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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 54 COME AND GET ‘EM! Tim Bobosky Photographer Sophomore chemistry major Jeff Jentzsch (left) was one of the lucky students to get a Civil War game ticket at the EMU Ticket Office on Thursday before all 6,100 were gone by 4 p.m. Tickets for the Nov. 22 game were also available at Autzen Stadium. International numbers drop for fall 2003 The University saw a decreased number of international students this term due in part to post-Sept. 11 regulations of the visa process By Chuck Slothower News Reporter The number of international students attending the University in fall 2003 dropped by almost ten percent from last year. The University has 1,272 international students this fall, down from 1,400 in fall 2002, according the Office of the Registrar's Web site. The geographic diversity of the international student body has increased, however, with students hailing from 86 dif ferent countries this year. The figure is up from 78 last year. The drop in international student enrollment at the University is symbolic of a nationwide slump in the number of internation al students as the United States fights the war on terrorism. Since Sept. 11, international students have been subject to new regula tions aimed at keeping better track of them. Ginny Stark, director of International Student and School Ser vices, said the new regulations have affected potential interna tional students. "More important is the perception of the difficulty of not only obtaining visas but stricter immigration regulations that govern a student's stay in the U.S.," Stark said, adding that competition from universities in other English-speaking countries has in Turn to DECREASE, page 8 Plans for arena concern South University residents Residents of the area are concerned about the new arena's potential impact on parking, traffic and history By A. Sho Ikeda Senior News Reporter When University President Dave Frohnmayer made an Oct. 4 an nouncement that Howe Field would be the site of the new University bas ketball arena, residents of the South University neighborhood responded with mixed opinions. They did, however, know one thing for sure: The arena would have a significant impact on their homes. Now, the South University Neigh borhood Association is trying to as sess the impact a new arena will have on the neighborhood. Howe Field is on the corner of University Street and East 18th Avenue, next to McArthur Court. Peg Peters, president of the South University Neighborhood Associa tion and long-time resident of the area, explained that parking, traffic congestion and the outer appear ance of the arena are the major is sues residents have raised. Ev«ry winter, South University res idents have had to deal with the traf fic and parking issues that re-emerge whenever basketball fever hits McArthur Court, the current home of Oregon basketball. "Parking is the big challenge," Pe ters said. "We're concerned about the parking structure that is going to be built." She added that some residents are afraid of a parking structure "clutter ing up open space." Peters, who earned a master's de gree in health education from the University and is a retired public health nurse, said she has resided in the neighborhood for about 38 years. She said she and her husband regularly attend University basket ball games, but even as Duck fans they have concerns about the pro posed arena. Peters said the members of the neighborhood association think that the University is rushing to build the new arena, and some resi dents hope officials will take more time to plan and prepare before con struction begins. University officials say that con struction will start no later than July "It's just really a nice area and you're going to plop something down that might be a monstrosity. I hope that they choose a contextual design approach and consider what's around (the arena) when they build it so that itjust fits in." Mary Ellen Rodgers South University area resident 2004, with the arena expected to be operational by fall 2006. "A lot of people thought, 'Why the big hurry? This is a long term proj ect, why the rush?'" Peters said. Mary Ellen Rodgers, a South Uni versity resident of five years and a neighborhood association board member, said she is concerned about the impact the arena might have on the historic significance of the surrounding area. Mac Court and Pioneer Cemetery are among the historic sites that would be close to the new arena. "(The proposed arena) is great, but we're concerned that the Univer sity staff hasn't thought through the repercussions of having a major sports arena put on that corner," Rodgers said. Rodgers, who has a master's de gree in historic preservation from the University, said she is concerned about the arena's design and whether it will fit in with surround ing buildings and other structures. "It's just really a nice area and you're going to plop something down that might be a monstrosity," Rodgers said. "1 hope that they choose a contextual design ap proach and consider what's around (the arena) when they build it so that it just fits in." Some South University residents feel the arena will be a welcome ad dition to campus, however. "I think that the University is for tunate to be in the position to con sider a new arena," said fody Miller, a member of University Vice Presi dent Dan Williams' advisory board for the new arena. "The University has done a very good job with its new buildings in the last 10 years, like the science buildings and the law school." Miller, who lives about two and a half blocks from where the pro posed arena will be built, said her home is "completely affected" by traffic and parking during and after events at Mac Court. She said the level of traffic and parking in the neighborhood will probably remain the same or de crease after the new arena is built. "I think that there is a strong pos sibility that parking (on the street) will be decreased because a (park ing) garage would benefit the cam pus and arena and decrease traffic in the neighborhood," Miller said. Peters said she would like to see more communication between the South University neighborhood and the school regarding the arena. "1 realize that it's no one's busi ness but the University's, but we are all part of this community," she said. Contact the city/state politics reporter at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com. WEATHER INSIDE NEXT ISSUE Campus buzz.4 Classifieds.7 Commentary.2 Crossword.7 Nation & World.3 Sports.5 Vinyl: an instrumental mix of funk, reggae and Latin
