Man hospitalized after falling off EMU balcony
A witness said the man
was possibly trying to
sneak into a concert
By Nicole Garton
Oregon Daily Emerald
A Eugene man is in serious con
dition after falling 20 feet off a bal
cony in the Erb Memorial Union
Tuesday night.
The man was trying to climb the
outside of the building around 11
p.m. when he fell and landed on
the floor of the cafeteria courtyard,
said University senior Brandon
Smith, who witnessed the inci
dent.
Smith said he was about four
feet away talking to a friend and
saw the mem fall face first onto the
floor. He entered the courtyard to
make sure the man was breathing.
Ambulances took the man to Sa
cred Heart Medical Center, where
he is in intensive care with in
juries to the head and chest.
“He was somewhat conscious,"
Smith said. “He was trying to sit
up.”
The man, whose reported age is
27 or 28, is not a University stu
dent, according to the University
Office of Communications.
Smith believes the man may
have been trying to sneak into the
Israel Vibration concert in the
EMU Ballroom, although the Of
fice of Communications could not
confirm that fact.
“People sneak [into concerts]
that way a lot,” Smith said.
Concert security is aware that
people try to sneak in through var
ious means and makes rounds
throughout the building during
each event, said Tony Kullen, her
itage music coordinator for the
EMU Cultural Forum.
But, he said, “there are all differ
ent angles and walks—it’s hard to
patrol every inch. There are too
many stairways, ledges and
rooftops.”
In addition, security is present
primarily to deal with situations
inside the event, “not to watch
people climb up the side of the
building," Kullen said.
However, the Cultural Forum
goes through a review process af
ter each concert, and this incident
could affect the office’s policies,
he added.
“This would be discussed seri
ously. I’m sure it would lead to
changes in the future,” Kullen said.
He wanted students to take a
message away from the incident.
“I want to remind people that
no matter how much they might
like a band, even if they can’t af
ford to buy tickets, nothing is ever
worth having happen what hap
pened tonight,” Kullen said. “No
show is ever worth that much. ’’
Kriegel stages dramatic resignation from Student Senate
The Student Senator was
carried out by costumed
friends, leaving a letter
By Jason George
Oregon Daily Emerald
Clowns stood up at the Student
Senate meeting Wednesday night
— literally.
Men wearing face paint, masks
and other costumes ran into the
meeting and physically picked up
Student Senator Tamir Kriegel
and then removed him from the
EMU Board Room where the sen
ate session was held.
As Kriegel was carried out of the
room, he gave his resignation letter
to the other members of the senate.
He threw several letters of resig
nation out to his former peers as
he was whisked away.
“It’s over,” read the letter. “I’m
not bitter. And I’m not leaving to
make a point. I am no martyr. I am
just done.”
Kriegel also noted in the letter
that he has not received a stipend
al 1 year for h is senate work.
The other senators carried on
with University business without
missing a beat. Aside from a few
chuckles, no words were spoken
during the meeting about Tamir’s
exit.
“I have lost the fire,” Kriegel
said afterward. “I have done
everything that can possibly be
done with this type of body.”
In other news, the Indian Stu
dent Organization received $500 to
finance India Night on February 28.
The International Student Asso
ciation, represented by William
Gonzalez, presented the proposal
because the Indian Student Organi
zation is not a recognized associa
tion.
Vice President of the Indian Stu
dent Organization, Asif Suria, said
the money will go toward food and
technical support. The money will
come from the senate’s surplus
budget, which is money left over
from the last fiscal year.
The Programs Finance Commit
tee reported that it allocated an ad
ditional $9,000 to child care ser
vices. The amount represents a 3.8
percent increase.
The Athletic Department Fi
nance Committee reported it is still
working on a new proposal to pre
sent to the Athletic Department.
Following the senate meeting,
the senate adjourned to executive
session for closed discussion.
Governor to discuss salmon restoration plan at logging conference
Gov. Kitzhaber gains an
unusual invitation to the
forest industry gathering
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
Gov. John Kitzhaber will ad
dress his plan to restore Oregon’s
declining salmon and steelhead
populations at the 61st Oregon
Logging Conference today at the
Lane County Fairgrounds.
The conference will begin with
the opening of equipment dis
plays and games for children
while the president of the confer
ence addresses those present, fol
lowed by the keynote speech by
Kitzhaber.
The conference will be mem
bers-only on Thursday and Friday
and will open to the public on Sat
urday morning.
“I am hoping to talk about the
pride of being in the industry and
protecting environmental con
cerns,” Conference President Har
ry Kelley said. “I am also going to
speak about networking with the
governor's salmon plans.”
The conference also will present
four different seminars. These in
elude computer software for the
forest industry, drug and alcohol
testing in the workplace, water
quality issues and advocating ef
fectively for the forest industry.
The seminars will be offered
twice during the day so members
can attend more than one, Kelley
said.
Despite the growing attention to
education in this conference, Kel
ley said the theme for the weekend
is “Sound Forestry Serves All.”
On Friday, the conference will
present a film and later a panel
will field questions and hold a
round-table discussion.
Events on Saturday open to the
public will include equipment
exhibits and a high school
forestry skills competition.
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