Monday, April 19, 1982
Eugana, Oragon
Oregon daily
Volume 83
Number 133
emerald
Campus pharmacy remedies
feverish prescription prices
Students save
one-third off
retail values
By Tamye Riggs
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A pharmacy in the Student
Hearth Center has been offering
students low rates on everything
from birth control to acne aides
since it opened almost two
decades ago
But many students don't take
advantage of the cheap medica
tions because they don't even
know the pharmacy exists, says
pharmacy manager Heather
Loomis.
"Every few weeks, someone
comes in and says, ‘I've been
here three years, and I didn't even
know you were here,' ” she says
Available only to students, the
pharmacy is partially funded by
student fees But that’s not the
main reason the pharmacy offers
prescriptions at low prices.
Group buying power and smart
shopping are the biggest factors
The pharmacy, combined with
other University pharmacies and
hospitals in Oregon, buys drugs
through a state contract with
pharmaceutical companies The
combined forces of many state
facilities enables each one to buy
at lower prices.
“We only stock our best buys,"
Loomis says. “Students don’t
have to come here, but we are
here, and we save money, which
is what everyone wants to do."
Loomis, a graduate of the
Oregon State School of Phar
macy, has been working at the
pharmacy for nine years, the last
two as manager. She. along with
two other registered pharmacists,
make up the pharmacy staff
The pharmacy is open from
8:30 a m to 4:30 p.m. each
weekday, with someone on hand
Saturday mornings
Although few over-the-counter
drugs are sold, the pharmacy
stocks a great variety of pre
scription medicines as found in
retail drug stores Shelves are
filled in accordance with student
demand
Birth control products are in
highest demand at the pharmacy,
and sell for about a third of the
regular retail cost Other big
sellers include acne preparations
and Erythromycin, a drug used to
treat upper respiratory illnesses
Loomis says students don't
seem to realize that prescriptions
from outside sources also are
filled, not just those prescribed by
doctors at the health center Of
the average 150 prescriptions
dispensed each day, only five to
10 are prescribed by doctors
outside the health center, Loomis
says.
The pharmacy also dispenses
pamphlets with information about
medications and diseases.
While many University facilities
are in danger due to budget cuts,
Loomis says she isn't worried
about losing the pharmacy.
“We're a source of revenue,
and we cover our staff salaries,"
she says. "We ll be the last dog to
die.”
Shuttle parking prosposed
to relieve campus traffic jam
By Richard Burr
Ot thm Emerald
Reducing dependence on the automobile is
necessary to alleviate campus parking problems,
University Planner David Rowe told the Student
University Affairs Board Thursday
People in surrounding neighborhoods, especially
West University Neighborhood, have complained about
students and statf parking on neighborhood streets,
Rowe said Restrictive parking programs, in which
neighbors have identification tags on their cars, have
sprung up in the South University Neighborhood and
are expanding into other neighborhoods, he added
In the past few years, general parking for students
has been cut in favor of more reserved parking spaces
for faculty and staff, Rowe said.
Building a parking structure either on the Kincaid
parking lot, the area near the covered tennis courts and
Education building, or Silver Orchard on North Franklin
Boulevard were suggested solutions, he said
The Kincaid lot and the Education building area
were rejected because of costs and traffic flow prob
lems, Rowe said The Silver Orchard area was elimin
ated because it is fairly removed from campus, is of
historical significance to the community and would
require a conditional use permit, he said.
The solution is to not drive to school, Rowe said.
Utilization of the Bean Hall parking lot has dropped
during the past tew years, he said At peak hours, more
than 200 spaces are still available for general parking,
Rowe said
Parking in the Bean Hall lot is open to any student
who has purchased a University parking sticker
Changing spaces on University Street from five
hour parking to a two-hour limit might change the
incentive, SUAB member Dan Allen said.
“Most people cruise University first," he said.
Another solution is to utilize the 10,000 parking
space capacity at Autzen Stadium, Rowe said A
lightweight shuttle could run routes over the current
paths and footbridge, he said.
Community-owned bicycles, located in double
lockers at Autzen Stadium, might be worth a light
investment, Rowe said. Improved carpooling would also
ease the situation, he added
"We should go to these methods before commit
ting ourselves to solid structures,” Rowe said.
Part of the problem has been that the University
administration has been focusing on more important
and pressing problems, he added.
Error may oust
IFC candidate
By Dane Claussen
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It took one candidate only two votes to get elected
to the Student University Affairs Board, results of last
week’s ASUO elections show — and at least one
Incidental Fee Committee candidate is only one vote
away from being disqualified from this week’s general
election.
Last week’s election filled all but three SU AB posts,
and write-in candidates were elected to the student-at
large position on the Emerald board of directors and the
sixth position on the OSPIRG board of directors.
The ASUO elections board Sunday tentatively
decided to disqualify Mike Cross, a political science and
international studies senior and member of the “Gang
of Four” coalition. Cross failed to file a campaign
finance form before the deadline, said Gus Palmitessa,
ASUO executive vice president and elections director.
According to Palmitessa, Cross said he didn’t think
it needed to be filed until after the general election.
Ordinarily, the candidate with the next highest
number of votes would move into the fourteenth spot on
the general election ballot, but the next two candidates
— “Gang of Four” members Eric Stillwell and David
Ridenour — also failed to meet the filing deadline,
Palmitessa said. If the the three are disqualified, Mark
Spence will be on the general election ballot. Spence is
a junior in political science and international studies.
A final decision from the elections board is
expected sometime today.
The general election will serve as a run-off for
SUAB posts 2, 3 and 12. The results of all other SUAB
races are final. Votes for SUAB positions were: 1. Law:
write-in candidate Roy Yackulic, 24; several others
received one or two votes; 2. Journalism/Speech.
David Bauer, 62; Cathryn Curran, 42; Randelle Thomp
son, 39; David Schmidt, 38; Brent Paz, 10; 3. Busines
s/Economcis: Pat Widmer, 141; Erin-Michelle Willis, 82;
Brad Bosomworth, 78; David Balk, 62.
Votes for Office 5. CSPA/Education: write-in can
didate Dennis Bailey, 3; several others received one or
two votes; 6. CSPA/Education: write-in candidate
Kevin McKey, 2; several others received one vote; 7.
HPER/Dance/Gerontology: Lynn Beth Falkow, 26; 8.
Biology/Chemistry/Pre—health: Rebecca Ricoy, 71;
Jim Brazil, 50.
Votes forOffice 9. Computer and Information
Science/Mathematics/Geology/ Physics: Jo Zell
Johnson, 60; Michael Tang, 37; 10. Architecture and
Allied Arts: Mark Lakeman, 80; Gilbert Recta, 23; 11.
Architecture and Allied Arts: Mike Prothe, 80; 12.
Psychology/Anthropology/Sociology: Scott Herbers,
59; Mike Rivers, 55.
Votes for Office 13. Political Science: Ed Allen, 67;
14. Music/Humanities/Language/Religion: Dan Al
len, 60; Thomas Ford, 30; 15. Music/
Humanities/Language/Religion: Lori Kleinsmith,
84; 16. Undeclared: Lori Lieberman, 66; Scott Nelson,
43; and 17. Undeclared: Mike Annis, 54; Gay
Butler, 35.
Mike Rust, a junior in political science and jour
nalism, won the write-in election for the student at-large
position on the Emerald board Rust, a former Emerald
associate editor, won by a substantial margin over
several other candidates
Bruno Bersani, an unidentified write-in candidate,
won the sixth position on the OSPIRG Board.
Bailey, McKey, Rust, and Bersani should submit
retroactive filing and campaign expenses forms at the
ASUO office on Monday, Palmitessa said.
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