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NEWS BRIEF EPD, City Councilors meet to discuss complaint registration process Members of the Eugene City Coun cil and Eugene Police Department held the first forum of its kind Wednesday in the EMU to discuss the EPD complaint registration process. "There have been ongoing com plaints about the process of register ing grievances for a long time," Eu gene City Councilor Bonny Bettman, who represents Ward 1, said. "The new police chief ... thought that it was necessary to make an effort to get input about important issues within the community and to make our selves more accessible to the public." Currently, when a complaint is re ceived by EPD, it goes through a process of information analysis before being passed to the Internal Affairs di vision. The Internal Affairs line super visor will then conduct an investiga tion to see if the complaint is valid. Eugene resident Randy Gicker said during the forum that his son was charged by EPD with two crimes he did not commit. He added that he was concerned about the actions EPD took against the officers involved with the charges. "... After a news agency released a videotape proving that my son did not commit the crime, we registered a complaint with the Eugene police," he said. "The bottom line is that the process of monitoring the Eugene po lice must not be left to Internal Affairs ... Cops don't let other cops go to jail. The process must be done by an out side agency." Several audience members expressed optimism about the relationship be tween EPD and the community. Eng lish major Scott Lu said holding forums is a step in the right direction. "I would like to give the new po lice chief the benefit of the doubt and assume that his heightened visi bility means that he is truly ready to address the grievances of the com munity," he said. "However, when I see Eugene police officers on cam pus, 1 am a little bit wary. It will take more time for me to truly believe that they have the best interests of the community in mind." More information about filing complaints with EPD can be found by calling 682-5668 or by visiting http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/police/lnt _Affairs/aic.htm. — Jeremy Berrington REDESIGN continued from page 1 more plaza-like feel and by limiting traffic (within) the area." The funding for the kiosk project came from the sale of engraved bricks that were sold during the University's 125th anniversary commemoration. Those bricks will be used as part of the pavement in the area around the kiosk. The School of Architecture and Allied Arts' Landscape Architecture Design/Build Studio class provided design - ideas, and the Department of Public Safety provided fund ing for the project, Steggell wrote. The design isn't complete yet, however. The Campus Planning Committee has met numerous times during the past couple of months to discuss the design, hear comments from the campus community and make nec essary changes. Minutes from the committee's May 3 meeting show that several public suggestions have now been recommended as changes to the design and construction of the kiosk area. The committee decided to research and consider op tions for internal kiosk lighting. The minutes state the committee wants to make sure the kiosk will not create a dark area leading to safety concerns. The committee also agreed to include trash cans and cig arette receptacles in the project to make sure service func tions are accommodated "but, do not detract from the overall design," the minutes state. They also discussed re locating newspaper and recycling bins. Stan Jones, associate professor of landscape architecture, has been heavily involved with the design concepts for the project. Jones is teaching the Landscape Architecture De sign/Build Studio, which is composed of students who have been working on the kiosk design since the course be gan spring term. Jones said the current kiosk was a part of a design/build studio class in the 1970s. Students in similar studios have completed various proj ects on campus, especially near the Eugene Millrace, he said. "It's nice that we're finally bringing these projects to the heart of campus," Jones said. He said this design/build studio group has been work ing on designs for the kiosk as well as construction draw ings. In addition, the students are working with the profes sional landscape architecture firm that has been hired to work on the project. "The students are learning an awful lot about realities of design and construction and how to work with real clients," Jones said, adding that the students also are learning how design can bring together people with dif ferent opinions. Jones said the students are getting great experience by seeing how the designs become real with actual supplies. In the summer, the same class will be offered and the stu dents will actually do hands-on work for the project, using jackhammers and pouring concrete, Jones said. Contact the crime/health/safety reporter at lisacatto@dailyemerald.com. GRIEVANCES continued from page 1 Cecil said the GTFF will focus primarily on the issue of under graduates grading other under graduates' work. "We especially question how that can be an appropriate educa tional opportunity for an under graduate," he said. In the math department, an un dergraduate teacher assistant's re sponsibilities include grading quizzes and holding office hours. They also conduct weekly discus sion sections in which they assist students with worksheets, admin ister quizzes formulated by the professor and answer questions about current material. However, Graduate School Asso ciate Dean Marian Friestad said that if an undergraduate's grading responsibilities are only a part of the student's classroom experience, it could be considered an educa tional experience. "Taken holistically, I think it is an educational experience," she said. Former teacher assistant and math major Eric Boyd said he be lieves the job has tremendous edu cational value. "I'm considering becoming a teacher," he said. "It makes me un derstand the math I'm teaching better." But there are some undergradu ate employees who lack classroom experience and whose responsibil ities are limited to grading other undergraduate work. Friestad said she'd object to such a scenario if the grading fell under the guise of "clerical work." "1 think that it's hard to say that clerical work itself should be con sidered an 'appropriate education al opportunity,'" she said. However, general sciences major Leslie Kimes said she enjoys her position as a grader for a statistics class in the math department, and even finds it to have educational value. "It gives me a chance to keep up with my statistics," she said. "It's one of the ways for me to stay in volved in math." Kimes' responsibilities, however, go far beyond rote clerical work. Kimes grades homework, and be fore she even starts she must look through the problems to get the gist of the assignment. She then chooses which problems best rep resent the assignment and thor oughly examines five of the prob lems on a student's homework. If there is a flaw in the student's work, she makes notes and correc tions. The entire process takes her about seven hours a week. Regardless of the students' en joyment of their undergraduate employment, Cecil said the GTFF is concerned that such practices not only deprive GTFs of employ ment but are unfair to undergrad uates as well. 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