ac tion Although Steve Barnes, Stu dent Conduct coordinator, thinks "the history of the Student Con duct Program has been one of bending over backwards to pro tect student rights,” those who aren't satisfied with the program might turn to a state court, Titus said “I think that a student could in sist upon a hearing that complied in every respect to a contested case hearing, said Titus, mean ing that a Student Court hearing falls short of allowing a student all his legal rights, and state court action might be pursued success fully. 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