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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1995)
Student Senate gives go-ahead to guest lecturer, justice ■ MEETING: Multicultural Center wants to bring historian to the University By Doug Irving SJmfl&nf fifiperfii* The Student Senate approved a $7fit) spncial request from the Multicultural Center and a ton firrnation to the Constitution Court Wednesday night The Senate voted unanimous ly to fully fund the Center's spe cial request to help bring author and historian Howard Zinn to thf University The Center has already raised more than $3,000 from M Uni versity. departmental, and pro gram (osponsors The money will help pay for /.inn's travel, accommodation expense* and presentation fees The Center plans to <over the expenses for the event, inviting students and < (immunity mem tiers Some Senate members sug gristed asking for donations at the door. u»n STwmrt i mmo The Eugene Public Library, located at 11th Ave and Chametton Street provides facilities for an estimated 1,S00 to 2,000 patrons each day "We'd like !o make Ihe activi ty free for student*,” said Joey Lyons, program dim tor for the center The event, which is sched uled for November 2t. will con sist of a question and answer forum with /inn. as well as a hook reading and signing ses sion The Senate also unanimously voted to approve Kristen Mahltn * appointment to the Constitution Court Although her appointment it There was sort of a soap opera going on that year for the finance committee — Kristen Mahlin Consirtutwn Court justice -99 unn Inst Spring. Mahlin was unable to attend a confirmation hearing because of a work con flier Mnhlin worked as an intern for the (-onrt during her sopho more year She said it was an active year for the Court “There was sort of a soap opera going on that year for the finance committee," she said Mahlin said her experience as an intern introduced her to the Court and prepared her for a position as a justice "I got to know the (University) Constitution pretty well," she said Services: Members debate the possibilities ■ Continued from Page 1 But all of these options i ome with <i price tag "Anything that wo do will tost money," said Carol Hildebrand, library services director. Four branch libraries would cost $2,175,200 in capital expenses, and the operating budget for such a venture would come to $452,400 Kugene residents would pay $12 HH |M*r SKMt.tKKJ of assessed property value tf a branch svs tem w ere approved Some i omrnittee members said a branch system may be the l«*st proposal to try to sell to voters “People have demonstrated a lack of interest in a new library if they feel like they aren't going to use it," said ( omrnittee member Stephen Hutchinson “The attractiveness of a branch system is that if it's in your ward, it'* going to lx* a selling point. " Committee members were particularly skeptical of one proposal that would expand public access to high school libraries "1. as a parent, would not feel comfortable with adults hang ing out in a high school library," said committee mem ber Stephen Stanford. "Not to come down on adults, but upon i loser examination, we're invit ing trouble " The opportunity for improved library services could not have come at a better time The problems start with the building itself Structural engineers have said that if the stuff moves any more bookshelves on to the main level, the floor could col lapse, Hildebrand said. But Hildebrand said lack of space is the library's bigg nst concern, "If you've ever b«en here, and you contrast that to the atmosphere of the University library, it is like a zoo. ' .Hildebrand said. "It s so crowd ed, you can't find a quiet space to sit ” Anvwhere from 1,500 to 2,000 patrons use the library every day, she said. Hildebrand also said the library did not have enough books to meet readers' demands In 1994. Eugene resi dents were more likely to check out !looks than patrons in other large, West Const cities, but were not going to pay ns much fur library materials, according to a statistical report by the Public Library Data Service ' When you build something in 1959 for a population ol 40,000, it's not going to be ade quate 20 or :t0 years Inter for a population of 120,000,” Hildebrand said. / \/»<•/■ /<•//( r: 0 HI /\t / 1 ( U>//i.W / (. \A !/ S />/t; H'/</ / \ \ //>/ (M)/S/’/ n / niii ('lit iihout: W ARSAW S/'t )/</> MARK I l ISC, Cl SIIR i usn^uisi Cl MIR l()R I SIRI RRI SI tlR>llir M.R.A.A. Al LI MS I SI l WORK BUSINESS® 3ASM The Charles H. Lundquist College of Business ~ proudly invites you to join us for a celebration of Homecoming 1995 "100 Years of Football" Business Bash Tent adjacent to the UO Alumni Association Tent Autzen Stadium ^Saturday, October 21,1995 5:00 PM Washington State Cougar* vs. University of Oregon Ducks • Kick-off at 7:00 PM
