Parents’ Weekend packed with activity
By Edward Klopfenstein
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Nearly 500 parents from as (ar as West Vir
ginia and Hawaii are expected to arrive lor
Spring Parents' Weekend, running today
through Sunday at the University.
Following on the heels of Thursday’s Uni
versity Day, lours. Its tores, txwl races and a
number of other events are planned
Registration will be at the first-floor lob
by of the EMU from a to 7 p in Friday. Par
ents will receive due* for a campus-wide
scavenger hunt, along with other information
on the University and city, at registration. Par
ents am invited to attend classes as space per
mits. said Mary Hudiikiewicz. director of
parent programs and commencement.
Organized bv the Student University Rela
tions Council and the Offic e of the Dean of
Students, this Parents' Weekend marks more
than 75 years that the University has pro
moled this and other similar events.
Hudzikiewicz said The council is a student
volunteer group that promotes the Univer
sity.
Highlights include an awards i eremony
Saturday afternoon in the KM IS Hallnxmi Tlie
ceremony will recognize outstanding students
for their service and leadership
Awards such as the (.erlinger Cup and Koyl
Cup will lie given at that time The honors
have been awarded annually since 1914 to
thu most outstanding Junior woman and man
in the University.
The luncheon starts at noon. Tickets are
$7.50 and available at the Office of the Dean
of Students. Room 164 Oregon Hall
At 3 p m Saturday will be the Canoe Fete,
or festival, at the Eugene Millrece. which is
located across Franklin Boulevard from
Lawrence Hall The festival includes a flotil
la of makeshift pontoons, boot rai es, a picnic
lunch and a Iwnd. all free to those attending
Parking is available at the University Physi
cal Plant building near the Millrai* or along
1.1th Avenue and .Agate Street
Parents concerned alxwt the changes at the
University should attend two special lectures
scheduled for Saturday morning in the EMU.
At 10 a m. in the Maple Room. Barbara
Pop«. director of thu University's Clark Hon
ors College, will speak on changes in the Uni
versity's curriculum and requirements
At 11 a m in the Oak Room, a panel rep
resenting several student services will answer
questions from parents. Representatives from
University Housing, the Office of Public Safe
ty. the financial aid office, Career Planning
and Placement Services and student affairs
will attend.
A Knight Library tour and campus histor
ical tour also are slated for Saturday. The
library tour begins from the south-side
entrance at 9:30 a m. and lasts for about one
hour.
High school students visit for language day
By Beth Hege
Oregon D*yfy
Conversational latin, women's lives in pinna. French television
t onirnen inis and doily life in (Cyprus were among more than UH> work
shops offered during tfie Yanutda Language Canter's Foreign language
and International Studies Day May 13 More than 3.500 students from
ho Oregon higfi st hoots pnrtn ipaterf
l.aura Carver, a ninth grader from Central High School in Inde
pendent e. said it was "a t haute to learn things we can’t in school
She atteniietf workshops on bullfighting, women in India and Pak
istan. and forest issues in Indonesia Carver said state funding cuts
had hurt foreign language and international studies at her high
st hool
l.uanrta van Ness, a Spanish leather at Klamath (falls) Union High
Si hool. salt! the held trip was something students looked forward to
every year.
Van Ness enjoyed meeting with other high v hool teachers and tak
ing a workshop on the i hu t hu-t ha She and 39 students boarded a
hits at 5:45 a m to attend Foreign Language and International Stud
ies Day and fat ed a three and a half hour ride home afterwards
This year was the 16th annual Foreign language and Internation
al Studies Day University Students, fat uity and GTFs offered 30
minute workshops on a voluntary basis
Pfeoio by Anmorry f om«y
High school student* participate In the Chinese tom-paper collage
workshop In the EMU Board Room Thursday
Special Olympics promotes respect and pride
By Rebecca Merritt
Or#Qon Ikpty fnwtaki
Mont I him 1 .r»UO athlete* will try to run,
lilt, spike or leap their wav to a gold medal
.it the Oregon Special Olympic Summer
(.allies May 21-21
I he 24th annual summer games c.ompoti
lion begins at't a in Friday at the (Casanova
Center I he Fugami i.oniputition is one of
seven annual slate Special Olympic s games
representing more Ilian 5.000 Oregon ath
letes with mental retardation, said Mike
Jelte. stale i ompetition direc tor
During the weekend, athletes c ompete in
true k and field, gymnastic s. volleyball and
power lifting Competition will take place
alternately at the Casanova Center. Hayward
Field. McArthur Court and Gurlinger Annus.
All events are free and open to the public:
"It's ft wonderful event for the communi
ty." little said "The Spi*ciul Olympic really
promotes the self-respect and self-pride of
people with mental retardation "
Athletes aged eight to adult have been
training between eight and 12 week* for this
year's summer games Spei ini Olympians
also i ompete in one of tit regional competi
tions before participating in the state sum
mer games
About 500 volunteers from around the
state will coat h the athletes and more than
tot) Fugene Springfield residents have vol
unteered to help with tin* weekend's events
More volunteers are needed, he said, and
anyone um sign up to work a four-hour shift
or longer
Opening ceremonies for the summer
games liegin at 7:15 p in Friday at the Ume
County Fairgrounds Parti« i pants of the l,aw
Enforcement Torch Kun will light tint Spe
cial Olympu s torch
Jette said law enfort ement officials from
around the stale are ciirrantly participating
in a run at ross Oregon, tarrying the Spot ial
Oh topics torch to tin* opening t eretnonies
1‘artti ipaling ofiu ers have collet teti pledges
lor the torch run that will be used to help
sponsor the athletic competition
"The law enforcement community sup
ports this in ent hot a use Spet ial Oh tuples
helps build confidence in individuals with
mental retardation.” said Jim Soules, t o
t hairman of the 1-aw Enforcement Torch
Run "Through successful experiences in
sports, they build a positive self-image
which carries over into the classroom, home,
job and the community.”
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friends to donate money.
He * contributed $500 him
self toward the event.
"I assumed I would get it."
he said. "I was two-and-a
half week* into fund raising
before they told me I got it. I
was really pumped when I
found out I could go. ”
The University cycling
club is sponsoring Kadas.
The club is providing him
with a jersey, extra equip
ment and with names of peo
ple and businesses who may
be able to help fund his par
ticipation. said co-coordina
tor David Boxberger.
“I thought he was doing a
noble sort of thing." he said.
"It's nice to see someone
who's into bicycling and
helping out instead of doing
the self-absorbed thing."
Lane County Public Health
helped Kadas find informa
tion about AIDS for a table
he'll have set up in the EMU
Lobby Wednesday and
Thursday. The agency
couldn't help Kadas' partici
pation, but its employees are
"heavy-duty supporters.”
said Sally Weaver, a commu
nity service worker at the
agency.
"This should be a very col
orful way to get publicity
about AIDS prevention."
Weaver said.
Bike-Aid participants will
by divided into five groups of
20 people. The network
chose Kadas to co-lead the
San Francisco delegation.
Kadas is the only Bike-Aid
participant from Eugene.
Kadas said he looks for
ward to-aaamg the East Coast
and meeting people across
the nation. Kadas and the
other Bike-Aid participants
will stay in churches, home
less shelters and people's
homes.
Traveling across the United
States will help Kadas in
developing his thesis for a
master's degree from the
Department of Planning. Pub
lic Policy and Management.
His thesis is on building com
munity awareness about
issues such as AIDS.
Kadas said he'll have a
table in the EMU lobby
Wednesday and Thursday.
People can send contribu
tions for Kadas' trip to: P.O.
Box 63H47, Eugene. OK
97403.
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