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Since 1900 \ Volume 106, Issue 30 | Thursday, October 7, 2004
Ex-student
sentenced
for library
bomb call
James Evangelista receives
20 days in jail after pleading
guilty to calling in a threat
BY JARED PABEN
NEWS EDITOR
The former University graduate student
who called in a bomb threat to the Knight Li
brary in February was sentenced to 20 days
in jail and 36 months probation Wednesday.
Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lyle
Velure said James Gregory Evangelista could
serve his jail time on the sheriff’s road crew,
if desired, but Evangelista must complete
and provide proof of mental-health treat
ment. Also, Evangelista is ordered to have
no contact with the receptionist who an
swered the bomb-threat call and can’t enter
the library without University permission.
The sentence mirrors a plea bargain
reached between Evangelista and the district
attorney’s office, in which Evangelista pled
guilty to disorderly conduct, while avoiding
charges of harassment and menacing.
At the sentencing hearing Wednesday,
Evangelista told Velure he was sorry for
what he’d done.
“I’m very embarrassed by this,” Evange
lista said. “I’m very sorry to all the people
my actions may have offended.”
Evangelista’s attorney, Bill Kent, told the
court his client is strained by personal is
sues and the bomb threat was “quite an
aberration in his life.” Evangelista has al
ready been through the University discipli
nary process and is close to finishing his
master’s degree, Kent said.
Evangelista, who was studying special
education, is not enrolled for fall term. He
last attended the University at the end of
winter term 2004.
Evangelista called a bomb threat to the -
Knight Library on Feb. 25, forcing the hour
long closure and evacuation of hundreds of
library patrons from the building. According
to the district attorney’s office, Evangelista
called Knight Library receptionist Jeanette
Lochbaum and, faking a middle-eastern ac
cent and giving a false name, told her he
placed a bomb in the building to protest
President Bush’s administration.
Eugene police traced the call to a pay phone
in the University Bookstore and pulled surveil
lance-video footage showing Evangelista on
the phone at the time of the call.
An EPD investigation immediately follow
ing Evangelista’s arrest revealed that he
called in the bomb threat to cancel class be
cause he hadn’t done his homework.
However, in an e-mail to the Emerald,
Evangelista wrote that the phone call was
“certainly not a homework issue” and that
his “prolonged abuse of ephedra” con
tributed to his decision to make the call.
“The tragic consequences of losing grasp
on my reality due to the build up (sic) of this
drug in my system and my poor judgement
(sic) and choice making (sic) are only now
unfolding for me,” Evangelista wrote.
jaredpaben@dailyemerald. com
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^4 feast for the
senses
Just up the street from the intersection of 13th and Kincaid,
students and other community members shop the ASUO Street
Faire. The Street Faire will continue until Friday on the pedestrian
portion of 13th Avenue. Business majors Devin Fashana, left, and
Matt Moffenbeir discuss a location in their apartment to hang their
selection. Above, five-year-old Rosemary Williams dances in the
EMU Amphitheater to music from the KWVA booth after a Wednes
day afternoon rain. Rosemary's mother, Holly Knight, was working
in the Moms who Oppose Bush booth nearby. Below, senior
Spanish and psychology major Meagan Shaw and five-year
Bangkok Grill employee Ryan Dwyer grill phad tai on Wednesday.
For more Street Faire photos, visit www.dailyemerald.com.
Photographs by Erik R. Bishoff
Residence halls
VS
off-campus housing
Residence halls deliver a built-in support community to students, but
opportunities to explore Eugene abound in off-campus abodes
BY MORIAH BALINGIT
NEWS REPORTER
During their college years, most students
have the opportunity, for the first time, to
choose where they want to live — and the de
cision to live on or off campus depends on a
variety of factors.
For many students, residence halls provide
convenience and social opportunities not avail
able in off-campus living situations, but for oth
ers, off-campus apartments and houses offer
freedom and affordability not available in the
residence halls.
Many residence hall dwellers said they
think residence-hall living is easier than living
off campus.
“I like that 1 don’t have to worry about cook
ing for myself or when bills are due,” freshman
Allegra Herdklotz-Yasutake said.
Freshman Sheena Shook said that she chose
to live in the dorms partially because she did
n't know enough about Eugene to start an
apartment search.
“If I had better information ... I would have
lived off campus,” she said.
Many residents cited the social opportuni
ties as a reason they chose to live in the resi
dence halls.
“I really like living in the dorms,” freshman
Christine Limperis said. “You get to meet peo
ple ... you’ll be going to school with the next
four years.”
Another convenient element of residence-hall
living is that it comes with all the necessary
amenities, plus more. According to University
Housing, every hall is equipped with high-speed
ethernet, expanded basic cable television, laun
dry facilities, a phone line and a standard meal
plan. All these services are included in the yearly
rate of $6,894, or about $766 a month.
Still, off-campus living options can be signifi
cantly cheaper than residence-hall living. Many
apartment complexes include utilities and other
amenities in the rent so that the tenant doesn’t
have to worry about extra bills. For instance,
apartments at the Eugene Manor, located at East
10th Avenue and Ferry Street, include cable
ON/OFF CAMPUS, page 7
Costs of living on
and off campus
Residence halls (standard meal plan)
Standard double: $766/month
Standard single: $947/month
Barnhart double: $919/month
Barnhart large singe: $ 1246/month
Included amenities: utilities, cable television, ethernet
connection and food
Off-campus options
(Note: These costs represent just some examples of otfcam
pus units. Prices vary greatly. Off-campus housing often
doesn’t include utilities.)
Quad; $275
One-bedroom apartment: $410
Two-bedroom apartment: $550
Average additional costs:
Telephone: $24 (basic local service)
Standard cable; $41.55
High-speed Internet $42.95452.95
Utilities: $25$76
Sources: EWEB, Comcast, Qwest, von Klein Property Man
agement Bennett Management, University Housing