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Catharine Kendall Emerald Kaplan Classes starting soon February 14th M February 15th April 2nd April 9th 1 -800-KAP-TEST www.kaplan.com ODE Classifieds 346-4343 University student use of the Burger King parking lot on Franklin Avenue is affecting access for the restaurant’s customers. Big battle over small spaces ■ The frequent overflow from campus parking fills local business lots By Brian Goodell Oregon Daily Emerald As more and more students drive to campus, the parking situa tion is getting tighter and tighter. And local businesses such as the campus Burger King are suffering because of it. “We have limited parking,” Burger King manager Chris Brown said. “When students use my park ing lot to go to school for 10 hours, I’m losing business.” The problem is so frequent and ongoing that the regional Burg er King headquarters is getting in volved. Micki Waters, vice president of marketing for Burger King loca tions in Oregon, said on any given day she will tag warning cards on as many as 18 cars for parking ille gally. Waters said the campus location always gives a warning to first time offenders but will tow a car for multiple violations. “It’s not just students who are the problem. Football game days are crazy for us.” Waters said. “It’s truly an ongoing battle, and it’s re ally hard on us.” It can also be an ongoing battle for students to find cheap parking near campus, as increased numbers of students move from on-campus housing to the sprawling apartment complexes near Autzen stadium. “The way Eugene is developing is not conducive to fife without a car,” ASUO Vice President Mitra Anoushi ravanisaid. “Most students are getting cars because the housing situation near campus is not veiy good. ” For students and businesses such as the campus Burger King, better parking on campus would be a welcome improvement. “It’s hard for the ASUO to advo cate for that,” Anoushiravani said. “Right now, it’s not a priority, but if enough students came to us and asked for our help, of course we’d be happy to advocate for better parking on campus." One thirlg that students can ask for is a better transit schedule from the Autzen area apartments to campus. As students tend to work late on campus, conforming to the bus schedule can be difficult. “We’re looking to bring more service to that area in the evenings and weekends,” said Andy Vobo ra, service planning and marketing manager for Lane Transit District. “As we include more service routes to students, we’ll need to in crease the cost of the service. That’s something we need to negotiate wbth student government.” According to Fred Tepfer, Uni versity planning associate, the University commissioned a study of campus parking about three years ago. The study came with a list of recommendations, many of which have been implemented by the University. “Parking is one of those subjects that never goes away,” Tepfer said. “The supply of parking is not un like the supply of roads. When we build more, we just get more con gestion. Scholarship continued from page 1 $704,361. Oregon State was the only other university to have more OS AC scholarships — 319 — issued to its students. Oregon residents can apply for a variety of awards with values ranging from $500 up to 90 per cent of a student’s financial need. The OSCA application is due March 1. Jim Gilmour, associate director of student financial aid, said all students should “at least explore what is out there before they de cide” there are no scholarships for them. Earning a scholarship can only help a student’s financial situa tion, Gilmour said. Scholarship money is used to replace loans in a student’s aid package. “It saves money they would have to pay later,” Gilmour said. The OSCA’s application is available at the Office of Student Financial Aid in Oregon Hall and on-line at www.osac.state.or.us. Other on-line options for scholarships are also available. One popular service is the Fast Web search on which a student inputs personal data. The data is then matched with requirements for different scholarships. Many of the scholarships offered through the OSAC also show up in this search, so it can be a time saver. One such award is the Ford Scholars program. Gene J. Evans, public information director at OSAC, said the Ford program has the potential to be worth the most of all of the awards available be cause it works on a sliding scale. “It’s really one of the best scholarship programs in the country in terms of what it’s worth,” Evans said. Andrea Kristine Winter, a class of 1996 Ford Scholar, also won one of eight Future Farmer’s of America scholarships. She said students who wish to win schol arships should participate in school activities. “This not only gives you the opportunity to experience and learn a variety of things, it is also a lot of fun,” Winter said. “It shows the scholarship committee that you are able to balance your schedule and budget your time. “It also gives you the opportu nity to develop many skills such Where to find info Financial Aid Office applications, reference material Graduate School specializes in information about graduate funding Departments check with individual departments On-line Fast Web; www.fastweb.com Oregon State Assistance; Commission: www.ossc.state.or.us University Financial Aid: financialaid.uoregon.edu National Financial Aid: www. finaid.org SOURCE: University Sources of Scholarship In formation. from the Office of Financial Aid as public speaking, customer re lations, job skills and a sense of fulfillment,” fshe said. 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