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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1991)
UNIVERSITY Some housing needs will be met By Peter Cogswell f merald Assoc an- l flitot Current proposals to limit enrollment to lt>.OOO lor the next academic year have the University re-evaluating the need for new stu dent housing, a University vice president said Friday. Dan Williams. University vice president (or administration, said the University still plans to build between 4f> and 00 family housing units, for which it was allocated funds from the Legislative Hmergency Hoard last |anuary The University will then assess the housing demand situation for next year The University Inis ln*en .it odds with Ich al members of the state Legislature for some time over the rule it should play in providing hous mg for its students A lull recently passed in the House would require the University to submit ail annual re port to the state board c omparing the l ’mversi ty's provisions for student housing with other institutions in the I'ac ific 1(1 ( ainferenc e Williams said additional student housing may not lie necessary if enrollment cuts are implemented next year because lower enroll men! will decrease* the demand for student housing lie also said the cost of building new student housing would lie transferred onto the students through inc reased fees Hut with tuition rising as a result of Hallo! Measure 5. it is not right to add additional lusts to the fees students pay, Williams said "it is not fair to obligate students with un necessary debt." be said "It does not seem like the time to go past our commitment (f’eo pie) have to rememlier that students have to pay for the debt Williams said the only advantage to having the University as a landlord would !«• cheaper rent, but this is not really an advantage lie ( ause all students would pav higher fees to compensate for debts amassed by the Universi »y. Williams said the I 'niversity intended to build 100 to 1 r>0 units, but will start smaller bei ause of the reduced enrollment level 'll you look at the community, there are va cant apartments all over campus,' Williams said "It has been wise lor us lo have been as i autlolls as we have been so far Hut what it comes down to is not jeopardiz mg the institution s interest Williams said The cautious plan the University is taking has the support of the l-ane County housing a uthoritv Jim McCoy, community development coor dinator. said the housing authority is under contract with the University to facilitate what ever projei Is arise in the housing proi ess McCoy said it takes effort on the part of all involved to i lire the housing situation in Hu gene, and he believes the University is making a ( oik cried effort figss _____ • <0)010 VIDEO TTNiWRS'Ti depaR™enT . ,, i; t (• ° ...ufLOOfi * * l,l * P*© '1 Perugia 1991 in planning by language department MKKTINCS |ewish Student Union will meet .it to p m in EMI' (I*n tury !) Call 34<i 4366 for more information Et als Perugia 1991 information mooting will ho <it ri it) p m in 101A Allen Call tho Romance languages department. 14I> 402 1. for more information Karthweek planning commit tee moots .it 7 p in in KMC Ce dar Room ! ('.ill t40 4.ir><> tor more information Students for Creative Anach ronism will hold a meeting and dance practice at 7 p in in Ag ate 1 Call 144-7417 or 08;t 1117 for more information SPEAKERS AM) LECTURES "City of the Grim Reaper: The Rediscovery of Mashkan Shapir in Southern Iraq" is the title of a presentation to he giv en at H p m m ltit> lawreme The speaker, I)r Paul Zimanskv of Boston Universi ty's an haeology department, is School of MUSIC THIS WEEK at BEALL HALL: G FACULTY CHAMBER CONCERT • Faculty Artist Series Lawrence Maves, Leslie Straka, Robert Hladky, Barbara Palmer. Mon., Feb. 25 8 p.m. $4 General Admission $2 Students / Seniors n OREGON VOCAL £ JAZZ • Student Ensembles Tues., Feb. 26 8 p.m. S3 General Admission $1 Students / Seniors UO MEN'S and WOMEN'S CHORUS Student Ensembles Wed., Feb. 27 8 p.m. FREE Admission l GOSPEL ENSEMBLE Student Ensemble Thurs., Feb. 28 8 p.m. $3 General Admission $1 Students / Seniors For more information, call: 346-3761 (Music School) sponsored In the local brain li of the Archaeological Institute of America “An introduction to Israel" is the topic of a lecture by Rab bi Rose of Portland, at 2 it) p m in the EMU Gumwood Room Call the |ewish Student Union. 34f>-436fi, for more in formation. "A |ourney into Dreams: Awakening the Inner Self is the title* of a presentation being made at 7: to p m in 104 Straub The presentation is sponsored by the campus socie ty of Eckanar. 344-2657. M1SCK1.I.ANEOUS A public hearing on 1901 ASCO elec tion rules will be at 1 to p in in the EMU Board Room Call the elections board, 140-4724. for more informa tion Agnes of'Hod will be shown at 7 p in at the Newman Cen ter, 1850 Emerald, as part of a series on religion and the cine ma Call 440-4408 for more in formation. Mephislo will be shown In the German Club at 7 p m in 212 Friendly. The film is dubbed in English. ('.all 484-2004 for more information Deadline for submitting Et als to the Emerald front desk, EMU Suite 100. is noon the day before publication Et als run the day of the event unless the event takes place before' noon: items run only onee Items for events charging ad mission or a donation will not run Events running closest to the University will lie given priority The Emerald reserves the- right to edit Et als for gram mar and style* r CORRECTION In Friday’s Emerald, it was reported that Sam N'hem. ASl'O finance cool dinator. was considering a veto of an Incidental Fee Committee allocation N'hem can onlv recommend a veto, however ASUO co-Presi dent Kirk Uailev has the at tual veto power The Enter,ild apologizes for any confusion this may have caused r 1 DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP ?«T wTMTuTiiT^iTM.t^tTMTiiVi Recycle This Paper c JLm* *4^ ‘iai* *&**&**'■%**£* I*iT»'TmTmTwTii^ <