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An Evening in A patchwork of humor and pathos—short pieces by Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett. January 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 31, and February 1 8:00 p.m. Benefit matinee White Bird Clinic Sunday, January 26th 2:00 p.m. KL Accommoda tions related to disabilities available vJe. A University of Oregon Robinson Theatre Production UNIVERSITY THEATRE 346-4191 or EMU TICKET OFFICE 346-4363 1 Instant passport pictures to speed you on your way Flattering passport pictures, in full color or black and white, in just 60 seconds. When it comes to your passport, it really makes sense to travel first class. And you can - with beautiful color or black and white passport pictures finished in a matter of minutes - while you wait. Our instant passport pictures fully comply with the new U.S. Passport regulations, and they’re good for other official documents, too. Come in soon. We’ll help speed you on your way! gerlach’s CAMERA CENTERS WHERE QUALITY COUNTS Eugene 849 E. 13th Springfield 651 W. Centennial ^- 1 Recycle Bach receives Hearst award for editorial ■ COMPETITION: Columnist Sonja Sherwood was also recognized for her writing By Ben Kwasney Higher Education Reporter Two University students were recognized for their work in edi torial writing through the 37th an nual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Award Program. Ashley Bach, an editorial editor at the Oregon Daily Emerald, placed seventh and will receive a $500 scholarship for his Oct. 11, 1996 editorial discussing the Uni versity’s “Academic Productivity Plan.” Bach said the campus reactions to editorials are what he enjoys most about writing opinion pieces. “For better or worse, it’s good to see the reaction the University community gives our opinions,” Bach said. An Emerald columnist, Sonja Sherwood, finished in a tie for BACH eleventh place and will re ceive a certifi cate of merit for her entry. The editorial competition re ceived 103 en tries from stu dents from 60 different uni versifies and colleges. The University is in second place in the Intercollegiate Writ ing Competition after two of six competitions and currently only trails Northwestern University. Changes: EMU to feel like marketplace after renovations ■ Continued from Page 1 vegetarian foods, Italian foods, and sandwich shop and deli foods. “Our campus community was telling us they wanted more of a marketplace feel, but our feasibili ty study indicated we simply couldn’t afford to provide those services in-house, which is why we decided to look to outside ven dors,” Miller said. Campus-wide surveys and fo cus groups helped to determine what people wanted from the EMU. Marketing research was also conducted by a Denver-based firm to develop the plan for the west wing. Depending on the costs, the renovations may also include new building additions on the East and North sides of the EMU to allow people to enter from the sidewalk that extends toward the residence halls, according to a memorandum to the Campus Planning Committee. The computer lab will be unaf fected by the changes. Renovated restrooms and all remodeled areas will make the EMU more accessi ble. The Planning Committee unan imously recommended that the schematic design for the EMU Food and Recreation Facilities improvements be accepted as pre sented at a December meeting. KITZHABER Governor to visit UQ Gov. John Kitzhaber will be on campus tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in the Knight Library Browsing Room. Kitzhaber will be giving an excerpt from his State of the State Address, then answering questions from the audience. The entire State of the State Address will be given in Salem tonight. Study: Incoming students have highest grades ■ Continued from Page 1 had A averages in high school, compared with a record low of 15 percent with C averages. Students also entered col lege with lots of confidence. More than ever before rated themselves as “above average” or in the “highest 10 percent” in academic, leadership and other abilities. An all-time high 39 percent plan to go on and earn master’s degrees, and a record 15 percent hope for doctorates. Even though Scholastic Achievement Test scores may tell a different story than the grades do, the confidence can only help the students suc ceed, according to Sax. Rising tuition and scarce fi nancial support helped ex plain why a record 33 percent of students cited financial as sistance as a very important reason for choosing their col leges, said Alexander W. Astin, UCLA professor of edu cation and the survey’s direc tor. The 31st annual survey was sponsored by the American Council of Education, a non profit group representing col leges, universities and related associations. The data from more than a quarter-million students at almost 500 institu tions were adjusted to repre sent the 1.5 million freshman. Of students surveyed, 41 percent expect to hold down jobs while in school, com pared with a low of 35 percent set in 1989. More than 6 per cent expect to work full-time and go to school, up from a low of 3.2 percent when the question was first asked in 1982. The survey results almost fit Gretchen Rensi, 18, a freshman at Wayne State University in Detroit. An A student at her high school in suburban Trenton, Rensi is holding her course load to the minimum 12 hours and attending classes year round so she can fit in a variety of volunteer and part-time pay ing work, even though she has a full tuition scholarship. 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