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An independent newspaper Off to a good start Oded Teig reached the finals in the Oregon tennis team’s first tournament of the season. PAGE 7 Turn up the volume Soromundi Lesbian Chorus will hold a benefit concert to support opposition to Measure 9. PAGE 6 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon October 10,2000 Volume 102, Issue 30 Weather TODAY high 60, low 45 the Q4)eb aranication Despite advancements of online technology, many students and professors still prefer face-to-face contact By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald In this age of information technology, e-mail and the Internet have made their way onto college campuses and class syllabi to change communication between professors and students. That doesn’t mean e-mail has replaced office hours. E-mail enables students to get a quick question answered late at v. night, and many students are able to print notes off the Web. However, most people agree there is nothing quite like a face-to-face conversation. Arthur Farley, a professor in the computer and information science department, said he uses the Internet to manage a class Web site and to post lecture notes online. He said he thinks e-mail is a useful tool to ask simple questions. “It does provide another channel for in teraction that wasn’t there before,’’ he said. “[But] it is not as full of a channel as when you’re talking to a student in person.” Victor Bliss, an undeclared sophomore, agreed, saying that although he appreci ates professors posting notes on the Web, he still likes to go to professors’ office hours when he has questions about a class. “If I’ve ever e-mailed a GTF or a professor, it was to arrange a meeting,” Bliss said. “I’d rather get help in person.” Despite the tools at hand, many professors would rather help a student in person as opposed to writing an impersonal, faceless e-mail. Turn to E-mail, page 4 r mm Measures will affect funding ■ Proposed tax reform Measures 91 and 8 would decrease government spending as well as education funding By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald Two tax reform measures on the Nov. 7 ballot that would cut billions from the state budget have supporters clamoring for smaller government and opponents warning about suffocated programs. Ballot Measures 91 and 8 would over haul Oregon’s tax system and reduce funding for the state’s universities, K-12 schools, emergency services and health programs. “The effects would be immediate and drastic,” said John Coney, a spokesman for Gov. John Kitzhaber, who has spo ken against the measures. “The meas ures are very, very significant.” If passed, Measure 91 would allow individual and corporate taxpayers to deduct all federal tax payments from their state income tax returns. Current ly, federal tax deductions are limited to $3,000, and corporations receive no de duction at all. Measure 91, sponsored by Bill Sizemore’s Oregon Taxpayers United, would eliminate the deduction limit and offer the tax break to corpora tions. The projected impact would be a $1 billion cut in the state’s annual income, Turn to Taxes, page 5 C l The ef fects would be immedi ate and drastic. The measures are very; very signifi cant John Coney spokesman for Gov. John Kitzhaber^^ Kevin Catame Emerald Chief Chad Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, speaks Monday evening at the law school. Maintaining cultural legacy Chief Chad Smith speaks about law beingatoolto effect social change By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald Before beginning his presenta tion, Chief Chad Smith, the prin cipal chief of the Cherokee Na tion, was presented with two gifts. Native American Law Stu dents Association members Bri an DeSoto and Mike Haller of fered Smith a twist of natural tobacco and a necklace made of dentalia. Haller said the dentalia shell is found off the Oregon and Washington coasts, and it was used by Native Americans in trading. Smith began the public lecture on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Knight Law Center. There were approximately 200 people in attendance, ranging from pro Turn to Chad Smith, page 3 Dan Brunell Emerald Lynn McDougal of the Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences. The Institute is dedicated to researching the brain and understanding basic human thought. ‘Neural Net’ catches waves ■ Researchers on campus are using a Geodesic Sensor Net to track brain response and mood disorders By Eric Martin for the Emerald In the depths of Straub Hall, researchers in the Brain Electrophysiology Lab (BEL) are using advanced measurements of brain ac tivity to show how mood disorders motivate the brain’s interpretation of daily events. It would make sense that a depressed per son could see things in a negative way. But through the measurement of electrical waves emitted by the brain, researchers for BEL have determined that moods have a direct effect on other cognitive processes in the brain, such as attention span and memory. “We’re looking at different brain functional ity as a function of depression,” said Lynn Mc Turn to Brain, page 4
