Oregon Daily TUESDAY. MARCH 9. 1993 Patronizing the arts Pnoio t>y Armory f OffHS-y University art rnapr Mark Patrick receives help on a woodcut from Jennifer Bryan and her brother Enc outside the EMU The kids were in day care while their parents attend ed the Environmental Law Conference on Friday ASUO to sponsor trip to Washington j Student leaders will lobby for federal bills By Daralyn Trappe Emerald Associate f cbtor The ASUO plans to send H> student leaders to Washington. DC during spring break. to lobby for several fedorai bills am) issues ofle* ling students ASUO President Hobby Leu. who will bo among the parti* i punts, said the following would in> at the forefront of dis* nssion • President Hill Clinton's National S»irvi*:e Trust Fund, u program that would allow some students to do « ommunity sor vice to help finance their college education • The Violence Against Women Act. which would ini reuse federal sentences fur repent sex offenders and provide funding for services and pro grams to help victims of rape and rap*' prevention • The Military f reedom Ad which would allow gays in the military. • A program that would pro vide scholarship money to first generation < ollege students • l lie Freedom of Choice Act. which would ensure con tinued legalized abortion • A direct loan program that would allow students to get Stafford Lisins directly from the federal government, bypassing the expense of a hank as the “middle man." Lee said about 7(1 peri ent of ‘Students often are mortgaging their future when they go through college Bobby Lee, ASUO Prt'Sidont tin* money lh.it funds tlu< Uni versity (.omits from the federal government, so teller.il lulls have a signiln ant. diret I impact on University students' edtu a turn "Students often are mortgag tug their future when they go through college." I.ee said, refer ring to the importa 11 e higher education lulls and issues have in helping students finem e col lege. Those traveling to Washing ton. I> (i . are I.ee. ASUO Vice President Karmen f ore, Kriko Arnisbury, Kris Cornwell, Ryan Deckert, Veronica Holland. I oann O'Rourke. Sven Oro/i o. Troy Shields, Uaitilm Twain, Kslhor Wong, Sfianiion Wall. Khun Brady, Diana Collins Puente, Chris Kantrowitz and Indie Ilall I.ee said the ASIIf) advertised the opportunity to attend and those who are partii ipating applied to go They will he in the capital March !‘l-2.1 and will also attend part of the annual United States Students Assm ietion con ference Turn to ASUO Page 3 Homeless camp off to positive start j Centennial Car Camp for the Homeless is half full and without problems at the end of its first week By Meg Dedolph fcmefaw Reponci The newly opened Centennial Car Camp for the Homeless, located near the Willamette Science and Technology Center, finished its first week of operation with half the 30 available sites Tilled and no problems. Christel Thomas, camp coordinator for White Bird Clinic, which staffs the camp, said the atmosphere was “very peaceful. “Right now. we have a group of |>eople that are inter ested in keeping it mellow." she said On its first night of operation March I. the temporary homeless car camp in the WISTKC parking lot had five campers. The following Friday night, there were Hi campers. Thomas said. The campers were mostly single men and women. Thomas said, some of whom were employed or attend ing school. Others, she said, were looking for work “The attitude I’ve gotten from campers is that they're real glad this is here.” Thomas said. "I'm hearing things like 'It's nit* to have some sort of consistent home base.'" Turn to CAMP. Page 3 PVHo by Armory F