Oregon Daily
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17,1W
EUGENE OREGON
VOLUME 96. ISSUE 101
Car camp
residents
get five-day
extension
Homeless: Search for housing is
fraught with several obstacles
Suzanne Marta
Orvgoo Ckt,ty trrvtakj
People living nt the Centennial Oar (imp
were given n five-day extension to their ‘to
day stay limit, but still face many obstacles to
finding permanent housing
The five-day extension was given by the
city of Eugene l*« ause of complications fisso
ciated with the bad weather earlier this week.
The car camp is designed to provide home
less people, singles, couples and those with
children u legal place to live in their cars,
tents or trailers.
The 90-day stay limit is enforced to give
other homeless jwople a chance to stay at the
car camp.
"We get at least 10 calls a day for people
needing a place to stay,” said Tom Campbell,
Co-coordinator for the camp
The current housing crisis in Eugene
leaves many homeless people with few, if
any options outside of the car camp, even for
those who have a regular income.
According to Richie Weinman. Eugene
housing and development manager, the city
currently has a 0-percent vacancy rate for
low-income housing and a less-than-1 per
cent vacancy rate for housing in general.
Ironically, living at the car camp is the
biggest obstacle facing homeless people in
getting housing. Campbell said.
"There's u stigma that they're homeless
and people don't want to rent to homeless
people," he said
Homeless people with children have an
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University faculty
receive summer
research awards
Recipients: Selected instructors
study a wide range of subjects
Colleon Pohllg
Oregon Oeuty [ trmmsi
Architecture Professor John Reynolds' trip
to Spain this summer won't merely be a vaca
tion in the sun He's being paid to study tra
ditional methods of energy conservation in
some of the country's oldest courtyards, which
beat the heat without air-conditioning.
Reynolds is one of 20 recently announced
recipients of the 1995 Summer Research
Awards, a program through the Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs lluit awards
qualified faculty members 5-4.000 each to
research proposed topics.
A to t<> 12 member Fat uhy Sateen h Com
mittee reviews 40 to HO proposals each fall,
and decides in Joniiarv w hich proposals seem
to be the most significant contributions to the
professor's field and his or her individual
research.
All tenure-track professors and full-time
senior lecturers are eligible to apply for the
program, which has existed since the 1920s
Turn to RECIPIENTS, Page 4
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Bultt In 19SM. McArthur Court to rich In history. Th# faculty now has a capacity tor about 10,000 paopto.
Reign of the Court
■ A toe* at the
tradition and
personality of
Mac Court
Pages
■ Pac-10 coach
es say what they
love and hate
about Mac Court
Pages
■ A p*c tonal date
line ol signilcant
dates in Mac
Court history
Pages
Rebecca Merritt
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People thought Oregon students
were crazy to las themselves $5 a
term to build a new basketball pavil
ion
After all. $5 was hart! to come by in
1923. And why waste It on an unfa
miliar sport like basketball/
But University students knew what
they wanted They were tired of
watching games at the old Eugene
Armory.
"The students wanted something
better," University archivist Keith
Richard said. "For them, basketball
was getting exciting ”
So began the 70-year history of
McArthur (iourt
Unmatched in tradition and per
sonality. Oregon's ivy-covered pavil
ion is famous throughout the college
basketball world
Years ago, it was the largest facility
of its kind in the West Today. Mac
Court is popular for its unique design
that plat.es fans directly above the
floor.
The rare closeness la-tween play
ers and fans explains the deafening
noise at Duck games Oregon fans are
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never shy when the Ducks are on the
floor, anti Mac Court is the perfect
plat e for cheers and jeers.
"It was just a wild place to play."
said Harney Holland, who played for
the Ducks from 1951 until 105-1
Since the first game in 1927. Mac
Court has been an important part of
the University's history. Besides the
thousands of basket ha!! games played
there, the facility has housed ads like
Elvis Presley. Glen Miller and )nt k
Dempsey
McArthur
Court was
designed so
extra seats
could be
added by
"hanging peo
ple from the
roof." The
photo was
taken In 1926.
Just a
Reminder
Today w> be #» test day to:
■ duo a class with a rnartt
oTW"
• change grade options
■ change varlatoie credits
The number for Du* Cal to
346-1600
■ GOOD MORNING
► best selling author
Doreen Roberts is conduct
ing a writer’s workshop Sat
urday m the Food Court at
the Gateway Mail titled How
to Put Suspense and
Romance Into Your Mystery
According to Roberts, the
purpose ot the workshop,
which is organized by the
Heart ol Oregon Romance
Writers, is to get participants
to leave the workshop with a
plot they can develop into a
publishable manuscript
Cost for the workshop is
$30 for Heart of Oregon
RWA members and $35 for
non members. For more
information, call 345-0540.
^ Twenty-four journalism
professionals, including
Kathryn Herr from KMTR-TV
and advertiser Al Moffatt will
participate in the University s
annual Journalism Career
Conference in the School of
Law on Saturday from 9 a m
to 2 p m
T ickets for the conference
are available through Friday
in the reading room at Allen
Hall for $5 Tickets will also
be sold Saturday for $6,
which includes lunch. The
conference is organized by
the University’s Public Rela
tions Student Society of
America