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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1996)
University ol Oregon .. _ , Eugans. Oregon An Independent newspaper .. VoMiw 87. Imu# 100 INDEX E(Mortal 2 fifM ■ aid ... <*>%.—»». ~ — a wun rmon s «■ l - —. ft ft,^ A j . .-, A 'wwi Sports a Class*** 10 Cross**** II TODAY The Jeutsh Student Vnkm will have an wformatumai meeting /mm 5 to 6 p ml in the Multu ulturaJ Center INSIOE Charlie W«ten announced on Monday he g*^ wilt not be hat h with the Duck* nest seawn The W«**v* i Center mu one of four groups gm grunted funding imrra.se» Monday night ~[jj| WEATHER W'lrf* t ifiuts High 40 hr* 23 ____ _ , I ...... I in—11—1-1—— Wildlife policy leader will lecture in Euaene ■ SCIENCE: Richard Leakey, who helped find ‘Turkana Boy.’ will also be at IX) on Wednesday By Samantha Martin Community HsnorlM A wot Id-renowned palm win ihropologiM and leader in gk>beJ wildlife policy will make hi* appeerance at the Huh Center on Wednesday to discuss humans' role in (lie extinction irf species r— Dr Richard Leakey, co author of Origins and Origin* fin <>n*td rrmd. claims that • “sixth extinc tion” i* underway. He view* Kenya'* ecological problem a* a model of the planet » situation According to Leakey, by the lowest estimate, 30.001) species are wiped out by human agent v every year — a rate that cioeely matches the other five great extinction* in the hiatory of time Leekey's lecture will be et 7:30 p m. in Silva Hall al the Hull (.'enter Tickets am $17 $0 far reserved Mating and $13 $0 for student* l.«ak»v. who was bom and raised in Nairobi, will also be on campus Wednesday in ISO Columbia at 4 p m to parttct pata in a question and answer pane! along with three Uni verst ty (acuity members Leakey, who is the son o 1 paleontologists Louis and Mary Leakey, was appointed by Kenyan President Daniel erap Moi in 1MM) to assume the poet Minister of Wildlife His work guarding Kenya's elephant pop ulation hum poachers unfurlt> nately earned him many political enemies and was even lually removed from hi* poai Hon Leakey. who is per hap* best known for hi* discovery of the 3 million yenrold remain* of homo hatuli*. I* also aMocialed with many other wildlife con servation movement* and is a leading figure to nrotect the bin diversity of the planet I.oakey is also emitted. along with Alan Walker, with discov ering lh» "Turkana Boy,” a I B million year old skeleton of homo rrrt fus Leakey was also the recipient of the l««M Hub hard Medal of the National (Geographic Society (or ~*xtreor dinary achievement and courage In piuiecting and preserving earth's wildlife and illuminating the earliest origins of human life * For more information, call *•7 5000 Authentic acting l^ttcsoa Posadas, an actor and dkractor Iran* Cyprus, ftraaca. partorwad ancrant Grsafc t/aoadws at Ward ha* on Monday avanmg Phooadaa ««t mv*ad by tha Unfearsdy's dapartmani ot Classics and Thaaiar Arts American psycne affected by past nuclear bombings ■ NUCLEAR IMPACT. The United States* past bombings have a Heeled the development of nuclear weapons By R*gMv* Brown Th« U»n)mt|pi of Hinwhima and Nagafedu loft on imprint un the Am«ri*«n p»y« ho ilwit affix t* how wo vti’w ihf dastrurlion and how wo fool atxiut nucleaf woapori*. Mid author and p»yc.hoU»gt»l Rubort f Liftnn in a »pocx:h Monday night in the KMU Bdinmni In thtt Aiimflt If »ml \o justify the dropping«»( Atom k U*mh» no japan k» avuiit fad •»g» of guilt, Li firm said Amw nan* are survivor* of the A burnt Age i«st a* the Japanese am. and survivor* mu»t nnd an axplanaliod for death he said The United State* claims to have used nw leaf power to end Worm War it and owe live* WKtr ■■ " American* maw the bomb as LIF TOM •ooutthing (hat would destroy die enemy and win the war." Uftoo card oI dw> Unit «d State*' < Ulm* Bui he disagree* The Japanese were ready to begin peace negotiation*, and the United State* Turn to NUCLEAR IMPACT Page 5 Homeless, city turn to other services Ilium numcvTO Eugene ■ Monday: Who m homaiaaa A why ■ Today: Why no car camp * program* k> compan*at* I m copad wan tha lack of car camp ■ SHELTER: When the car camp lost funding. Eugene turned to local programs for help By MattMa Letoahn Many of Eugene * hom«?ie»* have been at a lo« a* to where to go or what to do •ince October IttUY when the city stopped funding it* car camp The car camp was popular with the homeless because the Eugene city code doesn’t allow camping on anv sidewalk, street, alley, park or anv other publicly owned property. According to the coda, "to camp" mean* to sat up or remain at a campsite A “campsite it any plate where then, it bedding or sleeping bags, a stove or » fire, or maintained as « temporary place to live, regardless of whether there is a lent, lean to or shack This provision, which was enacted 12 years ago. along with Eugene's int ream ing homeless problem, prompted the establishment of a car camp in 1»»3 It was started as a pilot program, said Ri' hte Weinman, housing and commu nity development manager for Eugene, and funded by Eugene. Springfield and Lana County A car camp is an area of public land where homeless people who own cars or Tum'to’SiRILflR.Paosa Funding cuts In 1MS lad to tha damiaa at this local car camp simao st ha*P*ng Cugana's horns lass profetsm