Community Briefs
OSU freshman class
is a record-breaker
CORVALLIS — The largest
freshman class in a decade will
enter Oregon State University
when classes begin Sept. 28.
University officials say the dra
matic increase in enrollment has
forced them to make room for
600 new students without any
extra state money for additional
classes and services.
But OSU said it has prepared
for a jump in enrollment by set
ting aside money in advance. The
university plans to use $240,000
of that money for fall term.
OSU expects 14,800 students to
take classes in the fall, a 4.5 per
cent increase over last year's en
rollment of 14,127 students. The
largest student increase comes
from the new freshman class. OSU
expects 13 percent more first-year
students to take classes this year.
“I think it just confirms that stu
dents are liking what they see
here,” said Andrew Hashimoto,
associate provost of academic af
fairs. “Students are not only com
ing here. but they’re staying here.”
But with many courses already
crammed, officials have scurried to
add new classes in required sub
jects and more labs for sciences.
University housing has also had to
turn some students away because
OSU’s dorms are almost full.
Oregon Zoo recants
on parking fee plan
PORTLAND—Plans to charge
for parking at the Oregon Zoo
have been dropped after a bar
rage of complaints and hundreds
of canceled memberships.
Parking fees were supposed to
go into effect Sept. 21 to start re
paying about $4.9 million in loans
used to finance the new Tri-Met
light-rail station at the zoo and
parking lot improvements.
Zoo Director Tony Vecchio
said that judging horn com
plaints, the parking fees would
have had "a significant impact”
on attendance that now averages
1 million a year. “We would have
survived it, but we would have
felt it,” Vecchio said.
Even with a $1 increase for
parking, the adult zoo admission
of $6.50 would be below other
West Coast zoos and still under
the national average of about
$6.75, Vecchio said. Admission
to the San Diego Zoo is $15.
Metro, the agency that over
sees the three metropolitan Port
land-area counties, still needs to
find about $435,000 a year for 20
years to repay the light-rail loans.
Campaign touches
Portland council
PORTLAND—A controversial
proposal to amend or abolish the
city’s anti-camping ordinance left
Mayor Vera Katz and the rest of the
City Council speechless, a rare mo
ment in Portland politics.
Katz and City Commissioners
Jim Francesconi, Charlie Hales,
Gretchen Miller Kafoury and Erik
Sten did not comment after a nine
minute presentation by members of
Campaign for Legal Places toSleep
In a letter read by two Legal
Places members — Ted Doronila
and Sharon Pearson—the group
requested action from the coun
cil within 30 days.
The issue of homeless camp
ing has received considerable at
tention this year following can
cellation in April of police action
forcing campers to leave a camp
area. The sweep was canceled as
a result of a protest planned by
homeless advocates.
After the meeting, Kafoury said
the council would cooperate and
provide “some kind of response. ’’
"Our lack of comments was
not disinterest,” she said.
The camping ordinance has sur
vived legal challenges but remains
the target of opposition from home
less advocates. In fact, Legal Places
is one of two groups working to
have the council reconsider use of
tlie ordinance. Another group is
working with police to make camp
sweeps less disruptive.
Five arrested at
research center
HILLSBORO — Five people,
including a veterinarian, were ar
rested afterthey tried to block the
Oregon Regional Primate Re
search Center entrance to protest
medical research on animals.
The five, including Portland vet
erinarian Sherry Speede, a long
time animal-rights activist, were
chaiged with criminal trespassing
and disorderly conduct. They were
among about 25 demonstrators
who gathered at the center Sept. 9.
Six other demonstrators
locked their arms into 42-gallon
oil drums partly filled with con
crete that were placed across the
center’s entry road starting about
4:30 a.m., Hillsboro police Cmdr.
Andy Schroder said
After officers arrived about 5
a.m. and started to move one of
the barrels to allow traffic to go
past, Speede and the four al
legedly interfered with the effort
and were arrested, Schroder said.
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