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Outdoor Program offers piles of winter fun ■ i-rom skiing, to snow camping, to telemarking— the OP has it all By Lindsay Buchele Oregon Daily Emerald As soon as the snow starts to fall over Oregon’s mountains, the Uni versity’s Outdoor Program will help penny-pinching college students get to the slopes. Whether a student is a die-hard ski er or a beginning snow camper, the OP will provide trips for as little as $6, OP co-director Dan Geiger said. “We provide a pretty inexpensive way to get to the mountains,” he said. “Our vans are safe, good snow rigs. It’s just a safer way to go. ” The trips to the mountains will take place every weekend, including Friday day trips, as soon as the ski ar eas open, Geiger said. Skiing, snow boarding, telemarking, snowshoeing and snow camping are among the ac tivities the OP supports during the winter season. Geiger said the OP also provides information about ski conditions and cabin rentals. 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Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Duck has a Pulse Do you have Pulse Check your Pulse, the Oregon Daily Emerald's entertainment section, every Thursday. “Our traditional trips are usually to Mount Bachelor,” he said. “But we also take trips to back-country cabins in Bend and Tilly Jane.” Back-country trips are better for cross-country skiing and telemark ing, OP trips facility manager Ed Fre dette said, but have also attracted stu dents wanting to try snowshoeing. “Last year, snowshoeing was re ally popular,” Fredette said. “There are groups who will go to Diamond Peak and climb with their snow shoes and then snowboard down. ” Another popular back-country excursion is snow camping. This entails digging snow caves and spending the night, Geiger said. OP associate coordinator Suzanne Hanlon said student-initi ated trips usually occur during the holiday season. “The trips can include skiers of all ability and skill levels,” Hanlon said. The OP also offers several clinics, including one on snow camping and another on avalanche awareness. For students who want to ski for college credit, the University offers a physical education class each winter that takes students to Mount Bache lor for recreational and instructional skiing and snowboarding. ’’The main focus of the class is skill development that will allow students to enjoy outdoor activity,” OP co-director Michael Strong said. The OP rents out vans and equip ment, excluding skis, for students going on OP-sponsored trips and their own adventures. Safety equipment is free to any student through the OP Safety Li brary, Fredette said. There are sev eral Eugene businesses that rent ski and snowboarding equipment, and the OP will be hosting an equip ment swap meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. Snow Report Phone Numbers Hoodoo: 800-949-5438 Ml. Bachelor: (541) 382-7888 Umbertine Lodge: (541) 222-2211 Willamette Pass: (541) 345-7669 Mt. Ashland: (541) 482-2754 Mt. Hood Meadows: (541) 337-2222 ext. 201 Weather Forecast: (541) 484-1200 Berg’s Ski Ship: (541) 683-1300 source: University Outdoor Program in the EMU Ballroom. “We’ll just open the doors and move out of the way,” Fredette said. The Lane County Fairgrounds will also host a ski swap Oct. 27 starting at 6 p.m. As a part of the Weaving New Beginnings 2000 reception Tuesday, Chava Florendo dances with the Native American dance group, Dancing Spirit. ■The 2000 Weaving New Beginnings reception offers a special chance for students, staff and faculty to mingle By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald For the fifth annual reception of Weaving New Beginnings, which took place Tuesday evening in the EMU Ballroom, special recognition was given to those faculty and staff of color who have worked at the University for at least seven years. The event included entertainment by invited guests and food. The re ception, coordinated by ASUO Multi cultural advocate Nilda Brooklyn, fa cilitated introductions and created conversation between various groups. In the spring of 1996, representa tives from the ASUO, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Counseling Center, Student Life, Housing, Acad emic Progress and the Race Task Force met to plan what later evolved into Weaving New Beginnings. Every year the sponsors for the re ception have grown in number to include student service depart ments, students unions, academic departments, student government and the general community. “The purpose of the event is to welcome students, faculty and staff of color to our campus. This year we have chosen a number of people as faculty and staff who have been here seven years or longer,” said Gwen Jansen, an administrator in the Counseling Center. Jansen has been on the Weaving New Beginnings Planning Committee for five years and has seen the recep tion grow in attendance every year. “It is just a place for people to put faces with allies,” Jansen said. ASUO Multicultural Center Di rector Erica Fuller, Assistant Dean for Diversity Programs Mark Tracy, Director of the Black Student Union Dominique Beaumonte and MCC Programs Ad vocate Darlene Dadras served as the masters of ceremony for the recep tion. They honored the faculty and staff of color with carna tions during the ceremony. “We want to especially recognize faculty and staff who have been here for more than seven years and have really put their heart and souls into this institution,” Tracy said during his opening address. Lawrence Carter was one of the faculty members honored at the re ception. Carter has worked in the sociology department at the Univer sity since 1973. Carter explained the struggle of students, faculty and staff of color have faced over the years, without many gains. “Students are seen less as exotic tokens but as serious thinking indi viduals who have to develop their futures,” Carter said. Dr. Vivian Barnette, a senior staff psychologist at the Counseling Cen ter attended the reception to sup port Dr. Robin Holmes, who will as sume the position of director of the Counseling Center starting January. Barnette said she also came to the reception to meet people. “I think it is important that stu dents be at events like this because it helps you grow to learn to appre ciate other cultures,” said Juston Kearby, a junior business major. Brandy Alexander, a junior jour nalism major and the public rela tions coordinator for the MCC came to Weaving New Beginnings along with Barnette to represent her soror ity, Alpha Kappa Alpha, which was established at Howard University in 1908. The sorority is the first African American sorority in America. “I came tonight to support the stu dents, faculty and staff of color here on campus and to mix and mingle and start the year off right by being here,” Alexander said. Academic Advisor Hilda Young was honored as the longest tenure faculty member on campus. Young enjoyed seeing so many women and people of color at the reception. “When I first came here, we did n’t even talk about people of color,” Young said during her brief speech. University President Dave Frohn mayer extended his thanks to the fac ulty and staff at the University who have at times endured lonely and hostile conditions. He congratulated those individuals for making a differ ence on campus through their efforts.
