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Wednesday, June 4,2003
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 167
DPS may soon issue citations
Hospital
provided
medication
to Guyer
University senior Kyle Guyer
was administered pain-relief
medication, but his cause
of death is still unknown
Ali Shaughnessy
Environment/Science/Technology Reporter
The Lane County Medical Examin
er’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Uni
versity senior Kyle Kristopher Guyer
was administered two pain-relieving
drugs hours before he was found dead
in his home Sunday morning, but the
cause of the senior’s death won’t be
known until toxicology reports are
completed in two weeks.
Sacred Heart Medical Center
administered Dilaudid through an intra
venous drip to Guyer after he went to the
Turn to Medication, page 8
DPS has been working with several
organizations to gain the authority
to issue citations for drug and alcohol
possession on University property
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
The Department of Public Safety may soon
be able to issue citations for minor in posses
sion of alcohol, possession of less than an ounce
of marijuana and other violations that com
monly occur on the University campus.
DPS has been working with the Eugene Po
lice Department, the University Office of Stu
dent Affairs and ASUO to implement a system
that would give DPS the authority to issue
these citations if the offense occurs on Uni
versity property. The DPS-issued citations
would carry the same authority as city cita
tions and would be entered into the city court
system and public records.
Currently, DPS officers have the authority to
stop, detain and arrest individuals who are sus
pected of breaking criminal laws on University
property, but they cannot write tickets for vio
lations that only result in fines.
DPS Associate Director Tom Hicks said
he believes the authority of DPS to per
form arrests based on probable cause —
but not to issue citations — is the result of
an oversight in the original city legislation
and should be corrected.
“This is an effort to improve the efficiency
of both DPS and the EPD,” Hicks said. “It
Turn to Citations, page 4
The
business
of
building
The workers at the Lillis Business Complex can be
described alternately as “friends” or as “family.”
“I’ve never seen anyone not getting along,” interior
carpenter Matt Seal said. “We’re all friends on this job.”
The laborers, electricians, plumbers, glass workers,
concrete finishers, carpenters, bricklayers, landscap
ers and others are all working together to create a fi
nal product — the Lillis Business Complex.
Labor Foreman Don Borg is the first to arrive at the
construction site and the last to leave, locking the
gates behind him. Laborers offer back-up and support
to nearly everyone else on the job, and Borg is their
leader. He often spends 12 or more hours a day on site
and works six days a week.
His time off always includes his family — from look
ing for arrowheads with his son or boating on the lake
with his wife Zonnie and daughter Kristin. He makes
as much time for them as possible, but the people on
the job are also kin.
“These guys are like my family,” he said. “I spend
more time with them than I spend with my wife
and daughter.”
There are many benefits to working at the future
business school, from company-sponsored barbecues
to raffle giveaways to the nice distraction of campus
life around the site.
So far, the job is ahead of schedule and below budg
et. The building is due to be completed on Sept. 1, in
time for fall classes.
— Story and photos by Adam Amato
See more photos / Pages 6-7
Americans
want less
emissions,
survey says
The University Survey Research
Laboratory questionnaire results
show that Americans are in favor
of reducing greenhouse gases
Jan Montry
News Editor
Greenhouse gas emissions and other
environmental issues are concerning
many Americans from both ends of the
political spectrum, according to a Uni
versity survey released this week.
The survey, conducted by the Univer
sity Survey Research Laboratory, con
cluded that more than 90 percent of
Americans believe the United States
should reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
71 percent support U.S. investment in
renewable energy and 78 percent oppose
a gasoline tax or a business energy tax to
Turn to Survey, page 5
University Health Center reports student pregnancy statistics
Over half of the pregnancies
in an annual study conducted
by the University Health
Center were accidental
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
It was a night full of passion and ex
citement — and then the condom
broke. There was no emergency con
traception. Suddenly, on top of the
stress of maintaining full course-loads
and working part-time jobs, two col
lege students find themselves facing
the reality of a pregnancy.
Unwanted pregnancy is a reality that
can be a frightening for students—and
it can happen to the most responsible
sexual partners. A study conducted by
the University Health Center found
16.5 percent of students surveyed have
been pregnant or have impregnated
someone, and 53.8 percent of the preg
nancies were accidental.
Nursing Director Anne Mattson said
the Health Center conducts a yearly
study on student issues such as stress
load, alcohol consumption and, of
course, sex. The study gives health pro
fessionals a better understanding of stu
dent issues so services can be provided
that meet students’ needs, Mattson said.
Though some pregnancies on cam
pus are unintended, not all are un
wanted. For some students, college is
an appropriate time to begin a family.
Senior track player Jordon Sauvage
and her husband Curtis are expecting
and are happy about it.
“It wasn’t planned, but it was perfect
timing if it were to happen,” Sauvage
told the Emerald in May. “We’re both
really excited, Curt and I are, and it will
be a nice thing for our family. ”
But for some students, pregnancy
can happen outside of a loving rela
tionship. Nurse Practitioner Colleen
Jones said risky behaviors such as
binge drinking can increase the likeli
ness contraception will not be used.
Students who find themselves preg
nant and in need of help can turn to
the University for certain services.
Jones, who works specifically in the
area of women’s health, said there are
three options she discusses with pa
tients facing an unwanted pregnancy.
The patient is told that she can contin
ue with the pregnancy and keep the
Turn to Pregnancy, page 4
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