Oregon Daily
MONDAY. MARCH 15 1993
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 122
Proposed housing rules
would violate state law
j The University will work to
modify non-marriage rules
By Sarah Clark
Emerald Reporter __
Proposed chunges to family housing eli
gibility requirements violate an Oregon
Administrative Rule that requires child
less University undergraduate family
housing residents to he married
The proposed changes would eliminate
marriage as a consideration for family
housing, an ording to a draft of the pro
posal.
The University will have to spend
another sis to If) weeks changing OAR
571-22-105 before it can adopt the new eli
gibility requirements, said Alison Baker,
exec utive assistant to University President
Mvles Brand
The process would require another hear
ing if it is requested, she said
University Housing Director Mike
luster said he'd hoped to adopt the new
requirements this week so they would he
ready for fall applicants However, he said
he doubts the delay will change either the
new rules or their implementation date
The new requirements place highest pri
ority on students with finam iai ,.eed,
whit h would he calculated by subtracting
major expenses such iis tuition and child
i are from household income It expenses
exceed income, the student has financial
need
"Family housing constitutes a signifi
cant form of financial assistance, luster
said "It s only fair tfiat financial aid need
be the highest priority."
Currently . University Housing gives pri
ority to students with children or married
students without children.
At a Dec umlier hearing on the proposal,
students applauded the University s
HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
PROPOSED PRIORITIES
APPLICANTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED
1 with chtkj{u>n)
2. Graduate studkmt(s) without chikJ{f«*n)
3 Urxtorgraduafe stixfewtffs) ?1 yoa/s of aga
w ofcfor without c hikltrw’i)
APPLICANTS WITHOUT FINANCIAL NEEO
4 Student!*) with ch*kty«n)
5 Qrftditiih* ntudootfa) without ch**d{ran)
6 Unctartjr actuate* *U*k*nt{s) ?t y**.i?s of agrt
or okkff without ctHfciffon)
OLD PRIORITIES
t Gradual n stud^otn with chikifron)
? UrHjtHgratluat© students with ctaftdtwn)
3 Marriad g#actual* student(s) without ch**dr*n
4 Mam**d undergraduate students without chidran
5 Single? graduate student*
attempt to end dis< riminntion against gav s
and lesbians by eliminating marriage as a
consideration for family housing
However, students expressed concern
this would enc ourage roommates to sign
up for family housing As apartments
filled with students who don't nave i lul
dren but qualify lor financial need, stu
dents testified, the idea of "family''
housing could be destroyed
Housingoffii nils point out that students
with children who qualify for financial
need will always have top priority
You'll always have turnover,' said
Family Housing Director Ron f'endii k
"Any time you have turnover, (inople with
children will get in lirst
Students at the hearing said the problem
could be solved if the University would
distinguish Iwtvveen students who are |ust
roommates and students who live togeth
er in domestic partnerships
Hut University Housing can not put pri
ority on those people because Oregon state
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Charitable brew
Full Sail Ales marketing assistant Catherine Dutcher draws a tall
cool one lor a beer lover attending the microbrew convention Satur
day The convention was a benefit lor the Faster Seals ScK'iety
Psychologist, students offer tips to cool school stress
j Symptoms range from concentration
problems and anxiety to shaky hands
By Scott Andre
Emerald Reporter ___
Near the end of itio term, drug Kvans, .1 clinical ps\
chologisl with ttie University counseling (%nter. said he
often sees stresswii out students who sa\ they r an t con
centrate.
''They pit k up a liook. and alter half an hour, they real
ize they re still on the same page," Evans said.
Stress-related concentration problems can show up
in more dramatic ways. too.
"Some students have the symptom of just going blank
in a test, or thinking (they are) in the wrong room and tak
ing the wrong test because they don't recognize the prob
Inins," said Mutt Hrau. an adviser with Academic lu*urn
ing Services
University senior John Thomas otu e blanked out liefon*
an art history midterm Listening to his classmates t on
versntions la-fort* the lest begun. Thomas realized he "hutl
no idea what anyone was talking about.'
Thomas said he hnished the lest, hut drop|>ed the class
shortly thereafter
Concentration problems are |ust one sign of stress, Kvans
said Other symptoms can include anxiety, depression,
insomnia, headaches, stomach aches and shaky hands.
The symptoms stem from the "fight-or-tlight response,
where the body produces high levels of adrenalin in
response to a danger, such as meeting a bear in the woods.
Brau said.
However, col lege students are more likely to encounter
dangers that rt«|uire menial, rather than physic ail respons
es exams, papers and projec Is The residl is an adren
aim primed hodv with no plane to go.
And that translates into stress
"If you are not dealing with that stress bv f inals Week
or the end of the term, the stress is |ust going to keep molt
ing up. Evans said "It's almost like a hydraulic system
So how can students cope?
Senior Diana Kirk said she tiseif to la* ' a (.lassie stress
i use" when it c ame to taking tests and writing papers
She got stomachaches and said she spent too much time
worrying about stress
Now, when exams approach and paper due dates draw
near. Kirk blows off steam by c limning on a slairmaster
or stepping her way through nil aerobics c lass at a loc ul
health c Itih.
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WEATHER
Today will bring mostly
cloudy skips complimented
with occasional showers, possi
bly breaking up in the evening
Highs will be 111 the mid 50s
Just A Reminder
This is the final issue of the
i Emerald for winter term. The
Emerald w ill resume publica
tion March 29
HATE CRIMES GO NATIONAL
Washington |AP) • Criminal! ai ting out of bias against minorities would
get longer iail tune under a 'hate crime bill gaining ground in Congress
despite qualms it would i urb individual rights
We've seen the bigots dnve a wedge through the heart of Ament an soci
ety,* said Rep Charles Schumer. D-N.Y. "It slang overdue for the good peo
ple to send »message to the bad Intolemace wont be tolerated
Schumer s measure is part of a broader movement within the city i oun
cits, state legislatures and elsewhere across the country to combat what
sponsors call a wave of hate crimes by violent skinheads, gay bashers and a
host of other bigoted lawbreakers.
At least 20 states have laws authorizing longer sentences for crimes
prompted bv bias against racial, ethnic and other minorities.
SPORTS
The Oregon women's basketball team ended its season with a
90-74 loss to California in Berkley
The Bears jumped out to a 21 -4 lead to start the name, but the
Ducks were able to cut Cal s lead to nine points by halftime
Oregon was down by only six early in the s« ond half, but the
Bears went on a 21-2 run to put Oregon away
Debbie Spordch hit eight of 16 shots in her bid for a Pacific
10 Conference shooting record
Unfortunately, ihe Bears Kesha Martin hit seven ol 11 shots to
finish with a f>0 5 percentage for the season, compared with
Sport ich s 60 2 season percentage