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Portland prepares for Bush, Kerry visits Friday Police and protesters both plan to step up their presence for the events AVIVA L. BRANDT ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PORTLAND — The presidential campaign is a marathon for candidates, who crisscross the country for months, trolling for votes. And providing security when Democrat John Kerry and President Bush both come to town on Friday isn't much different than handling the Port land Marathon, Portland Police Bureau spokesman Officer Greg Pashley said. "We will be handling this like any big event in town where there will be crowds," Pashley said. Pashley said the Police Bureau wasn't worried about being stretched too thin with both candi dates in town on the same day. He expected all of the city's nearly 1,000 police officers to be available for duty. "We just have to plan for all kinds of contingencies," Pashley said. "It depends what they do all day. If they're at private functions, it's different concerns than if it's public rallies. It just depends on their itinerary." Kerry's campaign announced Monday he would attend a morning rally at Portland's Wa terfront Park. A Bush spokeswoman said Mon day that Bush's itinerary would not be available until closer to Friday. When Bush and Kerry were both in Daven port, Iowa, last week, robbers struck at three banks, apparently expecting police to be too short-handed to follow up. Police had two sus pects in custody Monday. Pashley said a similar crime spree could hap pen in Portland on Friday, but police would be ready for whatever happened. "Anything's possible. They're blaming the bank robberies on the fact that the candidates were in town. I don't know if there's any corre lation," he said. As a swing state, Oregon has seen quite a bit of the candidates, and handling their visits is becoming old hat for Portland police, Pashley said. "These guys come to town often enough, we're getting used to it," he said. "This is a city that has a lot of major functions anyway. We just have to dig in our heels." Pashley said he could not estimate how much it would cost the city to provide security for the two candidates. When Bush visited Portland last August, the city spent $116,575 in police overtime costs, said Scott Farris, spokesman for Mayor Vera Katz. The preliminary estimate on Kerry's fund raising visit in May was $60,000, he said. The city has a policy of billing campaigns for fund-raising visits. The Bush/Cheney campaign "politely declined" to pay the bill after August 2003 visit and the city can't legally pursue it Farris said. "Some people thought we were flaky when we started this in 2002, but it's becoming a na tional concern," Farris said. "Lincoln, Nebras ka, sent bill to the Republican National Com mittee for a visit from Cheney. This is an issue that's getting a lot more attention from cities that are strapped for cash." Meanwhile, activists are starting to make plans for protests against both Bush and Kerry. The alternative media Web site www.port land.indymedia.org, a clearinghouse for such in formation, said plans were still coming together. The Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, which often organizes protests and rallies, also was still in the planning stages, said volunteer Will Seaman. The group plans a rally, "but not a protest," at the Kerry event to emphasize its message on the peace movement, Seaman said. A protest is in the works for the Bush event, but until the Bush campaign releases its itiner ary, nothing is definite, he said. Bush's last visit to Portland in August 2003 drew 3,500 mostly peaceful protesters. But a visit a year earlier resulted in police using tear gas and non lethal bullets to disperse demonstrators. Relatively few protesters turned out for Kerry's last visit to Portland in May. Aviva L. Brandt is a writer for the Associated Press. NEWS BRIEF Man faces charges in hit-and-run incident Twenty-one-year-old Jermaine Nel son was arrested Sunday and charged with three counts of first-degree at tempted assault, DUII and felony hit and-runafter an early morning inci dent at Club Tsunami. According to a Eugene Police De partment press release, at 2:04 a.m., Eugene police officers responded to re ports of a dispute at the club, located at 2222 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.. According to witnesses, a fight broke out on the club's dance floor and several people were injured. Bouncers escorted the involved par ties outside the club, where the fight broke out again. Nelson and several others alleged ly jumped into a gray 1993 Buick four-door vehicle and attempted to FUTURE continued from page 1 feet; the existing complex will see some 18,000 square feet of renovations. Zavala said allotting money for capital repairs construction is very important. "The budget will maintain and im prove existing facilities in great need of repair," she said. "If we don't ad dress these needs, some buildings may not be useable in the future." Zavala said that although the Uni versity isn't facing particularly grave construction concerns, Oregon State University does have buildings in dire need of repair. Acting OUS chancellor George Pemsteiner said in a press release Ore gon university campuses need $40 million a year in capital repair funds just to stay even. Without this money, the deferred maintenance will contin ue to back up and buildings will become run down. Ramey said Frohnmayer made the decision on construction needs, priori tizing projects by which have the great est need and are most beneficial to stu dents, also taking into account private fund raising. All five projects were par tially funded by gifts or grants. Zavala said the board used specific criteria when deciding which proj ects to include in the capital con struction budget. The board looked at whether the project were ad dressed in the University Master Plan, demonstrate need, support the board's priorities, provide cost sav ings and are University priorities. Ramey said the Board will submit its request for funding to Gov. Ted Kulon goski. Kulongoski and his staff will re view and possibly revise the budget and present the budget to the legislature. Ramey said the earliest that con struction would start is summer 2006. omiedrawhorn@dailyemerald.com LLC continued from page 1 East 15th Avenue in response to the Living Learning Center, the Universi ty is continuing with the expansion. "We decided even if it's not re quired we are increasing parking any way," Tepfer said. "We've been look ing at 15th Street for the Living Learning Center for a while." While parking is being redesigned with the center in mind, Tepfer said no new parking lots were being built to accommodate it. "We don't provide parking on a building-by-building basis," Tepfer said. "We do it by demand." Eyster said when the center is com plete, it will allow the University to de crease density in other residence halls by renting more rooms as singles. Also, the University will not use the center to drive enrollment, Eyster said. "There will be more students living on campus, not coming to campus," Eyster said. "Three-hundred and eighty-five more students living on campus translates to fewer cars." The University issues between 6,500 and 7,000 parking permits a year for its 3,300 spaces. Stamm said the dis crepancy between permits and spaces "rrhere will be more students living on campus, not coming to campus... Three-hundred and eighty-five more students living on campus translates to fewer cars. " — Mike Eyster University Housing Director is because of variations in student schedules. Some only come to campus during half of the week, others only in the mornings, for example. Eyster said DPS plans to limit the number of overnight permits issued to restrict the number of cars resi dence hall student bring to campus. Stamm said the Living Learning Center will not substantively add to the University's parking problems. "The University has long empha sized that if you live on campus, you don't need a car," said Stamm. The plan is for parking on East 15th Avenue to re-open Sept. 15, before students begin arriving for classes, Stamm said. benbrown@dailyemerald.com flee the parking lot, hitting several people and two parked vehicles. Three people were transported by ambulance, and one by a friend, to FUJICOLOR Ip B 0 C E 6 S 1 H G. I N c.l PHOTO SPECIALS Aug 9 - Aug 15 $f°° OFf PHOTO CD PACKAGE 24 exp. 35mm, 4x6 prints Standard Processing: $8.25 Premium Processing: $11.17 Color print film only. Please allow 2-3 working days. UOBookstore.com UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE r Sacred Heart Medical Center. 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