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WATER continued from page 1 us, so it's going to be fun." Maltz said the water flow decreased at about 3:05 p.m., when EWEB ar rived, but that even at a slower pace, the water was still flowing strong. "I'm a little worried about the cars; it looks like there's going to be damage to them," Maltz said. Karen Pavelec — an employee of the Maude Kerns Art Center, located at East 15th Avenue and Villard 011538 SPAGHETTI A garlic bread T Every Tuesday PIZZA 2506 Willakenzie 344-0998 Hade P/373 2673 Willamette 484-0996 27th and Willamette Street — stepped outside to go to her car and discovered the torrent of water rushing down the street in front of the building. "We have river-front property now; so we have Maude Kerns Art Center on the river," Pavelec said. As of 5 p.m. EWEB crews were still working to repair the broken pipe, and as of press time no estimates of the projected damage from the flooding were available. Steven R. Neuman is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Premier Travel • Airfare Specials! • Las Vegas - $176.00* Denver - $213.00* Miami - $285.00* Honolulu - $391.00* lax and Ices not included, restrictions apply. Subject to change without notice. Eurail Passes issued on-site!!! L-niail: tares@luv2travel.com —s ^Student Travel Expefts ^ 1011 Harlow 1747-0909 write for the Oregon Daily Emerald For more information about freelancing call 346-5511. A UO CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE SINCE 1974 a proud member of Unique Eugene 768 East l 3th 345-1651 525 Willamette 343-471 7 Erik R. Bishoff Online & Photo Editor Eugene Police Department liaison Sergeant Mark Montes watches over the intersection of East 13th Avenue and University Street after a gas main ruptured, prompting the response of University Fire Department employees Mike Thompson (top) and Greg Wiley. NEWS BRIEF Astronomical Society to gather for meteor shower Coming soon to a Northwest sky near you: the annual Perseid meteor shower, which will produce 40 to 60 meteors an hour for stargazers. The Eugene Astronomical Society plans a nighttime gathering Friday to watch the spectacle. Meteor showers, or shooting stars, are bits of meteor debris, in this case the Swift-Tuttle comet, which orbits the sun on a 130-year cycle. Earth passes through the orbit of comet debris once a year. At that time meteoroids — the technical term for space dust — burn as they hit our planet's atmosphere. The shower is named because the meteors seem to come from that par ticular constellation in the northeast corner of the sky. It runs from late July through late August. This year, NASA scientists say a rela tively new filament of dust, which blew off the comet more than 140 years ago, will drift across the Earth's orbit sometime Wednesday. The resulting surge of meteoroids will be most visible over Europe and Asia, as many as 200 per hour. Sky-watchers in the Northwest won't be so lucky, but there still should be plenty to see. A new moon means the night sky will be quite dark this week, making it easier to see shooting stars. And Jupiter's 12-year orbit has also brought it into contact with the meteoroids. "It throws the dust around a little," he said, which can mean more bits of rock and ice hitting our atmos phere, said Tracy Stephensen, the Eu gene society's board president. The highest meteor concentration can be seen late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, he said. Stephensen says stargazers should find a dark place on the outskirts of town. He said he plans to spend at least one night this week in a boat on Fern Ridge Lake, where city lights won't in terfere with the view. — Associated Press 1 .. .F— University Commons Apartments Call today to ask about our $100 off move-in special. For a limited time only. rurnisned 1,2, & 4 bedroom apartments with washer/dryer starting at $300. TONS of amenities— come take a tour today! - i 338-4000 universiTY COMMONS apartments 90 Commons Drive, Eugene, Or 97401 IREfiflN DAILY FMFRAIH
