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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1982)
Center’s title irks citizens Naming done ‘between salad dishes’ By Debbie Howlett Of the Emerald While people toured and en joyed the Hult Center for the Performing Arts at Sunday's open-house, a group of Eugen eans quietly circulated petitions to have the Eugene City Council reconsider the name of the center An ad hoc group has formed led by Rachele Raia, to protest the naming of the center after Nils and Jewell Hult, who do nated $3 million to the Eugene Arts Foundation The gruop is angry and wants to tell the council that other city residents are angry about the performing arts center's name Nearly 800 city residents were angry enough to sign the peti tion the group drew up only yesterday The open house was the first chance they had to gain any signatures We re finding people are generally supportive." says Pat Albright, a Springfield High School teacher and one of the people circulating petitions While he spoke, a man ap proached him to ask if he could help circulate petitions People. I feel, think the decision was taken out of hands of the people." Albright says "Some people are upset, this is the only way we get to know how people feel Part of the anger over the naming of the center stems from what Albright calls a "decision made in between the salad dishes Raia says the decision was made at a recognition dinner with only 500 ticket-holders at tending Raia says she feels the city and the arts foundation should have consulted with city residents before taking Eugene out of the center's name Raia also says a memorial opportunities ' plan, announced as early as two years ago. specified a $3 million donation meant the center would bear the giver s name as a memorial Raia says she believes the Hults should be honored, but the city residents should not be written out When asked why he'd signed the petition. Charles Bierman. an international marketing con sultant in Eugene, said the center was a "community ef fort All of the donations helped build this building that $3 mil liorvis A.small percentage Court says suspension invalid By Debbie Howlett Of the Emerald The State Court of Appeals decided Thursday that the University suspended former student Gilbert Patton without providing a proper hearing The court also told University officials that (should they choose not to appeal tne second decision) Patton must either be allowed to re-enroll or be given another hearing According to Patton's attor ney. Charles Spinner. Patton was placed on "suspended mandatory medical leave, with conditions” in February, 1981 One of the conditions the University set forth at the infor mal hearing was that Patton must see and keep regular ap pointments with a psychiatrist In April the University su spended Patton from school for not meeting the conditions of his leave, something Spinner calls violating probation The case made its way to the appellate court because of pro tests from Spinner, who also directs legal services, that the initial "informal hearing" and the subsequent hearing were not contested cases A contested case allows an individual legal rights, duties and privileges and the right to appear and be heard Spinner says Patton was not allowed the rights and prior to the second hearing, was only given two days notice to appear Spinner says the appeal was made because Patton hadn't been allowed certain "procedural safeguards," and that in "suspending" Patton's medical leave, the University could invoke "arbitrary" condi tions "(The University) didn't even specify a time length for the conditions," Spinner says Spinner also says the Univer sity did not have the right to "suspend" a medical leave, that administrative rules specifically say the student either must be removed from school or be al lowed to stay In hearing the case, Spinner said the University "followed their own rules but their rules are wrong At the time of his dismissal, Patton was ordered to withdraw from classes and stay away from the University campus Peter Swan, a law professor and the University's legal coun sel at the hearings, says the University hasn't decided whether to appeal but "if a prin ciple is at stake," they will ap peal Swan declined to describe the conditions of Patton's dis missal He says "they were of fered a contested case hearing but didn't accept the offer "These (hearings) are time consuming, and you can bet we wouldn't have done it for prac tice," Swan says Patton, who Spinner says is "still around," could not be reached for comment Introducing ebc Js'ctu JJork (times Best Sellers Discounted 20% Fiction # 2 The Valley of Horse Jean M Avel Reg $15 95 NOW $12.75 Sequel to Clan of the Cave Bear # 5 Space James Michener Reg $17 95 NOW $14.35 Non Fiction # 1 Jane Fonda s Workout Book Reg $19 95 NOW $15.15 # 3 Life Extension Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw Reg $22 50 NOW $18.00 Upstairs in the Book Dept. 13th & Kincaid rwtfiiso-rAi*,- Mon-Fri 7 30-5 30 BOOKSTORE sat 10 00-3 oo General Books 686-3510 HARDWARE A COMPLETE SELECTION •Hinges & Latches • Master Mechanic Tools • Screws & Bolts • Keys Duplicated • Cleaning Supplies • Paint & Supplies • Lawn & Garden Supplies • Stove Pipe • Lock Sets & Security Latches • Chain & Snaps • Wire & Rope • Plumbing & Electrical 2825 WILLAMETTE 342-5191 PHOTO SPECIAL! 4-HOUR PHOTO FINISHING 1 $-199 20 Exn Develop & Print Films in before 10 am C-41 only 12 Exposure 20 Exp 24 Exp 36 Exp $3.19 $3.99 $5.99 3Vt Inch size ASA 400 - Add 50c L Coupon must accompany order Olter upru Otlstar 31. 1982 Ready by 2 pm OREGON PHOTO LAB 1231 Alder OUTSTANDING FEATURES IN A NEW GORE-TEX JACKET FROM THE FOLKS WHO REALLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM. 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