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Neighborhood Alan Yordy, a spokesman for Sacred Heart, says he believes Sturt/, and Chrisman are sincere in their efforts and takes them very seriously, but lie believes the hospital has good reasons for its expansion plans and doits try to work with the neighborhood on matters such as these. "We are trying to maintain a viable health care in stitution and remain sensitive to neighborhood con cerns at the same time,” Yordy says. He adds that the areas designated for new parking areas are part of a plan that was accepted by the city of Eugene in 1982. Sturtz, a senior majoring in journalism and American Studies, says he became involved with stop ping Sacred Heart’s plans to tear down the courtyard buildings in the summer of 1984. In May of that year, the hospital ordered several of its business tenants on 13th Avenue to vacate their spaces by the end of August. "The more I heard (about the plan), the more in credible I thought it sounded that Sacred Heart was ac tually going to be knocking down all those courtyard buildings in a matter of a month or so." Sturt/, says. Subsequently Sturtz. who was working for a biweekly newspaper named Big Talk at the time, began digging into the story and alerted other news media in the area, Public pressure forced Sacred Heart to give most of its 13th Avenue tenants lease extensions, which expire this March. Only Sahalie Natural Poods, then located next to the Eugene Trading Go., was moved. It now operates across the street at 595 E. 13th Ave. The store’s former location is now a paved parking lot. “People are going to realize that we're tearing down everything that’s made this city special," Sturtz says. “People that walk down on the corner where Sahalie’s was do not remember what was there. We’re just going to forget, as time goes on. what was in this area.” Chrisman and Sturtz were presented with an op portunity to present their opinions to the city several weeks ago at a public hearing held to gather local reac tions to a proposed metropolitan-area transportation plan called Transplan. The pair say they support the basic ideas of the plan, designed to revamp the Eugene-Springfield area’s transportation system by the time the population of the area soars to almost 300,000 people. The plan recommends promoting car pools and mass transit by limiting construction of new parking spaces and by encouraging employer-sponsored pro grams to reward car pool and transit users. “We liked the ideas of the Transplant’ Chrisman says. “The basis of the plan is working with alternative forms of transportation, and 1 think that makes a lot of sense." The two created a 10-page document to present at the hearing that outlined their concerns about Sacred Heart's expansion plans and gave their proposals for alternatives to the hospital’s planned parking places. They call the packet a “working paper.” which is meant to serve as the catalyst for a future citizen’s ad visory team that will work with Sacred Heart to develop more desirable long-term solutions to the parking shor tage problem, Chrisman says. “It seems as though people are always pointing their finger after something happens,” Sturtz says. “I believe in direct action.” This method of “direct action” has gained Sturtz and Chrisman both the attention and respect of city of ficials, who also support the ideas presented in Transplan. "We need more people like Paul and Steve to represent different points of view,” says John Repl inger, transportation program manager for the Lane Council of Governments. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the Lane County Board of Commissioners, agrees with Replinger. He says he believes that individual citizens have the ability change the system if they work at it. "They made a very credible presentation at the (Transplan) hearing,” DeFazio says, stressing that he does not want to see buildings destroyed to create new parking lots either. Sturtz admits that at times this matter has become a bit of an obsession for him, but he says he is committed to following it through to the end, "whatever that end may be.” Sacred Heart is scheduled to release a revised master plan of building and parking extension plans sometime between January and March of next year. OIC "This case in no way suggests that the state is supporting apar theid." he said, ' tie also said that although the prudent investment' rule does not allow complete divestiture, it does permit the Sullivan Prin ciples to bo considered in in vestment decisions. The Sullivan Principles are a set of voluntary guidelines pro tecting the rights of blacks who work for American businesses operating in South Africa. . Campbell said the ASUO and its supporters will make the next move, filing a reply brief by Dec. 30. The ASIJO will argue that divestment will not have adverse financial effects and that students do have a legally recognized interest in the en dowments. he said. Et al. MEETINGS All campus Christian groups are holding a “Concert of Prayer" Saturday from 7 to .9 p.m. in the EMU Forum Room. Everyone welcome. < LECTURES “Breeding Bird Atlas for Lane County" project, a long term study on nesting successes i in this area, is the topic of a lec ture tonight at 8 in Room 123 Science I. World class birder ° Steve Gordon is guest speaker. MISCELLANEOUS The EMU Craft Center invites you to its annual Christmas Crafts Faire today in Room 167 EMU from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The event features hand-crafted items for sale by local artists, entertainment and hot cider. Cultural Forum co sponsoring. On-campus internships offer great opportunities to gain job related skills and experience for credit. Stop by the On-Campus Internship Program office in Room 364 Oregon Hall or call 686-3216 to set up an internship for winter term. juniors: Applications packets for TIME magazine’s (College Achievement Awards are available in Academic Ad vising St Student Services, -vsp fkwtttn -164 CUg&ftA. Hall. tew.iialfcMWf Rgfc. ' MfaienaklBWr" ;'rrm * -- i — — Ctunn I — JI- — mn 3lRpi>i(vf nionc and the Looking Glass Shelter continues this week until noon Dec. 19. Gifts can be brought to the Office of Student Develop ment in Room 364 Oregon Hall for youth ages 14 to 16- Spon sored by the “A ncient Order of Dhi'ids. Sociology mijon can pre register for winter term classes today in Room 709 PLC. Space will be reserved for students who have pre-registered during regular registration week. The Lifestyle Planning Pro gram is now accepting applica tions for Peer Health Advisor positions for Winter term. 1986. For more information, call 686-4456 or 686-4441. 1986-87 Financial Aid Forms are now available in the Office of Student Financial Aid, Room 260 Oregon Hall. All applica tion materials must be received by March 3. 1986, for priority consideration. For more infor mation. call 686-3221. WELCOME NEW & RETURNING STUDENTS = CAMPUS -CYCLE SHOP= Discount polls and accessories IO% OFF r- AfcL KKTAtltS. i»- '» tprclaltilng in mllinon icpaii •Quality Repairs •Low Rales •One Day Service •Convenient Campus Location $12 TUNE UP SPECIAL (10 speed reg. $ 14) OPEN 10:30 4:30 M-F 1128 Alder St. 345 7389 INTERVIEWS Campus interviews will be Held this week by the following recruiters: For interviews with no meeting time, call 686-3235. No interviews scheduled for this week.. Dec. 23: Victor Elementary School District (education for grades K-6); Victor Valley Union High School District (education for grades 7-12). Deadline for submitting Et als to the Emerald front desk. Suite 300 EMU. is noon the day before publication. Et als are run only once, depending upon space availability. Events with a donation or admission charge will not be considered. Events occurring nearest the publica tion date, and campus-oriented events, will be given priority. EMU Food Service and the Cultural Forum Present The Beer Garden □TODAY□ Stood Music fit Cotd Bee» " iff** zt*- ... 'T' 4-7 pm • —-—• - . In the EMU Fountain Court Food & Mon-Alcoholic Beverages Available John Workman Quartet Hot Jazz! 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