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 Turn to HOMELESS, Page 3 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 I. I11A I iMIm 1 .1 -■ ., *' l*—-.—..-.- * .j —... —..-..".st om*» ow*aa 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