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IN BRIEF State starts largest public works project in 40 years KLAMATH FALLS — Several bridges along Highway 97 in Kla math County are going to be re placed or repaired this winter as part of the state’s largest public works project since the construction of Interstate 5 in the 1960s. The work will get the highway ready to take motorists seeking to avoid delays along Interstate 5. Work on the interstate bridges should start within in one year. r More than 350 cracked bridges will be repaired or replaced during the $1.7 billion, decade-long project. University brings in record total in research funding Researchers at the University brought in a record $90.2 million in contracts, grants and competitive funding in the 2003-04 school year, according to figures released Monday. The total was up 16 percent over the previous year, and represented a 56-percent jump in just three years. More than 85 percent of the re search support came directly or indirectly from federal agencies, according to a news release from the University. One-third of the grants came from the Education Depart ment, 32 percent from Health and Human Services and 16 percent from the National Science Foundation. Training grants and research fel lowships for students and faculty made up $5.6 million of the total, while awards from foundations to taled $3.5 million. Projects that received funding in clude $601,547 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for Professor Ju dith Hibbard to test plans for more consumer-driven healthcare systems. — The Associated Press Emerald Laundromat Always Clean 165 E. 1 7th (Behind Safeway And Hirons) Open 7am-1 1pm Daily Your planet thanks you for using our machines—the most eco-friendly ever made! Our exceptional equipment gives you: faster wash/dry! • cleaner clothes! • more clothes per load—fewer $$$! • more fun— TV & Free WiFi! All of our machines are front loader machines with 18-50 lb. capacity! oct* 9 FREE WASH! OCt* 23 FREE DRY! (1 per family, please) r Riots: Mass party breakups might fuel mob mentality Continued from page 1 irrational, could lead to riots. Students also said simultaneously breaking up multiple parties could lead to mob mentality that produces violent situations, according to the study; University senior Jessica Mauer, who was at a 2002 riot at East 14th Avenue and Ferry Street that led to 37 arrests, said police could have better controlled the three-hour riot. ‘‘The cops came and left to get their riot gear because it was so out of control,” Mauer said. “They prob ably could have stopped it when it was small, but they were gone a good hour. People were calling each other ofi their phones, then someone decided to light a street sign on fire, and everyone went haywire. ” The Eugene Police Department, along with the Oregon Liquor Con trol Commission, partnered with sev eral University departments to gath er research. EPD Police Planner Linda Phelps said the department uses prevention strategies when time allows, such as checking in on West University neigh borhood residents who register kegs and informing them about party-con trol options and consequences of dis orderly conduct. However, the city’s party patrol relies on a “special re sponse fee ordinance,” which forces residents cited for disorderly parties to repay the city for a second police re sponse to an address within 90 days. Phelps said that may not be working. “There are ways for people to get around the system,” Phelps said. “If you call in to say your party is out of control, and you don’t have to pay the special-response fee, then you don’t have that higher level of accountability. ” Blake Jones said recent riots have occurred for different reasons than those in the past. 1 “When I first got here 10 years ago, problematic parties could be traced to those with tons of fliers,” Blake Jones said. “Now it’s word of mouth and phones that cause students to swarm around each other.” In addition to problems with police response, alcohol plays a primary role in parties that escalate to violence, ac cording to Blake Jones. Of more than 2,000 keg gallons registered during Oc tober 2003, nearly half were consumed in the West University neighborhood, according to OLCC data. While police intervention is often necessary, officers should address sit uations that involve alcohol different ly, University junior Jessica Ecken road said. “People get belligerent and stupid when they’re drunk,” Eckenroad said. “Police need to understand when peo ple are drunk, they can’t deal with them like they’re sober. They should compromise more than demand, be cause people are more likely to resist demands when they’re drunk.” With alcohol a primary factor in ri ots, Eyster said many of the survey re sults regarding substance use are posi tive. In comparison with the overall results from the 12 schools in the study, University students reported paying for keg cups less often, paying less for them and going to clubs and bars less frequently. While the study didn’t generate a pattern for when parties turn into riots, Blake Jones said the data can help future efforts for prevention. “Proactive prevention will make a positive difference to many students,” she said. “It helps to educate about party-control options. So talk to your neighbors before you throw a party, talk to cops if you need help. Not all parties will be problematic.” karahansen@dailyemerald.com New P ace? Some to Cost FluS World Marfet for incredible Saving^ on everything, you need to Sfiff up your Space. from essentials life chairs, desks and bookcases to funky decoration^ candles, posters and much moref Cost FluS World Market is your headquarters for back, to School cool. Pont be latel This offer ends September JO. * Koyce Chap *12*3 - feShelves, Set of 2, • Shag. FvgS, - Porm Storage SaSfets, *1 - <lChat Noir" Foster, Hf • Slack. Foster Framet *29" Check ou NiiapiS Fairy1 Tre-e-, *12-9 World Market. 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