Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, JULY 16. 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94 ISSUE 8
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Eugr* potici d*p*rlm*U Officers Dtr*l Schulz (tort) and Tony y*»ch will b* cnMting tf* itr—t* si pstl of ths
dspsrtmsnft bicycis patrol.
Officers find bikes improve access
□ Program started in an attempt to
improve police relations within the
community
By Tim Neff
Emerald Associate Editor
Criminals may hear little more than the hum of
rubber on pavement and the rapid-fire clicking of
bicycle sprockets before being apprehended by Eu
gene police this summer.
The Eugene police bicycle patrol, up and running
after a year-long hiatus, is meting out Justice with
the pleasant clang of bicycle bells rather than the
ear-splitting wail of sirens.
Since the program offtcislly began July 8. five of
fleer* have traded patrol can for Raleigh mountain
bikes, taking to the parks and bike paths of Eugene
— areas that are not easily accessible for police
cruisers.
Tim Birr, public information officer for the De
partment of Public Safety, said the bike patrols are
also an effective tool to put a friendly face on the
department.
"There is a tremendous public relations bonefit
for us." Birr said. "We are moving toward a com
munity-oriented style of policing. This brings offi
cors more directly in contact with dtiaiens."
The program first ran last summer. Bike patrols
continued Into the fall, but as the weather turned
nasty and calls to police Increased, the program was
Turn to BIKES. Pag* 4
Brand answers
doubts about
layoff notices
□ Concerned students, faculty, staff
question the president on proposed
layoffs and possible solutions
By Rene DeCair
Emerald Contributor _
University President Myles Brand played the role of
iH)th prophet of doom and optimism Tuesday when ha
met with seveml hundred faculty and staff to explain
why they wiil s<x>n receive layoff warnings
About 21M letters were sent out Wednesday to inform
University employees about possible layoffs when the
second round of budget cut* kicks in the next bienni
um.
Brand *|>okc to a packed room In 1(H) Willamette Hall
to try and clear up the confusion regarding the notices
Brand assured people that for now. their jobs are
safe.
"We will not lay off anyone unless we absolutely
have to." ho said. "We are not going to gel ahead of the
curve."
Receiving a letter "does not mean that you are fired.”
he said.
The notices, which wont out to mostly administrative
workers, aro part of the plan to prepare for the worst if
20 percent of the higher education budget is cut in
m:t * s
Gov. Barbura Robert* has asked the universities to
plan as If the cuts are to take place. If the Oregon Legis
lature can come up with u now tax plan, the budget
could be spared
But with the recent defeat of Roberts’ tax proposal -
at least for now — higher education Is headed for a
cliff
Brand said despite the troubles, the roud to disaster is
still a long one, and anything can happen
“It's highly unlikely — I'll never say Impossible —
that we will face the 20-porcont budget cuts," Brand
said, but conceded that some cuts are inevitable.
He emphasized that It is Impossible to predict how
many positions would eventually bo eliminated.
Turn to BRAND. Page 4
Eugene Orchestra conductor to be subject of documentary
□ Story of Marin Alsop's rise
from student to symphony
conductor will be produced
by Oregon Public Broad
casting
By Tim Nett '
Emerald Associate Editor _
A video documentary to be produced
by Oregon Public Broadcasting will fo
cus national attention on the woman be
hind the baton of the Eugene Symphony
Orchestra.
Marin Alsop, who has conducted the
symphony for the past four Masons, has
boon chosen as tho subject of a ono-hour
documentary tentatively titled Musk: In
Her Veins.
The documentary, slated to begin
filming in November, will trace Alsop's
meteoric rise from a student at the Julli
ard School of Music, to studying with
famed conductor Leonard Bernstein,
and to national prominence as an out
standing conductor In hor own right.
Karen Kammeror, public relations di
rector for the Eugene Symphony, said
Alsop's brilliant young career is docu
mentary material.
“She’s phenomenal." Kammerwr said.
"She will probably become one of the
major conductors of the 20th Century."
The documontury got Its first financial
boost from the Woodard Family Foun
dation of Eugene, which announced
Tuesday it will contribute $10,000 to
OPB for production of the film. Final
production costs are estimated at
$360,000.
Foundation Vico President Casey
Woodard said the documentary will
provide national exposure for Alsop and
the Eugene arts community.
"We have a natural tniasum In our
presence here In Eugene," Woodard
said.
Kammerer said the Eugene Symphony
also stands to benefit from the national
exposure.
"Whnn wo make applications for
grants," she said, "we send packets of
information about the press that we've
received. They don't want to fund some
one who's invisible."
Alsop is a native of New York. Sim at
tended Yale University and received her
Masters Degree from Julliard. She was
twice awarded the Leonard Bernstein
Conducting Fellowship to the Tan
glewood Music Festival.
In 19‘H), Alsop became the first wom
an to conduct subscription concerts
with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The
same year she became the first woman
to conduct tho Boston Pops Orchestra In
its J07-yuar history.
WEATHER
Eugene residents should
expect temperatures to reach
into the mid-90s today
Abundant sunshine should
continue through the
weekend
Wednesday s low
temperature in the lower 48
states was 3S at Pinedale,
Wyo., and West Yellowstone,
Mont Palm Springs. Calf, saw
108 as a high.
•E' PROBLEM STRIKES AGAIN
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Dan Quaylc may have an V thing,
or maybe he's just a lousy speller.
Pat Casey, co-owner of Sam Snead's Tavern, said patrons recently were
reading letters on the tavern wallj when they gathered at one
It was a signed, handwritten note on Quayles letterhead sent to Snead
last summer after Quayle played golf at Snead s home course
It begins "Sam, had a great time this weekend but the golf was lousey ’
Casey said the vice president's misspelling may be reflected on the
tavern's menu
"We're looking at coning up with a product on the menu with a Dan
Quayle Potatoe?" Casey said
SPORTS
JOHANNESBURG. South
Alnc* (AP) - Nelson Mindela
will represent the African
National Congress at the
opening ceremonies of lb
Olympic Games, just a few
weeks after the group demanded
South Africa's withdrawal from
the event
South Africa has not
participated in the Olympics
since 1960 because of apartheid