Oregon Daily
TUESDAY. JULY 21, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 9
Planetarium
schedules first
public shows
□ Local planetarium carves
a new niche as an entertain
ment, as well as an educa
tional, facility
By Tsm Neff
Emerald Associate Editor
The Lane Education Service District
Planetarium has been about us visible as
the Big Dipper at high noon since it was
built in IH79.
Until last November, the facility,
which is located by Autzen Stadium,
was used exclusively us a tool to touch
Lane County students about celestial
wonders. Meanwhile, planetaria ms like
OMSI wore packing in stargazers and
space cadets with a mix of hard rock la
ser shows and educational programs
However, with a change in an Oregon
statute last November, the planetarium is
beginning to offer n full sluto of programs
aimed directly at the public. The amend
ed statute lets the facility raise public
money to run public shows.
Planetarium director John Klvert said
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John Elvert, director of the Lane Education Service Dtedict Plan
etarium, la easing the facility into the world of public program
Hw*I> tjy
tmng Until last November, the planetarium had bean used exclu
sively aa an educational tool.
New students seek liberal Eden
□ Freshman over
look tuition hikes
and focus on the
University’s environ
ment
By Rene DeCair
Fmerald Contributor
Incoming University stu
dents say rising tuition and
fewer academic program?
won't be much of a problem
for them during the next four
years of their college educa
tion.
They can tolerate the prob
lems, thpy say. because this
Oregon campus Is a great,
green Eden of liberal arts and
culture.
At least that's what they've
hoard. And true or not, the
reputation is bringing them
here at a time when the Uni
versity can use all the new
students it can get.
The admissions office re
ports that last fall term, en
Carotin* Nauman, an incoming traahman from Orinda, Calif.,
looka ovar har claaa optiona.
ruiimum uru|j|*tiu uuwh iu
16.900 students from about
18,150 students enrolled n
year earlier In 1990. Officials
believe the drop was largely
due to an increase in tuition.
But several future fresh
men waiting to meet with an
academic counselor Monday
ua pim ui MM' nniiuui »J
Orientation Registration Pro
gram, said an increase in tui
tion didn't dolor thorn from
coming here.
Most said they picked Hu
gone not because of tho fool
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Graduate programs
get federal funding
j University will provide additional funds to es
tablish six new graduate training programs
By Daralyn r rappe
Emerald Associate Editor _ _
'Uni Univnrsity will pitch-in $l.r>-t million over the mixl five
years to combine will) Sd million in federal funds to launcli sev
eral new graduate (ruining program* In the Co I logo of Education
The six programs will ho aimed at helping educators cope with
increases in the numbers of troubled youth and the full range of
physical and learning disabilities encountered by teachers at all
educational luvels.
Funded for a total of about $4 «» million from federal and Univer
sity sour< es, the programs will lie housed within the college’s Divi
sion of Special Education and Rehabilitation.
Administrators with Information on the University's decision
were nol available for comment.
Hill Walker, associate deun of special education and rehabilita
tion and director of the Center on Human Development, said In a
press release that there is much competition among universities for
such grants.
"(The grants) will allow us both to continue and to significantly
expand our graduate training opportunities for Oregonians," he
said "We are trying to provide Oregon communities and their
schools with the skilled personnel necessary to meet the devolop
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WEATHER
k
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t
A cooling trend that began
m western Washington and
western Oregon Sunday
should continue for the next
couple of days keeping the
thermometer down and the
clouds around.
Expect mostly cloudy skies
today with some afternoon
clearing, Highs should reach
75
MOO'VED TO STRIKE
TILLAMOOK (AP) - A lightning sink* killed 23 cows Monday at a dairy
farm on the Oregon Coast.
Firefighters were called to the farm near Cloverdale about 7:30 a m They
found a 70- to 80-foot-tall spruce tree had been struck by lightning about 20
feet from the ground, said Nestucca Fire Chief Scott Koehler
Nearly two dozen dead Holstein cows were lying on the gruund, about 50
feet from the spruce. The cows had been standing in water left by a heavy
rainstorm
"Our best guess is it just electrified the water and killed them.' Koehler
said
The Holsteins were worth $35,000
SPORTS
SAINT-tTlENNE. France (AP) -
Miguel Indurain rolled into the final
week of the Tour de France eaiiiy
► holding onto hu lead Monday
Three-time American champion
tkeg LeMond quit the nice Sunday
over the 113-tnile leg through the
French Alps
The race continues over flat
terrain this week and ends Sunday in
Paris