Committee approves increase in its own budget
■The PFC’s budget hike for
2001-02 is attributed to a new
ASUO stipend model
By Beata Mostafavi
Oregon Daily Emerald
In what might have been the
shortest Programs Finance Com
mittee meeting of the term, the
PFC granted itself a nearly 41 per
cent increase for next year’s budget
on Tuesday.
Much of the increase is in re
sponse to a new stipend model
that will go into effect next year.
The new model standardizes
stipend amounts for all ASUO pro
grams, so the monthly pay stu
dents receive for their work may
increase in some cases.
The committee allocated the
Pre-Dental Club, beginning its sec
ond year with about 20 members,
$455. Although this amount was
significantly less than their request
of $760, co-President Boaz Yung
said the outcome has motivated
him to spend the group’s budget
carefully and prioritize finances.
“For the most part, they justified
why they took off what they did,” he
said. “And this helps us focus more
on where the money should go.”
Programs Financing
The ASUO Programs Finance Committee has committed $415,388 so far for next year’s program budget. That represents a
14.79 percent increase over last year’s funding — more than the PFC’s 3 percent benchmark.
ORGANIZATION
2001-02
2000-01
%CHANGE $CHANGE
FROM THIS YEAR FROM THIS YEAR
Programs Finance Committee
$7,944
$5,649
40.63%
$2,295
Pre-Dental Club
$455
$300
51.67%
Avenue
Total
4155
0
$8,399
$5,949
41.18%
$2,450
ASUO controller Danielle Hath
away recommended that both
groups increase fundraising ef
forts.
“I think fundraising makes the
group stronger and everyone gets
to see them more on campus,” she
said. “It would benefit the group
and other students as well.”
Author to present book regarding Chinese immigrants
■The reading tonight is part
of a series hosted by the
University’s creative writing
program
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
As part of the University’s Cre
ative Writing Reading Series,
writer Lan Samantha Chang will
give a free public reading of her
book “Hunger,” a collection of
short narratives about the experi
ences of Chinese immigrants who
move to America.
She will hold the reading in the
Browsing Room of the Knight Li
brary at 8 p.m. tonight.
Chang is a fellow at Radcliffe In
stitute for Advanced Study at Har
vard University but is taking a
break to work on a new novel.
“The stories explore the tension
the characters face between their
past and future as the country they
were in begins receding further
and further from their memory,”
Chang said.
The novella Chang will read
from revolves around a child torn
between obeying her parents and
being independent.
“It’s a generational conflict be
tween the parents and the chil
dren,” she said.
Debra Gwartney, administrative
director for the creative writing
program, said every writer who
participates in the program’s read
ing series holds a book reading,
visits creative writing classes and
meets with graduate students.
“I think Chang will really be
able to relate to our graduate stu
dents because she’s young and
new,” she said.
Chang is only one of about 10
fiction and poetry writers who vis
it the University each academic
year, Gwartney said, adding that
the program has existed for more
than 10 years.
“The series has proven to be a
main component for community
outreach for the creative writing
program,” she said.
Russell Tomlin, associate dean for
humanities in the College of Arts
and Sciences, said the reading series
receives support from the college
because creative writing is an inde
pendent program through the col
lege’s humanities department.
Tomlin, who attends most of the
writers’ presentations, said the audi
ence experiences “the real thing.”
“These are some of the finest
voices in writing America right
now,” he said.
Senate fills 5 vacant ASUO positions
■After two new student
senators are appointed, one
last slot remains empty
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
It was a busy night of confirma
tion Wednesday as the ASUO Stu
dent Senate filled five vacant
ASUO positions, including two on
the senate.
Junior business major Marc
Daniel Domond and Andrew El
liott, a law student, are the two
newest members of the senate,
which has had -three open spots
since the end of fall term.
Domond, who has worked with
the Black Student Union, said he
does not know much about the sen
ate but is willing to learn.
“What we’re really trying to ad
vocate is experience in programs,”
ASUO Vice President Holly Magn
er said, speaking in favor of
Domond.
Elliott said he has the ability to
work well with student groups.
“I’ve always known him to be a
great leader and someone who is
not afraid to speak his mind,” Stu
dent President Peter Watts said.
There is still one empty position
on the senate.
In other confirmations, Arlie Ad
kins will fill the open spot on the
Programs Finance Committee. Ad
kins worked in the ASUO office
last year as both an executive proj
ects coordinator and a state affairs
coordinator.
Jeff Oliver, currently the ASUO
housing advocate, joined the Ath
letic Department Finance Commit
tee, and sophomore finance major
Ben Buzbee was added to the EMU
finance board.
But the most substantial debate
arose out of a $900 transfer request
from the Returning Students Asso
ciation, a request that was finally
tabled until next week,
RSA has co-director positions
that receive stipends and two other
positions that do not. One co-direc
tor does not want to be paid, so the
RSA asked to use that money to
pay for the non-stipend positions.
Last year, the senate made an
agreement with the PFC that no
new stipend positions would be
added while they implement a new
stipend model.
Some senators viewed the re
quest as a special case, but others
argued it would set precedent for
other groups to ask for new stipend
positions.
In other business, the senate
granted Model United Nations
$2,898 from surplus for a confer
ence in Berkeley and approved a
$300 transfer for the Women in
Law Forum.
Calendar
Thursday, Jan. 18
Work and Family Services Discussion: “The Transition to Kindergarten and Ele
mentary Education,” Part A, with Karen logvin, Work and Family Services. Pre
register at 346-3159. Noon-1 p.m. Walnut Room, EMU. Free.
MLKCelebration: Mark Tracy, Diversity Programs, discusses “Kings Perfect So
cial Movement: Elements of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.” 1:30-2:30 pirn. Mul
ticultural Center, EMU. Free.
Centerforthe Study of Women in Society Teaching and Tea: Ann Tedards, Music,
presents “Twentieth-Century Women Composers: A Retrospective.” 4-5:30 p.m.
Room 330 Hendricks Hall. Free.
MLK Celebration: The Black Student Union sponsors a workshop, “Urban Leg
ends.” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Multicultural Center, EMU. Free.
Creative Writing Reading: Short story writer Lan Samantha Chang, author of
“Hunger,” reads from and signs copies of her work. 8 p.m. Browsing Room,
Knight Library. Free.
YOUR SNOWBOARDING
HEADQUARTERS
13th & Lawrence • Eugene • 683-1300
www.bergsskishop.com
Be cool...
Me a better world.
RECYCLE!
i) ! ,
V. J
sponsored by
S/icJcet CHINA
Internship Program in Shenzhen, China
Spend a year teaching English conversation in a school in Shenzhen, China's fast-growing economic miracle
adjacent to Hong Kong. This bustling city of four million offers modern housing, a warm climate, beaches, and is
only a half-hour train ride to Hong Kong.
■MMM* 0F THM PROGRAM
Teach English speaking and listening skills in a Shenzhen school, and learn Mandarin Chinese. Each semester
you earn 6 credits from the University of Memphis (transferable to other universities): 3 credits in teaching
English as a Foreign Language and 3 credits in Chinese. August 23,2001 to June 30,2002
One round-trip ticket
Free Faculty housing and some meals. Apartments have air-conditioning and TV.
Married couples can be accommodated.
Stipend 3,000 Yuan per month (approx. $360)
Paid 3-week vacation at Chinese New Year in January/February
Vacation travel bonus 4,000 Yuan (approx. $480) at the end of the program
Detailed Information -
k Ptease contact: Professor William O'Donnell, Univ.of Memphis
Phone: 901-678-4584 • Fax: 901-624-3198 or 678-2226
Email: chinapgm@cc.memphis.edu
Th0 University of A/iemphiS An Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity University