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Oregon Daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1994 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 96, ISSUE 36 REGISTER Today is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. U.S. citizens 18 years or older can register to vote in Oregon Registration can be completed by filling out a registration card and mailing it in today. Registration cards are available at post offices and other government agencies. Call the Lane County election office for more information. t Mi (VUO ■ GOOD MORNING »• SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A (ire caused extensive damage to a building at Springfield High School this morning, lorcing clo sure of the school for the day. The fire broke out about 6 30 a m. in the roof of a two-story structure that houses classrooms and a metal shop. Flames were shooting through the roof of the building when fire fighters arrived, but there was no danger the blaze would spread to other buildings, deputy fire chief John Garitz said. The lire was controlled about 9 a m. Most of the damage was con fined to the classroom portion because a fire wall protected the metal shop, Garitz said Acety lene and oxygen tanks were moved out of the shop as a pre caution Determining the fire's cause will be more difficult because the second-story floor collapsed, Garitz said. ► NEW ORLEANS (AP) - You’re (lipping through the White Pages (or a Iriend's phone num ber when a bold-faced listing lumps out at you Tierney. Clau dia Hebert Freelance Writer Personal Poet. Further down the page is S Tliloston. Music Madonna & Bob Barker Fan Rilfle back through the alphabet and you’ll lind Isaac Morgan. God's Prophet. Each person paid at least S36 a year (or what South Central Bell calls designer listings, avail able in 18 states. The extra charge was more than worth it (or trucker Edward W. Carr IV Not that he got many sales as Carr, E.W, Clock Maker and Wood Cralter It’s all the calls that don f come in that make it worthwhile. Carr kept his number unlisted (or years to avoid calls meant (or his father, who had retired after 50 years fixing heaters and air conditioners The extra line would make it clear who he wasn't. Kitzhaber stresses student vote Ralty: Candidate joins bands, other politicians on EMU East Lawn Amy Col urn bo Ortpoft Omy Political candidate*, student leaders ami muse inns alike who took the microphone during Monday's voter registration fair and concert stressed a common theme — the importance of the student vote Demis ruth guliematorial can didate John Kitzhnber was the largest crowd-drawing politician to address the sparse number of students during the rally on the KMU Bast lawn kitzhaber said he wanted to make higher education more a< i essibln to everyone lie said this accessibility includes no tuition barriers, no geographic bomers and not cutting fields of study het ausc of a lark of finam e\ Kit/haber encouraged stu dents to do more than just regis ter to vote, hut to become Involved in the issues. "The power of people this age to change society is reallv treinon dous." he said It was this same power ASl 'O Vice President Mark Rhinard attempted to tap during his speech Rhinard said this year marks one of the most important elections students may see dur ing their education at the Uni varsity. "If the tin tion does not oq in the way of higher education, your diploma is not worth the paper it s printed on," he said of ballot measures set to affect Uni Turn toKITZHABER,'Page9 WOf.Kl TOMTOWWor Kw (wiu Rep Peter DeFazIo and gubernatorial candidate John Kltzhaber take a few momenta to chat during the voter registration rally Monday Toasting alcohol awareness WHSON CHJUit tvwiuo Peer health advisors Erin Temple (right) and Tracy Milllren show off their mocktails' creativity in the EMU lobby Monday afternoon. The mocktails table was one ol the lew activities for National Colle giate Alcohol Awareness Week. A crashed auto will be displayed In front of Johnson Hall today. Loan plan may cost student borrowers Repayment: One option will cost students more through interest (AP) — An optional repay* munt program that is pari of the Clinton administration's new student loan program will end up i osting borrowers a lot more money if they choose to use it Under the program, announced two years ago, stu dents pay what they can afford But that leads to higher loan costs and longer indebtedness "In this brochure they gave us Iasi spring, it looked like repaying your loan based on your income was the best plan." said Jennifer Williamson of Beaverton, an University junior who expects to owe $ 10.000 in student loans when she graduates "But now. it looks like a big trap in the end Williamson is among the 3,800 University students who took out student loans tins fall in the inaugural year of Clin ton's National Direi t Student Loan Program. The University is the first Turn to LOAN, Page 9 Mentor program forms bond between children, adults Volunteers: Big Brother-Big Sis ter provides positive role models Jamie Bails Ay me Oregon Om/y Cmeraxl Five hours a week is a hot commodity to college students pressed for time between jobs, classes and assignments But to a 10 year-old who has been abused or neglected. five hours a week with an older friend can have an even greater value At the Big Brother-Big Sister of Mid Ore gon program, time is the key to developing a solid mentor relationship. "We've learned that mentoring works.” Executive Director Merrie Garoute said. “One-to-one intensive pairing is always beneficial to both parties." Garoute should know. After 16 years with Big Brother-Big Sister, sliti has witnessed abused children change their outlook on life after onl> six months in tfie program. In the early 1980s, Big Brother-Big Sister was incorporated ns a private, nonprofit organization into the huge no-Springfield area. It became affiliated with the national program in 1986. Turn to CHILDREN, Page -1