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from occurring again within sis
months to one month. Current
Iv the fines \ar\ from $50 to
$75
Sigma Chi fraternity Presi
dent William Wagnon. who
spoke against the new amend
ment at the council meeting,
denied the fraternity views
fines as "a cost of doing busi
ness " On the.contrary, he said.
Sigma ( hi strives hard to lie on
good terms w ith its neighbors
"We understand that we re
not above the law, and we do
our liest to operate at an ade
quate level Wagnon said
Sigma Chi recently built a
$3,000 to $4,000 sound-proof
wall facing the neighbors and
has practiced a "good neigh
bor" policy This includes
sending out fivers to neighbors
informing them about upcom
ing functions with an eni our
agement to call the fraternity it
the party is too loud. Hut this
policy has not been too effec
tive.
“Some neighbors say. ‘To
hell with those guys.' and (all
straight to the police," Wagnon
said.
In court, the judge can't real
ly determine the substance of
the complaint and whether the
caller is what the ordinance
says is "a reasonable person of
normal sensitivitie*," VVagnon
•aid.
Located in th<* residential
area at 19th Avenue and Agate
. Sigma Chi has frequent*
1\ received complaints from its
neighbors The hist complaint
came at the beginning of this
vear and resulted in a SSOO
fine, tail time tor one of the fra
ternitv s memlters and a one
vear ban on social functions in
the house
Wagnon said lie believes the
citv's ordinance is both unjust
to the students and leaves too
much discretionary turner in
the bands of the officers re
sponding to the noise com
plaints
I odd fat kehush, presitleni
of the Interfraternitv Count il,
said lie believes the proposal is
really targeting the whole l in
versitv community
"This is a rather strii t pro
posal that will affect all the so
i ial gatherings < renting some
level of noise,” I’ai kehush said
But the new ordinance pro
hibiting continued noise from
amplified sound, and from
gatherings of five or more peo
ple. also targets businesses
Good Times Cafe and Bar.
which is located at H75 f 7th
Ave . is one of the businesses
that has received many noise
complaints over the years
Owner |im Jensen said they
are just trying to entertain pen
pie.
” Were in the business of
providing entertainment to the
community, and we don't feel
it is fair that any one person
i an prohibit 1,000 other people
from being entertained." he
s.ud
Jensen said the ordinance is
too vague that anybody tan
i nil in and < omplam
VV't* had a neighbor ,'ady
complaining who had 1') cui k
00 i locks in her living room,
and I had to go and put mv *-ar
1 lose to the opened window in
order to hear mir inusit . Jen
sen said,
Jensen said he believes the
ordinani e should give more ob
jective measures lor wliat is
and what is not an acceptable
noise level
Id’ll officer ken S.imiii said
the fraternities and businesses
are well informed about the
rules and are therefore more
likely to he issued a i itatimi
without warning Saxon said ho
does not believe the rules are
too vague
It is |ust * nmmon sense that
we have to interfere when the
musu is blaring in the middle
of the night,” he said
It is really quite simple It
wo can hear the noise when we
step out of the i ar half a block
from the party, the noise is too
loud,” Horton said
Horton said officers always
give a warning before citing
unless the situation is very ag
grin ated
One of the most ai tu e i iii/en
voices m favor of the new noise
ordinal!! e is Dave Sweet, leader
of the env ironmentiil group
Earth and Peace He has organ
i/ei! support for stdfer penal
ties front nearlv all of the
neighborhood groups in Eu
gene front senior cili/en
groups and front several envi
roiimenlnl groups
"This is really a question
about respect Sweet Silili He
res pis tful i iti/ens who deserve
stiff penalties
Shannon MiCurthy is i luur
man of the West Eugene Neigh
borhood Group, one oi the
many groups that favor slitter
penalties lor noise violators
She said she Imlieves the noise
problem has been increasing in
the (cist three years and is a Ire
t|iienllv discussed issue at
group meetings
The (ulv (anini il members
will proUihlv vole on the new
ordinance within a couple of
weeks, and i mini il Vu e Presi
dent have Robinette is one of
its supporters
We didn't feel we had
enough information, that's why
we sent it hack " Robinette
said Mot I will definitely sup
port stronger penalties for re
peat offenders
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knows and hopes to learn from its mistakes
"It teaches us what we'll do out there,
Dowsett said. "You stari out in a small mar
ket where vou do everything."
Student Brett Coltman said more is taught
than just job skills
We re learning how to work together as a
team, under deadlines, to work together to
get things done We learn sis ■ a I skills and
professional skills It's a great opportunity
to make new friends," Coltman said
"It's a job in every sense of the word, ex
cept you don't get paid, you pay for it." he
said.
Because the entire newscast is put togeth
er bv students, there is enormous pressure
for everyone to do their individual task well
so that the finished product comes out
dean
"One breakdown cun affix t the produi t.
(oilman said. "No one person is most im
porter'."
"You have to make sure that you .ire ful
filling your responsibilities to other team
mates," student Shannon Dorsett said
Having the entire newsi est left up to stu
dents c an also be very tiers e-rai king.
Dow sett said
"Our whole class is in charge You really
have to trust ear li other." Dow sett said “In
the same way it is great that we run say that
we did tins all on our oyy n
tju.h student is ex per led to t rente one
"package" or story a week in addition to a
spe< dir job when the show is taped.
Most stories are (entered around the I ni
versity community ami leal lire interviews
with students around campus Mu* students
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their work on tin* air
\ lot of work goes 111,11 the nuwsoisis, not
only nearly two hours inkh Thursday im
pairing anil actually taping thi* show hot
many hours in and outside the < lass
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i lass ranged from Hi to 2'> hours a week
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the show will l«- ready to air at I p in. the
same day I he show is also aired at 0 a m
Friday s
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|iin Upshaw, "so that if .i bomb went off in
20 minutes we d still have time to re-start
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