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fessors (Jerald Fry anti Carl
Hosticka and graduate student
Alison VVit'Sh
Bark m the tJnited Stotos.
they form a unique commu
nity hound by tin- common
oxpvriem <; of helping others
Anna Aguilar, the currant
recruiter for the Peat <• Corps
and a graduate student in
International Studies, returned
just a few \cars ago from her
assignment in Niger and was
quickly swept into the return
ing Feat *- Corps volunteer
community here in the
Northwest
Her first job after returning
was as a range manager for the
Forest Service in Oregon She
disi me red the job through the
Peace <>>rps*employment hot
line that directs job opportu
nities to returning volunteers
While working there, she
said a friend pointed out
another former volunteer also
working for the agency and
pushed her to meet him
Two months later, she
become tired of her friend's
prodding
"1 formally invited him to a
ten party because that's what
we did in Africa, have these
long tea parties. Now. we're
really good friends." Aguilar
said, adding with a laugh.
"He's my Portland connec
tion”
The Eugene connection for
many returning volunteers is
the West Cascade Returning
Peace Corps Volunteers based
in Eugene it claims about 2IX)
memlwrrs, hut sends mailings
to about hoo in the state, the
group says
The group's dedication to
returning and current volun
teers is partis why Peace
Corps Director < nroi Bellamy
is coming to the University
today. Aguilar said
Beryl Brinkman, co-presi
dent of West Cascade, aid
groups like hers help return
ing volunteers cope with » hat
she calls "returning culture
shock
''(hitting used to the mate
rialism of the United States
again is really hard, espm ial
ly after living in third-world
countries where the way of life
is so different." Brinkman
said.
Brinkman volunteered in
Afghanistan lor two years
between 1967 and 1969. she
said, inoculating the popula
tion against small pox.
During her two-year stay,
she entered regions of the
country where many Afghans
never saw an Amerlc an
woman before.
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Peace Corps
On UO Campus
Jan. 11 & 12
Information
Table
Recruitment
Presentations
Peace Corps
Director
speaks on campus
Tue* Wed. Jan II 12.
10 am 3 pm. EMU
"Ho* lo Qualify"
Tues . Jan 11. 12 20-1 30 pin
EMU Cedar AAB.
"Peace Corps Projects in Africa"
Tucs , Jan 11. 7-9pm
EMU Cedar A*B,
Peace Corps Director
Carol Bellamy
Wed , Jan 12. 4 3pm,
EMU Eir Rm
Interviews
Interview! for FalVWinter "V4 operungt will he held Jtn 26-27 Id wheduk
>n appointment. cell Amu Aguilar «t U6 6026 (Note You muu bring a
completed application to the interview)
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said And one to two tunes j>«r w**ek fresh-steamed
vegetables are mud'- available at dinner
In an effort to provide low fat meals and to sat
isfy students' \ aried eating habits, food servo es
iisi-s Canola oil for deep frying, Iwkes i on) dogs and
biimtos and has installed a YoCrenm frozen yogurt
dispenser
Hut some students still aren't satisfied
'The food is high f.it. and it s like institutional
food I fie only thing I really like is the m >■ said
Josh MoCleurv, sophomore business major
However Ml t iearv said hi oat his frier,ds order
out for pizza and goto lai n Hell when they aran !
satisfied yyith what is available for dinner in the
dining < enter
I reshman Leah Touhouliotis disagreed, saying
she likes the food in the dining i enters and believ es
mui ft of thi- food offered is good tor .1 low fat diet
The seler turn in the morning for breakfast is
good and the Iresti fruit is a plus ." she said
Hut Koepp s lid ‘it's hard to know exni t!v what
(M-opleare talking about w hen they talk al>out w ant
ing low-fat food
The best way for students to see i hanges made
"is for students to nmie to food t omimttee meet
mgs or put suggestions in the suggestion hoses
Hrm e said All residents on the meal plan are
ent ouraged to attend the meetings where the food
serve managers take questions and comments from
students
Hut i truce i Buttoned that changes happen slow
ly las ause there is a whole prm edure to go through
"It takes time to respond to the students." she
said
To a<i ommodnte students' i hanging lifestyles
and dining habits, food serve es opened Hammy's
and Pittano’s to give students more choice instead
ot having to eat in a large cafeteria setting Bin ause
both are i ash-liased operations, they are open to the
entire University, ns well as students with dining
( enter contracts.
Mammy’s, which was remodeled and moved to
its present location in Hamilton Complex two years
ago serves up a variety of hamburgers and garden
burgers And Pizano’s, which will he expanding
into the Fishttowl and Fountain Court Cafe, offers
University signs
Corps proposal
to aid members
The University will offit tally join forces
with the Pe.ii <■ Corps today as Carol Bellamy,
director for the Peace ( orps. and University
President Mvles Brand sign a cooperation
agreement to help Oregon communities with
Pern >* Corps talent.
The Rexmirc e Assistance for Kur il Com
munities program will train former members
of the Peace Corps on community develop
ment and then send them out to selected
communities for one to three years, said Or.
David Povey, director of the University s
Urban and Regional Planning department.
The t 'niversity will officially present the
program today at 2 p m at the Johnson Hall
Conference Room.
Bellamy will also speak about the Peace
Corps at 4 p.in. in the EMU Fir Room.
Povey said RARE will educate graduate
students and returning Peace Corps volun
teers for two years in urban and regional
planning, then send them out to live and
work in rural communities around the state.
Funding for the program will include
$500,000 from the newly formed Corpora
tion for National and Community Service.
President Bill Clinton’s highly prized fund to
support students, to supply a monthly living
stipend. The grant also gives students $5,000
a year to put toward future study.
Povey said he hopes to have students in
the field by next fall
pizza and pizza pockets.
“Overall, there has l>een high student satisfaction
for both Mammy's and I’izanos," said David Funk,
food services manager for the cash sales program.
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publh hearings around the stall*
to hear testimony from those
who have witnessed or experi
enced rai ml hios in the judicial
svstein Mon* than 7.000 surveys
to defense lawyers, prosin utors
and other workers in the judn ml
system also were distributed
Angel I.ope/. a criminal
defense uttornex from Portland,
related his diffir nlties in getting
juries to make unbiased dei t
sions when his i bents are of
color
"I've found that when I've had
an Anglo client, it wasn't hard,"
l.opez said "But when you have
a person of color at your side, it 's
not so simple "
Panelist Nargess Sbadbeh. a
Portland attorney, discussed how
the findings also revealed a lack
of qualified interpreters in the
state's court systems. Be< ause
there is no certification program
m the state for court interpreters,
many of the interpreters who are
available are not qualified, w hich
has affected the judicial outcome
for minorities who don’t speak
Knglish, she sai<l
"Imagine the frustration they
must fwttl when they finally gel
their tias in court. and their inter
preter is not qualified,'' Shadheh
said
Peterson told of how a court
interpreter in Woodhurn inade
quateh translated a defendant s
testimony in Spanish, which led
members of the audience to
murmur. No, you've got that
wrong."
"I fear that kind ol thing is
replii ated over and over again in
this state." Peterson said
The task fori e already has
made progress in that ansi As a
result of their efforts, a hill has
been passed in the state senate
whit h will require the certifii a
turn of court interpreters by jan
uarv of next year
The group also plans to make
recommendations to have the
state s justii e system explained
to minorities who don't speak
l.nglish. to have court docu
ments translated into other lan
guages, and to address the need
lor sensitivity training lor
judges
Peterson said that lie hoped
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of the problems in the state’s
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The discussion was the first of
a two-week-long series of lectures
and films that will < ommemorate
Martin Luther King Jr's birthday
and ai complishments.
Tin1 series, which will look at
the history, controversies and
future trends surrounding civil
rights in Oregon and across the
country, differs from simply
observ ing a holiday honoring the
slain leader, as was done in the
past University President Myles
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have the series as a way to
explore and help to better under
stand civil rights issues, Prohn
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