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By Aron Glatzer • Freelanc
Unpaved alleys, chipped
and peeling paint, and
blaring music. The area
between East 14th and 16 th av
enues and Hilyard Street is
filled with these things. Be
cause of its proximity to cam
pus, housing in this neighbor
hood is filled mostly with
student tenants.
Because it is a three-to-five
block walk from the UO Book
store, part of the attraction of
living in the area is that stu
dents can sleep in and leave for
class at the last possible
minute, senior and area tenant
ThinhTran said.
Of the more than 800 existing
housing units in the area, less
than 10 are owned by the resi
dents who occupy them. More
than 80 percent are rented, ac
cording to the 2000 Census.
Hilyard Street is lively and a
place of changing residents.
With housing situations chang
ing year-to-year, tenants are not
interested in remodeling hous
es, Tran said.
According to the 2000 Cen
sus, 34 families lived in the
area. The noise caused by stu
dents and traffic on Hilyard
Street is a major reason why
families can't reside in the area,
Tran said.
"Students stay up late, * Tran
said.
Of the neighborhood's ap
proximate 1,200 residents, Gus
Sackos, 21, fits the average
neighborhood age of 21.6 years
old — nearly 12 years younger
than the city's 33.
Sackos lives on Hilyard
Street in what is known by
neighbors simply as the
"garbage house" for the num
ber of beer cans on the front
porch. Most mornings, this
landmark serves as an example
of some of the types of resi
dences found in the area.
"Some of the frequent visi
tors are strange men wearing
various outfits and costumes,
wandering around the wee
hours of the morning, pushing
shopping carts," Sackos said.
"Although these guys are often
very friendly, they have a ten
dency to make our front couch
es their home, which is com
pletely unacceptable code for
the 'garbage house.'"
Senior Shane Morrison lives
above Sackos in the house.
"Each journey up to my
house is like a game of Russian
roulette, never knowing
whether the story is going to
Goins the
distance
When moving overseas, students adjust to a new
culture and housing situation, and when packing,
less is more
By Noe Baker • Freelance Reporter
Whether it is for only a
few weeks or as long
as a year, some stu
dents take the opportunity to
study overseas. Last year at
the University, about 800 stu
dents studied abroad, and 15
percent of the University's stu
dents will study overseas be
fore graduation, according to
statistics from the Overseas
Study Program.
One of these students was
international studies major
Erin Blanton, who traveled to
Poitiers, France, for 10 months.
Blanton lived with a host
family for three months before
getting an apartment on her
own. She said she had to make
adjustments and adapt to a dif
ferent way of life.
"One of the biggest chal
lenges of moving abroad is
dealing with a different cul
ture, " she said. "You have to get
used to transportation, food, a
landlord, host family, etc.
You're basically just finding a
routine for living abroad."
Blanton discovered life in a
new country was not every
thing she imagined it to be.
"Not everything will be per
fect," she said. "If you expect
that, you'll be disappointed.
But if you expect some glitch
es, it will work out and be bet
ter than you expected."
Cari Vanderkar, an Overseas
Study Program coordinator for
Europe, Asia and the Middle
East, agrees that it is important
to go into the experience with
an open mind.
"It's important for students
to know that they should be
informed, respectful and
open-minded while in a for
eign country," Vanderkar said.
All students studying abroad
through the University must
participate in the general ori
entation procedure sponsored
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said. "However, there is noth
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The only store in this area is
the Hilyard Street Market — lo
cated on the corner of East *
17th Avenue and Hilyard Street <
— which consists of beer, can- \
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rants are located within walk- r
ing distance.
Aron Glatzer is a freelance
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