University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
Volume 98, Issue 53
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1996
INDEX
Opinion 2A
News 3A
Rhythm & Reviews 5A
Sports 9A
Classifieds 10A
Crossword 11A
TODAY
Today is the last
day to change
grading options
for Fall 1996
classes.
INSIDE
The Oregon seniors play their final home
game against California this Saturday
Residence hall staff members are offering
peer advising to freshmen and transfer students
WEATHER
Scattered showers.
High 50. Low 40.
Law School Coming Along
Plans for the new 128,000
square foot, $25 million center
underwent preliminary review
By Ben Kwasney
Higher Education Reporter
A new law school for the University is
closer to becoming a reality now that the
campus planning committee has re
viewed schematic designs of the pro
posed William W. Knight Law Center.
The 128,000 square foot, $25 million
law building will be located on the cor
ner of 15th Avenue and
Agate Street. The Agate
site was chosen because
it is one of only two sites
on campus that are large
enough to accommodate
such a building. The
building will be about
the size of Willamette
Hall.
The law building is just one part of a
three-part campus project, said Chris
Ramey, director and architect for Univer
sity Planning.
“It’s the beginning of a future develop
ment campus plan,” he said. “This seems
like a really great way to start that, to set
the tone.”
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■ PROPOSED ELEVATION ALONG AGATE ST.
Looking from Hayward Field Bleachers
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PROPOSED WILLIAM W. KNIGHT LAW CENTER
■ WHERE: East 15th Ave. and Agate St., across from Hayward Field.
■ SIZE: 128,000 square feet or approximately the size of Willamette Hall.
■ COST: $14.7 million in private donations, including $10 million from Phil Knight. Re
maining $10.3 million bonded.
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2. ADMINISTRATION OFFICES
3. LOCKERS
KEY:
4. GREAT HALL
5. PARKING
6. JELL & OREGON LAW REVIEW
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LEarn program offers all students money, skills
■ JOBS: Employment opportunities
are paid positions, which also provide
experience for the future job market
By Laura Cadiz
Higher Education Reporter
It may just sound like any other campus
job. But the Learn and Earn Employment
Program (LEarn) offers all students the op
portunity to link their education with a de
cent paying job.
LEam was developed at the University in
1994, and was created to encourage stu
dents to learn and sharpen skills while
working at a paid job.
“It is a relationship where the employer
and the student enter into an agreement,”
EMU Director Dusty Miller said. “The stu
dent takes a job that he or she has some ex
pertise in and interest in learning and
evolving further."
LEam positions have an average pay rate
of $6.50 an hour. The program participates
in a 50-50 funding match with various Uni
versity departments to finance positions.
Ten percent of the student technology fee
also helps contribute to the students’ pay
checks.
"It gives students a chance to do some
thing that they know how to do and like to
do and get paid for it,” said Ron Kellett, as
sociate professor of architecture.
Last year the program had 200 students
involved and the same turnout is expected
this year, said Greg Doss, LEarn program
development officer. Employment oppor
tunities such as EMU food service market
ing representatives, an outdoor safety coor
dinator and a World Wide Web page
developer are provided by this program.
The goal of the LEam program is to pre
pare students for the outside job market
once they graduate, Doss said.
“LEam positions offer students the op
portunity to enrich their academic experi
ence by acquiring skills that will prove
valuable as they move into their careers,”
he said.
For Therese Peffer, an architecture major,
the LEarn program has helped her reach
that goal.
“I gained a different perspective of what
it’s going to be like to work in the real world
... to work with real clients,” Peffer said.
“It’s something I can see myself doing... it’s
given me a taste of what I will be doing with
my education when I leave here. ”
Peffer said she acquired worthwhile
skills at her LEarn job last year in the Ener
gy Studies for Buildings Laboratories.
“In architecture school, you learn from
the classes, but when you can actually sit in
a working environment it’s very beneficial
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Program
would unite
faculties
■ INSTITUTE: Proposed state-wide
school of computing should cause
more in-state hiring, professors say
By Tamyra Howser
Higher Education Reporter
With Oregon’s high-tech industry boom
ing, the demand for qualified job applicants
has increased.
In response, several University computer
science proiessors nave
proposed a statewide
school of computing that
will help support the in
dustry. Oregon’s high
tech industry is ranked
fifth in the nation in eco
nomic growth.
Under the proposal, the
University, Oregon State
University and Portland State University’s
computer science faculties would unite to
expand computer science education.
University President Dave Frohnmayer
said the proposal will help the problem of
Oregon-based high-tech companies who
tend to hire out-of-state.
“I think it’s an intriguing proposal,” he
said. “It allows us to leverage existing
strengths and build a resource for what
Oregon really needs.”
This would help prepare students for fu
ture work at high-tech companies, added
John Conery, associate professor of the
computer and information science depart
ment, who helped write the proposal’s
draft.
"Oregon definitely has a problem with
outside hiring... and we thought it was the
best way for the [schools] to respond to the
[industry’s] needs,” he said. “We want to
see more companies hire in-state.”
The main focus of the proposal is to ex
pand computer science education, Conery
said. Currently, 50 to 80 students graduate
from the University computer science pro
gram, which is considered low, he said.
The proposal, spawned by computer sci
ence faculty retreats last year, was the
brainchild of University professors Conery,
Eugene Luks and Gary Meyer. The Oregon
State System of Higher Education will ex
amine this proposal at Portland State Uni
versity today.
The proposed computer school, which
Conery called a “research institute,” could
be located in Portland, but nothing is defi
nite, he said.
Tentative plans to consolidate an engi
neering school between Oregon State Uni
versity and Portland State University could
influence where the computing school will
be located. If formed, both programs could
be linked together.
If the new computer school is imple
mented, an Oregon State professor could
teach at the University, or a Portland State
professor could teach at Oregon State, Con
ery said.
The collaboration of the universities’
computer science departments will not
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