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Shelter: Facility offers counseling for youth m Continued from Page 1 ties,” she said. She added that the facility offers counseling for the youths and sets ground rules where the youths must be “calm, kind and coopera tive.” Whitney referred to the youths lodged at the facility as the “time out population.” The shelter is li censed to house up to 20 kids and there is at least one staff member at the facility at all times. There has been an increasing demand on shelters such as this one in recent years as they have had to deal with decreasing fund ing and an increasing number of youths in need. A program participant who chose to go by the name of “Mandy” said that although the fa cility is licensed to house up to 20 youths, it only has the funding to provide shelter for eight kids. “One day they had to turn away about seven kids,” she said. She added that the crisis line rings at all hours of the day with youths re questing either some means of as sistance or some place to stay. Hut Mandy said that the pro Music city 50% OFF sug. list Price Sets of Guitar Strings Expires 10/31/97 210 E. 17th (at Pearl) Eugene ■ 345-8289 Advents tn llu HE 346-3712 gram has been useful to her in the two weeks that she lias stayed at Station Seven. “They’ve helped me to deal with my anger better, and now I’m focusing my energy to helping youths get off of the street," she said. “Here at Station Seven (the counselors) are like the parents we never had.” Mandy, who was homeless be fore coming to Station Seven, added that she is now planning on going home and reconciling things over with her parents. She also plans on attending college with the recent completion of a high school General Education Degree. The importance of shelters such as Looking Glass has increased in recent years as Eugene has grown, according to former Looking Glass Night Manager A1 Kreitz. Kreitz is a proponent of the shel ter and said he feels there should bean increased number of similar shelters throughout the communi ty. He said that the shelter was very important to the kids because it gave them a “time out" to get away from a bad environment. 20% off SPORTS SUPPLEMENTS EVERY DAY EAS, UNIVERSAL, NEXT CHAMPION, TWIN LAB, PERFORMANCE PLUS, OPTIMUM, ETC. VITAL FOOD 255 E. 18th St. ALSO VITAMINS & HERBS How Would You Score? y >|||||||/ \ Take a Free Test Drive and find out! Fake a 3-hour MCAT, proctored like the real test. Receive individual feedback Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. Call today to reserve your seatl 1 -800-KAP-TEST www.kaplan.com ^CA^^registere^lrademarl^^ssociatiofwMrnertcar^Jeclica^ollege^ We’ve got fun stuff... •Magic ♦Jokes • Comics It's a fun place Chazpro Family Fun Shop 603 E. 13th, Eugene (2 blocks from campus near Sacred Heart) 345-0032 • 10-5:30 M-F, 10-5 Sat. Campus Briefs ASUO hosts Premiere meeting for students The ASUO welcomed stu dents to their government Tuesday. “The Premiere," a two-hour informational meeting in the EMU Fir Room, featured speech es by the ASUO Executive and discussions about major issues. The event also included music from KWVA and a raffle. The ASUO invited all of its interns, volunteers and staff members, as well as anybody interested in student govern ment. ASUO teams presented the issues they will be working on this term, including safety concerns and the class add drop deadline campaign. The teams also discussed the li brary survey, which the ASUO is circulating to gauge stu dents’ use of the library. Presenters talked about pro jects the ASUO is looking at but hasn't committed to yet. A “Student Bill of Rights” is one such proposal. Some universi ties have similar bills that out line a student’s rights. The Premier’s main purpose was to get students involved, ASUO Controller Christa Col well said. “We're definitely trying to create a more ‘We're here for students’ image,” she said. “This’ll get all the people a bet ter idea of what we’re doing. ” Care: Part-time services still available in programs m Continued from Page 1 dards of excellence, Reynolds said. To receive accreditation, the six programs were required to meet a list of criteria. According to a pamphlet is sued by the NAEYC, these in clude: frequent positive interac tion among adults and children, a variety of planned learning ac tivities appropriate for the chil dren’s stage in development, nu merous high quality teachers, a safe and healthy environment for children, effective administra tion, effective communication between parents and teachers, and an ongoing evaluation of the programs. Aside from meeting these crite ria, a representative from the Academy visited the programs, Reynolds said the reason why CCDC was able to meet such cri teria was because of the support provided by student incidental fees. Reynolds said about 31 per cent of their budget comes from student fees. “A key determinant of quality is the staff ratio and number of staff,” Reynolds said. “That addi tional funding enables us to have more teachers.” With more teachers, Reynolds said, comes a better quality of in struction for children, which was part of receiving the accredita tion. (( A key determinant of quality is the staff ratio and number of staff. ^ Dennis Reynolds EMU Child Care coordinator “Everyone on campus should share that pride,” he said. Reynolds said student parents who are generally at the lower end of the middle class many times make choices about where to send their children to day care based on affordability rather than quality. Now, with such nationally rec ognized facilities on campus, Reynolds said student parents have high quality options for their children. “Parents can get a high quality higher education at the same time [that] their children are get ting a high quality early educa tion,” he said. CCDC programs run term-by term on block times, so students can fit day care into their sched ules without paying extra for hours they don’t use. Some part-time child care is still available for parents who are interested in sending their chil dren to the programs. For more information, call 346-4384. MISCELLANEOUS The UO Survival Center and Big Mountain Native American Support Group will show the video “Broken Rainbow" at 6:45 p.m. in the EMU Multicultural Center. For more infor mation, call 341-3851. MEETINGS Student Senate Is holding its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. in the EMU Board Room. For more information, call 346-3749. National Student Exchange is sponsoring a student orientation meeting from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in EMU Century Room A. For more in formation, call 346-3211. The EMU Board of Directors is holding a meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. in the EMU Board Room. For more in formation, call 346-3720. American Pacific Bank VISA™ Secured Credit Card for Students! BE INDEPENDENT! BUILD A POSITIVE CREDIT HISTORY! ★ Fast Turnaround ★ Set Your Own Credit Limit ★ FDIC Insured ★ Equal Opportunity Lender 1-800-610-1201 Credit Card Department, Mon-Fri 8am-5™ www.APBank.com The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program 1998 Teach English in junior and senior high schools in Japan Learn about Japanese culture and people Gain international experience J Requirements • Have an excellent command of the English language • Obtain a bachelor’s degree by June 30,1998 • Be a U.S. citizen • Be willing to relocate to Japan for one year Contact the Consulate General of Japan at 2400 First Interstate Bank Tower 1300 S.W. 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