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Oregon Daily SCjEjB Over and Over Again Campus Recycling turns trash into treasure University: Started by student efforts a short time ago. the recycling program has educated new students and grown in capacity Pat Daly Ot&gan Q**ty ffluntf Turning a mountain of waste into an educa* tional opportunity is what tht> University’s Campus Recycling has clone in just four years According to Karyn Kaplan, the Campus Recycling program coordinator, the University recycled 696 tons of paper lost year. That saved 11,832 trees, 4,839,288 gallons of water, 321,948 gallons of oil, 2,129 cubic yards of landfill space and 2,837,905 kilowatt-hours of energy, she said. However, paper is only one material the Uni versity recycles Almost everything the cam pus uses is recyc led, including paper, tin. glass, plastic, aluminum, aseptics (plastic -coated card board milk and juice containers), Snapple bot tles and cans, plus tons more. The University Physical Plant recycles used motor oil, antifreeze, wood waste, tiros, bat teries and paint thinner. Instead of using tox ic fertilizers, the University composts leaves and yard waste Also, there am several worm composting sites on campus Food waste reduc tion is also an important Turn to PROGRAM, Page 6 Board approves application for Amazon demolition Housing: Eugene Historic Review Board decides it no longer belongs in the Amazon controversy Lori Bettineski £>«rgivi £A*Sy £’n#idh1 The fate of Amazon Family Housing remains in leopardy after the Eugene Historic Review Board voted .1-2 Thursday to approve the University’s application to demolish the complex After a week of deliberation, the board decided to approve the application instead of delaying it 120 days from the time it was completed, I)e< 0 The board heard testimony on the issue a! a public hearing last Thursday Although board members Jenny Sirnio and Adell McMillan felt approving the application would put tho protection of the historic property at risk, the board decided it was not in their best interest to Intervene in the controversy any longer "I know there's a lot of strong feelings and fac tors that have clouded the issue and it's very emo tional,' said board member Kent Howe, "but there doesn't appear to be any evidence to support a decision to delay the application any longer," The board spent several minutes discussing whether it was relevant if the University had met alt of tho preapplicatinn requirements Simio said she believed it was important to look at the issue before making a decision, yet hoard members Nancy McFadden and Howe felt it was only ne« - essary to determine whether delaying the appli cation would result in preservation of the historic Turn to AMAZON, Page 4 ■ GOOD MORNING ► The 1995 Northwest Drama Conference, co-hosted by the University Department of Theater Arts and the Lane Community College Department of Perform ing Arts, will draw a nationally rec ognized playwright and director as the keynote speaker Mana Irene Fornes, an Obie award winner, will speak at 3 p.m Feb 8 in the EMU Ball room. The conference wilt be Feb 7 to 11. and is open to stu dents and the general public. The conference will include Northwest college and University theater performances, a special production by a Taiwanese the ater company, individual perfor mances, competitions, workshops and lectures on aspects of modern theater Up to 500 delegates from the sr*-state Northwest region are expected to register for the con ference For more information, call Joseph Gilg at 346-4190 or Jack Watson at 346-4187 ► LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg plans to stick her hair in wet cement to immor tali/e her trademark braids The Academy Award-winning actress, whose latest film. "Boys on the Side." opens next month, will leave her mark at Mann's Chinese Theater in a Feb 2 cer emony Her prints will share sidewalk with more than 190 star impres sions left in front of the theater since 192/, including Al Jolson's knee, Jimmy Durante's nose and Betty Grabte’s leg Goldberg won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in “Ghost liAHi 9MSM«wm The BRING recy cling center on Franklin Blvd east of F5 can accept almost any used domestic Item, Including toilets OAWY OMASSrt WM Plastics that are recycled on campus are sant all over the Northwest. They may end up as park benches, carpet fibers, parking curbs or even as a filler in your coat or sleeping bag. Student involvement with OSSHE board deemed inadequate O'c&tl _ it Art nrr*M<v went a tt*t*TM* KJ This is the las! story in a five -part seres on the Oregon State System ol Higher Education and trie people who make the decisions that shape Oregon’s universities and colleges ■ MONDAY: OSSHE overview and recap ol the last meeting ■ TUESDAY: A look at the Higher Education Efficiency Act ■ WEDNESDAY: A look at the chancellor of OSSHE ■ THURSDAY: A look at the Oregon State Board of Higher Education ■ TODAY: Student understanding of OSSHE Discussion: Higher education issues need student attention Tiffany Smith Oregon Ctefy Fmerakt Students don't know or cam much about the Oregon Statu Sys tem of M»xhnr Education, said Bobby Lee. a momlier of the Ore gon Stnta Board of Higher Edu cation issues such as tuition policy, across to highttr education and need-based financial aid am all resolvnd by public debate, Lee said But this is one debate where the ones who are most affix.ted aren't showing up. "If 10 students came to hoard meetings and spoke, it would really influence the board's pir c eption of students." Lee said. "The majority of the students don't realize that they could l>« catalysts for change.” ' EDUCATION, Krj- ‘
