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Emerald editor wins prize
An Oregon Daily Emerald editor won
ninth place in the |ournalism Awards Program
sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst
Foundation last month.
Managing Editor Lucinda Dillon received
a $300 scholarship for her article on wit
chcraft, published in the Emerald's Spectrum
magazine Oct 30. The journalism school also
received a matching grant of $300.
The article featured local witdhes, their
rituals and philosophy, and provided a
historical background on the origins of
witchcraft.
Dillon's article was one of 100 entries
from 61 accredited schools of the Association
of Schools of journalism and Mass Com
munications. Dillon received the only cash
award from the University in the last two
years, said Stephen Ponder, journalism pro
fessor who coordinates the program here.
“The article was carefully reported, color
fully descriptive without being exploitative of
the material, insightful and put the subject of
witchcraft in sound perspective,” said Larry
Allison, editor of the Press Telegram in Long
Beach. California. Allison was one of four pro
fessional editors who served as contest judges.
"To get this kind of national recognition
is quite an achievement,” Ponder said "This
is really an award of quality and something the
Lucinda Dillon
Emerald and Lucy Dillon should be proud of."
The story was exciting to research, and it
is important to Dillon that people understand
that witchcraft isn't all "satanists and black
magic" as common stereotypes suggest. Dillon
said. "A lot of the women are just like you and
me with strong feelings about their thoughts
and beliefs.” she said.
Students face new exemption rules
If you thought the Tax Reform Act of 1986
only affected long-term capital gains and invest
ment interest, guess again.
Students who have declared “exempt" on
their W-4 form, or the "Employee's Withholding
Certificate." in the past will have new decisions
to make. According to Dale Potts, public affairs
officer for the Internal Revenue Service's Oregon
district office, a student can now declare exempt
only when he or she is not listed as an exemption
on anyone else's income tax return.
All taxpayers must file a new W-4 by Oct. 1
under the new law.
Taxpayers can no longer claim an exemption
if they have a non-wage income, such as interest
on savings, or when income expectations exceed
$500 for the year.
The IRS stresses filing the new form "as soon
in 1987 as possible" so the amount of tax
withheld is similar to the tax owed for the year
Employers are still required to take taxes front
wages even when a W-4 is not filed by the Oct. t
deadline. The amount of deductions will be
determined by the employee’s status on the most
recent W-4. Married employees will get two ex
emptions. unmarried employees one.
In addition, failure to file as soon as possible
may result in a substantial tax bill plus penalties
at year's end. Penalties only can be avoided if
withholding and estimated tax payments during
1987 equal at least 90 percent of the 1987 liability
or full liability for 1986.
Laurels
The University awarded five
leading Oregonians "who em
body both the vision to
recognize a new path and the
pioneering spirit, courage and
perseverance to follow that
path" with 1986 Pioneer
Awards.
Those receiving awards in
clude Leonard Casanova, the
University's winningest foot
ball coach and athletic director
emeritus; Robert Chandler,
chairman and editor of the Bend
Bulletin; Earle M. Chiles, presi
dent of the Chiles Foundation;
Ken Kesey. internationally
known author and University
alumnus; and lean Tate, ad
ministrative broker for the real
estate agency bearing her name.
University chemist and laser
research specialist Geraldine
Richmond is the recipient of a
$50,000 Camille and Henry
Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar grant.
The grant is one of only 12
awarded to chemists,
biochemists and chemical
engineers in the United States
and the only one awarded in the
Northwest.
The grant will be awarded
over a five-year period.
The Mortar Board senior
honor society has selected
economics Professor Mike
Grove and assistant finance Pro
fessor Megan Partch as Pro
fessors of the Month for
November and December
respectively. The two were
nominated by students in a
class they taught during fall
term.
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mode.
Since there was no response to the author's attempt to In
troduce the first volume ol his trilogy, titled CAL/COM m/c
odes? In Eugene, he has decided to bypass the Oregon market.
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