Oregon Daily TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. 1992 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 94, ISSUE Water walkin’ .* ’ Photo by Part* Jack Vaughn ot Eugene rides his river board to beat the heat Monday below the Autzen Footbridge Vaughn said he hits the water a couple of times a week whenever the temperature climbs Will gamble on Brooks in dual roles pay off? jThe University has taken a chance by trying a new way to run the athletic depart ment By Rene DeCdir Emerald Associate f ditar The University got Itself a bargain when it hired I ho now athletic dim tor Iasi munth But shortly thereafter, some people started questioning whether the man hired to do the job is a good investment The administration says Rich Brooks Is the rigid man Brooks says the scrutiny is valid until he proves his worth Brooks, who is entering his sixteenth season as head football roar h for the Ducks, will make one-fourth the salary that tiis predecessor Bill Byrne made for doing the same Jot) Byrne earned about SHH.OOO a year, and Brooks will make about $20,000 Brooks will continue to lie head foot ball coach while also serving as athletic director Critics believe the position could have been used to advance the status of wom en and minorities Others wonder if Brooks will play favorites with football Dan Williams, vice president for ad ministration. and University President Myles Brand said after the announce ment of Brooks' appointment July EH) that they expected some flack. A month before hiring Brooks, Wil liams said tile search for a new director wouldn't seriously t>egin until Soplem iwr when faculty and staff return Anil, tie said, the search for Byrne's re placement would stretch beyond the University. Later he recanted. Brand admits the economic x of the is sue was “not irrelevant” but says it wasn't u major consideration either "It wasn't the driving force." tie said But ''ll definitely was will entail "I’m used to i ritu ism," he said "I feel like I have to prove myself to everybody and not just the critics," he said "We still have to make this work Moreover, he said, he doesn't mind getting paid less for doing the same job Byrne did la-cause he would prefer to see his salary cut rather than have funds luk en out of the sports "I make, obviously, u lot of money .is a football conch." he said "I think it's a statement in those economic times that I'm trying to do what's lies! for this uni versity and the department I feel like it's the right thing to do," In ids job. Brooks will oversee the en tire athletics department, with a $12 mil lion budget and 14 sports He'll la* the man, he said with u chuck le, who determines "whether you finish In the red or the black.” One of his main concern's, he said, is how to maintain a strong athletics de partment with the prospect of a shrink ing budget. Mostly, he said, he wants all students players and fans to enjoy the activi ties that come out of the athletic depart ment "I'd like for us to continue making the activities as the student athlete a positive one"And of course, "stay competitive in all sports " Radio time Deadicated to concerts □ KLCC will broadcast two Grate ful Dead shows live from Veneta By Daralyn Trappe Emerald Associate Editor__ You want to hear the Grateful Dead when the legendary bund finally comes around again for two shows Aug. 22 and 23. But a $30 ticket is too much, you have other commitments or you don't want to sit out in the blistering sun Whatever the reason, KLGC B9 7 FM in Eugene has a solution. Both Dead shows will be broadcast live In the local area KLCC and Its sister station, KLCO 90 S in Newport, have combined resources with Grateful Dead Productions and local promot ors to broadcast the shows livo from the Oregon (Country Fair site in Vonota. in addition, other stations across the Northwest may carry the shows as well so people as far uway as Seattle or Portland may la; able to tune in. Plans are in the works to uplink the broadcast to a satellite, providing access to many other pub lic radio stations on the west coast and maybe further across the nation. Listeners can contact their local public radio stations for carriage infor mation KLC:C is offering the broadcast free to any public radio station that wants it. Steve Barton. KLCC general manager, said the idea came ubout after KLC.C sot up equipment to Turn to DEAD, Page 4 County may up .ante on hotel room tax □ Increased rev enue would be used to promote lo cal tourism By Tim Neff Emerald Associate EcMor Lane County may dig deeper Into tourists' pockots to cover tho cost of luring thorn to tho region. The Board of Commission er* is considering a pro posed ordinance change that would raise tho county's ho tel joom tax from 7 per cent to 9 percent. Tho ad ditional money would holp Turn to TAX. Page 4 WEATHER Blazing sunshine A heal wave moved over the Northwest Monday and will send temperatures rocketing into the iOOs throughout the interior Willammette Valley Moisture needed to produce afternoon thundershowers will remain well south of Oregon. Sizzling heat is on tap through the week NEVER FORGET THE BLOOD BLLLINCiHAM. Wish (AP) - A man who disappeared for six weeks and ihen claimed to have lost hts memory has admitted he ined to fake his death so his family could collect his $200,000 life insurance It's unlikely lames Lang will be charged with a crime, but he will be required to gel counseling Among the reasons police suspected Ling was that investigators found two small plastic bigs of blood in his car Lang mtened to smear them inside the car but forgot them before setting the car in motion toward the Nooksac k River. Lang decided to fake amnesia and rejoined his family after learning his wife was unable to collect the insurance _REGIONAL PORTLAND (AP) - The Troian nuclear plant should be shut down by 1996, the board of directors for Portland (leneral Electric Co. decided Monday A statement bv the utility's chief executive officer. Ken Hamson, said the board's decision would be the leas! costly alternative far taxpayers But the leaders of a state initiative to close the plant immediately repeated their charge that the PCE option will end up coating more than Si billion. The Don't Waste Oregon (Committee has collected signatures for one of twu ballot measures that would fur e closure of the plant Both measures will be on the November 3 ballot in Oregon.