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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1979)
4 Photo by Doug Williams Students oppose Mobil recruiter Blasting ‘Big Oil’ A campus visit by a Mobil Oil recruiter Monday was met by University students and community members protesting "oil monopolies ” The recruiter, Murray Mendenhall, spoke to students in the Geology building about a career with the oil corporation. Local groups, among them Students for a Nuclear-Free Future, the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee. Live Without Trident and the Trojan Decommissioning Alliance, picketed, passed out leaflets and is sued a political statement in opposition to "oil monopolies" during Menden hall's visit Literature posted around campus and handed out during the protest says the eight largest oil corporations in the United States control 64 percent of the world's known oil reserves. 60 percent of the natural gas reserves and 45 percent of the known uranium re* serves “Beyond controlling uranium re serves, Mobil, Exxon, Gulf, and others are throughly integrated into all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle,” the literature says “But these same companies, perhaps more than anyone, understand the severe limitations of these non renewable energy sources ” The information claims five of the nine major (photovoltaic firms in the United States have recently been pur chased by major oil companies Also, 12 of the top 25 firms in the solar industry are owned by oil and aerospace corporations, it says, adding that geothermal exploration in this country is being conducted largely by the major oil companies IFC elects Cohen as chairer Adam Cohen was elected In cidental Fee Committee chairer at the new committee's first meeting Monday The meeting was limited to an administrative briefing from ASUO Vice Pres Dennis Correction In Monday's story on the University Office of Affirma tive Action, the name of the assistant compliance officer was misspelled as Bea McFadden The correct spelling is Bean McFadden Mohatt, assignments to monitor programs and a discussion of procedure and bylaws Cohen, who was an IFC ap pointee in June, was elected unanimously to the chair posi tion. *1*11 do a good job,' Cohen said "I appreciate your sup port " Ken Brittain was elected vice chairer over Alan Contreras in a 4-3 vote Mohatt advised the commit tee not to fee! obligated to solve every problem of every program that comes to the IFC "If programs come in here and lay all their problems on you, don't feel like you always have to respond,” he said "That's our job " Mohatt said the committee should work with the ASUO ex ecutive office to help solve a communication problem between the ASUO and its pro grams He said the IFC can help by channeling problems to him “I hope we can work together," Mohatt said. "It's real important that we do " The ASUO and the IFC should work together to form a budget time line, according to Mohatt. "Programs should submit bud get proposals by the first of January, so we have to get moving," Cohen said programs intend ing to request IFC funding for the first time should file their plans with the committee before Friday Committee members were assigned "program tag" posi tions Tag persons, designated for each ASUO program, must become experts on their as signed program and be prepared to report to the com mittee Two tag persons apiece were assigned to the EMU board, the Athletic Department, the Office of Student Advocacy, the Emer ald, OSPIRG. the Oregon Student Lobby and the ASUO The next IFC meeting is scheduled for Monday at 3:30 p m in the EMU. room to be announced TURKEY TROT November 15, 4 p.m. Meet at Autzen Footbridge A non-traditional run. . . Run for 30 minutes in Alton Baker ftirk and attempt to locate as many “Red Flags” as possible. Winner is the runner who Finds the most flags. A map is given lowing the location of the flags. PRIZES TO THE TOP TWO FINISHERS IN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DIVISION. JOIN THE FUN AND HINA TURKEY Questions? Drop by 103 Gerlinger. 686-4113 < ROSSIGNOL SKI PACKAGE Rossignol Challenger 140.00 Salomon 222 w/Brake 69.95 Mounting 10.00 | Hot Wax 2.50 TOTAL VALUE 222.45 Need to sell a car? Looking for a roommate? Trying to catch a ride? Try ODE CLASSIFIED Advertising and get a FREE MILLER KEY CHAIN* (while supply lasts) * Ads MUST be placed in the Oregon Daily Emerald Lobby (third floor of the EMU)
