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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1995)
University delegates seek student fees Patrick Minford O&ty i A iwmsurw ndus); students to contribute an estnt Hi emits per term to send seven tini varsity delegate* to Capitol Hill to work for educational at i css will be on tint ballot Iod.i> and Thursday The United .Stall's Students Association. which repre sent* t.5 million students ON THE BALLOT ■ what; Measure io pro vkJ« the Univwsrty'9 sttvort USSA delegates with s/.OOO to ewer the expenses ot work- \ my m Washington 0 C ■ COST: 16 cents per term nationwide. brings collogo and university student* from oil over the country together in Washington IK to pw> serve .111 ess to higher educe - lion. \S >• need our voi* i> to lw> heard in Wash! ngton l)t said USSA Northwest Region Cod inert or Kevin Piston, who went to Capitol Mill over spring break with several oth er l hnversity students and stu dents nationwide to tight cut* in student loans, grants, and other edut ationnl aid pro grams "Right nmv is (list an im|Miri<mt time to ha a* tive on a national level.” hast on said, he< mist' nearly all forms of federal financ tai aid are on tie* t hopping blew i The University * USSA delegation cummtlv ret eives I10 student lees The students who went to Washington D C over spring larvak had to privately raise the money to go to the Capitol, Huston said The time that USSA dele gates spent raising money this year could have been ! M( ■<* ; spent tatting students know what is happening to student aid programs, Easton said "We've had to spend most of our time fund raising." he said "ft's hard {to work| whan you don't havu a budget With guaranteed funding the University's USSA dole gates wifi }*» able to focus on student awareness, legislative issues and would save stu dents thousands of finani lal aid dollars. Easton said The $7,000 the measure would raise would be used primari ly to cover travel expenses for seven University USSA rep re-.,-III.ill \ I-S tie VIIld The University's USSA members have earned the respei t of several congres sional representatives, including Oregon Son Mark lint field, who visited the I hit verst tv Friday Hatfield fins stepped up to prole, t finan cial aid. in jiiirt !»«, ause of the work USSA has done, i .,vton said "We re resjter .led by the legislators ■ CORRECTION Thu Kmiirnltf prmltuf ilu< vvTOfiK number for this Finan cinl Aid I lot lint' in Monday's paper i he number is 1 R00 r» ™ ^ -* J-4 i The Kmerald regrets the error Get Out And rOK THI MAM r QUALIFIED CAM DID ATI/ AMD IMPORTAM? BALLOT MKA/UBK/ General Elections: Wednesday, April 26 & Thursday, April 27 LOOK rOR VOTIMC SOOTH/ ATl ■ TH1 Ul irrwiiH cmajmulm * COWDOM • THI IIIlUWAr OM BMKAiB HKAB TM* UllAiy • AT TMI LAW /CMOOL • IM HAMILTOM DIMIMC KALI great scores... 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For more than 20 year*, the Outdoor Program ha* Wrought people with different skill levels together in i wide v ariety of out door pursuit# and environmen tal settings, providing a diversi ty of rich experiences for Uni versity students, staff and community members Students started the Program in UW>7 with a bulletin hoard in the Erb Memorial Union Stu dents posted three-by-five index (artis looking for ride shares or for people to go with on adven ture trips Eventually the Program was expanded, a coordinator was hired and it evolved into the first university Outdoor Program m the country The three main arms of the program include trips, which vary in length from one day to weeks, a wilderness resource center and on-campus event* such as slide shows < lini< s and video show ings Although most university out ward hound type programs are leader lend with a coordinator who decides what trips to offer students, the University's Pro gram ts primarily run from the bottom up, said Dan Geiger, assistant coordinator We ask the students what they want." Geiger Mid. "Stu dents come to us with ideas for trips, they fill out the informa tion about what (lies want to do and we provide the sprue and give access to vehicles and equipment It's n very partici pant driven, empowering pro gram " Outdoor Program coordinators do organize some programs, but mostly coordinators help stu dtml make their trips happen, and there is no upper limits on what those trips may be. "We've helped organize world-class expeditions.” Geiger said “We've done hiking in the Himalayas, sea kayaking in var k»us places in the world. Grand Canyon River Trips and bike trips from the capital of Tibet to Katmandu. The sky s the limit We help students pull off any trip they want." The University's program is also unique in that it started the notion of < ocperativa adventure wilderness trips, Geiger said That is still the program's phi losophy today. "All partH ipants share the costs of the trip from gus to equipment rental and share in the planning processes and exe cution of the trip." he said The Program's Wilderness Resourc e ('enter, whit h is the largest in the West, contains a library of Inxiks. guidebooks, the latest outdoor magazines and a complex computer data base about the outdoors. The Oregon Trail database allows hikers to select which region of the state they wish to hike in and what type of hike they want The system matches hikers' wants to actual trails and provides a printout of maps and ms nssarv hiking information. Geiger strongly believes that those who participate in outdoor pursuits should l**- the ones who are most concerned about the environment, and therefore, the Outdoor Program participates in environmental action projects and provides educational pre sentations, “Knvironmontal protection is a big part of the Program,” t ledger said "People who recre ate in the outdoors should have more of a responsibility in pro tecting the natural environment and heritage. A lot of people ust; the outdoors but don’t put any thing t)ii( k. These things go hand-in hand We hope to instill this responsibility in our partici pants," he said The Outdoor Program has organized an upcoming Spring Equipment Swap. April ii6lh. It is the largest gathering of out door enthusiasts in the Eugene area. Geiger said partir ipating in on outdoor program trip is much more meaningful than having a cup of coffee with someone. "These programs have a pro found effect on someone.' Geiger said “Careers and lives .ire changed profoundly by some of these trips There's more to rdu. atiotj than w ademh a. and you can learn a lot about vour self outside of the classroom " The Outdoor Program orga nic* approximately 225 student initiated trips per year. For more information about trips, clinics or programs call 346-tHKlti U OF O STUDENTS MUST ENJOY Classic Italian Cuisine Wood Oven Baked Pizza Upscale Billiards f re*-Pool Daily (11 30-4 00pm ) Eugene City Brewery Ales MCK //A 830 Olive St • 345-1072 • Daily 11:30 a m.-11:30 p m. ' \4- 14 • ,V ' V*i * ■ V Com* join ut for a special workshop discussion on Out of Body Experiences and the Expansion of Consciousness Etplort tht lot lotting • Sou/ Trtvtl • Near Death E tptrltnctt • t uctd Drtaming • Simple ttchruqutt to http you | develop and under t tend out ol tht body tiptritnctt i : Wednesday, April 26th 7:30pm j Esslmger 112 lp*»s«.sl k| **■*»-» •' »*>• i mmd m* Qtt* ^ _j»*"0 «<aiktt« HKHi'
