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Volume 103, Issue 78
James Offia, Liz Gilmore and Anny Gateley (counter-clockwise from top) bundle up as a buffer from the bitter winter cold. Gateley chose six layers of clothing to protect from
chilling weather Thursday, not counting her scarf and hat: long johns, a long-sleeved shirt, a T-shirt, a wool shirt, a ‘hoody’ and a jacket.
BELOW AVERAGE
■ Eugene was hit by cold weather
this week, but the weekend may
provide more mild conditions
By Eric Martin
Oregon Daily Emerald
Students bundled themselves in winter
coats and gloves on campus this week as
a wedge of cool air settled over Eugene
on Monday and pushed the mercury to
below-average temperatures for January.
Monday and Tuesday saw temperatures dip 2
degrees Fahrenheit cooler than normal, and
Wednesday the temperature fell 7 degrees be
low normal as daytime highs reached 39 de
grees and overnight lows dropped to 27 degrees,
according to the National Weather Service.
“Eugene had some clearing, and those cool
er temperatures led to some frosty mornings,”
said National Weather Service technician
Dean Sondhe, who works in the NWS Port
land office. “High pressure and a lack of cloud
cover created that. ”
Daytime highs climbed to 43 degrees Thurs
day, and south winds blew at a 7 mph clip, the
Eugene Airport reported. Overnight lows were
expected to reach 30 degrees as clouds began to
blanket the area.
Many students dressed accordingly to
shield against the cold.
“I’m wearing six layers of clothing,” Eng
lish major Anny Gateley said Thursday from
her bike near the EMU Amphitheater. “ In or
der: long johns, a long-sleeved shirt, a T-shirt,
a wool shirt, a ‘hoody’ and a jacket.”
Gateley also wrapped a scarf around her neck
and smoked a cigarette to stay warm, she said.
But a reprieve from the cold should arrive
by the weekend, bringing with it moisture
and slightly milder conditions
Turn to Weather, page 7
Peace
groups
try new
approach
■To protest the military action
in Afghanistan, local peace groups
have set marching aside and taken
up hosting educational events
By Diane Huber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Tonight a panel of conscientious ob
jectors from World War II will talk
about their experiences — from going to
prison to becoming “medical guinea
pigs,” Eugene Peaceworks representa
tive Phil Weaver said.
The panel will follow a showing of
the PBS documentary “The Good War
and Those Who Refused to Fight It,”
which discusses how World War II con
scientious objectors’ courage applies to
today’s world events.
After the panel, the UO Cultural Fo
rum will show a human rights video
about the war in Afghanistan. The
event begins at 6:45 p.m. in 180 PLC,
and there is a sliding scale of $1 to $5
for admission.
The Justice Not War Coalition, com
posed of community groups such as the
Fair Trade Coalition and the Pacific
Green Party, as well as University group
Students for Peace, organized the
evening’s event. The coalition formed
as a response to the Sept. 11 attacks and
the subsequent retaliation, Weaver said.
“Local groups in Eugene decided to
get together and challenge the idea that
military action was the appropriate re
sponse,” he said.
Turn to Protesters, page 7
Citv fines five Eugene taverns for disregarding anti-smoking law
■Some local bar owners are still
inflamed about the smoking ban,
which went into effect last July
By Marty Toohey
Oregon Daily Emerald
The city of Eugene fined five bars
Wednesday for violating the city’s
smoking ban, including popular stu
dent hangouts John Henry’s and New
Max’s Tavern.
Each received $420 fines, along with
The Embers, O’Donnell’s Irish Pub and
Shooter’s Pub and Grill. The city mailed
the fines Wednesday.
The city-wide smoking ban took ef
fect July 1, 2001, for every business ex
cept the 31 that received extensions of
various lengths, according to Jan
Bohman, Eugene’s senior management
analyst. The smoking ban took effect for
those 31 on Jan. 1.
Each of the businesses received warn
ings prior to Jan. 1, Bohman said. She
expects more complaints in the near fu
ture, because citizens may not have un
derstood the dates the smoking ban
took effect.
On Thursday, Chase Fairbairn, man
ager of Max’s, said the city had not noti
fied him of the fine.
“These aren’t stand-up people,” Fair
bairn said. “They creep around and
won’t stand up and tell you anything.”
Fairbairn said the smoking ban is un
fair to businesses, a thought many es
tablishment owners have expressed
since last summer when the smoking
ban debate started.
“I don’t think anyone should tell
adults what to do in an adults-only bar,”
Fairbairn said.
New Max’s will install an outdoor pa
tio in the spring, but for now people must
go outside the establishment to smoke.
“Nobody wants to go outside in Janu
ary,” Fairbairn said. “The ban is ridicu
lous.”
Turn to Fines, page 5
use Emerald
Eugene’s
New Max’s
Tavern is one
of five bars
recently fined for
not observing the
city’s smoking
ban, which took
effect for those
who received
extensions
on Jan.1.
Chase Fairbairn,
manager of Max’s,
said he plans
to appeal the
$450 ticket for the
first-time offense.