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An independent newspaper Volume 98, Issue 121 THURSDAY. APRIL 3,1997 INDEX Opinion Letters News Sports Classifieds Comics C\J CM CO 05 O O TODAY There will be a Women’s Coffee Hour to discuss womens issues in an informal setting at 5 o’clock at Espresso Roma INSIDE Now that Jerry Green has left the Ducks, Oregon starts its search for a new head coach Fundingfor the Seahawks’ new stadium received approval from the Washington Senate WEATHER Cloudy. High 55. Low 32. EMU BOARD DECISION Amphitheater allocated $50,000 ■ PROJECT: ASUO President Matt Scotten had asked the EMU Board for $100,000, but was only given half that amount By Angie Suchy Student Activities Editor The EMU Board allocated $50,000 for the proposed University amphitheater, and despite the fact the amount is half of the requested total, ASUO President Matt Scotten said he “can’t say no” to it. At an EMU Board meeting Wednes day, the members voted to help fund the Hlat aW fBstntn? Footnotes Board members were not present at Wednesday’s meeting, so the fu ture of Footnotes will be determined at the EMU Board meeting next week. At that time, the EMU Board will re-evaluate its pri or decision to re new Footnotes lease in the EMU. amphitheater and decided to render another decision on the future of Foot notes in the EMU at next weeks meeting as well. Funding for the amphitheater comes from the EMU building reserve fund, and Scotten and ASUO Vice Pres ident Glen Ban field will go be fore the ASUO Student Senate this month to re quest the remain der of the money needed for the amphitheater to coincide with the EMU renovation, which is scheduled to begin in May. EMU Director Dusty Miller presented the proposal to the board and urged members to show support toward the creation of an amphitheater, especially because of the conservative price offered Turn to PROJECT, Page 3 CHAD PATTESON/Emerald EMU Director Dusty Miller reviews plans for a proposed amphitheater during a board meeting Wednesday night. West University gets better, but crime remains ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Criminal and drug activity continue, however Eugene police say the dog and skateboard ban is helping the problem By Ryan Maughn Community Reporter The dog and skateboard ordinance that was implemented in August of 1996 has had, according to Eugene police, a positive effect on its ability to combat criminal activ ity, but recent police actions have shown the drug transactions and related crimes are still posing a problem on and around 13th Av enue. Over a six day period last week the Rapid Deployment Unit of the Eugene police de partment enforced probable cause arrests. A summary of its activities that was released Wednesday at a press conference disclosed there were 105 charges made in the East 13th/West University area that ranged from drug possession to open container viola tions. There were 43 felonies cited and 62 mis demeanors. Of that total the number of charges that were drug related were 43. - This tells the police department that the criminal activity in the area is still a signifi cant problem, said Becky Hanson of the Eu gene police department. One of the most alarming facts that came as a result of the summary, according to Sgt. Rick Siel, is the number of high school stu dents who have become involved in drugs. Students from all four of the Eugene high schools were involved in these incidents. "This is sending a message that this has become a destination for young people and young adults to buy drugs or at some point sell them.” Hanson said. "We need to ex plain to parents that this is not another form of entertainment for young people, it is seri ous business.” Even with the problems that still exist in the area, an improvement has been noted by local business owners and police officers. Turn to NEIGHBORHOOD, Page 6 New Autzen facilities could lead to 1,000 fewer parking spaces ■ STADIUM: If plans for the new athletic complex are approved, more than 1,000 spots could be eliminated By Amy Palanuk Higher Education Reporter Parking will have to be more “frugal” next season at Autzen Stadium, and once again, the University will encourage fans to use alternate modes of transportation. “We expect to see a lot more charter bus es,” said Sandy Walton, senior associate athletic director of Intercollegiate Athletics. With the construction of the new West Autzen Athletic Facility Complex, the en tire west end of the Autzen Stadium park ing lot will be developed, eliminating over 1,000 on-site parking spaces. To receive building permits for the de velopment of the new athletic facilities, the University submitted a parking study to the City of Eugene. In the study, the University states that the elimination of the parking spaces on-site will still meet city code requirements for the new development. But the proposal has not actually been signed by the city for approval because of a few “typos and other considerations,” said Chris Ramey, director and architect for Uni versity planning.“We’re 99 percent through the process, there are just a few more ad justments to be made,” Ramey said. The Eugene Code (section 9.586) requires off-street parking for Autzen Stadium to be 9,497 spaces, based on a ratio of one park ing space for every 4.4 seats. However, the code also allows for a reduction in the min imum number of parking spaces by 50 per cent, because of the University’s document ed use of alternate modes of transportation. Turn to STADIUM, Page 4 PARKING SPACES ELIMINATED AT AUTZEN I— Proposed soccer field Centennial Blvd New indoor-J practice facility (under construction) L Autzen Stadium ' Remaining Parking ■ ELIMINATED PARKING: About 1000 spaces will be lost following the construction of the new indoor practice facility and a new soccer field. MAH GARTON/EmeraM