Law students seek out pro bono
By Sarah Clark
Emerald Bepone?
University law students are vol
unteering their servii es this week to
people who cannot afford legal aid.
As part of Pro Bono Week. |an.
25-29. the Student Bar Association
contacted local attorneys and organ
izations and asked them to supply
pro bono cases, or cases for the pub
lic good, for students to help re
search. said Pro Bono Committee
co-chairman Chuck Mundorff. Law
students can sign up for cases dur
ing the lunch hour every day this
week outside the SBA office.
As of Monday, the SBA had 45
placements available. Cases range
from criminal to environmental is
sues. Mundorff said In one case,
students will research Sixth
Amendment case law for a man
serving two consecutive life sen
tences who may have had his con
‘There an a number
of people who fall
through the cracks of
legal representation.’
Tony Rosta,
Eugene attorney
stitutional rights violated.
The SHA would like F’ro Bona
Week to be the start of a long-term
pro bono referral service that the
law school would offer to the com
munity. Mundorff said. The event is
also part of a national movement to
make pro bono service a require
ment for law school graduation.
Tony Kostn. a local attorney the
SHA contacted for the event, said
practical experience is vital to un
derstanding law.
"Instead of reading a theory or a
book, yoti get to apply that theory
Rosta said.
The community con benefit from
tin? services as well. Rosta said.
"There an« a number of people
who fall through the crai ks of l>"v;al
representation." he said These are
people who (.not afford an attorney
hut make loo tmu h money to qual
ify for free counsel, he said.
"They can’t afford a lawyer, hut
they could get advii e (from the stu
dents)," Rosta said.
Other events scheduled as part of
Pro Bono Week
• Today from tl 15-noon. the Mi
nority Law Students Asms lution is
sponsoring a panel disi ussion about
the lienefds of pro bono work.
• Friday from tl 15-noon. Assis
tant Professor l.urrett Kpps will lead
a roundtable discussion about
whether pro hono work should lie a
mandatory part of law students’
curriculum
Balloons offer more than rising delight
By Jeremy R. Foutch
Emerald Contributor
Balloons have come a long way since the (lavs when
clowns contorted them into shapes ol wiener dogs and
rabbits.
Today, balloons act ns floating greeting cards and
elaborate party decorations that may even play a part in
saving the rain forests.
Baballoons. a downtown balloon store that opened
eight months ago. is one of the stores that prides itself
on its outrageous balloon bouquets, creative de< orating
staff and the environmental safety of its balloons.
The owner of Baballoons, Patrick Ahuero. said his
staff can design anything from a 15-fool palm tree for a
summer party to a floating Lifesaver bouquet complete
with an eight pack of Lifesavers
The modern latex balloon that is used in these crea
tions is a 100 percent natural substance that breaks
down in sunlight and water. This is a big improvement
from early Iwllyvons that were once made from pig blad
ders and later from a rubber similar to that used to
make rain boots.
!n fact, according to Baballoons facts and figures, re
search shows that today's latex balloons biodegrade at
about the same rate as a leaf from an oak tree when
both are under similar environmental conditions
Latex balloons are produced from the sap of the rub
ber tree, which is one of the main forms of vegetation
in tropical rain forests The sap is collected in a procress
that does no harm to the tree
The Balloon Council, which was formed in 1990 by a
coalition of balloon manufacturers, distributors and re
tailers. said harvesting latex from rubber trees can be
more profitable to third-world countries than raising
cattle on deforested rain forest land.
Ahuero believes few people are aware of how envi
ronmentally safe balloons are
Before relocating to Eugene, Ahuero worked in Hono
lulu with two of the leaders in the balloon industry.
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Some of today'a outrageous balloon bouquota.
! .iist May. Ahuero opened Bahai loons at the site of the
old Candy and Corn store at 1044 Willamette St.
"It seems like just about everybody who comes in
wants to know what happened to the old store."
Ahuero said. "This location has definitely lieen consid
ered a downtown landmark for many years." Ahuero
said the owners of the old store retired.
Batialloons carries numerous greeting cards and a va
riety of gifts besides the balloons.
Ahuero said a wide assortment of balloon bouquets
are available for delivery, and the decorating service
has complete party themes available for any function.
University asks
about drug use
By Demian McLean
Emerald Repeater
If you smoko hash, sip wine or sniff airplane
gluo. the University may want.» word with you
In cooperation with n federal study of student
drug use. the administration mailed n survey Fri
day to t.iMM) students asking them to describe
their drug habits, if anv
Students were chosen randomly and .ire asked
spe< dually not to sign their name on the survey,
said |name Robertson, assistant dean of students
In the spring, the University will get the survey
results Imi k and use them to design an alcohol
and drug-use pre
vtuition «ampaign
aimed al entering
freshmen. she
Mid
I lie federal
government will
usi> the results in
its ongoing nn
tionnl stuiiv of
college drug use
It has sent similar
surveys to more
t ha n 7 0.00 0
American college
students. Koliert
son said
"What are the
patterns of ilrug
The federal
government will
use the results in
its ongoing
national study of
college drug use.
It has sent
similar surveys to
more than 70,000
American college
students.
usf on me < oiiege
campus' How does the University compare mi
tionullv?" she said. "This will give a picture of
drug use on campuses "
The federal government required the Universi
ty to distribute the survey ns a condition to win
ning a $tltl.(MM) grant, Robertson said. The grant
money will be used to help incoming students ad
just to the campus community, she said.
The survey nsks 23 questions on a Scantron
type form. Students respond to questions con
cerning what drugs they use, how often, and how
old they were when they first tried them.
Drugs mentioned include most illegal sub
stances. such as hallucinogens and narcotics, as
well as alcohol. tobai co and steroids
The survey is not the first of its kind. Dist
spring. Student Health Center students conducted
a more extensive student drug survey by tele
phone.
Students chosen for the new survey should re
ceive o packet by today at the latest, said Robert
son. They should also expect a follow-up letter
later in the term reminding them to return the
survey.
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