University professor
fondly recalls
Georgia...
in Russia
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Oregon doily
emerald
Volume 85, Number 12
Eugene, Oregon
Tuesday, August 2, 1983
i
Watching
the birdie
University architecture
student Wendy Moore wat
ches as Mike Peterson hud
dles under the black sheet of
a 4x5 view camera Monday.
Moore and Peterson, as part
of a class project, are
photographing the architec
ture of campus buildings.
Here, they are photo
graphing the Collier House.
The view camera, which
has its antecedents in the
earliest days of photography,
is a popular choice of artists
because it reproduces larger,
more precise images.
Crouched under the black
sheet, Peterson focuses the
bellows and readies the light
sensitive sheet film to cap
ture the image of the Collier
House. Perhaps, if their
photograph catches the
essence of the Victorian
style house ,it may end up in
the University's museum of
art — if they follow the
sign.
Photo by Mark Pynes
Santa Clara plan moves to boundary commission
By Michele Matassa
Of th* Emerald
A timeline for considering a proposal to incor
porate the Santa Clara area in Northwest Eugene will
be decided on Thursday by the Lane County Local
Government Boundary Commission, according to
Pauia Taylor, boundary commission staff member.
Although public hearing and meeting dates have
not been set, Taylor predicts the commission will
take its full 120-day allotment to determine if the pro
posal is acceptable for election next spring.
The proposal received unanimous approval by
Lane County commissioners Wednesday in a deci
sion that took “about five minutes because we had no
choice in the matter,” says Commissioner Scott
Lieuallen.
The Board of Commissioners — by law — just
“blessed” the proposal, leaving serious considera
tion up to the boundary commission, Lieuallen says.
The commissioners are not allowed to hold public
hearings on boundary issues, he says.
The boundary commission probably will hold its
first public hearing on the issue toward the end of Oc
tober or the beginning of November, with two addi
tional meetings thereafter, Taylor says.
Until then, the commission staff will be prepar
ing a legal description of the proposal — a technical
but timesaving process, Taylor says.
“The boundary commissioners know this is pro
bably the most extensive, complicated issue they’ve
ever had or ever will have. It will take more than 30
days or 60 days,” she says.
The commission has to look at the feasibility of
forming the new government, determine its impact on
the rest of the urban area and see if it’s in accordance
with its own policy and state regulations, Taylor says.
The boundary commission’s decision is com
plicated by Eugene’s annexation of parts of the River
Road/Santa Clara area, she says.
By law, the commissioners cannot process an
nexation requests while considering incorporating a
proposed city, but they probably will look at requests
that came in before the city proposal, Taylor says.
“It’s hard to separate. It’s one big issue. How can
we not let these property owners do what they have
requested?” she says.
The boundary commission staff has been receiv
ing requests for annexation from people who feel
they would be served better as Eugene residents than
as Santa Clara residents, she says.
If the commission approves the proposal, it pro
bably will appear on the May primary ballot. But if the
idea is defeated, all proceedings will stop, Taylor
says.
University Professor Albert Leong uses a Russian soap opera produced by the British Broad
casting Corp. to teach students in his Russian language and culture class.
Learning the language
from Soviet television
By Joan Herman
Of tha Emerald
in traditional college classes, students often come with
pen poised in hand, prepared to listen to a professor lec
ture.
University professor Albert Leong will break from tradition
— to television — when he teaches his Russian language and
culture classes later this summer term. And Leong’s TV show
choice — a soap opera — should appeal to many University
students who often schedule classes around their favorite
soaps.
Through a Soviet soap opera, which Leong dubs “a Russian
Sesame Street,” students will learn the lyrical language and
unusual culture of the Soviet Union by watching and hearing its
people in natural settings.
And because the soap “engages human interest" by telling
a story, students should enjoy learning Russian, which will in
turn facilitate the educational process.
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