UDC critiques media
■ Union for Democratic
Communications will hold
its national conference this
week in the EMU
By Maggie Young
Oregon Daily Emerald
Professionals from all areas of
the journalism field will meet on
campus this week to brainstorm
ideas on how to change the me
dia for the better.
The Union for Democratic
Communications’ national con
ference will be held in the EMU,
today through Saturday. The
theme is “Communication, Cul
ture and Environments.”
Janet Wasko, program organiz
er and journalism professor, said
one of her biggest concerns is me
dia concentration, which leads to
large companies dominating me
dia and communication.
“We are bringing people to
gether to discuss strategies of
challenging media concentra
tion,” Wasko said. “We are mak
ing people aware of the issues in
media and communication.”
The UDC, established in 1981,
is an international organization
made up of journalists, commu
nication researchers, policy ana
lysts, media producers and ac
tivists.
The UDC’s mission statement
encourags critical perspectives in
communication theory.
The School of Journalism is co
sponsoring this event along with
the Women & Media Research In
terest Group, the Program in
Comparative Literature, the Cen
ter for the Study of Women in So
ciety and the Oregon Humanities
Center.
David Frank, panel moderator
and professor and director of
forensics for the Robert Donald
Clark Honors College, said stu
dents should attend this confer
ence in order to become better-in
formed citizens.
“The agenda of the conference
is not well-covered by major
mass-media outlets,” Frank said.
“The topics discussed here are
not covered to the degree that
they need to be.”
Tim Gleason, dean of the jour
nalism school, said faculty are en
couraged to be involved scholars,
and one of the ways to do that is
to attend national conferences.
Faculty are able to bring what
they’ve learned back into the
classroom, and having a confer
ence on campus is beneficial for
the department, he said.
The registration fee is $85 or
$60 for students.
Those interested in registering
for the conference should visit the
UDC Web site at www.udc.org.
Topics to be discussed
at the Union for Demo
cratic Communica
tions’ national
conference, Oct. 14-16
■ Radical Media Activism
■ Whose Productivity?
■ War & Protest
■ Celluloid Politics
■ Continuing Coverage: The Profes
sional Media Environment
■ Radioactive Issues in Media
Democracy
■ Selling the Spotlight: Exploring
Media Spectacle
■ Situating Left Perspectives
■ Continuing the Struggle: Civil
Rights and Social Change
Students and community
come together at Faire
■ The Street Faire gives the
community and students a
chance to find their place
together on campus
By Lisa Toth
lor the Emerald
Students looking for a little
spice between classes can find it
this week at the 29th annual
ASUO Street Faire.
Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. this
Wednesday through Friday, stu
dents can find food, clothing and
gifts in the multiple tents lining
13 th Avenue.
But the biannual Street Faire is
more than just a place to buy
lunch or some merchandise.
Street Faire Director Claudia
Ciobanu said the event also pro
vides an opportunity for the sur
rounding community to find its
place at the University.
Ciobanu said in the past the fair
has struggled with vendors selling
unauthorized drug paraphernalia,
and this year the ASUO is work
ing to prevent this problem
through increased security.
The fair provides an opportuni
ty to sample a inverse range of
booths.
For the palate, there are a vari
ety of food choices including In
dia House, Ritta’s Burritos and
Papa John’s Pizza.
“The Street Faire is convenient
because I can get the food that I
don’t normally cook and it gives
me a sense of the culture and di
versity in Eugene,” said Carol
Rink, a junior journalism major.
Students can also find avariety
of musical and performing acts
taking center stage at the fair in the
EMU Amphitheater.
Numerous craft and clothing
booths provide a wide variety of
goods to sample. Among these are
Delphina and Glass Works!.
Informational booths are set up
for non-profit services and busi
nesses such as the All Women’s
Health Services and the Eugene
Weekly.
Gina Italiano, an intern for the
ASUO Street Faire Coordinator,
r
said proceeds from the fair will be
put into the ASUO account to be
used for training student leaders,
co-sponsoring events and funding
the needs that cannot be met by
the student incidental fee. Some of
the funds will be used to help ac
tive members on the ASUO lobby
issues in Washington, D.C.
“This is the largest student-run
fund-raiser on campus,” Italiano
said.
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