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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Friday, January 30, 2004 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 89 Taylor’s, EPD defend bar’s reputation Chuck Hare, owner of Taylor’s Bar and Grill, says defending the reputation of his establishment is ‘frustrating’ By Jared Paben Senior News Reporter Eugene police arrested former University football player Junior Siavii for assault in the early morning of Jan. 9, making him the third high-profile University student to be arrest ed or cited for assault following incidents at Tay lor's Bar and Grill in the past eight months. Siavii's arrest — along with the citations issued to former football player Keith Lewis in May 2003 for punching a track athlete and to ASUO Vice President Eddy Morales in September 2003 for allegedly assaulting a female student — has prompted questions about the frequency of vio lence at the popular night spot in the University area, which is located at 894 E. 13th Ave. According to Eugene Police Department re pons, police recorded a total of 16 calls for fights or assaults at Taylor's in 2002 and 2003, with a total of five for non-physical disputes and four for disorderly individuals. In contrast, Rennie's Landing, another popular bar at 1214 Kincaid St., recorded only two calls for fights, three for non-physical disputes and three for disorderly individuals in the same time period. _ Taylor's owner Chuck Hare said fights are un common at his bar, but they draw attention be cause Taylor's attracts well-known members of the campus community. "It's just been kind of unfortunate that the last couple of things we've had involved high-profile people," Hare said. "I can tell you that every other bar in town has more problems than we have." EPD spokeswoman Pam Olshanski said Turn to TAYLOR’S, page 6 m. ww Lauren Wimer Photographer Taylor's Bar and Grill, located at 894 E. 13th Ave„ recorded 16 calls for fights or assaults in 2002 and 2003. OSPIRG’s study dubs textbooks ‘rip-offs’ On Thursday, OSPIRG held a press conference detailing the results of a survey conducted in both Oregon and California By Chelsea Duncan News Reporter Student activist group OSPIRG report ed that its recent survey of textbook prices shows that coursebooks are a "rip-off" at a press conference at the University Book store on Thursday. The Oregon Student Public Interest Re search Group, along with the OSPIRG Foundation and the California Public In terest Research Group, conducted the sur vey, titled "Rip-Off 101: How the Current Practices of the Textbook Industry Drive up the Cost of College Textbooks." "Our findings confirm what every stu dent already knows," OSPIRG Affordable Textbooks Campaign Coordinator Arista Hickman told a crowd of about 25 stu dents and community members. "The bottom line is this: Textbook publishers are ripping off students." The survey examined the most widely used textbooks during fall 2003 at 10 pub lic colleges and universities in California and Oregon. About 500 students were sur veyed at the University, and 287 students were surveyed at Lane Community Col lege. A total of 156 faculty members were surveyed in both states. Because OSPIRG submitted the final student numbers too late, they were not included in the published results, OS PIRG Campus Organizer Kit Douglas said. According to an OSPIRG press Turn to OSPIRG, page 4 College Republicans and Democrats take sides in debate Ranging in issues from Measure 30 to same-sex marriage, Thursday's debate of the College Republicans and Democrats remained civil By Chuck Slothower News Reporter University College Democrats and College Re publicans met for a bit of verbal sparring Thursday night, debating the merits of Measure 30, gay mar riage and immigration before a small crowd of stu dents and community members. College Democrats co-Chairman Randy Derrick wasted no time supporting Measure 30 as a savior of necessary public services. "Measure 30 may not be the measure we all hoped for, but it is the measure that will make sense," Der rick said. College Republican Laura Jenkins said Measure 30 would harm Oregon's economy and relieve state legislators of their responsibility to run a lean, effi cient government. "Clearly, with all this waste and an economy in recession, Oregon should not be raising taxes," she said. "That's (the Legislature's) job, to stay within the budget and not raise taxes and take the easy way out." But Derrick disputed that state government is wasteful. "The waste has already been cut," Derrick said. "The easy cuts have been made. The next round of cuts are really going to hurt." Turn to DEBATE, page 6 (Left to right) College Democrats Brady Miller and James VanderZanden wait while College Republican Jarrett White makes his point during Thursday’s debate between the two groups in the EMU Ben Linder room. Tim Bobosky Photographer WEATHER INSIDE Campus buzz.6 Crossword.11 Classifieds.11 News Briefs.12 Commentary.2 Sports.7 NEXT ISSUE The Siskiyous post-fire: Now what?
