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	Wheeling and dealing Pedalers Express transports packages throughout the Eugene-Springfield area by Trevor Davis During work hours, University student Leah Fischer packs around pizza, blueprints, newspapers and court documents. She chats to architects, lawyers and corporate executives. To do so, she needs to be able to ride a bicycle up to 50 miles in an eight-hour period.
	Parking for new arena concerns UO Senate University faculty also expressed concern about environmental requirements, funding of arena by Ryan Knutson At the faculty's second major opportunity to prod administrators about the $200 million basketball arena project - which would be the most expensive college arena in history - many of them expressed continued skepticism about parking for the estimated 12,500-seat arena and whether the arena will prevent the University from spending money on other academic construction projects.
	New Web site will monitor 'greenwashing' Web site evaluates environmental claims companies make in their print and television advertisments by Trevor Davis Not even the most famous Muppet can escape consumer criticism. In a television advertisement, Kermit the Frog is seen pedaling on a bicycle and climbing over a cliff before he spots a Ford Escape Hybrid in a lush forest. "I guess it is easy being green," Kermit says.
	Survey evaluates student-athletes' top priorities NCAA survey reveals that male student-athletes more likely to put sports first, school second by Allie Grasgreen When deciding whether to devote more time and energy to sports or academics, Division I male baseball, basketball and football players chose the former. Female players chose the latter. In an NCAADocument Click here to download the NCAA report as a PDF survey released this month, football players reported spending the most amount of time on their sport: 44.
	Report card reveals Lane County justice system stretched thin County did poorly in 'resources and capacity' and 'justice and accountability' categories by Jill Kimball Many who live in Lane County may feel safe from victimization, but the reality is that the county's public safety system is severely understaffed, and it's beginning to impact crime rates, according to a recent report. The Public Safety Coordinating Council this weekend released its 2008 Criminal Justice System ReportDocument Click here to download the original Report Card as a PDF Card, which showed that Lane County's crime and public safety is much the same as it was in 2006: bad and getting worse.
	New county administrator faces budget crisis Jeff Spartz returned from retirement when hired for the county's highest non-elected position by Jason Reed Jeff Spartz tries not to hate anybody - he says he just likes some people a little less than others. Having such a cool demeanor may prove invaluable because his five new bosses tend to make in-fighting and stalemates a regular occurrence. Spartz answers to the Lane County Board of Commissioners now, as he was recently hired for the county's highest non-elected position: county administrator.
	University sorority tackles food, image, health Zeta Phi Beta hosted Jessica Wilson to talk about food and fitness by Katie Wilson \| Freelance Reporter Thin doesn't necessarily mean fit. Jessica Wilson, a practicing dietitian and University graduate student focusing on human physiology, spoke about everything from the food pyramid to fad diets at the "Healthy Lifestyle Plan" workshop hosted by the Rho Omicron chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority on Tuesday.
	Obelisk comes down by Jason Reed Brian Kimball and Dennis Phillips, of Facility Services, removed one of the sections of the obelisk early Wednesday morning that stood north of Knight Library. The mostly plywood structure towered more than 30 feet above Memorial Quad Lawn and was erected about six months ago to stimulate campus discussion.