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Hearth in Hendricks Hall restored with family^ gift The family of William Allen Frazier donated $7,500 to the University By Nicole Kristal Higher Education Reporter The hearth in Hendricks Hall was renamed the "Frazier Hearth” after University alumnus William Allen “ Al” Frazier in a dedication ceremony Tuesday morning. “I think it’s a fitting memory,” said Joan Frazier, Al Frazier’s wife. “His career really started here.” Frazier, who died in January 1995 at age 59, earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1963 and a master’s degree in public affairs in 1968 from the University. After graduating, he moved to Rochester, N. Y., where he worked for 26 years as the associate plan ner in the Monroe County Plan ning Department. A $7,500 gift from Joan Frazier and Jean Frazier-Geist funded the refurbishments to the hall, which houses the planning, public poli cy and management department. Jean said refurbishing the hearth area properly commemorated her brother because the job required students to work together. “He was very good at getting community participation and con sensus in projects where there was the possibility of very strong, dif fering opinions," said Jean Fra zier-Geist, A1 Frazier’s sister. "He was a master of getting people to come together.” People involved in the depart ment, the project and the Univer sity said they believe the work has paid off. "It’s a great improvement. It was a real dump,” said Bryan Downes, professor and head of the planning, public policy and man agement department. Prior to the renovations, the walls in the hearth area were cov ered with bulletin boards, the fire place tiles were falling out and the mantle had been removed. Some doors were missing and others were covered by pipes. The ceil Time: Workers found capsule from 72’ ■ Continued from Page 1 of Steel” video, and a box of Pop Tarts. Wasson said the idea for a new capsule came to the board when con struction workers unearthed a cop per-plated time capsule from 1972. "We found the capsule in good shape. It was made out of copper be cause they didn’t use plastic tubing back then like they do now,” said Jim Thomas, project manager for Wild ish Construction. Time capsules go back to 1937, when the first capsule, known as the Crypt of Civilization, was buried at Oglethorpe University. It contained books, photos and a quart of Budweiser beer, accord ing to the International Time Cap sule Society. The next project was the Westing house time capsule embedded at the 1939 New York World’s Fair More recently, a capsule called the “Capsula de Tiempo” was interred at the Seville World’s Fair in 1992. The Capsula was an open tar pit where people could throw in what ever they wished to preserve. Since then, the popularity of capsules have grown, spawning companies such as BarrTek, which makes custom-engraved aluminum time capsules. Problems sometimes arise when planners fail to note the ex act location of the capsules. While University planners say the old capsule was marked on architec tural plans, workers stumbled upon it last week. “Plans can be lost, and some times people forget these things are down there,” said Alex Gor don, University project manager for the amphitheater. For example, in 1953 a two-ton capsule was buried by the state of Washington under the capitol grounds in Olympia to commemo rate its centennial. But legislators failed to approve funds to mark the site, leaving the location of the box a mystery. The University has the site for its new capsule well marked on architectural plans, said Gordon. Students interested in contribut ing ideas, music selections or mem orabilia to the capsule can contact the EMU board through Jenna Was son at jwasson@gladstone. SEE THE WORLD SEE YOURSELF IN A NEW LIGHT! RICK REECE DEGREE: M.A. Asian Studies COUNTRY OF SERVICE: Philippines, 1992-95 ASSIGNMENT: Water and sanita tion -1 helped initiate an agricultural development/irrigation project designed to make the small island self-reliant in rice production. HOUSING: Two-room limestone house with a typhoon-proof thatched roof - complete with an open-fire kitchen used to cure garlic, onions, tobacco and to keep the pig warm! LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Itbayaten, Ivatan and Tagalog MEMORABLE MOMENT: Holding the newborn daughter (my god daughter) of my host family in my arms for the first time. LESSONS LEARNED: Extreme flexibility, tolerance and persistence, persistence, persistence! PEACE CORPS, THE TOUGHEST JOB YOU'LL EVER LOVE! Come Meet Campus Representative Rick Reece at our ... Information Table Wednesday and Thursday, January 28th - 29th EMU Lobby, 10:00 am - 230 pm Video Presentation "Completely Alive" - Wednesday, January 28th In the EMU, Century A, at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Campus interviews are held Feb. 11th & 12th. For info & appointments, call Rick Reece, 244 Hendricks Hall, 346-6026 or rick@career.uoregon.edu You must provide a completed application to the Career Center prior to interviews! ing was crumbling. The original mirror that once hung over the fireplace was re turned to its place, the fireplace tiles were repaired and a new mantle was installed. The area now has new artwork, carpeting and furniture, among other things. "The room doesn't look like the Palace of Versailles, but when you compare it to what it was ... it was pretty pathetic,” said Jeff Pester, a graduate student who proposed the refurbishments. University President Dave Frohnmayer expressed the Uni versity’s appreciation to the Fra zier family for the improvements. “Thank you for helping us transform an area that was quite ugly into a piece of art,” Frohn mayer said. “It’s a thoughtful gift from the University's viewpoint.” A1 Frazier’s daughter and his wife flew in from New York to at tend the ceremony. “I always find a lot of the stuff that has happened after his pass ing kind of ironic because in his life he was very much not the per son who wanted to be praised or put into the public eye about the work he was doing,” said Lorna Frazier-Maier, Al's daughter. “Now there’s so much recognition after his passing that it’s really kind of neat. I’m sure he’s up there going, ‘Oh, geez.”’ Crisis: Students emotional ■ Continued from Page 1 unpredictable. You may have to pay more — its not a solu tion." The ISA’s goal for Friday's meeting is to see if Frohnmay er is making any progress to ward a temporary reduction in tuition, Malakar said. Mok said a tuition reduc tion in the ballpark of 15 per cent will help sustain some of the students. They discussed calling a general membership meeting of all the University international students to up date them and make sure that the changes they’re pursuing with the University leader ship is appropriate. “I don’t think the crisis is just hurting people financial ly,” said junior Mish’al Sawwan, who is not an inter national student but works with many ISA projects. “It’s causing an emotional crisis — there’s really a lot of stress. You see a lot of long faces when somebody says they have to leave.” The ISA leadership con curred that more than 100 stu dents plan to leave at the end of the quarter. Frohnmayer was unavail able for comment. 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