News
Students gather at the McDonald’s on Franklin Boulevard to push
for the ethical treatment of the company’s farm animals.
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Sports
The Oregon women hit a late shot to defeat
the Beavers in overtime.
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Monday, February 18,2002
Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 98
An act of ‘War’
Ticket focuses on safety, parking, housing
Oregon’s Brian Helquist powerfully slams home a two-hand jam in the closing minutes of the Ducks’ 91-62 rout over Oregon State on Saturday
at McArthur Court. For complete sports coverage, turn to page 7.
■Candidates Haben Woldu and
Oscar Arana say their welcoming
personalities will help them create
a ‘bigger change and more impact’
By Robin Weber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Haben Woldu, a sophomore biolo
gy major, is running for ASUO presi
dent. Oscar Arana,
a third year jour
nalism major, is
running for vice
president.
Q: There are, at
last count, 10 tick
ets running for
ASUO Executive
this year. What do
you think will set
yourselves apart
from the other candidates?
A: We have worked on different
boards and committees before for stu
dents and always feel like we comple
ASUO
Elections
This i$ the ninth
in a 10-part
series of question
and-answer
sessions with
ASUO Executive
candidates.
WOLDU
ment each other
and work well to
gether. We have al
ready worked for
organizations im
plementing change
on campus, and we
just feel this is just
a bigger change
and more impact.
Q: What is your
platform?
A: We have four main focuses. One
of them is the incidental fee. We want
to make sure administration pays for
the things that they need to pay for and
not use the incidental fee. Our other
main concern is safety. We want to
work together with the Women’s Cen
ter and the Department of Public Safe
ty office to make sure that it is a safe
environment for people to get a good
education. Our third platform is park
ing. We want the DPS office to focus on
safety issues rather than giving tickets
and making money on it. Our fourth
focus is the hous
ing code. The cur
rent ASUO Exec,
is already working
on it and they have
several people on
board with that
and they’re doing
an awesome job
that we feel could
continue.
Q: What will
you advocate for students on the state
level, and how will you carry out
your plans?
A: We, along with the Oregon Stu
dent Association Board, would advo
cate a lot for the Oregon Opportunity
Grant and childcare. We want to make
sure those communities are not going
to be marginalized next year and we’re
going to do as much as we can to make
sure those students can come back the
following year.
Turn to ASUO, page 6
Campus takes
steps to halt
computer theft
■ Many departments are attaching serial numbers
to computers, and the computer lab coordinator
is planning to install surveillance cameras in labs
By Beata Mostafavi
for the Emerald
In response to several University computer and overhead
projector thefts, some departments are tightening security
measures by implementing tracking devices on campus prop
erty and installing surveillance cameras in computer labs.
Two weeks ago, someone took a computer central process
mg unit, monitor, keyboard and mouse,
worth about $300, from the Student Ad
vising Room on the third floor of Oregon
Hall. A Dell computer was also stolen out
of the computer lab in the basement of
McKenzie Hall three weeks ago, accord
ing to the Department of Public Safety.
But the two thefts are not uncommon
crimes on campus. DPS receives reports
of stolen computers, laptops and digital
projectors almost every year, DPS associ
ate director Tom Hicks said. During last
year alone, he said, 10 computers and 11
digital projectors belonging to the Uni
versity turned up missing.
“There has certainly always been a
problem with computers and laptops,”
he said. “Projector thefts have definitely
been a more recent problem. The num
bers, nationally, have been higher.”
University
equipment
thefts in past
three years:
1999:4 PCs,
5 laptops,
2 digital
projectors
—$27,546
2000:9 PCs,
2 laptops,
0 projectors
—$22,600
2001:7 PCs,
3 laptops,
11 projectors
—$61,000
Hicks said this increase could be because more projectors
were put into place in 2001, or they could have just become a
popular item. He added that the department has received
queries from colleges across the United States looking for
ways to reduce the number of high-risk property thefts.
Turn to Computer theft, page 6
University expects
crunch in housing
■ Increased enrollment and demands for housing
could lead to rates going up and quality going down
By Brook Reinhard
Oregon Daily Emerald
The University has projected that 20,000 students are ex
pected to attend the University this fall, and the high demand
for housing and the lack of housing standards in Eugene
means local landlords have more freedom to raise rates and
cut costs.
Students wanting the best places to live next year should
start their search now, Duck’s Village Operations Manager
Jean Robbins said.
With the increased demand, complexes like Duck’s Village
are considering about a 3 percent rate increase. Robbins be
lieves students will pay the $5 to $10 monthly rent increase,
and cites Duck’s Village’s 99.5 percent occupancy rate as
proof of satisfied renters.
Student leaders who have been working with the city to
adopt a housing code are worried the extra demand will de
crease property upkeep even further.
“It’s like a domino effect,” said Megan Hughes, who is
leading ASUO’s fight for city housing standards in Eugene,
the biggest city in Oregon without a housing code. “Therb
are more students looking for more houses, so students are
Turn to Housing, page 5