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Call today about this fantastic location. lots located at Oakbreeze Estates (off Centennial Blvd.) model homes located on Hwy 99N in Eugene www.sunbursthomes.com Fleetwood of Oregon 461-9546 • 888-542-8185 Solar energy focus of outreach ■ Education Outreach Program coordinators hope to begin touring Eugene elementary schools early next year By Angela Leidig for the Emeralcf The doll house sitting on the counter looked old and tattered. The gray paint on the walls was peeling, and the limbs on the plastic trees looked frayed. The two-story configuration wasn’t large enough to house a Barbie. Although its purpose seems in significant at first glance, this doll house is actually a model to demonstrate passive heating. The doll house, along with oth er solar energy modules, will be used by the Education Outreach Program. The program was creat ed by University students from the Solar Information Center dur ing winter term of 1999. The program is working on a presentation that they will give to fourth- and fifth-grade students in Eugene schools to teach them about basic energy concepts. “I think it’s a good age because it’s early on, but [the students] are still old enough to grasp what is going on,” program treasurer William Nachman said. The program is in its early stages, according to co-director Ben Gates. The staff would like to begin vis iting elementaiy schools early next year to present to the classes, with help from University students. The program is accepting vol unteers and offering internships to University students who would like to help with program preparation. “There is a lot of work that needs to be done,” Gates said. The positions offered for volun teers and interns are graphic de signers, solar energy module con structors, designers for the student information packet and other miscellaneous jobs geared toward the presentation. Students who want to become involved don’t need any experience. “It requires no knowledge of re newable energy, although an in terest in it would help,” Gates said. The presentation in its entirety will include a skit, interactive workstations for students and stu dent information packets. The skit stars Captain Solar and Windy who travel through time, beginning in the age of dinosaurs and ending in an Utopian future. The object of the skit is to iden tify energy sources in different eras of time, ultimately leading to the conclusion that solar energy is the most efficient energy source. The interactive workstations will allow students to work with and design solar energy modules such as a solar cooker, the doll house that demonstrates passive heating, a solar water panel and other demonstrations. “We are going to have some gadgets for every station and use our own knowledge in order to teach the students,” said Cheryl Jacobs, a volunteer with the proj ect. The program staff received a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust Small Grants Program for $4,900 last April, which is how the program staff is paying for the program materials. The Solar Information Center, located in 219 Pacific, has a small library for anyone who would like to learn more about solar, re newable and other types of ener gy. “The library is open to anyone in the community,” event coordi nator Stacey Wdinkauf said. “There are books and journals that vary from environmental building, community planning and land scape.” Students interested may call the Solar Information Center at 346-3696 or send e-mail to. sic@darkwing.uoregon.edu. Trump chooses to not campaign By Ron Fournier The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New York tycoon Donald Trump has decid ed against running for president, ending a lengthy flirtation with the notion that he could tap his personal fortune to capture the White House as a third-party can didate, The Associated Press learned. Sources connected with New York’s Independence Party move ment, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump has told associates he will announce Mon day that he is not mounting a presidential bid. After months of speculation about a possible Reform Party campaign, Trump decided recent ly that the party is too fractured to support a credible presidential candidate, the officials said. He met over the weekend with advisers to consider a second op tion, running as an Independence Party candidate, but determined there is not enough time to get on state ballots. Trump considered that option Ideal for Grad Students! • 1 & 2 Bedrooms • Quiet & Large • Gas Fireplace • Air Conditioning • Laundry Hookups • Free Cable Come check us out!! McKenna Estates 342-5735 near Autzen Stadium ODE Classifieds 346-4343 out of respect for Minnesota Gov. 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Though in dependent analysis lead to lower estimates, there is no doubt he was wealthy enough to make in roads toward the Reform Party nomination. His decision leaves former Re publican Pat Buchanan as the front-running candidate for the Reform Party’s nomination. Buchanan left the GOP after two failed presidential bids, eying the nearly $13 'million in federal money that will be awarded Re form’s nominee. Many Perot allies encouraged Buchanan to bolt the GOP and join the Reform Party, in part be cause they hoped the conserva tive firebrand could help defy Ventura’s wing of the party. With Ventura out of the way, Perot’s al lies are now speculating that the wealthy Texas businessman could seek the nomination him self. Steve Forbes last week became the seventh GOP candidate to pull out of the race. Vice Presi dent A1 Gore and Bill Bradley are the sole Democratic candidates. 002406
