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Program offers students chance to go to Russia By CHARLENE BELL Ol The Emerald A unique program offered at the University allows qualified undergraduate students of Rus sian language and literature to study at Leningrad State University. Along with Stanford, Princeton and Cornell, the University sponsors the program (the only one of its kind in North America) through the Council on International Educational Exchange. The program is one of few offering summer study in the Soviet Union. Depending on lan guage proficiency, students may study Russian for a summer, semester or an academic year. In the past, the University sent qualified students to Leningrad through the University of Washington. But late last year the University was granted affiliated status by the CIEE and now is eligible to receive scholarship funds to sponsor its own students. To qualify for the summer program, students must display a minimum proficiency on a second-year Russian test and must obtain two faculty recommendations. Those interested in studying for a term or an academic year must achieve a minimum ability level in third-year Russian as well as two faculty recommendations. University Russian Prof. John Beebe says test results indicate University students have consistently placed in the top 20 percent of nationwide applicants. “In practice, our students themselves take the initiative to apply, and most who apply are accepted," Beebe says. One of every two University applicants for the summer program are accepted, and only about 180 students qualify nationwide, Beebe says Although most participants are under graduate language majors, the program also is open to students of Russian literature, history and political science. While in Leningrad, students live in dormitor ies with Soviet roommates and attend six weeks of intensive classes at Leningrad State University. The curriculum is devoted mainly to the study of language and literature, but students also take excursions to cities such as Moscow, Kiev and Riga. The Russian department also offers an ex change program for a semester of study at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow through the Amer ican Council of Teachers of Russian. The require ments are similiar to the Leningrad program, and those interested in appplying for study at Pushkin should contact Beebe at 310 Friendly Hall. For information on the Leningrad program, see Russian Prof. Albert Leong at 415 Friendly. Courts open for reservations The recreation and intramu rals program will require reser vations for covered tennis courts and outside handball and racquetball courts beginning Feb. 2. The reservation system is de signed to end court usage by people who aren’t members of the campus community, says recreation and intramurals head Karla Rice. A reservation will secure a court for a maximum one-hour. Now players often wait between 45 minutes and two hours for a court opening. Courts will be open 3:30-11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except during varsity and intramural events. On Saturdays, the courts will be open 8:30 a m. to 11:30 p.m., and Sundays the courts will be closed. Anyone making a reservation must present their University identification card at the Recreation and Intramural Of fice, 103 Gerlinger. Monday re Committee whittles list of president applicants The committee charged with searching for a new University president has trimmed the list of candidates to less than 20. A list of six or seven finalists will be compiled by about mid February, according to Charles Duncan, journalism professor emeritus and chairer of the presidential search committee. "I’m hoping we can get this process started — the interviews on campus — by the middle of February,” Duncan says. The search committee’s next meeting is Jan. 29, and Duncan says the committee might nar row the list to an intermediate number of applicants. University Pres. Paul Olum is the only known candidate for the position. In the search for the new State Board of Higher Educa tion vice chancellor, Duncan says “we’re down to three fi nalists.” The final choice rests with Chancellor Roy Lieuallen who will select the new vice chan cellor, subject to State Board approval. The three finalists will be “vis iting Oregon soon,’’ meeting with the state's deans, pre sidents, and state board members and touring the schools. ■v 2 for 1 Buy one ad Get one free in Emerald Classifieds Emerald Classifieds is offering you a FREE 20 word ad when you buy another classified. Use that free ad for anything you want — sell your waterbed, or send a persona to a friend. Here’s how to get your free ad: *When you buy an ad in one category you get a FREE 20 word ad in a different category. ♦Both ads must be placed at the Emerald office (300 EMU). ♦Don’t delay. This offer good January 10 through January 30, 1081. V J servations must be made on Friday. The Incidental Fee Committee recently allocated $550 for the project, which will be reviewed at the beginning of spring term. The existing system has prompted some complaints from students because there is little or no court maintenance. "The floors are too slippery from a lack of varnish, the place is just filthy, and the lighting is terrible," University student Lala Mejia says The IFC could provide better court maintenance in the spring if the program is successful, Rice says. "There shouldn’t be a need for enforcement if everyone just respects one another," she adds. 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Do you think of God As Father? Parent? Mother? Creator? Are other people your brothers? Sisters? Friends? Does brotherhood include you? Brotherhood of Christ Sisterhood of Christ Was Mary an apostle? How do you experience God everyday? Honesty or manipulation? Are you a changing person in an unchanging world? Church? Or, are you an unchanging person in a changing world? Church? THURSDAYS 7:30-9:00 JAN. 29, FEB. 5, 12, 19, 26, MAR. 5 led by KOINON1A CENTER 1414 Kincaid The Rev. Linda Harrell Bruno Joan Lundgren Hunt Episcopal Campus Chaplain open to all Coordinator, Educational Ministn University of Oregon no charge United Lutheran Church 1 »V. ^
