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Lounge continued from page 1A ous international news broadcasts from several countries, and this is made possible by the Yamada Language Center’s satellite equip ment, which allows them to put the broadcasts on campus televi sion, she said. In addition to the donated tele vision, Williams said the lounge also receives materials provided by embassies where University students are from, or have trav eled to. Some University students who have studied abroad also write descriptions of their travel ing experiences for others to read in the lounge. Williams said many of these new amenities were made possi ble by the work of the IRC adviso ry committee, which consists of the ASUO, the EMU board, the Office of International Education and Exchange, the International Student Association and a hand ful of faculty members. She said the committee has worked for several years on plans to make the existing lounge more accessible to the University, in cluding installing a new elevator at the beginning of 2000 to make the area handicap accessible. Jackie Reed, EMU board repre sentative for the advisory com mittee and a sophomore journal ism major, said the committee exists to review plans for the IRC and make sure the University’s needs are being met. They’ve put in many long hours preparing for this week’s agenda, she said. “We’ve been holding meetings twice a week because we really want to show that the lounge can offer great opportunities to every one,” she said. Mills said the center received a two-year, $50,000 budget from the ASUO last spring, and student in Grand Opening Activities for the International Resource Center Lounge Thursday, Jan. 25: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open House 4 p.m to 6 [i m. Ri bbon Cut ting/Reception 5 p.m. Guest Speaker: Joseph Arpaia, M.D. 7 p.m. Peace Corps Slide Presentation Friday, Jan. 26: International Family Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open House 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Coffee Hour 5 p.m. Guest Speaker: Tom Mills 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Film: La Vie Est Belle cidental fees were raised about $1 to make the budget possible. The student fees, along with private donations and the volun teer work of the advisory commit tee keep the lounge running, Williams said. “The lounge is a place that everyone can use,” she said, adding that international students make up roughly 10 percent of the University population, and 14 percent of University students will at some time study abroad. Reed, who studied in England during high school, said she would have liked to have a re source like the IRC lounge. “If I’d have had a little bit of a home base in a foreign country, it would have helped me in Eng land,” she said. Autzen continued from page 1A Though he said he can’t speak for every faculty member at the Uni versity, Earl did say many have ex pressed similar concerns to him over the project. “By my experience, the faculty is almost solidly skeptical about the need for athletic expansion,” he said. However, Earl said this was only one example of the national debate going on at universities, where edu cators and athletic departments have squared off over the need for costly upgrades and investments in sports programs. Daniel Pope, head of the history department, said he was “not too crazy about the idea” of the stadi um expansion. He questioned the need for the University to be mak ing such a financial commitment to athletics, especially when state budget cuts appear likely for high er education. Pope said it was hard for him to take a real stand on the issue be cause he questions the need but is also a Duck fan who regularly at tends football games. Williams said the funds going into the expansion were all specifi cally designated by donors for the project. “The resources going to that ex pansion would not have been going to the instructional budget,” he said. And while millions have been raised for the Athletic Department, Williams said $250 million has been raised for the academic insti tutions of the University. “Many of the major donors [for athletics] are also significant .donors to the academic sidq of the institution,” he said. Richard Sundt, an associate pro fessor of art history, was critical not only of the large amount of funding going into Autzen Stadium expan sion, but also of the Athletic De partment in general. “It’s like athletics can never be cut,” he said. “They can get what ever they want.” He also found fault with what he viewed as a huge disparity between coaches’ and professors’ salaries, which he said only placed more of an emphasis on athletics rather than education. Sundt said he did The resources going to that expansion would not have been going to the in structional budget Dan Williams vice president, administration n’t want more money, but he wants to see the University scale back its spending on the Athletic Depart ment so other departments don’t suffer. “We’re down the food chain, down at the bottom in academics,” he said. “The faculty is asked to [teach] students with less funding.” Sundt also questioned the sus tainability of the Athletic Depart ment’s projects because of the high cost it takes to keep an athletic de partment competitive at the nation al level. “As soon as we finish Autzen, there’s another huge project to do,” he said. “While the expansion will make money, it won’t last verv long.” ,. • > Tom Patterson Emerald Department of Public Safety officers clean the scene after a car careens into a bicycle rack outside Walton Complex Wednesday. Bikes continued from page 1 ager for University Housing, said the racks and roof shelter above them will be replaced in the near future. Wednesday’s collision mirrors an incident Monday afternoon in Springfield, where a 33-year-old man drove his truck into a Spring field Hollywood Video store, caus ing extensive damage. Springfield police said the man apparently suffered from a seizure If your bike incurred damages or was destroyed: • Many were impound ed by the Department of Public Safety • Claims can be filed with the stu dent’s insurance company • Insurance information can be picked up at the Eugene Police Department’s main office on the corner of 7th Avenue and Pearl Street.Ask for case number 01 - 1716 or some other kind of medical emergency. 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