Encore! 'Obsessive/Retentive' items on display in EMU Gallery Bv Julie Dei ker Emerald Contributor The KMl' (iallen is ( urrentb cluttered with objects likely to be passed by at .1 garage sale (Hass cases are tilled and glit tering with the odd and unusu al, overflowing v\ ith i ollei lions ol things few others have thought to keep. “(tbsessive Retentive Things People Col lei t." on dis plav through April Id, features the collecting obsessions ol people in the cnmnuinit\ but w ith .in unusual tw ist Will White, co-direi tor of the I Ml ’ Callerv . said the idea be hind the exhibit was "to take a light hearted approat h to how and what we see visually by showing what people have." l'he purpose ot tin' exhibit is to express dilferent opinions m vvluil people liiui . i p j it ■, 11 ini' " W hite s.iui \blll\ people have S,|\ ed tilings for years. tilling shelves and shoe boxes with items that seem to have no real use. blit \ et i annul be throw n awav The peiiple part n ip.it me in this exhibit, however, have nut onlv kept these unusual oh jet Is but he\ e sought to gain more ot them. moating a i idiot lion tew others ran claim to ilu [ilii ate "Obsessive Ketentive” otters these people the f ham e to proudly show then < ollei lions and to gain an audience, where before v iewers of these collet lions ina\ have been limited In the gallerv people gather to gaze at lill Mulholland s i ol let lion ot ( lilt keu ot the Sea dishes lined up side by side A si hool of tln'si' colorful .n|iiatu dishes shines on the platform w ith new touin( ulorv . j>nuni to hr ic< ognizeii as ohjiM ts of val lie .mil ilistini turn Another item now rareh seen ness of hone\ liees overflow from their hive filling ev er\ (Oilier .111(1 ever\ ittt fl with these stuped inset ts Despite r.ist .imnunts of such lni/./iim ohjet fs. lilt lulled is .1 until e ‘The purpose of the exhibit is to express different opinions in what people find ap pealing. ’ Will White and probably very seldom «<> 1 Ice ted is Doris Day albums Hut tlit-ir existence is validated by Lisa Heaves nostalgii ( ollec lion Scattered across thf gal lory shorn asr. the smiling Dor is 1 lay reappears on ear b ol the numerous albums apparently looking not just for viewers but tin potential listeners as well I lay id I enley s c.ollei turn tea lures another well known tig lire although this one goes bar k ey en further than 1 Ions Day Objects featuring the ley able I lay y t roc kelt adorn this shoyvi ase s shelves Pit lures books and other memorabilia make up this shrine like rollei tloll dedliuted to tuoi kett and Ins t.Oonskina apped fans ( 11 her lovable r harm ters I a i ome favorite collec tables for people sue h .is Kenny Dili w ho ini hides Ins i ollection of Smurfs in the exhibit I his oh session resulted in the reten tion ot multiple figures and piei es featuring tfie cartoon-in spired c matures m blue Someone identified only as Bee Bee Head displays a c ollec tion ot honey bees Various ob lists decorated with the like Housing C ontmued from Pam* <> different e immediately "There’s tons of kids, fie said "I! was unusual Ihh ausc I hadn't been around kuls for a w bile Abercrombie said the number of resident i hildren expands normal quiet hours Due to thin walls neighbors must maintain a c ertain level of respei t for eat h other's privacy, she said "We re realls quiet out of con sideration so kids can sleep Thin walls are just one of the aspects of married student housing tfi.it residents see as a draw fiat k Crime is a more serious con cern Main tenants have had bii v cles stolen and Swanson noted that his car was broken into Norman confided that she was sexually assaulted mi uni' in i a Mini ami tli.il iit-r liuiiif was liu r 14 la 11 / i 'll within tin1 Inst two hours she was thi-ri* You ha\ i' In In' vt'r\ i iiii'tul here. Norman salil Hut other ri'siili'iits are less adamant about their i mu ern lor s.detv I'll s.n we re pretty safe my self.’ Westmoreland resident Swanson said Resident turnover, though expel led, is another aspei I that tenants bemoan "The downside is a lot of turnover People coming and going. Kedginald Abercrom bie said Although the fai es in the neighborhood t hange. their ex pei tations and situations re main basically the same SI TINO'S B SPAGHETTI H HOUSE ■ PIZZA 342-8111 , TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 00-Midnight Fri. 11 00-1 00 am Sat. 5 00 1 00 a m Sun. 5 00 11 00 p m th.lt Hit Hit I ll'.lll Is lo()hllll> till linin' Miii h l.irvt**i th.m insci ts m .11 tu.il size. hut similar in the size ut their < ullri tions. .in' Nt.irs 1 H.isti'i 111[ipi>s I his (ivuisi/i'it iii.imm.il milieus post i'is i arils i ups ami iiioit ami represented m niini.iturr with numerous stuffed animals imitating this spare toothed .m im.il Will Whitt' uu I mil's Ins own i oilet tint) Hoard of 1 >irectors .ind BE INVOLVED in guiding an important campus organization for the future The Hoard members attend monthly meetings, and receive a $30 00 stipend per month. These 2-year positions are open for full-time students and faculty: • 1 Student-At-Large Position • 2 Sophomore Positions • 1 Graduate Student Position • 1 Eaculty-At-Large Position • 1 Classified Staff/Management Nominations for board members will be taken at the ANNUAL MLLTING Wednesday, April 11th at 3:30 p.m. Room 133, Gilbert The Annual Meeting agenda will include reports from the Board Officers and a State-of the Bookstore address by Jim Williams, General Manager. There will be FRLL DRAWINGS for $255 worth of UO Bookstore Gift Certificates for all who attend For more information, please contact Jim Williams at 346 4331 UO BOOKSTORE 13th and Kincaid M-F 7:30-6 00 Sat 10 00-6 00 (Ph 346 4331) SINCE 1920