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I'riilav Jaiuian 22. I1)1)1) Weather forecast Today Saturday Rain Showers High 48, Low 39 High 41, Low 39 Into the fray George Clooney stars in the WWII epic ‘The Thin Red Line,' about the battle of Guadalcanal/ PAGE 7 Hard-luck Ducks lose Another game, another narrow de feat, as Oregon conies up short against No. 9Arizoiut, <S'5-#3/PAGE 11 An independent newspaper Volume 100, Issue 82 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon A woman of many words (( She had no qualms about speaking her mind. She was very plain-spoken. If she liked something or was critical of something, she wouldn't miss a word. Amanda Powell Romance languages professor Amanda Cohen/Emerald Elizabeth Ann "Izzie” Harbaugh, owner of Mother Kali's Books and community activist, will be remembered at a celebration Saturday. Eugene lost a valuable community member when Izzie Harbaugh died of a stroke last week while working at her beloved Mother Kali’s Books By Teri Meeuwsen Oregon Daily Emerald Elizabeth Ann “Izzie” Harbaugh was nev er afraid to let people know how she felt and what she thought. When someone needed advice, Izzie gave that person a straight-for ward answer. When Izzie liked something, she voiced it, and when something pushed Izzie’s buttons, she voiced that, too. “She had no qualms about speaking her mind,” said Amanda Powell, a romance lan guages professor. “She was very plain-spo ken. If she liked something or was critical of something, she wouldn’t miss a word.” Nancy Johnson, an employee of Mother Kali’s Books who worked with Izzie, agreed. “She was non-flowery, and sometimes people didn’t like it,” she said. “But she was always an honest person and cared very much about the people she touched.” When things pushed Izzie’s buttons, she would throw herself into action and ac tivism. Before she died, she also threw the majority of her time and effort into manag ing Mother Kali’s Books on 13th Avenue. Izzie died from a stroke last Tuesday at age 71 in the bookstore. Many people who visited the bookstore knew Izzie as a feminist, a book specialist, a thinker, a well-read and caring person, “and that’s why everyone loved her,” Powell said. Izzie had been the manager of Mother Kali’s since 1981, but she volunteered all of her time and effort to keep the bookstore running. “She tried very hard to keep Mother Kali’s open,” Johnson said. Izzie was adamant about keeping inde pendent bookstores alive. If someone talked to her about finding a book and was think ing about going to a chain store, “she would n’t hesitate to say, ‘Say what?”’ Powell said. “If you believe in free speech, support independent bookstores and small press es,” Izzie once said. To do that, Izzie brought a sense of accep tance to anyone who visited Mother Kali’s. “Whoever came through the door she welcomed no matter who they were,” Johnson said. “She didn’t gravitate to an old person or a young person. She honored diversity.” Because of her acceptance and her open ness, the bookstore became much more Turn to HARBAUGH, Page 6 Panels to promote nature, justice A conference will offer 12 panel discussions and four workshops on coalition-hu ilding By Erin Snelgrove Oregon Daily Emerald The Coalition Against Envi ronmental Racism is sponsor ing its 5th annual grassroots environmental justice confer ence at the law school this weekend. The conference, entitled “We speak for ourselves! A call for change,” is intended to ed ucate and inform the public about social and economic concerns. Through Sunday, the confer ence will offer 12 panel discus sions and four coalition-build ing workshops. The topics being discussed range from the Gardenburger boycott to urban environmental justice. The talks are free and open to the public. Gabby Siegel, a co-coordina tor for the event, said CAER is an organization striving to im prove the quality of people’s lives. She said the conference will help the public gain a bet ter understanding of problems facing mankind. “1 feel that CAER, in its con nection with environmental justice, brings environmental ism on this campus to a whole new level,” Siegel said. "What CAER does is under stand that the people and the environment are inherently connected. It pairs social, eco nomic and environmental is sues all together.” Missy Rock, another co-coor dinator for the conference, said this year’s event has a twofold purpose. “This year, we have an added bonus in that we’re building off of last year’s con ference,” Rock said. “We have four workshops scheduled in, as well as a closing strategy session to create a Northwest regional coalition for environ mental justice. So our goal is not just an academic confer ence but to see results come out of the conference.” Turn to CAER, Page 5 Conferences to discuss drinking and depression Two speakers will give advice to students on how to overcome the common problems ByG. Jaros Oregon Daily Emerald Dealing with drinking and depression are two topics to be discussed during the Universi ty Substance Abuse Prevention Program’s seminars this week end. During Saturday’s seminar, “Conquering Depression,” Eu gene psychiatrist Jerome Vergamini will discuss the fun damentals of identification and treatment of depression, includ ing natural and pharmacologi cal therapies. “I’ll be talking about different aspects of depression, what types of depression are out there, different theories on de pression and some of the differ ent types of therapies available, including light therapy and talking therapy,” Vergamini said. He also will present a video showing people who have been treated for depression and then follow with a panel discussion with people who have had de pression and were able to over come it. After the discussion, Vergamini will lecture on what children and adolescents look like when they are depressed, different treatments and sui cide. Substance Abuse and Pre vention Program Director Miki Mace said the idea for this semi nar came from students. “Most of our conferences we make up from our evaluation forms asking what students would like to see offered, and this was one subject that came up several times," Mace said. Her office in Esslinger makes frequent referrals to the coun seling center for students with depression, she said. “Many of us have a tendency to get depressed during high times of stress, and I’ve been told that the weather — the darkness — can leave some of us light-deprived," Mace said. In Sunday’s seminar, “Beer, Booze and Books,” nationally known author and speaker Jim Mathews will speak about the effects of campus drinking, es pecially with regard to athletic and academic performance. Turn to CONFERENCES, Page 6