Band outgrows ‘Kid Shoes’
■‘Kid Shoes/a documentary
about Soul Function, focuses
on the benefits of music
By Lisa R. Gritting
Oregon Daily Emerald
Sharon Sherman’s documentary
“Kid Shoes,” starring the Eugene
hometown band Soul Function,
will broadcast today at 10:30 p.m.
on Oregon Public Broadcasting.
“’Kid Shoes’ is an upbeat docu
mentary about the role of music in
the lives of boys on their trajectory
through middle school, to high
school and to college,” said Sher
man, the director of the University’s
folklore program. The film depicts
how and why being in the band af
fects each of the nine members.
“The video points to the healthy
outlet music provides,” she said.
Sherman said the media put their
focus on the negative aspects of mu
sic; her film will expose the pleas
ant perspective.
“This is really good. Their music
is so positive,” she said.
Throughout the years, Sherman’s
vision of producing a documentary
about Soul Function stemmed from
her epiphany that the band has their
own lore, lingo and fans. And she
has always wanted to make a film
revolving around music.
“As I saw them develop, I put on
my folklore glasses,” she said. “I
asked myself, why do people do
that? What is it that keeps these
[bands] together?”
Sherman said the film is a state
ment about how band relationships
function.
Some of the band members hung
out during middle school and
evolved into Soul Function. One of
the band members in the documen
tary described the band as friends
“from all circles of life.’’
“Music gives [Soul Function] a
sense of belonging - they develop
leadership and strong bonds of
friendship,” Sherman said. “People
find themselves in music.”
Sherman said her video incorpo
rates new technology and 30 years
of experience.
“Editing is an intense process.
When I close the door, the rest of the
world just falls away,” she said,
adding that this film is digital,
which is “incredible—the image is
crisp, the colors are true and it was
an easy format.”
Sherman chose the title of “Kid
Katie Miller Emerald
Sharon Sherman, director of the University’s folklore program, reviews her documentary
‘Kid Shoes’ that will air at 10:30 p.m. on the Oregon Public Broadcasting station.
Shoes” because it was the last song
on the band’s second album. She
said at concerts, this song creates an
interaction between the audience
and the band. In addition, she said
the boys are growing up and becom
ing men — hence the name “Kid
Shoes.”
LAW, Students For Choice receive budget increases
■ Land, Air, and Water
got a significant boost to its
budget at Thursday’s meeting
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
The members of the student
group Land, Air, and Water left the
Programs Finance Committee
meeting Thursday night smiling.
LAW treasurer Ashley Dye said
she was pleased with the PFC’s de
cision to increase the group’s budg
et by $3,921. Dye said the signifi
cant increase will help the group
put on the Public Interest Environ
mental Law Conference in March.
“The percentage of money they
receive from the ASUO is really
minimal compared to the amount
of money it takes to put on the con
ference,” ASUO Senate President
Peter Watts said.
PFC member Jackie Lynn Ray
said she was impressed by the
group’s fundraising abilities.
“They raised over $25,000,
which beats any other groups we
have seen,” Ray said.
Students For Choice received a
small budget increase of $609. PFC
member Lawrence Gillespie said
the group’s budget rose because of
the requirements of the new
stipend model. The ASUO Student
Senate implemented the new mod
el this year to standardize monthly
stipends for all ASUO groups.
Despite the ASUO Student Par
ent Association’s small $300 budg
et, it was the only group whose re
quest was tabled. Before the PFC
can hear the group’s budget propos
al, the ASUO Controllers Office
must make an executive recom
Programs Financing
The ASUO Programs Finance Committee has committed $1,893,854 so far for next year’s program budget. That
represents a 6.54 percent increase over last year’s funding—slightly more than the PFC’s 3 percent benchmark.
ORGANIZATION
2001-02
2000-01
%CHANGE
FROM THIS YEAR
$CHANGE
FROM THIS YEAR
Land, Air, and Water
$17,032
$13,111
29.9%
$3,921
Students For Choice
$1,978
$1,369
44.5%
$609
Taiwanese Students Organization
$800
-100%
-$800
Animal Justice
$0
$0
$0
Total
$19,010
$15,280
24.41%
$3730
Tabled for future discussion
ASUO Student Parent Association
$300
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House of Film, the Japanese Stu
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Student Advocacy, the Oregon Dai
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