News brief
Student Senate corrects
$500,000 error
At the ASUO Student Senate
meeting Wednesday, the Programs
Finance Committee asked for a re
vision to their benchmark to cor
rect an error that would have
caused the Counseling Center, the
Esslinger Hall renovation, the Ca
reer Center and the Mentor Pro
gram to not receive an estimated
$500,000 of allocated funds.
“I think the PFC is doing an ex
cellent job of making sure student
groups are spending the money
correctly, and I feel this correction
to the benchmark should be
made,” ASUO Vice President Joy
Nair said.
The senate voted unanimously
to move the PFC benchmark from
69 percent to 80 percent to accom
modate for this miscalculation.
“Without this percentage in
crease, we would have had to take
away all of the increases we have
given,” PFC Chairwoman Mary
Elizabeth Madden said.
The Black Women of Achieve
ment transferred $100 within
their budget to help pay for a Feb.
10 fashion show, which will be
held in the EMU Ballroom, and
the Chinese Students and Schol
ars Association transferred $200
into their food holding account
for their upcoming Chinese New
Year banquet.
On Feb. 13, the senate will dis
cuss the University’s athletic logo,
the “O,” which could be changed
to include a Nike symbol. The
meeting will take place in the
EMU board room at 7 p.m.
— Danielle Gillespie
FAFSA
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13 percent of them are reported for
drug use, yet 55 percent of the total
(population) in jail for drug offens
es is black,” he said, quoting Ore
gon Student Association figures.
This year alone, it is estimated
60,000 students were denied the
opportunity to advance to higher
education because of the drug pro
vision, OSCC board member Oscar
Arana said.
Arana, a junior, said the govern
Diversity
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According to 47 percent of the
people surveyed, the University’s
curriculum adequately represents
contributions from people in under
represented groups. But 57 percent
said they felt the campus leadership
does not foster diversity.
As far as improving campus cli
mate, 79 percent said the University
should hold more cultural events.
Sarah Blustein, Bridges coordina
tor for the LGBT Educational and
Support Service Program, said
training faculty about diversity is
sues is the first step toward improv
ing campus climate.
The junior women’s studies
major added that certain departments
don’t feel it is necessary to incorporate
diversity issues into the curriculum.
“In certain departments, there is a
feeling that there doesn’t need to be
inclusiveness,” she said.
Blustein is a transfer student
from Southern Illinois University
— a school “bordering the bible
belt,” she said.
bne said Her previous scnool was
“outwardly heterocentric and ho
mophobic. It’s a lot more subtle
here. At first (the campus) seems
open and liberal. But then you see
the hate crimes.”
Rankin said she could not com
pare the results of the University of
Oregon with the other universities
surveyed, but the point is for each
university to use the results as a tool.
She added that many universities
across the nation were resistant to
the survey.
“Administrators are afraid of the
results,” she said.
The University is now looking at
the results of the survey and work
ing on a diversity plan, Martin said.
“When we get all our information
together, we can say, ‘Where do we
go from here?’” she said.
E-mail reporter Diane Huber
at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
Survey Demographics
• Male 33 percent
• Female 65.3 percent
• Heterosexual 86 percent
• White/Caucasian 66.2 percent
• Asian/Pacific Islander 24.8 percent
• Hispanic/Chi cano/Latino
10,4 percent
•American Indian/Alaskan Native
6.3 percent
• African American 4.3 percent
• Middle Eastern 1.7 percent
ment should “give all students the
opportunity to go to college” rather
than denying aid to students who
need it most.
Majekobaje said the provision
punishes students twice for the
same crime. First, students are pun
ished by the judicial system, she
said, and then they are punished by
the Higher Education Act when
they lose financial aid. Peers joined
her in front of “Educate, not Incar
cerate” posters outside the EMU to
plead their case. They also passed
out cards for students to sign en
couraging Rep. David Wu, D-Port
land, to co-sponsor HR 786.
OSCC will take the cards to a
meeting with the United States Stu
dent Association in March, where
students from across with country
will discuss education policy issues
with senators. University OSCC
members’ goal is to get 2000 cards
signed before the event, Arana said.
By noon Wednesday, students
had collected nearly 300 cards.
E-mail reporter Robin Weber
at robinweber@dailyemerald.com.
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provides 12 to 15 students with work
and experience. According to George
Rede, director of recruiting and train
ing at The Oregonian, the paper had
to shelve its internship program for
budget reasons.
The Oregonian is not the only
Oregon paper that has recently can
celed its internship program. The
Register-Guard and the Corvallis
Gazette-Times were also forced to
cancel internships for economic
and budget reasons.
“It’s pretty well documented that
a number of newspapers have elimi
nated or greatly reduced its number
of available internships,” Rede said.
Beth Pfeiffer, internship coordi
nator for the School of Journalism
and Communication, said that at
least 300 journalism companies
were invited to attend, but only two
could commit. Many companies
did not want to participate in the
fair because they are uncertain as to
how many employment opportuni
ties they can offer students right
now, Pfeiffer said.
“It’s very unusual that only two
journalism companies are here.
Last year there was about 30 jour
nalism employers who attended,’
Yong said.
Journalism was not the only prn
fessional field to show low atten
dance. Some students interested in
pursuing careers in technology amf
software felt there was a limited,
number of companies.
“It’s a little discouraging,” said
senior computer science major
Phil Benton.
Companies offering positions i n
retail and sales were high in atten- .
dance, including Fred Mey< 1,
Frito-Lay Incorporated, Global
Imaging Systems/Konica and
United Parcel Services. Othe;:
companies in attendance included
State Farm Insurance, Sony Di
Manufacturing, Enterprise Rent-A
Car and College Pro.
Although there was a low atten
dance in comparison to previor
years, Yong anticipates a better turi
out for the Spring Career Fair.
“I think that some companit
who are not here today are saving
their resources,” she said, “and wil
have a better chance of attendin
the career fair in the spring.”
E-mail reporter Katie Ellis
at katieellis@dailyemerald.com.
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