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UO student install solar generators
on the roof of the Rec. Center.
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class size: 12-15, grades K-5
individual academic program
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♦ Spanish, computers, drama
♦ global awareness, anti-bias
attitudes, peace education
♦ no bullies, no violence
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completion of the new solar array was held
Jan. 14. The array uses 84 solar modules in-
stalled above the basketball courts at the Rec
Center. The production of power will offset a
portion of the Rec Center’s utility bills and
serve as a model for future energy-conscious
campus development.
“The project, initiated and funded by UO
students, demonstrates their desire for a sun-
nier future and shows their commitment to ad-
dress problems facing this nation and the world
in a positive manner,” says Frank Vignola, di-
rector of the UO Solar Energy Center.
This is the second phase of a three-part
project that started In the spring of 2001, when
the Ecological Design Center (EDC) was
awarded a $100,000 grant by the student gov-
ernment to install a grid-tied photovoltaic sys-
tem on university rooftops. The grant’s goal
was to fund enduring and environmentally re-
sponsible projects that benefit the entire stu-
dent body.
SALEM WATCH
Below are some highlights from the past
week in Salem, as provided by the Oregon
League of Conservation Voters (OLCV) and
other sources:
• The Oregon Environmental Council
(OEC) is working with legislative counsel on
draft legislation, and working to find addi-
tional sponsors for their bill on Biodiesel
Solutions for Oregon’s Farmers and Children.
Key sponsors are Reps. Dingfelder and Kropf.
• Action Network is working with Oregon
cities, including Eugene, on legislation to
“close the toxic pollution loophole to restore
safe and healthy rivers.” Their website is
http://actionnetwork.org
• A subcommittee of the Oregon
Conservation Network Common Agenda
Project is closely tracking all activities relating
to protecting Oregon’s land use laws. The
Senate held two hearings last week dealing
with the effects of Measure 37. Neither hearing
resulted in any substantive proposals for legis-
lation or action on the part of the Legislature.
• The governor’s proposed budget includes
funding for Oregon’s Pesticide Use Reporting
System. The OEC, the Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides and others are work-
ing with members of the Joint Ways and Means
Committee to make sure the funding is secure
through the state’s budgeting process.
• With support from the governor, Basic
Rights Oregon (BRO) is asking the 2005
Legislature to enact a statewide non-discrimi-
nation law that would prohibit discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity
in employment, public accommodation, hous-
ing, education and public services. BRO is col-
lecting stories about discrimination. Visit
www.basicrights.org/issues/story.asp
BY PAUL NEEVEL
KAREN PERKINS
She never thought of
herself as an artist
while growing up in
Menlo Park, Calif., but
Karen Perkins was
always making some-
thing. “I sold my weav-
ing in high school,” she
recounts. She also
taught arts and crafts
at a boarding school as
a senior project: “They
invited me back — I
worked there for a year.” Perkins moved to Eugene for the trees and rivers in
1973, studied ceramics and art education, and worked four years as head of the
Ceramics Department at Maude Kerns Art Center. She has taught art since
1984, first at Springfield Middle School, and since 1998 at Springfield High.
“Springfield is incredibly supportive of arts,” says Perkins. “I’ve been working
for years to get kids involved in the community.” Her glass classes are currently
working on three murals for specific locations at the school, while her latest
project sends experienced SHS artists out to teach classes in nearby elemen-
tary and middle schools. “Karen gives up her lunch every day because kids just
want to be there,” notes Art Department chair Dana Demant. “It’s a place where
they can do good work and feel successful. It’s home base for a lot of kids.”
2809 Shirley St., Eugene
(off River Road and Irving)
689-5255
BODY NOW!
Grand Opening!
Open House • Saturday Jan. 29 • 8am-2pm
• FREE Classes
• Health Counseling
• Body and Composition Analysis
• Nutritional Counseling
Body Now! 453 River Ave. • 729-5079 • www.bodynow.us
EUGENE POLICE COMMISSION PRESENTS
POLICE ASSESSMENT RESOURCE CENTER
Review of National Police Oversight Models
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 • NOON - 1:30 PM
WOW HALL, 291 WEST 8TH AVENUE
AND ALSO AT 6:00 - 8:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 777 PEARL STREET
Representatives from PARC will make two
public presentations that will include:
• An overview of different oversight models and specific examples
of systems that have been implemented in other cities
• An evaluation of oversight models that have demonstrated
their effectiveness that might work well in Eugene
• An opportunity for the public to ask the presenters questions about
the content of the report or about police oversight systems in general.
For more information, contact Jeannine Parisi,
Police Commission Coordinator, 682-5852
Spanish language or hearing interpreters can be provided with
48 hours notice prior to the meeting by calling 682-5467.
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