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RACE Town hall meeting President Clinton engaged in his third recent race discussion, focusing on the nation’s treatment ofNative Americans PAGE 2 RHYTHM & REVIEWS Coming back to Eugene Paul Durham, lead singer of San Francisco band Black Lab, returns to Eugene to perform uith Fuel and The Mayfield Four in a WOW Hall concert tonight PAGE 5 n THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1998 H lull AT The International Lounge in the EMU will be closed for cleaning L. WtAI Men Today Partly cloudy High 82. Low 55. Friday Mostly cloudy High 7o. Low 55. LAURA GOSS/tmeiald Fewer students on campus during the summer means fewer customers for businesses along 13th Avenue. summer less hectic for businesses some campus area stores lose customers, while others temporarily switch clientele oy Amy boionammer Oregon Daily Emerald Summer is in full swing, and some local businesses are feeling the heat. Each summer, a handful of establishments in the campus area encounter a significant decrease in busi ness because of the lack of students in Eugene. According to Face the Music owner Bob Lee, his store faces a substantial loss in business during the summer. However, Lee and his employees take ad vantage of the downtime. “We seize summer to launch new projects,” Lee said. “It gives us a chance to remodel and prepare for fall.” Lee said that he plans accordingly for the halt of summer business. Expecting the lack of customers is part of the business equation, Lee said. “You get a great nine months and three crappy months,” he said. According to Lee, summers in Eugene have been much healthier and revenue has become more stable since he first opened in 1982. Even though summer brings a dramatic loss in busi ness, Lee said he wouldn’t trade his location on cam pus. “I enjoy the campus life and customers this location brings in," he said. “When students return in the fall, business goes ‘bam!’” Turn to BUSINESS, Page 2 Congress may reduce loan fees USPIRG and USSA are lobbying for a reduction of “origination fees” on student loans By Peter Breaden Oregon Daily Emerald Financial aid recipients at the Universi ty may soon see the effects of Congress’s reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The United States Public Interest Re search Group's Higher Education project is currently representing students in Wash ington, D.C. USPIRG Student Rights Advo cate, Ivan Frishberg, was in Eugene Wednesday to meet with state and school PIRG constituents. USPIRG is a national representative for state and school PIRGs. "Our prime objective is to get the best possible benefits for students,” Frishberg said. The Higher Education project began in 1994 in response to nearly $30 billion in proposed cuts to U.S. colleges and univer sities. Its agenda focuses on working for better access to higher education through elimination of financial barriers. "Of all the things going to be offered on the floor, this one is near the top,” Frish berg said. The latest development in the reautho rization is the Harkin Amendment, which would reduce up-front student loan fees by 25 percent. Introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the amendment proposes the reduction of “origination fees” from 4 percent to 3 percent. These fees are up front charges that are taken off the total amount of the loan. Debate is expected to begin on the senate floor today. Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith is likely to support the Harkin Amend ment, said his press secretary, Mary Healy. Representatives in the office of Democrat Ron Wyden were unable to give a position Wednesday. “Any sort of reduction in the debt bur Turn to LOANS, Page 2 Incoming students get an IntroDUCKtion to campus life Coordinators expect almost 3,000 students and parents to attend the orientation sessions By Carl Yeh Freelance Reporter Summer is the time for ducklings to shed their down and become full-fledged ducks —Oregon Ducks, that is. Since 1972, incoming students to the Uni versity have gone through an orientation program where they can learn about the campus, get advice and register for fall courses. Until 1993, the orientation was known as EORP, or Early Orientation & Reg istration Process. Students now know it as a play on words: IntroDUCKtion. The first In troDUCKtion session starts today. Kris Winter, the director of New Student Orientation Programs, which includes Intro DUCKtion, described the two-day program as an informal and informative experience. “The purpose of IntroDUCKtion is to get students familiar with academic require ments, campus resources, as well as the campus in general,” she said. “And since it is in the summer and not during the acade mic year, it’s a more laid-back experience for them.” In fact, IntroDUCKtion participants do not have to attend any of the programs of fered by Winter and her staff of 14 Universi ty students, known as the Summer Orienta tion Staff. But many of them attend most of the programs anyway, Winter said. The two days of IntroDUCKtion are fiacked with events. Students and their par ents can go on a campus tour, a residence hall tour and a sorority and fraternity tour. Student also can take placement tests for classes, attend academic advising work shops, have individual meetings with acad emic advisors, and attend one of many “in terest sessions” covering fields of study and important coliege-related information like financial aid. This year, seniors Kirstin Hamilton and Mya Land, both student directors of orienta tion, expect 1,907 students and 1,082 par ents to come to IntroDUCKtion. More than 500 people are expected for each of the five orientation sessions. And although many parents come with their children to IntroDUCKtion, there is a separate program for them. Land said the purpose of this was to start the separation process. “We let parents know about resources on campus, so if the student has any trouble, they know what resources are available,” Land said. There is even a session for parents called “Letting Go,” based on a book of the same ti tle. The session advises parents on how to communicate with their children and how Turn to FRESHMEN, Page 4 (( The Purpose... is to get students familiar with academic requirements, campus resources, as well as the campus in general. Kris Winter orientation director
