Tuesday. June 19. 1990 Eugene. Oregon Volume 92. Issue 1
Oregon Daily
Emerald
Briefly
(ihangos in tuition and an in
< roastul numlitM of out-of state1
and international students on
campus art; two of the most sig
nificant differences between sum
mcr term and the rest of the ai a
demit vear .it the i Jniversity
Set* stor\ . Page 1 1
Almanac
Thr folkm mg .i!‘t• ilatrs to re
mriiihcr tor Minuut'r term:
Friday. |une 2‘1
Final dav to submit Apple a
tion for Degree forms tor summt'i
or tall 1991) graduation, f orms
arc a\ ailahle in the ( Mfice of the
Registrar. Room 220 ()regon 1 fall
Wednesday July 4
Independence Dav holiday No
classes
Tuesday.|uly 17
Summei registration confirma
tion (Hass printouts are available
at the Otiii e ol the Registrar in
( Megon Hall
Friday. |ulv 20
hast day to schedule final doc
toral defense in Graduate Si hool
offii e
Thursday and Friday. August
9 and 10
Final examination tor eight
u et'h i nurses
Thursday . August 2 1
hast day to tile thesis \y ith the
('.raduate Si hool
Thursday and Friday . August
20 and 21
Final examinations tor 1 1-vveek
i nurses.
Weather
Sunny todu\. with patcln
morning clouds. Highs will be
close to Hi), u ith more sun anil
milar temperatures on U'ednes
day.
si
Sunni Hannon with hrr ti\r-nionth-ohl ur.nul-.on i ontrniiilatrs hrr tulurr In hrr trot in trout ot thr l)pportimil\
Shrltn it IIIi h i Imril I i ul.n
Families protest shelter closina
Front lawn becomes new home
By Christopher Blair
t our families who hart nowhere to go
w hen hugene s Oppot ItiniiV Shelfet
closed I rid.iv ''<•1 up housekeeping on
tin- onlv pl.ic i' they i oulil find tile shel
tel s lawn
I lie mothers ihen i hildren and stall
members (rum the shelter piti lied two
tents Saturday night on the grounds ol
the shelter, located at ll)‘lh Amazon
I’.irkw av
"Those ol us who were left in the
shelter were ver\ angl\ that We were he
mg evicted." said Michele Barnes a
single mottle! who was asked to leave
Kridav "We wanted to make a state
ment to the puhln to sa\, book what
vonre doing Vim re throwing i.hildren
bai k out on the streets
The 14 families in the shelter were
told m advance of I rida\ s noon ( losing
date, and hv then 11 of them had found
at least temporarv living arrangements
That left some mothers and children
ranging in ages inmi four months lu 1 1
\i■,ir■ old without homing
The (fpportunity Shelter opened ill
Dei ember luiiit in .m unused si hool
building next to South l.ugeiie High
Si hool .is .1 11‘in|hiiitrv solution tm
hoinidrss families during thi- winlet
months It closed hist Innt• .mil re
opened again List Dei I'llihi'i
In \pril tin1 l.aue (anility Ho.mi ot
( aimmissioners approved .1 pi.in to
sprint S 'ill.1)0(1 renovating .mil in.iking
additions to thr county s other shutter
on I lighvvav "I’l
lull lohnson I.ane (Intuits .idiiimislr.i
tin said that with thr llighvvav 00 stud
In project the i oiiiitv i annot allord the
SJO.OOO a month it (lists to run the tip
piirtn11itv Shelter lie .aid the mothers
knew the shelter was temporary and
that it would i lose June 1 a
lohnson said the families at the tip
portumty Shelter were given other alter
natives for housing sui It as vinu tiers to
local motels and spai es at the I'.ugene
Mission
To the mothers .it tile i arnpsile the al
tiTii.it Iv«*s the i.1 *uiit v u.iv i■ them in' nil
(H I ••Jjttlljlc
Sunnv Harmon, an t)j>j>i»rt»m11\ Shel
ter resident who !*, wall hilig tiff five
month old grandson was umai a
voui her to sta\ at a West Eugene motel
Shi' said Ilia l.t h\ 11 room u.r a pit
and smelled ol i at mini- to lua a telltale
stun ol a neadn meth lali
lovce liatlev the mother ol 11 veal
old Edward. i ould not take her son Into
the women's ser lion ol the Eugene Mis
sum as he is over eight, leaving I duald
at the shelter in Humes' i are
'They're not onlv knkmg lamilies
into the street the\ re splitting them
np. Hai nes said
I Of her and the other residents the
sparse accommodations at the Opportn
nils Shelter were comparatively hisnri
nits.
"It wasn't great living hut at least (at
the shelter) it s sanilarv she said
"There’s a root over our heads there's
heils dei flit beds and meals i utile
in regularly
Turn to HOMELESS. Page 4
Board votes to lift caps on enrollment
By Paul Morgan
hmt'\ild ContnOulc
I'he Oregon State Board tit llighei hit
tit .ition voted |une 14 to lilt the enrnll
llii'iit caps at each ol the stale universe
tii's lor fall term to help I'.isi' growing
athlete department tiff it its
l ln- action is designed to lie a one
voar temporarv "Hand Aid’ lor the atli
1ftit funding problem, said 1'imersiH
Pres Mvles Brand Knrollment at (tie
gon is expected to lie lowered to about
17 HIM) students instead ot the desired
del rease to 17.400. he added.
It was the best ot a terrible set ol
choices fat ing state universities said
Brand
Athletic department details at the
I'niversitv Oregon State l 'niversitx
and Portland State I'niversitv is expect
ed to real h $4 4 million In the end ol
this month The Oregon Athletn De
partment which operates oil a SlO I
million budget, has rolled up a debt of
.11>imit Si I 11111111>11 tin' smallest among
the -.tali' muversitii-s
I tic del isiim tu lit! the enrollment
i ups i .uni' afti'i nearly four hours ot lie
litieratiun tiv the Hoard It resolved to al
low athletii departments to waive the
tuition ol athletes w hii Ii until now had
to he paid In the department The uni
vers it y is i*oini-’ to admit more students
to otlset the i.ost of providing the tuition
waivers
" This is a one veal measure not a
permanent solution, explained Brand
"It won't let us get to our goal ot a prop
ei (enrollmentI si/e as <|uu kl\ a- we
wmild like
One thing 1 will not do is transfer
mone\ diret tl\ from an ai adentii or in
structional unit to athletii s. ' he said
We will maintain full integrity ol our
ai ademit mission
Sheila Stn kel. i o president tor the
ASl't). attended the Board meeting and
Tup to FUNDING. Wqe 6
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