Lauren Wimer Photographer
U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., speaks to an audience of more than 200
people on Monday night at the Knight Law Center.
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policy.
"It cannot be in the U.S.'s and
world's interest to adopt a policy of
pre-emption," DeFazio said.
DeFazio is the first speaker for
the Wayne Morse Center's new
two-year series on current interna
tional topics titled "Changing
Geopolitical Order."
Morse Center Interim Director
Caroline Forell said the center was
"very excited" about DeFazio's talk.
"I thought it would be great to
have him kick off the Morse Center
this year," Forell said.
First-year law student Brian
Millington said he enjoyed De
Fazio's talk, as well as the topic that
he focused on.
"I like that he's talking about the
topic of Congressional powers,"
Millington said. "It's important, espe
cially given the climate of the admin
istration right now. They're asserting
more power than they should."
DeFazio concluded by suggesting
today's officials aren't doing the
right things for the country.
"It's up to the political leaders of
each generation to leave a world
behind that is better off," he said.
"Under the current crop of leaders,
they are leaving it in worse condi
tion, sadly."
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com.
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triggers allergic reactions
me lack ot a city nousing
code has many students
bearing responsibility for
removing household mold
By Ali Shaughnessy
Senior News Reporter
Mold may have brought medical
miracles with the creation of peni
cillin in 1938, but now it is bringing
sickness to University students as it in
fects homes throughout Lugene.
Dan Stih, a Healthy Living Spaces
LLC certified microbial consultant, said
Lugene gets a double whammy when
it comes to mold because of the mois
ture both inside and outside. And
while outside mold may not affect
people, Stih said students and commu
nity members need to be increasingly
wary of mold living indoors.
"Technically, all molds produce
toxins," he said.
However, researchers have found
that mold is more likely to produce
toxins indoors because it has to work
harder to survive.
Senior Nick Taylor said he lived in
a "moldy apartment" his sophomore
year. Although he and his roommate
tried to wash off the mold, Taylor said
he still telt continuously sick while liv
ing in the apartment.
"It was a never-ending cold, * he said.
According to a study done by the
New York City Department of Health,
mold can commonly cause allergic re
actions with symptoms ranging from
a runny nose or eye irritation to con
gestion and coughing.
University Health Center Director
Thomas Ryan said about 5 percent of
the population is allergic to mold and
might experience these symptoms. He
added that in more serious cases there
may be memory loss, headache or dif
ficulty concentrating, but there is no
proven causal link between the symp
toms and the mold.
Still said it is fairly easy for mold to
grow indoors, as long as there is mois
ture in the environment. Places where
mold can grow more easily include
leaks around a toilet seal, under wet
carpet, leaky plumbing in sinks or
showers and underneath kitchen sinks.
C. Eric Devin, co-chairman of OS
PI RG's Renters' Rights Campaign,
blames the mold problem on Eugene's
failure to institute a housing code.
"1 am outraged that these condi
tions exist anywhere in Oregon, espe
cially Eugene," Devin said. "However,
Eugene's lack of a housing code is a
major barrier in making sure that
housing standards are upheld."
Until a housing code is implement
ed, many students will bear the re
sponsibility of removing mold from
their residences.
The Environmental Protection
Agency Web site suggests people get rid
of mold with a cleaning detergent and
water mixture. Stih recommended bo
rax and water, and the Centers for Dis
ease Control and Prevention Web site
recommends mixing bleach with water.
The CDC Web site also advises peo
ple to keep the humidity level in a
house below 50 percent, use an air con
ditioner or dehumidifier during humid
months, use mold inhibitors that can
be added to paints and clean bath
rooms with mold-killing products.
For those not comfortable with
cleaning mold on their own, contrac
tors such as Healthy Living Spaces are
available. Contractors will also do ini
tial mold checks, Stih said.
For more information on mold, visit
the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov or
the EPA Web site at www.epa.gov.
Contact the crime/health/safety
reporter
at alishaughnessy@daiiyemerald.com.
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yearly budget of $800,000, which is
necessary for operating all of its services.
"It's a nice fundraising opportunity
for us," she said. "We're in need of all
the community support we can get."
Tremayne said that about half of
the budget comes from grants from
private organizations and communi
ty support. Grants have become in
creasingly competitive, she added, be
cause other non-profits are facing the
same government cuts as the HIV Al
liance. She said that last year employ
ees opted to take a cut in hours in
stead of cutting any services when the
organization was under-budgeted.
"We're trying to come up with cre
ative and new ways to raise money,"
she said, adding that the Duck Stop
donations are just the kind of help the
alliance is looking for.
Tips from the Duck Stop will help
pay for services such as first-aid supplies
and clean syringes for the Sana Needle
Exchange program, which aims to pre
vent the spread of the disease among
intravenous drug users. Other services
include financial assistance for families
with HIV-positive members.
Tremayne added that the fundraiser
is also a way to remind people, espe
cially students, of the importance of the
cause. She said that every 14 seconds, a
youth aged 15 to 24 contracts HIV.
"People have become complacent
about the disease," she said. "It's a huge
opportunity to increase awareness."
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
atchelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
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Vice President for Student Affairs
Anne I^eavitt said there is not currently
much connection between the class
room and residence halls, and the liv
ing and learning center will help to
bridge that gap.
"Faculty and students will have a
physical place to interact in a place
that's accessible to residence halls,"
she said, adding that faculty who
teach freshmen were especially inter
ested in the project.
She said the hall's central location
right at the heart of campus will be an
added advantage.
"All the halls around it will benefit
from its location," she said.
The University built its last new res
idence hall, Bean Complex, in 1963.
"We have to upgrade and modern
ize the facilities," Eyster said, adding
that there is no modern housing in
the central part of campus. "Stu
dents are different now then they
were 40 years ago."
He said he recognizes that
prospective students have a lot of
choices in where they choose to go
to school.
"I'm concerned that our existing
halls are so out-of-date that it will af
fect the University's ability to recruit
students," he said. The primary pop
ulation of the new hall would be
first-year students.
One of the key differences in the
new hall will be the size of the rooms.
While rooms in current halls are about
150 square feet, the new hall will
boast rooms of about 225 square feet.
"That's not extravagant, but it's
much nicer than what we have now,"
Eyster said.
Earl and Walton, the two com
plexes surrounding the site, are even
older than Bean. Eyster said that the
construction will be the first step in
making that quadrant of campus
more attractive. He said other halls
would eventually also be upgraded
and renovated.
"This is the first step for a long-term
process to renovate all our residence
halls," he said.
Some students welcome the idea of
a new residence hall, especially since
halls are their home away from home.
'There could definitely be some im
provements facility-wise," freshman
Brita Merkel said. She said that the halls
are comfortable now, but some alter
ations would only make them better.
"I'm excited about any changes that
could happen," she said.
Freshman Stephanie Nicholls said
while the rooms in the residence halls
are a bit small, they are livable and a
great place to make friends.
"I like the sense of community,"
she said.
Freshman Michelle Lothers
agreed, saying that everyone gets to
make new friends.
"I love them," she said." I like how
central it is (in relation) to my classes."
The living and learning center should
be open for business in fall 2006.
Contact the news editor
at ayishayahya@dailyemerald.com.