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Third Irish festival has something for everyone By Cynthia Whitfield Of th« Emerald The Eugene-Springfield area is gearing up for the third annual Irish Festival by offering a little something for everyone, from the traditional downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade to a “Shamrock and Roll” concert at the Eugene Hilton. The four-day festival has grown from a six-event celebration its first year to 13 events this year. The festival, organized by the Irish Festival Committee, begins March 14. "This festival is for having fun, for celebrating the com munity. for showing off as well as recognizing the contribu tions of Irish-Americans,” says Guy Di Torrice, festival publicist. Celebration gets underway with the Mayor’s breakfast, which takes place at 8 a.m. March 14 at the Red Lion Inn in Springfield. The breakfast will be followed by a secret festival kick-off event. “We’ll have special guests arriving that we’ll be bringing in with a whole lot of hoopla and noise," Di Torrice says, “last year we brought in leprechauns in limos.” DeFrisco's will present “Irish Pub and Rebel Music,” featuring Ray Collins and Nick Voreas, that night at 8. An “Irish Party" at the Factory March 15 at 5:30 p.m. will follow a noon Irish Civic Luncheon. “The luncheon is our only serious event,” Di Torrice says. “We will have a special guest speaker and recognize Irish cultural and business contributions. The rest of the festival is for having fun.” The “Shamrock and Roll" concert, featuring the Cashiers, will be held that night at the Hilton. The concert begins at 9 p.m. and is sponsored by the Hilton and KZAM FM. On March 16. Eugene-Springfield residents will gather at 2 p.m. for the traditional St. Patrick's Day Parade around the downtown Eugene area. "We want people to join in. There’s a spontaneous aspect to the whole thing, but we’re looking for a little more student participation," festival chair Peter Murphy says. “We’d love the students to come and provide music for the parade," Murphy says. He says he hopes for increased participation because there will be no conflict with spring vacation this year. Although the festival has been a success in the Eugene Springfield area, Di Torrice says his goal is to include more people from surrounding cities and towns in this year's festivities. “My objective is to fill the hotels and make the festival part of the tourism industry. The locals are going to have fun — we’ve got them covered,” Di Torrice says. Other events taking place March 16 include an after party parade at the Hilton and a concert by the second-most popular folk Irish band in Ireland. DeDanann, at 8 p.m. at the Hilton. The Eugene Symphony will perform a “Bleugene” con cert at 2:30 p.m. March 17 at the Hult Center. 10% DISCOUNT To U. of O. 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The students who nominated Russell show high regard for his dedication to teaching and to the University. “He is conscientious and wants his students to truly learn something from his class,” says one of Russell’s students. Another student says, “He is receptive to stu dent ideas and rearranged the work load to better suit our needs.” Russell will be honored at a brunch later this month. Architecture A senior architecture student was recently awarded $2,500 by the Callison Partnership, a Seattle architecture firm. University student Stephen Lapp received the award for being the most promising senior in the architecture department who will be entering the field of architecture following graduation. Other architecture students have recently received awards: John Shirley and Kurt Schultz received thd Dean’s award, and Diana Moosman will receive the Rosenberg Traveling scholarship for $2,000, which goes to a fourth-year student for study and travel. Senate update The University Senate will revive an ad hoc committee to study a variety of proposals about the future roje of the Senate as a governing body. Senate President Kappy Eaton said at the Feb. 27 meeting. The committee will study whether the Senate, a faculty and student body, should play a major role in proposing and passing University legislation or if it should become merely an ad visory committee. Another proposal would eliminate the Senate completely. Eaton said she hopes for a committee recom mendation by the Senate’s April meeting so that the members can vote on the proposals and sub mit its recommendation to the general University Assembly for a final vote. In other business, the Senate voted to dis band the ad hoc committee studying the Student University Affairs Board proposal to allow stu dent access to teacher evaluations. The committee probably will reconvene next fall after the results from a pilot project this spring are tabulated, committee chair Lois Har rison said. The pilot project, to be conducted this term by SUAB, will involve evaluations from about 25 classes. SUAB will compile the results and print them in the ASUO spring course guide, SUAB member Roscoe Caron said. The evaluations will use the same forms nor mally distributed by the department, and the teacher will be able to respond to the results, Caron said. Also, the Senate voted to table discussion of a motion regarding tests given on Saturday and Sunday during finals week. The motion, presented by SUAB member Matthew Fick, was designed primarily to address the law school’s policy, which allows professors to give exams on these days. The Senate will discuss the motion when more information is compiled about the feelings of other students and faculty involved in the law school, Senate members said. Outreach University representatives will travel to Newport on Thursday for a day of informational and social events with community leaders, alum ni, parents and friends. “This is the first of what we envision will become an ongoing effort to reach out to the com munities of the state,” says Mary Hudzikiewicz, University community services director. Compiled by Robin Joannides Liddy Continued from Page 1A recoup about $2,000 trom ticket sales. Apalategui says he is bothered by the fact that the IFC must deny funds to other groups while the Cultural Forum is spending money to promote a “freak show.” Cooper denies that Liddy is a freak. There are still people in the government who share . Liddy’s beliefs, although they are not as outspoken about it, Cooper says. 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