Guide for non-smokers .
Eateries offer smoke-free dining
By BRIAN HAARSTICK
Of the Emerald
It’s now that time of year
when Eugene-Springfield resi
dents are none-too-happily
resigning themselves to
another summer of field burn
ing. Some of us can expect
such symptoms as raspy lungs
and tearing eyes.
But take heart, for there is
some good news regarding the
right to breathe clean air—at
least while dining-out.
More than 20 Eugene
Springfield restaurants are of
fering provisions for dining in a
smoke-free environment. An
increasing number of restaur
ant owners are forming sepa
rate smoking sections or ban
ning smoking altogether.
These restaurants are listed in
the Dine-Out Guide for Non
Smokers, compiled by the As
sociation for Non-Smokers
Rights (ANSR). Restaurants in
Roseburg are included in the
guide.
The non-profit organization
is sponsored by the Oregon
Lung Association. Lauren
Dunn, ANSR secretary says,
“Our main goal is to get the
public aware that non-smokers
are in the majority,”
Apart from their dining guide,
ANSR members are channel
ing much of their efforts into
lobbying for non-smoking regu
lations on local and state
levels. According to Dunn,
“Several bills were introduced
by legislators in Salem. All ol
I
them dealt with smoking in pub
lic places.”
However, the bills lacked un
ified support and were not pas
* sed. Dunn says, “We re trying
to help in the writing of some
new bills. We re trying to get a
coordinated effort out of the
legislators.”
An abundance of
University-area restaurants
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provide a smoke-free atmos
phere. Included are the Excel
sior Cafe, Souvlaki Stop (re
cently closed for remodeling),
The Crepery and Honey's
Cafe. Richard Howorth, man
ager of the Excelsior Cafe,
says his customers partially in
fluenced his decision to pro
vide a no-smoking section.
"We had a lot of suggestions,”
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Drawng by Tracy Taylor
remarks Howorth. “It made a
lot of sense because smok
ing takes away from our pur
pose of offering excellent
food.”
Any person interested in re
ceiving a free copy of the Guide
can do so by dropping by or
writing to the Oregon Lung As
sociation Office, 1492 W. 6th
Ave., Eugene.
Early programs
for orientation,
registration set
A significant percentage of stu
dent leaders became acquainted
with campus activities through the
Early Orientation and Registration
Program (EORP) according to
David Zumwalt, University assis
tant director of orientation. In an
ticipation of a new wave of execu
tives, the ASUO Executive is pre
paring to greet the freshmen dur
ing the upcoming program
scheduled for July 19, 23, 24, 30,
snd 31
ASUO Pres. Jan Oliver will
speak at each of the five orienta
tion meetings geared to acquaint
some 1,400 newcomers with ser
vices and opportunities for in
volvement available at the Uni
versity.
In addition to Oliver s speech,
the Executive is planning distribu
tion of an ASUO pamphlet de
scribing the group’s structure and
resources.
Parents of orientation students
will also have a chance to ask
questions during EORP sessions
tailored for them. Representatives
of the Executive will join faculty
and administrators to mix with
parents at informal coffee hours in
the Bean complex courtyard.
The onentation office's EORP
process offers freshmen a chance
to receive individual academic
counseling and to complete fall
term registration during easier
going July. The motivation behind
the program is the fact that with
registration out of the way, the
new students can return to their
summer jobs and be assured of
University status. They have the
option to work up to the last day
before fall term classes begin.
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