COMMUNITY One University student who is making a difference Hy Hope Neaisori Emerald Reporter University low student Mi chain (Inker «!«•< idod in make .1 difference Shu volunteered Coker works us .1 medical ad vocate by assisting women and .is .1crisis interventionist by on sworing telephones for Sexual Assault Support Services, and she said the work tilings her a lot of happiness It is, as sfie said, like working In the real world "Being in law school you get the feeling that no one really cairns," Coker said "And to lie able to help people having very serious needs is something that makes me feel like a real per son " One diiy it week. Coker is on (.ill 24 hours .is ii medical ad vui Hie Shu ( arrius a beeper and is contacted when MintMinn is needed to iisms! .I (ail|or to the hospital or police station, she said (inker also works another five hours a week answering tele phones lor the 24-hour crisis line, she said SASS volunteer coordinator hr in (.oilier said the program now has about 40 volunteers who provide two types of ser vices "Right now. because the agency is so young, the services we provide are a 24 hour crisis line and Immediate medic ill ad vocacy, which means that we will send a team of women out FORGET EVERYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED or, How low c.in you go... mi BAD BOWLING touknament OM|l(, I; S(i )K| AS K )W AS I’QSSIHI I ((,1 ■ T It KHAI i S . lUPOIMS. 11 -I S 0( I 29th (>:00 n.m. (MU K(( Kt AIK )N ( ! Ml K S.’ 00 ( N IKV (11 (.’ (K'rson teams) riiA/rito f Minlly } tut Shop Mnj.1t I «* hit SIGN UP AT THE REC. CENTER TODAY! 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Col lier said Collier said the volunteers tnusi have iho ability to iistrn to people, believe their stories and empathize with the callers Most of the calls diming in are from people who have been abused to their past and are having flashbacks, Collier said They need support and some one to listen to their memories Some want to know what they can do to help themselves emo tionally, as Well as legally, she said Collier sa|d SASS needs more volunteers, funding and time to complete other facets of support ttie agency wants to provldt 'Kvenlually, our scr\ ices will ho expanded to include legal r<« css called Fugene Decisions T he goal of Fugene Dei isions is to form a long term city service and funding strategy by April 19112 Fugene Dei isions began in March in'll because of the urgent v of reconstructing the city budget 1 lie i its s six-year (ieneral Fund budget projec tion shows a multimillion dollar deficit tfiat con tinues to grow eat h veur "It's very real, " Fugene Mayor Jeff Miller said "We have to make very real decisions lather wu have to cut programs or find a new revenue source or do both Miller said Fugene Dei isions was launched with -i "large amount of respei I to the voter "I'eoplo are going to vote if new ravunuo sources are on the ballot. Miller said "We want people to understand if we make cuts Unit we've consulted with the community We need people to lx- involved T he participants in the Fugene Decisions pub In workshops ibis summer made initial decisions alsnit how the city should balance the budget Most i itlzens decided they didn't want to cut city services hut rather cut the costs of providing those serve es, I.ugene Dei isions coordinator Hart) Mellamv said ( iti/ens expressed interest in expanding library serve es. social services, affordable housing and public s.iii-iv, according 10 Eufftmv lh‘t:isions: lie sulls of (Jlis.cn Inpul Summrr 1991. To increase revenue, citizens suggested increas ing taxes. redut mg services or creating nuw user fees Bellamy said she txilieves citizen input in I'.u gene Dei bums is Ixith important and necessary I lie council feels like tin: process will succeed only with citizen input," Bellamy said. "It takes an informed public and an involved public to make it work Whatever kinds of changes we make, the citizens will be able to make good choices with good information." I he City Council developed a short-term strate gy to balance the Dull-112 budget in November 1U‘)0 Short term solutions inc luded reducing personnel, cutting operating budgets and increas ing user fees in Man h licit, the City Council approved a preliminary design for Hugene Decisions devel oped by the consulting firm HCO Northwest of Hugene The City Council looked at where Hugene was financially at the time and the trends affecting the city. Hallamy said Two factors affecting Hugene were the withdrawal of federal government fund ing to the city and the city's population spurt 1 he next step of Hugene Decisions was to ob tain citizen input about bow city services should be affected ! he City (.ounci 1 held I wo public workshops in |u!y and August and conducted a random com munity telephone survey A second round of public workshops will take plat e In mid-November HALLOWFFN PARTYiSS IlV V/fTM TUF COSTUff F CONTFST tvoo 1ST PP!7F tlOO VNf> PP!7F tv'>0 OPf> THURSDAY _ OCT. OIST NOW SERVING PITCHERS OF BEER