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Oregon Daily TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21. 1995 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 96. ISSUE 103 Hide-and-seek Spencer Meeker, 11, peeks from behind the backboard to see It his brother, Ross, 9, left, and Alex Bender, 7, are done counting to 100 In a game of hide-and seek The boys were playing next to the University Student Health Center Senate approves group’s revised goal statement Meeting: Group's original statment may have infringed on First Amendment rights Tasha Etcbenseher £>«0or) D&y I mtvitM After an hour of legal debate, the Stu dent Senate voted Monday night in favor of appros mg a rev iv.-d g(,.d statement writ ten by the t Iniversdy'a Students for Choice organization The group's previous goal statement was refected at its Jan t'th budget hearing bv the ASUO i’rograms Fiiuim e Committee on the grounds that the objectives of the group may infringe on some student's First Amendment rights A group cannot receive funding unless its goal statement has been approved 'It is important to keep m mind that this is not about abortion or the right to i home or the merits of Roe vs Wade, " wrote Mar tin Fisher, Senate President Pro-loin, in a memo to the Senate. “Rather, this is about < ompeiling students to financially support art ideology they disagree with, whit It is a direct violation of those students' first Amendment rights fishers memo idled several U.S Supreme ( iiurt t ases. whit h ruled that the state i an not t ompel a person to hold or support a part it ulur belief or ideology fisher and Senators Instill Bond. James Ho yd anti Jessie Tatarsky were the four out of 1 ' senators to re Jet t the goal statement Many who voiced that the statement should he approved referred to the I'M*) Attorney (iene rat's opinion regarding the use of student incidental fees. "Martin's memo is well thought out, but not ,i statement oft urrent law in Oregon. “ said Marlene Brest her. tliret tor for the Office of Student Advocacy "We are iHiuntf by the Attorney (mineral's opinion Turn to SENATE. Page 4 Survey: Americans uninformed about sexual disease transfer Lifestyles: Many University students' attitudes put them at risk of contracting AIDS, STDs Ben Moobius Oregon i W> I motuki A national survey released last week found that Amerii an* ari> naive ahout sex ually transmitted diseases Ai i or ding to n peer health educator at the University Stu dent Health Center,college students are no exception. “The majority of people here at the Uni versity don’t see the negative effects of STD’s, and especially HIV, because it takes a Ion# lime in many < uses (or symptoms to appear," said Jess Knox. .1 University stu dent who specializes in HIV education There is always a problem with people knowing tin- fads .diout .S ID's, hut still not following 11 safe lifestyle Che study was tondut ted by burroughs Wellcome Co., (vest known ns the develop er and distributor of A/.T. the drug most commonly proscribed to Tight AIDS J he survey found that American’s atti tudes about sex were complicated and often contradictory I or example. 7f> per cent insisted they are in monogamous rela Turn |o HEALTH, Patjn 5 ■ GOOD MORNING ► CHICAGO (AP) — A 50 year-old stockbroker attempting the first solo balloon flight across the Pacific is bracing against freezing temperatures and a looming storm front halfway through the journey Balloonist Steve Fossett crossed the international date line Sunday night, marking the halfway point of his South Korea to California trip, said flight manager Timothy Kem per. who was communicating with Fossett by computer “He's in good spirits, and we're still on track." Kemper said Although the temperatures at 16.000-leel froze his drinking water and the propane heaters broke. Kemper said Fossett remains confident. “He's done extensive moun tain climbing, he's done the ld* tarcxj He can last." Kemper said The 150-foot-high white bal loon, encased by another bal loon with heated air, lifted off from South Korea early Satur day He planned to travel 6.090 mites to San Francisco. If successful, it would be the first solo balloon flight across the Pacific and set a world dis tance record. Sunday night. Fossett sent Kemper an e-mail message that he was nearing the Mid way Islands, traveling 7 b miles an hour at 16,OCX) leet where the outside temperature was 22 below zero He also was approaching his first serious weather challenge, a front that meteorologists said could develop storm clouds to 18.000 leet, said Kemper, a longtime Inend ol Fossett's and an assistant vice president at Loyola University Chicago The balloon can rise to 30.000 feet Kemper said Fos setl would need to don an oxy gen mask at that altitude, where the temperature is about 42 below zero outside and about 20 below inside the gon dola . The joint U S.-South Korean effort is being made to mark the 50th anniversaries of the U S victory over Japan in World War II and South Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule Some campers find housing Living: The camp's social service advocate has found stable homes for many residents Suzanne Marta Qrtttjun JW, f wjt) Centennial Car Camp resident Hu k Aquizap will have to leave his temporary home because his 90-day slay limit is coining to an end this Friday. He is one of the lucky ones With the help of Sieve Amund son. the camp's new social ser vii es advocate, he has found a place to live "Steve is doing everything possible to get people into hous es or trailer parks,” Aqui/ap said. Amundson has managed to find stable and permanent hous ing for 14 of the 19 residents whose stay limit ends Friday. Tensions were running high at the camp last week before the city granted a five-day extension due to the snow. Aquizap said. “People are like, where the hell are we supposed to go7'' Aquizap said _CeF7thnn!^ CAR Camp Before Taking A Space Check in At The Office. $1 50 per Night - per Actutt G WELCOME * Iw'mitC' OAHY UHASSAnww For some al the Centennial Car Camp near Autxen Stadium, their 90 day limit on camping Is coming to an end this Friday The 90-day stay limit is designed to encourage residents to look for alternative housing and to allow other homeless people an opportunity to stay at the camp. Aquizap said he was grateful to bo able lo slay in ihit camp even for only 90 days. “In this (amp you don't have lo sleep with one ear open," he said. Amundson, who has lawn the T urn to HOMELESS P.i :
