A.D. done
| for season
After suffering a broken
cheekbone in the game
against the Trojans on
Saturday; senior for
ward A. D. Smith will
I have to sit until the
postseason. PAGE 7
The Flash
Piven keynote today
Frances Fox Piven will deliv
er the keynote address for
the conference “Work, Wel
fare and Politics” at 1 p.m.
today in the EMU Ballroom.
Piven, this year’s Wayne
Morse Chair holder, is an ex
pert on welfare and the poli
tics of poverty.
The conference is sponsored
by the University’s Center for
the Study of Women in Soci
ety and the Labor Education
and Research Center and
concludes today.
Eugene earns
top grades
Most Eugene residents feel
good about the city, accord
ing to the annual Eugene
community survey, the city’s
equivalent to a report card.
More than two-thirds of the
401 participating Eugene
residents, chosen to repre
sent each ward, responded
that they were satisfied with
the direction the city is tak
ing. That figure is up from
the previous 19 community
surveys.
But crime, rapidly increasing
population, lagging develop
ment in downtown and lack
ing recreation services for
children top the list of nega
tive concerns. PAGE 5
Summer senators
must give back
stipends
The ASUO Constitution Court
ruled Monday that the five
summer senators who did
not hold office hours must
repay their $75 summer
stipends.
The court also ruled that the
summer senate was uncon
stitutional, as was the rule
that stated that senators
who did not fulfill their du
ties could be removed.
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Catharine Kendail Emerald
BRING Recycling is a junk refuse site, located at 86641 Franklin Blvd. in Eugene.
Not all that is
thrown away
is garbage,
and the new
program
MECCA finds
ways to
recycle and
reuse
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
Whether you need a door,
a bath tub, a lawn mower or
some inexpensive bicycle
parts, BRING Recycling
might have just what you are
looking for. Likewise, if you
need to get rid of some mate
rials, the BRING Recycling
junk yard on Franklin Boule
vard might have some extra
room. And now materials
that even BRING Recycling
could not use in the past
might find avenues for
reusing at the Materials Ex
change Center for Commu
nity Arts - MECCA.
BRING Recycling, which
has its roots in a 1970 Uni
versity class, provides an op
portunity to dispose of un
wanted paraphernalia and
then offers the materials for
reusing to those who might
need them, according to
Sarah Grimm, education co
ordinator for BRING Recy
Turn to MECCA, page 4
Gabbe/Larson,
Breslow/Magner
go to generals
■ The ASUO Constitution Court rules that
C.J. Gabbe and Peter Larson can remain on
the ballot due to a time technicality
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
ASUO Executive candidates
C.J. Gabbe and Peter Larson will
remain on the ballot and contin
ue their campaign into the gen
eral elections. The pair is set to
face off with Jay Breslow and
Holly Magner in the general
election to be held this Wednes
day and Thursday.
In a decision released Mon
. day afternoon, the ASUO Con
stitution Court ruled that while
Gabbe and Larson had broken
elections rule 2.4, which states
that candidates may not offer
electors a “thing of value” with
the intent of promoting their
campaigns, they should not be
removed from the ballot because
the Elections Board erred in its
handling of the situation.
As soon as the court’s deci
sion was made public, the re
sults of the primary held last
Wednesday and Thursday were
also released. The tally showed
Gabbe and Larson with 834 of
the 1,865 votes cast, while Bres
low and Magner garnered 548.
Autumn De Poe and Caitlin Up
shaw received 252 votes, Scott
Austin came out with 84, Dan
Atkinson got 80 and Joel Rueber
ended up with 13. Write-in
votes counted 54.
“We are excited that they up
held our right to be on the ballot,”
Larson said. “And we’re glad that
they saw the Electioas Board treat
ed us unfairly in their decision.”
But Breslow said he disagreed
with the court’s overall decision.
“It’s ridiculous that they can get
off on a technicality,” he said.
The Elections Board still
stands by its decision to remove
Gabbe and Larson from the bal
lot. While it is displeased with
the outcome, it sees some vali
dation in the court’s recognition
Turn to Elections, page 4
ASUO
Executive
Primary
Elections
results
C.J. Gabbeand
Peter Larson
834
Jay Breslowand
Holly Magner
548
Autumn De Poe
and Caitlin Up
shaw 252
Scott Austin
84
Dan Atkinson
80
Joel Rueber
13
Write-ins 54
TOTAL 1,865
GABBE
City Council puts two measures on ballot
The ballot
measures will
meet a March
deadline for
the May
primary ballot
By Sara Lieberth
Oregon Daily Emerald
After months of deliberation
on the issues, the City Council
voted unanimously Monday to
place two contentious meas
ures on the May 16 primary
ballot and place their fate in
the hands of Eugene voters.
One would amend the city
charter and allow for coun
cilors and the mayor to be paid
a monthly stipend, and the oth
er will ask for more than $36
million in tax revenues to relo
cate the downtown police and
fire stations from their current
seismically challenged City
Hall locations. Compensation
for Eugene’s elected officials
would be paid from the city’s
general fund, not from taxpay
ers’ pockets.
Both agenda items at Mon
day’s meeting had been as
signed to an independent task
force for further investigation
as well as a series of public
comment sessions before for
mal action from the council
was recommended.
With the March 9 deadline
for getting the measures on the
ballot fast approaching, coun
cilors acknowledged that work
remains to be done in educat
ing the community on why
these proposals are necessary.
“It’s going to be a tough cam
paign,” Councilor Scott Meis
ner said referring to the police
and fire station move. “But this
is not a deluxe package by any
means; we are getting our mon
ey’s worth for those concerned
about cost.”
He compared the relocation
plans to the building of a new
library, and he said that the lat
ter earned a groundswell of
support because residents
knew of the need. Most people
aren’t aware of the conditions
emergency services agencies
work in at city hall, he said.
The police and fire stations
have been located in the com
plex of city buildings at Eighth
Avenue' and Oak Street since
1964. Over time, both facilities
have outgrown their spaces,
which was in part reason for
Turn to City council, page 4
We a re
getting our
money's
worth for
those
concerned
about cost
Scott Meisner
city councilor
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