Oregon Daily
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1993
Young Life leaders befriend high school students
j The Christian club provides support
and social activities for youngsters
By Rebecca Merritt
Emerald Reporter
University senior Robb Schreiber is still at tending high
school on a regular basis.
Schreiber can often be found cruising the halls of
Springfield High School, hanging out with high school
buddies Once in a while, ho can oven Ire spotted shoot
ing hoops in the high si hool gymnasium.
Schreiber, however, is certainly not a high school stu
dent. Nor does he visit the school bei ause of boredom
Schreiber is one of 20 University students who set aside
anywhere between !() and 2fi hours a week to serve as
Young Life leaders for Eugene and Springfield high
school students.
Young Life is a non-danommutional Christian club
organized r>3 years ago. said Kathy Malcolm, coordinator
of the Eugene leadership program The University Young
Life group meets once a week for college fellowship and
devotes the remainder of its time to working and build
ing relationships with high school students.
"The whole basis of what we do is to try to Iw an adult
friend." Malcolm said.
Schreiber, like many of the college leaders, began
attending Young Life in high school. He started volun
teering as a leader when he was a student at California
State University at Fresno and is now a staff leader.
"I loved it to death,” Schreiber said. ”1 liked it so
much that I wanted to be able to give hack to high school
students what I enjoy."
As a college leader, Schreiber and other volunteer stu
dents lead high school group meetings and fellowship
once a week. Schreiber, a senior leader, said he spends
five hours every Monday night leading the group, talking
i^WSta Of lMv«l
Young LHs Isadora Jodi* Chadwick (loft) and Katty Graham play music during lha group's badarahip maating. Both ana
Univarsity studants In tha club, which Pagan mora than SO yaars ago and now has 30 Univarsity atudants.
to students nnd oven driving high school members to
and from club meetings
Schreiber is assisted by a team of three volunteer lead
ers and together they are responsible for the combined
Springfield High School and Thurston High School
group, which consists of about 75 members. Schreiber
said Young Life leaders also work in ('.hurt.hill. Sheldon
and South hugana high schools.
Other than landing Hilda stud ion outside of tha club
meetings. Malcolm said col logo students will spend
about 10 hours a week visiting tha high schools and
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Drive-up serenade
P>**> &i Pm tMm.f
A motorist on the comer ot 13th Avenue and Kincaid Street is entertained
m his vehicle during the weekend by an off-the-sidewalk musician
Native Americans ask for
future summit inclusion
□ Friday afternoon protest
at IMC gets two included in
televised timber panel
By Scott Andre
Ermiaid Repoitei
Calls fur ecological balance and the
inclusion of Native Americans in future
timber discussions marked the closing
ceremonies Sunday at the 1‘Pi't Public
Interest Environmental Law Confer
ence,
Packed tightly into the law s< bool s
largest auditorium, about 4(K) confer
ence attendees unanimously approved
a resolution tailing for the Clinton
administration to include grass-roots
environmental groups and Native
Americans in the upcoming national
timber summit, tentatively slated for
April in Portland.
Following the resolution, two Native
American speakers closed out the con
funs mo by asking for greater iiiltnr.il
awareness from birgttr sudors of soi i
ety.
George Wasson, a member of the
Native American Student Union and a
University graduate student, spoke out
against the proposed American Indian
Religious l-'reedom Ai t, saying it foil
short in protecting Native American
religions prai tires.
Walt ItriMsotte. founder of the Lake
Superior Green Party and a (.Inppewa
Indian activist, followed Wasson with a
rousing call for the enforcement of
Native American treotv rights.
"II these rights are allowed to lie
taken, the only ipiestion that remains is
whose (rights) will he (taken) next."
Hressetle said
The resolution and speeches served
as a cathartic ending to this year's con
ference. titled "Indigenous Peoples:
Sacred Roots, Sacred Ties."
"I hope everyone came out of here
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WEATHERf
Increasing cloudiness with a
40 percent chance of rain in the
Eugene area. Temperatures
should range from lows in the
30s to highs in the lower 60s
Archtv Photo
FROM
THE
PAST
Students work out
their schedules during
a past McArthur Court
registration. The final
Mat Court registration
was in (ail 1991. when
the University opted for
the more convenient
Duck Call system.
_SPORTS
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks announced Sunday
they have signed wide receiver Michael Bate*, their sixth-round
draft choice in 1992
Bate*, a 1992 Olympic bronze medalist in the 200-meter dash
in Barcelona, hela out last season because of a contract dispute
A native of Tucson, Ariz. the 5-foot-lO, 189-pound Bates let
tered in football and track at Arizona He did not play football
in 1991 to concentrate on his track preer
At Arizona he played both running back and wide receiver
He rushed for 230 career yards on 63 carries, a 3.5 average, and
two touchdowns