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Biottfoical Inv^kfiM! The-Quiet C/lobaiCkMUj. Some newcomers move in and take over the neighborhood. Kudzu. Zebra Mussels. Pjjrple Loosestrife. Cane Toads. Starlings. Find out how—and why invasive species may be the most serious threat ever to biological diversity worldwide. USdls Stewart Center 9a«n»-5p»h» %%ioo<y Hosted by Oregon Sea Grant, the Research Office and the colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry at OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Register free at http://secgrant.orst.edu/coiioquium or cali 541-867-0367. Forum continued from page 1 gered a response from white su premacy groups here in Eugene.” Rigues said the forum was in tended to help Eugene residents recognize and work toward elim inating the “insidious racist acts that are pervasive in our commu nity every day.” All five of the panelists advo cated people respond quickly to protest all acts of racism. “Don’t let it go 24 hours or a week or a month,” Jefferson Mid dle School principal Paul Jorgen son said. When an act of racism occurs in his school, Jorgenson said that “everything else drops” and he immediately works to re solve the situation. Another panelist, city of Eu gene diversity coordinator Mari lyn Mays said that before signifi cant progress can be made, “we have to first look at ourselves.” She recommended people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds analyze their prejudices and as sumptions. Mays said that common mis conceptions about people of col or in America include the belief they all act and behave in the same ways, that they are overly sensitive about racial issues and that they’re looking for a free ride, be it through affirmative ac tion or other anti-discrimination legislation. On the other hand, Mays said, minorities often assume that all Caucasians hold prejudices against minorities, don’t under stand minority issues and cling to feelings of racial superiority. Such assumptions “cause con frontations too early and too harshly,” Mays said. She advocated people of all racial decent not ignore racism and prejudice but instead work together to resolve conflict and dispel misconceptions. “We need to start putting past differences behind - us,” Mays said, “and start to rebuild and re- a new past relationships and start working together.” 11 f/7/ conlii ii 10 lo rcci jele. In-ill n lake 11 iljJ'i iei ids at the U( )Ji iei ids foi • life. 11 f ill 11 lake laslii ig /; hi i ioi ies. I will land mi) dream job. I will drink responsibly... or not at all. - V/yr/ Ay/ Liih’ffsinjofOixgoii P.O. Box 3159, Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is published daily Mon day through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Ca Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. A member of the Associated Press, the Emerald operates inde pendently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. NEWSROOM — (541) 346-5511 Editor in chief: Laura Cadiz Managing Editor: jack Clifford Community: Sara Lieberth, editor. Darren Freeman, Brian Goodell, reporters. Freelance: Eric Pfeiffer, editor. Higher Education: Ben Romano, editor. Adam Jude, Serena Mark strom, reporters. Perspectives: Bret Jacobson, Laura Lucas, editors. Jonathan Gruber, Beata Mostafavi, Mason West, columnists. Pulse: Jessica Blanchard, editor. Rory Carroll, Joe Walsh, reporters. Stoident Activities: Jeremy Lang, editor. Emily Gust, Simone Ripke, Lisa Toth, reporters. Sports: Mirjam Swanson, editor. Scott Pesznecker, assistant editor. Matt O’Neill, Jeff Smith, reporters. News Aide: Lorraine-Michelle Faust. Copy: Monica Hande, Molly Egan, copy chiefs. Jonathan Allen, Michael Kleckner, Tom Patterson, EricQualheim, Heather Rayhom, Jamie Thomas, copy editors. Photo: Catharine Kendall, editor. Kevin Calame, Azle Malinao-Al varez, Ryan Starkweather, photographers. Hiroshi Nakamura, Katie Nesse, Tom Patterson, Lindsey Walker, photo technicians. Desipi: Katie Nesse, editor. Kelly Berggren, Katie Miller, Russ Weller, designers. Bryan Dixon, Giovanni Salimena, illustrators. On-line: Jake Ortman, editor. Timur Insepov, webmaster. ADVERTISING — (540 346-3712 Becky Merchant, director. Melissa O’Connell, Van Nguyen, advertis ing assistants. Rachelle Bowden, Doug Hentges, Nicole Hubbard, J Jesse Long, Adam Rice, Amy Ruppert, Hillary Shultz, Chad Verly, Emily Wallace, Lisa Wood, advertising sales representatives. CLASSIFIEDS — (S4l) 346-4343 Trina Shanaman, manager. Erin Gauthier, Lauren Howry, Tara Rothermel.sto/jT. BUSINESS — (541) 346-5512 Judy Riedl, general manager. Kathy Carbone, business supervisor. Sarah Goracke, receptionist. John Long, Brian Malloy, Sue Ryan, Krista Ostoich .distribution. PRODUCTION — (541)346-4381 Michele Ross, manager. Tara Sloan, coordinator. Laura Lucas, Katie Nesse, Melissa O’Connell, Laura Paz, Ross Ward, ad designers.
