PULSE EDITOR: MONICA HANDE
Calendar
Tuesday, October 10
City Council meeting, Council Cham
bers,'City Hall, 777 Pearl St. 7:30
p.m. Councilors will discuss an ordi
nance that would require tenants to
repay the city for police response to
disorderly parties.
Paul Bjorby, University of Bergen,
Norway, discusses "Ibsen's 'When We
Dead Awaken' and the Classic Greek
Notions of Form and Matter.” 4
p.m., Room 117, Fenton Hall. Free.
Judith Musickand Dan Gilfillan pres
ent "The Feminist Humanities Pro
ject-Gender and History: A Data
base of Texts and Images." 4 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., Room 330, Hendricks
Hall. Free.
International Film Series: Brazil's
"Pixote" is part of a "Coming of Age”
series of films shown in their original
language with English subtitles. 7
p.m. to 9 p.m., Room 122, Pacific
Hall. Free.
Kayaking makes big splash
■The Outdoor Program
offers kayaking sessions for
beginners and experts alike
By Monica Hande
Oregon Daily Emerald
When kayaking through white
water isn’t an option, a swimming
pool could be a safe alternative.
The University’s Outdoor Pro
gram offers kayak sessions in Ger
linger Pool on Wednesday nights.
The pool sessions are a way for peo
ple to learn or practice their rolls
(moving themselves upright after
the boat has been tipped) in still wa
ter, and during a season when kayak
ing is not so popular, said Chris Tay
lor, a University graduate and a
former Outdoor Program employee.
Taylor initiated the Gerlinger
kayak sessions three years ago,
modeling them after kayak sessions
offered at Echo Hollow Pool, a com
munity pool at 1655 Echo Hollow
Rd. Taylor said the pool became
very busy during the winter, so he
wanted to offer a similar service for
students closer to the University.
The Wednesday sessions are held
from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is
S5 for general admission and S3 for
Outdoor Program members. Every
University student is an automatic
member of the Outdoor Program,
said Tina Johnson, the program’s
outreach coordinator, and non-stu
dents can join for a $12 fee.
Kayaks can be rented for $3 from
the Outdoor Program, but only five
are available, said Analee McBee, a
program employee who regularly
attends the kayak sessions. She said
some people choose to bring their
own boats, but kayaks can also be
rented from places such as Oregon
River Sports, which charges $25 to
$30 a day.
Most people attend the sessions
to perfect their rolls, which can be
practiced mst easily in still water,
said Brenda Tincher, who attends
most of the sessions.
“It’s a great way to get your kayak
ing skills down before you get to the
river,” she said. “You can’t really
kayak on a river unless you have
certain skills.”
Experience is not necessary in or
der to take advantage of the pool ses
sions. The people who attend are of
mixed skill levels, Johnson said.
While some people are just learn
ing, she said, others are perfecting
stunts, such as cartwheels, or vari
ous balancing strategies.
Instruction is not provided dur
ing the pool sessions, but people
who are just starting to learn often
bring more experienced kayakers
along in order to get appropriate at
tention, McBee said. Sometimes,
she said, people come in pairs sim
ply to share a kayak.
This year’s kayak pool sessions
began Oct. 4 and will continue
through Nov. 1. For next term, Tay
lor said, the Outdoor Program is
considering kayak polo.
A & E Brief
Author to give free
reading and book signing
Mark Salzman, author of the
memoir “Iron and Silk” and the
novel “The Soloist,” reads tonight
from his newest novel “Lying
Awake.”
“Lying Awake” tells the story of
Sister John of the Cross, a Carmelite
nun and poet.
Sister John has
the gift of ex
traordinary vi
sions, but the
question arises
whether these
are truly spiri
tual in nature or
are manifesta
tions of a physi
cal illness.
The reading
begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Brows
ing Room of the Knight Library. A
book signing will follow and at
tendance is free to the public.
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2ncl./Innual OregonJlomecoming
October 20, 2000, 8:30 pm
< 8M U Ballroom
Tickets are on sale at The Break in the EMU.
Tomorrow, tables will be set up at the University Inn.
Many voices raised
against Measure 9
■ Soromundi Lesbian Chorus
plans to combat Measure 9
with a music performance
By Bennett Lacy
for the Emerald
With only a few weeks until the
big election on Nov. 7, a select
group of Eugene residents will be
raising their voices to fight Mea
sure 9, which would prohibit Ore
gon public schools from encourag
ing, promoting or sanctioning
CC In Eugene, especially
the University community,
there's a lot of support
against the measure
because of what it means
for education.
Nikki Fancher
Bridges coordinator
homosexuality and bisexuality.
The Soromundi Lesbian Chorus,
which has been singing in Eugene
for 12 years, is fighting Measure 9
with its music. Since September,
Soromundi and the Eugene Peace
Choir have been planning and
practicing for a benefit concert
called “Voices Against Measure 9”
to support the fight against the bal
lot measure.
“I think Measure 9 is very dan
gerous and will end up hurting
children and schools,” choir mem
ber Peg Morton said. “If this meas
ure passes, there will be nowhere
for homosexual students to turn.”
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The concert will start at 7:30
p.m. Saturday at the Central Pres
byterian Church, located on 15th
Avenue and Patterson Drive. The
struggling financially, Measure 9
would only hurt schools further,”
choir member Myeba Mindlin
said. “We feel that if Measure 9
passes, a witch hunt would start
targeting homosexuals.”
Nikki Fancher, coordinator for
Bridges, the University’s gay, les
bian, bisexual, transgender and al
lies speaker’s bureau, said she’s ex
cited about the musical event.
Fancher has heard the Soromundi
Lesbian Chorus perform and is
pleased that it’s supporting the
“No on 9” campaign along with
the Eugene Peace Choir.
“It’s a really nice fusion of two
groups for this cause,” she said,
and it shows how important it is to
be tolerant and speak against prej
udice.
Fancher said the concert will
continue the effort much of Eu
gene has shown in support for the
fight against Measure 9.
“In Eugene,” she said, “especial
ly the University community,
there’s a lot of support against the
measure because of what it means
for education.”
But there’s still a lot of work to
be done, she said.
MEASURE
event is free,
though a $5 to
$15 donation is
encouraged to
help support the
battle against
Measure 9.
At a time
when schools are
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