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you’re in college
Express Yourself
College opens up a whole new
world of freedom, and Lane Transit
District makes the going easier.
We offer excellent bus service
from campus to almost anywhere
for shopping, recreation or just to
get to know the area if you 're new
in town.
Plus we offer low cost daily,
monthly or term passes, available
at the LTD Customer Service
Center, the EMU Main Desk, the U
of O Bookstore, and participating
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Now that you’re in college,
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Lane Transit District
For information call 687-5555.
Co-ops are an alternative
By Lori Stephens
Of the Emerald
Home life for University
students doesn’t have to be
noisy apartments or nosier
dorms offering a choice of either
cooking your own food or
eating dorm food. An alter
native exists at a student co-op.
A student co-op is an in
dependent, democratic
organization, controlled by the
students who live in it and ex
isting for their benefit. Its earn
ings and assets belong to the
members.
Janet Smith Co-op and Camp
bell Club are two such housing
cooperatives that have offered
Eugene students an alternative
to dorms and apartments since
1935.
The student co-op is also a
learning experience. Students
from around the world and
down the street are able to live
in an open-minded environ
ment where diverse lifestyles
and ideas are as much of an
education as academics.
Co-op dwellers come from all
nationalities, colors, religions
and interest groups. Because of
the great diversity, learning to
live and work together is an in
tegral part of the cooperative ex
perience.
“A lot of high energy people”
live in co-ops, says Frank Clark,
current president of Campbell
Club. "I think we’ve got some
do-ers and some people who
want to see things done
better. ..life-is-great type peo
ple.”
Melanie Tarr, who moved in
to Janet Smith in the summer of
1981, says that she found the
co-ops offered “more interac
tion than apartments, less for
mality than Greek houses” and
were "more controlled than the
dorms.” After living at "J.S.”
for two years, she says that
some of the best aspects of
cooperative living are "that I
was able to meet a lot of peo
ple ... and the willingness to
accept other people.”
One of the disadvantages of
group living, says member
Renee Irvin, is “it’s easy to do
nothing. I find myself just sit
ting down and talking to people
when I should be working... so
you can get easily distracted. I
think that’s both a pro and a
con.”
Another co-cp resident,
Diane Arnold, says that the
social life is "more family-like
yet without the constrictions”
and that a large percentage of
the members seem to come from
large families. "People tend to
be average to very good
students.. .and have moderate
to liberal attitudes,” she adds.
Many foreign students have
come to the cooperatives. In re
cent years, students from
Thailand, Japan. Canada, Ger
many and China have found
homes in Janet Smith Co-op and
Campbell Club.
A side-effect of co-op life is
learning about self-government
and responsibility. Positions
such as treasurer, membership
coordinator, purchasing agent,
and Students Cooperative
Association representative
develop leadership, and finan
cial and organizational skills
that can be applied to future
careers. Co-ops "create respon
sible young adults," Clark says.
Housing costs are affordable
for student budgets and typical
ly run about 23 percent to 25
percent less than the dorms.
Laundry facilities, daily
newspapers, telephones and
furniture are all provided as
well. Although rent is usually
higher in the fall, prices
decrease about $100 each suc
cessive term, and most people
feel that the benefits are worth
the cost.
Both houses elect meal plan
ners who organize lunch and
dinner menues, giving con
sideration to both vegetarians
and meat-eaters. Well-balanced,
nutritious and sometimes
"interesting” meals are
prepared, and suggestions for
improving food quality are
regularly brought before the
membership.
Yogurt, granola, sprouts and
bread are all made by co-op
members and some of the din
ners typically include dishes
like honey-baked chicken,
lasagna, stir-fry, quiche and
deep-dish pizza.
"I think people are pretty
conscious of what goes into
their bodies here. You’ve got
whole wheat bread and granola,
tofu and tempeh. It’s almost like
walking into the ’60s," Clark
says.
It’s not all rap sessions and
relaxation, though. There are
many jobs to be done to keep the
houses running smoothly, and
all members pitch in.
A "job lottery” is held at the
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Off-campus students:
When you move in,
call 484-6016
Don’t be left in the dark. If you live where
your utility bill is not included in the rent,
call EWEB to start service in your name.
You must do this even if the electricity is
on when you move in. Otherwise, you
may owe additional charges and/or have
the electricity turned off. Simply call
484-6016 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays.
When you move out, call EWEB to stop
service. Remember, you are responsible for
paying all EWEB charges from when you
begin occupancy until you tell EWEB to
stop service.
EWEB is a publicly owned municipal utili
ty providing electricity and water in
Eugene and nearby areas. We welcome
you as a customer.
Eugene Water &
Electric Board
500 E. Fourth Ave.
P.O. Box 10148
Eugene, Oregon
97440