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/0*K M , Wm ^ ^ Gourmet Hamburgers * ✓ Fine Mexican Dining ✓ Your Favorite Im ported Beer and Wine cafe ole' 30 Country Club Rd • 344 0864 Busses leave daily from in front of the EMU. Call EMU Main Desk for more information 686-4363 of Oregon For Fine Far Eastern Exotic Food. -^j Fresh Vegetables, and Gifts from Korea • Japan • China • Vietnam Singapore • Indonesia • Taiwan FREE GIFT for purchases of $20 or more rtf’ 61 W. 8th St. (Near M. Jacobs), Eugene 687-9710 1104 NW VanBuren Ave.. Corvallis 753-1227 At SELECTED HATS AND GLOVES UP TO 50% OFF reg. price •57 W. Broadway Eugene Downtown • Open Sunday 12:00-5:00 • 686-2332 r Students fight for issues Lobbying the Legislature By Thomas Henderson Of the Emerald As state legislators return to Salem, the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group is preparing to meet them with a small band of student interns who will press the group’s consumer-oriented agenda. OSPIRG has four interns working in Salem this term, ad dressing such issues as toxic waste, fair banking practices and public utilities. Students Jeff Bissonnette, Ann Frankel, Erik Nilsson and Jeb Bianco spend three to four days a week in the capitol and earn between nine and 12 credit hours for their work. “This is really their chance to take what they’re learning at the University and apply it to something practical,” said Carol Benedick, OSPIRG state board chair. The students will advocate specific legislation by lobbying lawmakers, providing testimony before legislative committees, and organizing private citizens behind their cause. Nilsson is lobbying the Legislature to pass a “com munity right-to-know” law, which would require informa tion concerning the location and transportation of toxic wastes be made public. OSPIRG also is seeking an amendment to bank regulations that would limit the time a bank may take to clear an out-of-state check. Bissonnette is devoting his internship to this issue, an issue of significance for out-of state students. Students from out of state often begin spending checks from home immediately after deposit even though it takes an average of 10 to 14 days at most banks for such checks to clear. Benedick said this leads to bounced checks, bad reputa tions for students, and un necessary anguish as banks need no more than five days to clear out-of-state checks. Bissonnette is also working on the danger of toxic substances in art supplies; he is representing OSPIRG’s ad vocacy of stiffer labelling stan dards for such products. Cur rh ' * m Carol Benedick rent standards are weak and do not adequately state the need for proper ventilation. Benedick said. Frankel is working on public utility issues, including the “telephone buyer protection act” that, among other things, would require more clearly worded labels on telephones. Currently, said Benedick, phones do not specify whether they are rotary or push-button models even when some rotary phones use push-button dials. Mistaking one style of phone for another can cause problems in getting proper phone service, particularly when using an alternative long distance or local measured service, she said. Finally, Bianco is continuing his work from last term on voter registration. But rather than at tempting to register new voters, he is attempting to maintain the current registration rules from amendments proposed during the last election. Spurred by concerns over voter registration efforts by followers of the Bhagwan-Shree Rajneesh, who attempted to im port hundreds of homeless peo ple to vote in Wasco County elections, many people would like to see voter registration deadlines tightened. Benedick, however, said such restrictions would only hurt students whose frequent changes in residency make them vulnerable to stricter voting regulations. police beat The following is a list of area crimes that have been reported to the Eugene Police Depart ment since Jan. 1: •A large mound of mail taken from the EMU post office was found at 7th Avenue and Van Buren Street, Jan. 1 at 8:15 p.m. University student Gn Thyewee, 22, of 1005 W. 7th Ave. was caught by campus security officers and charged with the ft. An investigation by Eugene police and U.S. postal inspectors is continuing, accor ding to Sgt. Chuck Tilby of the Eugene Police Department. •A theft of $228 was reported ^ Learn Bartending Job Placement , , Assistance 461-0926 International Bartending Institute emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403 The Emerald operates independently of the Universi ty with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press. General Staff Advertising Director Susan Theion Advertising Sales: Laura Buckley, Tim Clevenger, Jen nifer Fox, Marcia Leonard, Rick Martz, Nancy Nielsen, Laurie Nobel. Roberta Oliver, Brett Pickman - Intern, David Wood. 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News and Editorial Display Advertising and Business Classified Advertising Production Circulation 686-5511 686-3712 686-4343 686-4381 686-5511 outside of the Esslinger racquet* ball courts, Jan. 2. •Three juveniles were taken into custody following a burglary attempt at Straub Hall, Jan. 3. They were attempting to steal alcohol. •A wallet valued at $5, with credit cards, was stolen from an office in Esslinger Hall, Jan. 7. •An audio receiver and turn table worth $309 was stolen from BeCou dormitory during the holiday break. In a related incident, albums and tapes valued at $55 were also stolen from DeCou. •A storage room at Autzen Stadium was burglarized Jan. 8. The loss is still undetermined. •Luggage and contents valued at $2,693 were stolen from a vehicle parked at 13th Avenue and Moss Street, Jan. 8. •An Olympia electric typewriter valued at $395 was stolen from Allen Hall, Jan. 9. •A University female. 18, was raped following a party. The victim didn’t know the loca tion. It was not a street en counter, Tilby said. •Two parking meters were stolen from 1601 University St., Jan. 10. Damage is estimated at $185. •University student Stephen Harris Butler, 18, of 1365 Agate St. was cited for false swearing following an investigation into stolen identification. Also cited was University student Kevin James Connery, 24, 1365 Agate St. for falsely reporting a stolen identification to police. The in cident occurred on Jan. 10. •A camera valued at $200 designed for microscopic use was stolen from the biology department at Science I, Jan. 11. •A wallet, with $160 and credit cards, was stolen from Esslinger Hall, Jan. 11. The suspect is described as a black man, 5-feet-8-inches tall, 180 pounds with a large Afro hairstyle. •A purse, containing $20, was stolen from a backpack at Lawrence Hall. Jan. 11. •A female student was grabb ed by the arm, but she managed to struggle and get away at the 1700 block of E. 11th Avenue, Jan 12 at 12:30 a.m. The suspect is described as a white man, 19-21, 6 feet 3 inches tall, 180 pounds with dark brown hair. •A tape recorder worth $50 was stolen from a desk at Lawrence Hall. Jan. 13. •A portable radio/cassette player valued at $100 was stolen from a vehicle parked near the EMU, Jan 13. •Two wallets were stolen from Villard Hall, Jan. 14. One with $18, the other with $7. •A jacket valued at $50 was stolen from an unsecured locker in Esslinger Hall. Jan. 15. •A sum of $250 was reported stolen from a jacket in the library, Jan. 16. •A suspect described as a white man, 5-feet-10-inches tall, 160 pounds and wearing a brown ski cap was seen mastur bating at 20th Avenue and University Street, Jan. 16 at 6:30 a.m. •Five bicycles were stolen; one was recovered. Compiled by Diana Elliott
