Construction
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were ready last week have ex
pressed concerns about the con
ditions in which they’re living as
well.
Jasmine Smith-Howard, a
sophomore majoring in journal
ism, shares a four-bedroom apart
ment at the site she describes as a
nightmare.
“It’s a mess,” she said. “There
are stains on the carpets, holes in
the wall, spackle and dust every
where.”
Smith-Howard and her female
roommates are waken each
morning at 7 a.m. by construe
tion crews operating heavy
equipment outside their doors
and windows. She said the room
with a view they were promised
is actually a work zone with a
view of a dirt pile and an “un
comfortable atmosphere” as men
work just outside their windows
for 10 to 12 hours a day.
“We feel cheated, screwed and
dumb,” she said. “It may not be
their fault, but I don’t believe
they’re living up to their end of
the bargain.”
Renee Grady, a senior in soci
ology, agreed. She said because
potential occupants were recruit
ed by the company sight-unseen,
they were shown a “doll house
like model” of the projected liv
ing quarters.
“I’m disappointed,” she said.
“Our place looks like it was
thrown together. When we
moved in there was dirt in all the
sinks and bathroom, the storage
is really limited and it’s a lot
smaller than I thought it would
be.”
Morgan said the company is
doing all it can to make the situa
tion bearable for residents. Mor
gan also indicated that not one of
the disgruntled residents has ap
proached her office to get out of
his or her lease or take legal re
course of any kind.
“On our behalf, we didn’t just
11 We feel cheated,
screwed and dumb. It may
not be their fault, but I don’t
believe they're living up to
their end of the bargain.
Jasmine Smith-Howard
Sophomore,
journalism major J ]
send out a blanket form letter,”
she said. “We personally called
each person on the phone and
explained these circumstances.
It’s been positive for the most
part.”
Jones echoed her remarks by
stating that over the company’s
10-year history of creating stu
dent housing across the country,
there has never been such a dra
matic delay in construction.
“We’re very sensitive that it’s
not the case is this case,” he said.
“While obviously disappointed,
at least we’ve been fair and re
sponsible in meeting their
needs.”
In addition to housing students
and community members, the
$13.8 million University Com
mons project will eventually be
the site of a 91-bed retirement fa
cility, a cluster of merchants and
a city-sponsored park.
Jeffrey Stockton Emerald
After attending Kinkel’s Friday morning court appearance, shooting victim
Tony Case answers reporters’ questions. Case was shot in his back and legs.
Kinkel
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The judge and lawyers will
meet today to determine a date
for the sentencing hearing,
which may last more than a
week. Lane County Circuit
Judge Jack Mattison will sen
tence Kinkel anywhere from
25 to 220 years in prison by de
termining if the murder and
attempted murder sentences
will be served at the same time
or after one another.
After the hearing, some vic
tims and their families gath
ered outside the courthouse
to react to the guilty plea and
anticipate Kinkel’s sentence.
Yvonne Atteberry, mother
of shooting victim Ryan Atte
berry, said the plea brought a
quicker end rather than an
outcome that wouldn’t have
come for months.
“I just wanted to have clo
sure and kind of hear it for
myself,” she said. “I hope he’s
in jail for the rest of his life. ”
Ted Taylor, father of shoot
ing victim Melissa Taylor,
said he’s grateful his daugh
ter survived the terrifying
event. He said, however, that
he hopes Kinkel will “stay in
jail until you rot.”
But while the guilty plea
spared victims and commu
nity members from reliving
the tragedy, it didn’t answer
why Kinkel murdered his
two parents after being ex
pelled for having a gun in
school and then embarked on
a shooting spree the next day
that put the national spotlight
on the quiet community.
That’s what shooting victim
Tony Case said he wants to
know. But he said it didn’t
matter when the trial was over
because he’s been getting on
with his life since Kinkel shot
him three times in the back
and once in the foot.
“I guess I’d kind of like to
know why he did it and what
happened that day,” he said.
“But really, we’re never going
to know, anyway.”
Kristin Kinkel didn’t want
to relive the events through a
trial, she said through a state
ment released by her attor
ney, Donald Loomis. She
said: “I am very sad, but re
lieved. Sad that this day had
to even happen. Sad that
there are so many innocent
victims. Sad that I lost anoth
er member of my family. ”
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