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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1987)
Bond bill passes Senate, awaits governor's approval By Stanley Nelson Of Ik* I mrralci SALEM Co v . Neil Goldschmidt's signature is all that remains for final approval of a bill authorizing the sale of up to $2 million in Isolds for the renovation of I lay wart! field. House Bill 2KOO. which the House passed 52*2 on May 29 ami the Senate approved 29-1 on June 11. awaits the gover nor's final approval. He is ex pected to sign the hill into law Sponsored by Rep. David Dix. D-Eugone. the bill authorizes the State Department of Higher Education to sell 20-year bonds to finance the project. The Isolds would then lie repaid primarily from an in crease in local room tax funds earmarked specifically for the project from the cities of Eugene and Springfield and by Lane County. The University also plans to impose a $1 surcharge on Hayward field track events with the proceeds to help finance the renovation. In addition, the University anil the Oregon Track Club of Eugene have raised nearly $500,000 in private pledges for the project Dix said he was pleased the bill passed the Senate with such ease but will lie more elated the day the bill is signed into law "It is a real goldmine in regard to economic development in the community." he said after the Senate passage of the bill Money from the sale of the ImiiuIs will lie used to help finance the $1 H million Hayward Field project, which includes renovating the Fast and West grandstand* and West (Grandstand Field House. rt*sur facing and reconfiguring the main Hayward track, and building a new 300-moter warm up track, weight room and storage structure. Work iMJgan on the resurfac ing of Hayward Field on June 8 as pari of the first phase of the protect, and the track is ex pected to be resurfaced in about nine weeks. Sen (irallan Kerans. !) Ktigenc. who carried the bill in the Senate, has asserted throughout the session the Hayward Field improvements art* necessary if Hugone wishes to remain a first-class site for track and Field competition and uphold its tradition as a track town. Photo by Shu-Shing Chen A bulldozer lies on the site of the Hayward Field track, its surface now removed, part of the $ 1.8 million renovation. Et al. LECTURES AIDS, what everyone need* to know. Ken Store, head of Shanti in Oregon, will lecture on AIDS today at 12:30 in Koom 123 at the School of I-aw. MISCELLANEOUS Amnesty International will host the film "The Making of A Torturer: Your Neighbor's Son" tonight at 7 p in at the Eugene Public Library. The Lane County Relief Nursery, a therapeutic preschool working to prevent child abuse, needs volunteers to help in the nursery providing love and self-esteem building activities for at-risk children. Training is provided. Also needed are drivers and riders for the vans. (lalI 484-0702 or 445-2085. Volunteers are needed for the s«x ond annual State Caines of Oregon. There an? a variety of jobs available working for the Valley Regional Competitions held in fulgent! in soccer and volleyball June 27 and 28 Also, the saillMiarding finals competi tion will be huld on |une 27 and 28 at Fern Ridge Lake. For more information, call the State Games of Oregon office, 775-0522. or write to PO Box 400, l,ake Oswego, 97034. The University Outdoor Pro gram is sponsoring two free workshops designed for those who want to initiate whitewater rafting trips using Outdoor Pro gram raft equipment. The workshops take place Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Outdoor Program room in the basement of the EMU. For more information, call 686*4305. "Because We Oare" is the topic of a free workshop today at 10 am. at the United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington St. The featured speaker is Dorothy Lauritzen. associate director of Swit chboard, an information and referral center. Deadline for submitting Kt als to the Emerald front desk. 300 EMU, is noon the day before publication. Kt als arc run only once. Events with a donation or admission charge will not be considered. Events occurring nearest the publication date and campus events will be given priority. The Continuation Center Is Pleased To Inform You Of These And Other Summer Session Microcomputer Courses For 1987 Introduction to Microcomputers in Business. (TLN 3882). BE 199.03 credits. Weeks 14 Special Studies: Microcomputers. (TLN 3883). BE 199.0! credit. Weeks 141 Business Applications on Microcomputers. (TLN 2042). DSC 510. 03 credits. Weeks 1-4 Business Applications on Microcomputers. (TLN 1755). DSC 510. 03 credits. Weeks 5-* Data Management and Analysis (TLN 1754). ACTG 510. 03 Credits. Weeks 5 * Using the Macintosh for Planning, Public Policy, and Management. (TLN 6386). PPPM 510.03 credits. Weeks 14 Computers For Public Administrators (TLN 6189). PPPM 510.03 credits. Weeks 141 Basic Computer Programming (TLN 6283). PEP 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 14 Computer Applications in Physical Education (TLN 5487). PEP 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 14 Desk Top Publishing (TLN 1205). ARTV 408G. 03 credits. Week 0 (Register at first class meeting. June 15 at 08:30 am) Independent Study on Microcomputers. (TLN 3282). PPPM 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 1-8 Journalism Applications on Microcomputers. (TLN 3280). PPPM 407G. 03 credits. Weeks 1-8 Design with Computers. (TLN 3482). ARTV 408G. 02-03 credits. Weeks 14 Design with Computers. (TLN 2758). ARTV 408G. 02-03 credits. Weeks 5-8 Computers in Art I. (TLN 3481). ARTV 410.03 credits. Weeks 1-8 Computers in Art II. (TLN 3483). ARTV 410G. 02-04 credits. Weeks 1-8 Advanced Mac Graphics. (TLN 3242). ARTV 408G. 02-03 credits. Weeks 14 Advanced Mac Graphics. (TLN 2757). ARTV 408G. 02-03 credits. Weeks 5-8 Orientation to Microcomputers in Education. (TLN 4289). Cl 199. 01 credit. Weeks 1-8 Computer Graphics Workshop. (TLN 1319). Cl 408G. 01 credit. Week 5, Fri/Sat, 08:30-16:20 Microsoft Works for the Macintosh. (TLN 1318). Cl 410G. 01 credit. Week 6, Frl/Sat, 08:30-16:20 Microsoft Works for the Macintosh. (TLN 6383). Cl 410G. 02-03 credits. Weeks 1-8 Fundamentals of Computers in Education. (TLN 4486). Cl 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 1-8 Computer Applications in Reading Instruction. (TLN 2241). Cl 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 1-4 Computer Applications in Education. (TLN 1855). Cl 410G. 03 credits. Weeks 5-8 Computer Applications in Special Education. (TLN 1953). SPED 507.02 credits. Weeks 54 Turtle Geometry for the Macintosh Computer. (TLN 1541). MTH 410M. 02 credits. Weeks 1-4 For more information, call 686-4231 or visit: The Continuation Center 333 Oregon HaU University of Oregon 97403 Look for the Summer 87 Student Document on Microcomputer Courses at Mac Court. ■ ■
