Students hope group
will STIC to Trekkies
By Jake Berg
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Mtl Corson is no Mr Spoc k — his ears aren't points enough, and lie
smiles too much to look like the cooler-than-thou Leonard Nimov
i harac ter from the old Star Trvk television series
And despite the fact that Carson is first offic er of the Star t rek
Information Center (like Spock was on the Starship Enterprise), he
says members of the new student group are going to try and simulate
the actual Starfleet of the popular Star Trvk films and television
series, not copy it.
So don't expect any Vulcan mind probes from Carson
"We're trying to make it as close as possible to what happens in
Starfleet." Carson said. "Nobody plays a specific c haracter — that's
important. We're not role-playing."
So what the heck ore they doing?
Well, on a campus that seemed like it already had just about every
student group possible. Carson, along with STIC Capt Thomas Muc k
aba and Counselor Caitilin Twain, began STIC with the hopes of pro
moting Star Trvk on campus.
Huckaba said he and several others often got together and spoke
about Star Trvk. but on a less formal basis.
"We thought primarily that it would Ice nice to get an organization
together." he said. "It's also a route to get students involved and an
excuse to get together and watch Star Trvk."
Carson has goals for the group
“We want to create a positive environment for people to come to
terms with their Star Trvk identity," ho said.
Carson, Huckaba and Twain created bylaws last year for the new
group and had the STIC's first meeting, which was attended by about
15 people on a stric tly word-of-mouth basis
Carson said that because of the number of Star Trvk fans around,
the STIC could become an attractive group to a number of people.
"We really expect this to ho one of the more popular groups on
campus because there are a lot of people interested in Star Trvk in
Eugene, and there aren't a lot of groups that work from that natural
base.” he said.
Huc kaba agreed.
"There’s probably nothing bigger than Star Trvk." he said
Huckaba believes the variety of people interested m Star Trvk will
prove to bo an asset of joining the STIC He said it will allow students
who may be involved in other groups to meet students in other
groups, combining students who may not normally meet otherwise
Carson said the STIC is looking for more people interested in
becoming part of the bridge crew He said responsible people with
a great interest in Star Trvk are preferred.
People who are interested in becoming part of the group but have
little time to participate may be suitable for the Starfleet Command,
which will ac t as the STIC's board of directors.
Although the group will Ice student-dominated. Carson said Uni
versity faculty will l>e welcome to join and c ommunitv members may
possibly, too Huckaba said associate memliership will fie available
to those who don't pay student fees
Carson also plans on making a request to the incidental Fee Com
mittee this school year for funds to help the group He said the group
will need money to publish a newsletter and make long distant e
t ails to the movies' and TV shows' studios for information
"If we're an active organization on c ampus, it seems to me that
people who are interested in Star Irvk have the right to funds as
much as any other group." said Carson, a former IFC member I
don't see yvhy we'd be denied. We re not going to have any politic s
at all 1 think Star Trvk rises above all petty polite s on < ampus
Hu( kaba said the STIC plans to meet every other week, and the fall
caucus will be during the season premiere of Star Trvk Thv Svxt
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Year abroad can change person
By Mark Mazurkiewicz
F\« tr* Oregtyi lx*.y I mpa* t
I'he firs! lime I saw Zeus.
! really knew I was back
After spending a year
abroad in Germany, it's nice
to know that some things
don't change.
That does not mean, how
ever. that coming back is
always easy For the student
. ___ returning from abroad, it
can be a time of laughter and painful discovery.
About 300 students will be returning to the
University this year from more than .30 different
countries in the world Most of those students
were enrolled in the University's Study Abroad
program
Kathy Poole, the program coordinator, has
heard many students explain their impressions
about returning to life in Eugene.
"Students will inevitably say that they've
learned a lot about themselves.'' Poole said "I
think one of the frustrations people experience
sometimes is that friends and fnmily don't rec
ogni/e the changes they’ve gone through
A year in a foreign country con i It.tnge a per
son Being IhkK <:h«H ked out of u line by your
fellow man or dealing with people in another
language is a game of surviv a I Things that oiu e
were common liecome rarities.
After adapting to this, returning to the United
States turns once-i onunou sights into fascinat
ing new discoveries
"The presence of drinking fountains and fat
people were a shock." said senior Heidi Binder,
who spent a year in Poitiers, France.
David Jalali spent a year studying German
culture and language in Freiburg. Germany.
"People didn't wear mesh and foam hats and
chew tobacco in Germany," he said "There are
no trucks and no hicks, although in my heart
of hearts I missed them a little bit.”
Coining hack also means seeing friends and
family again As mui h as the traveler wants to
spend hours recapturing those moments in
Paris or that time when the backpack was
almost ripped off in Spain, it’s not uncommon
to find the listener nodding off
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