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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13.1996
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TODAY
Louise Westling, author of
“The Green Breast of the
New World," will sign her
book in the Library Brows
ing Room at 7:30 p.m.
L INSIDE
S Oregon volleyball’s rookie of the
year is ready for the season
PARS offers active programs to
round out student schedules
WEATHER
Scattered showers.
High 55. Low 40.
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SETA wants
people to realize
the suffering
animals endure in
the labs on
campus.
— Chelsea Lincoln
SETA Director
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The University’s
position is that
the use of
animals is
absolutely
fundamental to
research.
—Steadman Upham
University Vice Provost
for Research
MATHEW STIFFLER/Emerald
Amy McKee, an undeclared freshman (left), talks with Kal Andersen, a freshman fine arts major, about
animal testing at the University.
SETA holds protest against animal testing
■ EXPERIMENTS: Students in front
of Johnson Hall hope to increase
awareness and gather signatures
By Angie Suchy
Student Activities Reporter
From behind a cardboard cage the
monkey sticks its furry arm between the
“cage” bars, petition in paw.
A member of Students for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals is wearing a mon
key suit in front of Johnson Hall this week
to increase the visibility of animal testing
at the University and to question the va
lidity of that testing.
SETA’s 100-hour, round-the-clock
demonstration is to show opposition to
animal testing at the Uni
versity and to gather sig
natures on a petition call
ing for an end to the
testing.
“SETA wants people to
realize the suffering ani
mals endure in the labs on
lilWT.liUlil campus,” said SETA Di
rector Chelsea Lincoln.
“We want the administration to know that
we — SETA members and much of the
student body — feel animal torture for hu
man greed is not right.”
University administrators said SETA's
allegations of cruelty to animals are false,
and the University is being just in its use
of animals for experiments.
Animals are “not subject to any unnec
essary harassment or mistreatment,” ac
cording to a fact sheet released Monday
by the University.
"The University’s position is that the
use of animals is absolutely fundamental
to research,” University Vice Provost for
Turn to EXPERIMENTS, Page 5
LTD adds bus routes, prepares to change ID policy
■ RIDERS: Students will have to use
current ID after Nov. 17, and it may
be checked by a hand-held scanner
By Jennifer Schmitt
Community Editor
The Lane Transit District has added trips
to the current bus service in areas with high
student ridership, but students will have to
show their new identification cards if they
want to use the extended services.
Old student ID cards will not be accepted
as valid passes for LTD buses after Nov. 17.
“We will start notifying people to let them
know about the deadline,” said Andy
Vorbora, LTD service planning and market
ing manager. “We think it has been long
enough for everyone to get their new ID
cards by now.”
Random spot checks on the routes will
begin during winter term and are designed
to catch people using fraudulent cards.
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ANDREW BRACKENSICK/Emerali
Students board a LTD bus running the No. 79 route at the University North Station. This
winter, hand-scanners may be used to check for people using fake student IDs.
Highway 126
to be subject
of open house
■ CORRIDORS: The meeting is part of
a larger plan to allow people who live
near highways to have input
By Jennifer Schmitt
Community Editor
In an effort to simplify future transporta
tion projects, the Oregon Department of
Transportation is using a new program
called “corridor planning.”
The plan was designed to get input from
people about highway corridors, stretches of
highway designated for attention, through
out the state before improvements are need
ed.
An open house will give residents and lo
cal government officials a chance to ask
questions and voice concerns regarding im
provements on the Highway 126 corridor
from Interstate 5 to Santiam Junction, said
Larry Schaffner, program coordinator.
“Previously, the state addressed issues on
a project-by-project basis, and sometimes
they would miss the big picture,” Schaffner
said. “This is a way to address the issues
and concerns of the local governments and
residents. It really fosters a better working
relationship between all parties involved."
A series of open houses is the first step in
the new program. The open houses are a
mechanism to get people to take interest in
the project and identify their concerns up
front, Schaffner said.
“It provides an opportunity for people to
learn more about the corridor plan, and
there will be staff on hand to answer any
questions,” he said. “People will also be
asked what they want to see remain in the
corridor. It is a chance to discuss opportuni
ties and constraints regarding improve
ments.”
Some of the issues residents have raised
include concerns over the speed limit on
the highway and the increased flow of traf
fic in the area.
“Quite a few folks want to maintain the
community feel and scenic qualities of the
highway,” Schaffner said. “But there is the
fact that traffic is increasing in the area.”
Some residents also have expressed con
cerns regarding access to the highway and
the transfer of hazardous materials.
Following the open house, all of the is
sues and concerns will be sorted and used
along with suggestions from government
working groups to identify planning strate
gies.
Based on the information gathered,
ODOT will establish and prioritize needed
improvements throughout the state.
The corridor plan, which is expected to
be finished by October 1997, also looks at
long-term transportation needs, Schaffner
said. ODOT will use the information gath
ered to work with local officials in deter
mining how the corridor should be man
aged during the next 20 years,
i The open house will take place at the
s EWEB Training Center today from 5:30-7:30
p.m.