EMU child care enters 25th year
bamantna Martin
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While many of the t odd Ions in ton at the 25th
birthday celebration of the KMt: Child Care and
Development Centers mm not have known what
exactly it was they were i elebrating. the festive
ties on I uesdav took on a deeper signtftc am e for
the adults present that surpassed a visit from the
Oregon Dm k or oven oozing chocolate ice < ream
c ones
On June 22, 1970, the I imersity set up a site for
temporary child i are in a house at 1511 Moss stn'et.
after a group of parents pressured the University
for child rare space, said Dennis Keynolds. c hi id
i are coordinator
Twenty five years later, the original KMt' Child
Care and Development f enter has given birth to a
total of seven separate, slate-certified c hild i are silc»s
in Eugene
Reynolds said the-.. eniers v-u die dual purpose
of providing child ( are and opportunities for stu
dents to gain work study positions and internships
Admission to the center* is host'd on a point pri
ority system University tludimlj receive first pri
ority for vacancies, followed by University
employees and i ommunity members
The« enters t are for approximately 185 children
a week said Reynolds, and employ about 95 stu
dents.
The Moss street building, the site for Tuesday's
birthday party, provides child care for children ages
tt> months to 5 years old The other six buildings
provide tars* for different age groups
M iry ,’ukin lead tea. tier it the M...-. street
prest hool. said she hopes it will continue to tie a
permanent location for child i are well into the
future
"Good t bild care hnpjHUis in funky buildings."
Zukiu said
A new t told t are t enter, the Vivian Olini center,
is exjxx ted to he m operation this winter The Ohm
center is hoped to serve as a complementary’ site
for i fold i lire for University faculty ami staff by t re
titing more opportunities for child care
GRANT
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"What is it about the algo
rithm that could In1 improved is
what we look nt." Ginslierg said
"We make a hypothesis and
then test it "
To solve prot)lems. Ginsberg
said a given organization must
translate its scheduling prob
lem from English to a special
sori of mathematical language
that the computer* at the
University's Computational
intelligence Research Lab can
understand, and thus deter
mine the best wav. out of myri
ad possibilities proposed by the
computers, to solve the proh
lam.
This sort of te< hnokigv delves
into the world of artificial intel
ligence; an advanced field of
computer tec hnology where one
day computers will he able to
read a hook and explain what it
means to a tyear old. Ginsberg
said.
Ginsberg. who received Ins
doctorate in mathematical
physics from Oxford. helped to
establish the lab m loot f'hc
lab. which is located in the
Riverfront Rescan h I’ark on
Franklin Boulevard, is as sex i .it
ed with the University and sup
ported by external funding
sources
MEASURE
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result of heart attack, electrocution, near drown
ing, etc.." according to material provided by the
council.
Also, the material said, a four-minute response
time is necessary for fire suppression bet ause the
contents of a burning building can he heated to
ignition temperatures within four minutes After
that, the contents will catch on fire front heat
alone, without a flame
The resolution also includes a voter's pamphlet
for the election A pamphlet was not prepared for
the May election
Discussion about the redeployment measure
centered on cost, and the increase to property
tuxes interested many of the council members
Although Councilman Pat Farr said he support
ed the measure, he is concerned about adding to
the property taxes.
SCHOOL
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district does not know how long it will take
to reach full enrollment
Funds will hi* used for one teat her, two
instructional assistants, a part time i .ise
manager and related staff, as well as. mnteri
als, equipment and operational costs
The program is not intended to function as
a substitute from other school programs
the youth will not be able to graduate from
the program Instead, it will emphasize on
educational evaluation, referral and resource
connections
"It's important to remember this is not an
alternative school," Nichols said "It s
designed to lie a bridge a new road
FIREWORKS
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fireworks caused $241.000 in
damage, while the state was
forced to spend $231,000 con
trolling the fires, she said
While most damage is caused
by fireworks sold in the state of
Oregon, fires and injuries can
also be caused by Illegal fire
works that come from across
state lines, or ones that people
make themselves, said detective
Tom Turner of the Kugonu
Department of Public; Safety
Homemade fireworks c reate
tlu> greatest clanger because they
lac k the stability of factory pro
duction, he said
Modifications to legal fire
works also pose hazards, he
said.
"Some of the most common
fireworks are altered to make
them illegal," he said
Turner works with an explo
sives disposal uml thnl seizes
and disposes of illegal fire
works, he said. They take pos
session of around 200 pounds of
illegal fireworks a year, he said
About half of that amount is
seized at the Fourth of Juljf cel
ebration that takes place each
year at Aut/en Stadium. Turner
said.
The team destroys the fire
works by burning them.
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