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■ UNIVERSITY TCI may bring cable, on-line Lori Bettineski Oregon 0««V CiWtU Final negotiations between the University and TCI Cablevi sion are underway ilmt will bring (JibIn television to all dorm room* by next fall Contract negotiations between the University and TCI have been in the works since last spring, with completion of the cable installation in the dorm rooms originally planned for this fall Nancy Wright, director of facilities and capital improve ment. said minor change* in the contract that have delayed installation processes have been worked out Wright said the (ost for installing the wiring on campus will be absorfxrd into the overall room and Ixvird fees for 1 'I'l'i 'Ki and will equate to approximate ly S‘t |>er month per room. Under the current contract proposal, TCI would install a box in each room that would provide Isisic cable service to all dorm residents Conner ting the dorm rooms to the University's mainframe computer will be another ser vice available to residents, although two telephone ja< ks and additional wiring must be cam Get \ Date? Parents and Friends Nagging You? Break the Habit with a Smoking Cessation Workshop & Support Group Tuesdays, Oct. 18 - Nov. 8 \ 3:30-4:30pm i iikmnttiih m the Student Health (kvup Room of the Student Health i enter) \ i I .United Space Registration ¥ ('all 346-4456 to preregister UO Student Heotth Center Health tdocatton Pogrom WAREHOUSE SALE! TWO DAYS ONLY! SAT, OCT. 15th * SUN, OCT. 16th * PRICES SLASHED * TAKE AN ADDITIONAL pV\J§. special groups of merchandise NOW SALE PRICED AT 5.00 ★ 10.00 ★ 15.00 ★ 25.00 MERCHANDISE FROM ALL KAUFMAN'S STORES HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO OUR WAREHOUSE, LOCATED AT THE REAR OF OUR 135 W. BROADWAY STORE PARK FREE SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT THE PARCADi' OR OVERPARK OPEN SATURDAY 9 A.M.-6 P.M. ★ SUNDAY NOON-5 P.M. services to dorms installs! before students will be on-line. The proposal will also give University Housing the ability to show presentations in lecture halls throughout campus with their own movie channel Games at McArthur Court could also bo televised on the new cable system “This is something that stu dents have wanted in the past and it seems like where we are going in terms of technological advances." Wright said, “It was reviewed by the Residence Hall Governance Council and they agn*ed students want it." When contract negotiations were at a standstill last spring. Mike Kyster. director of Univer sity Housing, said similar agree ments were made all across the country, with ‘to percent of all campuses considering switching or had made the switch already With the proposal being the first of its tyjH! in Oregon. Kyster said the state government was wary "The problem is the state has never seen an agreement like this." Eyster said. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the agreement. Uni versity Housing officials were required to comply with state laws that require it to pursue competitive bids, yet TCI was the only company that has a franchise to operate cable in Eugene. The only other company that offers cable in Eugene is Falcon ('.able Systems of Springfield. But the company wasn't inter ested in expanding into Eugene because it had no way of getting its signal to the University, said Kathy Waldrop, n supervisor at Falcon Cable Systems. Exemption from the state laws hove allowed contract negotia tions to continue since last spring. Final contracts will he completed this fall, Wright said, and structural plans to brip;1 cable through underground tun nels to the University will begin next spring and summer. Endangered species exhibit uses birds to spark interest Natasha Shepard for me Oregon iXmy tmerak] The grey-tailed hnwk and the red-horned owl will be two of the guests at the opening of "The Endangered Species Museum" on Mon day. The event, sponsored by the Eugene Endangered Species Society and the Surv ival Center's Wildlife Conservation group, will take plat e in the EMU Fir Ktxnn on Monday and Tuesday front 10 a m. to 5 p m., with a special presentation Monday evening. Exhibits and presentations will include live animals and infor mation on extinct, endangered and recovering animal species Hob Beisser. founder and coordinator of the Eugene Endangered Species Society, said he hopes the museum will not only give infor mation about the endangered species themselves, hut spark people's inten»st in their environment. Young people need to leant al>out the endangered species issue so they uni make a difference, Beisser said “Most young people have a natural affinity for animals," he said. "The increasingly urbanized experience and removal from the nat ural world have serious sociological implications. " The natural world is so vast, if you have an interest in it. you nev er have to Ite bon'd in your whole life " Thu event's goal is to increase community involvement in the endangered species issue, especially in schools. Baisstir said he would like to see wildlife conservation groups formed in schools. The issue of species preservation will come to life Monday at 7 p.m. when a series of short presentations includes several birds from the Cast ade Kaptore Care Canter. Other speakers will include a Eugene man who attended the United Nations conference on popu lation growth in Cairo and representatives of the Willamette Wildlife Rest ue and Rehabilitation Center and Zero Population Growth. The event's exhibits will provide information about other groups that work on the endangered s|m>cu*s issue to encourage involvement a.id the finding that there is something people can do tc help "It is necessary for us to prevent (extinction)." Beisser said. "We can not allow extinction through indifference." hxhibits will also focus on the throats to animal species, which are almost always human-related according to Louise Shimmel. coordi nator of the Rapture Care Center Tin- increasing human population is one of the main problems threatening species health. Beisser s/mi. In addition to the speakers on the effects of population growth, there will be an exhibit in the museum ahuut the impact of the expanding human population. "Population is the barometer of the health of the planet." Beisser said. Other exhibits will fixrus on deforestation and plastic trash in the marine environment "t he problem usually has to do with some sort of habitat degra dation," Beissor said, citing how the pesticide DDT damaged bird populations and how nianati are being run over by motorboats in the Florida Keys. Beisser hopes the museum will increase awareness and encourage activism. "Tht future is ours,” Beisser said. “It is what we make it. If we don't j ay attention to the endangered species, we're going to lose them."
