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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1993)
Grant funds library changes By Chris Loughner for thti Orggon Oa*y f mera)c) University students will Ihj able lo gain areas* (o information ulwnii the library holdings of Oregon's other state colleges and universities front a lanus terminal in the Knight lihrory by next summer, thanks to a grant from tho Meyer Memorial Trust Fund. A portion of the $768,000 grant will link the University's catalog with libraries at Southern Ore gon, Western Oregon and Eastern Oregon state col leges and at the Oregon Institute of Technology, If a student needs information the University’s hold ings cannot provide, he or she will be able to check those catalogs without leaving the library "With the creation of the union catalog, wo will he able to cooperate in a way we never could before," said Alice Allen, assistant librarian for technical services. "It will let updated in real time, so people will have up-to-the-minute information on whether something is checked out or is avail able through the inter-library loan system." The expanded catalog will initially allow stu dents to gain access to information on another 6f>0.(KK) volumes beyond the University's holdings of two million titles. In addition to aiding with research and instruction, the unified catalog will help funds budgeted for library materials stretch farther by supporting inter-library loans. "At a time when library budgets are severely con strained. libraries must try to gel the most with what they have," said University Librarian George Ship man Development of the catalog, including recruit ment of personnel, acquisition of hardware and software and installation of cabling, is expected to take about 10 months, and Shipman said it should be in operation by the summer of 1904 In addition, the three-year grant will pay for ren ovation and upgrading of the Library's Technical Service Center. Computing anil cabling systems will be expanded to deal with the increased infor mation flow from the bibliographir records of the other libraries. Heating, ventilation and sprinkler systems for the renovated center will also be paid for by the grant. The Meyer Memorial Trust Fund was t mated by the late Fred G. Meyer, who built the chain of retail stores hearing his name. Group educates about AIDS By Arik Hesseldahl Oregon Oatiy Emerald Blunt talk about sexuality and AIDS was on the minds of 25 students who attended a presen tation by PEGASUS — the Pro ject to End the Grip of Aids on Students in the United States — at the B«nn West Conference Room Sunday night. PEGASUS is a six-member team of recent college graduates touring the country on bicycle to educate college students about AIDS and how to communicate with their peers and partners about it. The team will give a campus-wide presentation at 7 p in. tonight in 150 Columbia Team members will also tie at an information table today in the EMU. The presentation started with members of thenudience listing their own ideas of high and low risk behaviors and reasons why i ouplus choose to have sex Then several people volun teered to blow up Gold Coin brand condoms to demonstrate how large condoms can get. The first person to pop their condom won a prize. Another exorcise demonstrat ed to the partii ipnnts how easy it is to actually catch HIV and spread it to others “We’re trying to relate to people in this age group by talking about sexuality in a non• judgmental way and get them thinking and talking about sexual situations that they may face” Catrine Westergaard PEGASUS Team member Everyone was given cards and asked 1o discuss throe different questions on sexuality, and have thoir discussion partners sign the cords. After three questions, one person was identified as having the HIV virus from the letter if on his card. Each per son who fiad signed his card stood up, and had the virus. Each person who signed the cards of those people 'had the virus' as well, until the entire group was suddenly standing At that point discussion leader. Stephanie Lynch, told those that had a letter *C' on their cards they were safe because they had used a con dom Those with 'A' hud abstained, and those with ‘F’ "merely fooled around and did not exchange bodily fluids." Another exercise demonstrat ed the need for communication between partners about safe sex. One male ant) one female partic ipant were selected to play the role of "Woody" and Mona Woody was played bv the woman, and Mona by the man. Woody's role was to try and seduce Mona, while Mona was to try and talk, to Woody about safe sex before making a deci sion to have sex with him or not. "We're trying to relate to peo ple in this age group by talking about sexuality in a non-judg rnenta! way and get them think ing and talking about sexual sit uations that they may face. These issues are not easy to talk about at this age." said Catrine Westergaard, one of the team 's riders. They will leave Tuesday to continue their trek across the country. Fall events celebrate Scandanavia studies By Marlua Matand Oregon Oa»y f trmtta The viking world was noi nearly as violent as moaem-aay inner citiee, and the vikings' way of fighting was not as brutal as modem warfare. Many stereotypical perceptions will be challenged when lames Earl takes on the sub|ect of "Love and Violence in the Viking World” in a lecture in Room 100 Willamette at 8p.m. tomorrow night. Earl, an associate professor with the English department, has specialized in Anglo-Saxon literature and takes a special inter est in the Icelandic sagas. "In movies and literature, the vikings are portrayed as the most violent culture in Western history." Earl said in a tele phone interview with the Emerald. "But in my opinion, many of the stereotypes we hold about the vikings are false. It’s not true, for instance, that the viking culture was particularly oppressive to women. If you read the sagas, you find that women played an extremely strong role in Scandinavia, in stark contrast with the rest of Europe at that time.” In preparation for Earl's lecture, students con watch the Ice landic movie "The Outlaws" in Room 115 Pacific at 8 tonight. The movie, which is based on an Icelandic saga, affords a unique insight into the private lives of the vikings. Both the movie and the lecture are free of charge and open to everyone who is interested. They are part of the Germanic Department's celebration of the 80th anniversary of its Scan dinavian Studies Program. Reestablished in 1913, the Scandinavian program has offered studonts an opportunity to learn about Scandinavian lan guages. literature and society for eight decades. The program currently offers a minor in Scandinavian Studies with a lan guage option in Norwegian. Swedish. Danish or Finnish. This year 157 students are taking courses in the Scandina vian Studies Program. When asked why they chose to pursue Scandinavian studies, students cited a number of different rea sons. ''I'd lived in Norway before, and I wanted to go back." said Jennifer Stumph. who has taken four years of Norwegian. "I went to the University of Oregon because I knew they offered a year-long exchange to the University of Bergen." Stumph was one of the approximately ten students who go on an exchange program to Scandinavian universities each vear. To qualify, the students generally need two years of col lege instruction in a Scandinavian language and a GPA of 2.75 or higher. "I wantod to study Norwegian because I've worked in Alas ka. and I'm interested in Arctic cultures," said Korelle Hendee. a first-year Norwegian student. "Next summer I'm probably going to Norway, and I hope to learn more about the sami cul ture in the northern part of that country." The "80 Years of Scandinavian Studies" celebration will span fall term, with most of the events taking place in October. 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