Tutors can give writers edge ■The Kidd Tutorial program offers a quality graduate writing education for students at the University By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald The Creative Writing Program’s unique undergraduate -tutorial program is looking for talented young writers who are self moti vated and willing to work hard. And in hopes of gathering more interest in the Kidd Tutorial Pro gram, a year-long class designed to articulate young writers’ skills, the application deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday. The tutorial program, made possible by an endowment from Walter and Nancy Kidd, was es tablished in 1991 to provide un dergraduate students with a simi lar type of training that graduate students receive. Creative writing administrator and instructor Debra Gwartney said the Kidd program is extreme ly valuable and gives undergrad uate students a boost when they enroll in higher level courses. “They have an edge that I no tice right away,” she said. “It’s just a neat program. It’s very rare to take care of undergraduates that way.” Kidd head tutor Josh Morse said the tutorial is a great stepping stone for those interested in get ting into the Master of Fine Arts graduate program, which is known nationally in the field. “It’s an awesome program,” said Morse, an MFA graduate stu dent who is a former Kidd partici pant. “It helps you develop your own vision.” Participation in the Kidd pro gram also enhances students’ chances of furthering their educa tion on a higher level, Kidd direc tor Pimone Triplett said. “A lot of students do writing that gets them into the top writing schools,” Triplett said. The small class sizes — ranging from four to six students — al lows tutors to cater to the individ ual needs of the young writers. Ha lot of students do writing that gets them into the top writing schools. Pimone Triplett Kidd director The Kidd classes serve as forums where students can feel comfort able about discussing their work and are able to provide helpful feedback, Morse said. “Creative writers thrive to es tablish trust with colleagues,” Morse said. “And Kidd is perfect for that.” Triplett said student. cama raderie is essential to the pro gram. “The students really get to know each other well,” Triplett said. “They are good at criticizing each other’s work ... that kind of community is rare.” While the tutorial program is a great opportunity for ambitious writers, Morse said it is not for everyone. Only those who are tru ly self-motivated and able to make a full commitment are go Kidd Program's deadline extended The deadline to apply for the Kidd Tutorial Program, designed to en hance ambitious writer’s skills, has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday. Applications can be picked up at 144 Columbia Hall or downloaded from the Web at darkwing. uoregon.edu/~crwrweb. ing to succeed in the program, he said. “We’re looking for students who aren’t afraid to work,” Morse said. The Creative Writing Program offers six four-credit classes for Kidd participants, who are tu tored by graduate students. One of the main focuses of the classes is the development of individual projects, where students study lit erary works and produce a collec tion of writings based on their studying. Triplett said the most impor tant aspect of Kidd is that it is a combination of reading a wide range of books and writing fiction and poetry. “Students are taught to read as writers, which is very important for undergraduate studies,” Triplett said. The Kidd program enables stu dents to “gain a kind of confi dence that is so apparent in the classroom,” Gwartney said. “They are so obviously attuned to the critical process and very in structed readers. Sometimes they point out things and I think, ‘Oh my gosh, why didn’t I think of that?’” All Ways Travel • Spring Sale • New York - $285.00* London >$499.00* Paris -$539.00* Bangkok -$709.00* •tax not included, restrictions may apply. Subject to change without notice Eurail Passes issued onsite!!! E-mail: awt@luv2travel.com" r Oregon daily emerald worldwide WWW. dailyemerald.com Rally &• March 8:00 pm Thursday, May 18th U of O Amphitheater Come early to see the Clothesline Project and make your own sign! Music begins at 7:00 pm. This event wflbe,ASL interpreted and child care scholarships « ” Hours in advance 346-409S. Organstodby the ASUO Women's Center & co-sponsored by the Eugene Wee y^ Men's discussion at 6:4S pm&9fl0 pm in the Walnut Room Approximate Blood Alcohol Percentage Drinks in first hour 100 120 Body weight in pounds 140 160 180 200 220 240 1 oz. 80 proof 'feii liquor lily 12 oz. beer (Not a “40.” A “40” is over 3 beers.) The chart is only a guide. Each person’s response to alcohol will vary, based on individual tolerance for alcohol, food intake, fatigue, and other factors. A person’s driving can sometimes be impaired after only one drink. Office of Student Life