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Women’s volleyball turns up winners but loses Voelz See Page 17 Oregon Daily Emerald Monday. October 21. 1985 Eugene, Oregon Volume 87, Number 31 Demolition awaits the famed Animal House Of Ihf KmtraJd John Bullish! might roll over in his grave if he hoard of the latest casualty in the West University land scramble <— the A.W. Patterson house on tlth Avenue, more popularly known as "Animal House." The house, built in 1910 and used for the exterior shots in the film, will be demolished, in December, says local developer Ron Braatz. Braatz, along with furniture tycoon Harry Rubenstein, received city approval for the project Sept. 4 and say they plan to build a new medical building that wilt .provide space for the Women’s and.Children's Clinic, now located directly across the street, from the well known house, Construction should begin in January oh the W,820-square foot, two and one-half story structure, Braatz says.. The clinic has been given . word that Sacred Heart General Hospital has plans for its pre sent building, says Saudi Johnson, the clinic's business manager. The clinic probably will need to find a new biljiding when its lease expires next May. Johnson says. The present . owner of the house, Gordon Erickson, says he has not officially sold the property yet but plans to once the developers come forward ; g—. — —nnw-j-a—m won earnest money. "I haven't gotten any written confirmation yet. I'm sitting here waiting." he says. The 12 tenants of the building, a rooming house for the last several years, expressed surprise when told of the immi nent demolition of their home. Although the house is listed on the state inventory of historic buildings, it is not designated yet as a historic landmark. "This should be a national landmark," tenant Rex Thomp son says, "If people keep on tearing down old buildings, there will las no history left; You'll only be able to see it in books." The city, in reviewing Braatz's application-, in vestigated, the possibility of rehabilitating the house but finally concluded that its poor upkeep and construction offset any possible historic merit.'• In addition to its role in the' popular • fraternity-house film,' members of Df. A,W. Patter- • son's family lived in the house' until 1956. Patterson, one of Eugene's, most prominent pioneers, plotted and surveyed • the .town in the mid-1800s with Eugene Skinner. ’ '' Although the historical merit of the building is debatable, comments from residents and employees in the neighborhood — -- • Photo by Ross Martin The A. W.'Patterson house, which became a popular tourist attraction after the 4he movie Animal • ' - House was released, may be tom down to make room for a new medical building Confirmed its appeal as a tourist attraction. • . .. . . “Tons.of people came in dur ing the summer and-asked. is ■. • that the frateriiity.'where Animal' . House was 'filmed?• " says. Laura Phillips, a -clerk at' . Peralandra Book's & Records,' located ^across the .street from the house., "If the. demolition goes through as planned, there will be. one acknowledgement, that the famous* house once stood there —.'Braatz-plans to place a commemorative plaque on • a bench along the sidewalk with a brief jifstory-.of-pr: Patterson and the site. But.this does not seem to ap pease Thompson, who says he’s going'-to start ’a- petition cantpaign. •• V. . ‘ ‘If Anim.al House is.. ■ destroyed, they’re goin'gto take . 'part of Eugene with it,” he says. NCC has rooms to rent By Julie Freeman IK I hr KwriM fust off lllh Avenue then* is something that many students have iweti searching for in vain the last few months rooms for rant. Northwest Christian College, located one bl<w:k from campus, has alajut 35 spaces open in its dormitory units and is making them available to University students through its "dor mitory only” program. The program was developed more than 10 years ago and has been remarkably successful, says David Wagner, dean of students for the college. About 30 students from the Univer sity currently are living in the NCC dorms, Including loelle Rankins, a senior who could not find an apart ment this fall after plans to live with a friend fell through at the last minute. She got on a waiting list for the University dorms, but ended up at NCC after she remembered a piece of literature she had received from the college about its dormitory program. "I didn't feel like sleeping in my car the first week of school." Rankins said. Increased enrollment at the Univer sity has caused housing to become a scarce commodity. Many students began looking for apartments in |uly. And by August, University housing was filled to capacity. "We still have a few women in tem porary housing." says Marjory Ramey, director of the University's housing department. Temporary beds are available in guest apartments located in Bean Fast, Carson and Walton complex. Ramey says. But the housing depart menl is not encouraging the use of those or the Christian college facilities. NIX' offered to house the Univer sity's overflow, but the housing department did not choose to transfer or recommend students to NCC. Ramey says. "There is nothing wrong with their housing.” she says. "I just didn't think it was appropriate to assign peo ple there because they have a different set of rules than the University.” No smoking or drinking is allowed on the NCC campus or in the rooms, and there are strict visitation rules for the men and women residents, who live on separate floors. Wagner says. Three personal references also are needed before a student can become a resident. But other than Ibis, the dormitories run on the same basic system as those at the University. The cost for a one-year, double occupancy lease that includes room and board is $2,526. Students also must pay a $50 deposit and a $30 per term student fee, which entitles them to all NCC benefits such as athletic events and student elections. For more information, students can contact Wagner at 687-9456 or pick up an application packet at 828 E. 11th Ave. Board UKs land transier moy urary Jimenez Of the Kimrild » . •’ The Riverfront Research Park received, a push along the road to implementation . Friday when the State Board of Higher Education ‘’enthusiastically-approved" a set of conditions for handing over 71 acres of tJmversiJy property °to the pfo jectls master.deyeloper'. The State Board, which approved the establishment of the- research park’s Master Development Plan, met for the first tjme this acadeinic. year at the University: . Also approved .at the meeting were conditions for selecting a.developer and a plan to create a research advisory board for the project. A list of" "permitted ac tivities” and design standards also were established for the research park. The meeting was highlighted by the acclamations of Chancellor William "Bud" Davis, who lauded the invest ment of state lottery funds into Oregon’s eight state colleges and universities. "Good things are happening in the State System," he said. Davis went on to cite the positive uses of lottery monies. Davis also was elated over the marked improvement of Oregon high school stu dent’s Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Oregon students improved their verbal scores by an average of nine points and math scores by 12 points over the previous year. The chancellor attributed the improve ment to the new high school course re quirements for entrance into State System of Higher Education institutions. .uregon nign scnool students, now must • take four yearsVf English, three, years of mathematics and social science, and two years .of science in order to enroll at a state university.. Finally, Davis -applauded the State System's efforts in marketing state.col leges and universities,- and in retaining last year's students. Enrollment is up in the state schools by 2.2 percent and at the.University'by'3.6 percent. Ip other act ion, °the State Board ap-. proved a Peace Studies certification pro gram at Oregon State University, and a priorities list for State System building construction. Because of the board’s action concern ing the Oregon State Peace Studies Pro gram, OSU will become one of 20 col leges nationwide now offering courses in Irenology the study of peace and human rights. Courses will be taught in such subjects as the effects of bacterial, chemical and nuclear warfare. The attitudes of a diverse group of people toward war, in cluding Chandi, Christ, Hitler and Pat ton, also will be examined. The Peace Studies Program will be of fered as an emphasis, not as a major. One of the program’s initiators was Linus Pauling, a two-time winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and a former student and professor at OSU. A committee report to the board listed priorities for capital construction by the State System. High priority items were instructional and research facilities. Museums, theaters and arts facilities were given the lowest priority.
