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Senate denies funds
for ASUO exec trip
■ Senators say that the
ASUO Executive should pay
for its own transportation
to a national conference
By Jeremy Lang
Oregon Daily Emerald
In a quick meeting before ad
journing for dead week and finals
week, the ASUO Student Senate
denied a $1500 request from the
ASUO Executive and began delib
eration on a pledge of respect for
the University.
The ASUO request was to fund
student government members at
tending die United States Student
Organization Legislative Confer
ence in two weeks. Sen. Peter Watts
told the senators that, in the past,
the executive has paid for the con
ference and that senate shouldn’t
have to bear the burden this year.
Many of the senators agreed that
although they support the USSA
and the conference, it should be
the executive’s responsibility.
With fund-raising money, the ex
ecutive will still have the necessary
funds to pay for the conference.
Before the senate adjourned for
the term, Sen. Jereme Grzybowski
introduced for debate a draft of the
University of Oregon Pledge of Re
spect. The pledge came out of the
Summer Diversity Internship Pro
gram and includes six statements
such as “I will promote a culture
Student
Senate
of respect throughout the Univer
sity community” and “I will not
tolerate bigotry, discrimination, vi
olence or intimidation of any
kind.”
The final, approved policy will be
adopted by the University on a gen
eral scale. It will not be something
students or
faculty have to
sign before at
tending the
school.
Sen. Emily
Owens Sedg
wick said
even though
she supports
the pledge’s
statements,
she worried the pledge might vio
late First Amendment rights pro
tecting hate speech.
“If I want to say‘fuck the police,’
I’m going to say ‘fuck the police,”’
she said.
Senate President Jessica Timpa
ny decided to postpone discussion
and encouraged senators to e-mail
Grzybowski with their opinions in
the next weeks.
The Student Senate is the leg
islative branch of the ASUO and
handles financial issues regarding
student programs. The Senate
meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday
night in the EMU Board Room,
third floor. All students can attend
these meetings.
Bridge
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Bridge can be a wearying experi
ence, bike commuters would have
to go out of their way to use the
new bridge to get to the University
or downtown.
Paul Nicholson, owner of a lo
cal bicycle shop and past city
council member, said the De
Fazio Bike Bridge is just a pedes
trian bridge with bicycle access
to Alton Baker Park.
“It’s not a bike bridge,” Nichol
son said. “The bridge was never
part of any bike plan, nor did any
bicycle person or organization re
quest such a bridge. The city re
ceived a certain amount of federal
money, and they were determined
to use it.”
The original federal contribu
tion to the $30 million Ferry
Street Bridge project was intend
ed to fund construction in the
area near the Ferry Street Bridge.
Sue Malone, public information
specialist for the Eugene Depart
ment of Transportation, said that
was just one of the reasons for the
chosen location.
“A citizen’s advisory committee
recommended that a bike bridge be
built as part of the Ferry Street
Bridge renovation, but the bridge
needed to be built near the Ferry
Street Bridge in order to qualify for
[federal] funds,” Malone said. “We
also chose the location because of
its proximity to Alton Baker Park
and the fact that we would not
have to take down too many trees
during construction.”
Engineer Jiri Strasky designed
the bridge with the concept of
suspending the frame without
the support of pillars in the wa
ter, using a combination of ca
bles, pipes and metal rods. Mal
one said she expects the bridge
will become a Eugene landmark.
“It’s a masterpiece of engineer
ing and architectural design,”
Malone said. “It’s unique and
pretty to look at, as bridges go. It’s
also very functional.”
Susan Kelley, avid cyclist and
owner of Blue Heron Bicycles on
13th Avenue, said the bridge has a
unique design that will probably
encourage people to ride bicycles,
but that the bridge was not neces
sary for experienced bicycle com
muters.
“For novice riders it may allevi
ate fears about going over Ferry
Street Bridge, and in a lot of ways
that’s a good thing,” Kelley said.
“But the bridge is not necessary for
avid riders who’ve used the Ferry
Street Bridge for years.”
Nonetheless, Kelley said she
was impressed with the design
and thought the bridge offered a
new twist for recreational riders.
“For those of us who have
used Ferry Street Bridge for
years, it’s a fun little change,”
Kelley said. “I know quite a few
people will find it very useful.”
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