University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
Volume 98, Issue 14
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13.1996
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TODAY
The dog and skateboard
ban on 13th Avenue goes
into effect today. For now,
warnings will be given, but
soon citations will follow.
INSIDE
Tony Graziani and company tackle two-a-day
practices in their first week of fall camp
University professor William Ayers’ work fea
tured on the Discovery Channel
8
WEATHER
Sunny and warm.
High 90. Law 55.
The Prefontaine Movie
The Cameras Rolled
Although Hayward’s stands
weren’t filled to capacity as
expected, those present
enjoyed the experience
By Kristin Bailey
Associate Editor
Throngs of would-be movie extras
didn’t exactly stream into Hayward
Field for the Warner Brothers’ filming of
Pre over the weekend.
Although organizers said they hoped
for a turnout of 10,000, only aout 1,500
locals came to the Pre Party to play en
thusiastic track fans. The stands left void
of background extras were filled with
cardboard cutouts resembling specta
tors.
The Eugene residents who did brave
_ the heat to cheer
INSIDE
■ Reporter Chris
Hutchinson gives his
account of his days as
a movie extra/8*
on film star Billy
Crudup as he
reenacted Pre’s
three-mile race
victory went
home with free
“Go Pre” t-shirts
and an idea of how a movie is made.
“This gave me a chance to be part of
the making of a movie,” Eugene teen
Monica Larsen said. “Also my mom
knew Steve Prefontaine, and I wanted to
kind of see what she saw back then.”
Movie crews filmed Larsen and the
other extras in the background of reen
actments of the 1972 Olympic trials, Pre
fontaine’s Three-Mile Race Victory and
Pre’s eulogy.
“It’s pretty cool,” Eugene resident De
von Andersen said. “My dad is playing
one of the race officials, and we called a
lot of people to get them to come to this.”
It remains unclear whether the lack of
crowd extras will affect the movie pro
duction. Film crews and studio person
nel took the day off Monday and were
unavailable for comment. Filming re
sumes today.
ANDREW BRACKENSICK/Emerald
Billy Crudup is cheered on by movie extras during the filming of the movie “Pre.”
Dog, skateboard ban to begin immediately
■ ORDINANCE: Enforcement will
begin when signs go up in the area
By Andrea De Young
Associate Editor
The streets in the West University area
will be cleared of dogs and skateboards by
the time students return in September.
The Eugene City Council voted 6-2 on
Monday in approval of an emergency
clause that puts the ordinance banning
dogs and skateboards into effect immedi
ately. Mayor Ruth Bascom was expected to
sign the ordinance later on Monday.
According to Lieutenant Becky Hanson
of the Eugene Police Department, the peo
ple on the street will feel an immediate im
pact.
“We will start warning people as soon as
it goes into effect,” she said. “We won’t start
enforcing it until people have had the op
portunity to be warned about it.”
The City will also be working on putting
up signs to state the ordinance.
“The area will be heavily signed,” Han
son said. “Close to 38 or 39 signs will go up
at each intersection on E. 13th. and on both
sides mid-block. There will also be signs in
the alleyways.”
The ordinance will be put into effect on
E. 13 th Avenue from Kincaid Street to Ferry
Street, on Alder Street between 12th and
14th Avenues and in the alleyways off E.
13 th.
Once the police department is past the
warning phase, citations will be issued.
But, like traffic tickets, it is up to the offi
cers’ discretion when they will issue them.
“We’re not going to go overboard in hard
core enforcement,” Hanson said.
If a person does receive a citation, Lieu
tenant Hanson expects the fine to be some
where between $30 and $50. Like other ci
tations, the only reason a person would go
to jail would be for failing to appear in
court.
For those who live in the area and still
wish to walk their dogs down E. 13th, a
proof of residency, such as a driver’s li
cense or utility bill with the local address,
will be required.
Kitzhaber,
students
talk tuition
■ MEETING: Oregon Student Lobby
members met with the governor to
raise awareness of tuition and student
health care issues
By Carl Yeh
Freelance Reporter
Student representatives from around the
state told Gov. John Kitzhaber to “Freeze,
don’t squeeze” college tuition when he vis
ited the University last Friday morning.
Members of the Oregon Student Lobby, a
coalition of Oregon public school student
governments, made pre- _
sentauons to tne gover
nor on tuition and
health care for college
students.
“The main goal of
this meeting with
Kitzhaber was to edu
cate the governor in an
indepth way and to get
some public attention
ror this issue, said Wmm fm_Mem
Matthew Scotten, KITZHABER
ASUO president.
Students delivered a styrofoam cooler
filled with 3,000 postcards collected from
students across the state asking the governor
to freeze tuition for the upcoming biennium.
Scotten’s presentation on the impact of
tuition increases and the effects of increased
student debt. He used graphs and charts to
illustrate the student perspective.
“Since 1990, the Oregon Legislature has
raised tuition at the state’s public colleges
and universities by 80 percent,” said Scot
ten. “The average total student loan at UO is
$17,000. That’s pretty significant.”
Shortly after Scotten’s presentation,
Kitzhaber responded, “A tuition freeze for
Turn to MEETING, Page 4
Ducks prepare
for 1896 season
The Oregon football team heads into its
fourth day of preparation for the upcoming
season. __
The whole team was
officially welcomed
back on Saturday with
the first of 14 two-a
day practices in the sti
fling summer heat.
A two-hour practice
in the morning and an
other two-hour prac
tice in the late after
BELLOTTI
noon has caused the players to despise this
dreaded dose of daily doubles.
From five-year veterans to redshirt
freshman, these first two weeks of fall
camp is loathed across the board.
See story, page 5