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halls and we’ve got people who
want to live there, we’ll fill that
space,” Eyster said, “Everyone
who requested the honors hall got
in.”
The distinguishing factor for
the upcoming school year is Hon
ors College faculty involvement
in extracurricular activities in
Housing facilities.
“We plan various activities,”
Csonka said, “including films,
lectures, test preparations, and so
cial gatherings — all with Honors
College faculty.”
Students living in the three
halls will number slightly more
from the Honors College than
from Honors Track, Matchett
Morris said.
“The fact that the Honors Col
lege is involved has expanded the
program,” Eyster said. “We’ve got
about 173 students this year.
That’s a considerable increase.”
“I had a longtime interest, as
the director of Housing, in look
ing for ways that University Hous
ing could collaborate with faculty
to create academic environments
in the residence halls,” Eyster
said. “This is one of the most sub
stantial programs that we’ve been
able to establish. And I'm looking
for other opportunities, with other
departments and other faculty
members, to continue this kind of
emphasis in our residence halls.”
The Walton Complex also
houses other special interest
halls: a music, cross-cultural, and
a cyberhall.
“We’ve found that we can
change the atmosphere of a hall
by changing a theme,” Matchett
Morris said.
Several hall themes have been
relocated and one has been re
moved to make room for the new
theme halls.
“We are inventing this as we
are going along,” Csonka said.
“This learning experience is not
tied to a building; it is tied to a pe
riod in your life.”
The three honors halls should
also foster an academically
healthy environment in their lo
cation, Csonka said.
“They are the three quietest and
least unruly,” he said of the north
west comer of Walton.
In a March 1998 publication,
the Office of University Housing
listed as their top success, “Acad
emic Programs in Residence
Halls.” The same publication ad
dressed the challenges of their fa
cilities:
“Our facilities are between 30
and 50 years old and are inade
quate and out-of-date for today’s
students. Currently the resources
[to renovate or to demolish and
rebuild] are nonexistent at the
University of Oregon.”
In addressing the reputation of
the residence halls, Csonka said
that if he was a student, he would
expect that some basic needs be
met.
“I don’t have many expecta
tions of where I live, but quiet and
dryness are two,” he said.
But the close proximity of the
halls to campus is priceless when
budgeting time, Csonka said.
“People consider it natural that
you have plenty of time, and as a
result, much of it is wasted," he
said.
UO gets top marks
for outdoors, parties
The Princeton Review
ranked the University
16th on its “reefer
madness’’ list
By Amy Goldhammer
Oregon Daily Emerald
The University of Oregon has
finally been recognized for its
love of the outdoors and its crazy
after-hour festivities, according
to two national ranking reports.
Sports Afield, a national out
door sporting magazine,
named the University the best
all-around cam pus for outdoor
adventure and wilderness ex
cursions. Ten different schools
were honored in categories
ranging from Nordic skiing to
mountain biking.
“The community and Univer
sity hold a high interest in out
doorrecxeation,”said Bruce Ma
son, Outdoor Program director.
The University Outdoor Pro
gram is funded by students and
offers classes in wilderness
skills as well as planning out
door experiences.
The good outdoor potential
Eugene offers draws some stu
dents to the University.
Sports Afield spotlighted the
whitewater rivers, mountain
biking, rock climbing and ski
ing opportunities.
The climate of Eugene al
lows many of these outdoor
sports to continue all year
round, Mason said.
“The weather is not too hot and
not too cold. Eugene is ideally sit
uated,” he said. “We're blessed
geographically and climatically.”
A large amount of people are
involved in sports, not just
recreationally, but in careers as
well, Mason said.
“Being picked top all-around
school is a meaningful selec
tion," Mason said. “It’s some
thing the whole university can
be proud of.”
And what better to do after a
spirit-lifting hike than head to a
huge party thrown by University
students?The University has also
been nationally recognized
through the Princeton Review, an
annual guide based on student
surveys, as one of the top twenty
dope-smoking party schools with
really bland residence halls.
Linda Devine, assistant dean
of student life, told the Register
Guard she encourages students
to have a good time, but said
they need to remain in control
and respect rules and laws.
“The wild party on Saturday
night is much more interesting
for students to talk about on
Monday morning rather than
their game of tennis or a
movie,” Devine said.
Devine feels the amount of
drinking at the University is
misrepresented, making it
seem more pervasive than it is.
Princeton Review ranked the
University 14th as an extrava
gant party school and 16th on the
“reefer madness" list, calling the
University a haven for “Birken
stock-wearing, tree-hugging,
clove-smoking vegetarians."
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