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Con Court to decide
three senators’ fates
Conflicting rules regarding whether appointees should be replaced
with next week’s elected senators are being called into question
BY NICHOLAS WILBUR
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Several Student Senators may be booted
from their jobs as early as next week if the
ASUO Constitution Court decides that elected
officials should replace appointed seats
immediately after the elections.
The student government’s executive branch
has decided not to have the students elected
to the Student Senate fill vacant and appointed
seats immediately after the election, a move
that is likely to draw not only criticism but also
a grievance. Instead, the ASUO Executive
plans to have them filled on May 25, when
most of the seats will switch over.
The Constitution Court, which rules on all
interpretations of the ASUO Constitution,
hasn’t announced its decision yet.
The ASUO Green Tape Notebook, the rules
and guideline manual for student government,
appears to contradict itself regarding when
elected officials should take office to replace
appointed senators.
One rule states that the elected candidates
should take office immediately and act as
senator for the remainder of the term. Those
elected by the student body will fill both
vacant seats and appointed seats.
Another rule states that all elected officers
will start their terms on May 25, which is the
rule The Executive says it will follow.
An anonymous source from within student
government said that filing a grievance is more
than warranted in this situation because the
Executive’s interpretation is “completely incorrect.”
Currently, three appointed senators face losing their positions because candidates are running for their seats. The Senate currently has
three vacancies, seats 10, 11 and 12. An uncontested candidate is running for each seat.
ASUO Vice President Kyla Coy said the tradition has been to wait until May 25 and then
have all elected students “roll over” on the
Senate simultaneously. Until then, two recentCHRIS TODD| GRAPHIC DESIGNER
U.S. House
approves
changes to
college aid
The bill, three years in the works,
didn’t pass until controversial
provisions were removed from it
BY SUSAN GOODWIN
NEWS REPORTER
KAI-HUEI YAU | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
A bill passed in the U.S. House on
Thursday made several key changes to the
federal government’s higher-education policy
aimed at making colleges and universities more
affordable and accessible.
A congressional committee has worked on
the College Access and Opportunities Act for
three years, and many of the more controversial provisions and amendments were
removed or defeated before it finally passed
221-199 along largely partisan lines in the
Republican-controlled House.
Related legislation to renew the Higher
Education Act of 1965 must pass in the
Senate and receive President Bush’s signature
before any changes take effect.
Before H.R. 609 even reached the House
floor, a provision that would have changed
the formula for distributing government
funding of three programs — Federal WorkStudy, Perkins Loans and Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grants — was
removed, according to a March 31 article in
The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Several of the bill’s provisions were
significantly weakened by an amendment
passed during the full House vote, including
the creation of a “college affordability index.”
It also changed a proposed requirement that
any school that increased tuition by more
than double the rate of inflation over a
three-year period would have to explain why
and create a plan to prevent future increases.
Schools that increased tuition will still have
to report to the U.S. Department of Education,
but the department cannot reject a school’s
explanation for raising tuition.
If the amendment hadn’t passed, schools
like the University, where tuition and fees
have increased more than 11 percent for
in-state students over the past three years,
would have needed to report the price
increases and make a plan to prevent similar
increases in the future. Although the University’s price has increased overall, the rate of
increase has declined over the past three
years.
The amendment, introduced by Rep. Louie
Armen Juhl, a junior at Cottage Grove High School, performs a rap he composed, entitled "I Cherish These Times,” at the Community Alliance of Lane County
performance of “A Time to Break Silence" on Tuesday.
BILL, page 3
A breakdown of the 18-seat ASUO Student Senate. The
appointed senators may have to leave office next week.
ly vacated seats will remain open until the
May rollover date.
The chief justice of the Constitution
APPOINTEES, page 3
THE WORDS OF MLK JR.
Decades later, ‘Silence’ is just as powerful
A local group hosted a dramatic
reading of Martin Luther King’s
‘A Time to Break Silence’ speech
BY THOMAS MILLER
FREELANCE REPORTER
About 100 people crammed into a Eugene
church Tuesday to hear a stimulating reading
of “A Time to Break Silence,” the famous 1967
speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
“You (could) have heard a pin drop,” said
Michael Carrigan, director of development of
the Community Alliance of Lane County.
“People paid attention from beginning to end.”
In the First Christian Church in Eugene,
CALC hosted a dramatic delivery of King’s
speech for the group’s 40th anniversary. It was
originally given at Riverside Church in New
York City in 1967 by the Clergy and Laymen
Concerned About Vietnam.
On Tuesday, 11 speakers and 10 chanters —
of mixed races and various ages —
contributed to the recital of King’s address.
Carrigan said he was stunned by the
speech.
“I’d never heard it before,” he said. “It’s as
relevant today as it was in 1967.”
Carrigan said the impact and accuracy of
King’s analysis was amazing. He also said the
crowd was riveted.
Part of the audience’s captivation was
because of the 10 chanters of the CALC
advisory board, who would intermittently
shout phrases such as, “We must speak,”
“Hear their broken cries” and “This madness
must cease.” Carrigan said the audience was
also attracted by the tone of several speakers
who mimicked the physical and oratorical
mannerisms of King. CALC also asked Hip
Hop Hope performers to read poetry from
Langston Hughes, perform an interpretive
dance, sing and rap.
King’s words themselves were the most
inspiring part of the evening.
“It was a brilliant and prophetic speech,”
said Marion Malcom of the CALC advisory
board. Malcom said CALC hosted this event
KING, page 3
IN BRIEF
Student government candidates
to meet with fellow students
Students running for ASUO office will gather
today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the EMU
Amphitheater to discuss their platforms, meet
students and future constituents — for some
candidates — and talk about the future of
the University.
Primary Elections end Friday at 5 p.m. As of
2 p.m. Wednesday, 2,545 students out of 17,034
had voted, about 15 percent of the eligible
voting population.
For the Executive seat, two of the five tickets
will advance to the General Elections, which
begin Monday at 9 a.m. and end April 14
at 5 p.m.
—Nicholas Wilbur
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Searching for a common ground Publication’s
As a pediatrician, I enjoy dozens of
cheerful encounters with children
and their parents every day. By continuing to entrust me with the health
care of their children, I assume
these parents likewise enjoy
these encounters.
Each day, I meet with families from
an amazing diversity of ethnic, religious, educational and economic
backgrounds. Private political beliefs
are nearly always left at the door.
How blissfully ignorant we are, these
families and I, and how well we all
get along!
Human nature being what it is, I
wonder: Were I to know the political
beliefs of the parents of my patients,
would I communicate differently
with some of them? Would I spend as
much time with them? I’d like to
think I would continue to treat everyone exactly the same. But would
some parents, once learning of my
political beliefs, wish to no longer entrust me with their children? Sadly, I
suspect so. Corrosive can be the effect and fatal the result of partisanship on relationships.
Daily as I read in the editorial
pages and hear on the radio all of the
back and forth sniping between those
on opposing sides of our national debates, I consider how unfortunate it
is that humans get along best when
unaware of each other’s beliefs.
Would those taking vicious shots at
one another across pages and airwaves in fact get along — as neighbors, co-workers or fellow members
of a congregation — if blissfully ignorant of each other’s political beliefs?
Sadly, again, I suspect largely so.
As Americans, it seems in some
ways our bounty is our curse. In this
land of plenty, we are not forced to
work together out of necessity or
thrift. As a result, our distrust of each
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other forces us into conversations
only with others like us. Our ignorance of each other misleads us into
assigning easy categorizations and
cartoonish stereotypes to those
whom we do not personally know.
Our mental filing cabinets in
America today seem to have only two
drawers, labeled “those who think
like us” and “those who do not.”
Those who think like us earn our uncritical admiration and our unbending
ear. Those who do not are just filed
away and never listened to again.
Americans are thus increasingly
paying lip service to the ideals of
democracy. We are forgetting that
democracy is a thing we do together,
else it is not done at all. A democracy
invites and tolerates the clash of opinions, and understands its obligation to
search for common ground. Indeed, a
democracy knows its very survival
depends upon it.
Finding common ground requires,
first and foremost, releasing our
anger; it must be let go because it is
doing our nation no good. The
clenched fist is an extension of the
closed mind. Common ground is
reached only through a willingness to
listen with a mind that is open. Most
importantly for democracy, listening
permits the possibility of being
listened to.
Agreeing only with those who
agree with us changes nothing. A
democracy recognizes that there are
intelligent people supporting each
side of every issue. No one can claim
a monopoly on truth. Every truth has
an answering truth. There exists no issue facing our nation truly as simple
as a choice between two absolutes,
never mind what the shrill voices on
each side say.
After many years as a physician,
working with families of all classes
and colors, I’ve come to realize that
people are much more alike than not.
We all have so much more in common than we have in conflict. Even
where we disagree, it is likely that
your vision and mine are not so
far apart.
So what I hope for most for the
United States in these early days of
the 21st century is not a living wage
for our growing poor, not health insurance for our growing uninsured,
not energy independence from our
growing addiction to coal and oil, not
reduction of our growing debt, and
not the return of a competent and incorruptible government. To be sure,
all these are things I do desperately
want. But I cannot possibly hope for
any of them until as a people we
reach out as we once did to those
with whom we disagree or only partly
agree, in order that we gain a more
clear understanding of these and
many other growing problems we
face together.
Most of our nation’s problems will
never yield themselves to speedy or
simplistic solutions, despite what any
pundit or politician tells us, and no
political party has all the answers.
Call me naïve, but until we Americans
let go of our contempt for those with
whom we disagree, until there are
outbreaks of reason in our public discourse, until we begin to discuss our
differences and similarities, and until
we approach each other and our problems with an open hand and an open
mind, the U.S. will find itself falling
ever more behind in this new century.
Corrosive is the effect, and fatal may
be the result of partisanship on
our nation.
Dr. Todd Huffman is a pediatrician
and political columnist for the
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Thursday, April 6, 2006
EPD should crack down
on crime, not students
Brown an McLain will tackle
real issues in government
After reading Talia Delman’s letter
in the Emerald (“EPD lacks respect
from Eugene citizens,” ODE, Apr. 3),
I have to agree with her. As a college
student, it is difficult to understand
why the Eugene police department issued 200 citations during Halloween
weekend dealing with partiers and alcohol consumption, according to
KEZI news, while the citizens of Eugene are having their homes broken
into. In 2004 alone, more than 1,000
cars were stolen in Eugene. While it
is illegal to consume alcohol under
the age of 21, it is always illegal to
steal a car, no matter your age. Obviously not every law breaker will be
caught, but maybe the direction of
the law enforcement should be altered to catch those vandalizing the
city of Eugene. It is disheartening to
hear about my friends and classmates
having their windshields broken and
CD players stolen. At least the enforcement officers caught all those
kids after they drank a few beers, but
that’s just my opinion.
I’m not the kind of person who normally gets involved in politics. See the
buck-toothed girl in glasses waving at
you from the back of the classroom?
Yeah, that’s me.
But Dallas Brown and Emily McLain
have put together a team of really intelligent people on their ticket for ASUO
president and vice president. They’ve
already met with the Ecological Design
Center and the Campus Sustainability
Coordinator to create a plan to keep the
University at the forefront of Eugene’s
green policy. We all already do a lot, but
we could be doing more. The campus
community should be involved in clean
energy programs such as wind power.
All of the eggs used in our kitchen
come from caged chickens and their
hormonal-y goodness poses a health
risk to the student community. Thousands of Latin American coffee workers
are treated like slaves on the other side
of our border. Isn’t it worth the extra
few cents to switch our caffeine comforts from free trade to fair trade?
Also, I think it’s a travesty that graduate students aren’t getting any bang for
their buck. Dallas and Emily have good
ideas to set up a graduate and law
Erin Williams
University student
school liaison. They also want to bring
back spousal benefits for graduate students. Of course, everything can benefit
from making the student government
more transparent and accountable. I
think that ASUO should be open to
more outside, non-politically motivated
students, like myself.
Finally, there’s an issue near and
dear to my heart: gay rights. The FPEP
program may expire next year, and I’m
glad Dallas and Emily are going to
make sure that the students will still
have low cost access to contraceptives
and health care. But the main reason I
like Dallas and Emily is because you
can’t access this program if you happen
to be queer. I am grateful someone’s
talking about extending rights to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation.
Honestly, I don’t care who you vote
for, just go out and vote. It’s not fair that
five percent of the student body controls one hundred percent of your student funds. But when you take that ochem final, do remember what goes
into your morning coffee.
PS: I lied. I do care. Vote for Dallas
and Emily. Their Web site is
http://www.dallasandemily.com/
Jennifer McBride
University student
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incendiary
cartoons miss
their mark
Available on campus, around the Eugene
community and in a prison near you, the latest
edition of The Insurgent student newspaper
was intended to “provoke dialogue,” according
to the subscription’s editorial. In the same vein
as the Oregon Commentator’s decision to print
the 12 Danish cartoons that recently stirred
global rioting and violence over depictions of
Islam, The Insurgent decided to shock the
community with the publication of 12 handdrawn comics insulting Christianity.
Arousing dialogue is an admirable goal for
any newspaper, yet The Insurgent staff is mistaken in many of their premises in printing
these anti-Christian cartoons.
The Insurgent editorial indicates a desire to
show Americans why the original cartoons
were so offensive to the Muslim world. According to the editorial, “What is ‘not a big deal’ in
the US (sic) is apparently a humongous big
deal to others. Why should we assume it
would not be?”
However, printing home-grown cartoons depicting Jesus on a cross/pogo stick or Jesus on
a cross/hangliding apparatus are not inflammatory in the same manner as the anti-Islam
cartoons, and therefore fail to produce the intended empathy from Christians to Muslims.
The comics printed in Europe (and later
reprinted by the Oregon Commentator) were
offensive and riot-producing because they
touched on relevant religious and social issues,
such as the notion that all men in turbans are
terrorists and the very real problem of European discrimination and violence toward the
Muslim community.
The cartoons created by The Insurgent were
not only irrelevantly offensive (why should a
Christian care that an amateur liberal cartoonist has drawn Jesus listening to an iPod?), they
were printed in a nation where many citizens
identify with some sect of Christianity and
rarely experience the kind of widespread oppression felt by Muslims around the world.
Trying to make an equal comparison between
the Muslim anger toward European cartoons
and potential Christian anger toward homoerotic Jesus cartoons printed in The Insurgent
is a careless dismissal of why Islamic communities felt under attack because of the offensive
comics. Unlike the Danish cartoons, The Insurgent drawings seem intended to simply incite
controversy for controversy’s sake rather than
making specific social commentaries.
Interestingly, The Insurgent was not the only
publication to respond to Danish cartoons by
printing cartoons intended to provoke Christians. A student newspaper at the University of
Saskatchewan in Canada published a comic
involving Jesus and bestiality.
As The Insurgent itself has stated, promoting dialogue is one of the most important jobs
of a newspaper. Nevertheless, rather than encouraging readers to discuss the shock value of
publication decisions, the media should strive
for an educated, civil dialogue concerning significant ideas and current events. If sparking
outrage is truly a publication’s goal, that newspaper ought to keep in mind that poking fun at
the religious beliefs of the majority is inherently different from attacking an already oppressed minority.
CORRECTION
Because of a reporter’s error, in the “Election details” sidebar that
ran with “One of these students will be your president: ASUO Executive” Wednesday, the time that ASUO candidates will be available to
talk to students in the EMU Amphitheater was incorrect. It should
have said they will be there from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Journalist speaks on gender
and sexuality writing tactics
A celebrated young writer for The
New York Times Magazine will speak
Thursday about his writing on gender and sexuality in America in the
Gerlinger Alumni Lounge at 4 p.m.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis has written
for Boston Magazine, the San
Francisco Chronicle, the Boston
Globe
Magazine,
ESPN
the
Magazine, Details Magazine and Out
Magazine. He is a two-time finalist
for the Livingston Award, a $10,000
prize given to young journalists,
according to a press release.
In his work, Denizet-Lewis has
examined the culture of underground
sex clubs for gay black men in
Atlanta and Cleveland. Another piece
profiles the life of a 13-year-old
person born female but who identifies as male, and details his struggles
growing up working-class in
California with his conservative but
loving single mother.
He has also written character
portraits of a respected team doctor
for the Boston Red Sox and a
brilliant, unorthodox tennis coach
who trained Andre Agassi to be
a champion.
Denizet-Lewis is speaking as part
of the Richard W. Johnston Memorial
Project. The project’s namesake
graduated from the University in
1936 and began a successful career in
journalism that spanned four
decades, ending with his death in
1981, according to the project’s Web
site. After his death, his widow,
Laurie, helped set up a trust to bring
professionals to discuss their trades
at the University.
The event is free and open to
the public.
— Edward Oser
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Appointees: Seat 16 vacant since February
Court said that the court has not been
able to make a ruling on the three
clauses in question because it couldn’t make quorum.
The ASUO Executive is also facing
review from the Constitution Court
for not appointing a senator to a seat
that has been vacant since February.
The ASUO Constitution states that
appointments to vacancies shall be
made within 30 calendar days of the
opening. The appointment to Seat 16,
formerly occupied by Jessica Nair,
was made at the first Senate meeting
of the term, two months after the
vacancy. Nair hasn’t been on Senate
payroll since Feb. 1, Coy said.
So far this year, the turnover rate
has been high in the Senate, and the
Executive has had to appoint nine
students to fill vacancies. Several
senators of the 18-seat body resigned
this year because the time the
job required took away from
their studies.
Seat 16, for which the Executive
made an appointment Wednesday
evening at the Senate meeting, is
contested. Athan Papailiou, the
appointee, is running against Ryan
Bourdo in the election.
Senator Dallas Brown said during
Wednesday’s meeting that he
thought the Senate should wait to
appoint Papailiou because of what’s
at stake for the other candidate. The
Senate voted unanimously to
appoint Papailiou.
According to the Green Tape and
Coy, if Bourdo wins, the Executive’s
appointment will be overridden in
fewer than three months and
whoever won the majority of
students votes this spring will be
placed on the Senate.
Contact the campus and
federal politics reporter at
[email protected]
Bill: Largest Pell Grant award raised to $6,000
Continued from page 1
Gohmert, R-Texas, also removed a
provision that would have changed
the way colleges are accredited.
Private-school interest groups
opposed the provision because it
would have given states authority
over the private institutions.
Many of the provisions and
amendments introduced by Democrats were defeated, including one
that would have set a fixed
interest rate for student loans at 3.4
percent, half the rate new borrowers
will pay starting this summer.
“This is a down payment on
reversing the raid on student aid,”
Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., said,
referring to the $12billion reduction
in federal student-loan programs
that Congress approved in February,
according to the article.
H.R. 609 contains dozens of
changes to the original act.
Among them are an increase in
the maximum Pell Grant award to
$6,000 per year, more scholarships
for students pursuing master’s or
doctoral degrees in math, science
and certain foreign languages, and
a requirement that the Education
Department make information
about tuition, graduation rates,
student/faculty ratios and average
financial aid packages more easily
available online to students and
their families.
Several other provisions and
amendments were defeated.
One would have required universities to accept transfer credits from
educational institutions accredited
by national agencies rather than the
six regional accrediting agencies
currently recognized.
Another would have required
colleges and universities to report
how students’ race was taken
into
account
during
the
admissions
process
to
the
Education Department.
The Senate will vote on its own
version of H.R. 609 in April, and if
the bill passes, the two bills will be
reviewed by a committee and
combined before being sent to
President Bush.
Contact the crime, health
and safety reporter at
[email protected]
King: Speech remains relevant today, viewer says
Continued from page 1
to promote justice and human
dignity. In fact, Malcom said, CALC
invoked King’s speech on the
group’s 40th anniversary in Lane
County because of the parallels
between the war in Iraq and the
Vietnam War.
King’s 1967 speech was the first
time he linked the civil rights
movement to his opposition to the
war in Vietnam. It was also his first
attack on the Johnson administration’s war policy.
Actions like King’s were
indicative of his bravery and
compassion, Cottage Grove resident
Patrick Jordan said.
“King was not only a champion
of the African Americans but also a
champion of the poor,” he said. “He
fought for what was right.”
King reveals his outlook in his
speech: “I knew I could never again
raise my voice against the violence
of the oppressed in the ghettos
without having first spoken clearly
to the greatest purveyor of violence
in the world — today — my own
government. For the sake of those
boys, for the sake of this government, for the sake of the hundreds
of thousands trembling under our
violence, I cannot be silent.”
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Judicial candidates partake
in Knight Law Center forum
For the first time in 12 years, a Lane
County Circuit Court election will have
more than one candidate for circuit
court judge.
The four candidates — Beverly
Anderson, James Chaney, Alan
Leiman and Debra Vogt — will participate in a forum today in 110 Knight
Law Center at noon, where they will
answer questions from both a faculty
moderator and the audience.
“Whether you’re litigating or in
court for some other reason, you’ll be
in court in front of the winner of this
election,” said Edward Kroll, a law
student who helped plan the
forum organized by the Criminal
Law Association.
Typically only 10-25 percent of
registered voters participate in judicial
elections, Kroll said.
— Susan Goodwin
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BY AMY LICHTY
PULSE EDITOR
It’s toured all over the West
Coast, performing in big cities such
as San Diego, Calif., and Seattle,
Wash., and just about everywhere
in between, including a stop here
in Eugene about a month and a
half ago. But The Storrow Band,
composed of Martin Storrow, Jeff
Riddle and Ian Mac Manus, is
making a special second stop just
for Eugeneans Wednesday at
Cozmic Pizza.
The Storrow Band formed in
San Diego, where the three musicians were attending college.
While Storrow was on a mission
to make a solo career for himself,
he recruited the talents of Riddle
and Mac Manus to help him out in
the studio. There, they found
something they hadn’t quite expected: the formation of a fantastic new band. The three enjoyed
playing together so much that
Storrow decided to pursue the
sound the three had created.
Since that fateful day, The Storrow Band has put out a self-titled
debut album and embarked on a
tour that allowed the group to
meet all kinds of new people. It’s
one of the many things the members enjoy about being in a band:
sticking around after concerts to
meet their eclectic fans.
“That’s something we always
make time for, no matter how big
or small a show,” Storrow said.
“That was the thing I loved about
going to concerts growing up —
the bands that would stick
around, sign your album and talk
to you, inspire you. That’s always
something that we like to do, and
it’s really important to us that we
do it.”
Meeting the band isn’t the
only thing concert-goers can
expect from The Storrow Band’s
performance, however.
“We’re definitely ready to show
the audience a really good time.
We’re ready to give them a show
that will blow them away — and
that’s a guarantee,” Storrow said.
“The audience can expect music
that is very genuine; they can expect to see a lot of our personality.
But I think the most important
thing that you can expect from our
show is not just to be blown away,
AMY LICHTY
PULSE EDITOR
1: “Dumb & Dumber”
2: “Joe Dirt”
3: “Spaceballs”
4: “When Harry Met
Sally...”
5: “The Royal
Tenenbaums”
TREVOR DAVIS
PULSE REPORTER
1: “The 40-Year -Old
Virgin”
2: “Shrek”
3: “Monty Python and
the Holy Grail”
4: “Wedding Crashers”
5: “Clerks.”
COURTESY
THE STORROW BAND, page 12
In my opinion
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out the snappy lyrics along with Hardson’s smooth raps or his array of sultry back-up
singers. Such is the beauty of “Slimkid 3’s Cafe”: It’s got something for everyone.
When Hardson released his first independent record “Liberation” after years of
commercial success as a member of the ’90s mega-hit group The Pharcyde, he was
going for deep and spiritual. This time around, it’s all about fun. As an independent artist, Hardson
has the freedom to take the pre-packaged hip-hop shoved down mass culture’s throat, unwrap it
and redistribute it as he pleases. He’s ditched sampling for a nine-piece band and writes the
songs he wants, the songs that mean something to him. While the tracks on “Cafe” range from
hip-hop and soul to jam band and rock, for the most part they fit together as a cohesive unit. It’s
all Tre Hardson, unfiltered.
Hardson is at his soulful best on “When You Love Someone” and “Champagne Wishes,” but the infectious beats
and well-crafted rhymes of songs such as “Stepping Stones” give proof that “Slimkid 3’s Cafe” is another stop on
Hardson’s path to reinventing himself as an artist free from the clutches of corporate music. The album has rhythm
and soul; it’s everything hip-hop should be.
—Matt Tiffany
LINDA GAMPERT
PULSE REPORTER
1: “Empire Records”
2: “High Fidelity”
3: “Zoolander”
4: “Office Space”
5: “Clueless”
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2: “American Pie”
3: “Meet the Parents”
4: “Legally Blonde”
5: “50 First Dates”
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6 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, April 6, 2006
Annual sale raises funds for Eugene Public Library
The event features CDs, DVDs, records and videos
in addition to ‘like-new’ copies of best-selling books
BY LINDA GAMPERT
PULSE REPORTER
Book lovers can look forward to
this weekend, when the 28th Annual
Friends of Eugene Public Library Book
Sale takes place at the Lane County
Fairgrounds Performance Hall.
This year the sale will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will feature about 60,000 new and used books
and will raise money for the Eugene
Public Library.
The sale’s books include those for
every taste, and many will cost $1.
Highlights include best sellers in “likenew condition” as well as rare and
specialty items, boxes of children’s and
teen books and an “Oregon” section,
which is new this year, according to
the Eugene Public Library Web site. If
books aren’t enough of a motivation to
attend this weekend, look forward to
an abundance of CDs, DVDs, videos,
audio books, records, sheet music
and cassettes.
“I’m astonished at the number of
boxes and boxes of CDs and DVDs
and recorded books — you know,
books on tapes and books on CDs —
boxes and boxes of sheet music, just
all kinds of stuff,” book sale organizer
Carol Hildebrand said about this
year’s selection.
The annual book sale is sponsored
by Friends of Eugene Public Library, a
non-profit organization that provides
countless hours of sorting, pricing and
storing items until the sale rolls around
in April. Almost 90 percent of all donations the organization receives are
from the Eugene community.
“Our purpose is to support Eugene
Public Library. The money the book
sale has provided from the last few
years have been used to pay for programs at the library,” Hildebrand
said about the Friends of Eugene
Public Library. Programs that receive funds from the sale include a
children’s story time, puppet shows
and bilingual programs.
This year the book sale will be
moved from the Wheeler Pavilion to
the Performance Hall, which is twice
the size of the previous venue. This will
allow more room for tables, more
books and adds comfort to browsing
visitors, Hildebrand said. Items will be
categorized by category, making it
easy for visitors to find what they
want. She encourages the college
crowd to check out the sale, not only
to find some great reads for their enjoyment but also for recent computer
books and software, CDs and DVDs.
“If you’re looking for beach books
for the summer this is the place to
come,” Hildebrand added.
Last year more than 300 volunteers
helped with the book sale and raised
$75,000 to “support and enhance
Eugene Public Library programs and
services, especially programs for
children and families,” according to
the Eugene Public Library Web site.
The annual book sale is a yearlong
process that begins with the public
donating books. Friends of the Eugene
Public Library volunteers sort the
books and store them until April.
The book sale expects about 2,000
people on Saturday and Sunday, including dealers and collectors from
out of state. Hildebrand said that by 9
a.m. there will be a huge line and that
it’s best to show-up around 7:30 a.m.
if you want to find something specific
or avoid a mob.
Hildebrand encourages people
who miss the sale to visit the
downtown Eugene Public Library’s
used bookstore. No donations will
be accepted at the book sale, but the
downtown library always accepts
donations. The drop-off site is
located in the library’s parking garage.
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One child’s life in poverty is the reality of ‘The Glass Castle’
Clever dialogue and sharp and touching humor make
Jeannette Walls’ nonfiction memoir one to remember
BY LINDA GAMPERT
PULSE REPORTER
Rarely does a book come along
that can be finished in one night.
“The Glass Castle” is one of these
rare gems that keeps the reader
awake and guessing into the late
hours of the night.
“I was sitting in a taxi, wondering
if I had overdressed for the evening,
when I looked out the window and
saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster.” So begins Jeannette Walls’
haunting autobiography of her uncanny and often tragic childhood.
The reader is immediately drawn
into a world that both shocks and
saddens through prose marked by
witty humor and clever dialogue.
Walls begins her journey by
remembering when she was just 3
years old cooking a hot dog on her
own. Her mother Rose Mary was too
consumed with her latest painting to
notice her daughter standing over a
stove with a pot of boiling water. As she
is cooking, Walls looks down to see
flames creeping up her best pink dress.
She is brought to the hospital in a
neighbor’s car (her family did not
own one at the time) and ends up
with third-degree burns on her body.
The nurse at the hospital asks why a
3-year-old was making herself hot
dogs, and Walls
responds “Mom
says I’m mature
for my age and
she lets me cook
for myself a lot.”
Six weeks into her
hospital stay, her
father Rex comes
and kidnaps her
from the hospital
to avoid paying
the bill.
“The Glass
Castle” retells
how Walls, her
two sisters and
her one brother
moved around
from Southwest desert
towns to escape the constant threat of bill collectors.
Her father was a smart man
who taught his children
about physics and geology, but had
a “little bit of a drinking situation.”
When he was sober, Rex was a kind
and charming man who captured
Walls’ young heart the way every
good father should. But when he
drank, Rex turned into a monster.
Her eccentric mother Rose Mary believed in being self-sufficient and
that cooking a meal that took too
much time was a waste. A painting
was a much more important thing to
spend time on because a good one
lasted a lifetime.
The Walls children did not receive presents for
Christmas, partly
because they had
no money for gifts
and partly because her parents
did not believe in
buying useless
junk. They often
went to bed hungry and resorted
to digging through
COURTESY the garbage at
school to find leftovers from their classmates. As they got older,
some of the Walls children,
including the author, faced
sexual abuse from family
members. Her mother asked her if
she’s been hurt and Walls responded with a sheepish “No.” Rose Mary
tells her daughter abuse is a matter
of perception and that too many
women make a big deal out of sexual
assault anyway.
The hardships that Walls and her
siblings face as they grow up are at
times unbelievable and repulsive.
From resorting to eating butter for
dinner, to living in a house with no
running water, to cold winter nights
huddled in a bed with all her siblings,
to having to paint their legs with
marker to cover holes in tattered
pants, Walls keeps readers on their
toes. Her natural gift for storytelling
and her ability to keep any bitterness
toward her parents from diluting the
story is both refreshing and moving.
“We were always supposed to
pretend our life was one long and
incredibly fun adventure,” Walls
writes about her childhood.
Author Walls may seem like a surprising candidate for such a heartbreaking and poverty-stricken childhood. She is a regular contributor for
MSNBC.com as the gossip columnist, dishing out the latest juice on
Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Her
childhood was a secret that only a
few close friends knew about until
she wrote the memoir.
“I hadn’t told people about my
past; when people asked, I’d demur or
lie a little bit,” Walls admitted in an interview posted on one New York Web
site, the Gothamist. “Some people think
my parents are absolute monsters and
should’ve had their children taken
away from them. Some think they were
these great free-spirited creatures
who had a lot of wisdom that a lot of
parents today don’t.”
Walls debated about writing her
memoir for almost 20 years while
fear of failure kept her from completing it. She said that after writing the
book, many people commented to her
that aspects of their own childhood
reminded them of her story and that
she is not the only person with a
weird family.
“I hate this word ‘bonding,’ but it is
bonding — like oh my god, we’re all
freaks,” Walls said in the interview.
“The Glass Castle” made the New
York Times list of 100 notable books in
2005 and received encouraging reviews. Publishers Weekly also listed it
as a “most memorable memoir.”
“I’ve never really felt bitter. I’m a really lucky person. I’ve got a great job,
I’ve got a wonderful husband, I’ve got
a great life,” Walls said about her
ability to overcome her past and make
the most of what little she had been
given. “I’m not going to say I don’t
have any scars from the whole thing,
both figuratively and literally.”
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Tre Hardson’s hip-hop
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Since he embarked on a solo career,
Hardson has emceed, acted and become a teacher and counselor to
young musicians, all while filling the
shoes of a businessman and promoter
for his musical ambitions.
Hardson continually carves notch
after notch into his career
belt, from films to albums.
He recently finished off his
second solo record,
“SlimKid3’s Cafe,” out this
week, and has started
touring with Arrested
Development’s MC Speech,
which will make an appearance in Eugene at Latitude
21 Saturday evening.
Hardson is first and
foremost an artist. From a
young age he conjured up beats and
melodies almost subconsciously.
“Ever since I was in junior high
school, I couldn’t concentrate in class
because I always had music in my
head,” Hardson said.
The music nags at him constantly,
Hardson said, forcing him to stop what
he’s doing and write.
“They haunt me until they come
out,” Hardson said. “I really get restless and can’t sleep until I do what I’m
told musically or lyrically.”
What seems like a dream come true
to some musicians burdens Hardson.
“It sucks actually,” Hardson said.
“But I appreciate what comes out, because it’s really beautiful stuff.”
That creative energy helps Hardson
build an extensive library of music that
fueled “SlimKid3’s Cafe,” the follow up
to “Liberation.”
Before he left The Pharcyde, Hardson picked up a few instruments and
started learning how to play. That work
shows on “Liberation” and “SlimKid3’s
Cafe,” each of which cross many musical genres and move away from the
two-turntables-and-a-microphone
conventions of most hip-hop.
Hardson works with a wide group of
musicians, replacing the electronic
with real present and physical talent.
The music bears elements of hip-hop,
soul, funk, rock and much more.
Midway through his most recent album, Hardson takes a moment to list
the important influences that have
brought him to this album. Hardson
gives shout outs to Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Prince
along with De La Soul, Tribe Called
Quest, KRS-1 and his own group The
Pharcyde. Put all that music together
and you’re close to what Hardson’s
music sounds like.
The newest album continues with
the same live musicianship, but has
loosened itself lyrically. “Liberation”
represented the spiritual and political
thoughts of Hardson, which he admits
may have been a little “preachy.” With
“SlimKid3’s Cafe,” Hardson hopes to
create a happier atmosphere.
“Some people just want to hear a
simple song,” Hardson said. “I just
wanted to shake all of that heaviness
off of this record, and maybe even the
next record.”
MATT TIFFANY | COPY CHIEF
The new album gets a running start
on this goal, opening with the track
“Ice Cream Dreams” in which Hardson
rhymes about cold sweets in the same
way an addict talks about a hit.
The rest of the album slides along,
soulful and laid back, recounting
stories of love and passion.
As this album hits stores Hardson
keeps busy touring and promoting,
wearing the various artist and business
hats he owns. It’s a far cry from his
days with The Pharcyde. Dropping the
hit singles “Passin’ Me By” and “Ya
Mama” Hardson had the luxury of focusing on his craft, leaving the business of promoting gold album “Bizarre
Ride II” to Delicious Vinyl Records.
“To be pampered is great.” Hardson
said. “Everyone likes having a village to
take care of them.”
Hardson imagines a list of things he
could accomplish artistically if he had
the financial backing and the work
force of a larger label, rather than running his business himself.
“Being independent is really difficult,” Hardson said. “You need all sorts
of funding to make it happen properly.”
Although he gets some help from
musicians, businesses associates and
even his girlfriend, Martha Calhoon
who attends the University, Hardson
helms his own ship, trying to balance
the life and mindset of an artist with
that of a promoter and accountant.
“It’s a business,” Hardson said. “So
all my insecurities and personal stuff, I
have to put it aside to do business.”
Hardson succeeds at this by hiring the best and placing them in the
best position.
“It’s like a vehicle. There’s a tire, a
trunk and an engine,” Hardson said.
“It’s like, be the best tire you can be
in your system, and don’t try to be
the muffler.”
But Hardson drives the vehicle, purchasing visibility at record stores,pitching his albums to radio stations and
taking time to talk with interviewers.
But despite the troubles of a selfpromoted career, Hardson has the advantage of being his own boss. He answers to himself, rather than a record
industry that is more interested in numbers than in creating great art. Hardson
says that when record execs are looking for that “single” they don’t mean
just a great track.
“They mean ‘singles’ as in, how
can we make this more attractive?”
Hardson said. “How can we make it
more sparkly, more marketable for
people to buy it?”
Hardson feels that the record industry creates singles with guest appearances from popular emcees like 50
Cent or Dr. Dre, regardless of whether
the end result is good music.
“If I’m toothpaste, and that’s cereal,
we don’t go together,” Hardson said,
indicating that his music is different
from the typical top-40.
Hardson uses his decade-plus of
experience to educate younger
performers at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles. The Musician’s
Institute puts experienced performers and producers in a classroom
with young hopefuls and educates
the craft of contemporary music.
Hardson teaches classes in performance and production, but also
works as a counselor and guide for
talented musicians, helping them to
the next step.
“Kids come in and play their music,” Hardson said. “I can hear their
whole life. I’ll know exactly what
they’re going through in their lives,
what their blockage is.”
Hardson benefits from the
classes as well, having access to
new talent, which often appears on
his records and tours. Ann Chung, a
student Hardson met through the
Musician’s Institute, appears on his
newest album.
“I’ll take some students on the road
just to know how it is to starve to
death,” Hardson said.
Hardson tries to introduce students
to what it’s like living off of music and
helps them jump to the next level of
their career.
“Students need places to go,”
Hardson said. “I want to take kids to
the next level. I don’t want them to
feel lost.”
He’s passing on the focus and direction that he has now. Cranking out a
new album, and heading off on a tour,
Hardson already has plans for the next
step. After this tour, he’ll go on another
one; he’s gearing up for new albums,
drawing from his extensive library of
unreleased music and eventually hoping to record a live album. While running the business side of things as well,
Hardson walks a fine line between
independent artist and promoter.
Thursday, April 6, 2006 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | 9
Duds give way to BLOCKBUSTERS
Movies set for release this
spring include the expected
hit ‘The Da Vinci Code’
BY TREVOR DAVIS
PULSE REPORTER
If spring break wasn’t lengthy
enough, plenty of good and not-sogood movies will be released
during spring term to further escape
from textbooks.
But moviegoers might want to
save their box office money as
May brings movies that are sure to
become blockbusters.
Until then, other movies are
available to hold students over.
This weekend brings a
star-studded cast in “Lucky Number
Slevin” with Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu,
Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis and
Morgan Freeman. The thriller plots
Slevin (Hartnett) trying to defend
himself against New York City’s rival
crime bosses.
If “Slevin” is trying to be too cool,
try “The Benchwarmers,” also to be
released April 7. Jon Heder will
trade his moon boots for a baseball
mitt as the Napoleon Dynamite star
and his nerdy friends, played by
David Spade and Rob Schneider,
compete in a baseball league.
Hollywood releases “Scary Movie
4” on April 14, knocking off scary
movies such as “The Village” and
“Saw” for the sake of laughter.
Filmmakers David Zucker and Bob
Weiss promise to poke fun at music,
current events, celebrities and pop
culture as a group of friends tries to
save the world from alien invasion.
Need something more serious?
Based on the novel by Gerald
Petievich, “The Sentinel” is about a
Secret Service agent trying to prove
COURTESY
“The Benchwarmers” casts Jon Heder of “Napolean Dynamite,” Rob
Scheider and David Spade in this comedy about a three-man baseball league.
his innocence after he is wrongly accused of plotting an assassination
against the president. The thriller will
be released April 21.
Another adaptation to be released is
“Silent Hill” in which a woman collides
with strange beings in another dimension as she searches for her daughter.
The horror movie hits theaters April 21.
“United 93” tells the story of the
takeoff and hijacking of United
Airlines Flight 93 during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. When the passengers
discover hijackers are steering the
plane toward Washington, D.C., they
take action. The movie opens April 28, a
date that also brings “R.V.” In “R.V.,”
Robin Williams — venturing far from
his superb performance in “Good
Morning, Vietnam” — stars in the
movie in which a family treks across
the country in an RV. Does “Johnson
Family Vacation” ring a bell?
Tom Cruise will go from jumping on
Oprah’s couch to starring once again
as Ethan Hunt in “Mission:
Impossible III,” six years after the
second installment hit theaters. Little is
known about the plot, but Greg Dean
Schmitz, creator of “Greg’s Previews”
hosted by Yahoo! Movies, predicts “it
will feature at least one scene each of
Ethan Hunt ripping a mask off his face
and dangling precipitously from a very
high altitude.” “M:I:III” opens May 5.
On May 19, “Over the Hedge” and
“The Da Vinci Code” will compete
head-to-head at the box office.
“Da Vinci,” based on Dan Brown’s
popular novel, will star Tom Hanks as
Dr. Robert Langdon. Willis will return
to theaters in May, but this time as a
voice in the animation “Over the
Hedge,” based on a newspaper
comic strip in which a raccoon
and his animal friends try to coexist
with humans.
Memorial Day weekend brings
“X-Men: The Last Stand,” the third installment in the X-Men movie series,
based on the Marvel Comics strip, set
to open May 26.
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Bijou Art Cinemas brings 3-D, filmed live concerts
and ‘Hippies,’ a local movie about saving the world
BY TREVOR DAVIS
PULSE REPORTER
Bijou Art Cinemas has concocted
a successful recipe for its late-night
series: music, 3-D and animated
films. Music films planned for the
spring series, which starts this
weekend, include 1980s rock,
modern rock, women in rock, classic
rock and reggae. The series will
continue during spring term on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
Upcoming Movies
“The Cars Live” (April 7, 8, 9) —
Members of The Cars display their
skills during the band’s only European tour on this 11-track movie. The
1979 German tour shows why the
Boston quintet was a superb live
band able to release hit singles.
“Godsmack: Changes” (April 14,
15, 16) — “Changes” portrays
the life of a modern rock
band on tour and shows 13 live
performances. The film was shot
during Godsmack’s “Faceless” tour
in 2003 and 2004.
“Hippies” (April 21, 22, 23) —
“Hippies” is a local movie about
five friends who try to save the
world. It takes place in Berkeley,
Calif., and Eugene.
“Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women
in Music” (April 28, 29, 39)— The
movie consists of performances,
interviews, and backstage footage
by the likes of Lilith founder Sarah
McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Sheryl
Crow, Jewel and others during the
1997 all-female music tour.
“Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (Director’s Cut)” (May 5, 6, 7) — Filmed
at a Pompeii theater in 1971, the film
features the band playing live. It also
features Pink Floyd recording “Dark
Side of the Moon” and includes
interviews with the band.
“Spike and Mike’s Sick and
Twisted Festival of Animation”
(May 12, 13, 14) — The movie
displays the festival’s influence
on modern animation with
its hand-drawn, elaborate
computer-generated productions.
“The Creature From the Black
Lagoon” (May 19, 20, 21) — In this
3-D film, a group of scientists and
explorers arrive at the Black
Lagoon while searching for fossils.
According to the Bijou movie
calendar, the movie displays
fabulous underwater photography.
“Rockers” (May 26, 27, 28) — The
reggae film is a “Robin Hood”-style
story of oppressed Jamaican musicians getting even with people in the
music business. The cast includes
Leroy Horsemouth and Jacob Miller.
Admission to the late night series
is $4. A full schedule is available at
no cost in the Bijou lobby or online at
www.bijou-cinemas.com. The
theater is located at 492 E. 13th Ave.
in Eugene.
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10 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Thursday, April 6, 2006
Movie review
Spoof-horror flick ‘Slither’ charms with clichéd plot lines
James Gunn’s film demonstrates a love for the horror
genre by adding cheeky flair to predictable characters
BY MIKE DAVIDSON
FREELANCE REPORTER
Thus far, writer/ director James
Gunn has not been a very good filmmaker. His résumé is dotted with admirable failures and downright pitiful
monstrosities. “Dawn of the Dead”
wasn’t a horrible flick, but that has a lot
more to do with director Zack Snyder’s
style rather than Gunn’s screenplay.
Oh, and he didn’t just write the first
“Scooby Doo.” He wrote both of them.
Pause for effect... and moving on.
However, given complete reigns
over his own vision, Gunn has crafted
an excellent piece of spoof-horror in
“Slither.” Drawing on his status as a
Troma Films veteran, he has put together a high-level, gross-out flick that is
entirely watchable. The script is nothing new, but it hums along with such a
twisted verve and love for the genre
that viewers can’t help but have a hell
of a time experiencing it.
The best spoofs or satires are
usually at least somewhat affectionate
toward their target. “Slither” is one of
those films. Gunn is a self-proclaimed
horror nerd and “Slither” is dripping
with fanboy love. It takes an overused
premise, that of a small town in the
United States being invaded by an
outer space menace, couples it with a
zombie flick and attempts
to get the genre back on
track from there. It’s able
to exist as both a straight
horror comedy and a
satire on over-cinamatized,
alien species.
For the most part, it succeeds. One
of the more interesting facets of
“Slither” is that it actually makes
zombies fun again for a brief moment. Zombies are the most overused horror villain in all of entertainment right now. The concept should
have died for a while with the superlative “Shaun Of The Dead,” but
apparently no one got that memo.
“Slither” works inasmuch as it strips
the concept bare and shows it can
still be vital in limited use.
Clichés fill every inch of cinematic
space here, but that’s kind of its
charm. There’s the small town
sheriff, his dream girl (but she’s
married to another man!), and a
slick two-faced mayor. There’s even
the town skank.
Gunn’s got a lesbian sheriff’s
deputy, though. At least that
was new.
These characters may be
cookie-cutter, but they’re
played with such a uniform excellence and tongue-in-cheek
flair that it makes the viewer
feel like he or she is taking part
in something unique. Nathan Fillion
as sheriff Bill Pardy, in particular,
continues to be perfect in movies no
one is watching. He’s quickly becoming the go-to guy when it comes
to the rough around the edges antihero type, mostly because he gives
the characters a more well-rounded
feel just by virtue of his charm. Go
watch him in “Serenity” right now if
you only know him from “Two Guys,
a Girl and a Pizza Place” or not at
all. He deserves far better than he’s
received in his career so far.
Elizabeth Banks (of “The- 40-YearOld Virgin” nymphomaniacal infamy)
shows that she’s got a great deal of
range, even affecting a decent
southern accent to play Fillion’s
romantic foil Starla Grant. She’s the
reluctant good girl heroine in every
horror movie you’ve ever seen, but in
keeping with the apparent theme of
the picture, she’s at least appealing
enough to hold attention. She’s appropriately adorable when the script
needs her to be and handles her
short action sequences without
skipping a beat. When she becomes
a (blatantly telegraphed) alien-monster-fighting badass near the end of
Act I, she effortlessly switches between farm girl innocence and a
“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” gory
vengeance. She’s a lot of fun to
watch and provides some of the
film’s best moments.
As Gregg Henry’s pitch-perfect,
slimy mayor Jack MacReady says as
Banks impales a zombie, “the bitch
is hard core.”
“Slither” is retracing the long-trodden paths of creators like Dario Argento and early Peter Jackson. It’s one of
those horror flicks where a youngish
trailer park mother inexplicably sits
around watching Troma movies. Gunn
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seems to know exactly what he wanted from his little movie, and he nails it
with expert timing and zeal.
“Slither” is definitely worth the
hour and a half it takes to get through
it. The acting is excellent, the laughs
come fast and the violence is brutal in
its over-the-top buckets of blood
mentality. It’s probably the most fun
you can have in a theater right now.
For all its clichés and faults, it’s actually one of the best movies of the
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Music school hosts concerts
by vocalist and saxophonist
The University will host a seasoned
vocalist today and a contemporary
saxophonist next week.
After performing a recital at
Carnegie Hall in New York City
last month, soprano Louise Toppin will
close out the University School of
Music’s series that features musicians
of color. Toppin plans to perform
music by black composers such as
Margaret Bonds, Robert Owens,
Adolphus Hailstork, Undine Smith
Moore and Jackie Hairston. Toppin
has sung around the world in respected venues in New York City and
in Washington, D.C. She will sing
with violinist Fritz Gearhart and
pianist David Riley at 8 p.m.
School of Music saxophone
professor Idit Shner, who is new
to the University this year, will play
contemporary music for saxophone at
8 p.m. on April 11. Shner also plays with
a quartet in Eugene and in Portland as
a jazz saxophonist.
Tickets for both shows are available
for $9 for general admission and $5 for
students and senior citizens. The
School of Music, at 961 E. 18th Ave., will
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Lichty: Be a tourist in New York City
Continued from page 5
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But then I got the reply. “No, Amy,
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And that’s how I became one of
those people who really wins
those things.
I couldn’t believe that it was happening to me. I told only a select few
people — after all, what if it turned
out to be a trick? What if I went to the
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on the plane and was well on my way
to the biggest city in the United States
of America, I couldn’t believe it. Come
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I got to spend four fabulous days of
my spring break in the most cultured
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We were put up in the posh SoHo
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of the shopping mecca of the city. And
I got my picture taken by the amazing
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It was incredible: My picture was
taken all over the Lower East Side in
little hole-in-the-wall restaurants
and coffee shops, as people looked
on wondering who I was. My makeup artist, Diego Americo, would stop
the shoot to fix my hair or dab a little
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life. And I even got to see a celebrity.
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quaint little coffee shop getting my picture taken, in walked musician Ryan
Adams. Although I didn’t talk to him, or
even make eye contact with him, it was
fun just being three feet away from him
while he waited patiently for his coffee
and muffin.
And of course, I did a lot of the
tourist things: I visited Ground Zero
(though it was just a bunch of ugly
construction), Times Square, St.
Patrick’s Cathedral and, of course, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, where
my art history major boyfriend gave
me lessons in all kinds of incredible
art work. But most importantly, I fell in
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The Storrow Band: Group isn’t ready to label its style of sound
Continued
from pagethat
5 sense of combut also develop
munity. It’s a good mix that we have.
It’s like, we want to leave the audience with a great show, but at the
end of the day we also want to meet
you and know who you are, get to
know you as a fan and make friends.”
While old friends return for
shows, The Storrow Band loves seeing new faces in the crowd. What’s
even better is that the audience
isn’t just one sort of person. A wide
variety of people find something
enjoyable in the music The Storrow
Band produces.
“We play to a big range of people,
but that’s something that we’ve been
grappling with,” Storrow said. We’ve
been trying to figure out what our
demographic is because we’re
trying to market ourselves to certain
groups of people. But really, with
this type of music we’re fortunate
in the sense that we get college
students and high school students
who really latch on, and then people
our parents’ age find something they
enjoy in it, too.”
But Storrow isn’t ready to put a label
on the type of music the band plays.
“The best way to know what
we’re about is just to come to the
show, because that’s where we
really shine,” he said. “The music
has all different influences in it and it
shines in different ways for different
people. That’s what I like about it.”
for its third show in Eugene and
looks forward to seeing new faces
in the crowd.
“We love Eugene. The University’s
got such a beautiful campus,” Storrow said. “We’re very thankful for the
opportunity to come back. We are
really looking forward to this show.”
The Storrow Band will
be at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W.
Eighth St. in downtown Eugene.
The all-ages show begins at 8:30
p.m. and costs $5. For more
information on The Storrow Band,
visit www.thestorrowband.com or
www.myspace.com/thestorrowband.
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Sports
In my opinion
Thursday, April 6, 2006
“This is not a case of a pampered athlete. He
took it like any citizen in this situation. He
didn’t whimper, he didn’t cry, he didn’t beg.”
Attorney Peter Hobson on client and former MLB pitcher Dwight Gooden,
who was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for a probation violation.
Club baseball
Ducks breeze through early season
Overconfidence may have cost
Oregon in its loss to Western
Washington, coordinator says
JEFFREY DRANSFELDT
THREE TO WIN
Post-season
showdown
showcases
media talent
No more interview requests, stat sheets and
late night deadlines. College basketball season is
over after Florida’s win in the national championship game against UCLA Monday.
Time has come for some real basketball. I’m
talking about the annual collision between the
Emerald sports staff and the Athletics Department’s Media Services division. The contest, held
within the confines of McArthur Court, awaits a
day and time.
To the game’s winner, provided anyone’s still
breathing at its conclusion, go the bragging rights.
Remember now, these rights are important, as we
sports writers work with Media Services on a
daily basis.
The Emerald’s rag-tag group of sports journalists showcases the soft shooting touches of Luke
Andrews, Shawn Miller and yours truly. It also
features the inside muscle of Scott Adams and
Spencer Crum.
Gone is the height and bulk of former sports
staff members Clayton Jones and Jon Roetman.
Four months of college basketball has created
toned, fit basketball players on a diet of pizza,
leftover hot dogs and pretzels, and Quiznos, courtesy of covering men’s and women’s
home games.
I’ve learned from playing basketball for 12
years that jump shots come and go. Weight is
gained. Interest wanes. Basic understanding of
the game, though, never seems to go away.
Finding misplaced basketball skills is
another matter.
Our practices have been rigorous, consisting of
scrimmages at the Student Recreation Center.
Half all-out effort and half the time spent walking
up the court, I’ll admit the competition’s not the
level of New York’s famed Rucker Park, but it’s
where media-game champions are made.
When we started practicing in March, it
marked the first time in seven months I touched a
basketball. The last I played competitively was in
a men’s basketball league in my hometown
last summer.
That memory brings me to this year’s
matchup. The game, I’m told, is a full-court contest. Here are my wishes for this year’s game:
Don’t cherry pick (yes, it’s true that a larger adult
team can probably guard college students with
four people and free up a player for the easy basket, but it’s lame), guard your beat writers
(makes for ideal post-game trash talking when
one or the other gets schooled), and watch the
Emerald’s sweet jumpers fly.
I predict that my post-game interview will go
something like this: “When’s the last time you
shot the ball like that?” I will ask myself, responding, “Last night. Of course, with the shooting
skills of a 6-foot, 140-pound pasty white shooting
guard, who wouldn’t expect eight three-pointers
a night?”
So now I say to Media Services that we’re
ready. Are you?
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BY JACOB MAY
FREELANCE REPORTER
The No. 4 Oregon Club baseball team is
off to a blazing start this season, winning its
first 10 games before losing this weekend to
the rival Western Washington Vikings 1-0.
Regardless of the loss to its most competitive league rival, the team is still confident in
its ability to win anywhere and anytime.
“We needed a loss to prove that we
weren’t invincible,” coordinator Jeff Frank
said. “So now we’re prepared to take
on anybody.”
The teams owes much of its success to
starting pitchers Jay Tlougan, Bryan Hansen
and Pepperdine transfer Peter Phillips.
In two games, Tlougan took a no-hitter
into the final inning but lost it before recording the final out.
“Those guys are so good,” Frank said.
“They’re 100 times better than anything I’ve
ever been a part of. They know what they’re
doing when they’re on the hill and it’s really
fun to watch.”
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The younger players on the team are con- Oregon pitcher Jay Tlougan has taken two no-hitters into the final inning this season. Oregon faces Lane
tributing more so than in years past.
Community College today at noon at Titan Field in Eugene.
“Last year we had the young guys strugChock has been restricted to designated every game,” Frank said. “We’ve had a lot of
gle,” Frank said. “We’d get out there and we
wouldn’t know what we were doing. Our hitter as he recovers from offseason surgery, guys that have had big hits in the clutch.”
In standout games, the Ducks were able to
young guys this year have really stepped up but he continues to lead the team in several
and are doing really well. Matt Zabriskie offensive categories. Though Chock can be come from behind against Southwestern
stepped in at third base and filled in an All- considered Oregon’s most dangerous hitter, Oregon Community College.
“They were really prepared to come and
American’s shoes,” he said, referring to he is not heavily relied on to supply runs.
“There’s always somebody that steps up
Travis Chock.
BASEBALL, page 14
Women’s lacrosse
Spring break games test Ducks’ mettle
Following two spring break games in New York and one in Vermont,
the Ducks will face the league-leading Denver Pioneers at home
BY KIM GAVIGLIO
FREELANCE REPORTER
ZAC GOODWIN | PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore goalkeeper Allison O’Brien and the Ducks
host Denver Friday at 7 p.m. O’Brien has a .444 saves
percentage this season.
While most students spent spring break
relaxing and doing anything that didn’t involve thinking, the Oregon lacrosse team
spent it working hard and winning games.
The Ducks played four games over the
week in New York, Vermont and at Papé
Field, plus another the previous weekend
in Hawaii.
The Ducks advanced their overall record
to 6-5 and 2-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation.
The week before spring break, Oregon
traveled to Honolulu to play No. 3 Johns
Hopkins in the first-ever NCAA women’s
lacrosse match in the Aloha State.
The Ducks were able to score seven goals,
but that wasn’t enough to defeat powerhouse Johns Hopkins, which scored
15 goals.
“We’re going to continue to challenge
ourselves by playing top opponents,” Oregon coach Jen Larsen said. “We are taking a
lot away from these games and trying
to show that we can play with
top competition.”
The following week Oregon returned to
Papé Field to host the Ohio Bobcats, who
came into the game 1-6 overall. The Ducks
gained momentum early, thanks to Lindsay
Killian’s goal six seconds into the match,
and Oregon maintained focus until the end.
Killian, a sophomore attacker, stood out
as the leading scorer for the Ducks against
Ohio with three goals.
“We were confident coming into the
game, having defeated them last year,”
Killian said. “We wanted to get our momentum going into the three games next week
(during spring break).”
The Ducks headed east for the remainder
of the week to face off against Marist
College, Colgate University and University
of Vermont.
At Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,
the Ducks defeated Marist 19-6.
“I was pleased with the team in (Tuesday’s) effort. We played well in all phases of
the game and had solid efforts in offense
and defense as well as at the goalkeeping
position,” Larsen said.
Oregon continued its road trip to Hamilton, N.Y., with only a day to rest before taking on Colgate University. The Ducks fell behind 2-0 in the first six minutes and weren’t
able to regain momentum or take the lead.
Colgate defeated Oregon 15-7.
One of Oregon’s top team scorers, redshirt
freshman attacker Alison Leiner, was able
to net one goal, scooped six ground balls
and caused two turnovers against the
Colgate defense.
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Baseball: Vikings win on walk-off home run
Continued from page 13
just beat us pretty handily,” Frank
said. “The first game they took the
lead and we came back and got a big
lead and kinda shocked them.”
Oregon won the first game 9-4
and the second in extra innings with
a score of 3-2.
“Those wins are really impressive
because it was a team we played really well and the guys that are normally there weren’t, so our young
guys had to step up and our pitching
did an amazing job at shutting
down some really good bats,”
Frank said.
Despite the abundance of talented players, Frank said, the team can
tend to lose focus during games and
take for granted its superiority,
which was the case during
the
second
game
against
Western Washington.
“Our enthusiasm wasn’t there,”
Frank said. “We expected them to
roll over and just beat them without
mercy, but we played like we were
ahead by ten runs when it was
zero-zero.”
Western Washington won with a
walk-off home run with two outs in
the bottom of the seventh inning.
“We were like ‘Wow, we lost,’”
Frank said. “We didn’t even understand the fact that we weren’t winning and we didn’t play with that
concern. It was really all a mental
thing. We should’ve shown up and
beat them ten to nothing but we
weren’t in it mentally.”
Frank believes the team needs to
continue to play to its ability and
not remain so relaxed all the time
when the team is in need of runs.
“You want to stay relaxed, but
then you step too far off the gas and
you don’t score,” Frank said. “We
don’t think anybody can play with
us and when we play our game,
nobody can.”
Oregon is scheduled to face Lane
Community College at Titan Field
today at 1 p.m.
Lacrosse: Pioneers undefeated in league play
Continued from page 13
The last stop on Oregon’s East
Coast road trip was Burlington, Vt.,
to face the University of Vermont on
April 1. The Ducks recovered from
the previous loss against Colgate
and defeated Vermont 15-7.
Eight different Oregon players
scored for the team, marking the
fifth time in a row that the
Ducks have had at least six
different scorers.
On defense, Anna Poponyak, a
redshirt freshman goalkeeper, made
16 saves for Oregon in the net.
“We played a solid game and we
were able to execute and take advantage of Vermont’s mistakes,”
Larsen said in a University press release. “We played solidly on offense
and we had a great, tenacious defense in the form of Anna
Poponyak, who played a magnificent game in net for us.”
Oregon returns to Papé Field to
host the University of Denver Friday
in an MPSF conference matchup.
The game is scheduled to begin
at 7 p.m.
The Pioneers come into the game
3-0 in the MPSF and have an overall
record of 9-2. Denver leads the
MPSF, one game ahead of Oregon
and No. 19 Stanford.
The Pioneers will come to Eugene
with a seven-game winning streak.
They defeated Oregon 17-12
last season.
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1st MONTH’S RENT FREE!
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MOVE INTO... NEW, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE
The PEARL @ NINETEENTH
135-155 E. 19th Avenue • Eugene
Upper Level and Lower Level Units Available
•FREE Wireless internet
640 Sq. Ft. 2 Br - 1 Bath.......................$ 775.00 •FREE Off-street parking
650 Sq. Ft. 2 Br - 1 Bath........................$775.00
815 Sq. Ft. 2 Br - 2 Bath - 2 Patios....$825.00
•Washer/dryer in units
•Quality amenities: carpet,
paint, cabinetry, lighting,
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•Some units have skylights
828 Sq. Ft. 2 Br + Loft 2 Bath...........$1,100.00 •Private decks
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Guaranteed Lowest Prices!
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MANUFACTURING
4075 West 11th • 343-2690
Open 7 Days a Week
125 FURNITURE/APPLIANCES
Japanese Anime. Over 2400 DVD
& VHS Rentals at Emerald City
Comics, 770 E 13th, 345-2568.
140 BICYCLES
Vintage Schwinn Tandem Bike
Good condition, Needs tires & tuneup. Delivery possible. $200obo.
541-677-7121.
185 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Give Away FREE!
BlackBerry, SideKick, Razr cell
phones. Be paid $50. each
www.plexuswireless.com/53843
Call: 503-968-0578
205 HELP WANTED
Direct Support Professional Alvord
Taylor wants reliable & caring people. $8.00-$10.37, will train. call
736-3444
Make $6000-$8000 This Summer
Exterior Painting in Portland
Requirements: reliable vehicle, must
be clean-cut. Full-time. No experience necessary, will train.
$6,000 Minimum Guaranteed!
Deadline to call: April 15th
We Are Not Affiliated With Any
College Painting Companies!
Twin City Painting
360-636-5505
www.twincitypainting.com
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205 HELP WANTED
205 HELP WANTED
205 HELP WANTED
220 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED
230 ROOMS FOR RENT
Mt. Hood Beverage is searching for
a dependable, self-starter who enjoys a fast paced sales environment
for the Part-Time position of Reconciliation. Position will reside in
Springfield. Position requires an organized, detail-oriented individual
with strong customer service skills.
Responsibilities include daily reconciliation and registering of driver
loads, generating invoices for sales
orders, filing, answering phones and
assisting customers and employees.
Must have good knowledge of Word
and Excel, with the ability to deal
calmly with deadline.
Qualified candidates submit resume
to HR – 3601 NW Yeon, Portland
OR 97210
On-site manager. Perfect for full
time student. Part-time. Apartment
and salary. Call (336) 297-1340.
Merchandiser for local beverage
company. Part-time during school
year, full-time during summer. Fax
resume to: 541-747-7096 attn. Rock
Southeast Eugene: Sunny large
deluxe studio. Utilities, laundry, private
entrance.
No
smoking/pets.Trade part rent for
mother’s helper. $475. Rent negotiable. 683-5935
Furnished Apartment Available
now. 1 bd. in 3 bd Ducks Village
apt. $365 + heat. Free parking/ on
site laudry/spacious/fully furnished.
Will forfeit deposit. 503-318-1512
KWVA Eugene, 88.1 FM, the University of Oregon’s Campus Radio
is hiring staff for the daily operation
of the station including Assistant
General Manager, Programming Director, Music Director, News Director, Marketing Director and others.
Positions are open to anyone, but
students are preferred. Students
may be eligible for stipends. Applicants must be able to work during
summer months and training begins
May 1. Applications are available
outside the ASUO Office, Suite 4
EMU. Applications must be submitted Attn: Charlotte Nisser, to the
ASUO Office by noon on Friday,
April 14th. For more information,
contact Charlotte at 346-4091 or
[email protected]. EO/AA/ADA
Change the life of a child this summer. Counselors and lifeguards
needed for summer camp near Portland. Call Michael (503) 231-9484
Instructors-General Recreation
IMMEDIATE OPENING - Instructors
needed to monitor, instruct and supervise elementary and/or middle
school-age youth in the Willamalane/Springfield
Public
Schools
SAFE Grant Program. $9.50/hr, negotiable. Hours will vary, less than
20 hrs/wk.
Required applications are available
online:www.willamalane.org or at
the Willamalane Memorial Building
Community Center, 765 A St.,
Springfield, OR. 97477. [Job Posting #0905-GRANTINST-General].
Drug-free workplace. EOE
by Leigh Ruben
Front Office Receptionist for local
fitness equipment manufacturer. 20
hrs/wk to start, increasing to 30
hrs/wk in June. Hourly/Flexible. Position ends in the fall. Resumes: PO
Box 1453 Eugene, OR. 97440
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Mad Ducklings Children's Theatre
Mornings, June 18- Aug. 12.
For information call by April 10:
Joseph Gilg 346-4190,
[email protected]
CAMP COUNSELORS wanted for
private Michigan boys/girls summer
overnight camps. Teach swimming,
canoeing, lacrosse, skiing, sailing,
sports, computers, tennis, archery,
riding, crafts, drama, climbing, windsurfing & more! Office, maintenance
jobs too. Salary $1800 on up plus
room/bd. Find out more about our
camps and apply online
www.lakeofthewoodscamp.com, or
call 888-459-2492.
LaunchEasy LLC. Is HIRING
Flash designers
ASP programmers
For more information visit
www.launchEasy.com or e-mail
[email protected]
Morning Person?
Make some extra cash!
Deliver the Oregon Daily Emerald 6am-8am, Mon.-Fri. Requires
your own reliable vehicle and insurance. Work Study ok. Apply
in person, Mon.-Fri., 8-5, 300
EMU. The Oregon Daily Emerald
is an equal opportunity employer
committed to a culturally diverse
workplace.
Wildland Firefighters Needed
Exciting outdoor summer job
June training, NEED 2 pieces ID
Apply: Mon. &Tues.,10am-4pm.
746-7528
1322 N 30th St. Springfield
1186 Ferry Street
1 bdrm in lovely historic house.
$465/mo. utilities a set $20/mo. Call
683-4219
Quality 1 & 2 bedroom campus
apartments. No pets. $495-$775.
Office 1528 Ferry. 541-343-8545.
Now leasing for spring!
From $295/mo, utilities & net included. Close to campus, 485-8008.
245 ROOMMATES WANTED
1-roommate wanted for new 2-bedroom, 2-bath. $342.50/month. No
utilities. 18th & Kincaid. 913-5673
225 QUADS
1 bedroom w/private bath. Lease
ends in Aug. $400p/mo. Move in
now. 541-556-2102
Quads close to campus, on-site
laundry, month-to-month, all utilities
paid. @295/mo, 1871 Harris Alley.
www.campusquads.com 343-6000
230 ROOMS FOR RENT
24th and Willamette Eco-Friendly
Creative Rooms; $320 and $360
Quiet street, Organic garden, 4340242
215 APARTMENTS FURNISHED
1-Roommate Wanted or 3 bdrm, 2
bath apartment. $400/mo. +some
utilities. Includes free laundry, pool,
hot tub, 24-hr fitness center. 541513-0326.
APRIL RENT FREE! Room in awesome 4 bdrm. house near campus
avail. now. 15th and Mill. $315/mo +
utilities. Call Moriah 916-320-4034
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CAREGIVERS NEEDED
UO Students — Earn Money
Caring for Children & Elders
2 brdm apts. Close to campus, garbage disposal, laundry on-site, parking available. Available soon. 4849922.
220 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED
350 East 11th Ave.
Studio apartment with extra storage.
$435/mo. Call 683-4219.
UO Work and Family Services
is compiling the Caregiver Directory
for University Faculty, Staff and Students
who may need occasional,
irregular or part-time care.
Centre Court Village
1 & 2 Bedroom Units
Patio’s • Dishwasher • Disposal
Great floor plans.
Pet Free & Smoke Free
741-4726
Sign up at:
Human Resources
463 Oregon Hall
Through April 21, 2006
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1923 Garden Ave.
Small complex close to campus.
$585/mo. Call 683-4219.
Firtree Apartments
1149 Ferry Street
Great campus location
Covered parking and balcony
2 bdrm., $595/month
Call: 683-4219
You must show verification of current
UO enrollment.
For more info, contact Karen Logvin at
346-2962 ~ email: [email protected]
WILLOW LANE APTS.
1661 Ferry. 2 bdrm very spacious
living room & kitchen, No pets.
$650/mo. 343-4137.
West Hills Village
Studio, 1, 2, 3 Bdrm Units
Pet Free Units
Some Smoke Free Units
in West Eugene
344-3311
2290 Agate. Includes kitchen and
bath. Wi-Fi. $500/mo. Utilities paid.
Call Vista 343-4367.
Spring Ridge Village
1 Bedroom Units
746-9036
-------------------------------------------South Hills Village
1 & 2 Bedroom Units
746-9036
All units Pet FREE
and some Smoke FREE
02507052
$8.25-10/hr.+
Bonuses,
35-40
hrs/week Painting with students this
summer No exp. needed, 18+ w/
transportation (541) 517-4953
The ASUO Designated Driving
Shuttle is now accepting applications for Drivers/Navigators and Codirectors. Applicants must have a
clean driving record and be available to work at night. Applications
can be picked up in the ASUo office,
EMU suite 4. Deadline to submit applications is Wednesday April 12,
AA/EOE/ADA
Immediate Openings!
Program Leaders are needed for
the Willamalane Schools Plus Grant
Program to work with elementary
school-aged youth. $8.65-$12.12/hr.
2:30-4:30p.m., Tue.-Thur. Additional
hours may also be available.
Required application packets are
available online at
www.willamalane.org or at the Willamalane Memorial Building Community Center, 765 A St, Springfield, OR 97477. Applications will be
accepted until Friday, 4/28/06 at 5
p.m. [Job Posting #1005-GRANTPL]
Drug-free workplace. EOE.
WORK STUDY POSITION
COMPUTER LAB ASSISTANT
Alternative High School
Supervise at-risk youth in a computer lab. Assist with Internet searches
and writing assignments. Must be
work study eligible. Shifts available: Mon 3-4, Tues 8:00-9:30, Wed
10-12 and /or 3-4. Conveniently located across from the U of O. Contact Cheryl-302-2554. The Looking
Glass Riverfront School is operated
in partnership with the Lane Workforce Partnership and local school
districts.
Summer job? Hiring full-time managers and painters. $8-$10 per/hr, +
bonuses! 888-277-9787 or
www.collegepro.com
Are you organized?
Do you manage your time well?
Are you a night owl?
University Housing is now accepting
applications for Desk Assistants
for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Desk assistants provide helpful and
friendly service to students living on
campus. This position starts September 8, 2006 and ends June 16,
2007.
Qualifications: 1) excellent people
skills, ability to prioritize responsibilities, and follow direction; 2) team
oriented; 3) ability to work all or part
of late evening and night shifts; 4)
maintain a 2.5 GPA; and be enrolled
full time.
Download
an
application
at:
http://housing.uoregon.edu/ABO/job
s.html. Applications are also available at the University Hosing office
(located in Walton Complex, near
the corner of 15th Avenue and
Agate Street) or at any Area Desk.
Completed applications must be received by 5:00pm, Wednesday,
April 26, 2006. For additional information, reply to 346-4281 or [email protected].
EO/AA/ADA institution committed to
cultural diversity.
Cooks wanted. McShane’s needs a
weekend
breakfast/lunch
cook.
Hours 9:30am- 6pm Sat & Sun.
Must have valid FHC and 2 yrs exp.
Bring resume to 86495 College
View Rd. Next to Doyle’s Harley Davidson shop. Hourly plus.
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