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Students debaters test their skills with
the help of theforensics club/ PAGE 3
Cardinal rule broken *
The Oregon women's team s
63-59 win against Stanford was
its first in 11 seasons/ PAGE 7
An independent newspaper
Volume 100, Issue 70
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Commission will include student representative
Despite mixed
feelings, the
ordinance for
the
commission
passed
unanimously
By David Ryan
Oregon Daily Emerald
The City Council voted unanimous
ly on Dec. 7 to create a police commis
sion and also changed the language of
an ordinance to recommend nominat
ing citizens from several interest
groups including the University.
The commission will look at broad
police policy issues, ratherthan specif
ic incidents of police misconduct. The
commission will include 12 members,
and eight local residents will be nomi
nated by the mayor and the City Coun
cil. The other seats will be fdled by a
member of the city’s human rights com
mission, a representative from the Eu
gene police and two city councilors.
Phil Weiler, city spokesman, said
the council will appoint citizens to the
police commission over the next sev
eral months.
Pressure to change the language of the
commission ordinance stemmed in part
from a public forum held two months
ago when agroup of ASUO-affiliated stu
dents urged the City Council to include
an ASUO representative on the commis
sion. City officials met their request with
a mixture of skepticism and support.
Councilman Ken Tollenaar said ap
pointing an ASUO representative
would be the start of a slippery slope.
“It seems to me that if we start nam
ing a University student to the com
mission, we have to also name some
one from the Lane Community Col
lege, Northwest Christian College and
othergroups,”hesaid.
Tollenaar said some residents have
told him they wanted to see a repre
sentative from every city council dis
trict. He said some interest groups had
definite business being represented on
the commission.
"There certainly needs to be serious
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Bike bridge has unique design
ASUO helps students
sell their own books,
choose their price
Coordinators of the
program hope that it
will grow more popular
that sold for $50 through the
exchange.” said Jagodnik. “The
bookstore would have only giv
en that student $35 and now
the bookstore is selling the
book for $70."
ASUO President Geneva
Morgan is selling all of her
books from last term through
the exchange. “Like all good
programs, we are hoping that
this one will catch on in popu
larity,” she said.
Jagodnik said that she would
like to see the exchange grow in
the future.
By James Scripps
Oregon Daily Emerald
For nearly two years there
has been a little used resource
for students who are frustrated
with the book prices in the Uni
versity Bookstore. The ASUO
book exchange allows students
to sell their books on consign
ment, eliminating some of the
difference between the cost and
the resale value of books.
Through the program, stu
dents set their own prices and
are charged a 50 cent adminis
trative fee for each book sold.
The exchange, located in the
EMU next to the Fishbowl,
opened Monday and started
selling books immediately.
“Some other campuses have
book exchange programs that
we could model ours after,” she
said. “One of our biggest prob
lems is the space constraint.
Other campuses are able to set
their exchanges up like a store.
This makes it more accessible
to the students."
Now through the Jan. 13
deadline for adding classes,
students can buy books
through the exchange. Students
selling books can go to the con
troller’s office, located next to
the Suite 4 in the EMU. Stu
dents can pick up their money
or unsold books at the con
troller’s office from Jan. 20-22.
“The whole concept of the
exchange is to make school
books more affordable for stu
dents,” said Jagodnik. “It’s a
win-win situation."
“Considering how new this
program is on campus, we are
doing relatively good," said
ASUO Outreach Associate
Tifani Jagodnik, who heads the
exchange. “We collected about
85 books at the end of last term
and they are going really fast."
By setting their own prices,
students can get more money
for their books and sell them
for less than the bookstore
charges.
“One example of a good deal
for students is a biology book
Scott Bamett/Enwrald
The new bicycle and pedestrian suspension bridge should be completed sometime this summer.
The
suspension
design is
modeled
after a
European
design and
is only the
second such
bridge in
the world
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
Eugene’s new bike bridge will bring with
it a taste of Eastern Europe.
The bridge was designed by Czechoslo
vakian engineer Jiri Strasky, and it is the
second bridge of its kind in the world. The
original suspension bridge of this design
crosses a lake on the Austrian/Czechoslo
vakian border.
“It is unique given that it’s the second
only of its kind.” said Sue Malone, public
information specialist for the Ferry Street
Bridge Project. “It will be a major landmark
in Eugene once it’s finished.”
But the bridge has a long way to go.
Although it may look like it’s near com
pletion, the bike/pedestrian bridge will not
be open for use for quite some time.
“We are very optimistic that the bridge
will be ready for use by summer,” Malone
said.
But David Niles, bicycle coordinator for
the University, said although he will use
the new bridge, it is somewhat redundant.
“The new bridge is not essential because
there will be similar facilities on a bridge in
close proximity,” he said.
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otherwise intriguing stories from winter break.
If you went to Europe to celebrate the final New Year’s Eve of the 20th
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Editor in chid