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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1996
INDEX
Eauonal 2
Maws Boeing 4
Strange* than Fcfion 7
Stx*ts 9
Dos*fteds to
OQMMMWd It
TODAY
Ibdav II the last day to
drop classes or redto t
credits amt still receive
a full tuition refund
7F1» ;
INSIDE
Pmks show itf> Colorado h ilk fan loyally
ami turnout despite had weather
Eugene'% alcohol free First Sight rang m
the new year sober, hat still silly
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WEATHER
Aftrrmw* t lr*tnng
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Wyden vows to vote for students, speak on issues
■ ELECTION: The Democratic candidate
gathered support during an on-campus
ralty while critrcizmg his opponent
By Abe Estimada
Qawrwwy th/pam*
DunacraHt: oindidiUi Ron Wyden v ow ml loi
would continue to fight Republican a**«uit* on
financial aid to student*, middle claa* families
and the elderly, If volar* elect him to the U S
Nona le
”1 want you to know that
a* your Senator, al the top of
my priority Hat. will be to
protect direct lending, pro
tect student loans and pro
tect working das* families."
Wvden said during a town
hall-type meeting that drew
about 100 students to the
EMU Hen Linder Room on
Tuesday
An energetic Wyden. almost yelling at tune*,
tool shot* at Republican opponent tkirilun
Smith's anti abortion position.
"I Find it particularly interesting that whib Mr
Smith is always talking of U*\% government. Ins*
intrusion and loss burvaucroi y." Widen Mid, "be
want* to go out and put government bureaucrat*
into women's private live* with respect to
women s health urn? I or (bats wrong '
Wyden and Smith are locked in a dose, heated
race that has drawn heavy criticism for negative
< ampasgemg on both sides A recent poll hv Thr
tt'Xistfr Cuani and KVAL showed Smith with a
slight edge over Wydcm as mat Pin bailors go out
Turn to ELECTION Pages 6
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Ron Wyakrty. tha Ownocrsttc Party candidate lor tfte U S Sanate. spaeh* with aodtenc* mwnter Robert Rnaand altar Na u>Mch
*" th# EMU Ban Under Room on Toaaday evanmy Ballot* lor th# marl in election ar* bema mailed today
Erb Memorial Union to undergo major additions, improvement
■ CONSTRUCTION
renovation wv<t! apply to
both the recreation center
and food service area
By Aahtey B*ch
.jnwtjww"» ;**ic retfA-irwo*
The EMU Board of Director*
ha* approved ma«siv« r»m»va
Uont that will u»ve the * ampu*
tenter a newly remodeled food
wrvue ami. wuwimn center and
a new suite addition by (all term
1MB.
Tim charges will ultimately
alter the location* of mvirml *tu
a* well a* revamp other areas of
the buikting
Among the moves already
under i 'instruction u the shift of
the m hedoltng ami information
office from the mercantile lev#!
to the former its atioo of the Mam
Desk Store The store has tenta
ttvely been moved to the old
Fountain Court location
Budding officials hope by t on
solids ting the service* of mTimI
COST INCREASES
i Weefcty price* tor campus-area ctokf care faoMiea before and
! after toe 4 percent rate increase
V*ard Houm Too** Program
w«tmor «*aoa Todtier Progn**
Gr«w« Toddter Moum
Mom Hoow Pfa*choe» Program
EMU Prweftoot Program
Waarmonhsand Praacnoaf Program
0»o*m HouTi Program
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$122 00
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$80
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tiling ami information into a main
floor location. they will make
theimelve* morn act eaatble and
vitible to Mudtnli and other
patron*
"Were trying to go an»»iop
-• hopping . ud Du'viy Miller
EMU dire* tor
With the move of the schedul
tng office. the re*t of the EMU
admiiufttratton. which current
ly i* aharing tpace in both the
EMI! and Oregon Hall, will then
be able to move completely Into
the meiaantne level taking the
it iliof ll v (if Offi« S t|M< » there
Miller *iiu| the * I Jiff nurmbur*
will than i*e able jo work mom
«ffo molly beceuae thay will bo
in doer pmxiffllly Jo one anoth
« ‘There * ju« a Mud desire for
four! staff to have a home." he
•aid
Early this summer, umtiniC’
lion will twgm on <i 1000 square
foot addition on the EMU
ground floor to house the new
offu* for Creek Life Like the
EMU administration, the Creek
office, which is currently being
houwxl in ih*t Craft (enter Inn
mm# of it* *i*ff opiirilling in
Oregon Mull The mm o(0<n will
enable ihe whole group lo *h«re
on« i|we
A* part of * uopamto W million
project tbiii will (login crawl rut
lion in the niitmiBf of K»<)7. the
food *ervu « it rim «id r»t rout ton
« «*iii«i will undergo remodeling
and updating of hu little* "VV*>
want rtudenls lo have a» good a
WMVic* a* p«M*ibl«*." Miller said
"And we will b« able lo when
this iranovaiionl i» done “
The price of child care goes up at EMU
■ COST: The increase w
be only 4 percent. some
parents don't mind
By Doug Irving
Sutort A. asutm Hf»em*
On i dark winter .ilti-fiiinm
young children laugh and ploy
happily on the playground out
kide the f.Mt ‘
After a 4>perceni increase in
child care («*«#. their parent*
might not he nearly so happy
The tuition increase, which
took effect on fan 2. will affect
(he student parents of almost JttMi
children IIhi increase was main
ly a result of iim ratMttJ staff i mit
that wore caused by raise* and
annual mem int mi**, said Den
ni» Kwnuld*. KMtf child care
coordinator
We re hoping lhal the uttpi* t
will be minimal, he said Right
now we're in a parlkulariy stithy
time "
The a portent increase will
irauaiate to a fee increase of no
inure than $45 per child per term,
Reynold* said More espeoiive
childt are program*, such as the
Child Care and Development
Center'* full-time toddler pro
grama, will fate higher fee
imreaae* than their less expert
ttve counterpart*
"We re still at market rate," he
*aid "They're not going to *ave
a lot of money by going some
where else,"
Student parent* at the r enter
were not overly concerned with
the increase Matty said the at < *»•
*thlo location and relatively inws
pensive costs outweighed the
increase
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