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Editorial Adequate housing nppded for students With an estimated 17.822 students enrolled at the University this fall term — an approximate increase of <>80 students from last year — finding acceptable housing in the nearby community has become increasingly difficult. Appropriately, the University has taken measures to ease the housing burden on students. For example, the University purchased Marion Hall from Northwest C.hristian College, expanding the capacity of residence halls by 150 bads. The University Housing Department also operated this summer the Housing Search Hotel, which offered students inexpensive lodging on a temporary basis. The ASUO helped students searching for housing by opening its Off-Campus Housing Office a month earlier than usual and by hiring additional staff to provide counseling assistance. The University Housing Office, the dean of students of fice and the ASUO should be commended for their efforts; however, the job is not yet finished. Some students still remain on the University's residence hall standby list, and many others are still sear ching for off-campus housing. In the next few weeks the housing department and the ASUO should continue and intensify their efforts to house anv and all students who If enrollment projections hold true for this year, the University has increased its student population by more than 2.4(H) people in the last five years. The University, the community, and private contractors should take the follow ing measures to ease the local housing problem in the future; First, if enrollment continues to increase at the present rate, then the University should consider building a new dorm complex in order to fulfill some of the demand increas ed enrollment will bring. Second, landlords should renovate and revitalize ex isting housing that is either dilapidated or abandoned. landlords have been reluctant to build new housing because greater profits can be incurred if the quantity of local supply remains constant. Private contractors should apprehend the opportunity to build new housing in the University area and should act accordingly, putting future homeless students out of their remai misery. Third, households in the local community should make available to students spare moms in their homes. Private households who live and work in the University area derive economic benefits from students; therefore, it is to their ad vantage to help resolve the housing shortage by renting out available rooms. Another housing problem in the University area is that some landlords have been irresponsible, perhaps even negligent, in the upkeep of certain apartment and housing units. During the beginning of the academic year, many students feel trapped in their living accomodations because it is so difficult to find a suitable, convenient apartment in good condition. Therefore, students tend to remain in their present housing, regardless of neglected problems and in flated rents. I axial landlords should not take advantage of the unfor tuante housing situation by exploiting desperate students; instead, landlords should adhere to their social respon sibilities to provide the community with adequate and ac ceptable housing. nUOCBt'.ONOFrKtWK. MWE&9KBLDBEAUJWD TDWKWSCMK CHOICES. WaOWOFWftJ --\r AND WW IF A PLWB CHOOSES NOT TDSTP1K? _d Faculty Form Testimony a personal endeavor How won you chosen to testify? I had a call from Judge Burk, himself, asking me to...Wall first of all he asked me if I did in fact support his nomination, and. if I did. if I would be will ing to testify before the judiciary committee I told him that I did support his nomina tion and would lie willing what I'm going to say in my five minutes and any answers to questions, what I’m going to say is why I think fudge Bork is an outstanding nominee to the Supreme Court and why I think the Senate should confirm him. Because you are the dean of the law school, you have received opposition from law st:hool students opposed to the Maurice Holland is the dean of the law school. He is testi fying before the Senate judiciary Committee for Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork today. In a brief interview with the Oregon Daily hnierald, he offered his opinions regar ding his testimony. What will the testimony entail? I think that what happens in Washington is that I will be on a panel with three or four other people. I believe they will con sist of either present or former law school deans The panel will be before the committee for one hour, total, and each of us will be prepared, allowed to give a five-minute prepared summary of our position and then answer questions. And Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Only 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. 9/403 The Emerald operates independently ot the University with ollices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press The Emerald Is private properly The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law General Staff Advertising Director Production Manager Classified Manager Assistant to the Publisher Advertising Sales: Teresa Acosta. Ten OeLossa, Tom Leech. Cathenne Lil|a. Rick Mart/, Laura McKinney. Heather Mull. Joann Nelson. Julie Paul. Bar beta Rogers. Scott Thorkildson. 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As far as I know those groups and those individuals are express ing. in various ways, their opi nions by sending letters or sign ing letters addressed to Senator Biden and the Oregon senators. And that's fine It's just a matter about which I feel one way and a substantial number of faculty members and students feel the other. But 1 haven't heard, directly at least, any statement of pretest or opposition to my going out and giving my views as an individual. What kind of long-term benefits do you see for yourself, Bork or the University coming from your national testimony? Well 1 don't know if there are any benefits to anybody. I would hope that fudge Bork is confirmed and joins the court. I think that would be good for the country and the court. Natural ly, I think that would be a benefit. But I will be only one of 1 think about 40 to 50 witness appearing on his behalf — in cluding the former chief justice of the United States and four former attorney generals of the United States. So 1 doubt that whatever 1 say is going to be crucial, but I would like to see him join the court because 1 think he would be an outstan ding justice. As far as the benefits to me. I don’t see that there are benefits one way or the other. It was just something 1 was asked to do lt’s a professional appearance It’s a matter of judgment of his professional capabilities and qualification. And it s something that law school deans very often do — tesitifv before the state congress or state legislatures on all sorts of issues and occasionally a judicial nomination. So 1 don't think its anything out of the ordinary to do that. 1 don't think it would have any particular benefits or detriments to the law school or the University. I think it's a matter of an individual express ing his opinion. nnat are your view* Bork’s ideologies and creden tials? If he is confirmed do you believe he will try to bring • personal ideolgy to the court, maybe overturning decisions like Roe vs. Wade? Well, as a matter of his credentials, I think I agree with what Chief justice Burger said this morning (Sept. 23): he is among the very most highly qualified nominees to the Supreme Court in the last 50 years. You don’t very often get somebody nominated for the Supreme Court, or any other court, who was the one of the leading legal scholars and academics of the last some 20 years, a holder of the endowed professorship at Yale law school, an author of books and Turn to Testimony, Page 3
