Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, APRIL 9. 1993
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 132
Group provides
needed homes
□ Habitat for Humanity helps people
who cannot afford to buy a house
By Daralyn Trappe
Oregon Oiuiv Emerald
[an Smith was in a no-win situation
She and her son wore living in a run-down rented
house in Springfield, but Smith wasn't earning enough
to move — until the day in late 1991 when her mother
gave her an idea.
Smith's mother saw some information on a group
called Habitat for Humanity. The organization, which
had started just a year earlier in Springfield, is devoted
to helping people who could otherwise not afford a
house of their own.
Two weeks ago. |an Smith and her two-year-old son
became the third Eugene-Springfield area family to move
into a brand new home built by Habitat Leaving behind
a one-bedroom rental with inadequate healing, holes in
the walls and a few too many mice was a great relief, said
Smith, a University alumnus.
"It really makes a lot of difference to know you have
a nice, safe place to live," she said.
Although the local Habitat is still relatively new.
Smith and her son are one of thousands of families who
have lieen helped by the organization, which was found
ed m Georgia in 1976. Habitat now has chapters in 40
countries, as well as i hapters all over the United States
Linda and Millard Fuller. Habitat's founders, started
the non-profit organization so that low-income families
could work their way into homes and then purchase
those homes under manageable financing terms, said
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Jan Smith and har son Joshua enjoy their new Springfield home, which was built by Habitat tor Humanity.
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Dale Fish, groundskeeper for the physical plant, tries to get his trac
tor unstuck from between two poles at the Museum of Natural History
He eventually found a more spacious route to his landscaping site
Candidates seek signatures
j Two new measures will be
voted on if the candidates
collect enough signatures
By Tammy Batey
Offfycn Dmfy l rrw.iki
Two 1993-04 ASUO Executive i antli
dates are scurrying to culler I enough sig
natures to allow students to vote in the
upcoming elet tion on whether to pay fees
for a Sexual Assault Exam Fund and o
multicultural uniter
Eric Bowen and Diana Collins Puente,
who are vying for the posts of AS!!() pres
ident and vice president, respectively,
must get 850 signatures for ear h proposed
measure by April 13 Students would
vote on the measures April 27 and 28
The proposed measure for the Sexual
Assault Exam Fund asks students if they
would pay a one-time fee of 17 cents per
term The measure would raise $7,505 per
year.
The Sexual Assault Exam Fund would
enable 50 rape victims next school year to
receive free testing and treatment for sex
ually transmitted diseases at the Student
Health Center. Bowen said.
Doctors and nurses at the health center
would determine which students are eli
gible for the free anonymous exam.
Bowen said.
"No information will come li.n k to tlu>
ASUO." Bowen said "Making people
jump Ihrougli ndministriitivti hoops
would defeat tfm purpose of tfns liallot
measure "
The rope assault exam would include
tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia
and HIV. and provide antibiotic s for treat
ing STDs, exc hiding AIDS, said (olene
Siernsen, a nurse practitioner at the
health center The physical exam, lah
work and nilfihiolir s to treat STDs usual
ly cost about $145
The free exams do not include ev idence
collection. The health t enter does not
perform these types of exams, which are
typic ally given when ru|>e victims want to
press charges against their assailants.
Siomsen said
The fund is a holistic approac h to
health, Siernsen said Students already
rec eive free' counseling at the University
Counseling Center. Now rape victims
would tie able to get both Irene counseling
and free medical tests for STDs at the
University.
Turn to MEASURES. Par)** -1
WEATHER
Enough moisture will linger
lor an occasional shower this
morning and some rain
Saturday
Highs will be in the mid-50s.
Today in History
In 1865. with the Civil War at
a virtual end. Confederate
General Robert E. Lee surren
dered to Union fortes
CATS ARE SAFE AGAIN IN SUNRIVER
BFND (API - Fortner Sunriver Polite Chief Paul Peterson used to shoot
stray cats or club them to death, according to court records that tame to
light when a patrolman sued over losing his |ob.
In an agreement with the district attorney's office. Paterson admitted ille
gally destroying rats between January and October of last year Peterson
signed the agreement in December, lie retired last month
The agreement required the police chief to donate $250 to the Humane
Society of Central Oregon and draft a new department policy hr dealing
with strays. In exchange, a charge of animal abuse was dropped.
District Attorney Mike Dugan said Peterson complied with the agreement.
_SPORTS
The IjOs Angeles Raiders are < oming lo Eugene, but they
won t tie playing football.
Members of the NFL team will participate in a basketball
game at North Eugene High School April 17 at 7 p m
Aundrav Broca. Anthony Smith, Derrick Hoskins.
Andrew Glover, Tyrone Montgomery and Willie Broughton
will compete in a game to benefit North Eugene's sub
stance-free senior graduation celebration.
Tickets are Stt in advance and $10 at the door, and are
available in Santa Clara at North Eugene High Sr.hoof. Fred
Meyer. Firs Bowl. Kiver Road 7 Eleven, and Dairy Queen,
ana also at Gold's Gvm. Tivoli Travel and Susi's Market