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For information on how to freelance for the Oregon Daily Emerald call 346-55! I. Courtesy of Wally Pacholka A Perseid meteor pierces the night sky just below the North Star over the dark desert skies of Joshua Tree National Park in Cali fornia. Similar photos of the Perseids shower can be found at www.astropics.com. Star showers continued from page 1 throughout the years, but this year it may be a bit harder to see the showers. “The problem this year is there is going to be a bright moon,” Zimmerman said. “To see them the best you really need a dark sky.” So where is the best place to go? According to Zimmerman, the trick is to get away from the city lights. “You don’t want to drive far, [so] I usually tell people to go out in the valley around Goshen,” Zimmerman said. “Or the other side of Spencer Butte that is blocked from the city lights.” Domineack also suggests find ing a nice dark place. “Go somewhere you can get a view of the whole sky, [such as] Fern Ridge Reservoir or 25th and Lawrence,” he said, referring to the lake east of town and one of the highest points in Eugene, re spectively. “If you really want a good view, go to Eastern Oregon’s { i This is the most fa mous of all meteor show ers — it was recorded in Chinese history before the birth of Christ Babylon ian and Greek recordings of it go back to the 8th, 9th and 10th centuries. James Schombert U n iversity professor . of physics JJ Pine Mountain Observatory.” The observatory in located ap proximately 26 miles southeast of Bend, and is at an elevation of 6,500 feet. Once you have found the ap propriate place to search, begin scanning the skies between the Little Dipper and the Big Dipper in the northeast, right by the W that is formed in the sky, the con stellation known as Cassiopeia, Zimmerman said. Because of this year’s bright moon, experts suggest the best time to see the stars is the period in the early morning hours, around 3 a.m., before the sun comes up. “This is the period of time when the sky is very dark,” Zim merman said. While astronomers and star gazers will be looking toward the sky to catch a glance at a few me teors, Zimmerman had a few words of practical advice. “Don’t be disappointed if it’s not a fireworks display,” he said. “But you should be sure to see one.” For more information about the Perseids meteor shower, con tact Freddie Domineack at 461 4665. HIV director continued from page 1 With a mother who was a nurse in an intensive care unit, she admitted to a long-time inter est in health policy issues. She developed an interest in the AIDS issue in the 1980s, after witnessing members of the gay community work together to change the health system. She attributes that activism to helping improve hospice care and getting the Food and Drug Ad ministration to supply new drugs to the market more quickly. Lang Brissenden said that her biggest challenge is “keeping the community aware this is a dis ease that is very much present in our community ... [and] trying to get info to the population that is under-served and fighting an up hill battle to begin with. “I’m looking forward most of all to working with the staff,” she said. “It’s a very professional staff with a lot of expertise. I’d like to help them figure out how we’ll have the most impact in Lane County.” After a period of seven months without a director, the agency was eager to have Lang Bris senden on board. “We went from wanting some one to run the agency to wanting someone to enhance the agency,” said Trent Seager, the men’s out reach director for the HIV Al liance during the past two years. “Diane fit that role because she has been here in Eugene for some (( Diane is fantastic. She's a great addition to the agency. She's going to expand relationships for the agency and the com munity. Sherold Barr Eugene HIV Alliance boa ftl member time and has a background in health law,” he said. “Her strength is helping us run effi ciently as a agency.” Lang Brissenden was the ob vious choice in a solid field of candidates, several members of the HIV Alliance board of direc tors said. “Diane is fantastic, said Sherold Barr, a board member for the past five years. “She’s a great addition to the agency. She’s go ing to expand relationships for the agency and the community.” The HIV Alliance is Lane County’s only nonprofit organi zation to provide support for those facing the challenge of HIV and AIDS. Services include providing health care and social services to HIV-infected clients and their families, educating students and community members on the facts of HIV and reaching out to at-risk men and women. HIV Alliance’s projects in clude the Sana Needle Exchange, a program designed to help intra venous drug users protect them selves from becoming infected with HIV or spreading the dis ease to others. Since its com mencement a year ago, the pro gram has collected 45,000 dirty needles. The Riverwalk, which celebrat ed its 14th year on May 20, serves as a fundraiser for the HIV Al liance. This year’s theme, “It’s Not Over: Step Up, Be Aware, Act,” addressed an issue Lang Bris senden plans to emphasize — that tens of millions of people in the world have been infected with HIV and zero have been cured. GOING OVERSEAS? keep up on campus life with the Oregon daily emerald now available on the world wide web www.dailyemerald.com
