LUCAS Continued from Page 6 other students sometimes don't, but the tune is still put in I don’t think it s ony easier. "I don’t want to say it’s any harder, cither It’s pretty much an equal thing You have to work to sm reed ” Despite his academic success, Lucas said student-athletes like other students often face a difficult road In their pursuit of a de gree He compared the time-consuming responsibilities of an ath lete to jobs that many students must hold down in order to pay for tuition “It's tough,” he said "As long as you allow athletics to run your Ufa you li get into trouble You have to learn how to budget your time •'The saddest thing for me is to sec- a student-athlete come hero and not work hard and not graduate But that happens to a lot of non-athletes too. for similar reasons ” Those are pret iscly the kinds of problems Cary Cray ant! his staff must deal with on a regular larsis with the University's 4Ml stu dent -athletes Cray. Oregon’s assistant athlete director for student services sail! the biggest difficulty often is to convince studeftl-alhioius that an education is important II you're walking in hero as an lit-year-old and seeing people signing $-1 million contracts well, people want to dream You may is- that one In a thousand, but in the meantime you need to h,m- something lo full buck on Once kills understand that educa tion is a priority, most do a pretty good job Cray said his staff has a heavy work load hut that tie- addition of ,i learning resource center at McArthur Court complete with com puters and study areas has put Oregon closer to other, bettor-fi nant ed %r hoots in terms of academic support facilities. •■\Ve hope it's kind of like (the student-athlete*') home away from home while they're on campus every day." Cray said “Through national mootings 1 have gotten to know a lot of people at other m hools. arid I'd like to think we're as good 11s anyone else *' Gray said another dilemma is satisfying the public, which is of ten more concerned with graduation rules of student-athletes than of other students Gray worries that operating under that microscope, combined with increasingly strict NCAA academic regulations, is pulling mure and more pressure on his staff Our pimple are really seeing more people than they probably should," he sold “They are doing u fantastic job, hut I can't believe in my mind they t an continue year after year at that kind of level " With (tint in ininit. Gray suit) any possible Measure 5-related cut backs would likely have serious consequences on the success of the University's academic support for student-athletes 'Tin not here t rying that we're the only department that's under staffed. " he said "Bui for us to cut hack on personnel right now would in- a traumatic experience, to say the least Despite a fogg\ horizon, though, there are bright spots in the area of athletes, anti how well they're performing In the classroom Kit hard tan as is just one of many success stories, and if his sue lessors follow his simple hut effective strategy, the future of Ore gon's student athletes may fa' bright. Indeed. “If you want to work you can graduate," lie salt! « INVENTORY SALE!« If you've been looking to get your bands on an Apple' Macintosh* computer or printer, and you need it FAST now is the time to come to the Microcomputer Support Center We have these items available for immediate delivery, with many items at or below our cost! these prices are limited to our stock on hand, and quantities are limited, so burr}'1 Macintosh I.C 2.MH RAM, •lOMH III) Keyboard $999 2MH RAM 40MB III) | S12K VKVM $999 I I Apple LaserWriter Hnt PostScript. 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The lad that Gauss came to Oregon at all was un planned. ’ I'd boon hitchhiking around the country one year and onded up out hnre," he said, and eventually settled down ut the University to get his master’s degree. Bohrner had also traveled quite a bit before ranting to the University, where she re ceived her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her travels are what provoked her inter est in sociology, she said. The best part of teaching is lining appreciated by the students, she said. "I like it when students understand something they thought they could never understand, and how happy they tire when they really do." The biggest reward of teaching for Gauss is how it allows him to Influence the lives of his students. "I try to instill in students the ability and the excite ment to think ... to reason their way through things to look for solutions to any problem," he said “I’m not out to change the world today." ho said with a smile, "lust over the course of my lifetime." 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