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Steve Lopez poses with some ol his wort, which is on display in the Laveme Krause Gallery in Lawrence Hall.
By Kristina Rudinskas
Oregon Daily Emerald
Graffiti artist Steve Lopez wants to
bring ideas to life through his art, on
exhibit this week at the Laverne
Krause Gallery in Lawerence Hall.
At the University, he brings the il
legal art of graffiti to a more accessi
ble level.
"I'd like to paint them on walls,
but who’s going to come through
somewhere and take the time and get
out of their busy schedules, get out
of their little worlds and check out
something on the back of the wall or
under a bridge or something?” he
said.
The origin of illegal graffiti is a
form of expression that fuels his art.
“You’ve already been set within a
political realm of why things aren’t
making sense to you,” he said. “You
see the way things happen in your
neighborhood, and they don’t appear
right, so you paint that.”
The artwork’s violent colors and
political overtones leave a lasting
impression.
His artwork tells stories of sexism,
racism, environmental degradation
and child abuse.
“1’ve often wondered if people
think I have a big mouth, man,” he
said. “’Cause I got a voice, and it’s
pretty big.”
Using canvas instead of the walls of
buildings or underpasses, Steve Lopez
paints emotion as graffiti
He plays off stereotypes and con
tradictions. In two matched pieces
he depicts men and women as tools
such as hammers, screws, nails and
nuts.
"Kinda like how much do you
know of construction and of your
self,” Lopez said.
Another piece shows a clock and a
toxic symbol turning into a peace
sign. Lopez said the painting depicts
environmental racism and the degra
dation of the environment.
"We want to show contrasts. If
we’re going to show destruction, we
want to show good,” he said.
Lopez, who signs his name Frus
tr8, uses acrylic spray paint on huge
wall-size canvases. Using four differ
ent tips on the spray cans, he can
regulate the flow onto the canvas.
Most of his eight-foot-high pieces
were finished in a couple hours. The
largest painting consists of several
connected six- foot canvases com
pleted over four or five days with an
other graffiti artist during last sum
mer’s Lane County Fair.
Lopez started creating graffiti art
when he was a teenager in East Los
Angeles. Today, as a visual design
major, his pieces are loud and cre
ative.
“I’m just one of many; I'm nothing
special,” he said.
Part of the attraction of graffiti art
lies in its assault on the senses. Vi
brant oranges and teals swirl across
huge pieces on the gallery wall.
"Sometimes we worry about tech
nical aspects so much that it swamps
the creativity,” he said. “I just want
ed it to look cool. 1 wanted it to catch
your eye and go boom.”
Lopez plans to go into animation
because he wants to make his ideas
move. He also works with computer
graphic design and has produced a
few album covers.
"You’ve got to realize what makes
you turn, what makes you vomit,
what makes you smell,” he said.
“You’re not going to be all sissy-foot.
You’re not going to look at something
and be all calm and nice. You’ve got
to feel some kind of urge inside you
to explode.”
He said he wishes more artists
would embrace the power they have
to communicate messages or ideas.
He uses graffiti art as an outlet for
irustrations and emotions about the
way the world works.
"Without this stuff, I would prob
ably go insane.”
Program collects old coats to keep homeless warm
Collection bins are located around
campus and at the Community
Internship Program office in the
EMU Breeze way
By Kristina Rudinskas
Oregon Daily Emerald
Project Warmth wants your old coats to keep oth
ers warm.
The Community Internship Program, located in
the EMU Breezeway, is collecting old coats during
November to distribute to the Eugene Mission, a lo
cal homeless shelter.
Drop-off bins are located in front of the ASUO of
fice, the CIP office in the breezeway, in front of the
University Bookstore, in Hamilton Complex and the
University Inn and at several greek houses.
Students who drop off coats will receive a coupon
good for 25 percent discount on GEAR sports jackets
at the University Bookstore.
The Community Internship Program has been a
fixture on campus since 1969. The new office in the
EMU Breezeway has raised its visibility.
The program offers students a unique opportunity
to receive credits for community work through the
College of Education.
"Internships in general are more and more impor
tant, said Laura Wallace, CIP director. "A degree is
n’t enough. You need to have experience.”
Students who volunteer for a non-profit organiza
tion and work 30 hours per term can earn one
practicum credit on their transcript. Those who ap
ply for the first time must attend a seminar once a
week geared toward the topic of the internship.
"A lot of people do their placement in relation to
their major,” said Michele Vandemerghel, events
and outreach coordinator for the CIP. "It gives people
a direct funnel for their energy through experience. ”
The program places students in five different ar
eas. Students can volunteer to coach or tutor in local
public elementary or high schools.
Another option, the mentorship program, allows
students to earn credit for participating in Big Brother
and Big Sister programs or Committed Partners for
Youth, which works with at-risk teenagers.
Interning students who hope to be future educa
tors often determine which age groups they want to
work with, Wallace said.
The program can also place University students
in the Outdoor School program in the winter. In the
program University students help students with spe
cial needs during the week-long science education
camp.
"I've seen people come back and say, 'Wow, I did
n t know 1 could do that and survive with sixth
graders fora week,’” Wallace said.
Student leaders can also earn credit if they are in
non-stipend positions and volunteer for an ASUO
program. Shadowing a community leader, such as
Mayor Jim 1 orrey, is also an option for students to
pursue in the program.
The human services category encompasses all oth
er students volunteering for non-profit organizations.
One of the goals ofthe program is to increase com
munity awareness and offer people the opportunity
to he a positive influence in their neighborhoods,
Wallace said.
The demand for student participation in the com
munity is high. More than 500 organizations can be
reached through the GIF.
"Nine out of 10 just want someone,” Vande
merghel said. "If we don’t have what you want, we
have lots of connections.”
University briefs
Leadership meeting
positions available
The ASUO is accepting appli
cations for participation in the
Northwest Leadership Confer
ence at Portland State University
Nov.13-14. Currently, ASUO has
26 open sponsorships available.
The conference will give stu
dents the opportunity to work on
leadership development and
hosts more than 90 workshops
dealing with topics such as advo
cacy, community service and me
dia relations. More than 500 stu
dents from all over the Pacific
Northwest and British Columbia
are expected to attend.
The conference is open to any
student, and the cost is $25. Any
one interested should stop by the
ASUO Office at EMU Suite 4 to
sign up. Those interested should
talk to outreach associate Tifani
Jagodnik or outreach director Jes
sica Billingslea.
Jagodnik has attended the con
ference for the past two years and
found it to be a positive experi
ence.
“It’s amazing meeting students
from around the Northwest,” she
said. "Issues on their campuses
are similar to issues on all cam
puses across Oregon.”
Vietnam’s economy
subject of lecture
Two Vietnamese scholars who
are in the United States to help
develop international business
programs in Vietnam, Thailand
and Oregon will present a free
public lecture today at 3 p.m. at
Collier House. The lecture will
focus on Vietnam’s efforts to
transform itself into a market-dri
ven economy.
Dr. Pham Lan Huong and pro
fessor Pham Dinh Phuong are
currently in residence at the Uni
versity as visiting scholars in a
U.S. Information Agency project.
The Center on Asian and Pacif
ic Studies is sponsoring their vis
it as part the three-year project.
The program allows the ex
change of 15 scholars from four
participating universities, includ
ing the University, Oregon State
University, Van Lang University
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
and Payap University in Chiang
Mai, Thailand.
Pham is the director of Van
Lang University’s International
Training Center, has participated
in the development of an eco
nomic and social development
plan for both South Vietnam and
Ho Chi Minh City, and is re
searcher and an author as well.
Phuong, dean of Van Lang Uni
versity’s College of Business and
Economics, is the manager of the
Department of Foreign Invest-'
ment Consultancy and Marketing
with the Saigon Architect and
Engineering Co., located in Ho
Chi Minh City. He researches
tourism, quality management
and industrial development.
CAS professor awards
presented at banquet
A Hollywood actor/writer/di
rector, a software entrepreneur
and a molecular biologist will re
ceive the highest alumni award
given by the College of Arts and
Sciences on Friday, at the fourth
annual CAS Profiles in Achieve
ment Awards Banquet in the
Paul Olum Atrium in Willamette
Hall.
The 1998 CAS Alumni Fellow
Awards will go to veteran film
maker Larry Ferguson; Marcia
Youel Smith, president of the
software company Columbia Cas
cade Inc.; and Prapon Wilairat,
associate director of the Institute
of Science and Technology for
Research and Development at
Mahidol University in Thailand.
The award was formerly called
the Dean’s Distinguished Alumni
Award.
Each recipient of the Alumni
Fellow Award will meet with
students in regularly scheduled
classes and seminars. Wilairat
and Smith also will participate in
an open seminar to be held on
campus the day of the awards.
The topic of the seminar will be
"South East Asia: Challenges of
Science and Technology in the
Twenty-First Century.”
The college will also bestow
Distinguished Professorship
Awards on professors in Human
ities, Natural Sciences and Social
Sciences.
Receiving the award will be
Thomas Givon, a linguistics pro
fessor and author of the critically
acclaimed novel, “Running
Through Tall Grass”; James
Mohr, a history professor and a
nationally recognized expert on
the history of abortion in the
United States; and Franklin
Stahl, a biology professor and
one of seven University members
of the National Academy of Sci
ences.
The Department of Chemistry
will honor alumnus and chem
istry professor at Dartmouth Col
lege Gordon Gribble with the
1998 Alumni Achievement
Award.
The distinguished professor
ship awards recognize scholarly
achievement by senior faculty.
Lecture to discuss
Russian literature
The historical reasons for the
contemporary crisis in Russian
culture will be discussed at a free
lecture and reception Nov. 9 at
3:30 p.m. in Gerlinger Lounge.
Russian literary scholar Dr.
Mary Petrusewicz will use
themes and trends in contempo
rary Russian literature to ap
proach the problem of a changing
Russian nationalism.
Petrusewicz is the Russian and
Eurasian Research Scholar Pro
gram manager with the American
Councils for International Educa
tion. She earned her doctorate de
gree from the University of Wis
consin, Madison, in Russian
literature. She is currently writing
a book entitled “Ivan Bunin and
European Modernism,” with an
expected publication date of June
2000.
Slide show presents
ancient Roman battle
Cleopatra and Antony’s last
battle will be presented in a slide
show entitled “The Search for the
Battle of Acticum,” on Nov. to at
7 p.m. in 115 Lawrence. The Eu
gene chapter of the American In
stitute is sponsoring the lecture,
led by professor William Murray
of the University of South Florida.
The Acticum project focuses on
the birth of the Roman Empire
and the victory of the West over
the threat of the East. Murray spe
cializes in marine archaeology
and participated in the Acticum
Project, the first underwater sur
vey of its kind, in 1993, 1994 and
1997. He will present the latest re
sults as well as artifacts located by
means of underwater robots.
The lecture is free and open to
the public. For more information,
call 346-1037.
Apply now for
ASUO Elections Board.
Help run ASUO Elections Spring ’99.
Pick up an
application at the
ASUO,
Suite 4, EMU.
Application
deadline.
Nov. 16, 5 pm. i
For
questions,
please call
346-0611.
The Art of
Conversation.
We’ll provide the canvas.
Mu s Evenings
The New Scene in Eugene.
Every Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the UO Museum of Art.
Free to all! Call 346-3027for more information.
A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH CULTURE
JEWISH CULTURE MONTH
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Friday, November 6,3:30-6:00pm
Learn to bake traditional jewish
holiday food. Please RSVP at the
Hillel. 3:30-6:00, Hiltel, 1059 Hilyard
Wednesday November 18,
6:30-10:00pm
Jewish Culture Night. Featuring
the local band: Klezmonauts.
The Fir Room, EMU. /
Tuesday, November 17,
4:00-5:30pm
JSU’s monthly coffee talk
hosted by Professor Richard
Stein. 4:00-5:30,
The Multicultural Center, EMU.
Thursday, November 12, 8-10:00pm
Absolute Comedy-Absolute
Madness. Absolute Improv!
Ben Linder Room, EMU.
Thursday, November 19,7:30pm
Rosh Chodesh-Head of the Month.
This is a special event for women only.
Hillel, 1059 Hillyard.
ill events FREE and open to the public
Sponsored By
rhe Jewish Student Union
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO HILLEL.
If you have any questions
please contact Angela or David
at the JSU office 346-4366.