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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 59 SEEING DOUBLE Ethan Firpo (foreground) and his identical twin Andrew Firpo are split by the Civil War. Ethan attends the University while Andrew goes to Oregon State University. Despite not 1 being big football fans, the two still engage in small battles about the schools. Courtesy Sibling rivalry Alliances are forgotten when the Civil War sets siblings' schools against each other By Jared Paben News Reporter The American Civil War divided families at their heart, often pitting fathers against sons and brothers against brothers. It was a battle in which winner takes all. This weekend's Civil War game between the Ducks and the Beavers will do the same to identical twin brothers Ethan and Andrew Fir po. Ethan is a student at the University of Ore gon; Andrew attends Oregon State University. Ethan and Andrew may attend rival schools slated to battle, but they're not big football fans. A rivalry on the field doesn't translate to a rivalry in the family. At least not too much. "(Andrew) does have this crazy idea that OSU is going to beat UO in the Civil War game," Ethan said. "Which I don't think is go ing to happen at all." Ethan said he realizes the Ducks fell off midway though the season after a strong start, but he believes the Ducks will come out on top because of the history of the winning home team. "I think we tend to be a late-season team, so I think we can come through," he said. "I'm still confident that the UO will kick the pants offofOSU." Turn to CIVIL WAR, page 3 Increased costs spur awareness campaign The ASUO and OSA campaign features information and tips on coping with tuition hikes By Chelsea Duncan News Reporter Many students will have to cope with yet another tuition increase next term, and the ASUO has launched a new campaign to inform students and to offer tips on how to deal with the additional winter term expenses. For the past few weeks, ASUO and Ore gon Student Association representatives have been visiting classes to speak with students about the increases as well as "to get students voting on these issues they are affected by," OSA Campus Organizer Courtney Right said. "We wanted to get the information out to students before they register," Might said, adding that there was no attempt by the administration to inform students about the increases. "They're not going to know what's coming," she said. After the Oregon State Board of Higher Education planned the tuition increase this summer, the ASUO and the OSA lob bied to delay the increases, originally set for fall term, until winter term 2004 to ed ucate students. Next term, resident stu dents will pay an extra $20 charge per credit from 14 to 16 credits. Non-residents will pay a $60 charge per credit from 14 to 16 credits. Junior Missy Columbo said she would have to save up this term or else take out more loans and ask her parents for a little extra cash. "I'm saving a lot of my money from this term in order to pay for it," she said, Turn to TUITION, page 4 Fairmount residents scrutinize city’s development plan Parking remains a primary issue for the city's new 20-year plan for East Campus development By A. Sho Ikeda Senior News Reporter University officials and residents of the Fair mount Neighborhood presented their opin ions concerning University development in the East Campus area during a public hearing held by the Eugene Planning Commission at City Hall on Tuesday night. The University recently completed an 18 month process to update its East Campus De velopment Policy, a 20-year development plan that suggests many changes to the area. Uni versity officials are seeking land-use approvals from the city that are necessary to develop University-owned property in the neighbor hood. The necessary land-use approvals in clude amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, which guides the overall development of the Eugene area. The University's proposed amendments af fect 29.7 acres of the 35-acre East Campus area and, if approved, future development in the neighborhood may include the construction of new student housing and other University structures. However, more buildings will probably bring additional traffic and parking to the area, a scenario that many neighborhood resi dents worry about. Fairmount Neighborhood Association member Steve Gab said the neighborhood as sociation is mostly in support of the Universi ty's proposal, but also wants the University to concentrate on certain issues. Gab said the association would like to see the University improve existing parking con ditions and pay more attention to the future impact the University might have on parking in the neighborhood. He said the University should also try to cooperate with the city of Eugene in order to mitigate the traffic impact that more University buildings would have on the area. Christina I lolzapfel, a resident of the Fair mount Neighborhood, said that the University provided "inadequate" on-site parking for University buildings along Agate Street. She added that parking meters installed along Agate Street and East 15th Avenue and a two hour limit on parking along streets have pushed parking into residential areas. "Our local residential streets have turned into little more than cruising lanes for com muters who need parking spots," she said. University Vice President for Administration Dan Williams said he wanted to address the"understandable anxiety" that some residents Turn to MEETING, page 3 WEATHER INSIDE NEXT ISSUE LOW 36 HIGH 50 Campus buzz. Classifieds. Commentary. ,3 Crossword.... .7 Crime watch .2 Sports. 7 3 .5 A contemporary music and film show comes to the University
