Something
about Mary
The Oregon freshman
leads all Ducks at the
NCAA Championships
on Thursday with her
first-ever All-American
| finish in the discus.
Page 11a
The Flash
Graduate students
to receive housing
Single graduate students
will be the beneficiaries of a
$4.5 million on-campus
housing complex slated for
completion in fall 2001. The
70-unit building will offer
single and studio apartments
with kitchens, and will be lo
cated between Moss and Vil
lard on East 15th Ave. The
Campus Planning Commit
tee had a hand in bringing
the project before the State
Board of Higher Education,
which will vote whether to
approve the first campus
housing project in four
decades. Page 4a
Torch run marks start
of Special Olympics
The Special Olympics Sum
mer Games celebration kicks
off today with the final leg of
the traditional Law Enforce
ment Torch Run at 3:30 p.m.
near Maury Jacobs Park in
Eugene. Lane County law en
forcement officers, along
with community and busi
ness volunteers will accom
pany the athletes in running
the torch to its final destina
tion in the Valley River Cen
ter parking lot. The opening
ceremonies will be held-on
Saturday at 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. on Hayward Field and
continue on Sunday from 8
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Special
Olympics Oregon chapter
provides year-round training
and athletic competition for
over 1,400 individuals with
disabilities. For more infor
mation about volunteer op
portunities at the Summer
Games, contact 1-800-452
6049.
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Activists protest alleged brutality
Hiroshi Nakamura Emerald
Carol Berg (right), a volunteer for the Eugene Cop Watch, holds a banner decrying violent police tactics.
■ Protesters mark the anniversary of a
1997 incident over tree removal in which
police used pepper spray
By Andrew Adams
Oregon Daily Emerald
Nearly 150 activists joined to
gether Thursday to commemo
rate the three-year anniversary
of a downtown incident they
claimed ended with the Eugene
Police Department using brutal
methods of crowd control.
The protesters held their ral
ly at the intersection of Broad
way and Charnelton streets,
where on June 1,1997, demon
strators and police clashed over
the city’s decision to cut down
several trees to make way for
business space and apartments.
Three protesters received doses
of pepper spray from police of
ficers before being physically
removed from the trees.
No arrests were made at the
latest rally, which remained
peaceful throughout the after
noon. The closest the crowd
came to civil disobedience was
when some began to walk as
slowly as possible through the
intersection, which slowed traf
fic on Charnelton Street.
Two police officers on bicy
cles arrived on scene, and one
yelled to the crowd that anyone
Turn to Protest, page 8A
U Itis
too bad
the trees
were cut
down, but
the city
then pro
vided ur
ban hous
ing, which
has al
ways
been a
goal.
David
Counter
rally
spectator
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Council to receive a louder voice in ASUO
ASUO Programs
Council,
composed of a
variety of
student groups,
will get its foot
in the door
allowing more
students power
in student
government
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
Changes on a large scale
sometimes start with a smaller
goal achieved.
After shared governance on
campus became a major objec
tive of the protests earlier this
term, the ASUO took a cold,
hard look at the way its own op
eration runs. Beginning this
summer, ASUO programs will
have more of a say in how stu
dent government is run.
Modifications to the Green
Tape Notebook, the manual that
dictates rules and procedures of
the ASUO, will open up three ar
eas of authority to the ASUO
Programs Council for next year.
When the
newest edi
tion of the
notebook gets
published,
the council will be able to work
with the Executive to make ap
pointments to University com
mittees, add proposals, referen
dums and amendments to
elections ballots, and have the
same access to policy change as
does the ASUO Executive.
“We wanted to develop a way
to create or give more authority
to another body that we felt was
representative of a greater degree
jpf students,” former ASUO Pres
ident Wylie Chen said. “By pro
viding the Programs Council
with decision-making authority,
we would be providing greater
shared governance within the
ASUO.”
Turn to Council, page 4A
ii It diffus
es power
from a few
people to
many...
Randy
Newnham
Human Rights
Alliance
member jj
EMU Food Service rebounds, turns profit
An increase in
income is
credited to
more diverse
menus, more
realistic prices
and an
increase in
functions at
The Buzz
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
With changes such as re
evaluating fixed and variable
expenses, EMU Food Service
was able to turn its fall term red
ink into year-end black ink.
Whereas at the beginning of the
year they were losing revenue,
by the time the time spring
term rolled around, income
was increasing again.
“I believe we will be very
close to approximately $1.2
million dollars worth of busi
ness,” EMU Director Dusty
Miller said, referring to the in
come from the EMU self-oper
ating food services, which in
clude The Buzz coffeehouse,
Erb Essentials Campus Store,
Greatful Bread, The Daily
Grind, The Atrium Cafe, The
Turn to Food Service, page 5A
The EMU food court offers a variety of eating choices that students increasingly have taken a liking to.