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
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Smokers face potential ban in public
City
councilors
consider a
proposed
Eugene
ordinance
that would,
like Corvallis,
ban smoking
in public
places of
employment
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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
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