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Greeks to host speaker "I'm a speaker, not a preacher,*’ says Rusty Wright, traveling speaker for Campus Crusade for Christ, who will be speaking on various issues in an 1 n t e r f r a t e r n i t y Coun cil/Panhellenic-endorsed set of forums today, Tuesday and Wednes day at the University. “My main purpose is to get faculty and students thinking,” Wright says. "1 don't come to force my views down people’s throats.” Wright, who holds a masters degree from the International Christian Graduate University, has been on the speaking circuit for 10 years. He has visited some 130 campuses in 30 states. Fie is a member of two national honor societies and the Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity. Wright has been a staff member with Campus Crusade since 1971, and often works with his wife Linda. Rusty Wright Together they have co-authored a number of books, including “Dynamic Sex” and “How to Unlock the Secrets of Love, Sex and Mar riage.” Wright also wrote a book on after-life experiences, entitled “The Other Side of Life”. Interfraternity Council Pres. Jay Halverson is excited about Wright’s visit. “He sounds like he’s a fantastic speaker,” Halverson says. “He’s speaking on good subjects, and I think anybody could take the time out to listen.” Halverson considers Campus Crusade a credible organiza tion. “We’re trying to put a lot back into the University and the communi ty,” he says in explaining Greek sponsorship of Wright’s visit. “I think everybody could really benefit from hearing Rusty.” Wright truly enjoys what he is do ing. “I found that I can be useful in stimulating students’ lives,” he says. “I enjoy doing it, too.” Wright feels that attitudes toward speakers such as himself are changing on campuses around the nation. "There is not so much cause orien tation as there was when I started out. People are willing to consider the claims of Christ.” Wright stresses the fact that his talks are not sermons, but intellectually-based* presentations that are both mentally stimulating and fun. Today, Wright will speak on "Dynamic Sex” at noon in the EMU Forum Room. Tonight at 8:30, he will offer a talk on “How To Be Successful and Happy” in the Gerlinger Hall lounge. Other Wright presentations include “Christian Perspective on Racism” (Tuesday, noon, EMU Dad’s Room) and “The Dating Game” (Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., Room 150 Geology). Fall enrollment increase continues in winter term By Jolayne Houtz Of the Emerald The University’s fall term enrollment increase continued into winter term as expected, according to James Buch, director of admissions and records. Buch predicts that winter enrollment will be up three percent, as compared with winter term last year. Fall enroll ment was up 2.8 percent from the previous fall. Buch noted that enrollment in the Community Education Program was up 6,9 percent, to 680 from 636 at the same time last year. “Growth in the CEP program is put ting us further ahead of last year’s enroll ment than we would have predicted,” Buch said. Network plans rally for today Members of the Interfaith Sanctuary Network will rally today to protest last week’s indictment of sanctuary workers and the arrest of Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees. The rally will be held at 11:45 a.m. at the Federal Building downtown. Last week, the federal Immigration and Naturalization Sendee indicted 16 sanctuary workers in Arizona. More than 60 refugees were arrested. The workers were charged with con spiring to violate the federal Refugee Act. Four churches in Eugene provide sanctuary for 17 refugees, and local sanc tuary leaders believe the federal govern ment is beginning a crackdown that may affect Eugene sanctuaries. The U.S. government does not give asylum to refugees from Guatemala or El Salvador. Sanctuary workers claim that those who are returned to those coun tries are often killed by their governments. “Another key factor is increased reten tion of fall term students,” Buch said. “The many orientation programs, the new freshman seminars and other quali ty academic programs are providing students the kind of educational ex perience they had hoped for.” A total of 13,454 students completed winter term registration during the for mal two-day process at McArthur Court, up seven percent from 1984. Buch said this figure is unusually high because law students were registering during this time, while last year they registered after the Mac Court registration. Buch said he expects the official figure for the term to be about 15,300. “We’re pleased with the continuing strong enrollment picture,” Buch said. Center offers degree advice The University maintains an in formation center for students in terested in master’s degree pro grams in business administration throughout the United States. The center, coordinated by counselor Jack Bennett of Academic Advis ing and Student Services, is located in Room 164 of Oregon Hall and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Student advisers are available to assist students from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Friday. There will be a workshop Wednesday for persons interested in the University’s Master of Business Administration program. It will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the M.B.A. information center. Forum features futurism talks Three University Forum winter term lectures will con sider issues of futurism — which is also the theme of the major Smithsonian Institution exhibit coming to the Willamette Science and Technology Center Feb. 2. Richard Stein, associate pro fessor of English, will discuss ‘‘Utopianism and Its Discontents” on Jan. 22. Stanley Pierson, history pro fessor. will lecture Feb. 5 on “A Historian Looks at the Futurists.” Kenneth Helphand, Landscape Architecture associate professor, will speak Feb. 19 about ‘‘Civic Values and Western City Park Planning.” Each lecture begins at 8 p.m. at the Eugene Community Con ference Center. The WISTEC show, “Yester day’s Tomorrows: A Look at Past Visions of the American Future, ” shows what America thought its future homes, cars, cities, toys and warfare would be like. The traveling show, which will be at WISTEC until April 14, is funded by a grant from Champion International Corp. WISTEC is located next to Autzen Stadium at 2300 Centennial Blvd. Help Keep Campus Beautiful Get Your Winter Tan at SunShower Tanning Center 874 E 13th Ave • 687-1711 tAcross from the U of O Bookstore) \ —UO Bookstore— STATE-OF-THE-ART IN SOUND! 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