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R 's here Now! DO Summer p Session Duck Cal. regon Summer session starts June 19. Pick up your free summer bulletin today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore. You can speed your way toward graduation by taking required courses during summer. Register Now for Summer Glasses. University of Oregon Summer Session HttP://uosummer.uoregon.edu/ J FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES, PETS, CARS, JOBS, ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLANE TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, TYPING SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) Meeting clarifies facts about WRC ■ University students and faculty gather Monday to clear up issues such as the cost of membership By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald Concerned students and facul ty met in the Clark Honors College Lounge on Monday afternoon to open an avenue of discussion with faculty members about the Worker Rights Consortium. “This is part of a long-term con versation that is tak ing place between faculty members and con cerned stu dents,” said Profes sor David Frank, chairman of the Faculty Advisory Council and professor of rhetoric and com munication in the Honors College. The meeting, which was only an informal discussion, was held to begin and establish a line of communication between faculty and students that will continue throughout the next year. Human Rights Alliance mem ber Agatha Schmaedick said the meeting’s main goal was to further engage faculty in the WRC issue. “We just want to make sure that we’ve gone through every chan nel” to provide information about the WRC, she said. The meeting also aimed to brainstorm ideas of how to deal with the issue now and how to m proceed with it in the future. “We are trying to create a con sistent response and a visionary outlook on what we might do to bridge the differences of opin ion,” Frank said. Just less than a month ago, the University signed onto the WRC, which is an organization that monitors working conditions in international factories. Ever since then, problems have arisen re garding the recent pledge to mem bership, including Nike CEO Phil Knight’s decision to pull his per sonal contributions from the Uni versity. Frank said that the students and faculty hope to work together to resolve those problems. “I’m hopeful that we will be able to make decisions that are consis tent with our values,” Frank said. Those values include the pres ence of a reasoned dialogue and the conduction of careful research upon which decisions will be made. Discussion during the meeting was also done with the aim of “clarifying misinformation and finding out what the process is go ing to be like next year,” Schmaedicksaid. One piece of misinformation that was corrected regarded the cost of membership in the WRC. Rumors have circulated that the price tag is $50,000 per year, which Schmaedick said is simply not true. In reality, she said the cost of being a member is much less: $3,000 a year. “We have a number of people of good will who are well-informed and who are attempting to do the right thing,” Frank concluded. ... ■T' Ml it discount prices. SLAMMIN' JAMMIN' SUMMER Los Angeles Ontario, CA New York Boston Dallas $214 RT $225 RT $311 RT $323 RT $343 RT GREAT ONE-WAy FARES AVAILABLE! Special Hotel and Car Rental Rates, too. EUROPE & BEVOND $696 RT $708 RT $732 RT $788 RT $864 RT $884 RT $916 RT $916 RT London Paris Manchester Glasgow Venice Frankfurt Rome Milan VACATION HOT SPOTS Atlanta $300 RT Tampa Orlando Miami $316 RT $320 RT $320 RT Major Scheduled Airlines. Overnight Ticket Delivery Available. Choose your Own Flights. Book your Discount Travel at: cheaptickets.com or call 888-988-8408 you COULD BE GOING PLACES. Check out cheapticket^.com today. <Hint: Aloha & Mahalo) CHEAP TICKETS I X America's Travel Store® inUI^CIACatlUAI turo Mon - Fri 5am to 11pm • Sat - Sun 5am to 8pm Travel Stores: New york, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu and Maui nf«7tnat9n0L9r«?r!1SlratliCMketed ^ "orH*und®ble and maV have an advance Purchase. Fares do not include $3 $ 12 airport passenger facility charges where applicable; tax segment fee of $2.50 per takeoff/landing; fuel charges of $7.50-$20, fares to Alaska and Hawaii do not include departure taxes up to $17; international taxes, fees, and surcharges up to $95. Fares are subject to: change, holiday or seasonal supplements; blackout dates, availability and other restrictions.
