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COMMONS
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EPD officers also received a report of
several shots fired at the University
Commons on March 23 at 12:22 a.m.
Delf said that officers arrived at the
scene one minute later and found
more than a dozen spent 40-caliber
bullet casings in apartment 27 of
building C.
Delf added that officers believed
the tenants had been partying when
the shots were fired, but had departed
prior to the officers' arrival.
EPD has no suspects and does not
know if anyone was injured during
the incident, Delf said.
In addition to these two incidents,
several other events took place at the
University Commons during the break.
EPD made at least three arrests at the
complex and received one report of a
dispute. EPD also received reports of
three burglaries and one suicidal person.
Although Gilfoy refused to com
ment, he told TTie Register-Guard on
March 26 that
he is beefing up
security at the
complex by sta
tioning officers
seven nights a
week. He also
said that he has
taken steps to
evict the tenant
living in the
apartment
where the shots
were fired be
cause violent in
cidents had occurred at that
apartment in the past.
According to the police call log, a
young man was stabbed in that same
apartment on Dec. 17,2003. Delf said
Phillip Alan Stiggins, 20, was arrested
for first degree assault for the stabbing.
A representative of the Lane County
Circuit Court said Stiggins was con
victed on one count of third degree as
sault on Feb. 6 and received a sen
tence of 18 months in jail, two years
of probation and fines.
Delf said that a certain "element"
seems to be moving into the complex
and is involved in a more serious level
of crime.
"It used to be that we looked at (the
University Commons) as a place
where students live," she said. "It's not
just students anymore."
She added that "not all of the prob
lems may be coming from students,"
but said that they do cause their share
of problems.
Delf said anyone with information
regarding the stabbing or shots fired
should call EPD at 682-5111.
Contact tire crime/health/safety
reporter at lisacatto@dailyemerald.com.
BUSINESS
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2003. Miller said opening the store
wasn't a difficult process because of
her previous business experience.
"Having the experience in manag
ing The Paper Garden and working
for the greatest boss in the world real
ly encouraged me to pursue my own
interests," Miller said. "She always en
couraged us to be creative, and she
was just the most supportive and pos
itive person."
Miller helped owner Judy Murphy
manage the store for several years.
"She was pretty much absent from
the store for a good year and a half,"
Miller said. "I had full reign, and she
trusted me entirely with her business."
Mathews also found a mentor in
another female business owner. Dur
ing the past few years, she worked
with Meera Willis at a shoe store
called Miss Meers.
"1 started working on my business
plan in March of last year," Mathews
said. "I had been working at Miss
Meers and I just saw a niche in the
market that needed to be filled and
(Willis) encouraged me. She's a great
mentor."
Originally, Mathews was going to
open her business alone, but when
she was introduced to Bridges, the
two realized they were both attempt
ing to open the same type of store.
Mathews was an advertising major at
the University, and Bridges studied
multimedia graphic design at The
Portland Art Institute.
"I can't say being a business major is
an advantage or disadvantage," Math
ews said. "No matter what your major
is, the next step is going to be new, and
you're going to be learning from it."
Dagua Web owns Deluxe, a men
and women's vintage fashion store
that opened in April 2003 and has
gained a "strong following" of cus
tomers, Web said.
Web said she found a gap between
age and business technique.
"People kept telling me to try these
business plans, which I felt were really
old-fashioned and complex," Web
said. "I didn't need some complex
business plan — 1 had a straight-for
ward idea about what I wanted to do.
People would tell me that I couldn't
do what I was doing without doing
market research first, but I really did
n't need that, I knew Eugene."
Mathews said she and Bridges have
received a large amount of support.
"In this day and age it's not such a
shock to see women owning busi- „
nesses anymore; I think we've gotten
a little bit braver," Bridges said. "Hav
ing a dream and realizing it can hap
pen is pretty amazing."
Bridges and Mathews said they are
optimistic and ambitious about the
future of their business, which is lo
cated at 295 E. Fifth Ave.
"We want to open another store in six
months to a year," Bridges said. "Possi
bly continuing that trend and opening
up a small chain of these stores. *
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