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University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Volume 98, Issue 13 THURSDAY. AUGUST 8.1996 INDEX News News Digest Sports CtassifiSds Crossword Entertainment CSJ CO IO N 00 TODAY The Mad Duck Repertory Theatre presents “A... My Name is Still Alice,” at 8 p.m. in the Arena Theatre. Admission is $4 for students. INSIDE Ems’ manager Jim Saul has his team poised to take first place after 7-4 win Wednesday night Your DMV records are now available on the World Wide Web to anyone who wants them WEATHER Sunny and warm. High 95. Low 55. The Prefontaine movie Ready set,... ‘action’ Warner Brothers hopes to fill Hayward Field stands with enthusiastic fans sporting fashions from the seventies By Kristin Bailey Associate Editor The University is gearing up for an other stint on the silver screen. This weekend thousands of people will stream into Hayward Field to participate in Warner Brothers’ filming of the up and-coming movie about track legend Steve Prefontaine. But if you’re planning on finding a parking space, you may be in for an un pleasant surprise. The crew of Pre will recreate the Olympic trials of 1972 this Saturday and Sunday. But in order for things to look realistic, Warner Brothers representa tives say they’ll need about 10,000 peo ple to show up and play enthusiastic fans dressed in authentic-looking 1970s clothes. That’s where the people of Eu gene come in. “We’re calling it the Prefontaine Par ty,” Tina Kerr of On Location Casting said. “It should be a fun day. Conces sions will be open and there will be live entertainment, raffles and prizes for the best 70s threads ... something for every one. Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your family’s friends.” However, the influx of people and the street closures due to filming will make finding a campus parking space diffi cult. “With all the movie extras and the ex tra people coming to campus, there is going to be a parking crunch,” Universi ty Parking and Transportation Coordi nator Rand Stamm said. “The weather’s nice. We’re advising people to walk or Turn to FILMING, Page 8 ANDREW BRACKENSICK/Emerald Two Warner Brothers employees prepare Hayward Field’s score board for the Saturday filming of the movie Pre. The Pre party ■ WHEN: August 10 and 11,9a.m.-7p.m. Doors open at 6:30 ■ WHERE: Hayward Field ■ GETTING THERE: Shuttles will run from Autzen Stadium to the track every 10 minutes start ing at 6 a.m. ■ PRICE: Admission is free, but en trance tickets are required. Pick up tickets at the EMU Ticket Of fice, from ticket booth 16 at Hay ward Field, or call 431-8130 ■ SATURDAY’S BANDS: Soul Vaccination, KalamityJam, Five Fingers of Funk ■ SUNDAY’S BANDS: Calobo, Happy Daze, Rude Boy WEEKEND STREET CLOSURES: ■ E. 15th from Agate to University ■ Agate from Franklin to E. 19th ■ E. 18th from Agate to University Council approves dog ban ■ ORDINANCE: Skateboarding and dogs will be prohibited from E. 13th Avenue, but the date the law comes into effect is yet unknown By Andrea De Young Associate Editor Pack up your skateboards and dogs - they will soon be banned in the West University area. The decision on the controversial ordi nance came in a 5-1 vote by the Eugene City Council on Wednesday. Councilman Kevin Hornbuckle voted against the ordi nance. He said the police should be en forcing the laws that are already on the books. "We do have to recognize that prob lems exist there,” Hornbuckle said. “There is a lack of civil behavior and infringement on the business environment. But there are already ordinances prohibiting blocking the side walks and aggressive handling.” The Eugene Police Department support ed the ordinance as another way to deal with the problems. “We’ve been using [the other laws] for the past year, contrary to what people thought,” Lieutenant Becky Hanson said. “We were using every tool in our disposal and it’s not having the impact we hoped for. They’re not having any effect, quite frankly.” According to police, the ordinance is in tended to help ease congestion for the more than 30,000 people who populate the West UP NEXT The City Council will meet in the McNutt room at 10:30 a.m. Monday to decide when the ordinance will go into effect Turn to ORDINANCE, Page 8 Governor to meet with students Gov. Kitzhaber will be meeting with members of the Oregon Student Lobby Friday to discuss funding issues facing uregon s puDiic colleges and universities. ASUO president Matthew Scotten said the meeting will be an indepth work session aimed at dealing with recent tuition hikes and funding cuts. The open meeting KITZHABER will take place at 9:15 a.m. in the Ben Under room in the lower level of the EMU. Life on Mars supported by analysis of fossilized meteorite ■ EVIDENCE: Remains of microscopic life forms found in a meteorite in the Antarctic suggest the possibility of extraterrestrial life By Paul Recer The Associated Press WASHINGTON — NASA researchers for mally presented their case Wednesday for the existence of life long ago on Mars and challenged the scientists of the world to prove them wrong. With excitement surging in the U.S. sci entific community, President Clinton an nounced he will convene a space summit in November to “discuss how America should pursue answers” to questions raised by re search on a meteorite, apparently from Mars, that was recovered in Antarctica. Daniel Goldin, administrator of NASA, pledged that his agency would do “whatever WHAT THEY FOUND ■ According to researchers, the Martian meteorite contains or ganic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that can be associated with life processes. Shapes were found that “resemble some forms of fossilized filamentous bacteria,’’ They also found particles of magnetite and iron sulfide, both chemicals that can be relat ed to bacterial action. Source: The Associated Press is necessary” to investigate the presence of life on Mars, but he cautioned that the process “must be driven by science.” NASA already had planned to send 10 spacecraft to the red planet over the next decade, the first in December, and he said some missions might be redesigned to try to prove or disprove whether primitive life ever existed there. Some scientists hailed the findings as hav ing far-reaching significance, perhaps re shaping the way that humans view them selves, their world and the universe beyond. “This is the most provocative and evoca tive piece of evidence for life beyond Earth," said Carl Sagan, a Cornell University scien tist and a leading figure in the search for ex traterrestrial life. “If the results are verified, it is a turning point in human history.” However, scientific critics weighed in quickly with cautionary statements about the interpretation of the research. At the news conference David McKay of the Johnson Space Center, leader of the Mars research team, said that chemical, micro scopic and organic tests of tiny golden-col ored bits of a meteorite show that there must have been microscopic life on Mars some 3.6 billion years ago. Turn to EVIDENCE, Page 4
