Co-op offers ‘housing for people... not profit'
By Robert Aigner
Of the Emerald
If the high cost of housing has
you down, the East Blair Housing
Cooperative might have the
answer to raise your spirits.
Located about one mile from
campus in the Whiteaker
neighborhood, EBHC consists of
22 older units, including single
homes, duplexes and apartments.
The new townhouse-style homes
feature skylights and yards.
Amid the attractive, homey
neighborhood that looks expen
sive, the co-op presents a financial
answer to housing blues. Design
ed for low-income people, the co
op is ideal for college students on
a low budget, says intake super
visor Pat Friedl.
"This is a perfect opportunity
for college students who want to
make Eugene their permanent
home because.. .it's easily affor
dable. If a student wants to live
outside of the school community,
this is ideal," Friedl says.
A co-op operates much like a
corporation; the families that live
in the development own and
operate the co-op. Owners elect
members to a board of directors,
who attend meetings and oversee
daily operation of the co-op.
Each housing unit gets one vote
regarding matters of mutual in
terest, which are decided by the
group instead of by just the board
members.
Residents must have an annual
income of less than $15,900 to
become co-op members.
All members must pay a $500 in
itiation fee, which goes toward a
down payment and for
maintenance. To offset the initia
tion fee, members' monthly rent
payments comprise only 25 per
cent of their monthly incomes. A
federal grant subsidizing the pro
gram allows for the low rent,
Friedl says.
Although members of the co-op
actually own the homes in which
they live, they cannot sell them for
their true value, she says.
This arrangement, known as a
"limited equity co-op," supports
the EBHC philosophy of "housing
for people, not profit," according
to EBHC literature.
When residents sell their
homes, they receive the initial
$500 down payment and a small
amount of interest — not more
than 7 percent.
In the past, many students have
not taken advantage of the pro
gram, but Friedl hopes that will
change.
"We have not had many
students involved with the co-op
as of yet — maybe three or four —
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Photo by Brian Erb
The East Blair Housing Cooperative located about one mile from campus has attractive homes,
duplexes and apartments for rent — at attractive prices.
but I think that is just because not
many people know of the East
Blair program," she says.
The co-op's benefits extend
beyond inexpensive housing,
though. Residents have the securi
ty of 22 neighbors watching their
property and the advantage of
r
homeowners' benefits.
For more information on the co
op, contact the EBHC or Adrienne
Lauby at 343-7713.
At the
movies
'In-Laws'; shows family feeling international
Review a
Chinese
film?
"Sure," I
said. Gulp.
What had I
gotten
myself into?
I was con
vinced it would be an extremely
painful experience.
"The In-Laws," which plays this
coming weekend at the Bijou
Theatre, proved ail my expecta
tions wrong.
The film is fourth in a series of
five selected by Joe Clifford, Chair
of the University Asian Studies
Association, to be presented as
part of the China Film Festival that
will conclude Nov. 20.
Produced in 1982 by Shanghai
Film Studios, a mainland China
company, "The In-Laws" is part of
the industry's boom which began
almost five years ago.
Set in a contemporary village in
northern China, "The In-Laws" is
a story about conflicts within fami
ly relationships and the individual
growth made by resolving them.
The plot revolves around a fami
ly and a selfish daughter-in-law's
manipulations of the members.
Her disruptive actions, combined
with the spineless tolerance of her
husband, succeed in destroying
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The movie is billed as a comedy,
however, and indeed is quite
amusing. The acting is energetic
and the characters are believably
portrayed. Much of the humor, a
brand lighter than that found in
domestic films, comes across
through very animated facial ex
pression,
Clifford says "The In-Laws" is
very representative of the coun
tryside lifestyle in China. The sim
ple, but modernized, Culture is in
teresting to observe and the pic
turesque scenery is equally
enlightening. For those who aren't
up on Chinese culture, the film
provides good insight.
So far, the movies have all been
well-received by varied audiences,
Clifford says. He hopes that the
Chinese film festival's success
may prod others to organize
future festivals.
"The In-Laws" plays Saturday
and Sunday at 12:15 and 2:20 p.m.
Admission is $2.50.
For more information about the
China Film Festival, contact Clif
ford at the Asian Studies Associa
tion, 686-4005, or the Bijou
Theatre, 686-2458.
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Anti-nuke physicist speaks
Hugh DeWitt, a senior research physicist at the Livermore,
Calif., nuclear weapons development center and an international
ly known theoretical physicist, will speak Friday at 8 p.m. in the La
Sells Stewart Center on the OSU campus. DeWitt is an outspoken
critic of the nuclear weapons establishment.
From his unique inside perspective, DeWitt has publicly ex
pressed concern about the weapons contractors and high-level
managers at weapons laboratories and government agencies.
These groups, DeWitt says, form a highly influential network op
posing any measures which might limit nuclear weapons
development.
“It is my impression that the American public, even its most
literate and sophisticated fraction, does not appreciate the power
and influence this network of nuclear weapons experts exercises
in national affairs," DeWitt says.
Most weapons lab directors have opposed not only nuclear
arms cutbacks but test-ban treaties, as well, and have had a
disproportionate policy influence on U.S. presidents, he says.
The public lecture is presented as part of the third annual
Veterans' Day Convocation on Nuclear Arms Control. It is spon
sored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social
Responsibility and Students for Nuclear Awareness.