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Ensuring the future for those who shape it.sm 1 800 842-2733 ext.2061 tiaa-cref.org/moc Students retreat to learn languages The class requirement fora passing grade is not speaking English By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald The University offers a class in which students can sing, dance and enjoy themselves for two days in the seclusion of nature, and the only requirement is no speaking and dancing cultural dances give students the chance to relieve pressure and become involved physically while “experiencing language in its most beautiful form,” Plant said. Serina Leedy, a junior majoring in education studies, said the re treat helped her improve her Spanish skills. “I thought it was really great, fnn anrl - uugiiau, that is. The class is an interna tional lan guage retreat designed for students who have complet ed a minimum of one term of 11 / thought it was really great, very fun and made me much more comfortable with the lan guage. Serina Leedy junior made me much more comfort able with the language,” Leedy said. Plant said the solitude of the Girl Scouts facility in lasper is essen Spanish, Italian, French or Ger man and is coordinated by the De partment of Germanic Languages and Literatures. The course is worth one upper-division German credit, and speaking English is the only conduct that guarantees fail ure. Associate Professor of German Emeritus Helmut Plant launched the program in 1982 with a retreat exclusively for German students. By 1997, the enrollment of Ger man students had declined and students studying other languages showed interest in the retreats, which are worth one upper-divi sion German credit. Now there is an international language retreat once a term, a Spanish language retreat once every winter term and a German language retreat every spring. Last weekend, Plant took 32 students to Jasper for an interna tional retreat. To break the ice im mediately, Plant thought of a game where students were forced to ask each other questions and engage in foreign language con versations. Students disclosed a secret about themselves ahead of time and then had to decipher fellow students’ secrets without speaking English. Plant said students get involved in the game right away and quick ly forget about their apprehen sions. Singing traditional songs tial to the success of the retreat. The isolation makes students feel separated from an English-speak ing world and is more productive than simply sitting in a classroom for 50 minutes. “I love being forced to use my German,” said Brian Jennaro, a se nior majoring in economics and business and a former participant of the retreat. Many students are surprised when they realize how much of the foreign language they know, Plant said. As the only chaperone, Plant said he relies on students’ honesty about only speaking foreign lan guages during the retreat. After one retreat, a participant complained that the experience was ruined for her when she heard some of her peers speaking English. Plant said the student felt as if she was in a smoke-free envi ronment and someone lit a ciga rette and contaminated her lungs. Plant is interested in finding in ternational students whose native languages are Spanish, French, German and Italian to help partici- . pants during the retreat. He said students love to talk to native speakers and learn more first hand information about their cul tures. Students interested in the re treat can contact Plant at 346-4062 for more information. Hearing Continued from Pagel as proof of their status. Both Brient and Warhol said the criteria hold same-sex part ners to a higher standard. “If you want to apply reason able tests, apply them to every one, and that will show how rea sonable they are,” Warhol said. Documenting a same-sex part nership is not an easy thing to do, but the University is doing its best to establish the criteria, said Jim Arnold, policy associate at the University who helped draft the amendment. “There is a difference between marriage and domestic partner ship,” he said. With marriage there is a legal document they can produce.” Calendar Wednesday, Oct. 20 Steven Shankman will lecture and the Phi Beta Kappa Thespians will present scenes from the play “The Idea of Europe, Levinas and ShaKe speare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’” from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall. The event is free. For information, call Nan Cop pock-Bland at 346-2221. An information session about Phi Beta Kappa membership qualifications and a reception follow. Author Leonard Schlain will read from and sign copies of his book “The Alphabet vs. The Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Im age” at 7:30 p.m. in the Browsing Room of the Knight Library. For more information, call Tom Gerald at 346-4331. The Koinonia Center will offer “Sensing Beauty: Art, Imagination and God-talk” a conversation with the Rev. Tiare Mathison-Bowie at 4 p.m. The center is located at the comer of 14th Avenue and Kincaid Street. For more information call 484-1707.