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Phones Continued from Page 1 ing ( fillers to leave voi< e mail messages. ( all forward ing, speed dialing, automat i( callback and confernm mg The now system also will simplify ( all billing Workers for Copenhagen Utilities and Construction. Inc . of Clackamas began digging trenches Wednesday morning to link campus buildings without direct tunnol a( (ess to the under ground utility tunnel system which connects many Uni versity structures. Work near the west grand stand of Hayward Field is slated to be completed by Friday, July 14, according to Mark Ybarra, the University telecommunications project coordinator. “We're scheduling the subcontractor's work to avoid disruptions near I lav ward Field and in other (ampus areas involving events. competitors and spei tutors in Fugene-Spring field July 29-August t> for the World Veterans Cham pionships." Ybarra said Trenching and other work will start next week north of Franklin boulevard near the University Physical Plant and is set to continue there for about two weeks Construction will be un dertaken in other parts of the ( unipus throughout the sum mer, Ybarra said Those mi lude Ilondricks ureas Hall, this Museum of Art. the Kducation Annex. Clinical Services, the University An nex (Wesley Center) and Or exon Hall "At some point, the con tractor will need to bypass already congested utility tunnels by running a Irene h about six blocks down Hast 1 Ith Avenue from Oregon Hall to Kenton Hall." Ybarra added. "We plan to issue construction updates on a regular basis that will give campus and community us ers of that main campus street, as well as other affect ed locations, up to two weeks' advance notice of po tentially disruptive con struction activities " Construction of the switch room, the center of the Uni versity's phone system, is scheduled to begin later this month in the basement of (Jregon Hal I State higher education of fii nils are financing the new phone network by marketing tax-free, interest paving cer tificates of participation These i ertifii ates, similar to bonds, are sold and re deemed on .1 s< hedule Operating < osts and debt retirement will be paid from money already budgeted for existing telephone services Officials predict network savings will matt h start-up costs within two or three years Shirts Continued from Page 1 The University's Solidarity Union will also use the funds to join up with Chinese student unions working at Portland State* University. Oregon State 1 Jniversity. I Jniversitv of Wash ington, Washington State Uni versity and the University of Idaho to form a Northwest coa lition "If our people are? afraid to stand up. then the government can push us down If more peo ple stand up. then the govern ment must listen to us. ... The government cannot kill ail Chi nese." Zhang said "We would rather die than live in suffering." Gui-xue said The Chinese Student Solidar ity Union will fee* selling T shirts at a table in front of the University Bookstore from 11 a m to 2 p m today and Fri day. Photo by Mark Ylan /.hans Yu-zhons. a member of the Chinese Solidarity Union, displays the T-shirts he and Chens Yei desiyned. Opponents of parking structure to meet MEETINf IS P«M»pl« for Livable Neighbor hoods opposing the planned Alder Street parking structure, will meet tonight at 8 at 17‘)0 _Et a Is_ Alder St All interested .ire wel come Call t>8 t-:f777 for more informal ion INTERVIEWS Ke< ruiters from Mutual of Omaha Eugene will be inter viewing toduv Check the sign up space at Hendricks Room Oregon Daily Emerald Presents . . . U of O Law School ^WELCOME BACK LAW STUDENTS EDITION! MONDAY, AUGUST 21 (Bt'ijinning of N. a Student W* « K Take advantage of the best and only Welcome Back Edition specifically for law school students! This is a perfect opportunity to advertise your products and services for the law school student market This will he the only Oregon Daily Emerald issue the students will see when they return to campus and it's just for them! 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The trip sheet with additional information is on the club's bulletin board across from Friendly Room 202. or contact Helmut Plant at X4059. Deadline for submitting Ft als to the Fmerald front desk, F.MU Suite 300, is noon the day before publication. Et als are run the day of the event unless the event occurs before noon. Events with a donation or ad mission charge will not be con sidered Campus events and those scheduled nearest the publication date will be given priority The Emerald reserves the right to edit notices for grammar and style I Get a grip on your future. (n'tltni: unit h.nuK tin an IHM' Ferstinul Si stem ? ' is a etmd ssas to stall (as in a sour future I spei tails u hen a great stuilcnt discount sales sou morses rtu IBM PS ' can help sou organize sour notes ss me and res isc papers ptodusi* high ipiahts giaphics to make .ill sour uork look sharpei. and mote \nd there s a cood chance that HIM is ill he the computer sou II not k with un the ,,,h I h. 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