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But rather than using a wheelchair, Shannon gets around by traveling nearly everywhere by skateboard. He uses his crutches to propel him self along in what he calls “cross country urban skiing. ” What he is best known for, how ever, is the unique dance style which has earned him respect and recognition among the hip-hop an d dance communities. Audience members clapped and shouted their approval as the man known as the “Crutchmaster” per formed two hip-hop dances so flu idly acrobatic that the crutches un der his arms appeared to be jnere extensions of his limbs. When Shannon spoke about his work, which he said combines ele ments of breakdancing, skateboard ing and his disability, his passion for dance was evident. “The dance is a feeling, a sensa tion. It’s a place as much as it is a move,” Shannon said. Crowd reaction to Shannon’s per formance was positive. Freshman Haben Woldu, who is originally from Ethiopia, said she had never seen anything like it. “It was really, really awesome. I have never seen disabled people do anything like that before because I come from a country where dis abled people are unable to lead a normal life,” Woldu said. ASUO Diversity Recruitment and Retention Director Joy Nair, who helped to organize the event, said Shannon’s speech raised many im portant issues which are not often discussed at the University. “He hit a lot of the concerns of able-bodied people, and how we look at disabled people, and how we react toward the disabled com munity,” Nair said. Student fee continued from page 1 “Students work very hard to make the most of the dollars we have, and we take that responsibili ty very seriously,” he said. The only committee member to respond to Breslow’s testimony, Sen. Cliff Trow, (D-Corvallis), said his wife used to work with students as they divided the incidental fee. “It’s amazing the interest they ex hibited over the years,” he said. “It’s one of the important activities of student government.” Mary Cunningham, chairwoman of the board of the Oregon Student Association, took a different ap proach when speaking with legisla tors. She said increasing tuition by 8 percent over the next two years is a move in the wrong direction. Cunningham, who is also the state affairs coordinator of the Port land State University student body, said that in the 1980s, the state pro vided about $2 for every dollar stu dents paid in tuition. With the proposed increases, Cunningham said, students will end up contributing more money to higher education than the govern ment will. The budget “asks students to pay more, but receive less,” Cunning ham said. “Unfortunately, this budget says higher education is not enough of a priority to meet student contributions dollar for dollar.” Much of the student representa tion at legislative work sessions has been pre-emptive rather than reac tive, OSA Legislative Director John Wykoff said. Students want legisla tors to know where their concerns lie before the issues become too big. After Monday’s session, Wykoff said, the situation did not look too grim. “The fact that there were no neg ative questions is a testament to how good a job [the students] did in representing the needs of students in both tuition and student fees,” Wykoff said. “It also shows that the committee members seemed to un derstand the important role student fees play in the university experi ence.” About 15 University students at tended last Thursday’s committee work session, and students will travel to the Capitol for another ses sion today. Legislative Organizer Melissa Unger said that if questions about the incidental fee are going to come up, it will be during today’s session, which has been scheduled for discussion of policy issues. Classified continued from page 1 added that by this summer, when the budget will be completed and the financial picture will be clearer, classified employees and the OUS should be able to reach an agree ment and avoid a strike. Zunich did not want to give any hint of the University’s position on any issues prior to the opening of re-negotiations. James Jacobson, a bargaining table representative for University classified employees, said one of the first issues that may be tackled in opening sessions will be health benefits and insurance. Like Zu nich, however, Jacobson did not give details about the union’s stance. But he did say that University classified employees need raises to maintain quality of life standards and parity with other state employ ees. “We’re working for hourly wages that are less than Lane Community College, Lane County or the city of Eugene,” he said. “If the UO wants to retain good people, we need some raises.” Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. Box 3159, Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is published daily Monday through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the Uni versity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. A member of the Associated Press, the Emerald operates independently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is pri vate property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. NEWSROOM — (541H46-5511 Editor in chief: Jack Clifford Managing editor: Jessica Blanchard Community: Aaron Breniman, editor. 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