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Oregon Daily Emerald Gorbachev’s former classmate visits See Page 7 Friday. March 13. 1987 Eugene, Oregon Volume 88. Number 119 Child care centers poorly kept up, officials say Pboto bjr Maria (4>ntallli The Brown House is one of three aging Child Care and Development Centers ad ministered by the EMU. By Sarah Kitchen Of the Kmcrald A University child care coordinator claims campus child care facilities are not being maintained as they should be. Dennis Reynolds, the EMU child care coordinator, blames the poor upkeep on a lack of University funding and confu sion over what department is responsible for the maintenance of each building. I he child care buildings are suppos ed to be maintained as if they were a regular University classroom, but very few academic buildings are allowed to get this funky." he said. I wo of the three child care buildings became schools in the 1960s, and since then very little has been done to make any major improvements in the buildings, Reynolds said. "We have 1960s facilities with 1980s needs." he said. About 190 student-parents. 19 employee families and 19 community families are served by three Child Care and [Development Centers — the Moss and Brown houses, at 1511 and 151IV* Moss St., respectively; the Villard and Green houses, at 1542 Villard St. and 1533 Moss St., respectively; and the EMU child care center. The housing department owns und is in charge of maintenance for the Villard and Green houses, and the Physical Plant owns and maintains the Moss and Brown houses. Having the child care centers split up causes problems, Reynolds said, especially when it comes to maintenance, because it is not always clear exactly who is in charge of fixing what. Last year the Incidental Fee Committee gave the centers about $t».(HK) from its overrealized funds account, Reynolds said. The money was intended for play equipment. But most of it went to hire a work-study student to build a room con necting two other classrooms at the Brown house, he said. Turn to Care, Page 4 AIDS Task Force aims to educate community By Kim Gnau Of the Emerald Installing condom machines in the dorms is only one of several programs the University AIDS Task Force has planned for spring term in an attempt to increase AIDS awareness on campus. The task force, which had its first meeting Tuesday, also is planning a brown-bag forum and a panel discussion sometime next term, with a symposium to follow next fall. The dates have not yet been confirmed. "We’re eager to plan sufficient educa tional programs so that everyone gets in formed,” said task force Chairman Gerry Mosley. The committee is concerned about educating the general population about AIDS because the problem is becoming increasingly prominent in the heterosex ual community. "We’re seeing a denial in the heterosexual community that was in the gay community a few years ago,” said Jeff Bernhardt, ASIJO assistant Universi ty affairs coordinator. “Anyone who is sexually active and has had more than one partner needs to know of the disease. We want to get students more aware of it as a possible concern,” said Dr. Jim Jackson, director of the Student Health (’enter. Jackson said college students are “potentially at high risk for contracting this virus, and the time to educate is now while there’s a chance to stop it.” Condom Awareness Day, which took place last month, and the recent issue of “Well Now,” the health center's newsletter distributed this week, were two steps taken to reach this goal. According to Moseley, Condom Awareness Day was very successful and “brought a lot of response from other campuses” that may look into attemp ting similar programs. The next stop is getting the condom machines installed in the dorms. Tim Regan, chairman of the Residence Hall Governance Committee, said tho RHGC proposed to the housing department Monday that “at least a couple of machines be put in all the complexes.” Turn to AIDS, Page 6 Kecora editor resigns, cites heavy class load Lisa Loving, editor of the ASIJO publication The Record has announced her resignation from that post effective April 3. Loving said her decision has to do with her spring term class load. She plans to take 20 credits next term and will be unable to handle such a heavy class load and The Record simultaneous ly, she said. The Record Assistant Editor Dan Thoma said, “Taking that class load and working on The Record would either drive a per son insane or drive them dead.” Loving was sad to leave The Record, she said, and com mented that she thoroughly en joyed working on it. She took great pleasure in seeing how it has improved over the year, she added. She must pass a physics to graduate with an american studies degree in June. She will be taking 20 credits next term and will be unable to handle such a heavy class load and The Record simultaneous ly, she said. “Working on The Record has been a good experience,” she said. “1 have been involved in journalism since 1 was a freshman in high school. It has helped me decade what 1 want to do with my life. “I feel as though they (Record staff members) really have im proved,” she said. “Dan and I have brought more people into the process of putting out The Record. ’ ’ The ASUO has not chosen a replacement, Irving said. She will work on the next issue, due to be out April 3. Thoma probably will put out the final issue, he said, but that decision is not likely to be made until next term. Thoma was surprised to hear of Loving’s resignation and is sorry she is leaving, he said. “If I had my choice, she would not be leaving,” he said. The Record is the official publication of the ASUO and is published twice a term. Dust to dust Emerald Hall, originally erected as a temporary building in 1946, met with the jaws of (*reg Payne's bulldozer Thursday. Payne, who owns the trucking and construc tion company in charge of demolishing the structure, expects to have the lot cleared in about 18 days. Photo by Michael Wilhelm
