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Oregon Daily MONDAY, MAYS, 1995 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 96. ISSUE 148 H*T At. i* Mf'iNt'CjOMI H» ♦ ffwwaul Four two story buildings from the Amazon complex were transported to 200 E 19th Awe by St wlncent de Paul early Saturday morning. Four more will be moved next Saturday. Amazon demolition may proceed Decision: Board finds the University met requirements for demolition permit Lori Bettineski Or&QOti IXi'fy EmotakS An ordur given Friday by the state Land Use Hoard of Appeals lias produced yet another cloud of uncertainty that now hovers over tiie threatened Amazon Family Housing complex. I 'iiclr'r an appeal made last March by the Save Amazon Coalition, I he board's referee ha-, ordered city of Eugene Planning Director Jan (IIIiIds to write new findings to sup port that the University had satis fled all requirements for seeking a demolition permit—a “minor tech nicality" as seen by University offi cials. "This is nothing," said University Mousing Director Mike Kyster. "Once Jan Childs writes the new finding, she will have complied with the board's decision. This won't be a major hangup for us " After speaking with Celeste Doyle, the attorney representing the University in the dispute, Kyster said Friday that the hoard's urtlvr does nothing to stop thti demolition of thf complex, which was rein forced in a statement rtdeased lute Friday by University President Dave Frohntuayer My understanding of the point upon which ;he decision was remanded to the city of Fugene is that it is a relatively minor matter of procedure, and on that will In- eas ily corrected," Krohnmayer said "Despite this minor delay, we fully intend to move ahead with the Turn to HOUSING, P.ige /A Labor: 17,273 OPEU employe*>s are eli giEie to walk out, negotiations pending Samantha Martin . ! 'I:,:-.',i.,f Members of the (Jregon Public EmployI Ininn plai ed rtu ks on the *>tj>*. of Johnson Hall during a rally lain Sunday evening to syml>c>llx.e their "rook sol id" dedh alum to gutting a ti 5 |M*rt ent pay mi reave Sunday con trait negotiations tietvvoon OFKU and thf stato ultimately failed tu ri'ai h an agreement in time to stop a strike As a result, the statewide strike is m offer t today In addition to motivating strike partii ipants, anotli er purpose of the rally was to encourage union mem UH IliH |WII Ill'll 111*' strike off’u tally began at 12 01 a in tt> walk nut Gary McKIroy, an Of‘K(1 union steward and employee of the state employment office, said "no one is happs alnnit striking, but soinetiines you have to ” "After all the political rhetoric is over w ith, the base issue is what's just." McKIroy said. Deana Jordan, University OPEU nousmg employ*** And UPhu member of eight years, said she is "determined" to strike. “Hut this is the first time I've ever gone on strike, so it's a little scary." Jordan said OPKU president K.irlti Spent e said tlin negotin lions, which started at l til p in Sunday, failed to reach any settlement "This is not just about our contract, hut this is about social justice for all families m Oregon." Spence said Previous negotiations Included the offering of a 2 percent pay inc reuse across the iwaird from the state, whic h the union refused. "It's important for all of us to stand together," Spence said "If somebody needs something and there's someone around that c an help out, we need to all pitch in together to do that " Hum aic i 1 2 ' '■ i M’i i repri Minted employees statewide l,l®9 of whic h work on the University c ampus eligible to liegiti striking today ■ GOOD MORNING ► PORTLAND (AP) - - A Hawaiian Airlines (light was evacuated and delayed about 4 hours Sunday after an anonymous caller warned that a bomb on the plane was set to explode during its flight. Flight 25 was on the Portland International Airport runway and preparing to take olf when authori ties decided to call it back and search it, Port of Portland spokesman Darrel Buttice said An unidentified woman called 911 at 8 59 a m. from a phone booth at the airport warning that a bomb was aboard the plane. Buttice said. The 152 passengers and 10 crew members were evacuated and the plane was moved to an isolated part of the airport, about a mile away from the main terminal, Buttice said Officers from the Port Police Department searched the wide-body t-1011 using bomb-smffing dogs The search did not turn up any thing unusual, Buttice said. The flight, originally scheduled for 9 a m., departed at 1 30 p.m btuaents rind creative ways to make money Jobs: Some students donate plasma or sell drugs to make money and survive Ben Moebius "Kiya," a full time student at Lane Com munity College, decided the best way to pay her bills was to strip down to the basics—literally. She became a stripper at Alaska Bush Company, a local topless bar. She made the decision two and a half years ago when she was working at an area athletic club She was living walh her brother and his girlfriend, who was a stripper herself at the time. "I came home one dav from the club, tired, with my HO hour pay check and she came home relaxed with her one day s earnings." Kiya said. "It turned out to be just about the same amount. “I decided right there that 1 was going to give it a try." she said "I kept both jobs for a while, then I dropped the athletic club." Kiya said her current job allows her to pay all her bills and stiil have spending money "I don't think I could make it with out this job," she said. "The money vanes." she said. “I out make anywhere from $20 to S400 in an evening The last day I worked 1 made about Si50." Ktya is just one of many college students who have found unconventional wavs to make money in hugene's tight job market. Students who I an t find jolts, or who don't make enough money from their part time work, are donating plasma, gathering cans and sometimes even selling drugs to pay the hills Qirry Smith, director of the University's career center, said students are working harder than in the past to pay for a college education. Quoting a survey conducted by the career center. Smith said that 12 per cent of the students polled in 1992 worked 21-30 hours a week compared to 9 percent in 1988 In 1992. ft percent of the students polled worked 30-40 hours a week compared to only 2 percent in 1988 The number of stu dents who work 1-12 hours a week has remained fairly constant, according to Smith. Turn to WORK, Page 7A NA T At 11 MONTftOMt H» 1 mow) "Klya," a full tima student at Lane Commu nity College pays the bills by working as a stripper at the Alaska Bush Company.
