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" 4 • • r * . t , , t r t , .. , V» . , . • Website continued from page 1A ous businesses abroad. “What we’re really trying to do is create something that is totally unique,” Bleakney said. After traveling throughout Eu rope, Bleakney became frustrated with the outdated information in his guidebooks. As an avid Web surfer, he made a connection be tween his need for current infor mation and the ability of the In ternet to do just that. A year and a half later and a lot of hard work have found Bleakney and the other eight full time staff members at Wherenext.com watching their project take off. “I think it’s pretty cool that we’re jumping right in and trying to do something,” Knudson said. “It’s a great opportunity to do something like this right now. We’re full of enthusiasm ... [about] adding a new category to the possibilities that are out there.” Wherenext.corn’s primary goal is to simplify the traveling process for young travelers. “We’re trying to be different with our content,” Bleakney said. “It’s fun to read. It’s funner to read than just the standard guide book.” All this is in “real time,” which means that the informa tion is updated continually. Cy ber cafes — restaurants that pro vide Internet access — are more popular in Europe than in the United States. These make the method of seeking travel infor mation on-line even more con venient for travelers, Bleakney said. Also, the information comes directly from city representatives who are living abroad and know the hot spots young travelers would want to see. They act both as guides and marketing repre sentatives with local businesses. “The real advantage is just get ting the inside ... [on] the other side of the street,” French said. Six cities are currently being covered, including Paris; Flo rence, Italy; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Prague, Czechoslo vakia; Dublin, Ireland; and Bern er Oberland, Switzerland. Every two weeks, Wherenext.com will launch a new one, with Vienna, Austria, the next to arrive. Even tually the number of cities will grow to 50. The city representatives are not the only ones checking out { ( It’s a resource that I think a lot of people have been looking for for a while. Kaarin Knudson Wherenext.com editor in chief n the world; Wherenext.com has hundreds of intern contributors around the globe who offer their perspectives as well. Traveling students who choose to partici pate in Wherenext.com in this re spect have the opportunity to earn intern credit through their universities, Bleakney said. In addition, people may be come members of Wherenext.com and receive spe cial benefits such as a discount card that provides deals at busi nesses in the represented cities. The card offers discounts for things such as car rentals and ski ing The Web site is also trying to build a network of communica tion through which travelers may connect with each other abroad. What this mea,ns for college stu dents destined abroad is that they now have a wealth of infor mation at their fingertips. They can pick and choose which infor mation is relevant to their trips, place it in a “shopping cart,” and print out their own personalized guidebooks, Bleakney said. “I think what the Internet al lows people to do is really build a community,” Bleakney said. It will “allow someone to meet oth er people while they’re traveling ... Experience individually but travel communally.” Remarks continued from page 1A tend the meetings, which happen twice a year and have been going on for three to four years, said Linda King, director of human resources. Cox was invited on this occasion because much of the contract nego tiations that affect classified em ployees, who are members of the ((/ was embarrassed for the chancellor, and I was offended for my brother. Debi Baker Knight Library staff Oregon Public Employees Union, take place at the system level. Other audience members were also offended by Cox’s remarks. Jane Poe, a management analyst in the office of resource manage ment, said that she thought Cox was comparing himself to a wagon train leader to explain his role and duties as chancellor. “I thought it was in poor taste,” she said. Debi Baker, an Orbis technician in the Knight Library, said Cox’s comments may have represented a lack of understanding of classi fied employees. “It appears that our chancellor has maybe not thought through what classified employees mean and the array of people we repre sent on this campus,” Baker said. “I understand where the chancel lor was coming from, being raised white.” Baker is part North Carolina Cherokee Indian, though she only discovered her heritage when her mother died, she said. “I was embarrassed for the chancellor, and I was offended for my brother,” she said. Not everyone in the audience shared these views. Cox’s comments “certainly did not offend me,” said Jean Picker ing, a secretary in the admissions office. “I personally didn’t read into it what [Clark] did.” Clark, who walked out of the meeting in disgust, said if his grievance was not successful he would seek redress of his com plaint through other labor agen cies or legal recourse. “I am shaken,” he said. “It’s going to take me a long time to recover. ” www.dailyemeralil.co Graduating? Read the Oregon Daily Emerald online and keep up with UO news. 1
