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Selection of student associations
as mixed as individuals involved
■ Student unions provide
enriching opportunities and
offer the chance to work with
like-minded students
By Tonya Alanez
Oregon Daily Emerald
With more than 100 student
groups on campus, most Universi
ty students should be able to find a
campus niche and a community of
fellow students with whom they
can share their college experience.
The range of groups is extensive,
from the International Student As
sociation. to the Muslim Student
Association, to the Women’s Center
and with variations between and
beyond.
Although concerns, goals and
membership vary, most of the stu
dent groups seem to share a pri
mary purpose: Providing students
with a sense of community
through involvement and shared
interests.
“We try to provide an under
standing of our culture both for
[Jewish students] and anyone on
campus,” Troy Grudin, assistant di
Tom Patterson for the Emerald
Troy Grudin, assistant director of the Jewish Student Union, said that sometimes the
purpose of student groups is to just ‘have a place to hang out.’
rector of the Jewish Student Union,
said. “The JSU is open to all stu
dents. Everyone is welcome here.
Everyone who goes to school here
has as much right to be here and do
stuff with us as anyone.
“One of the purposes of these
student groups sometimes is to
have a place to hang out.”
Traditionally, the JSU presents an
annual film festival focusing on
films of Jewish content, as well as a
cultural night event. There is also a
reading of the names of victims of
the Holocaust during Holocaust Re
membrance Week, along with sev
eral smaller events throughout the
year, Grudin said.
The Black Student Union, which
is an umbrella organization for var
ious campus associations, shares
similar intentions.
“We try to provide resources to
students of color on campus, not
just African-American students,
but anyone interested,” Do
minique Beaurnonte, co-director
of the BSU, said. “Our main goal is
to provide resources, programs
and opportunities that students
need.”
In the past the BSU has not been
politically oriented, Beaurnonte
said. However, he said he hopes to
see that change this year as the
group joins forces with the Oregon
Student Association on the newly
formed Student? of Color Coali
tion.
The group also will begin to fo
cus on networking opportunities,
not only within the immediate
community but within Oregon and
the United States, as well.
“We want to use the resources
that are everywhere,” Beaurnonte
said.
On a personal note, Beaurnonte
said he feels that the BSU has pro
vided an enriching resource con
ducive to his success at the Univer
sity.
“Personally, I think that if the
BSU has done anything, it has giv
en me an outlet and made me feel
at home,” he said. “It has been like
a second family.
“It has been really comforting
and fun to get to know the people
here.”
Upcoming BSU events include a
fall reception, Kwaanza celebra
tion, Black History Month celebra
tion and Ebony Men Showcase,
among others.
Campus student groups fall
within two categories, explained
ASUO President Jay Breslow.
Those registered with the Associat
ed Students of the University of
Oregon that do not receive funding,
such as the College Democrats or
College Republicans, and the
groups that are both registered and
recognized bv the ASUO, which do
receive funding.
For a complete listing of the stu
dent groups which actually have a
room listing located on campus, see
page 17. For further information
- -eoftteet-the-A-SUO -at- T2A .