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Dead Week drops a killer load at last minute ■ The week before finals is a time for studying, but with classes, many feel it’s not enough time By Jessica Blanchard Oregon Daily Emerald It’s Dead Week at the University, a time when students are sup posed to focus on studying and preparing for finals. But that’s not the case for Mike Hurd, a junior pre-journalism ma jor; he has far more work due this week than he will during finals week. After turning in his final 100-page paper due today in his information gathering class — a.k.a. “info hell”—Hurd will have just enough time to finish a three page paper for another class before it’s due on Friday. His case is not unusual at the University. Though the week be fore finals is supposed to be the calm before the storm — hence the term “Dead Week” — many stu dents find themselves overbur dened with last-minute tests, proj ects or papers. “It’s just a matter of getting it all done,” Hurd said. “Not having classes would definitely have helped. It would have been a lot less stressful.” According to University policy, instructors are not supposed to ad Court continued from page 1 The first hearing involved the State vs. Soldahl, for which the court reviewed the lower court’s decision that police illegally stopped motorist Gerlad Norman Soldahl. This involved a traffic stop made by a state trooper at the request of sheriffs deputy Gil Milette, who suspected that the two occupants of the car were wanted on felony charges. Once stopped, the officers real ized that the occupants were not the suspects. Milette then discov ered that the driver was driving CRIME WATCH Reported March 1 through March 7,2000: March2: Criminal Mischief II, 1800 block of Onyx Street, vehicle vandalized. March 2: Theft III, 1800 block Franklin Boulevard., 7-11 store, items shoplifted. March 3:Theft III, 1500 block East 15th Avenue, bike wheel stolen. March 4: Assault IV, 1400 block Vit lard Street, individual bit during fight. March4: Criminal Mischief II, 2000 block Hilyard Street, two trees run over by car. March 5: Robbery III, 1300 block Alder Street, beer stolen. March 5: Urinating in Public, 1500 block East 15th Street. Crime prevention tip of the week from OPS Officer Guse: OPS non-emergency number is 346-5444,24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call us about any thing you think is suspicious or just have a question about safety is sues on campus. minister tests worth more than 20 percent of the final grade, includ ing finals in any form, during Dead Week. Major projects can only be due if the faculty member specified their Dead Week due date on the syllabus within the first two weeks of the term. At some universities around the nation, such as Indiana University and the University of California at Santa Barbara, faculty are strongly discouraged from giving any tests in any of their classes during Dead Week. And at Iowa State Univer sity, instructors are not even al lowed to assign course work that falls due during the week prior to final exams. Although students may dream of not having classes or projects due during Dead Week, such a sys tem wouldn’t work at the Univer sity, said University Registrar Her bert Chereck. Most of the universities that have a true Dead Week are on the semester system, which has longer terms than the quarter system that the Universi ty uses. “On the quarter system, our cal endar is so compact, we just don’t have that opportunity,” Chereck said. If the University didn’t hold classes during Dead Week, the school year would have to be longer to make up for the lost class time, he said. While it may not be possible for with a revoked license. The defen dant was indicted for a felony but claimed that the stop was illegal because the trooper did not have probable cause. Earlier courts up held this argument. For the second case, McLean vs. Buck Medical Services, Inc., the court reviewed an earlier ruling that Buck Medical Services was exempt from paying overtime wages to em ployees. Paramedic Gary McLean is the representative of a group of em ployees from the company in volved in the class action lawsuit., which claims the company and counties violated provisions of the Public Contracts Law by failing to pay overtime and holiday wages. r 1 When is Fitness Kickboxing Dangerous? When an untrained, non martial artist, aerobics instructor tries to teach it! Incorrect techniques are proven to lead to muscle strain, and joint and back injuries. All of our instructors are trained martial artists that understand proper kickboxing techniques. So it's safe, and it's fun. 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Some think it’s too much to expect students to turn in papers or have tests right before fi nals; others said it’s part of college life. Mercedes Reeder, a junior un declared major, said she’s having a fairly easy week because she’s only taking 12 credits and only has a final in one of her classes. “But my problem is that I pro crastinate,” she said. “I save every thing for this week, so it’s more my fault than the teachers’.” Reeder said she has heard many people complain about Dead Week Earlier courts ruled in favor of the company and counties. In the final hearing, State vs. Ferman-Velasco, the court re viewed the conviction and sen tencing of Carlos Roberto Ferman Velasco for rape in the second degree and sexual abuses in the first degree. Using guidelines from measure 11, he was sentenced to 75 months in prison on each count and ordered to pay witness fees of $25 for non-police witnesses. The lower courts ruled against Fer man-Velasco, arguing that the punishments were justified. 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