Festivities commemorate 30 years of Earth Day celebrations
By Eric Pfeiffer
Oregon Daily Emerald
More than just Leonardo Di
caprio and a day at the beach.
This year marks the 30th an
niversary of Earth Day, and the
University will host a full week of
events to mark the occasion. The
Survival Center, located in Suite 1
of the EMU, serves as the campus
nerve-center for environmental
and humanitarian action during
Earth Week.
A series of lectures, workshops
and environmental action will
take place throughout the week,
culminating with Earth Day on
Saturday. Contact the Survival
Center at 346-0620, or OSPIRG at
346-4377 for more information on
Earth Week events.
Earth Week Events:
April 17 to April 22
Monday: “Leave No Trace” presenta
tion by the Outdoor Program. A pres
entation on methods of low-impact
camping. 100 Willamette Hall.
Tuesday: “Solar Architecture” presen
tation by Solar Information Center.
177 Lawrence Hall.
Wednesday; “Alternative Energy Day”
features music by Workman Project,
Habaneros and others on solar-pow
ered sound system. Amphitheater, 11
a.m.-3pm.
“Global Warming:” Darcy Davis
speaks on the effects of global warm
ing, sponsored by the Greenhouse
Network. 100 Willamette. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: “ Forestry and Sustainable
Living” expert Brookrod speaks on
waste reduction. Music by Courtesy
Clerks and Basic Assumption. Am
phitheater. 11 a. m.-3 p.m.
"Women’s Safety Run,” a run to pro
mote alternative transportation and
safety. EMU East Lawn. 6 p.m.
“Banff Film Festival” highlights out
door adventures and landscapes. 100
Willamette. 7:30 p.m.
Friday: “Alternative Transportation
Day” features music from Edison Ele
mentary and Mackenzie Project. Free
“on the spot" bike repair by Jason
Agar, and bicycle presentation. Am
phitheater. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
“Pick Axe,” a film on protecting
WarnerCreek. 100 Willamette. 7;30
p.m.
Saturday: “Teach-In,” a workshop to
discuss environmental issues. Walnut
Room, EMU. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
“Earth Fest,” an Earth Day celebra
tion with music from Kudana and Big
Hippie. Followed by food and a
march to protest the Riverfront Re
search Project. EMU East Lawn. 3
p.m.-10 p.m.
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before they let you run the place.
Road Rule Office gossip is fascinating
and dangerous to play.
Hear the Rules of the Road expert Eve Luppert discuss:
How to Survive Your First Job Out of School
Monday, April 17
Noon
Gerlinger Lounge
Working full-time is a whole new world.
Let author and human resource expert
Eve Luppert be your guide on how to
succeed in the 9 to 5 arena with tips on
everything from how to deal with office
politics to doing stupid jobs brilliantly.
Ms. Luppert is former director of Human
Resources and Administration for
Chiat/Day Advertising, Inc. She has
hired, helped, and even promoted tons
of recent graduates.
Get the book: Autographed copies of Rules for the Road: Surviving Your First
Job Out of School will be available for purchase at Gerlinger Hall Lounge before
and after the presentation. Also, the book is available at the UO Bookstore.
Sponsored by the Career Center as part of Spring Career Fair activities. The fair
will be on Wednesday, April 19 from 1 I a.m. to 4 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom.
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stress by using electrodes to meas
ure physiological arousal.
Psychologists know that a sup
portive social setting is good for
health, but it. is less clear why.
The negative effects that conflict
has on people — changes in blood
pressure and heart rate — have
been studied in the past. What is
unique about Harris’ project is
that he is looking at the positive
effects couples can have on each
other when in an argumentative
or stressful setting.
With little research done on the
positive effects of social support,
this is the first study looking at the
way married couples support
each other in stressful situations.
“We’re studying the things that
couples do that get each other
riled up and calmed down,” Har
ris said.
He predicts measurable differ
ences in heart rate, blood pressure
and physiological arousal that can
help show how stressful situa
tions can aid couples in learning
about their relationships and be
better able to support each other
at these times, eventually leading
to higher satisfaction in the mar
riage.
Angela Hong, a residential de
signer, and her husband Nick met
with Harris to examine their rela
tionship.
“Participation in the study was
great for increasing awareness of
each other,” Angela Hong said.
The whole process takes about
two to three hours beginning with
a 26-item questionnaire. Couples
rate their relationship in areas that
can cause arguments, such as sex,
money and household chores.
The area in which the couple
experiences the most conflict is
then selected and the couples are
instructed to have a discussion
with the goal of solving that prob
lem on video.
Sherrie Brunell-Neuleib and
her husband, Greg Neuleib, talked
about household chores during
their taped discussion.
“Greg and I both left there feel
ing pretty good,” she said. “We
had solved our household chore
problem, and we felt energized
about our marriage.”
After completing about half of
the field work for this experiment,
Harris is surprised with die effects
the research has had on the cou
ples.
“Couples have told me that
once they sign up for the study, it
changes the nature of their con
versations,” Harris said.
After completing the study,
couples have reported feeling as
though they see their relationship
through new lenses.
“I learned several things about
myself and my relationship,”
Brunell-Neuleib said. “Watching
yourself on the videotape can be
very strange.”
After the videotaped problem
solving portion of the study, Har
ris talks to each individual of the
couple separately about what
brings him or her the most stress
in the relationship.
Before and after each interview,
Harris’ team checks the blood
Participation in the
study was great for in
creasing awareness of
each other.
Angela Hong
marriage study
participant
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pressure and heart rates of the
subject. Their skin conductivity
— in lay terms, “sweaty palms” —
are also monitored through the
whole process.
After the interviews, his re
search assistants attach electrodes
to the subjects’ faces and a com
puter monitors their muscles as
they watch the video of their in
teraction. The couple watches the
tape together and holds a dial on
which they indicate how support
ed or supportive he or she feels
throughout the tape.
Though Harris is conducting
what is called a “convenience”
study, meaning he is not actively
seeking to represent the demo
graphics of the city, greater diver
sity in participants would make
the results more accurate.
Each couple will receive $25
for its participation. Keith Harris
will be running couples through
the experiment through the end of
the term, and those wishing to
participate may contact him at
346-4964.
“Whatever time you can put to
ward productively talking about
conflict with each other, or with
work or school, is investing in
your relationship,” Nick Hong
said.
“Plus, there’s money involved,”
he added. “It’s a nice dinner for
two.”
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