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Emerald board hires next
editor-in-chief for 2001-02
■Jessica Blanchard hopes
to reach out to more students
in her new position
By Kara Cogswell
Oregon Daily Emerald
Jessica Blanchard has moved up
through the
ranks of the
Oregon Daily
Emerald quick
ly in the last
year and a half,
and now she
has reached the
top. Emerald
board members
announced last
night that Blan
chard will be
the 2001-02 editor-in-chief.
Despite her success at the paper,
she said getting her foot in the door
was not easy. Blanchard, who trans
ferred to the University in 1999, said
because she had been editor-in-chief
of her community college paper, she
expected to obtain a position on staff
at the Emerald without any trouble.
“I came in and I was so cocky,” she
said.
Blanchard said she applied to be a
BLANCHARD
news aide but was turned down be
cause they said she was “overquali
fied.”
Instead, she began writing free
lance stories for the paper on a regu
lar basis, and was soon hired on to
be a reporter on the higher education
desk. Later, she moved up to become
a desk editor, and then a special sec
tion editor before attaining her cur
rent position of managing editor.
Board chairman Larry Tergesen
said the three candidates running for
editor-in-chief were among the most
qualified applicants he had seen dur
ing his six years on the board.
Although the decision was a diffi
cult one, Tergesen said Blanchard’s
previous experience as managing
editor, and her knowledge of the pa
per made the difference.
“She demonstrated she had a
very clear idea of what the Emerald
should do,” he said.
Her term as chief will commence
with fall term 2001 and run the
length of the school year.
Board members were also im
pressed by Blanchard’s concern for
the University and for her staff, said
production representative Melissa
O’Connell.
“Her heart’s really in the right
place, plus she has all the experience
and ability to back it up,” O’Connell
said.
Advertising representative Doug
Hentges said he was struck by Blan
chard’s poise and leadership style
during her presentation to the board.
“Jessica was very decisive, elo
quent, and intelligent,” he said.
As editor-in-chief, Blanchard
said she will focus on campus out
reach among her priorities. She said
she will strive toward improving re
lationships between the Emerald
and student organizations that have
been strained in the past.
She also said the Emerald needs
to cover issues important to all stu
dents at the University. Often, non
traditional students are overlooked
on campus, Blanchard said. As edi
tor, she will work to ensure their
perspective is represented as well.
The Emerald is a student newspa
per, Blanchard said, and its content
should reflect the concerns of its au
dience.
“What we need to focus on is
making sure every story that goes
in the paper is relevant to stu
dents,” Blanchard said.
Animal massage bill rubs
legislature the right wav
By Rebecca Cook
The Associated Press
AUBURN,;Wash. — Family dog
looking a little stressed? A bill
passed by the state House on Tues
day would give owners a new re
source for pampering pets: li
censed animal massage therapists.
It’s no joke to Diane Morrison, as
she kneads the glossy shoulders of
a horse named Stamper, a grand
son of famed racehorse Seattle
Slew.
“It’s just like any other athlete,”
Morrison said as Stamper turned
his head to nibble curiously on her
sweatshirt. “They feel a little bit
sore when they work out too
hard.”
A common practice in the horse
racing industry, animal massage is
starting to make its way into the
lives of household pets and into
state law.
Morrison works at Emerald
Downs racetrack as a licensed mas
sage therapist — for humans. She
gets paid for working on jockeys’
and grooms’ aching muscles. But
track rules require that all profes
sionals on the backstretch be li
censed. Since the state doesn’t
specifically license animal mas
sage, . Morrison’s horse work at
Emerald Downs is strictly volun
tary. At private farms, she charges
$50 for a full-horse massage.
The bill that passed the House
unanimously would allow animal
massage therapists to gain formal
state recognition, thus allowing
Morrison and others to be paid for
their work at the track.
“It will give some credibility to
the profession,” Morrison said of
the bill. She’s worked hard to con
vince skeptical trainers, especially
the old-timers, to let her massage
their horses.
“If it works, they’ll try it," she
said. “If they see their friends’
horses working out better, they say,
’I’ll try that too.’”
Convincing the horses is anoth
er challenge.
“I’ve been stepped on, bit,
kicked, bodyslammed, et cetera.
But I love it,” said Morrison. Stam
per, a gentle but mischievous 2
year-old, threw her off-balance a
few times as he paced his stall.
The horses let her know when
she’s hit a tender muscle. They
also let her know when the mas
sage feels good, by leaning into her
pressing hands.
“They know you’re there to help
them,” Morrison said.
Veterinarians like the bill be
cause it clarifies that animal mas
sage should not replace medical
treatment. The bill specifies that
animal masseuses cannot diagnose
or treat injuries or illnesses. The
bill also requires 100 hours of com
bined training and experience be
fore a massage therapist can be li
censed to work on animals.
“It was really a good idea to get
out in front of this issue early,”
said Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton,
a veterinarian.
Horse massage is already a thriv
ing business in big fyorse racing
states such as California and Ken
tucky. There’s even a horse mas
sage school in Virginia, where they
added dog massage to the curricu
lum about six months ago.
With the demanding workout
and travel schedules that race
horses endure, Haigh said massage
could certainly help their well-be
ing.
“A lot of these horses really are
stressed,” Haigh said. “I am sure
the massage therapy is very good
for them.”
She said normal petting and
stroking is probably enough to
keep cats and dogs happy. But she
wouldn’t be surprised if pet mas
sage becomes more popular for on
the-go owners.
“If somebody’s too busy and
they’re afraid their pet isn’t getting
petted enough, maybe they would
want to pay for massage therapy,”
Haigh said. “Perhaps that might
become an area of the future.”
House members got in a few
laughs as they considered Senate
Bill 5621. As lawmakers approved
a minor amendment, a handful
aeighed like horses instead of vot
ing “nay.”
“This is a bill that has been mas
saged quite a bit throughout the
session,” said Rep. Bruce Chan
dler, R-Granger.
The bill now returns to the Sen
ate for agreement before going to
die governor.
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 — (S4im-SS11
Editor in chief: Jack Clifford
Managing editor: Jessica Blanchard
Community: Aaron Breniman, editor.
Lindsay Buchele, Kendall Larsen, reporters.
Freelance: Jenny Moore, editor.
Higher education: Andrew Adams, editor
Brooke Ross, Hank Hager, reporters.
Student activities: Emily Gust, editor.
Kara Cogswell, Beata Mostafavi, Lisa Toth,
reporters.
News aide: Ben Lacy.
Perspectives: Michael Kleckner, editor.
Rebecca Newell, Pat Payne, Eric Pfeiffer, columnists.
Pulse: Bevin Caffery, editor.
Mason West, reporter.
Sports: Jeff Smith, editor
Peter Hockaday, Adam Jude,
Robbie McCallum, reporters.
Copy: Sara Lieberth, Katie Mayer, copy chiefs.
Jessica Davison, Michael Kleckner,
Julie Lauderbaugh, Lori Musicer, Eric Qualheim,
Jessica Richelderfer, copyeditors.
Online: Carol Rink, editor.
Timur Insepov, webmaster.
Design: Katie Miller, editor. Brooke Mossefin,
Sean Graf, Russ Weller, designers.
Bryan Dixon, Giovanni Salimena, illustrators.
Photo: Tom Patterson, editor.
Adam Amato, Jon House, R. Ashley Smith,
photographers.
BUSINESS — (541) Wi-SSI?
Judy Riedl, general manager.
Kathy Carbone, business supervisor. Sarah
Goracke, receptionist. Masahiro Kojima, John
Long, Jeff Neely, Laura Ramelli, Nelson Hawkes
distribution.
CLASSIFIEDS — (541)
Trina Shanaman, manager. Katy Hagert, Amy
Richman, Laura Staples, assistants.
ADVERTISING — (541)346-3712
Becky Merchant, director.
Doug Hentges, Katie Harsany, Nicole Hubbard,
Trevor Kuhn, Jesse Long, Chau Nguyen, Adam
Rice, Hillary Schultz, Chad Verly, Lisa Wood,
sales representatives.
Erin O’Connell, Van Nguyen, assistants.
PRODUCTION — (541) 346-4381
Michele Ross, manager.
Tara Sloan, coordinator. Laura Chamberlain,
Cassie Keller, Melissa O’Connell, Laura Paz,
Ross Ward, designers.