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Eugene, Oregon, 97402 ^Ij kJQ^ presents: TONIGHT! OVER THE HUMP INKjHI WEDNESDAYS THIS IS^ A BUSY NIGHT!} FRIENDS Continued from Page 1 to not « cup of coffee and a muffin, Palmer said He said she told him the Iasi job she had was in December IH'l! Palmer said Abram* w as very philosophical about fu r situation and did not seem depressed "Looking lack, it was real obvious she didn't have any more problems.” he said She had al ready planned on ending it Palmer said Abrams told him <i story about c limbing Mount Washington and ihuiit the view from the top of the mountain A fir a ms told Palm er being on top of the mountain was the closest thing to flying a person could experictnr n, he said After their conversation. Palmer said Abrams spent the next 45 minutes smoking outside Tay lor's He said he saw her talk with a few people outside, but she spent most of the lime alone Before Abrams left, she came bar k inside to tell Palmer two things, he said She told me to remember the little things in life, because she said that is what is Important.'' he said, "and then she said. And remember, I'm Monica l ive minutes after she left, someone came into Taylor's and told Palmer someone had jumped from PIT!, he said As soon as they said that. 1 knew exactly who it was." Palmer said Tim Birr. Eugene police department spokes man. said Abrams had spoken to a friend about ( rimmilling suicide and jumping off a building ‘She told me to remember the little things in life, because she said that is what is important. And then she said, “And remember, I'm Monica. ” ’ Bill Palmer, Qua ntancc of Monica Abrams Birr also said Abram* iive<l alone, suffered from depression and was having financial problems A( i nrdlng lo Lane County sheriffs office roc ■rds. Abrams was served with an eviction notice on Or t 20 Abrams' landlord said the eviction notice was served b*s arise of nonpayment of rent Friends of Abrams said she was a frequent visi tor to the Cienwood Restaurants smoking sec lion flenerei k Hills said he met Abrams at the i ampus area restaurant She was a six ml recluse and very drawn in. Hills said "We respected her privacy " Hills said he knew Abrams was a writer and said she had talked about losing her apartment Others .it the Glcnwood said the group of friends that gathers in the smoking section was surprised, shocked and angered by Abrams' deci sion to take her life A voting man who would only identify himself as Joshua said, "I didn't expert her to do it I didn't think she saw life as so hopeless It's so meaningless There was no reason for her to die " RELIGION Continued from Page 1 "You learn how to apply what {awi has for us in the Ill blo." Curler said "Chi Alpha in not the only thing that helps It s aside from < hurt h It's not a substitute for church "It's something that I i an use in this reality." he said "it helps me realize life is spiritual and that Christianity is .1 life style " Carter said Christianity has given his life more meaning "I've gone through a lot of tilings I've been in trouble with the law and in lough situa tions. Carter said It s hard to find something secular that really lasts You go to a party, and when it’s over, the charge isn't there anymore When I go to ('hi Alpha it s something that will always he there, a relation ship with Cod Aside from mv oh! lifestyle. (Chi Alpha} is an alternative for wasting my time " Faith Center, a Foursquare ( hurt'll in the lingerie area, also has a college-age group for all of the lot a I campuses Alicia Ross, a member of the Faith Center college age fellow ship. said she likes the fact that Faith Center "is not your tradi tional, really conservative Christianity Survey 1 tlunk God is: ,i it psychological invention, b an impersonal force, c the creator of the universe. 1 tie Navigators believe b. 1 think Jesus Christ is/wns: n a good man h. a philosopher/teachet e. God. I he Navigators believe c. Someone gets to heaven by a. there's no such place b living a gisxl life c. trust in ( linst Didn't know i he Navigators believe c The NjvniJCm 134/31% f»7/l5% 217/50% 6X/16%> 231/53% 131/30% 107/24% 193/44% 119/27% 5% ticajtlm hy Mt sith.i j church " Russ also lives in (he House of His Presence at 1057 I’ntter son Si The House is a co oper utsi' house he 10 collage stu dents who attend the Kaith Center She salt) the house tmunhers interact more than what muv !*■ usual "It's different than a regular co-op," Ross salt! "It's more like a family Ross addressed the stereo type of Christians as your iwsic lullow-lhe-crowd kind of peo pin Iiv saving there isn't that much of n crowd to follow Although the Faith Center college age group has a fairly large mumfiership aUlUt 90 members the: number is higli compared to Chi Alpha and The Navigators Tim two latter groups vac h have ubout 20 reg ular members. 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