Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, May 06, 1999, Page 9, Image 9

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    Students offer parking suggestions
Many students say an
alternative to driving is
probably the best option
By Jeremy Lang
for the Emerald
Students who don’t have a Uni
versity parking permit know how
difficult it is to find a metered
parking spot during the day.
But some students have found
effective ways to avoid the hassle.
According to the Office of Public
Safety, there are about 450 metered
parking spaces on and near cam
pus. But it’s so difficult to get one
during the day that many students
choose other ways to get to class.
“I’d prefer to drive to campus,
especially on rainy days, but I
know that parking won’t be avail
able,” said Reid Howell, a junior
political science major.
Howell, who lives 10 blocks off
campus, rides his bike to class and
uses his car solely for running er
rands and visiting friends.
"With the time it would take to
find a place and park, riding my
bike to class is just faster and less
of a hassle,” he said.
If, because of time, a car is ab
solutely necessary, Howell said he
tries to find someone who can give
him a ride and drop him off.
Rand Stamm, OPS parking and
transportation manager, sees OPS
issue “countless” citations each
year for students who park their
cars at expired or unpaid meters,
lots without permits and service
vehicle spaces. He suggested that
students use Eugene’s public tran
sit system to avoid parking hassles
and a ticket.
“Park and rides are located
throughout the city for students to
take the bus to campus,” Stamm
said. “Creating a car pool is also an
option. The LTD even offers a free
ride-matching service.”
Last year, many students dis
covered free places on campus to
park.
“The parking lot behind Hamil
ton and the small parking lot be
hind Bean used to be cul-de-sacs
that didn’t have parking meters,
and I’d try to snag one of those
spots,” said Kristen Sheley, a
sophomore journalism major who
didn’t have a permit last year.
“Sometimes, if those areas were
full, I’d park in an abandoned park
ing lot behind the 7-11 on 13th. ”
Despite all the alternatives,
Howell still runs into the occa
sional parking problem.
“Sometimes, when I want to go
to the library at night, I’ll drive, but
it’s still hard to find parking close
to campus,” he said.
Stamm said students should ul
timately weave parking into their
regular schedule.
“Park in some of the peripheral
areas rather than trying to park
right next to where you are going,”
he said. “Plan your travel time
such that you leave a little extra
time to walk to your destination.
Make travel and parking part of
your daily routine.”
Public talk an introduction to Buddhism
A Buddhist will acquaint
listeners with the
religion’s basic tenets
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Eugene Buddhist Priory is
giving a public talk this evening to
help students and community
members understand the Bud
dhist faith.
The talk, titled “Buddhism in
Plain English: A Common Sense
Introduction,” will be presented
by the Rev. Master Daizui
MacPhillamy, head of the Order of
Buddhist Contemplatives.
“It will be an introduction to the
Buddhist processes and teachings
with an emphasis on common
sense,” said the Rev. Oswin Hollen
breck, resident priest of the Eugene
Buddhist Priory. MacPhillamy
“will express Buddhism without ail
the technical terms so it is under
standable for everyone.”
But Hollenbreck said this talk is
just a one-time occasion, and the
Eugene Buddhist Priory has not
had such a lecture in a number of
years. He said MacPhillamy only
comes to Eugene about once every
three or four years.
“The head of our order is visit
Lecture
■ WHO: Eugene Buddhist Priory
■ WHAT: Public lecture: “Bud
dhism in Plain English: A Common
Sense Introduction"
■ WHEN: Today, 7 p.m.
■ WHERE: Wesley Center, 1236
Kincaid Street
ing for a temple building dedica
tion,” he said. “Whenever he visits
we are eager to have him do some
sort of public talk.”
MacPhillamy is a recognized
Buddhist master and disciple of the
Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, the first
woman to become a master in Japan.
His formal education includes a
background in psychology.
As the head of the order,
MacPhillamy is one of the oldest
of the disciples for the former Bud
dhist master, and he was her per
sonal assistant for more than 20
years, Hollenbreck said.
In addition to this public talk,
the Eugene Buddhist Priory offers
many services to students and
community members interested
in learning more about Buddhism.
The temple has daily medita
tion meetings Wednesday through
Sunday and Dharma, or teaching,
talks twice a week. Hollenbreck,
as resident priest, said he also of
fers spiritual counseling and spe
cial ceremonies for those who
need them.
But although the Eugene Bud
dhist Priory is a traditional Bud
dhist temple, Hollenbreck said
this talk will be held at the Wesley
Center on Kincaid Street. The
Wesley Center is closer to campus
and the talk will hopefully have
greater appeal to students, he said.
Sherry Lader, administration of
ficer for the Wesley Center, said
the center often rents out its facili
ty and usually gets booked up
quite quickly.
“We hold a lot of events our
selves, and sometimes we have
different groups that rent it from
us,” Lader said.
She said the center is mostly
rented out for campus-related
events, at a cost of $20 an hour. Al
though the center is reserved well
in advance, Lader said she never
advertises.
“We’ve been renting it out for
years, and it’s usually just word of
mouth,” she said.
Felicity Ayles can be reached via e
mailat
fizzer@gladstone.uoregon edu.
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