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MONDAY. JUNE 2,1997 INDEX Opinion News Campus View Sports Classifieds Crossword ^ 03 -* (D W W TODAY Small items not claimed for at least 30 days will be sold for under $5 from 10 a.m. toll p.m. in the Recreation Center of the EMU. INSIDE Twelve Oregon track athletes will be competing in the NCAA Championships this week A Eugene company has put electric cars on the market, two of which are being leased by EWEB WEATHER Mostly cloudy. High 75. Low 55. WBWXSWaitSSSGPSSftSfSSft ■ 8 UNIVERSITY HOUSING CHAD PATTESON/Emerald Charlotte and Travis Abshere help their daughter Killian prepare lunch in their new apartment at the recently constructed Spencer View family housing complex. The Absheres moved to Spencer View housing because of the extra space it offers. New Spencer View housing lures UO families ■ COMPLEX: University housing reports that 200 applications have been received for 140 openings By Amy Palanuk Higher Education Reporter She took one look, and Charlotte Ab shere knew she was in love. There were only two apartments left in the new Spencer View Family Hous ing Complex when Abshere looked at the apartments last fall, and after one look, she knew it was time to move. Charlotte called her husband, Travis, at work and said, “Guess what. We’re moving.” Within a week, the couple and their young daughter, Killian, moved from a two-bedroom apartment in the older Westmoreland community housing to a two-bedroom apartment in the brand new Spencer View family housing, gaining, among other things, at least 200 square feet of space. “Coming here, it was just so open, re freshing and big,” Charlotte said. It has been nearly one school year since Spencer View opened, and hous ing officials have noticed a trend in more families moving out of the West moreland community and into Spencer View, while many who moved into Spencer View earlier this year are mov ing back to Westmoreland for cheaper rent. After looking at apartments and duplexes around town, the Absheres found rent at Spencer View to be at least $100 less than the average city apartment. Turn to COMPLEX, Page 7 SPENCER VIEW ■ SPACE: There j are 140 spaces available, for which ; 200 applications have been turned in ■ PRICES: Rent is $465 a month, ver- j sus $265 at West- : moreland ■ CHANGES: Housing is increas- I ing Spencer View rent by $10 a month Protesters fight tree removal ■ PROTEST: Fourteen arrests were made Sunday when some protesters refused to leave trees that were to be cut down for construction purposes By Ryan Maughn Community Reporter Eleven citizens were arrested on criminal trespassing charges Sunday morning during a protest at the Broadway Plaza project when they reportedly climbed a fence sur rounding the project and occupied trees that were scheduled to be cut down to make room for a public-private apartment com plex and parking garage. Police, after repeated attempts to get the protesters down ver THE LOCATION West 6th toe. West 7th Awl 55 West 11th Ave. EMERALD bally, used non lethal pepper spray to bring them down, according to Brian Terrett, public infor mation director. Once the spray was discharged, the protesters came down and were tak en to the Lane Coun ty Adult Corrections facility. “We had a couple of individuals who came down when we told them [pepper spray] was coming,” Ter rett said. “Four individuals stayed in the trees but once we shot one with the pepper spray and the others caught a whiff of it, all four of them came down one at a time. ” Two other citizens were arrested during the protest when police attempted to push the crowd of 75, gathered at the perimeter fence, away from where the trees were be ing cut. One was charged with assault on a public safety officer and the other with dis orderly conduct. The fence was demolished by observers in the course of the protest. Terrett said the charges were made be cause the protesters would not move away Turn to PROTEST, Page 7 Women join Phi Kappa Psi’s annual ‘Smoker’ boxing tournament ■ FUND RAISER: Proceeds from the fraternity-sponsored tournament will go to the Childrens Miracle Network By Angie Suchy Student Activities Editor Punches were thrown and winners werf declared in the annual “Smoker” boxing tournament — and some winners in the rin^ were wearing sports bras. For the first time in its 19-year history, the Smoker had women fight. And fight they did. Six women from various sororities anc one woman representing “herself’ partici pated and were matched against each othei based on weight, though their weights were not listed in the program. Sponsored by Ph Kappa Psi Fraternity, all proceeds from the Smoker will go to the Children’s Miracle Network. Women were asked to participate this year because “they had been asking to fight for years,” said Blake Daggett, member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and Smoker co chair. “We as a fraternity thought that it’s the nineties and there’s no reason to dis criminate by keeping them from fighting.” The Smoker program reads: “The inclu sion of female participants has been long overdue, for we should all have the same opportunities ... regardless of gender.” Participant Catherine Ehlers was the first female awarded a victory in the Smoker. Al though she had no prior experience boxing, she said she wanted to be a participant be cause “it’s good to have women involved.” Ehlers, who represented Delta Gamma Sorority, added, “I thought it would be fun — and having women fight attracts more people.” Adding women to the lineup was not done just to attract a larger audience than previous years, though, Daggett said. “Every year there’s a consistently good crowd, and by having women fight, we weren’t think ing there would be a significantly greater number of people in the crowd,” he said. Many male participants were supportive of the inclusion of females, as Andrew Bo yarsky of Delta Tau Delta said, “We finally get a chance to see girls fight. I like it just be Tum to FUND RAISER, Page 7 MICHAEL CR ISP/Emerald Catherine Ehlers from Delta Gamma (left) boxes Brooke Stultzfrom Alpha Chi Omega.