Graduation means paperwork (gowns)
By MICHAEL KESTEN
Of the Emerald
Mid-terms. Finals. Headaches.
More mid-terms. More
headaches. More finals. Nervous
breakdowns. Then one day, the
light at the end of the
tunnel... Graduation I
So what has to be done? What’s
it going to be like?
Everyone who expects to
graduate should have filed a de
gree application with the registrar
by now. It was due by the end of
the third week of this term.
The registrar checks the
student s registration, degree re
quirements and the grades at the
end of this term. They also get the
student's major cleared with the
appropriate department. At the
next step, the student receives a
degree analysis that tells whether
incompietes need to be made up
and so forth. All loose ends, such
as incompietes or transcripts from
the other schools, must be taken
care of and recorded by the regis
trar by June 18.
After the registrar determines
who is going to graduate, they
order the diplomas. University Re
lations reports that most
graduates won’t receive their de
grees until August.
Mary Hudzikiewicz, of Univer
sity Relations says 2,177 people
have applied to graduate this
term. Applicants whose names
will automatically appear on the
ceremony program have been
Independent berates Feds
By BILL LUTZ
Of the Emerald
Tonie Nathan, independent
candidate for the 4th Congres
sional District, believes the federal
government should be decen
tralized and that decision making
should be returned to the people.
Nathan spoke to about a dozen
people at the Women's Aware
ness Center at Lane Community
College Thursday.
Calling herself a Libertarian,
Nathan said she believes all
Americans are oppressed by an
“all pervasive’’ government which
"controls our lives."
“We have given the responsibil
ity of decision-making to the gov
ernment at the same time giving
up our independence.”
Nathan went on to criticize the
government for overspending,
manipulating the economy to aid
private interests, creating a black
market in drugs through drug
laws, lying to the public and gen
erally forcing values on the peo
ple.
Issues which concern the peo
ple of Oregon should be handled
on a state level or even on the
county level, according to Nathan.
"The role of the congressper
son is to protect civil rights and to
enact national security; to be a
watchdog on the federal govern
ment."
Nathan said the Congress
should spend more of its time on
foreign policy.
On the question of South Africa
Nathan said, "I don't think we
should support any country that
doesn't give its citizens civil
rights."
She also criticized the present
Congress. "We don't have lead
ers in Congress, we have con
gressmen who respond to pres
sure wherever it comes from,"
Nathan said. "My idea of a con
Reagan plans Corvallis stop
Republican presidential challenger Ronald Reagan is planning a
major speech in Corvallis on Sunday. Reagan's address will begin at
noon at Gill Coliseum on the Oregon State University campus.
Reagan's campaign got off to a slow start, and he was dose to leaving
the race, but victories in North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma turned
his campaign around and despite recent losses in Maryland and
Michigan he currently leads Pres. Ford in committed delegates for the
Republican Convention to be held in Kansas City this summer.
Reagan does not plan to visit Eugene.
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gressperson is not Jim Weaver.”
When asked to describe her
program for decentralizing the
government, she said political
leaders should search out private
sources of capital for alternative
development.
Nathan said at this time corpo
rate interests are “bedfellows with
political power” and that "the
corporate-political state is similar
to fascism."
Nathan continued, saying that
in reference to corporate power
and Senate Bill One, “We are de
veloping a fascist type of country.
"Libertarians are leading the
fight against the Caesars of this
century."
mailed a letter of instruction exp
laining graduation ceremonies.
“Just because you receive a let
ter of instruction doesn’t mean
you’re going to graduate,” Hud
zikiewicz says. “Anybody can go
through the ceremonies that
wants to. Last year a fellow who
graduated four years ago, but had
never gone through the cere
mony, went through with his sister
because she was graduating.”
Graduation participants can
pick up their caps and gowns,
which are made chiefly from
paper, at the University books
tore. Undergraduates must buy
them for $6.75, but masters and
doctoral candidates may rent
theirs. Doctoral candidates’
gowns are distinguished by the
additional gold and green hood
which hangs from the shoulders.
Caps and gowns are not man
datory for the ceremony and Uni
versity Relations says there is no
dress code for those participating.
Participants will meet at Straub
Hall Sunday afternoon, June 13
the day of the ceremony. There
they will gather in groups accord
ing to department or school and at
2:30 p.m. they march over to
Hayward Field, led by faculty
members.
“If you manage to get through
four years of school, this is the
easiest part," Hudzikiewicz says.
Doctoral candidates only will
shake hands with the University
president. Other students shake
hands with their department
deans, who receive their students
simultaneously.
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The 6th Annual
Willamette
Valley
Folk Festival
May 20, 21, 22
with special guests
Sunnyland Slim & Cousin Emmy
THURSDAY MAY 20
12:30 Cyclone Madrone
1:15 Kevin Johns and Karla Rose
2:00 Canyon Creek Ramblers
2:45 "X”
3:30 Knares
4:15 Emily Phelps and Antonia
Barnes
5:00 Ira Herskowitz
SATURDAY MAY 22
12:00 Tom Schwenzer
12:45 Shebegen
1:30 Patchwork
2:15 Greg Field
3:00 Friends of the Family
3:45 COUSIN EMMY, country star
of the 30’s and 40’s
5:00 Peter Pancreas and the High
Livers
5:45 Ragtime Millionaires
6:30 Susan Arrow
FRIDAY MAY 21
11:30 Meg Stormont and Kevin
Barnes
12:30 Once in a While Band
1:15 Woody Harris
2:00 Lanning Russel and Kevin
McGraw
2:45 Pop Powers
3:30 Jim Page
4:15 SUNNYLAND SUM, Chicago
blues piano player
6:00 Medicine Wolf
6:45 Gold Ring String Band
BARN DANCE
On Friday night there will also be a
barn dance in Gerlinger gym. Sue
Reager will be the caller. Dance begins
at 7:30.
East Lawn,
Erb Memorial Union
All Events Are FREE
-in case of rain, events will take place inside the EMU