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A patchwork of
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pathos—short
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Nobel laureate
Samuel Beckett.
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18, 23, 24, 25,
31, and
February 1
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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
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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
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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.
The scholarship helped her
choose Wayne State, as did its
good program in occupational
therapy, which she will pur
sue as a graduate student.
She’s tutored, taught Sun
day school, volunteered in a
hospital and helped coach vol
leyball.
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