Friday, November 22,2002
Since 1900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 61
UO makes ‘O’ optional for student groups
Administrators say the policy
was changed in response
to comments from students
Jan Montry
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
University administration officials,
in a sudden reversal of stated policy,
announced they will no longer re
quire student groups to put the ‘O’
logo on publications.
The decision came amid protests
from student groups that the policy
would be complicated, costly and
confusing.
“We heard some of the student
comments and decided to go in a
different direction,” said Harry
Battson, associate vice president for
strategic communications. “We
want students to be part of the
organization and show their support
if they want to.”
Although University departments
are still required to follow the ‘O’ pol
icy, student groups now have the op
tion to leave the logo off their publi
cations. Contract nonprofit groups
aren’t allowed to carry the logo un
less University officials decide the
nonprofit’s message is consistent
with the University’s.
Battson said student groups can
still use the logo if they agree to com
ply with the University’s graphic style
guides specifying how the logo can be
used. University Publications Direc
tor George Beltran said 1,500 copies
of the guide were printed by the Uni
versity at a cost of $20,000, and the
materials can also be found on Uni
versity Publications Web site.
Battson said the new, revised poli
cy is unlikely to change again.
“This is kind of the optimum poli
cy in the sense that student organi
zations can make a choice in the way
they want to use it,” he said.
The policy first came to light at an
Turn to Logo, page 8A
Finishing the field
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A worker from
NexTurf pressure
washes the newturf
field by the Student
Recreation Center.
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Turfs almost up
Depending on weather conditions, the installation
of the new turf field next to the recreation center
may be finished by the beginning of December
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
The new artificial turf field being installed next to the Stu
dent Recreation Center is finally near completion after two
months of delays. Officials said it may be accessible to stu
dents as early as Dec. 1 if the weather continues to hold.
The $1.3 million project, which was originally scheduled
to be completed in time for use at the start of fall term, is al
most entirely funded by the University Athletic Department
as a gift to students and a practice center for the Oregon
Marching Band.
The turf timeline was hindered by a lighting problem, im
proper materials, bad weather and heavy student traffic.
Various contractors, under the supervision of engineering
firm Balzhiser & Hubbard, absorbed the cost of delays and
eliminated extra University spending. Workers for NexTurf
are now pressure-washing the old paint off the turf surface,
trimming and pasting the material down and putting final
touches on the project.
The field would have been ready for use as soon as October
if not for a number of delays that forced back the
Turn to Turf, page 4A
Mediator calls
two-day recess
in labor talks
Representatives for the grocery stores and the
UFCW 555 will meet Sunday to vote whether
to strike or to accept the employers’ two-tier plan
Roman Gokhman
Freelance Reporter
A federal mediator called a 48-hour recess in the labor negotia
tions between Safeway, Albertsons and Fred Meyer and the United
Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, after the Joint Labor Man
agement committee intervened at the last minute on Wednesday.
JLM, which represents senior executives and CEOs of all ma
jor U.S. food corporations and all food industry union presidents,
is trying to aid the two sides in reaching an agreement.
Both sides agreed to the recess, which will run today
through Sunday.
Union spokesman Rick Sawyer said representatives will meet on
Sunday at the Double Tree hotel in Springfield to vote whether to
Turn to Strike, page 8A
Councilors sign
letter against war
Eugene city councilors who drafted the letter
say it, along with letters from other U.S. cities,
can have an effect on U.S. foreign policy
Ken Paulman
City/State Politics Reporter
Six of the eight Eugene city councilors signed a letter Wednesday
opposing U.S. military action in Iraq, joining Madison, Wis., Santa
Fe, N.M., Seatde and other cities nationwide in making a statement
against the prospect of war. Ward 6 Councilor Pat Farr, who was ab
sent from Wednesday’s meeting, and Ward 5 Councilor Gary Pape,
who drafted his own letter, were the only two who did not sign. The
letter will be sent to President Bush, Oregon’s two U.S. senators
and Rep. Peter DeFazio.
Apparently, the councilors were unable to agree on the wording
of the letter, so two versions were drafted. Pape’s version—which
Turn to Council, page 8A
Weather
Today: High 53, Low 38,
cloudy, foggy turning sunny
Saturday: High 53, Low 38,
foggy, chance of late showers
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Looking ahead
Monday
Event will aim to get students
to leave their wallets at home
Tuesday
Enrollment figures are in
showing diversity on campus
EPD issues fewer citations, lessens patrol
Since the Sept, riot, police have
concluded their focused patrol
of the West University area
Danielle Gillespie
Safety/Crime/Transportation Reporter
The number of students cited for alco
hol-related offenses in the West Universi
ty neighborhood has dramatically de
creased over the past two weekends,
ending the trend of out-of-control parties
that led the Eugene Police Department to
cite more than 500 people in the area
since the Sept. 27 riot.
The reasons for the decrease are un
known, but some point to inclement
weather while others believe students
are partying more responsibly. Mean
while, EPD was forced to cut its West
University Focused Patrol — which
wrote a majority of the citations — in
part because of costs.
After the riots, EPD increased its
presence in the neighborhood, giving
eight officers and one sergeant over
time pay to patrol during the five week
ends before Halloween.
But over the past two weekends, EPD
spokeswoman Pam Olshanski said the
department has decided there is no rea
son to have additional officers patrol
the neighborhood. EPD could not esti
mate how many officers will patrol the
area in the future, but Olshanski said
the department will continue to have a
police presence.
“Essentially, the activity has de
creased,” she said. “If (students are) still
partying, then it’s not requiring a phone
Turn to Police, page 4A
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Weekend citation
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