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Are you considering
theological education?
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
THE DIVINITY SCHOOL
is holding general information sessions
Come learn about our
master's degree programs, including
Master of Theological Studies
and Master of Divinity
Dual degree options and
cross-registration opportunities
with the other Harvard graduate faculties
Meet With A Representative:
Date: Friday, October 15th
Time: 10:00 m.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Place: Erb Memorial Union.
Century F
AM students. AM majors. AM years welcome
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STUDENTS • FACULTY • STAFF
Jiu Vaccination
Influenza Vaccinations will be given at the
Student Health Center every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday from 8:00am io 9:00am
beginning October 13th and continuing
until the end of Tail term. Only one
injection is needed
Students $3.50
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2. Persons with long-term heart or lung
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disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, anemia,
severe asthma and conditions which
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FIG draws Brand’s attention
By Laurel Boss!
for »w Oregon 0**y f rnmak)
His is a story to which many
can relate.
It begins on an ordinary Sep
tember afternoon in the midst of
a great many ivy-covered brick
buildings, bustling pedestrians,
darting bicycles and austere,
somewhat grim-looking statues,
all of which form the initial
composite image of the thrilling,
yet often intimidating intellec
tual community called college.
As he slopped onto a univer
sity campus for the first day of
c lasses, ho no doubt realized, ns
hud those who prec eded him.
thut he was beginning a whole
new way of life. Gone were the
countless familiar faces and feel
ings of a home left behind.
Looming ahead was a possibly
unc ertain future, a strange city,
and crowds of people he did not
know.
It began quite similarly for
many people here, and though
most of us have sine e learned to
stride more confidently ns year
after year provides us with ever
growing assurance and a grow
ing number of friends, we still
are often reluctant to abandon
the memory of those first tenta
tive weeks of si hotel, when we
were at our weakest moments as
unsure freshmen
These are the scenes that
ASUO's finance coordinator
Franc is Neo cheerfully paints as
he discaisses those things that
motivated him to become a
leader of a Freshman Interest
Group
When asked what lie did dur
ing Ins first year here. Neo con
fesses that In1 spent much of the
time studying, and very few
hours getting to know people1,
something he seems to regret.
He has sine e triumphantly bro
ken out of that shell mid this
fall, at the start of bis senior
year, dee ided to dedicate most
of bis time to the FIG program.
The FIG program, ns Neo
proudly points out. originated
lucre at the1 University. Since
then, several other universities
in the Northwest have- followed
suit with similar programs
designed, in part, to provide
many first-year students the
opportunity to scrim t o group of
classics whic h will not only
serve as a beginning guide to
probable majors, but more
importantly, will hopefully
encourage soc iability and help
LESLIE GAU.iANCVEme-acI
University Myles Brand recently spoke to a number of freshmen at one
of FICs meetings.
to act liniato thent to their now
surroundings.
"It's a very crucial point in
their lives making the decision
to stay in school, got good
grades, make new friends." Neo
said.
Indeed. Neo feels so passion
ate about the importance of
emphasizing these things to his
21-member FIG. that he took the
initiative by phoning the office
of University President Myles
brand and inviting him to speak
at one of the Fill's regular Tues
day afternoon meetings.
President Brand accepted,
and arrived at the meeting anx
ious to interact with this small
cross-section of 1993‘s Fresh
man class. The topic of discus
sion left open, Brand shared a
few of his own son's college
exponent os and focused on the
importance of "finding your
feet", as he referred to discover
ing majors, struggling to adjust
to university life, and finding
"the balance between integrat
ing yourself to campus, but not
so much (hat you don't get any
sleep!”
Brand then discussed the aca
demic and social aspects of the
college experience before
putting his final question to the
students: "What advice would
you give me on what we can do
in the future to make this transi
tion better still?"
As Brand listened to the
answers, many of which seemed
to center on cafeteria food. Neo
smiled, sure that his goal had'
been accomplished.
When asked if he had thought
of expanding this idea to some
how include more FIGs. perhaps
the entire freshman class, he
seemed receptive but slightly
wary of such a grand illusion.
With another sly smile, he
instead spoke of the significance
of this first, private visit, focus
ing on the impact he felt it
would have on his small group
of students, that the president of
their university had corno to
speak just to them.
Officers escape life sentences
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The judge said l.arrv Never* and Waller Budzyn
must l*e held accountable even iTthey didn't intend
to kill Malice Green, 35. an unemployed steelworker
who was Strunk in the head at least 14 times and
had part of his scalp torn off.
The dismissed officers appealed to Judge George
W. Crockett III for leniency as they were sentenced
for second-degree murder.
The former partners said they didn't mean for
Green to die and said he just got out of hand. Crock
ett responded that it was the officers who got out
of hand
A request for hail was denied and they were tak
en to a state prison at Jackson for processing. They
likely will lie moved to a federal prison within
weeks.
"It is time for the world to see through the excus
es and face the truth — being black, unemployed
and having used drugs did not kill Malice. Mr
Budzyn and Mr Nevers killed my husband.” said
his widow. Rose Mary Green.
Witnesses testified they saw the two white offi
cers repeatedly heat Green with their heavy metal
flashlights outside a suspected drug house Nov. 5
when lie refused orders to open his clenched hand.
Green died on the way to a hospital.
"I did not kill Malice Green,'' Nevers. 53, told the
judge, Ins voice shaking and his body slumped. "I
never intended to hurt him. to do anything to him
other than to arrest him fur a felony.
"I just reacted to the resistance to the arrest.” said
Nevers, who had been honored several times dur
ing his 24 years on the farce.
Budzyn was barely audible, wiping tears from a
face that had remained emotionless through the
trial.
"I'm sorry for what has happened. 1 was just doing
my job. 1 never struck Mr. Green — never,” said
Budzyn, 47, who served 19 years on the force and
had been named precinct officer of the year in 1990.
The officers were convicted Aug. 23 by two sep
arate, predominantly black juries. The officers'
supervisor at the scene is black and faces a trial
on a misdemeanor charge of neglect of duty.
No testimony indicated race was a factor in the
beating. Hut the case drew parallels to the Rodney
King case in Los Angeles and focused attention
on racial tensions in Detroit.
The men had faced a maximum of life in prison.
Undor Crockett's sentence, Nevers could lie eligi
ble for parole in 9 years. Budzyn could be eligible
for parole in 6 years.