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Bachelor’s on the rise
The University is awarding more degrees
than in the past because ofhigher enroll
ment and retention/PAGE 5
'Looking for a win
The Duck women are eager to
prove themselves in the NCAA
tournament /PAGE 7
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Volume 100, Issue 114
University of Oregon
www.dailyemerald.com
Winter term
graduates lack
recognition
Ceremonies are held only in
spring and summer, leaving
winter grads out in the cold
By James Scripps
Oregon Daily Emerald
What a cold and lonely feeling it is to
graduate at the end of winter term. No cere
monial recognition for a job well done or
tuition well spent. Just a slow fade into the
working world.
For close to 600 people, winter term
graduation means not being able to share it
with your family and friends. Not being
able to revel in your father’s pride or the
gifts and cards that flow in from the rela
tives you never really knew.
“Unfortunately, I have to wait until
spring to walk through the graduation
ceremony,” said Keith Moskowitz, a se
nior majoring in Japanese and Business.
"The bad part is that I am moving and I
will have to drive back to town for grad
uation.”
These graduates will simply have to
wait until the spring graduation ceremo
ny where their achievement will finally
be met with the pomp and circumstance
it deserves. They will be able to do the
walk, the handshake and diploma trans
fer that symbolizes the big step into the
real world.
This winter, because of overachieve
ment, necessity or other reasons, 485 stu
dents will be finishing up their under
graduate degrees. Of the graduate
students, 74 will be receiving their mas
ter’s, 31 their doctorate and 3 their law
degrees.
“I am graduating a little late because 1
took a year off to get residency for tuition
purposes,” said Moskowitz. “I would defi
nitely rather be finishing school and grad
uating in spring.”
Currently, the University only offers
two graduation ceremonies, one at the end
Turn to WINTER GRADS, Page 6
Next year’s
uniforms
feature a
controversial,
new logo
Courtesy l*hoto
By Tricia Schwennesen
Oregon Daily Emerald
Roll over Disney — there’s a new University logo pow
erhouse in town.
Nike’s new football uniform design, unveiled at the
Aloha Bowl last December, comes complete with a new
symbol. It’s one that some people hope will be nationally
recognized as a symbol of the University as a whole.
Through the years, the University has come to be asso
ciated with two nationally recognized logos, the inter
locking “UO” and the fighting Donald Duck popping out
from behind a gold “O.”
The disagreement surrounding the new uniform design
Turn to LOGO, Page 6
Housing co-op to be built in Whiteaker for low-income artists
Construction
begins in June
for the
building,
which will
house 30
residents
By Amy Jennaro
Oregon Daily Emerald
In a survey taken five years ago, the resi
dents of the Whiteaker community asked
the Neighborhood Economic Development
Corporation (NEDCO), an agency that helps
low income people find affordable housing,
to aid artists in their community with hous
ing problems.
This summer they will finally get their
wish.
Starting in June, NEDCO will begin
building the Blair ArtSpace Housing Co-op
erative, a housing compound geared at low
income artists. The co-operative, which is
located on the corner of Second Avenue
and Blair Street, will be available for 30 res
idents in early 2000.
No artists for the complex have been cho
sen, but Bryce Krehbiel, the project devel
oper for NEDCO, said residents must have
a low income and can be involved in any
type of literary, performing or visual art
form.
Krehbiel said the agency decided to take
on the project because of its unique bene
fits.
“The project had a different group of peo
ple than usual that we were trying to help,”
he said. “We’re trying to target community
development.”
According to Krehbiel, many artist
groups, including the Oregon Arts Com
mission, have been actively involved in the
architecture and design of the co-operative,
building placement and other aesthetic
components of the project. A core group of
12 to 15 artists has taken a key role in the
project, Krehbiel said.
Jules Masterjohn, the project facilitator
for the group, said the cooperative was es
pecially needed in the Whiteaker commu
nity because of the abundance of artists in
the area and the lack of housing for people
with low incomes.
“Artists have very unpredictable in
comes,” she said. “When artists have to
keep moving from one place to another be
cause of financial reasons, it can be devas
tating. This cooperative can provide them
with some stability.”
According to Krehbiel, the need to pro
vide more stable housing for local artists
led NEDCO to begin seeking financial
support for the co-operative three years
ago.
Richie Weinman, the housing and
neighborhood manager with the city of
Eugene’s Planning and Development de
partment, said NEDCO applied for a loan
from the department in October 1996.
Turn to ARTIST, Page 3
(( When
artists have to
keep moving
from one place
to another
because of
financial
reasons, it can
be
devastating. »
Jules Masterjohn
Project facilitator