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ASTRONOMY Asteroid will not hit New information indicates that an aster oid will pass the Earth at arou nd 600,000 miles rather than 30, OOO miles PAGE 4 SPORTS Oregon women aim high Coach Jody Range and her team say they are not feeling relaxes as they practice to win against Rut gers in the NCAA Tournament in Ames, Iowa PAGE 11 n FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1998 TODAY A vigil for victims of the School of the Americas will be held at 5:30p.m. at the EMU Courtyard. WEATHER Today Showers High6(). Low 43. Saturday Mostly Cloudy • High 59. Low 43. Storehouse of knowledge AMANDA COWAN/Emerald Jim Wilson browses through books that are stuffed from top to bottom at the Eugene Library on Wednesday afternoon. Public library too crowded Despite complaints that it is too noisy and crowded, the Eugene Public Library has no plans to expand or relocate By Tricia Duryee Community Reporter It’s beyond crowded. But the Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 13th Ave., has no plans to expand or re locate to a new building in the near fu ture. I he bookshelves are packed, and from now on every new book in means anoth er book must be either checked out or given away. “We are at the point where half of the collection has to be out,” said Nadine Williams, head of adult services for the library. Williams said the materials the li brary does give away or recycle wouldn’t necessarily be discarded if the library had more space. “When we buy new materials, we end up getting rid of things that probably wouldn’t go,” she said. “A lot of the things are those that don’t get checked out as often.” Another difficulty the library has had to battle is the separation of work areas that would normally be in close proximi ty. In addition, most of the library’s seat ing was given up a long time ago to make room for more shelving. Turn to CROWDED, Page 3 Court decides not to remove Miner, Unger The Constitution Court ruled that failure to fulfill one duty did not warrant removal By Doug Irving Student Activities Editor The Constitution Court announced Thurs day it would not remove the ASUO presi dent and vice president from office. It had heard arguments Wednesday from Scott Austin, who brought the case; and ASUO President Bill Miner and Vice Presi dent Ben Unger. Miner and Unger had failed to appoint a justice to the Constitution Court within the 30 days required by the ASUO Constitution. They had also said they preferred an under graduate for that position. Austin’s case revolved around two claims: Miner and Unger should be removed be cause of nonfulfillment of duties; and they should be held responsible for violating anti discrimination laws because they discrimi nated against law students. The court issued its decision unanimously. Justice Emily Lerma could not be reached be fore the court made public its decision, so her name was not included in the decision, Chief Justice Joel Corcoran said. Corcoran issued a concurrence to the majority decision. A con currence agrees with the decision but higlilights or clarifies different points.The court dismissed Unger from the case, saying he had no appoint ment duties and could not be held responsible for Miner's failure to appoint a justice in time. “It’s like getting a call from the doctor after getting checked for cancer, saying it’s be nign,” Unger said. The court found that Miner’s delay had “caused unnecessary problems for the court" and could not be considered a “harmless error.” Miner had argued that only the Student Senate could impeach the president. But the court said it has the power to act on viola tions of the constitution and could remove a Turn to COURT, Page 4 PFC grants additional money to three groups in special session \jfuy iviuutfi United Nations did not receive additional funding in this appeals session oy uins Kenning Student Activities Reporter In its last official hearing, the Programs Fi nance Committee heard appeals from three student groups that claimed they were grant ed insufficient funds. The Jewish Student Union, the Interna tional Students Union and the ASUO Execu tive were all granted extra money during Thursday’s special session. ASUO President Bill Miner and Vice-Presi dent Ben Unger argued for additional funds to pay consultation fees to a company known as Student Empowerment Training. Unger and Miner were granted $1,050. The money will help ease the transition between ASUO gov ernments by providing a professional consul tation service for next year’s student leaders. "It’s hard to get off on the right foot when you get a new student government because they’re often a little green,” Unger said. Although they were already granted $4,200 for transition costs earlier this year, they said the extra money was necessary to complete the program. “If you’re going to drive a car, you need the whole thing,” Miner said. You can’t go for a drive without the wheels. This part of the program is like the wheels.” PFC member Mark Hemingway opposed the extra funds, saying the benefits of the program were untested. “It’s a lot of money, and we don’t know if the wheels work—they may be square,” he said. Also contesting earlier PFC decisions was the Jewish Student Union. The JSU was granted a $20 increase in their directors’ monthly stipend — half of what they asked for. JSU representatives claimed that despite putting on over 50 programs a year, their di rectors were paid comparatively little. “I’m upset because we put on so much good programming,” said Angela Favero, di rector of the JSU. JSU member and ex-director Rachel Stevens was disappointed with the decision: “We’re used to being disappointed with the PFC. ’ ’ The group receives nearly $11,000 a year. The PFC also granted the International Students Association $433 to pay for addi tional programming. The increase raised the total ISA budget to $15,119. “The amount [the PFC] gave us [initially] just wasn’t fair,” said ISA director Amita Malakar. The Model United Nations was the only group that applied for an appeal hearing but did not receive one. Of the $16,000 it re quested, it was granted only $4,575. “It’s pretty obvious the PFC doesn’t like us. Plus, it’s ridiculous and ludicrous that you have to appeal to the same board that de nied you in the first place,” said Dave Kel lett, director of MUN. ASUO Programs Advocate Courtney Kroupa determined their appeal brought no new information, and therefore did not war rant further action. PFC members said the total budget still came in under the 2 percent increase bench mark, set in 1997. For more information, see the program funding graphic on page 4. “It's ridiculous and ludicrous that you have to appeal to the same board that denied you in the first place. » Dave Kellett Director of the Model United Nations
