■ 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
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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."