HIGHER EDUCATION BRIEFS
Officials scrap column plan
Sensing o storm of l-ad publicity on the
way. University administrators lost week
scrapped a $20,000 plan to erect two con
crete columns on the south side of cam
pus.
The two 10-foot columns would have
stood at the intersection of University
Street and 18th Avenue, delineating the
campus boundary. Vice President Dan
Williams said ho worried the project
would appear a lavish expenditure at a
time when the University's budget is
tightening.
University architect Chris Ramey said
the columns may eventually be built
when the University gets through the cur
rent state budget crunch.
High court at law school
The Oregon Supreme Court will hear
cases in the law school's Orlando J. Hol
lis Courtroom today, giving the public a
chance to see the state's highest court in
action, said law Professor Mary Law
rence.
The court will likely rule on the cases
within the next year. Lawrence said
After each session, the court will an
swer the public's questions, except ques
tions about the cases they are hearing,
lawrence said.
Law students get first priority for seat
ing. she said.
The court s visit is port of the law
school's legal research and writing pro
gram.
Assistant director gets award
Marv Hudzikiewicz. assistant director
of the University Student Development
Office, received the highest honor be
stowed by the Council for Advancement
and Support of Education for District VIII
Feb. 22
Associated with the University since
she began her education here in 1959,
Hudzikiewicz received the honor for her
success in both University relations and
Undent affairs,
"Mary has truly dedicated her life to
terving others." CASE Chairman Mike
Goodwin said. "She has touches! the lives
jfso many people. Especially noteworthy
ias be«n her guidance and support of stu
lents at the University In their own
nreers. they continue her legacy of lead
ership. giving and dedication."
Students win fellowships
Five University graduate students re
ceived the 1993-94 Oregon Humanities
Center Graduate Fellowships last week
The students will receive a $230 travel
illowance for attending professional con
ferences. office spac e and use of compu
ters in the Oregon Humanities Center
Fhe purpose of the fellowship is to stim
ulate humanistic researc h and support
graduate education by providing doctoral
riegree students necessary time, space
and other resources, said center Director
|ohn Stuhr
The fellowship proposals were judged
for the quality of topic and their relation
ship to humanities, the significance of the
research in the student’s field, and the
feasibility of the planned research.
The recipients uni Jennifer Cole-Small,
romance languages; Abby Ferber. soci
ology; |amie Paulino Ross, philosophy;
Roark Mulligan. English: and Christina
Kreps. anthropology All are graduate
teaching fellows except Ross.
Brand deadline approaches
Students who want to trade places for a
day with University President Myles
Brand must turn in their applications to
Room 130 Hendricks hy March 8
Applications are nvuilahle at the presi
dent's office in Johnson Hall, the Student
University Relations Council in Room
140 Hendricks and at tables in the EMU.
The drawing for the winner will lie in
Room 130 Hendricks. March II at 12:20
p.m Applicants must be at the drawing
to win.
Reporter finds sailing is not for the weak of stomach
By Hope Nealson
Emoiaid Freelance Editor
MARINA DEL REY. Calif. - It's a
tough job. but someone has to do it
When I caught wind that members
of the Oregon Club Sports sailing
team were hoading for sunny Cali
fornia to race in the 64th annual
Midwinters Sailing Regatta. I reluc
tantly consented to cover the story.
Resentfully. 1 threw my suntan oil.
shorts and sunglasses in a bag and
caught a 15-hour drive down to
Marina del Rey. near downtown Los Angeles
We left the clouds and rain of Eugene and pulled into
the largest marina of its kind in the world with nary a
Rep rrter s ff jiot
cloud in the sky.
Watching University sailing team members Julie Spar
lin and Nicholi Lenn work throughout the day setting up
the rig. oiling the blocks, and raising the mast gave this
outsider an insight into the world of sailboat racing.
Sparlin and Lenn showed me that what happens
before and after the races is just as important as the race
Sparlin's boat would be racing in the Santana 20 class.
Boats in the Santana cIbss have different types of sails
and equipment and require three crew members.
Sparlin would be racing against 13 other Santanas.
Boats from as far away as Colorado ware parked in the
lot of the California Yacht Club, which sponsored the
regatta. A friendly attitude all around was evident, with
sailors working and talking while preparing their boats
for the next day's race.
The bonding overflowed into the yacht club s bar that
night, where just al>oul everyone involved in two of the
boat classes, the J-24s and Santana 20s. congregated.
Bonding between sailors is a peculiar experience to
witness, and "bench racing" is the most popular activi
ty. where storytelling is elevated to an art form, and
sailors trade dubious accounts of past victories over
many beers.
I discovered there would In; about 55 sailboats racing
the next day, with six different classes of boats racing
each other in a procession of heats
I also found out I would be riding on the committee
boat.
The committee boat is the pivotal boat of the regatta
Anchored in the middle of the race course, it is both the
start and the finish of the races.
Each boat entered in the race must sail by and Ihj
acknowledged by the crew of the committee boat
With my head swimming with more information than
I could possibly absorb.! hoarded the committee boat
I had the lingo, the technical terms, and the racing
techniuues down. I knew what to expect from start to fin
ish and was prepared in every way. Nothing could stop
me.
Well, almost nothing
1 first noticed the rumbling in my stomach when I was
helping the c ommittee boat's crow check in boats about
11 a.m
As 1 sat at the stern by the sputtering diesel engine. 1
looked at my watch and realized I had almost six more
hours to go Best to ius! ignore that queasy feeling, I
decided.
An hour later I frantically scanned the sides of the Inwt
for a discreet, somewhat hidden, area . just in cate.
But the search was fruitless More than 50 boats sur
rounded the committee boat, their crews sailing close
enough for Sparlin to hand me a bottle of Evian for my
hangover
Ten minutes later I was pleading with myself, mak
ing pacts with the devil If only I could hold on until I
reached dry land
In a last-ditch effort. I asked the captain if the boat had
a bathroom.
Running in the direction ho pointed, I felt that sicken
ing motion work its way up higher and higher.
That night, when 1 reached dry land. I soothed my
troubled tummy with a home remedy from the bar. as
recommended by the sailing team, f soon felt heller,
especially because Sparlin and Lenn look fith place in
the race, and two other Oregon boats took 4lh and 5th.
It s a tough job. hut someone has to do it.
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New Rules on
Sexual Harassment
Public Information Meeting
To Be Held March 4
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a meeting
at 3:30 pm in 110 Willamette Hall. Thursday.
March 4, to learn about new proposals regarding the
University’s administrative rules on sexual
harassment and other forms of illegal
discrimination. Copies of the proposals will be
available at the meeting, and University
administrators will describe the changes, discuss
their implications, and answer questions.
“The University’s administration wants people to be
fully informed about these important issues and
hopes to have as much advice and comment as
possible before adopting new rules.
A formal rule-making hearing will not take place
until April 21. so there will be plenty of time for
concerned individuals and groups to comment on
th« proposals after this informational meeting.
Plfase plan on attending the meeting on March 4.
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