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University offers big howdy to students
■ Administrators fill up the
schedule with lots of activities
for new students on campus
By Tonya Alanez
Oregon Daily Emerald
It’s going to be hard for students
to choose: Library tours, mandato
ry measles immunizations, outdoor
program registration, Alcohol 101,
a work-study job fair, tie-dyeing
and more.
These are just a few of the activi
ties scheduled in an annual effort
to welcome new students to cam
pus during Week of Welcome 2000,
Sept. 20-24.
The five days are set up “to wel
come students to campus and get
them connected to the environ
ment here at the UO,” Director of
Student Orientation Programs Lau
ra Connell said.
If students attended an Intro
ducktion orientation program dur
ing the summer months, they have
already met with academic advis
ers and registered for classes and
gotten that business out of the wav,
Connell said.
However, 30 to 35 percent of the
University student population did
not attend Introducktion and those
students have pertinent business to
take care of during WOW, Connell
said.
However, even if you’ve already
registered for classes, WOW 2000
still has much to offer with back-to
back activities scheduled from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Addition
ally, WOW is an opportunity for
student groups to recruit new
members, and for students to get inr
volved and sample the options.
During WOW 2000 the Associat
ed Students of the University of
Oregon will be engaged in a huge
voter registration drive while also
recruiting volunteers and interns,
ASUO President Jay Breslow said.
“We’ll be talking with people on
the street,” Breslow said. “Letting
them know who we are, what we
do and how we can help folks.”
An event which Connell encour
ages students not to miss is a cam
pus visit from two MTV “Real
World” participants, David Burns
and Lindsay Brien, who will speak
about their perspective college ex
periences, while also engaging in a
Q&A session with audience mem
bers. This event will take place
Sept. 22 in the EMU Amphitheater
at 8:30 p.m.
Additionally. Connell hopes stu
dents will attend the University
Welcome Rally scheduled for Sept.
24 in MacArthur Court at 8 p.m.
The rally will include presenta
tions by University President Dave
Frohnmayer and motivational
speaker Will Kiem, along with par
ticipation by the ASUO, the Uni
versity cheerleaders and the cam
pus pep band.
Students and faculty alike have
put forth a lot of energy and effort
in preparation for an exciting
WOW 2000.
“I’m looking forward to seeing
the entire program run smoothly
for the Week of Welcome,”-said
Kevin Reichelt, student director of
orientation. “I am also looking for
ward to the evening social pro
grams for new students.”
In final preparation for the new .
term ahead, Connell advises stu
dents to be sure they are registered
for their classes, have taken their
placement -tests and bought their
books.
“It’s a good idea, especially for
first-year students, to find their
classes [before the first day of
class],” Connell said.
In an effort to make this task easi
er, Student Orientation staff mem
bers will be offering a campus tour
Sept. 24, commencing at Oregon
Hall at 10:30 a.m.
Students should be sure to pe
ruse the WOW 2000 brochure to
make sure that interesting events
aren’t missed during this jam
packed week of campus activity.
Brochures are available at 372 Ore
gon Hall in the Orientation Office.
Bicycles
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a chain would also not hurt, he
said.
“The number one road side haz
ard is flats,” he said.
Most bike shops carry tire protec
tors, which are narrow ribbons of
puncture resistant material that go
between the tire and the inner tube.
They help keep nails, glass and oth
er sharp objects, Simonds said.
Orsini adds that the wet weather,
which inevitably sets in as fall rolls
around, is hard on bikes. It is even
more important to lube and clean
the chain when the weather is
nasty, he said.
Chains typically live six months
with normal commuting. Those
who change chains before they
break and wear out too much pro
long the life of the much more ex
pensive drive train.
When chains are left on too long,
they stretch. The longer chain puts
more stress and wear on the sprock
ets, rear derailleurs and the rear
hub, which then has to be changed
along with the chain.
Newer bikes typically have alu
minum rims. When the brake pads
push on wet rims, they produce
aluminum oxide, which is acts like
sand paper and is extremely dam
aging to the tires'. Orsini suggests
that people clean their rims every
once in a while to prolong the lives
of the tires.
People should own a basic tool
set to make minor adjustments on
the go. An all-in-one Allen wrench
tool (with at least a No. 3, No. 4, No.
5 and No. 6 wrench), a chain tool,
tire levers, air pump and a patch kit
makes a nice collection.. In addi
tion, a few screwdrivers and a set of
open-end wrenches at home helps
keep that bike in working order, Si
monds suggested.
“If you are a little mechanically
inclined, there are several manuals
out there to get a hand on mainte
nance yourself,” Orsini said. “And
the UO Craft Center offers bike doc
tor classes every term.”
But when something unknown
turns up, when the bike is just not
riding well and seems out of tune,
Simonds and Orsini agreed it’s time
to see the mechanic. A full tune-up
at the Blue Heron, which includes
a thorough run-through of the en
tire bike, costs approximately $40.
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