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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1992)
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B«rg/ /ht/hop i )l» I i t*MI » ICC • 0p»- 1*’ 10 * Campus clean-up set for University Day By Laura Purcell ( meralcl Contntiutoc An army of spring (loaners will descend upon campus Thursday when more than 1,000 University students, faculty and staff are expelled to beautify the? campus .is a part of the third annual University Day This is a great opportunity for students to directly affect their environment while having fun and working with other mem tiers of the' campus community, said Uni versity Day UoThret lor Ulenn C ole This year s slogan for the event is "The Only Yardwork You'll liver Love The c lean up activities will Include pressure washing walls and sidewalks, painting lampposts, planting flowers, spreading barkdust and pic king up litter The day's goals are to inspire higher < am pus morale, tec provide a direct outlet lor part It ipants to improve their living environ men! and to promote c amaraderie between students, fat uity and stall The events will begin at H to a rn with sign-ups at tables between Oondon and Uhapman Halls Free commemorative I shirts and boxer shorts will !«• available for pattu ipants The purchase of the T-shirts and boxer shorts .u c minted for two thirds of the plan ning committee's budget "We needed to provide some incentive because University Day is a fairly young event, plus it is good advertising for next year." Cole said The budget for the event was 10 percent smaller than last year In 1091. the budget was $8,800 This year the budget was only $5,100 The administration donated $2,500, tile Incidental Tee Committee allocated $1,000. Myles brand donated $1,000 and S500 was donated by Klnkos and Axiom Screen Printing Some students, angry with the res ent cut backs. have said that University Day is just free labor for tile University Cole disagrees Many staff members work before the event to help us prepare and get supplies, so it's not exac tly free labor for the Universi In . he said The 11 -student planning committee has spent several months organizing the one day event " The bottom line is that we pist want ev ervone to have a good time," said Wendy V'ejlupek. co-director of the planning team, in a press release In 1904, University President John John son created University Dav in an effort t» have a more service-oriented, constructive campus community The event grew throughout the 1920s and attracted national ly-known entertainers including Duke HI llngton The event turned into Parents' Weekend in the late 1920s and finally died out in the 1930$ University Day was revived two years ago after a 70-year hiatus and has been growing ever since. In its first year, nearly 000 peo ple participated, and last year, more than 700 joined the clean up effort A dedication ceremony is scheduled at 12 ir> p m on the stops of Johnson Hall for a mural created by student Christy Salto The mural, titled COLORS, will Ik? unveiled in a formal ceremony today at 11:30 p m in the EMU. Another addition to the campus will be a large Moral "UO" to be planted in the flower bed in front of Johnson Hall Thursday After the ceremony, participants will re sume cleaning until 5 p m for more information, call the Office of Student Development at 340-321(1. Cole at 345-3399 or Vejlupek at 087-7197. ASUO Spring Street Faire events begin today By Anthony Merrill II may look .1 lot lik*' Satur day Market. bill il s tin ASl.lf) Spring Street I Hire and il begins today There will be musii . food. i rafts .ind fun along 1.1th Aye nue between Uimersitv .ind K mi .ml Streets through !■ r i (I a \ I he Street I .lire Will feature booths ranging from hand ( rail ed jewelry made in Mali. Indo neMii. In a .Ml fiMit s.mi,in.i -.nl boat show il by < bib Spurts The A S t ■ ( ) puts nil the Street l ane lull e a y ear 1 ri the fall Swimwear 1992 Como soo our selections of matching beachwear and Rayban, Oakley and Sun Cloud sunglasses Validated I EUGENE Parking •otUfiUy i , I'-unday :J6 30 V.- ' 115 Man thru Thursday 9-306 00 • Fn 'lit 7 (inn 1M West tlm.viway • E ujen», Oregon • 343 1268 t .iml spring Coordinator t.uitilm Twain •■.ml tins year s Spring Street f aire lias raised $5,000 It's our biggest fund raisrr id tin' year.’ T wain said It’s a nn.i' thing her ause it |uiris thi* i ommumty and the i umpus L<x al business, non profit or ganl/ations and University stu di'nt organizations buy booths from tin- ASl t) and then use the fiooths to sell < r.ifts, food and mam other Items Vendors pas $70 lor food booths, and $-tri for ( taft booths Nun profit organizations and student or garn/atlons pay S10 Twain says the Street I lire has been going on for morn than 20 years, hut this is the first time she lias organized it "I'm doing something totally different this year." Twain said "I've mapped out the street and assigned a number for ear h vendor " Twain hopes the new ap proach will eliminate any ten sion between vendors over who has what spa< e The .Street Faire has grown in si/e Sinn- its early years and this year there are more than 100 vendors, including many lo< al non-profit organizations Its a great w a \ to t a tse $j 00 Foot long Sub Half Sub L SUBSHOP • FREE DELIVERY ‘ 1225 ALDER 345-2434 I WILD WOMEN'S WEDNESDAYS Its ira/\ It s fun Join us for ladies Night at ( ik omit |oc-s Starting at pm, wc pay tin lailics ssav in (.real musu, darning and lots of door pri/rs all night long1 • I )un'i Inrgci to brine your tjujrlcn • I RI E lulun Bullet S ’pm 1 he Party Above I he Rest! lop of the Hilton 3*2 2000 I ree Covered Parking money for our gospel choir," said Dune Albino from the In spirational Sounds Cospel Choir "This is our first year in the Street Fa ire Not all groups use the Street Fa ire to raise money We do it lor a membership drive." said Kim Pearson of Club Sports " The lake is so far away, nobody over sees sail boats around The Street Faire. which will run from 10 a m to 5 p m on Wednesday. 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