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.
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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.
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