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Senate approves funding for Survival Center Pat Daly Oregon ti&r tmmta Tli«« ASCO Student Senate Monday night unanimously approved a $ 1 .200 sjxm uii request by the Survival Cantor to help pay speakers for an upturning conference f he Survival Canter is sponsoring a conference on environmental racism and justice this month Student fe*« unsjMjot in the previous year allow for special requests Kevin Chang, n representative of the Coalition Against Environmental Km ism. said the request will pay $50 honorariums far 20 speakers s< hitduled to appear at the confemu») Some scheduled speakers, Chang said, usually 1 hnrge $500 or more for such engagements The Survival Center's original request for $1,500 was voted down last term by the Senate Mark Rhinard. who is senate t hairnmn and AS! JO vu e president. Mid lheumter*original request didn't provide enough information about landing for the conforenco Survival Center members and other conference supporter* nearly out-numbered Senator* last night a* they lobbied for their request Center member* submitted to the senate detailed mfonnation showing how more than 5*>,:too raised for the conference had been spent Senator Martin Fisher said he was impressed w ith the fact that < enter member* raised the money on their own "How many other student groups have gone out and mtsed that much money''” Fisher asked He said he was also impressed with the information the center provided with their iatest request Fisher moved to grant the full amount of Si .200 after an AStID I ce. utivn n* ornmemiation of only SOCK) hi ottler .!■ Ovitl. d.e >!! !. i rev ole a §145 stipend for former AS1 'O Programs finance senator |ohn How* after discussing the matter in Executive Session How* was not at either meeting The senate officially announced the vacancy of Howes i inane* Senator s«mt The muuIo will accept applications for the position. Rhinard said that while the motion could have been iha ided. he believed it was more appropriate to wait until How* could be at the meeting in person. The motion w as postponed until nest week A spec ial request by the fatimnl of Environmental Lot* and Legislation was also postponed because no representative* from the group were present The Senate osrived a brief document from ASUO la»gal Services The memo detailed the constitutionality of religion-related expenditure of incidental fees Rhinard vutl the memo stemmed from a request Inst term for Senate funding of a religious group Travel Shop spring break specials fun in the urn: Honolulu $307.10* Maui $319.62* (503) 746-5887 Building Bridges A gathering of communities to communicate Sc celebrate You are invited to honor the memory ot Martm tulher King Jr Thursday, JANUARY 19,1995 Erb Memorial Union Fountain Court, U ol 0 4:00 to 7:00pm Including CALC, Bethel Temple Choir, Tempie Beth Israel The Bag Trio jau group, Peoples Choice for more information contact M.ia/o Cooper Henry at 484 4407 1995 l ulhfrt j» PtmnnQ C<M-w Sc hoaif of A A, HA A Mjw: PROBLEMS WITH THE UNIVERSITY? The Office of Student Advocacy can help legisiwni students who have problems with university faculty, staff, policies or pnicedures We are a free ASUC) program providing professional services for students in campus-related matters Call 346-3722 or stop by 334 IML to set up an appointment. Intel is hiring for accounting & finance positions! Intel Corporation will be at the University of Oregon presenting a company information session: Monday, January 23,1995 6:00-7:00pm Student Union (EMU) Cedar Rooms A/B Refreshment* will be provided. In addition, Intel will be conducting formal interviews on Tuesday, January 24. Please sign up at the Career Services Office! Regular full-time opportunities exist in Hillsboro, Oregon for graduating seniors with a BS or BA in accounting or finance. We look forward to discussing Intel employment opportunities with you! IntH ts an f'^ual ('Opportunity Empkryrr ---———.-1~ -.-...- -. Super max houses prisoners with serious behavior problems a. SALEM (AP) — When an inmate leaves his cell at the Oregon State Peniten tiary'* "super max" unit, he is hiiisdt uffcd, tetbettad with a leash and accompanied by two guards If he has no program to attend. h«*'s confined to his cell, except for 40 minutes of exercise five da vs a week. There is no window view. Only peeps of sunlight art) pos sible through narrow openings across the top of an unclosed yard. It's officially called the Inten sive Management Unit, and it's designed to house the worst of the worst at the prison Since the super mas unit opened in I9!)l, assaults have dropped significantly •— even though more inmates are doing time for violent crimes Convicts are removed from the genera! population at the 2.000 inmate, maximum -sec uritv I says Mils Conn lions Department spokesman Perrin Damon They >»< Siuii* drug dealing leading gang activity inside the prison and assaulting guards Prisoners accumulate point scores baaed on the seriousness of their violations and their his tories When their v ores get high enough, they are classified as maximum-custody inmates and head for super max. "They get there when their behavior shows they cannot exist by the rules we have," Damon said. "The people assigned to maximum custody generally pre sent an extreme risk of esc ape, violence or disruption to the safe, secure and orderly operation of n 1 k'partment of Corrections facil ity." fhe unit's capacity is 196 inmates About 120 ware there las! week Oregon ts one of at least three dozen states with such extra •«* ure units The year super max opened, there were 178 assaults of inmates in the prison. The numbers dropped to 103 in 1992 and 104 in 1993, the latest total available. Put another waj. the rate of . assaults dropped from 29 per 1.000 inmates in 1991 to 16 per 1.000 by 1993 Inmates stay in the unit until they t ompiete work on programs, and behave appropriately, to earn a new security classification. That usually takes five or six months Program subjects include anger management, alcohol and drug abuse and mental health. Some have completed GKD, or high school equivalency, programs while in super max. bmergency System encounters difficulties SAN FRANCISCO (API Kite Emergency llrojdfjist System hail trouble during last wee U s flooding in Northern (California, delaying evai.ua lion warnings and failing to get cooperation from Some television and radio stations I he National Weather Servile's first pre evalu ation warning was delayed nearly an hour bemuse some stations missed the message or chose not to broadcast it. Although the delay was not blamed for any deaths or damage, some state emergency officials said in a more severe calamity, the delay could have proved disastrous "This flood has probably been the biggest use of the system in the stale's history, and there have been hitches, said Stan Harter, who oversees the voluntary broadcast system for the state Office of Emergency Services "A few stations did partii ipate, but participation was pretty dismal, pret ty poor." Under the 30-year-old KBS. government agen cies such ns the National Weather Service are authorized to issue warnings to a designated radio or TV station. That station then broadcasts tones signaling other stations to record and play the emergency message, although they are not required to air it. In the San Francisco Bay area, KCBS-AM is the volunteer lead station. Last Sunday, a KCBS editor did not see the ini tial KBS bulletin issued at 4 1H p.m The message was plated in a pile with other less important mes sages Also, an electronic coding system designed to flash a message on the computer screen failed, News Director Ed Gavagnaro said. The emergent y tones went out at 5:10 p.m., only after city offk nils called KCBS to ask about the EBS message It was late, but it wasn't a serious situation in terms of getting the information out." Cavagnaro said. "We want it to be more timely" Some broadcasters said last week's delay showed the KBS has outlived its usefulness or should lie upgraded "In many parts of the U.S.. it is a very useful, valid, effective tool for the public," said Bill Ruck, manager of engineering at KNUR AM, which didn't broadcast the initial EBS message. "Here, it's been a joke " KNBR didn t send the first emergency bulletins Sunday because the station was providing that information in its news stories The station did broadcast the sei ond flood warning Monday "Generally, the problem is When there's a black cloud on the horizon, they call for an EBS activa tion, Ruck said "We re in the business of pro viding information to our customers, and whether we do it with the fancy tone system or not doesn't really matter." Forecasters on duty at the National Weather Ser vice said no one was available Sunday to comment on the matter A new system scheduled to start in 18 months would send KBS messages directly to stations, allowing them to program their equipment to auto matically interrupt normal broadcasts for the announcement. 342 - 3358 136 E. 11th • Eugene, OR. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY DAILY SPECIALS POOL TABLES FREE DARTS « FOOS&ALL ASSORTED EATS tmohinl preferred 15% l Student Discount IHOP 3£>5 E Broadway only 345-9976 Musi presant student I D Not valid witfi other discounts Valid lof I D holder onty PLEASE RECYCLE!