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Oregon Daily FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. 1995 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 96. ISSUE 81 Review board postpones decision on Amazon Demolition: Review Board will meet Thursday to announce decision Lori Bettmeskl The Eugene Historic Review Hoard dec ided Thursday to delay its decision regarding approval or postponement of the Univer sity's application for demolish ing Amazon. Thursday's public hearing spilled over into tnont than two hours before a derision to post pone deliberations to next Tnur* dav was made A final derision regarding the status of Amazon is ex per tt*d to t»> annoum ed at that time Eleven Amazon supporters spoke to the board Thursday tn efforts to (Ktrsuade its members to postpone the demolition per mil Several speakers mentioned that they believed the board should delay the permit Ins uuse the University has not made "a good faith effort to protest Aina xon as an historic, low income housing unit for its students "The University is acting as if they own this property." said Mu helte Summers Thompson. i iuiirwoman of the Aina/.on Uoin munily Tenants (Council "They certainly do control it at this point. And unless we citizens stand up for our own rights. the> might he able to get away with this economic violence against the \ers students this University was established for.” Wayne ford, co-chairman of the lugenoSpringfield HotW*lvs» Art ion Coalition, said h«> agreed with Summers Thompson and believes the HUtorit Review Hoard is now in a position to stop the University"* plan The demolition of Anin/.on Family Housing would !*> regret table enough, if it was liemg done legally.” Ford said "Hut if you (the hoard) allow the Umversitv of Oregon to defy every legal recpiirttnumt. including adminis trative regulations. lam) use laws, historic preservation laws and the Oregon Public Kmords Act, you Will any to the |)ublu that historic preservation laws are meaning less, if you have the power and the w ill to defy them lho University demolition applic ation was considered com plete on Dec. *1. but was halted Turn! DECISION f’ i !*■ i GAMY OMAftSf '»'«*<** Chinese Cultural Night begins at 7:00pm in the EMU Ballroom Food, dancing, a martial arts performance are just some of the activities Culture of China focus of celebration tonight The festivities, which begin at 7 p> in., include a traditional lion dance, a Chi nese fashion show ns well as I'm Chi and martial arts per formances The evening's events < el ebrate the upcoming Chi nese New Year and the ethnic diversity of mainland China. Dances, folklore, films and fashion will reveal ancient legends and tradi tions of the world's most populous country. Tickets urr for sale in the KMU foyer today They are S7 for student anti general audiences and S t for chi! (Iron under the age of 10 The second annua! Chi nese cultural night is spon sored by the Chinese Student and Scholar Asso ciation at the University Turn to page one of the entertainment section for u feature story on Chines* culture night. GAHV (jAAJS&'f rr*& ax) A fashion show of traditional and contemporary Chinese clothing styles will be among the highlights. Students introduced to college life Opportunity: High school kids have a chance to ask questions about campus activities Amy Col umbo OtGQQn f.Wy ffrmt&d Between 180 to 200 Oregon high school students cunt) to the University campus Thurs day to partic ipale in the eighth annual "Gateway to the Future" conference to give students of color an introduction to college life During an afternoon session a panel of University students answered questions about the campus and University life The size of dorm rooms, lecture classes and the necessity of hav in# a personal computer arose during the discussion. hut more questions went asked about issues such us racism. crime and available cultural ai tivities. "Yeah, there's racism on urn pus hut there's racism every where in the world." said )osh Norris, co-direct or of the Native American Student Union. "So please don't let that discourage you from coming to college " Thu goal of the conference is to educate students about the admissions process, scholar ships, finaie ml aid mu) campus and community resources. "Part of this experience includes spending the day with other high school students, cur* rent University students and fa< Turn to GATEWAY Page 4 Fee Committee sticks to plans Budget: YWCA Ad Club and Rideshare Services ask for increased funding Tasha Eichenseher Oregon Omf? fmiwitfsl Keeping In mind their zero -increase Ixmch murk and student incidental fees. tilt* ASUO Programs Finance ( omrnilUnt did not grant any substan lial budget increases at last night’s hearing. The committee hoard three hudgnt requests. allot ating two slight increas es. anti one decrease. I'hf VVVCA, which is run In stu dents, ret nivtid a 07 pert «nt increase, gmng them a $2,1 till budget for the 1985 'Mi school year The organization hod asked for a a7 percent budget increase Direi tor Nicole Subourin and member Yikkt Mu halms said that the YVVt A wanted the moiun to increase dirts lor and assistant director salaries They saitl that the surplus budget was also needed to cover costs for legal services According to Sabourin and Mu hallos, the University Inis unlaw fully taken their former office, on tilth Avenue near Alder Street The YM< A has had to pay a large amount of monev for legal services defending a central I, w hich slates the YMCA offit e could not l»» taken owav by the University. Sabourin and Mil lialios said The YMCA offers presentations, films, meeting spm e. workshops and scholarships to female students and community members The Rideshare Services info line pro gram, run by the VVhitwbird clinu . rei eived a 9 pen out budget increase to FUNDING Pa •! ■ GOOD MORNING »- LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge ruled in favor of Rodney Dangerfleld's libel lawsuit but the comedian still isn't yetting any you know what U S District Judge Robert S W Lew ruled Wednesday that the Star maga /me fabricated parts of a 1990 story portraying Dangerfiold as a vodka-gu/ /ling, pot-smoking womani/er Then the fudge awarded Dangerfiold only $45,00? in damages, including $1 apiece for emotional distress and defamation Dangertield had sought $4 million, Dangerfield's lawyer, Barry Lang berg, called the ruling “ridiculous" and said he planned to appeal. Star lawyer Vincent Cox said the decision was '"severe “
