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An independent newspaper Volume 99, Issue 85 CINEMA New movie theater Cinemark, a Texas-based chain, plans to build a state-of-the-art movie complex at Gateway Mall in Springfield PAGE 3 SPORTS Long road to success Corey Benjamin,a 6-fool-6 shooting guardfor Oregon State, is one of the Pac-10's top\five NBA draft prospects PAGE 7 r~ THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998 “1 TODAY Ihe YWCA is bold ing a general in terest meeting in the EMU Ben Lin der Room at 6p.m. WEATHER Today Showers High 54. Low 43 Friday Showers High 55. Low 41. Council Controversy i MATT GARTON/Emerald Eugene City Councilman Bobby Lee (left) addresses City Manager Vicki Elmer about his concern for what Elmer has planned for the community. Council hears Elmer’s plans city Manager Vicki timer said the city needs to be a ‘socially responsible business’ By Tricia Duryee Community Reporter The Eugene City Council was left con fused and torn after City Manager Vicki Elmer tackled questions regarding her management style during Monday’s work session. The questions concerned her vision of community policing, her interim plans and recent personnel issues. Elmer addressed each question based on a set of 1997-98 City Council goals. She also referred to Measures 47 and 50, which prompted state-wide budget cuts. “I’ll give an overview of where we are coming from and where we are going," said Elmer, who mentioned that the re cent personnel decisions were in support of the council's goals. The goals include a variety of public concerns, such as bud get cuts, respect for citizens and fiscal re sponsibility. Elmer explained her views on how the “leaner and trimmer” Eugene govern ment should operate on a local level. “It’s time for us to be a business, a so cially responsible business,” she said. The three ways she saw Eugene accom plishing that would be by placing its cus tomers, citizens and community first, supplying quality at less cost and creat ing a more open government. However, Councilman Bobby Lee found her words confusing. "When was the last time we talked about [being a business]?” he asked. “1 have no clue what you are talking about.” Lee added that he would reserve further comments for her evaluation. “My goal is to put together a strategic plan with [council] participation,” Elmer said in response. She also mentioned the council had talked about the plan before, and she was looking to move in that di rection. Councilman Tim Laue didn’t agree. “I need some way to determine the Turn to ELMER, Page 6 Senate postpones allocation decision Student senators say the postponement mill giee them more time to study the EMU board's $25,000 request By Michael Hines Student Activities Reporter The ASUO Student Senate decided not to allocate the EMU board $25,000 for a fire sprinkler system Wednesday night, instead opting to reconsider the request at the Feb. 4 meeting. This decision was nearly changed at the last moment when senate Vice President Kent Black made a motion to reconsider waiting a week. One week was not enough time, Black said, and he requested two weeks, but that motion was denied 13-5. The EMIJ must remodel the building soon because the construction tools are on site, board President Kim Guevara said. To wait even two weeks would raise the cost of the system above its projected $33,000 price tag. The board is in the bind because it voted to allocate $75,000 to the ASUO Multicul tural Center in December to level its floors for handicap accessibility. Since then, the City of Eugene decided that the EMU must install a sprinkler system before making any structural changes. “Basically, this was an unexpected cost. I know some people thought we knew about this sooner,” Guevara said. Several board members expressed con cerns. "I think we’re in the dark about a lot of things,” Senator Tamir Kriegel said, then asking, “Is this the number one most impor tant thing to do?” “We have to do the sprinkler system,” Turn to SENATE, Page 6 Professor uses car stereo systems to teach physics Professor Stan Micklavzina says the class helps students to become informed buyers By Teri Meeuwsen Higher Education Reporter So you’re shopping for the best car stereo. You want that clear sound to hear each string of the violin, or you want that bass thump to fill your ears and the ears of oth ers down the street. You walk into the nearby car stereo store, but the salesman throws around terms that you've never heard of before or that you really don’t understand: hertz, resonance and damped harmonic motion. Stereo Physics, a freshman seminar class offered this term, allows students to learn physics by using stereo equipment. The three-hour class offers students a chance to get hands-on experience by studying the theories be hind stereo systems. “Students with an interest in stereo systems can learn principles of physics through this class,” physics Pro fessor Stan Mic:klavzina said. “A stereo salesman is try ing to throw out a lot of jargon in anything from cars to stereos to electing a president. There’s a lot of jargon thrown at the buyer, purchaser and people as voters who need to decide whether it’s real or if it’s fluff. They have to sort through a lot of jargon and facts and figures. The better educated you are, the better informed decision you can make.” Looking at stereo systems is just one way to learn about concepts in physics. Musicians and artists may learn physics by attending classes in their areas of interest, Micklavzina said. Classes geared toward non-physics majors include Physics of Sound and Music and Physics of Light and Color. Using this application technique is helpful in giving students hands-on experience with physics equipment and materials. In the lab portion of the class, students get a chance to use computers, oscilloscopes, microphones Turn to PHYSICS, Page 4 LAURA GOSS/Emerald Stanley Micklavzina (left) demonstrates speaker output during the stereo physics class to freshmen Jonathan Christianson Jen nerSprattle, and Stephen Hombrookdefl to right).
