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October 20,2000
Volume 102, Issue 38
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Expanding Education
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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
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Dan Brunell Emerald
Robin Holmes, who will be the new director of the counseling center,
chats in her office with Anne DePrince on Thursday.