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 i v _ * ..: ...**aai«> ^>saair-jjjM.mxa 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