University of Oregon
Eugana, Oregon
FRIDAY MAY 3 1996
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TODAY
The University Matter
of Tine Aru Exhtbuion
opens at the Museum of
Art The museum it open
from 9 am to 5 pm
INSIDE
Eugene band Jibliminu nxli the city in a
tenet of untrue performance*
ASVO Women 1 Center sponsor* a non
tnutoumul * omen students confe rente
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WEATHER
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Choose or lose
ttaiping cottogo ttudams ragtotor to veto, Ntooto Junto* (toft) tafcM pan in too Reck Tho Vote mty by hoto
*ng Jcwy Lyon* fogwto* to veto Thursday Mtomoon m #m EMU Courtyard Hoc* Th* Vote * apoworod by
MTV a ChooM or Uw chMnpMgn. art** •ncourogM i S-2S year otcto to rogwtw to «oto
Vigil calls for end
to animal research
■ DEBATE: Researchers
contend their work is
beneficial in treating
human ailments
fty Laura Kepatvire
’V» t UMceaso Hm,***m
University sophomore
(he I tee Lincoln donned a gortb
U uhIuow yesterday afternoon
and climbed into a handmade
‘ age. where the wilt ttay for the
naal 24 hour* She said the
hope* to raise awareness of the
animat experimentation taking
place at the University
Students for the Ethical Treat -
men I of Animats began tta 72
hour vigil yesterday at 5 p m
on tha Franklin Boulevard aida
of Oregon Halt SfcTA to holding
lhe vigil to raise campus aware
ness of the mlltions of animals
who are kitted each year in
experimental laboratories.
Including
thuae at Ihn
Univaralty.
far «i«uiif
k nnaoarvh,
*«id Km:)
Eldar. the
dirm tor of
SETA
"Millhut*
of dollar*
go toward
experimental rn*eanh wb year
with no result*." Fitter* Mid.
'#** futile and unnecessary *
Ho* t fnt versify rmmui her* My
animal rimwit h u nweiury to
find cure* for human ailment*
Mt< haul Maru*t! h. dire* tor of
'he monoclonal antibody facili
ty at the University, said the
kind of research He does on
mice and ntbbiU lias made many
ihmjt* possible for our tot iety
Home pregnancy tests, blood
Turn to DEBATE Page SA
Olympic torch run
reaches Eugene
■ EVENT: The torch will be
at the Amtrak station m
Eugene Sunday at noon
By Brian Womack
Cnnwnuruy fieeertmr
rh« Olympic lurch wit] roach
Kua«n« on Sunday «• it it car
riad through lame County on tin
way to the Olympic* In Atianu
in July
Local community inader* vol
unleer*. Olympian* and citizen*
will run the torch through
Eugene before bicycler* 1.1m it
to Albany. Corvallis, Salem and
Portia oit
Dougina Mi-hay.» Ktrrt: gr«d
uat* from th«> University in
1959. Mid he Is entiled annul
getting to carry the torch
"If* a one* to • life time kind
of opportunity It's a neat pay
hack for work for the t omnium
ty." said Me hay. the president of
Tumto EVENT. Page 3A
a*
a TUESDAY
Comparing imctxm
turnout
a WEDNESDAY:
PubActong ina
ya*r*» ASUO
Williamson, Kelton make room for new executives
■ ELECTION: The pair want
to make the transition for
their successors easy
By AaMay Bach
Slum* AoMW AWMttar
Jennifer W ilium wm ami
Zachary Ketlon are walking
•cm** tampu* on a tunny day.
and they can'! help teeing people
they know.
If* no turpriiu however,
bacauae they have been the ASUO
president and vice-president for
almoat a year it's their job to
know people
Come May 2S though, that job
wilt com to an and and Matthew
Sculleii and Cten Banfield. the
ASUO Exacutiveaeiect. will take
their place*
tQart
A* Williamson and K«I ton's
ttini it the University's top stu
dent representative* coma* to a
do**, torn* sort of redaction
would b* hard to avoid
QAC!
Whon thoy ran for the office*
laat spring. Williamson and Kal
ian'* platform wa* simple Quell
ty. Access and Community
Quality antailad an improved
peer advising, teacher evaluation
and environmental studies pro
gram Accea* meant lobbying for
financial aid and tuition. And
community involved reopening
the ASUO with coffee and donut*
and 'town hall" meeting* with
student*.
War* they able to hold up their
and of the bargain?
“I think we pragmt*d pretty
far thii year by way of changing
tome academic standard a." Knl
ton toid of the quality.
Changing the way professors
leach their cl as tea and improving
the coordination of the advising
program were two of the areas
where education was improved,
he said
Kalton soon found, however,
that making dramatic changes
was difficult
“I didn't have as accurate a
depiction of )uat how truly diffi
cult It la to change a faculty cli
mate.'’ ha sold
With occaaa. Williamson
worked with both state and (odor
al government to lobby for stu
dent interests as wail as
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