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Africa Day celebrates culture Natasha Shepard OnlQon O&v Gnwttn Internal tonal tVwl, continues today with a cel ebration of Africa and its culture Africa Dav will commemorate the first anniver sary o! Smith Afrii .i s fr»*«- «*!«*( 111 s . \,iiii ki-im Washington, dins tor of the Afro an Student Asso ciation. Scheduled activities include a speaker, displays and slide and video presentations about South Africa and its political situation one year after Nel son Mandela yvos eUs ted president Ibrahim Gassarna. keynote sj>eiik.er and Univer sity international law professor, went to South Africa last year to monitor the elections He will speak about his experiences in South Africa and the result of the elections Before and after Gassarna's spe** h, the ASA will show slide and video presentations about South Africa and east African conn Inns Th« multimedia pre sentations will include information ahout the African National Congress, lad by Mandela, and traced opportunities Although South Afric a is the focus of this year s Africa Day. Washington said the ASA would like to "got the campus to l>e mow aware" of all of Africa, "not only as a conti nent, but as an array of distinct cultures Cassama s address will Ix-gin at J p m Wednes day in the KMU Kir Room The slide and video presentations will begin at 11 a itt and African fabric, jewelry and artwork will also Ih> on display in the Kir Room POKER Continued from Page 1 stantial revenue tor a business "A lot of folks seem to tliuik that someone with a machine is making a ton of money." Sustare said. Craef also said tavern owners are being forced to boor the bur den of negative attitudes about gambling and drinking. He said most people are happy to pass a tax that doesn't nffei t them and only hurts those who run "dens of sin." "There is negative feeling toward us in many parts of the community and we are being forced to pay for that,” Craef said. City officials can begin col lecting the tax once the results of the election are reviewed by the city recorder and proclaimed passed by the mayor The tax will be collected on a monthly Imisix Km h retailor will receive a statement reflecting the amount due. which will he based on the previous month's gross income. Bernice Edwards, manager of the Stile I’im ket Tavern. I orated at H-tt> W tilh Ave., said the gross income appears high but is lowered substantially once pay outs are figured in and overhead is accounted for. The Eugene City Council orig inally enacted the video poker tax by ordinance on Sept 12 However, a suet essful referen dum petition campaign spon sored by the Oregon Restaurant Association brought the ordi nance to the voters. Tavern owners also dispute the dedication of the money to ■support the community policing program According to a news release from Phil Woiler. Kugene's publii information analyst, community polo mg is supposed to develop partner ships with inmnliers of the i om muntty to prevent problems by addressing the root causes of crime Su stare said he is being forced to pay twice for the same pro gram "I already pay extra for a foot patrol in this area," be said "Novv I have to pay for a com munity policing program that does the same thing " The fate of the video poker tax has not been completely settled though A bill is pending in the stale Legislature that would prevent the taxing of video poker pro ceeds. UNIVERSITY Continued from Page 1 versily would U» the lHtli largest with revenues and expenditures that exceed $235 million a year. Frohn mayer said. Of that $235 million, $14t) million comes from outside the state in the form of out-of-state tuition, research grants and student aid dollars, he said Additionally, the University does business with more than 1.000 businesses in this region, and the money that comes from outside of (Iregun is re-spent in the community, he said. Since 1991, Oregon has consistently cut its high er education budget If further < uts are made by the Legislature this session, Oregon will be the only state in tie- nation 'odtsuivest in higher education "This is a travesty I rohnmayer said "Cutting the budget more would be horrible public policy, and there's no point in sugar-coating my words." In the Oregon legislature, the 1995-97 higher edu cation budget is facing a 15 perc ent tut in General Fund money over what it rtn eived last year Gov John KtUhaher also proposes a 4 percent tuition increase each year. DEADLINE Continued from Page 1 this year. "It really depends on the candidates." shtt said. "If candidates are out thaw, then stu dents will vote laist year only J.774 students, or 12 (ter cent of tint campus, voted at last year’s stu dent elections. Dziekan said "II your going to complain about the wav the l iniversitv is run. than you re civ slmuid vote." she saitl Ballot measures for the upcoming elect ion must also be submitted to the ASt'O Con stitution Court today by 5 p m The court must approve a measure s wording before it utn appear on the ballot Primary elections will bo held April 19 and 20. and general elections are s< hod u led for April 2H and 27 If students are interested in running for an ASUO position, they can pit k up an election pat let in Suite 4 of the KMC AMAZON Continued from Page 1 although the coalition sup ports moving the buildings to other situs for use as low inc om« housing, the coalition plans to continue fighting the University's demolition plans We want to save and reha bilitate them right were they are,” Ford said, "but we re willing to disc uss and negoti ate with the University alter natives that preserve low income housing " David Zupan, spokesman for the c oalition, and Daniel Stotter. an hugene attorney representing the coalition's case, were both out of town Tuesday and could not tie reac hed for comment The coalition was awarded tln-ir first st.iv on Store h 2 ' hv the state Land Use Hoard The stay had halted all demo lition at the site until Tues day when the new stay was extended through April 2” "This is a shameful waste of taxpayer's resources and money." said Mike Lyster, tor of University Hous mg It cotts $ t.2tH) to main* tain the umpty Phase l situ and that has com* out of tho pockets of student renters When you consider that, it s a real shameful waste " Eyster said if the board makes a de< iff on shortly after hearing the coalition's appeal on April 27. th* University would not miss its i cmstnii tion season, which would add an additional St million to construction costs We want to move ahead and obviously it's a tremen dous frustration to wait while this meritless case wins its way through ridiculous processes.'" Eyster said "Hut if we get a dot ision shortly after the 22th. We won't miss our i on%true lion season Act noting to the order that was fi leil by the board Tiles day. tint board issued the stay to "prevent any irreparable damage from ch curring at the site until the coalition's appeal is heard '" The hoard's final opinion and order w ill lie issued after oral arguments to the appeal are i omplete on April 27 '’IPizza Pipeline f"l 6” "pizza""! ' a I ;■ V !: , 2 FREE nee soft dr mis r 12’7 Pizza ni | C .• vn «w | 1 FREE I I j ■ FREE DELIVERY! 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