n COLLIER HOUSE CAFE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Lunch 11:30 - 6:(X) weekdays Moderate prices • Open to the public Receptions • Weddings • Banquets 13th Avenue and University Street • 346 5268 k-—---* 485-8226 1917 Franklin PEAKPERf^fBHj Keep Your Car Running Its Best With Preventative Maintenance From r TUNNELS Continued from Page 1 Hire* lions on walls). bottles of water and \ arums tools I met my frtonds at midnight and went direr tly to a metal grate near Gerlinger Annex As w* kept lookout, one of the group opened the lock and beck oned us to enter One by one we dear-ended a ladder into darkness The last person closed the grate over our heads, and we were ready to start exploring The initial entrance into the tunnels was of con crete. dry and sloping downward It was piti h black exi ept for our flashlights We i ante to a fork in the passage, anil 1 expected some discussion as to whit h way to priH eed To my surprise, one of The group pulled out an official map of the tunnels, printed by the University ' They 're easy to find if you know where to look.” was all she would sav We i ontinued on The passages turned into concrete corridors that won' at least seven leet tall No need to crouch here Along the walls were dozens of pipes and elei tri i al conduits covered hv plastic insulation. We w ere <h i astonallv confronted by doors made ol steel liars Most had a space lug enough to squrxtze through At these places we would review the map and drink water before joumeving onward The temperature was quite hot because of the i lose proximity of steam healing pipes. Several pipes not i overeri hy insulation were dangerous ly hot to the touch The insulation itself was lalieled either "asliestos" or "asliestos free In the asliestos areas we donned air filter masks, although there ys.is yery little dust III the air There were fluoresi ent lights in every tunnel, small and triangular in shape Iliev were very bright il the switch could lie found to turn them on The switches wetr of an old design lhai wsre activat ed by pushing a rod up or down through the switch box. Smaller passages would extend at right angles from the main tunnel, often going further than our flashlight beams could penetrate We left these tun nels for later exploration. We were not the first to explore the tunnels Two parties in particular. "The Blue Nun and The Leper Crew" had left their marks in abundance on the passage walls We found an empty concrete room covered with fantastic designs and more graffiti courtesy of "The Imp” and "King B.” In the center of the room was a card table with a sign on it. saying "The waiter will be with you shortly " This was perhaps the strangest thing we found in the tunnels. Other items we found included a calculus book, later bottles, a Levi denim jacket. Big Culp cups and a strip of apparently genuine cheetah hide. Of course, there are dangers in the tunnels. Twelve-thousand-volt circuit boxus (well-insulat ed. however) and boiling hot pipes make the jour ney a bit hazardous. Still, about the biggest danger we fai ed was hitting our heads on low-hanging obstacles. The rumor of the "CIA tunnels” proved to be just that — a rumor The tunnels under the University were built to house the water, heating, electrical and telephone lines that keep the institution run ning. Wo finally exittsi by going up through a manhole opening near the University Physical Plant. We were drained. After more than three hours underground we had gone from one side of the Uni versity to the other, crossing under the Eugene Mill race and Franklin Boulevard in the process. The University sponsors tours of small sections of the tunnels, but you may find them a hit tame. If that's the case, you could try logo in solo. It's nil adventure you won't soon forget. CORRECTION An artn.lt* in the Ma\ H I'mrrnld incorretfh para phrased political st ienie assth iale Professor Suini < ho as saying Afnum-Anieruains. Nativt* Amerit ans. 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