Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 28
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Residents could cetch a ride on a trolley car like this one, pic
tured around 1909, on Willamette Street near 8th Avenue.
Trolleys may make comeback
j Streetcars and steam trains are
part of a transit plan proposed by
the Emerald Empire Railroad
By Tim Nett
Emeraki Associate Editor _
Eugene may someday look like a Hat version
of San Francisco If the city council endorses u
transportation plan that includes old-style trol
ley cars.
Emerald Empire Railroad, a non-profit corpo
ration, is proposing a transportation system that
would combine streetcars and steam trains to
ease traffic woes and attract tourists to the Eu
gene-Sprlngfleld area
Proponents are selling the plan .is an alterna
tivo to an expanded Forty St root bridge. which
Is currently under study as a solution to the
downtown Eugene traffic snarl.
La no U.ounly Commissioner (errv Rust said ho
ihinks it's Important to include trolley cars as
an option
"Lot's just put this into the equation with all
the other options." Rust said "Rather than put
ting alt our bucks Into .1 six-lane Ferry Street
bridge option, let's look at all the alternatives
Part of the proposal calls for a streetcar bridge
spanning the Willamette River and Conner ting
the University to Aut/on Stadium According to
a summary of the rail plan, the streetcar corri
dor would alleviate traffic problems in the Uni
versity area tiy providing parking spar e at Aut
Turn to TROLLEY. Pago 6
Notices leave
affected staff
out in cold
□ Administrators with jobs in
limbo say it’s hard not to
take cuts personally
By Colleen Pohlig
Emerald Associate Editor
It was all very ironic. In a throe-week
period this summer, the associate direc
tor of Student Survicos was promoted to
assistant professor status, bought a house
and soon after received a "timely no
1100," lotting him know his contract may
not bo renewed next year.
Roger Morris, who also is the director
of orientation, said he is experiencing
feelings of denial and uncertainty about
the notice, which was also delivered to
217 other University administrators in
mid-July.
“It's weird because nobody else does
what 1 do." said Morris, who has worked
at the University for eight years "If I go
away, what's going to happen to the en
tire orientation program I do?"
The University mailed the notices to
all administrators —■ defined as non
teaching faculty — whose contracts ex
pire In June 1993 Tho notices formally
told the administrators they are part of a
category of employees from which lay
offs may coino in mid-1993 or later
Tho University's action was in re
sponse to a decision by tho Oregon State
Board of Higher Education this summer
authorizing all state-system institutions
to begin giving terminal contract notices
to those employees who could lose thoir
positions as a consequence of tho pro
jected 20-perconl budget reductions for
the 1993-95 biennium.
Turn to NOTICES, Page 5
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This bikes owner has found a unique way to secure a bicycle — attaching it to a dog.
University a prime area for bike problems
□ Last year, 242 bikes were
stolen and 1,752 citations
given.
By Matt Bender
Emerald Raporter
Students who ride bicycles to the Uni
versity are usually looking to avoid two
things — getting a ticket and having
their bike stolen.
Tickets and theft are problems unique
to the University area because of the
large bike population.
Sgl. Dennis Bilker, who heeds the LCu
gene police department's campus heat,
suid the cause of the University's theft
problem is a simple one.
"The more bikes,” Baker said, "the
more opportunities for theft.”
According to police records. 242 bikes
worth an estimated .$90,452 weru report
ed stolen from the campus area lietwoun
July 1, 1901 and Sept 29, 1992. Police
recovered only SO,685 in stolen bikes
during the same time period.
The University's Office of Public Safe
ty and EPD officials said thu huge bike
population is also the reason they have
to write citations to bicycle riders
Prom July 1. 1991 to June 30, 1992.
OPS Issued 1,752 citations on the Uni
versity to bicyclists, according to OPS
records.
Two of the biggest problems on aim
pus an* riding on the sidewalk and run
ning stop signs, said Hand Stamm of
OPS.
Stamm said OPS writes tickets to pro
tect students from injury.
b'PD Officer Ken Saxon said LPD en
forces bike laws to protect both bicy
Turn to BIKE, Page 4
WEATHER
Sunshine is on the agenda
today after morning fog or low
clouds. Highs should be in the
low 70s Fndav will be about
the same Think, it's getting cold
here’ In Vienna Thursday the
high was 70 degrees
Just a Reminder
Today is the last day to add a
course, change from audit to
credit or credit to audit.
PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFS
PIQIJA, Ohio (API - A pair ufb*ww shorts autographed bv Bill CJin«>
and Ai Con- wilt bf auctioned offat this weekends Great Outdoor
Underwear Festival. organizers said Thursday
Rep John Boehni-r R-Ohio. will ask (’resident.Bush to sign a pair
shorts u hen Bush campaigns in Ohio on Friday, said B *h net's aide Barn
Jackson
Qinurn signed one leg of a pair of shorts and Gore his running mate,
signed the other
Some of the other undies to be auctioned were signed bv singer Crystal
Gayle anil Bob Denver, who played Gilligan on the TV series Gillijtan'i
_SPORTS
PORTLANDi.\P! R. ii.nP, kk^ik.:»!.•;!bijiU. i> i
Portland Trail Blazer ar- a it his agent said ThurMi.ii
Pat:k will rut show up hr the opening of fall training ‘\imj
on Friday. ag«nl Don Stokes |r said
Stokes said the jdaymaktng guard has a firm offer fr an a
team ir> Europe There also is the p risibility of a trade to twi
other NBA teams he said
He confirmed that Denver is ne of the teams inUrested in
making a deal He would n>a identify' the other team
Pack and the Blazers have had a strained relationship once
Portland signed free agent Rod Strickland during the off-sea
son.