Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1993
Ski slopes hope to open by the end of the week
j Weather permitting,
shuttle will start soon
By Gennlfre Hartman
for trie Oregon CXulV' l
The hum* snowstorm that was
supposed to bury the Universi
ty under mountains of snow and
allow students to os< ape early to
eat piles of turkey and pumpkin
pie didn’t happen.
The Eugene-Springfield area
experienced light snow flurries
on Monday, lightly sprinkling
the streets People weren't ready
for the sudden change of sea
sons and were caught off-guard.
"We’ve had a mild, tropical
fall," said Jan Power. Eugene
public information officer. "The
snow is catching people
1-5 may create traffic problems for holiday
Students traveling north on Interstate 5 this after
noon should expert a 45-minute delay, according
to the Oregon Department of Transportation
Road construction has shut down north- and
south-bound traffic, to one lane from the north Har
risburg interchange to just south of the Halsey
interchange.
Tito department suggested students iak.*» alter
nate routes during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Motorists may take either Highway ‘HtW to Port
land or Highway to»K to Halsey and take the free
way from Halsey.
Freeway traffii between Harrisburg and Halsey
will !*• restrit ted to one lane through December
unawares.''
The snow did fall htuivih in
iho Cascades. piling up to 12
inches of fresh powder on top of
the bare ski slopes
"Hopefully, the ski season
will begin soon." said Greg
Snodgrass, technician for Berg s
Ski Shop "We're keeping our
fingers crossed "
Hoodoo Ski Area has ai ruinu
I a tod a Ifi iiK h to 22-inch snow
haso sini.ii Momiav It is plan
ning on opening by Friday if the
snow continues
Willaninttn Pass has a 14 inch
snow hnse and usuallv opens
v\ hen it has a 14 inch to J5-inch
base It also plans to open In tile
end of the week, weather per
milling
Burg's Ski Shop hopi's to
begin its ski shuttle from Kugene
to Willamette Pass within tho
nt'M three to four weeks
Borg's lias luul problems in
the past l»'< mise Willamette has
esperiem etl enough early snow
tall to open, hut was then fort etl
to ( lose as the snow melted l he
round-trip tins rule. three-nour
ski lesson und till ticket is 52*1
for <m adult
Thu snow is about to leave
Western Oregon, ill cording to
M'ttN weather forecasts High
ways should be dear today
around the hugene area for hol
iday traveling. with the weather
expei ted to lie sunny and bree/v
with highs near t'i degrees
Thanksgiving Huy is expei led to
be mostly sunny with a high
near -It) degrees
Travelers should still exert ise
extreme caution when driving
on sin k roads and over the pass
es
"People think that their four
wheel drives will save them on
ii e " Power said "That's not the
i ase
Cat show
ANTMOfY FOWrt r t
Ray Sebnng talks with those gathered outside the EMU Tuesday about the Cougar Preservation
Resources and Tawni. a 110-pound cougar Please see Page 9 for story and more photos
Greater efficiency
in accounts system
with new software
j Computerization will also enable
ASUO to monitor student expenses
By Edward Klopfenstem
The filial stage fof a paperless University begins this
summer with the advent of tin- H,inner I-mam ini Infer
matioit System, i software pot k.ige i rented by tin* in.if
ms of llic I'rii v«*rs11 v s stmli'iit Inforiii.il uni System
designed to i omputerize the t biiversity’s vast ,n imini
mg system.
University off it nils pl.m In fullv implement t lit*
in i omit mg i.hangtfS by July 1, I ‘in-t. said Susan Km ft If.
assistant dins.tor anil business manager for the I.MI
All lie seen is fM ilfiiifnt. Km nttf said i oni nniing
fin|ilo\fit reaction III the now at t minting system I
think people are sure fed up is itli our current sy stem
and ready to embrace something new
I lie system is designed to improve the t!diversity s
eltii iency in i om erns like delays in paying vendors and
in posting debits against act omits, she said
Many problems with the current system Kacetlo said,
center around paying vendors Under the current sys
tem, it lakes anywhere truiii It) to 14 working days from
when a purchase order is filled out to when the cliei k is
issued
The new system could pay vendors in -!4 hours, she
said, with checks t ut at the University and not in Salem
Other benefits include less paperwork lor travel and
food service operations, she said
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Waldorf schools develop creative potential
□ Emphasis on music, art caters
to child's developmental needs
By Stephanie Sisson
Grogr*' 0*/y t m*ra>d
Diane Evans wasn't satisfied with the public
school system.
"1 was looking for more for my son,” she said.
"1 felt like there was something better out there."
Evans saw a flyer about Waldorf schools while
living in Santa Cruz. Her oldest son, Orion, was
just about to start kindergarten. She visited one
of the schools and was impressed with the
emphasis on art and music, as well as with the
well-educated teachers.
Wanting to continue her own education, Evans
moved to Eugene to attend the University and
enrolled Orion in the Eugene Wuluorl School
located in the South Hills of Eugene.
Today, Orion is a freshman in college after at
tending Waldorf through the eighth grade Evans'
son Asa is a sophomore at the new Waldorf high
school, her daughter Zoo is in the fifth grade, and
the youngest son. Soleo, is a first-grader at Wal
dorf.
Evans said her son Asa. who attended a Eugene
public high school last year, was totally against
going back to Waldorf to attend the new high
school. After two weeks back in the public school
system, however, Asa realized he wasn't happy
them and transferred back to Waldorf. Evans said
he missed his art and music dosses, as well as
the closeness of the Waldorf School community.
Evans said she has always given her children a
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Sixth-grader Shannon R laity designs her future home during a
drawing class at Waldorf school, where art Is emphasised.