Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1977)
j • i oreqon 1 j daily emerald Vx An Indenendent Yewsnaner An Independent Newspaper Any students who have not com pleted registration by today may do so at the cashier’s office in Oregon Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vol. 79, No. 19 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Wednesday, September 28, 1977 Campus may star on silver screen The non-polluting motion picture industry may have come to the University campus. At least several fraternity members and University personnel have their fingers crossed about contract negotiations for a movie that may be filmed on the campus. According to Muriel Jackson, director of University Relations, Universal City Studios, Inc., has contacted the I school with hopes of securing a location for a film to portray fraternity life during the early 1960s. The University will be used as an anonymous back drop, Jackson said, for the film “National Lampoon: Ani mal House,” which is set at a mythical northeastern col lege called Eberhard-Faber College, Pennsylvania. VALISE DADAM 1949 Art and Photography mesh Internationally known artist and photographer Frederick Sommer will be the first in a series of five guest speakers in photography fall term. Sommer's lecture, sponsored by the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in room 107, Lawrence Hall. He is a widely known photographer, graphic artist and theorist. Because of Sommer's concerns with the broader, "philosophic'' realms of creativity, his images cross many stylistic boundaries. Jackson, with the help of Spencer Carlson, also of the University, is negotiating with the movie company to affect “a smooth arrangement” which would be beneficial to all involved. So far, she said, a general accord has only been reached on the protection of University property during the filming, but no firm commitment has been made and no contract has been signed. Contacted early in September, Jackson received a written proposal from the movie studio asking that the University campus be used as a site for the movie. The movie company had heard about the campus from a local movie firm with whom they had dealt before, and impressed by the eastern architectural features offered by the school, decided to send the proposal, she exp lained. Although no contract agreement has been reached, Jackson is confident that arrangements can be made to bring the movie crew to the school. The only problem, she said, would be caused by the use of already-occupied classrooms for filming scenes from the movie. Jackson is excited about the assignment of arrang ing a movie filmed on the campus. “I think the thing that is BY KEVIN HARDEN Of the Emerald the most exciting—if you want to use that word—is that a lot of the students will be able to see, first hand, an actual movie crew at work filming a movie,” she said. Besides negotiating with the University for filming rights, the movie company is also negotiating with two campus fraternities for the use of their houses as back drops for several of the movie’s scenes. According to Bill Falk, president of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, a unit producer for Universal City Studios sur veyed the house last week as a possible filming location. "They came and looked at the house and we told them that they could look at the house as much as they wanted, but when they wanted to talk contract, they could come to us," Falk said. As yet, he said, no one has talked contract to his fraternity or the Sigma Nu fraternity, located next door. According to Lynn Frates, president of Sigma Nu, negotiations have been in progress concerning the use of the fraternity house, but no agreement has been made. "We have about a 50-50 chance of getting into the movie right now,” he said, “but the decision is supposed to be made in the next couple of days, so we don't want to say very much until then.” The impact on the University and the surrounding community may be more than Jackson had anticipated. According to figures provided by the movie company, once filming starts, the movie crew and the actors could add as much as $1.5 million to the city’s economy. Nearly 3,000 extras and small parts chosen from the University student body will also be included in the filming. If all goes well, Jackson said, the contract could be signed within the week and filming could begin as early as the first week in November. The only actor signed to date, to play a part in the movie is John Belushi, of "NBC Saturday Night Live” fame. — today V. God bless Jock Hatfield is at it again, this time as he penjses the aisles of a local Christian sup ply store. See p. 18 for more details. Easy access 1980 marks the date all uni versities must comply with federal law to provide building accessibility for the handicap ped. However, this university is one step ahead of the pack. Melody Ward explains why on p. 7. County follies The County Commissioners are at it again as Archie Weins tein lashes out at Jerry Rust over personnel morale prob lems. For the latest county courthouse antics see E G. White-Swift’s story on p. 9. Interception The Duck’s aerial defense is examined up front, as Dan Lindahl interviews the four men in back. See page 21.
