Summertime
is art time
The University of Ore
gon Museum of Art
presents its'.Summer
Celebration of North
west Art, 'featuring a
variety of works from
Oregon artists. PAGE 7
The Flash
Students paint the
Celebration poster
Advertising students at the
University had the privilege
to conceptualize and design
the illustrious 2000 Eugene
Celebration poster. The op
portunity posed a challenge
to the Advertising Cam
paigns class, which was di
vided into competing teams
vying for the best design. The
final design is titled “North
west of Normal,” a tribute to
the diversity of Eugene and
celebration-goers. Page 5
Friends speak out on
prisoner’s behalf
A humanitarian visit to
Peru has turned into a night
mare for an American jour
nalist. Lori Berenson, 30, was
traveling to the South Ameri
can country on assignment
for two publications—Mod
ern Times and Third World
Viewpoint — when she was
arrested and tried by a group
of hooded military person
nel. The charges, attempting
to organize the Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement,
have kept her in jail for the
last four years, where she
waits without the possibility
of parole. Her former room
mates have organized a let
ter-writing campaign to con
vince President Clinton to
take action. Page 6
’Chicken Poop’ gets a
stinking review
Trying to ride the coattails
of the wildly successful
“Chicken Soup for the Soul”
book series, author David
Fisher falls face first in a
proverbial pile of comedic
crap with his spoof “Chicken
Poop for the Soul II: More
Droppings.” His sorry at
tempts at parody are laugh
able not because they’re fun
ny, but because they lack
originality and wittiness.
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Tackling the HIV dilemma
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Diane Lang Brissenden (right) speaks with a visitor during a reception to welcome Lang Brissenden
to her new position as Eugene HIV Alliance director.
HIV director sets agenda
Diane Lang
Brissenden
is ready to
do battle
with
ignorance
and the
unrelenting
disease
By Rebecca Newell
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Eugene HIV Alliance
is facing a multitude of chal
lenges, including keeping
people informed that AIDS
remains not only a pressing
concern, but an incurable dis
ease. The agency is also fac
ing the loss of $510,000 in
federal funds, a huge blow to
the non-profit agency.
However, newly hired di
rector Diane Lang Brissenden
is putting these challenges in
a positive light. Armed with a
law degree and experience as
an Oregon assistant attorney
general, as well as a two-year
stint as director of the Univer
sity’s Oregon Health Law
Clinic, Lang Brissenden
comes prepared.
“I’ve been doing law up to
this point and this is a change
in career —; a unique oppor
tunity to work for a non-profit
agency,” Lang Brissenden
said.
She is also an artist —
spending five years at Parker
Elementary School as a vol
unteer art teacher — and a
docent at the University Mu
seum of Art, in addition to
being the mother of two.
Turn to HIV director, page 4
Celestial volley
apt to shower
August nights
By Kristy Hessman
Oregon Daily Emerald
Shooting, falling, streaking
— no matter which word you
use to describe stars, this is the
month to make wishes.
The Perseids meteor shower,
named for the Perseus constel
lation from which the meteors
originate and the most cele
brated of such celestial hap
penings, began July 23 and is
visible in the skies until Aug.
22. The maximum activity is
set to occur between Aug. 4
and Aug. 12, with an estimated
80 meteors to fall per hour.
“This is by far the most pop
ular of all meteor showers,”
said Robert Zimmerman, a
University physics professor.
“They are brighter and about
one falls every minute.”
Although they are brighter
than usual, for the most part
the meteors that fall are fairly
small.
“They are usually only about
the size of a dust particle,” said
Freddie Domineack, president
of the Eugene Astronomical
Society. “While some are the
size of a pebble, they are falling
at about 45,000 miles per
hour.”
This particular meteor
shower has been seen through
out history.
“This is the most famous of
all meteor showers — it was
recorded in Chinese history be
fore the birth of Christ,” said
James Schombert, a University
physics professor. “Babylonian
and Greek recordings of it go
back to the 8th, 9th and 10th
centuries.”
In past years, observers in
Europe have recorded as many
as 500 falling stars per hour.
Rates have gone up and down
Turn to Star showers, page 4
The Perseids
meteor shower
has shot
illuminating
arrows across
summer skies
for more than
10 centuries
Perseids
facts
Began July 23,
visible until Aug.
22, with peak
viewing Wednes
day through Aug.
12.
Will display up
wards of 80 me
teors an hour.
Was recorded in
Chinese history
before the birth
of Christ
Places to catch a
falling star:
Fern Ridge Reser
voir, located west
of Eugene near
Veneta
The Pine Moun
tain Observatory,
located 26 miles
southeast of
Bend and offers
telescopes of
aperture 15,24
and 32-inches
SOURCE: University
physics department
Local resident heads to national conference
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ingtotalkto
people with
disabilities,
Down syn
drome and
people who
are handi
capped .
Tracy McIntosh
NDSC
conference
attendee jj
■The National Down
Syndrome Congress
attracts citizens interested
in others’success stories
By Kristy Hessman
Oregon Daily Emerald
Roommate, friend, employee
and budding guitarist — each
of these words describe Tracy
McIntosh.
Like most other Springfield
residents, McIntosh gets up in
the morning and goes to work,
putting in her hours at the Lane
Community College Down
town Center’s deli. After work,
she occasionally attends an
evening water aerobics session
to wind down.
Unlike most Springfield resi
dents, however, McIntosh has
Down syndrome. That doesn’t
limit her contributions to the
Turn to Conference, page 3
Tom Patterson Emerald
Tracy McIntosh, who works at the LCC Downtown Center deli, will join others from the Northwest this
weekend at the National Down Syndrome Congress’ conference in Washington, D.C.