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(Etjc jJÌortlanh ®bseruer November 27, 2002 Page A 3 continued from Front Rat Olympics Return Tom and Mary Bittler hold a picture of their beloved daughter Melissa, at Meek School in northeast Portland last week after a ceremony dedicating a school bench in Melissa's honor. A former Meek student, Melissa was murdered on Dec. 13 as she headed to school from her north east Portland home. Trial for the accused killer in the case, Landon Andre Stephens, 33, is pending. M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver photo by PSU Expands for Minorities Vancouver DePreist professorship to support education in the arts Transit Hurting S a le s ta x b o o s t c o n s id e r e d C lark C o u n ty tran sit officials ag reed in a 7-1 vote th a t in the n ex t y ea r o r tw o C lark C o u n ty v o ters sh o u ld be ask ed to ap p ro ve a prop o sal to raise the s a le s ta x f o r C - T r a n , th e c o u n ty ’s p u b lic tran sit system . A fter several m o n th s o f re search, ca lc u latio n s and d isc u s I sions, the m ajority o f the C- I I • T ran B oard agreed th at th e tran « sit a g e n c y ’s fin an c es w ill be so < d ep leted in sev eral y ea rs that Í « the on ly ch o ice is to su b stan serv ice o r seek t tially c u t the ad d itio n al fun d in g to ev en re I m ain at th e sam e se rv ic es levels I t o p erated currently. < I C -T ran presently levies three- tenths o f one percent sales tax, * im posed after a county w ide vote » in 1980. In 1999, w ith the pas • * < sage o f Initiative 695, C -T ran lost the m atching m otor vehicle excise tax contribution, resulting in a $12 m illion revenue loss. Subsequently, C -tran cut o r saved nearly $16 m illion in ex penses ov er the last tw o years and shored up the rem aining loss by using reserve funds that had been set aside for capital facilities projects. T hat fund is expected to be exhausted in 2005. C -T ra n sta ff w ill now w o rk o n r e c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r an electio n date, alo n g w ith the d ev e lo p m e n t o f ex ten siv e p u b lic ed u c atio n , o u trea ch and c iti zen p articip a tio n to ad d ress the issue. C -T ra n o p era tes 28 ro u tes in C lark C o u n ty , w ith co m m u te r serv ice to P ortland. Portland State University will pay tribute to O regon Sym phony co n ductor Jam es D ePreist with a new professorship that w ill expand edu cational opportunities in A rts to s tu d e n ts fro m tr a d itio n a lly underrepresented background. The new professorship not only provides outstanding instruction in the visual arts but also provides outreach and m entoring that will help these students in the PSU Department o f Art continue through to com pletion o f their degrees. The new James D ePreist Visiting Professorship in Ethnic Art has been created and nam ed through a $ 100,000 gift from the H arold and A rlene Schnitzer CA R E F ounda tion. The professorship is a natural o u tg r o w th o f P o rtla n d S ta te U niversity’scom m itm ent to diver sity, evidenced by President Daniel O. B ernstein’s University-w ide D i versity initiative, and by P S U ’s position as that m ost diverse cam pus in O regon. This professorship will help grow that diversity in PSU D epartm ent o f Art. “W e are pleased to jo in H arold and A rlene S chnitzer in honoring Jam es D ePreist w ith this new pro fessorship," said Robert Sylvester, dean o f PSU School o f Fine and Perform ing Arts. “Jim m y is a m en tor and a teacher, it is fitting that this professorship be in his name. In his 23 years w ith the O regon Sym phony, Jim m y ’s influence is felt throughout the region’s cul tural life. DePreist is com pleting 23 years as O regon Sym phony m usic direc tor; he is changing his role w ith the orchestra through 2008. Supporting Families S elf E nhancem ent, Inc. will dis perse holiday food boxes to fam i lies in need on W ednesday, Nov. 27 at noon. O v er200 families are expected to benefit from the giveaw ay at the Center for Self Enhancem ent, 3920 N. K erby Ave. SEI has conducted the giveaw ay for years, but this year, th ey ’ve seen a m arked increase in the n um ber o f fam ilies requesting boxes. “Normally we give out lOOboxes” says Tony H opson, President and C EO o f SEI. “But this year w e’re doubling that to 2 0 0 boxes because the need in our com m unity is ju st so great” . For more information, please call Lisa M anning at S elf Enhancem ent Inc., 503-249-1721, extension 241. 2002 is an O lym pic year, if you ’ re a rat. Next week, the Rat O lym pics return to the Lincoln cam pus o f N ebraska W esleyan. The rodents will be com peting for the big cheese in all sorts o f O lym pic events like track, w eight lifting and long jum p. T rainers and their rats will be vying for gold, silver and bronze m edals. Psychology Professor S pencer M orrison says training rats is a great w ay for students to study anim al behav ior. M orrison adds the specta tors will be am azed by the ra ts’ ability and agility. Berliners tire of swingers’ A group o f w eary Berliners has gone to court to close dow n a sw ingers’ club on the ground floor o f their building because th e m o a n s o f p le a s u re an d scream s o f delight are keeping them awake. A lthough they get a reduction on their rent, a law yer w ho lives on the first floor says his wife has to use earplugs every n ig h t becau se the so u n d s o f sexual intercourse can be heard throughout the building. Friends claim boy was swallowed by snake A young South African boy is missing, his friends say he was swallowed by an African rock py thon and a snake expert says he believes them. Snake park owner said judging by a big flattened grass path and snake tracks by a nearby river, the group o f boys, aged between five and eight, are probably telling the truth. Breast-Feeding Prompts Court Action A ju d g e in U rbana, 111., gave the state legal guardianship Friday o f an 8 -y e a r-o ld boy w hose m other w as breast-feeding him as recently as last year. Lynn Stuckey, 34, will retain custody of the boy. Judge John D eLaM ar said she had not abused the boy in any way, but m ade bad deci sions that could cause him long term em otional harm. Wanted: Heads of Cajun country rodents Nutria - furry, swamp-dwelling ro dents that look like 10-pound rats with webbed feet - are largely re garded as a nuisance in Louisiana’s Cajun country. Starting W ednes day, the state o f Louisiana will pay a $4-a-tail bounty in hopes of w ip ing out 400,000 nutria this winter. The payment is part o f an effort to save Louisiana’s coast. Closing Thanksgiving Day Early at 4:00 pm. 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