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.
In addition to the movie “The Outlaw" and Earl's lecture, there
will be showings of other Scandinavian films, two concerts,
and a serious of lectures about historical and contemporary
issues related to Scandinavia.
The celebration has a budget of approximately $4,800.
Most of the funds were raised by the Friends of Scandinavian
Studies society, but the Office of International Education and
Exchange and the information agencies of the Scandinavian
countries also contributed some money
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