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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE
DEAD AND GONE
A New Burke Novel
Crime fighter/mystery writer Andrew
Vachss will be the honored guest of
the UO Bookstore in a one-on-one
discussion of his novels and their
place in his work on behalf of abused
youth.
Saturday, Oct. 28th *1:00 P.M.
Browsing Room, Knight Library
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that supports Jeff Miller. He
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his personal dedication to
helping others. ”
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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
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Christians or back-to-nature hippies, is
gaining in popularity, and concern
over school safety is a prime reason.