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www.uobookstore.com • (541) 346-4331 • 13th & Kincaid Author Events Michael Collins The Keepers of the Truth Tuesday, Oct. 30th • 7:30 p.m. Knight Library • Browsing Room Irish-born Collins comes to the University to read from his literary thriller, The Keepers of the Truth, which combines a small town murder mystery with an extraordinary exploration into the death of the American dream. Paula Prober Ten Tips For Women Who Want To Change The World Thursday, Nov. 1st • 7:30 p.m. UO Bookstore • Upstairs in Book Department Awaken your authentic self and you are on the way to changing the world! Join Eugene counselor and writer Paula Prober as she reveals the practical exercises to make this happen. Tango dancers fill the Book Department afterward! NOW OPEN Thursdays until 9:00 PM Author Signings • Kids’ Events * FREE Stop-In-Studios Why Aren't You Studyinq International Relations at the Crossroads of Europe? 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The Emerald is private property. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. NEWSROOM — (541)346-5511 Editor in chief: Jessica Blanchard Managing editor Michael J. Kleckner Student Activities: Beata Mostafavi, editor. Kara Cogswell, Diane Huber, Anna Seeley, reporters. Community: Lindsay Buchele, editor. Brook Reinhard, Sue Ryan, reporters. Higher Education: John Liebhardt, editor. Eric Martin, Leon Tovey, reporters. Commentary: Julie Lauderbaugh, editor. Jacquelyn Lewis, assistant editor. Andrew Adams, Tara Debenham, Rebecca Newell, Jeff Oliver, Pat Payne, Aaron Rorick, columnists. Features/Pulse: Lisa Toth, editor. Mason West, Jennifer West, Pulse reporters. Marcus Hathcock, Anne LeChevallier, features reporters. Sports: Adam Jude, editor. Jeff Smith, assistant editor. Chris Cabot, Hank Hager, Peter Hockaday, reporters. Freelance: Katie Mayer, editor. Copy: Jessica Richelderfer, Chris Ryan, copy chiefs. 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PRODUCTION — (541) 3464381 Michele Ross, manager. Tara Sloan, coordinator. Laura Chamberlin, Matt Graff, Heather Jenkins, Birch Lu, Laura Paz, Amy Richman, designers. Student tile Events Tuesday, Oct. 30 Seminar: PeaceHealth's Women's Information Network presents "Mind Sg tMecfcftgg ft a for Healing," featuring Dr. Joe Arpaia, Eugene physician and co-author of "Tibetan Wisdom for Western Lite.'1 Arpaia will explain how simple mind body techniques can enhance our internal healing resources to Improve health. 7:30-9 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, 3280 Gateway Rd, Springfield. Free. Celebration: Oak Hill School presents Its annual “Dfa de los Muertos Otrenda” exhibition in of Eugene's 20th year celebrating Dia de los Muertos, featuring keynote speaker Jose Uis lara. 6:30 p,m. Oak Hit! School, 86397 Eastway Dr Free. Wednesday, Oct. 31 Caregiver Support Group: Confidential education for University community members caring for loved ones with any form of senile dementia, facilitated by the Alzheimer's Association Oregon/Greater Idaho Chapter. Noon-1 p.m. Rogue Room, EMU. Free* Thursday, Nov. 1 Workshop: The Career Center presents "The Grad School Question: Is Grad School Rightfor Me?" to help students decide whether to continue their education past a bachelor's degree. 1-2p.rn.Ben Under Room, EMU, Free. Friday, Nov. 2 Bake sale: Project SafeRide is having its annual Autumn Bake Sale witi many seasonal goodies. 10a.rn.-4p.rn. Outside the University Bookstore. Donations only. Interns press for food labeling ■Signature gatherers hope to put an initiative on the 2002 ballot requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods By Diane Huber Oregon Daily Emerald When certain soy fields are sprayed with the weed killer Roundup, the soy plants are left standing while the weeds are killed, according to Oregon Con cerned Citizens for Safe Food. These soy plants have had a gene added that has a natural pesti cide, making them resistant to Roundup. Currently the Food and Drug Administration is not re quired to label the genetic addi tion. This has motivated a coali tion of health, environmental and consumer protection groups to gather the 80,000 signatures re quired to put an initiative on Ore gon’s November 2002 ballot that would require producers to label genetically modified foods. And for the concerned Oregon group, today marks “Give Oregon a Choice: 10,000 Signatures Day,” and members will be gathering sig natures on campus. Genetically modified foods have had genes for a specific trait transferred from one species to another. According to informa tion provided by campaign coor dinator Natalie White, gene trans fers have been used in more than 60 crops and animals, including strawberries that have “anti freeze” genes, cows with extra genes that increase milk produc tion, and corn, cotton and soy beans that boast a genetically transferred natural insecticide. Biotechnology research compa ny Monsanto said on its Web site that biotechnology is “one impor tant piece of the puzzle of sus tainable development,” enabling farmers to grow more crops on the same plot of land. But White and other OCCSF members point to studies showing that genetical ly modified foods may lead to cancer, increased allergens and the evolution of pesticide-resist ant insects. White added that more research needs to be done to know the ef fects of genetic alteration, but in the meantime, Americans have a “right to know” that certain foods have been modified. White has five interns from the University working with her on the campaign. Today, they are col lecting signatures at various loca tions around Eugene, including the corner of 13th Avenue and University Street, Lane Communi ty College, Oasis stores and PC Market of Choice stores. White pointed out that many other countries outside the Unit ed States already have labeling requirements, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In Europe, labeling isn’t required, but European farmers don’t grow genetically altered foods because consumers refuse to buy them, she said. “The big question is, ‘Why are Americans not concerned?”’ she said. Sophomore political science and environmental studies major Jor danna Black is one of White’s in terns. She worked at a booth at the fall Street Faire and said she was shocked by how little people knew about genetically engineered foods. She said that both people for and against the issue benefit from having genetically altered foods labeled. “If people are for the issue or against the issue, it is still impor tant that they have a choice,” she said. “People just need to know.” Black suspects that the reason Americans know little about the issue is because the FDA is sup ported by various interest groups that promote genetically modi fied foods. “(The FDA) is watching out for its own economic interests rather than protecting consumers, which is supposed to be its job,” she said.But Lisa Pry, spokes woman for Bio — a research com pany supporting biotechnology — said the FDA already has a strong labeling process in place. The FDA doesn’t label genetical ly modified foods because they aren’t any different from conven tionally grown foods, she said. “Were there possible allergens or more nutrients, the FDA would be required to label that,” she said. “But the FDA sees no reason to la bel the process used to develop the end product.” So far, OCCSF has collected more than 20,000 signatures. White said she hopes to collect enough signatures to make Oregon the first state to label genetically modified foods. “This is a unique opportunity because all eyes are on Oregon to see how people respond,” she said. Diane Huber is a student activities reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com. News brief University enrollment report released for 2001-02 The Office of Admissions last week released its preliminary fourth week enrollment report for the 2001-02 academic year, and the word “Oregon” seems to have be come more prominent in the name University of Oregon. Along with numbers in almost every other category, the number of Oregon residents enrolled at the University has increased for 2001 02. In 2000-01, 12,375 students were Oregon residents. This year, 13,470 students are residents. Enrollment has reached a record number this year, with 19,091 stu dents filling University classrooms, parking lots and libraries. The most pronounced increase is in the number of freshmen out of high school, according to Martha Pitts, director of admissions. She said there are 2,998 freshmen this year — up 259 from last year. The mean high school GPA of the fresh man class rose from 3.4 to 3.43 per cent and the average combined SAT score was 1,104. This year, 2,423 students identified themselves as “students of color” — African American, Asian Ameri can/Pacific Islander, Latino, Native American and multi-ethnic — an in crease of 139 students. But the growth of the students of color population did not keep pace with the overall growth of the University, Pitts said. Complicating efforts to track the ethnic diversity on campus was an increase in the number of students declining to respond to the question of ethnic background. In 2000-01, 1,111 students declined to respond, while this year 1,260 students de cided that they did not want to be classified by the University. The number of transfer students decreased slightly, from 1,488 in 2000-01 to 1,441 this year. Pitts also said women make up the majority of students, at 53 per cent of the total population, and stu dents are carrying a larger credit load than they were last year. The mean credit load is 14.08 for under graduates and 12.04 for grad stu dents. Leon Tovey