In this race>
the 'tortoise'
beats the 'hare'
In this strange competition called the
Slow Bike Race, slow and steady — not
speedy and reckless — wins the event on
Wednesday sponsored by the Recreation
and Intramural program.
Sixteen daring participants attempted to
wiggle their bicycles wheels way down a
3-toot wide, 20-yard long course, without
touching the outer lines or stepping off the
peddles.
Champion George Recker completed the
course in a "sizzling" two minutes, 39
seconds; Mark Heathfield was second in two
minutes, one second; and Mark Price had to
settle for a third-place time of one minute, 28
seconds.
Photos by Brian Erb
New ruling won't alter OSPIRC
The Oregon Student Public Interest Research
Croup doesn't anticipate any change in direction or
effectiveness as a result of the ASUO Constitution
Court ruling Monday affecting the group's funding,
OSPIRC representatives say.
"We found the court decision very frustrating
but it won't deter our goals," says Ann Moorman,
OSPIRG's project coordinator.
That decision directs OSPIRG to seek approval of
its budget annually and overturns a spring referen
dum vote by the student body that established fun
ding for the group at $1 per term per student for a
two-year period.
Daniel Malarkey, chair of OSPIRG's local board,
is upset because he says the decision undermines
student's rights, but he agrees that the group's goals
will not be affected.
"My grades might suffer, but OSPIRG won't,"
Malarkey says, referring to the added time burden of
preparing a budget or an appeal.
Moorman says student participation in OSPIRG
has "at least quadrupled in the past two years," and
more than 500 students have filled out cards this
term requesting to be placed on OSPIRG's newslet
ter mailing list.
And the pair says the court's decision won't af
fect the amount of student volunteer participation
because the student body believes in the goals of the
group.
They point to an open meeting Tuesday night in
the Forum Room that attracted 60 students who
volunteered to aid in OSPIRG's five major projects
this term: the consumer hotline, a research project
covering the AT^T break-up, a consumer publication,
the OSPIRG publication and the group's long-term
goal, the toxic waste issue.
Most of the volunteers are interested in the toxic
waste problem, Malarkey says. OSPIRG's intentions
are to establish accountability in the community to
determine where waste sites are placed.
More volunteers are needed on OSPIRG's ex
panded hotline service because Eugene has closed
its hotline service and is referring calls to OSPIRG's
line, Moorman says.
Another large interest area is the AT&T split. The
group is having students research how the phone
company's split will affect rates and if low-income
and fixed-income people will be able to afford
service.
Students have also volunteered to conduct
surveys, research banks' practices of holding out-of
state checks for up to two weeks, prepare a pamphlet
on merit auto insurance and produce a guide on ob
taining financial aid, all of which will be published in
consumer publications, Malarkey says.
And students who wish to practice their writing
and editing skills are working on OSPIRG's newslet
ter according to Moorman.
These are the same goals the group had before
Monday's decision, Malarkey says.
Lambda Chi Alpha
AXA
A rare opportunity to become a founder of
a fraternity. Bob Curran, Associate Direc
tor of Chapter Services, and Tom Lawson,
Chapter Consultant for Lambda Chi Alpha
International Fraternity, will be meeting
with men who are interested in becoming
founding members of a new Fraternity
chapter at the University of Oregon
campus.
The two Fraternity representatives will be
at Century Room B in the Erb Memorial
Union, Monday, October 10 through Fri
day, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. They will be there to answer any
question or to provide information about
Lambda Chi Alpha. You may also contact
Bob or Tom at The Greentree Inn at
485-2727.
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