Wednesday, February 12,2003
Since 1900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 97
Student ID number system to change
A new system of generating numbers
will replace the use of Social Security
numbers, a measure to increase privacy
Caron Alarab
Crime/Safety/Transportation Reporter
Senior Dominique Beaumonte hasn’t mind
ed using his Social Security number as his stu
dent ID number during the past few years for
one simple reason — he knows it by heart. But
after hearing about a new opportunity to
change his ID number to a generated series of
random digits, he said he might decide to take
advantage, just in case he ever loses the card.
“If I wasn’t graduating, I would appreciate
the change a lot more,” he said.
The University is converting all student, fac
ulty and staff ID numbers to a new “generated”
series with the goal of removing the one piece
of confidential information exposed on each
card — a Social Security number. Current
card holders are free to change their numbers,
all of which start with “950,” an inactive Social
Security prefix.
At this point, students are not required to
change their ID numbers. If students do not
change their number by the end of the calen
dar year, however, the University will create a
campaign to encourage the change, Project
Manager Jim Bohle said.
“We have been converting faculty numbers
within each department to test out the process
and better manage the migration of change,”
he said. “You can’t just pull a switch.”
Bohle has discussed the possibility of chang
ing student ID numbers with University offi
cials for the past couple years, but only in the
past 15 months have they been building an im
plementation plan, he said. Although faculty
numbers are set to be completely converted
within the next calendar year, Bohle said he
has become increasingly concerned with the
task of managing the flow of student card hold
ers who want an immediate change.
“We want to be in a position to help every
one,” he said. “But we can’t handle 500 a day.”
University Registrar Records Specialist Mike
Jefferis said individuals who had ID cards be
fore fall 2002 are welcome to get new ID cards
at the UO Card Office, located on the ground
floor of the EMU. A current student ID and one
other piece of photo ID are required for the
process, which takes a little longer than usual
so as to access students’ records and create a
random number. New ID numbers are effective
immediately for Duck Web, Campus Cash,
Physical Activity and Recreation Services, the
Health Center and Lane Transit District bus
ing; however, library and blackboard accounts
are still being updated.
“The change has not been fully im
plemented,” Jefferis said, “but
we’re in the process.”
Students who use
housing meal
plans can
activate
their new
cards at
the Office of
University
Housing in
Walton Com
plex and those
with residence hall
access can go to
their area desks for activation. Individuals who
have other building access must contact the
Department of Public Safety with both the new
Turn to ID cards, page 8
Exploring sex
About 30 students and community
members gathered at Mother Kali's
Books on Tuesday for Dildopalooza,
a fundraiser for Lesbopalooza
sponsored by the ASUO Women's
Center and LGBTQA. "Anything you
can do to make sex more positive
and enjoyable adds more joy
to the world," said Suzi Steffen,
LGBTQA issues coordinator
for the Women's Center.
Photos by Danielle Hickey Emerald
Officials plan future
of Fairmount area
City and University planners
hope to turn the Fairmount
neighborhood into either a nodal
or campus development area
Aimee Rudin
Family/Health/Education Reporter
In a crowded, stuffy, noisy meeting,
the Fairmount Neighborhood Associa
tion met with city and University officials
Tuesday evening to discuss the future of
their neighborhood.
The area east of campus has been the
steady focus of both city and University
planners. City planners hope to turn the
neighborhood into a nodular develop
ment, called the Walnut Node, by en
compassing a large portion of the area
with a nodal overlay. University planners
want to bring more campus develop
ment into the area, destroying two
thirds of the residential homes between
East 15th and East 19th avenues and
from Agate to Villard streets.
According to Fairmount neighbors Jeff
Nelson and Alan Reeder, nodal develop
ment promotes the idea of an “urban vil
lage” by planning development that man
ages growth. Nodal developments are
meant to function as urban centers; they
include pedestrian walkways, shopping
centers and single family homes.
“Nodal development is pedestrian
friendly development,” associate city
planner Kent Kullby said. “The idea is in
tegrate all the possible land uses together
and create one neighborhood.”
Most nodal development is planned
before a neighborhood ever develops,
so making plans for an established
neighborhood like Fairmount can
sometimes be difficult.
“We are trying to keep the area that is
single family residential outside of the
node,” Reeder said. “It is an area that re
ally doesn’t need to change.”
Regardless of the desires of residents,
city and University planners view the
area as predestined for development.
University Planner Chris Ramey
tried to assure Fairmount residents
that new developments would not af
fect the integrity of their neighbor
hood. Ramey said that the plan incor
porates the use of a “graceful edge,”
which will serve to separate University
buildings from residential homes.
Steve Gab, a long time Fairmount resi
dent, emphasized that his concerns dealt
with traffic and parking problems that
could occur after development was im
plemented.
“There’s no such thing as a graceful
edge if you put a freeway next to it,”
Gab said.
University planners have tried to ac
commodate parking and traffic in the
long-term plan, but many residents said
they are leery of accepting the Universi
ty’s standards for measuring the impact.
Turn to Fairmount, page 8
Date auction to benefit SMART program
The Delta Sigma Phi fraternity
and Mike Bellotti will host a date
auction today; the ISA will host
a date auction on Valentine’s Day
Roman Gokhman
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Going once! Going twice! Sold: A couple of
fraternity guys for an evening out on the town.
The University chapter of Delta Sigma Phi
will host a date auction at 7 p.m. today in 180
PLG to support the Oregon-based Start Making
A Reader Today program. Admission is a sug
gested $2 donation.
Members of the fraternity will auction them
selves off individually or in groups of up to four to
the highest bidder.
“We want to provide entertainment ... and
have fun while doing a good cause,” said Justin
Zuiker, a Delta Sigma Phi member who will be
auctioned off. “The purpose of this is to have a
wacky, fun time.”
Football Coach Mike Bellotti, a Delta Sigma Phi
alumnus originally from the University of Cali
fornia at Davis, will host the event.
Fraternity members will perform skits and
dance routines to entice bidders.
Dates include trips to the coast, skydiving, din
ners in Eugene and Portland, horseback riding,
bowling, ice skating, trips to the Portland Zoo and
a Trail Blazer game. Fraternity members will cov
er the cost of the dates, and all auction proceeds
will go to SMART.
SMART helps underprivileged children learn to
read. The program’s cost for each student is $250.
Currently, about 1,000 students are enrolled.
Delta Sigma Phi members have been volun
teering to read to SMART students since 1997,
but this is the first time in several years the group
has held a date auction.
“The fun will be a byproduct,” Zuiker said.
“The main focus will be to raise the money.”
The fraternity hopes to raise #6,000 for the
SMART program.
“We realized how severely underfunded they
were,” auction chairman James George said.
SMART Area Manager for Lane County Liz
Degner said the program will appreciate whatev
er amount of money the fraternity raises.
“This is a great partnership,” Degner said. “We’re
honored that they are doing this to help us out. ”
Zuiker said the auction is open to all
Turn to Auction, page 8
Weather
Today: High 52, Low 35,
morning fog, otherwise sunny
Thursday: High 48, Low 35,
Foggy and cloudy, rain possible
Looking ahead
Thursday
The state votes whether to bail
out agencies in money trouble
Friday
How worried should students
be about identity theft?