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WE ONE SOAY, JANUARY 17 19%
INDEX
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New»8ri«ftnQ 3
Strange* man Fc#on 3
Sports 9
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TODAY
The registration change
fee jgoes into effect
today A $10fee hi// he
charged to dn>p or
change a class
INSIDE
The Porlkmd Trail Blazers center Arvydas
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WEATHER
Skmrtrs Uniat hiih
high* m the 4th
Walk lights up dangerous areas
■ AWARENESS: Students
and administrate
discuss making campus a
safer place
By Ash toy Bach
•Hutftnt ACMM«M
A# the rain full on TiMHMtay
night. 14 student* walked around
tainpu* with University official*
in order to point out potentially
dangerous lighting areas for
pedestrians traveling through
campus at night
Arm ad with light mater*, the
students hoped to draw' attention
Jo the evergrowing fear many
mutant*. particularly wonwn,
feel when they enter campus at
night The **ta«y walk, whic h
began at the KMtf ami winded its
way around tlw library and back.
wm co-aponaond by the taxstaan.
Gay and Bisexual Alliance
(IjGBA) and the ASUO Wninm i
Center
"There are a lot of thing* we
as students, are supposed to do
to protect ourselves and improv
ing the lighting can only help
that,’* said Nina Thompson.
I f.HA even's . ixirdmator
Thompson, as well as other
ttudent*. Mid one of the mott
important ubgM five* it updating
many of the older building't *lei>
trtcal tytlemt
"The problem with the light
ing it all the buikfang* are ok) and
electrically, they aren't capable
of the light we need,' Thompton
Mid
Tom Hlt.ka. acting director of
public cafety. and Tim King,
ground* tupervitor, aumipawwi
the ttudent*, disc utttng what
pouilil* tolulion* there were to
the varimia problem* pretented
Tutn to AWARENESS P.^-4
Director o( public Mfaty Tom Mtcks (lafl). and ground *up*cvt*ot Tim
King um a light malar to rrvaaaura tba amount of light on a pathway
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Ketko. the star attraction at Newport* Aquanum. m doing weB <n hit r**# pool, which * much larger man h* previous
tn Mexico City — approximately tour time# While viewing Keiko visitor* have the option to a*M aquarium attendants
questions about the new resident
Youth Vote 96
urges students to
vote on Jan. 30
■ ELECTION: The non partisan
organization provides an on-campus
ballot drop-box lor students
By Doug Irving
SHtfer* AtfMNW
A* the •jmk: ial Senate »li« litm near* and the
mud-alinging continue. student* mu«i
lake an a*.live role in democracy, student leader*
ferent m uutildi the
ASIK) offtt* in EMII Suit.* 4
Toward this »>nd. *tud«nt*
hav* formwi Youth Volt* Oft. a
mm-partium «tudefit-int»«rw*t
program It i* devoted to edit*
eating student* at tout politkal
banes that at Its t them. sut It as
Imam tal aid
"Students need (at t* and
information to make *ur« thair
interests are repreaontod, not
sound bytes and name call
jog, said Matthew acatlHI. ASUO tederal affair*
coordinator
On^oo ha* mam I turn 100.000 full time stu
dent* in it* public and private universities. said
Katv Anthe*. campus Green Vote i uurdmalor
"Student* will be a huge (on e in tbi* election,"
the said
Scot ten said federal financial aid and higher
education funding are issue* that are crucial for
ctudenis He *aid tuition at the University has
increased nearly TO percent since 1900 y«t C‘«>n
gross vuteri to cut federal financial aid by 1-4 Ohil
furn*. ELECTION. Page 4
Hyundai commences factory construction with muffled bang
■ BUILDING A no<se
variance allows the semi
conductor company to
work nonstop
By Slwry Ra*n*y
Conenune* £<***
The sound* of construction
have begun to resonate from
West Eugene, but not too loudly.
T h 0
Hyundai
Corporation
ha* begun
work in
accordant:*
with a phase
on* permit
granted by
tha city of
Eugvn* to «xcavai« an pinion
pond* and install an erosion
control system. said Mika Sulli
van. city project manager for
Hyundai
A three month noise varianc e,
which allows Hyundai to con
tinue construction activity 24
hours a day. was granted by the
city on Dec. 28.1995
Currently, three appeals have
been hied against the noise van
ante, Mid Dick (iawunan. »pe
daily tod* and anforcamont
tiuporvitor of tho building and
permit »«rvic«t division for
kugene App«ol* may ho submit
tod until fan 24 at 5 pro
Tho following condition*
allow Hyundai to continuo work
from 7 p ro to 7 a.m.:
• Noi*o emanating from tho
*ito shall not exceed tho stan
dard» contained in Bugene God*
9 544.
• Construction traffic for on*
aml a half ton Vehicle* or larger
i* restricted from Weal 18th
Avenue between the hour* of 10
p m and 7am
• No hlading thall occur from
to p.m to 7 a m.
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