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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1995)
I he ASt () MulliCuhural Center presents Implications of Teachers’ Perceptions of Multiculturalism Michelle Maher Syracuse University, University of Oregon May 18th, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Multicultural Center, l* MU Refreshments SATURDAY MAY 20th ] 2:OOnoon to S:OOpm r-aattvati. ur MUSIC, riiN A N *» POOD 4i.t I l> MAfURID lANDt THI STRANOIRI MIMORI Al UNION QUAD OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THI RINIOADI SAINT ft DIZZY NftH Merix Corporation Merix Corjioralion. a leadei In thr lulrnomm l Industry. Is offering excellent opjMirtunlUes to start yntir career within a high technology manuiarturing environment The following op|x>rtunities arc available lor June 1994 June 1995 graduates Hie first one font months of each |x>sition will he spent learning* and experiencing the (unctions of an electronic interconnect manufacturing business by participating in hands on assignments throughout the company Individuals will In- e\|»ected to combine academic experience with the skills gained through the training phases to provide the supjxut needed In the activities o( an interconnect manufacturing operation SYSTEMS ANALYST Will provide systems analysis and software development sup|K>rt to meet Merix's information systems requirements. Works with tunetiona! user areas to define tfieir system requirements and recommend solutions. Manages software development proje cts Designs and implements Manufacturing and Financial Information systems which are cost effective and meet user requirements Will also Ik- requires! to do some ending, and evaluation of software products. B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. Management Information Systems, or related field with strong background in computer systems, SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER T»C9 Hiis position works as a member of the Computer Operations team supporting computer systems software, telecommunications. 1*0 local area networking and relational database administration. Tasks include installing and configuring UNIX systems software, monitoring and analyzing UNIX system |>crformanre. and supporting Merix internet mall connection and world wide web server. Bachelors of Science In Computer Science or Management Information Systems with a strong background in computer systems is required. NOTE; Experience in engineering/speelflc discipline through co op. summer work, or internship program will be very helpful. Applicants should have good documentation skills and |x>sscss basic computer skills in word processing and spread shci ts. Project management skills desired. Include in your cover letter the number of positions) you are interested in: Merix Corporation Cindy Taylor FI-576 P.O. Box 300 Forest Grove. OR 97116 Student insurance bill passes Mara Stine Oregon Ite*) fmtrakl Senate Bill 503. whii h will define student health insurance and allow student government organi rations to negotiate health insurance policies. unan imously passed the state House of KapreMnlatives Tuesday The bill defines student health insurance as a sep ornte category of insurance, said Brain Corcoran, insurance consultant for the University's Student Health (eater Previously student health insuranc e was defined as blanket insurant e. which provides limited iov wage to a sole* 1 group of people for a limited amount of time. Cionoran viid ftacausa the University offers a variety of policies for single students students with dependents and international students, it does not comply with the definition of blanket insuranc e "It just allow s us to w ork with the insurance com panies to develop the best possible programs for our students." said Hob Petit, medical administra tor of the' health < enter "The insurant e isn't just group or blanket and the full allows us to work within the insurance guidelines to develop insurant« programs for the students." Petit said Defining student health insurant e dears up what the poiit ip«. can and < an not do. said Ihiip lancser, legislative dins tor for thp (tregon Student Lobby “This clearly defines exactly w hat student health insurance is and given it some structure so that w« know nxoctlv what our limitations and < apabilities are in providing health insurance in an education al setting." she said. Lessor also said the bill gives state schools flex ihility in administering the policies “{Iti allows colleges and universities the flexi bility to provide their own student health insurance and give coverage to different groups of people." she said Petit said the bill also allows colleges and uni versities to take advantage of evolving insurance tis hnologies such as Health Maintenance Organi zations. which coni rat t dm tors and hospitals to cover a group of people for a small fee The University's policy is administered by the health center. On^on State l University is the only school in Ore gon to have its insurance policy administered by students "Students don't have to take whatever is given to them, and they have a say in their health care sys tem in terms of rates and benefits." said Cynthia Wooten. House representative for Eugene VIOLENCE Continued from Page 1 uno can l»e a vie imt of abuse, say counselors. police officer* and social workers Abuse victims come from all sc* tat. ethnic and religious !>n( kgrounds, they say It s «i >■ it ■» hidden v tolem t said Jennifer Bench, assistant dins tor of community education for Womensjcu «*, a IomiI shelter for hnttered women "People for get it is happening.” College students am vulnera ble to abuse because of their unique circumstances, Beach said They are often geographi cally isolated from friends and family who could recognise signs of abuse and convince them to leave harmful relationships Students may not In- aware of resources available to help them. Beach said She said students can develop a high degree of depen dency on their romantic partners because they arc* adjusting to a new environment Abuse gives tin* abuser control over the victim, said Jants Alt man. a New York based psy chotherapist who spoke at a recent University seminar. f’h\ mi ally vmlml mlationshij>s follow a throe-phased in l«. m cording to a common model of domestic a ho se It I logins with a tension building phase, where the abuser Incomes tense and threat ening In the second phase, the abuser explodes violently, often injur ing the victim. Sometimes vic tims will try to trigger an outburst to stop the tension that built up during the first phase, Altman said The third phase has been coined the "honeymoon phase" because the abuser apologizes for the violence and is extreme ly loving and penitential, she said Abusers lavish iheir vic tims with attention, "The honeymoon stage is very important," Altman said “It cre ates a false sense of hope that the abuser will change " Tile frequency of abuse varies for every relationship, Altman said The abuser may be nice most of the time, and this may cause the v ic.tim to blame him or herself for instigating the abuse, she said. But victims can do nothing to prevent abuse. 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