Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Tuesday. October9, 1990
hugcnc. Oregon
Volume 92. Issue 30
In an effort to educate
about what types of mate
rials are recyclable, or
ganizers of the Universi
ty's Recycling Awareness
week dumped a garbage
can filled with recyclable
and non-recyclable items
in the EMU courtyard
Monday.
See story, Page 3
Independent businesses
renting space in the EMU
benefit students not only
through the services they
provide, but also through
the money they earn that
helps fund the student
union.
See story. Page S
NaSonaMy
WASHINGTON (AP) -
The Senate passed an
emergency bill Monday
night that would end the
government shutdown,
and final approval by the
House and President
Bush appeared assured.
U^m^ConSng
The serialized adven
tures of "Hudson Van
Curen" will debut
Wednesday in the Emer
ald The daily comic will
be drawn by University
student Michael Kussell.
Sports
The Oregon football
team moved up to No. 19
on the Associated Press'
Top 25 poll after Satur
day's 52-7 win over Utah
St.
See story. Page 7
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Brushing Up
l.isu h'ries. a junior in biology, spends some time Monday afternoon working on a waten olor for ken I an! s w.iteo olor
class.
Photo by Sean Poston
Saxon patrols campus business area
Police officer gives mostly advice,
not tickets on new University beat
By Cathy Peterson
Emeiaid Reporter
From noon to H p.m.. Officer
ken Saxon of the Eugene police
department walks the streets of
the University business area
Saxon said he gives more ad
vice than tickets, and starts
conversations, not confronta
tions. on his beat between Pul
terson and Kincaid streets and
E. ltth and E 15th avenues
Saxon covers the University
area beat because he wants to
He said he believes in interven
tion and prevention, methods
of policing he practiced in the
cops and schools program.
"1 try to get people turned
around before it's too late."
Saxon said. "There are other
ways of dealing w ith problems
than putting people in jail
The University, the City of
Eugene and the University
Small Business Association arc
splitting the cost of the $32.00(1
program three ways. Saxon's
contract expires in June 1991.
Business and University rep
resentatives are calling Saxon's
new beat a good example of
community policing, where of
fleers park the patrol cars and
hit tho pavement
"It's bean super, ken's dune
a great job." said Richard
Green, business association
president anti owner of Rain
bow Optics at 7fit> K tilth Ave
"ken's obviously the exact
right person for the area,"
His beat boundaries overlap
with the police campus patrol,
but Saxon said he generally
does not handle incidents on
campus. Previously, the area
businesses had funded a securi
ty guard.
Green said more than 50 per
cent of the businesses support
the new beat.
" 1 think it gives customers,
employees and all pedestrians a
great sense of safety which they
did not have In-fore there was a
police officer," Green said
So far. Saxon said his experi
ence has been "real positive,
with a lot of one-on-one inter
action.”
Saxon said lie's tried to find
out what people want to see
happen in the community, not
just the business people, but
the men and yvomen on the i or
nor of Alder Street and tilth
I'hoifi bt s**4ii Fusion
Eufiene Police Officer ken Saxon has been pat rolling the I'ni
versify business area for three weeks.
Avenue, too.
Saxon said lie is on a first
name basis with many of the
people who pass their days,
and sometimes their nights, on
tiie streets around the Universi
ty Saxon said he's asked them
to come up with some alterna
tive ways and places to spend
their time.
"The kids would like a place
to go. There's really nothing for
them to do." Saxop said.
Many of the homeless people
Saxon lias niiinn contai t with
<m* not satisfied with their
housing options in the city. hi'
said.
"I do .1 lot id things beside
arresting and taking people to
jail." Saxon said. "Part of nn
job is gist talking to people
During Ins 14 years in police
work. Saxon has spent a year in
the cops in schools program, a
year covering juvenile crimes.
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