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Box 580, Junction City, Oregon 97448 r Oregpn Daily Emerald P.O. Box 3159, Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is published daily Monday through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the Uni versity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. A member of the Associated Press, the Emerald operates independently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is pri vate property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by. law. NEWSROOM — (S41) W>-SS11 Editor in chief: Jack Clifford Managing editor: Jessica Blanchard Community: Darren Freeman, editor. Lindsay Buchele, Rebecca Newell, reporters. Freelance: Serena Markstrom, editor. Higher education: Andrew Adams, editor. Kristy Hessman, Brooke Ross, reporters. Student activities: Jeremy Lang, editor Emily Gust, Beata Mostafavi, Lisa Toth, reporters. In-depth: Ben Romano, reporter. News aide: Suzanne O’Kelley. 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CLASSIFIEDS — (S4l) 3464VK Trina Shanaman, manager. Kara Fallini, Amy Richman, Tara Rothermel, assistants. BUSINESS — (541) 346-5512 Judy Riedl, general manager. Kathy Carbone, business supervisor. Sarah Goracke, receptionist. Greg Gallo, Masohiro Koji ma, John Long, Gretchen Simmons, distribution. PRODUCTION — (540 546-4381 Michele Ross, manager. Tara Sloan, coordinator. Laura Chamberlain, Kara Fallini, Jillian Johnson, Melissa O’Connell, Laura Paz, Ross Ward, designers. Senate OKs its own stipend transfer request ■A decision to switch from stipend system to work study plan generates differing opinions among senators By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald While the ASUO Student Senate has faced requests from various stu dent groups to transfer stipends into work study accounts during each meeting this year, Wednesday night brought a slight twist. This time, the requests were made by two of their own. Groups have come to Senate all year, asking to move the stipend pay certain student employees would normally receive into a work study account so they can benefit from the federal program. Because precedence was set when other requests this year passed, the student senators’ re quests also passed, but met with some resistance. With six senators in favor and five senators opposed, sentiments were mixed. “I think we’re walking a thin line when we do this for Senate,” Sen. Jennifer Greenough said, pointing out that the stipend is meant as a cover for incidental costs — not as pay for work done. Other senators saw no difference between the transfers they had been doing and the senators’ re quests. “Senate is just like any other pro gram,” Sen. Serene Khader said. The requests transferred $560 each from leadership to work study, and both were set for 24 weeks at $7.50 per hour. The two requests did differ, how ever, in the amount of the 3 percent kickback — an assessment groups that employ work study students must pay at the end of the year — and in the number of hours per week. The first required a $37 kick back and will work 10 hours a week. The other’s kickback will be $43 and the senator can work 11 hours a week. Both kickbacks are to come from the Senate’s leadership account. Approving the Multicultural Center’s request of a work study transfer, Senate transferred $1,125 from the group’s leadership to its work study account. The $45 to cover the 3 percent kickback will come from the group’s reference line-item. Senate also approved MCC’s re quest of $999 from surplus for a conference. The Chinese Students and Schol ars Association was granted its first request, which transferred $278 from its programming account into a newly-created food holding ac count. The money is for the group’s Spring Festival party, which will take place in January. The group was not so lucky with its second request. An error that failed to remove $400 from CSSA’s account last year left members believing the group had more money than it did. As a result, CSSA came to Senate asking for that $400 from surplus. The issue was complicated, how ever, by the fact that last year’s CSSA officers spent the $400 on gift certificates for some group mem bers. Technically, groups are not sup posed to purchase things such as al cohol or food with student fee mon ey, ASUO Student Senate President Peter Watts said. When gift certifi cates are bought, those restrictions cannot be enforced. “By voting no, we’ll really be telling groups that this is inappro priate,” Watts said. But other senators felt it was un fair to hold this year’s CSSA mem bers responsible for the mistakes of last year’s officers. “I think that the group members have been here long enough to un derstand this is an unacceptable practice,” Khader said. Several senators told the CSSA to attempt fundraising before the event and then come back to Senate after all other options have been ex hausted. Strings will pluck students’ ears ■The renound Emerson String Quartet will play at Beall Hall tonight at 8 p.m. By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald An internationally-renowned string quartet will perform at the University Thursday evening, al lowing students the opportunity to learn about the structure and sound of chamber music. The Grammy award-winning Emerson String Quartet will kick off the 33rd season of the School of Music’s Chamber Music Series with their performance at Beall Concert Hall at 8 p.m. The quartet specializes in both classical and contemporary music and performs throughout North America and Eu rope. Robert Hurwitz, professor of mu sic theory and associate dean and director of undergraduate students, will be hosting “Musical Insights,” a pre-performance discussion to ed ucate people about the music they are about to experience. “Hearing requires special sensi tivity, so I plan to teach the audi ence how to direct their ears,” Hur witz said. In his discussion, Hurwitz will play a few examples of the music in order to show how the pieces are structured and “to give people an ear into the music.” “Anyone who goes to a live show gets a sense of fulfillment as the music sweeps you away,” he said. Fritz Gearhart, an associate vio lin professor and violinist in the University’s Oregon String Quartet, said there are many benefits to watching a string quartet perform. “Small chamber groups have to collaborate ideas, and in a sense have to be able to read each other’s minds,” he said. “The audience witnesses a fascinating combina tion of playing.” He said he thinks there is a sub tle level of communication be tween quartet members because they don’t follow a conductor’s lead. Gearhart, who performed with the Emerson String Quartet as a stu dent, said he is looking forward to the performance of what he called “one of the greatest ... string quar tets today.” Janet Stewart, director of the Chamber Music Series, spoke high ly of the musicians, calling them “world-class,” and saying the school is honored to have them per form. Stewart said she hopes this first performance of the series will help broaden people’s concept of cham ber music. “There is some feeling, among Small chamber groups have to collaborate ideas, and in a sense have to be able to read each other’s minds. Fritz Gearhart violinist Oregon String Quartet young people especially, that chamber music is boring and only for older people, but that couldn’t be further from the truth,” she said. Chamber music has a broad spec trum, Stewart said, and the music ranges from 17th century to con temporary times, so there is some thing for everyone. “I really want students to recog nize the qualities of this kind of music, because they’re missing something if they don’t,” she said. Tickets can be purchased from the Hult Center or the EMU Ticket Office for $15, $25, or $30. Calendar Thursday, Oct. 26 — Human Resources Workshop: “Pre venting and Dealing With Sexual Ha rassment on Campus.” Preregister. 9 a.m.-noon. Alsea and Coquille Rooms, EMU. Free. —Clark Lecture: William Cronon, Uni versity of Wisconsin, Madison, pres ents a slide-illustrated talk on “Telling Tales on Canvas: Landscapes of Fron tier Change" as the 2000-2001 Robert D. Clark Lecturer in the Humanities. 7:30 p.nr. 177 Lawrence Hall. Free. —Creative Writing Reading: Poet Michael Collier, director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and a Univer sity of Maryland professor, reads from and signs copies of his work including "The Ledge” and “The Clasp and Other Poems." 8 p.m. Alumni Lounge, Ger linger Hall. Free. — Recreation: The UO Outdoor Pro gram holds a fall equipment swap. 7:30 p.m. EMU Ballroom. Free.nsid- j ered the province of conservative Christians or back-to-nature hippies, is gaining in popularity, and concern over school safety is a prime reason.
