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School of MUSIC
FEBRUARY CONCERTS
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Fri. OREGON STRING QUARTET, OREGON
2/2 BRASS QUINTET, Pianist VICTOR STEINHARDT
Faculty Artist Series 8 p.m., Beall Hall
$7 General Admission, $4 students & senior citizens
Mon. OREGON BRASS QUINTET
215 Faculty Artist Series 8 p.m., Beall Hall
$7 General Admission, $4 students & senior citizens
Tue. RED PRIEST
2/6 Chamber Music Series 8 p.m., Beall Hall
The United Kingdom’s dynamic, theatrical Baroque ensemble.
Reserved seats $10, $20, $25, available at the Hult Center
(682-5000) or EMU (346-4363)
Wed. OREGON WIND ENSEMBLE
2/7 UO Ensemble 8 p.m., Beall Hall
$5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens
Thu. GREGORY MASON & FRIENDS:
2/8 French & Latin Chamber Music
Faculty Artist Series 8 p.m., Beall Hall
$7 General Admission, $4 students & senior citizens
Sat. MUSIC AND ALL THAT JAZZ
2/10 Children’s Concert Series 10:30 a.m., Beall Hall
$3 adults, $2 children & students, or $5 for a family
Sun. UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY
2/11 UO Ensemble 7:30 p.m.t Beall Hall
$5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens
Tue. OREGON COMPOSERS FORUM
2/20 New music by UO composition students 8 p.m., Beall Hall
FREE Admission
Fri. THE JAZZ CAFE
2/23 UO Jazz Combos 8 p.m., Room 186 Music
$5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens
Sun. “ROMANTIC CHAMBER MUSIC”
2/25 Faculty Artist Series 4 p.m., Beall Hall
$7 General Admission, $4 students & senior citizens
Tue. UO MEN’S CHORUS & WOMEN’S CHORUS
2/27 UO Choral Ensembles 8 p.m., Beall Hall
FREE Admission
Wed. UO SYMPHONIC BAND & CAMPUS BAND
2/28 UO Ensembles 8 p.m., Beall Hall
FREE Admission
For our complete calendar, check: music1.upregon.edu
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WISTEC’s options still open
■The museum has offers
of assistance that could
prevent it from closing
By Lindsay Buchele
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Willamette Science and
Technology Center might not close
after all.
The WISTEC board of directors
had previously announced plans to
shut its doors after the Eugene City
Council decided Jan. 22 to allow the
University to build a bus transit sta
tion on a nearby city-owned park
ing lot adjacent to Autzen Stadium,
which is being renovated to in
crease its seating capacity. WISTEC
had sold parking passes to football
fans on that lot, and museum offi
cials said WISTEC was dependent
on that revenue.
The WISTEC board of directors
decided in a closed meeting Mon
day to explore other options to keep
the children’s museum open.
WISTEC Executive Director Meg
Trendler said the museum’s deci
sion to close was not a final decision
and that the board will take the time
to pursue other options to avoid
closing.
Trendler said that the board’s
wording about closing was miscon
strued by the media and the public.
What the board meant when they
said they were closing WISTEC was
that when the council voted for “op
tion one,” which allows the Univer
sity to expand Autzen’s seating and
build the bus station instead of in
creasing parking to accommodate
the influx of patrons, it effectively
forced the museum to close.
An outpouring of public concern
has led WISTEC to some options
that might be able to keep the mu
seum open. One particular offer is
being seriously considered by the
board and will be discussed over
the next couple of weeks.
Trendler said she would not dis
cuss the details of those options.
University officials, who previ
ously offered $201,000 in compen
sation for WISTEC’s lost revenues
over the next seven years, said the
offer has not been retracted.
Jan Oliver, the associated vice
president of institutional affairs for
the University, said the University
is confused by WISTEC’s refusal to
accept the compensation.
, “We’re a little mystified by WIS
TEC’s position and statements, but
we’re willing to wait and see what
happens as to if they are going to ac
cept our offer or not,” Oliver said.
But WISTEC Board Chairman
Charles Christensen said the com
pensation offered by the University
is still not enough to cover the loss
of revenue.
“What people don’t understand
is, with the building of the new bus
station, we’re also losing our own
parking lot which also generates
revenue for Autzen Stadium
events,” Christensen said. “Once
the station is put into place, cars
cannot cross over pedestrian walk
ways until an hour after the games.
Nobody wants to wait an hour to
leave a parking lot.”
Senators clash over veto action
■ Some doubt the validity
of Breslow’s override
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
For the first time since the begin
ning of the year, the ASUO Student
Senate found itself sharply divided
Wednesday when it was asked to
consider overriding a veto enacted
by ASUO President Jay Breslow.
Breslow vetoed a special request
from the Student Bar Association,
which asked for $7,733 to start a law
school yearbook. He said it would
be a tool for alumni relations and
fundraising, things he said the inci
dental fee shouldn’t be used for.
The senate later refused to over
ride the veto — in an 8-6 vote — but
only after nearly an hour of debate.
ASUO Vice President Holly
Magner spoke in support of
Breslow’s decision saying that the
senate makes other groups raise
money before they can have funds
from the general surplus. The SBA,
at the time of its request, had not yet
raised any funds.
“I’ve seen how other groups are
treated about fundraising, and
sometimes they’re just kicked to the
curb,” Magner said.
The senators received a letter
from an anonymous student re
sponding to their decision to grant
the SBA’s request, citing the same
reasons pointed out by Magner.
Several senators, however, said
that the SBA had made a special ef
fort to raise money when it asked
the Alumni Association for $1,500
after last week’s meeting.
Peter Watts, Student Senate pres
ident, said that in the past, vetoes
have only been done in cases where
technical errors were made, but this
particular veto was based on some
one’s opinion — Breslow’s.
He “abused his power as the pres
ident of the ASUO,” Watts said.
“There is absolutely no precedent
to support his decision.”
Some who voted against overrid
ing the veto said a yearbook for the
law school was not something all
students at the University could
take advantage of.
Watts, however, said he thought
the senate was holding the SB A to a
higher standard because it was
made up of law students and there
was a misperception that the law
school had a lot of money.
“I guess I just don’t understand
why we’re making the SBA jump
through hoops that we don’t make
other groups jump through,” Watts
said. “The senate’s voting continues
to baffle me.”
Plagiarism
continued from page 1A
process, in which a professor can
upload a student’s paper to the site.
A report is returned 24 hours later
with any links from the Internet or
other databases that contain match
ing information found in the stu
dent’s essay, she said.
James Hanley, assistant adjunct
professor of political science, said
he has used Delarosa’s Web site
twice regarding the same student’s
political science essays.
“The student’s papers had a tone
not at the normal level of a college
student,” he said.
There are often key phrases in a
student’s work that trigger suspi
cion because they don’t sound like
they fit in with the rest of the paper,
he said.
Hanley said tracking Web sites
give professors more ground to
confront students who may have
plagiarized.
“It gives you actual proof, be
cause you can find exact replicas of
students’ work,” he said. “Now we
don’t have to fall back on just say
ing it doesn’t sound right.”
John Gage, an English professor
and department head, said plagia
rism occurs in English classes a lot
more than the faculty can uncover,
but the tracking Web sites help in
some situations.
“There are just as many re
sources to detect plagiarism as
there are for students to plagiarize,”
he said.
Gage said the English depart
ment regularly subscribes to certain
tracking sites because there have
been several cases in the last two
years involving plagiarism.
“Cheating has always been a cat
and-mouse game for some stu
dents,” he said.
Gage said there are common
signs of plagiarism, but it usually
depends on the assignment. He
said often the paper is off-topic or
does not answer the specific ques
tion.
“In general, the papers handed in
are inappropriate in some way for
the assignment given,” he said.
Hanley said he only uses the
Web sites if he has the feeling a stu
dent is being dishonest, but thinks
if students knew they existed,
they’d be less likely to attempt to
plagiarize.
“Students may want to take the
easy way out, but they’re not stu
pid,” he said. “If there’s a good
chance of getting caught, they’ll
stay away from a particular
strategy.”
Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 1
Comparative Literature Lecture: Henry Sayre, Oregon State
University, discusses “18 October 1977 and the End of Histo
ry; Or, History, Painting and the End of Art.” 4:30 p.m.
Browsing Room, Knight Library. Free.
Judaic Studies Lecture: Eric M. Meyers, Du ke University,
presentsan illustrated talkon “The Excavations at Ancient
Sepphoris: Were There Gendered Spaces in the Jewish Quar
ter?” 7:30 p.m. 128 Chiles Business Center. Free.
Presentation: Academic Advising sponsors an “Applying to
the Education Program” information session for all interest
ed students. 330 pm. 360 Oregon Hall. Free.
Meetings: EMU Budget Board continues to hear from cam
pus organizations. 330 pm. Tech/Scheduling; 430 p.m.
Outdoor Program; 530 p.m. Club Sports. Oak Room, EMU.
Al I students free to attend.
Career Expo Event: The Career Center holds an information
al session on “Developing Professional Networks.” 1130
a.m. -12:30 p.m. EMU River Rooms. Free.