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House said he had his lawyer, David C.
Force, respond within two days of receiv
ing the written notice with his intent to
appeal. House said the letter from Grier
is proof that the University violated his
civil rights.
House also said he contacted Hicks in
an effort to get a copy of the report used
to issue the trespass notice. Hicks told
him he would deliver House's request
personally, House said. Seven weeks later
a copy of the report had still not arrived
and when he contacted department of
public safety dispatcher Nancy Bowen
she said it was the first she had ever heard
of the request, House said.
House has requested a letter of explana
tion about why it took so long to get a
copy of the DPS report; at present, no an
swer has been forthcoming, House said.
"They're daring me to sue them,"
he said.
House said he met Hastie, assistant di
rector for fitness programs at the Universi
ty's Physical Activity and Recreation Ser
vices, on an online personals site called
Please see LAWSUIT, page 4
RESIDENTIAL LEARNING
r
Building
a community
Construction will begin this month
An artist's rendering
shows the plaza at
the northwest corner
of the planned Living
Learning Center,
University Housing’s
new building that will
combine living
spaces and
classrooms. The
building is slated to
open in fall 2006.
BEN BROWN
NEWS REPORTER
Students may want to start bringing dust
masks and ear plugs to campus along with
their books because preparations are com
plete and the University is about to break ground
on University Housing's first new building in
more than 30 years: the Living Learning Center.
The LLC will be a pair of U-shaped, four-sto
ry buildings occupying a site between the Wal
ton and Earl complexes near East 15 th Avenue.
Until recently, the site was home to the Univer
sity tennis courts.
The 120,000 square-foot building will combine
a 399-bed residence hall with performance spaces,
faculty offices and a cafe. The building will also
house three classrooms: a 185-seat lecture hall and
two smaller 25 to 40- seat classrooms.
PARTI OF 4
Today: University Housing prepares to break ground on LLC
Thursday: Removal of tennis courts causes problems for University
August 10: LLC construction decreases already sparce parking
August 12: Feedback about LLC's combined academics and living
University Housing raised the $27 million
needed for the project by selling 30-year bonds.
University Housing fell short of the $30 million
needed to build the 200,000 square foot, 425
bed complex originally planned and downsized
the project to its current specifications.
Mike Eyster, director of University Housing
and a Campus Planning Committee member,
said that the goals of the LLC are threefold: to re
solve problems with existing residence halls, to
address the current growth of enrollment, and to
provide for the collaboration of the academic
and residential experience.
"We have this system where you sleep in a box,
you get up, you go to class, and then you go back
to your box," CFC Planning Associate Fred Tepfer
said. "We're trying to blend those two activities."
Director of Facilities Housing Nancy Wright
said this project is important if the University is
to maintain a residential feel and continue to at
tract new students. The LLC will be the first new
on-campus housing built since the 1960s.
"(The residence halls) were built for a different
student at a different time," Wright said.
The existing halls are well-maintained, Wright
Please see LLC, page 3
New EMU employees bring
enthusiasm to campus
The Erb Memorial Union hires
a business manager and
Cultural Forum staffer
OMIE DRAWHORN
NEWS REPORTER
Summer time is supposed to be relaxing, but at
the University, summer is a time to prepare for the
fall. All around campus, construction workers are
building, professors are fine-tuning courses and de
partments are hiring and training new employees.
Two new faces have joined the EMU staff in the
past month: Business Manager Jean Sun and Cul
tural Forum Program Coordinator Darrel Kau.
Both Sun and Kau graduated from the Universi
ty. Sun earned a bachelor's degree in accounting
and Kau a bachelor's degree in music education
and a masters in arts and administration.
As Cultural Forum program coordinator, Kau
Darrel Kau
Cultural Forum
staff member
Jean Sun
EMU Business
Manager
oversees 10 to 11 different areas, including visual
and performing arts, contemporary issues, region
al and national music and film and video pro
gramming. He helps coordinators develop skills
in event planning and budgeting, marketing, fund
Please see EMU, page 3
NEWS BRIEF
GTFF organizes4 Empty
Campus Day' Wednesday
In what it calls a show of solidarity be
fore entering arbitration with the Univer
sity, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Fed
eration (GTFF) will hold Empty Campus
Day Wednesday.
GTFs will hold their classes at off-cam
pus locations, including Lane Community
College, where classrooms have already
been reserved.
"We want the undergrads to understand
that we're not trying to hurt them," GTFF
President Eric Lindgren said.
The GTFF encourages students who do
not have class with a GTF not to come to
campus Wednesday. They are also encour
aging faculty to take the day off.
While the administration has not had
any direct communication with the GTFF
about Empty Campus Day, it is preparing
to help students deal with issues that may
arise from being unable to attend relocat
ed classes, Vice President for Research and
Graduate Studies Richard Linton said.
— Ben Brown