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We must use our education to over come ignorance.” Part of the challenge that the University faces during this week celebrating the life of King is “to encourage differences to blossom in the midst of our common com munity,” Frohnmayer said. In agreement with Frohnmayer, Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey com mented that the University's di versity positively affects the Eu gene community. “The University is a major rea son that we have a high level of di versity in Eugene,” he said. “The makeup of the University pro vides checks to make sure that all people are respected. We,aren’t perfect, but Eugene is better than the vast majority of communities, and that has much to do with the fact that students and faculty en lighten us to recognizing people for who they are, not what their cultural background is.” During his speech, Kitzhaber said that the important thing to “remember is not where we come from, but where we are going.” “We need to respect differences no matter what,” he said. “We are all human... what we share is more important than how we differ. After the convocation, Kitzhaber commented on the re cent diversity controversy sur rounding Project Saferide. Gender issues on campus came to a head during Tuesday’s Pro gram’s Finance Committee meet ing. PFC member Aaron Week filed a grievance with Affirmative Ac tion against Saferide’s rape preven tion shuttle service extended to women after dark. He took issue with the fact that the ASUO Women’s Center does not extend a similar service to men on campus. ASUO Vice president Mitra Anoushiravani said she and Presi dent Wylie Chen are discussing creating a male version of Saferide. “We don’t want to take Saferide away but add to it,” Anoushira vani said. While the governor said he rec ognizes the validity of the federal regulations for and believes very strongly in gender equity, he also said he believes that the issues need to be viewed in terms of the intent. Kitzhaber said that if the in tent of the program is to only pro vide Saferide for women, or even if budget constraints are moving in that direction, students should look for a way so that the service is extended to all students. “Step back and look beyond your own self interests,” he said. “It’s one of the things that really holds society back. We need a vic tory for community over the indi vidual self interests. Work togeth er, instead of fighting and see how you can get the resources extend ed. We need to ask ourselves what’s better for the largest cam pus community.” Anoushiravani said, overall, she was proud to give Kitzhaber a chance to see how the University is handling diversity issues. Undergrads continued from page 1A a faculty mentor for the year. The students generally join an existing research project or assist Univer sity professors with their research. “The real motivation for this program is to get undergraduates interested in research and to pro mote them going on to graduate school,” said Jill Dose, secretary for the Institute for the Develop ment of Educational Achieve ment, a division of the Universi ty’s College of Education. The institute administers the under graduate research program. Thi^ year’s undergraduate re search fellows are John Carasone, Jenee Hoard, Josh Horton and An nie Wiberg-Rozaklis. The program is only in its sec ond year at the University. Last year, only three fellowships were offered, and all the research was done in the College of Education. Dose said the program has ex panded to four research spots since then, and undergraduates are allowed to do their research in any field of study that interests them. This year’s group of student re searchers agreed the program has already benefited them in several ways, from helping them prepare for graduate school to developing connections with University pro fessors. “I’ve learned a lot about the way research is done,” said Hoard, an art history major who is participating in a research project involving the study of attraction and courtship. The program is also an oppor tunity for students to get a taste of the rigors of graduate school, said Horton, an undergraduate re search fellow who is researching the philosophers Michel Foucault and Karl Marx. “It’s an opportunity that’s not generally offered to undergradu ates,” Horton said. “And it really prepares you for graduate school as well.” The program requires the un dergraduate fellows to enroll in a one-credit research seminar for the entire year. While the course is only one credit, it involves a lot of outside work. “It’s been a good experience,” said Wiberg-Rozaklis, a geogra phy major who is working on a project to document trends in re forestation. Wiberg-Rozaklis said the most rewarding aspect of the program is being able to con tribute to a lasting study. “I’m doing something that’s adding to substantial work,” she said. “The research I’m doing will be part of a book.” The program does involve a lot of outside work, but program ap plicants are required to demon strate their academic ability when they apply for the research posi tion. The average GPA of the four researchers is 3.76, according to Dose. Despite the extra workload the fellowship entails, Horton still has time to work on his double major in English and history. “It’s not too much of a time drain,” he said. 2000™ Keynote Speaker Toni Smith Entertainment Industry Executive Monday, January 24 Cerlinger Hall Lounge Noon "Getting to the Top of the Charts— A Personal Story of Making your Dreams a Reality. Ms. Smith's life story is an inspiration to everyone who has had a dream. 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