Plans seem to be cooling off for a proposed cellular-phone tower on Moss Street. For the past few weeks, Zach Vishanoff, who calls himself the “Moss Street Defender” has plastered campus-area telephone poles and billboards with fliers warning students of plans to build a cellular-phone tower on a lot near University Housing.
Vishanoff said the University has known about the project all along but has failed to notify students about the development. But University Housing Director Michael Eyster said his department only learned about the possible cellular-phone tower site a few weeks ago.

From smoke-friendly to smoke-free
If you’ve ever lit someone’s cigarette as an excuse to talk to him or her in a bar, you have three days left to think of some new pick-up lines.
Eugene’s smoking ban will go into effect Sunday, as the Eugene City Council passed the ordinance barring smoking in public places by a 7-1 vote on Nov. 14.
City officials, working with the Lane County Public Health Department, have spent the past month informing the public about the particulars of the ban and its first day on the books with posters, stickers and a Web site.

Emeralds game rained out
For only the fourth time in over six years of northwest baseball, the Eugene Emeralds were rained out at Civic Stadium Tuesday night.
The Ems, currently last in the Northwest League’s West Division with a 2-5 record, dropped their first two home games to the Vancouver Canadians. Tuesday’s game with the Canadians will be made up in Vancouver Aug. 26.
Eugene will play three games at Salem-Keizer starting Thursday, then return home for a five-game stand against Yakima. That series concludes with the July 4th fireworks show Wednesday.