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www.dailyemerald.com October 20,2000 Volume 102, Issue 38 An independent newspaper Weather today Homecoming face-off 9 Possession of first place is at stake when the No. 7 Ducks take on No. 21 Arizona. Section B Running for the House Oregon candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives have differing priorities. PAGE 3A high60,low40 RAIN LIKELY Expanding Education iiiiiaiflim Dorian Robin Annabell Pankaila and Isaac Marron stand in a cardboard helicopter. The children are cared for in the Moss HouK^Tty tte EMU cniia care center. 7 CCDC experiences 30 years of change Student parents juggle classes and babies with the help of the University’s child care centers By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald Since 1970, the University’s Child Care and Development Centers has helped to make ed ucation more accessible for stu dent parents like Amanda Stout. Stout, a junior biology major in the Honors College, is one of the “second-generation” stu dent parents who attended the CCDC program as a child. “I remember being a child of student parents, being on the bus or riding on the back of a bike through campus,” Stout said. Stout’s four-year-old daugh ter, Antonia, followed in her mother’s footsteps and partici pated in the Westmoreland Tod dler Program for two years. Stout and her husband, who is just finishing his education in the business college, had their second daughter, Samantha, on Oct. 11. Students, parents and faculty involved in CCDC celebrated the center’s 30th anniversary Oct. 13. The celebration includ ed performances from CCDC alumni, including blues gui tarist David Jacobs Strain, jug gler David Kelly and singer Xavier Kylablue. CCDC, a program specifically designed for children of Univer sity students and faculty, now includes seven nationally ac credited child care sites in Eu gene to serve the needs of Uni versity families. The programs are located in the University campus area and offer services to children between the ages of 12 months and six years. Child Care Coordinator Den nis Reynolds has been manag ing the group of 25 regular staff members and the team of 100 student aides and assistant Turn to Child care, page 4A Conservation controversy ■As election day draws closer, Nader supporters must make a heavy voting decision By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald It was supposed to be a platform for local and national environmen tal activists to support Democratic presidential candidate A1 Gore. Instead, Thursday afternoon’s press conference turned into a face off between Gore followers and supporters of Green Party presiden tial candidate Ralph Nader. Of the 35 to 40 people who amassed in Al ton Baker Park, roughly one-third showed their support for Nader with posters and signs. The protesters didn’t say any thing until Carl Pope, executive di rector of the Sierra Club, stepped to the podium. Facing a large sign that read “Gore & Pope: Old-Growth Sell Outs” on the left, Pope delivered his intended speech, voicing sup port of Gore for president and urg ing citizens to use their votes re sponsibly. “I’m here because I believe that the voters of Oregon may very well decide who the next president of the United States will be,” Pope said. Environmentally speaking, Pope said, there has never been such a contrast between two candidates as there is between Gore and Bush, leaving a significant choice for vot ers this election year. Even though Nader is the candi date most aligned with the environ mental concerns of many activists — Nader said four dams won’t be missed by the country — Pope pointed out Nader “freely acknowl edges that he’s not going to be the next president of the United States.” “But we do have the choice, if we use our votes effectively, of a candi Turn to Controversy, page 4A I’m here because I believe that voters of Oregon may very well decide who the next president of the United States will be. Carl Pope executive director, Sierra Club V Counseling and Testing Center prepares for new director Komn Holmes experiences a smooth transition as she trains for her new director’s position By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald The University’s Counseling and Testing Center has an nounced that Robin Holmes will succeed the current director, Weston Morrill, on Jan. 1, 2001. “I look forward to this new position because college stu dents have a lot of energy and passion, but they struggle too, and I want to help them,” Holmes said. Holmes is currently the asso ciate and clinical director for the center, and is also training for the director position. “I have been attending sever al student affairs meetings and going over the budget with Mor rill,” she said. “My transition has been smooth so far.” As director, Holmes will over see the center and be responsi ble for helping students over come any psychological issues they may have. She said the cen ter provides a vital service be cause it is the only mental health agency on campus. One goal Holmes has for the counseling center is to destigma tize mental health care. “Our culture sees getting help as a sign of weakness,” she said. “I don’t think we can change the world’s views, but we can defi nitely work on the campus per ception.” To make her goal a reality, Holmes is planning a future campaign to advocate mental health through relationship building and time management skills to make life less stressful for students. “Most students do not realize the center exists and how afford able it is,” she said, adding that students pay $13 per term for Turn to New director, page 4A *.. Dan Brunell Emerald Robin Holmes, who will be the new director of the counseling center, chats in her office with Anne DePrince on Thursday.
