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Do you like to scoot? Scooters are the new fad around town, and these babies are faster and sleeker than any sports car. OK, maybe not faster, but they're cool. PAGE 5 The Flash UO Outdoor Program goes mountain biking What do bumped heads, bloody knees and missing teeth have in common? A few of the injuries that could be avoided after taking the UO Outdoor Program’s free mountain biking clinic. The trip includes a course on techniques such as how to maneuver over rocks, roots and small animals (just kid ding.) Sign up is limited to 10 riders, and the van to the McKenzie River Trail leaves at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. For more information, stop by the UO Outdoor Program’s office or call 346-4365. Page 9 Depression study targets teens Considering most studies regarding depression and various treatments have tra ditionally focused on adults, researchers at the University and other institutions decid ed to study the effects of de pression on children and adolescents in attempts to curb the serious disease be fore it reaches adulthood. The $15 million study, spon sored by The National Insti tute of Mental Health, will specifically address major de pressive disorder and several treatments, including coun seling, medication and a combination of both treat ments. Page 3 Metallica rocks, YEAHHHH! Emerald staffer Rebecca Newell got curious what all the Metallica hype was about, so she bought tickets to the “Summer Sanitarium Tour,” drove down to San Francisco and jumped in the mosh pit. To say the least, she was totally stoked. Oh yeah, and she thought Korn sucked. Page 7 Weather Today Friday high 65, low 55 high 63, low 55 "1 Oregon Daily *m •m Emerald Thursday July 20,2000 Volume 102, Issue 9 —Q—D-tl r w fi h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Smokers face potential ban in public City councilors consider a proposed Eugene ordinance that would, like Corvallis, ban smoking in public places of employment r By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald Smoke-free work places were a hot topic of debate at the Eugene City Council work ses sion Wednesday night. City councilors decided unani mously to bring two proposed ordinances into the arena of public debate. The most debated ordinance addresses the implementation of a smoke-free policy in Eu gene businesses with two or more employees. A second or dinance relates to vendor-as sisted sales and ID checking. City councilors also ad dressed the issue of youth ac cess to tobacco, but decided more information was needed before making a decision. A similar smoke-free work place ordinance in July 1998 banned smoking in Corvallis businesses. Despite grumbling from local business owners, specifically those of bars, stud ies by the Oregon Health Com mission show that the ban does not affect beer or liquor sales. The study points out that 65% of bar customers report enjoy ing the bar atmosphere more af ter it became smoke-free. Ward 4 City Councilor David Kelly felt that the issue is no longer about smokers, but about the person next to the smoker. “It’s also about the people trying to make a buck as a bar tender or waitress and don’t have a choice,” Kelly said, re ferring to the exposure that many non-smoking employees are currently subjected to. Kelly disclosed the story of a close friend who had died of lung cancer at 45 years old and had never smoked a cigarette in his life. His exposure to sec ond-hand smoke as a musician in bars were the cause Kelly at tributed to the death. Charlie Braden, a bartender at Rock ‘n’ Rodeo, said she has experienced first-hand the neg atives of working in a smoking environment. Before working in a bar, Braden said, she never had bronchitis. That’s changed, she said, with her exposure to large amounts of second-hand smoke and Braden recently re covered from her second bout with bronchitis. Since then, Braden has de veloped asthma, and her doctor told her to find a new occupa Turn to Smoker ban, page 3 Smoking ban info 2ofevery3 Corvallis bar customers like that city’s smoking ban ordinance. 9 outof10 customers report spending as much money on food and alcohol in bars as they did before the or dinance. SOURCE: Oregon Health Department Presidential presence Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald jay Breslow finishes up his day at the ASUO office by working on his computer. ASUO president settles goals, while waiting for more help Filling the hours until the full staff returns, Breslow and theASUO take care of business By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald Though a month is an inade quate period to gauge future progress, ASUO President Jay Breslow has made a smooth transition into the position and is facing the school year head on. Breslow is directing the stu dent government solo for now, while his vice president and cousin Holly Magner travels out of the country for the sum mer. But the ASUO president is plugging away, despite facing difficulties including a small summer staff and the absence of an executive coordinator. “I’m realistic about my job and what I’ll be able to do per sonally,” Breslow said, in re sponse to the challenges he’s facing now and will continue to battle throughout the sum mer. “Holly will have a steep learning curve when she comes back in September.” Former ASUO Vice Presi dent Mitra Anoushiravani is relieving a portion of Breslow’s stress by tackling some of the detailed executive work. “What better person to do that than the person who’s been doing it for the last year,” Breslow said. Based upon her past experi ence, Anoushiravani believes that Breslow is keeping up the pace this summer. She com mented that the first month or two are the most difficult, be Turn to Breslow, page 4 Citizen group hopes to battle crime measure By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald One year ago the Citizens to Reform Measure 11 2000 began to collect signatures in an effort to repeal Measure 11. One year and 100,000 signatures later, the effort has been transformed into Ballot Measure 94, which will be appearing in the November 2000 state elections. Measure 11, which Oregon voters passed in 1994, sets mandatory sentences for some felonies, bars ealry release, leave or reduced sentences, and covers persons age 15 and up. On Saturday, the Lane County Chapter of Citizens to Reform Measure 11 will be hosting a po litical rally to celebrate the suc cessful petition drive. “The organization was launched back when Measure 11 was put into effect,” Chapter Or ganizer Sharon Miller said. “It is a grassroots political group founded by Cathi Lawler with more than 4,000 active members statewide.” The rally will take place at 3 p.m. at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza at the Lane Coun ty Courthouse. It will include Oregon State Representatives and Lane County officials, who will speak on the flaws of Mea sure 11 and the impact it has had on Oregon residents and com munities. “Voters seem to be waking up and realizing that the measure that originally passed in 1994 is not the measure it was touted as,” Miller said. According to Miller, when the measure passed by two-thirds of the voters in November 1994, it was promoted as a measure that would only go after hard core criminals and repeat offenders. “What happened was the measure forced judges to base sentencing on Measure 11 rather than allowing them to look at ex tenuating circumstances and Turn to Measure 11, page 4 A new measure created to counteract the effects of Measure 11, the minimum sentencing bill, will be on November ballots § STATE ELECTIONS
