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Clean & Affordable Sorry, no pets. 022361 FREE LEGAL SERVICES • Legal Services handles a wide range of legal problems from divorces to landlord tenant disputes. • There is never a consultation or settlement fee. • Legal Services staff members are experienced, qualified professionals. • Legal Services are FREE to current fee-paying UO students. Contact Legal Services, EMU, Room 334 (Third floor above the Fish Bowl) Or call 346-4273 to set up an appointment. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~legal pearl garden apartments Welcome to Pearl Garden, the height of spacious apartment living in the heart of Eugene’s midtown, and home to an exciting way of life we call metro living. A Pearl Garden address says more than just where you live— it’s a statement of how you live. 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Reece 541-688-2060 ext. 105 cell: 541-501-3511 • pager 541-341-6715 email: noelr@bellrealty.com Nicole Barker | Photographer Business senior Brian Thomas has owned his golden retriever, □lie, for 10 years. She usual ly lives with Thomas’ parents but occasionally stays at his cam pus-area home. The price of pets Taking care of an animal is a big responsibility for college students with busy schedules and tight budgets, but pet owners say it's worth it BY EMILY CHARRIER DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER Swimming in a bowl in Eugene are two well-traveled goldfish named “Oso” and “Pearl.” They have traveled more than 4,200 miles from Eugene to Wisconsin, and back in a milk jug. “They’ve been to more states than most peo ple,” said political science major Matthew Botts. Botts got the fish his freshman year in the residence halls. When he went home to Wis consin for the summer, the fish came with him. Many students, like Botts, are learning that hav ing pets in college is a big responsibility. There have been a number of psychological studies about the benefits of having pets for both physical and emotional health. The Delta Society, an organization that supports human health through animal therapy, says on its Web site (www.deltasociety.org) that the benefits of pet ownership can range from lowered blood pressure to combating loneliness. Scamps Petstore and Greenhill Humane Society said it is common for college-aged students to buy or adopt pets. “Girls buy kittens. Guys buy dogs. Athletes buy fish,” said Scamps employee Jessica Ketelsen. Audrina De Moss, 20, received “Alfie,” a 4-month-old calico kitten, from her room mates for Valentine’s Day. The two quickly became inseparable. “Everywhere I went, she’d have to go with me. I was that girl that showed up at people’s houses with a cat,” De Moss said. De Moss said the multitude of costs is the worst pet owner responsibility. She estimates spending $50 per month for general expenses: There are many financial responsibilities for pet owners. A regular vet visit, recom mended once per year, costs around $40. Spaying or neutering a pet at low-cost clinics ranges between $35-$160, depending on the type and size of animal. A baby animal requires a number of vacci nations against diseases like rabies. Some of these vaccines need to be repeated annually at $14-$20 per shot. In addition to routine costs can be unexpected costs. “People are never (financially) prepared for the accidental broken leg,” said Liz Cooley of the Eugene Animal Hospital. Finding a place to live with pets is another FOR MORE> INFORMATION Visit the Greenhill Humane Society & SPCA Web site at www.green-hill.orgor e-mail at information@green-hill.org. potential cost. Chase Village near Autzen Stadium is one of the few rental places that allows dogs in some apartments. Other rental com panies usually have some apart ments that allow cats. Most rentals require a pet deposit from $50 to $350, and in many cases the land lord can still charge tenants for any damages the pet causes. Aside from financial responsibility, pets take time and require a good deal of personal atten tion. The Humane Society recommends that dogs get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. Because many students have full schedules, pets run the risk of being neglected. “It’s like another life, being responsible for more than yourself,” De Moss said. “Some crave it, others can’t handle it.” Even with the additional costs, students with pets find it worthwhile. “It’s something to come home to other than homework,” De Moss said. MTV: College budgets not limitation Continued from page 16B Mozersky. “I wanted to give an indication of what it was architecturally here before. ” The bookshelf includes “Wildly Austin” by Vikki Loving, “She Comes First” by Ian Kerner and “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star” by Jen na Jameson. While the college student budget and resources aren’t as substantial as those at Mozer sky’s fingertips, they can bene fit by taking many ideas from his creative and themed ap proach when decorating their own, more humble, college abodes. Pricing: Problems extend to suburbs Continued from page 12B just more than half of what was necessary to buy the me dian priced home for $130,000, and the gap was wider still in St. Louis, where the median home cost $139,000. In the rental market, a paralegal earning the median income of $21.26 in New York City made more than enough to get a two-bedroom apartment that did not consume more than 30 per cent of the paycheck. But a paralegal earning the median $16.32 an hour in Chicago would fall short of the $17.85 an hour needed to have a two-bedroom apartment without an undue stress on the budget. The findings also indicate that housing problems are far from limited to central cities. Most homeowners with critical housing needs lived in the suburbs. For renters, more than half lived in central cities. Lipman said government must do more to encourage construction of affordable housing through zoning reg ulations. Communities need to work with developers and allow them to increase the density for market rate hous ing. In exchange, the devel opers have to allow for a cer tain amount of houses to be sold at affordable rates.
