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As B result of a recent court decision all skaters in Eugene —
including Douglas Scranton — are limited to sidewalks and bike
paths
Skater advocates
rights for rollers
When Douglas Scranton tired of jogging a few years ago.
roller-skating seemed the perfect excercise replacement
Since 1979. Scranton, a land surveyor has skated the 14
miles to and from work
But one day. he was cited by a policeman for unlawful use of
a roadway and was slapped with a $14 fine in municipal traffic
court
He appealed the decision, but lost his case in the circuit
court of appeals two weeks ago
Scranton says he s thought about appealing again but it's
just too expensive
Instead, he is organizing a meeting August 24 in hopes of
forming a club to promote skater s rights safety, fitness and
outdoor racing
He says he hopes the club will encourage more people to
view skating as a viable means of transportation That way, he
says, “We can try to get legislative support' tor skaters and their
rights
He says current traffic laws which skaters must adhere to.
are not specific enough
“Skaters are in no man's land " he says
He says he's particularly interested in maintaining the use of
bike paths tor roller skaters
“Skating doesn’t cost any gas. and you're not polluting at
all," he says "I like the idea of being independent
Scranton says he s hoping enough people attend the
meeting to organize outdoor racing
The meeting will be held at 7 30 p m in the south meeting
room of Harris Hall The public is encouraged to attend
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IBM awards $25,000 grant
to psychology department
The University s Department of Psychology
has received an unexpected $25 000 boost to its
research funding from International Business
Machines Corp
The unsolicited grant, designed to give the
department increased flexibility in supporting
scientific ventures is to be used to begin new
research efforts
One of just 40 departments in the nation to
receive such an award this year the University
was recognized for its outstanding competence
in human factors research,” according to Lewis
Branscomb IBM vice president and chief scien
tist
The University's research has included
projects examining how visual information is
changed into verbal information, how memory
works and what effects noise has on people s
behavior and health
According to department head Robyn
Dawes no decision has been made concerning
use of the IBM money However, he is "looking
forward to some very good ideas from psy
chology faculty members when they reconvene in
September tor the 1981 -82 school year
The IBM award renewable for an additional
two years is part of a program the company
initiated last year because of its concern about
the many restrictions applied to research funding
The only string” attached to IBM s check is that
the money be used for "initiation of new re
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