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intern for Birth to Three or the
Family Literacy Program.
“Students will be able to practice
their language skills and learn more
about the cultural issues related to
the Hispanic culture,” Baker said.
For students considering education
as a career, the internship “helps
you understand what it means to be
a teacher,” she said.
Students seeking extra speaking
practice can find an ESL partner
from Lane Community College.
Academic advisor for the LCC
downtown branch Paulina Mross
said that many Hispanic students
— primarily from Mexico, Colum
bia and Peru — live with Spanish
speaking families or friends and
don’t have many opportunities to
speak English. The exchange pro
gram allows American and His
panic students to learn from each
other, she said. Partners can meet
at their own convenience and ro
tate speaking in Spanish and Eng
lish, so that each person gains the
language skills and cultural expo
sure from the other native speak
er, she said.
The High School Equivalency
Program — a federally funded proj
ect to help migrant, seasonal work
For information about the Participatory Learning Experience course, contact
coordinator Dons Bakerat dbaker@oregon.uoregon,edu or visit
http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/ple
Contact Paulina Mross
at 463-5940 about the LCC language exchange program
Contact Etnlllo Hernandez
at 346-0882 to volunteer for the High School Equivalency Program
ers and their families receive their
General Educational Development
Diploma and move on to higher ed
ucation — always looks for volun
teers from the University and LCC
to tutor the students in grammar,
literature, math, science and social
studies, HEP director Emilio Her
nandez said.
“Students will be able to
practice their language skills
and learn more about the
cultural issues related to the
Hispanic culture.”
Doris Baker
Participatory Learning
Experience Coordinator
Eighty percent of HEP students
are Hispanic, Hernandez said, and
most students are between the ages
of 19 and 22, though some are in
their 30s and 40s. Some have just
moved to the United States; others
have been involved in agricultural
work in Oregon and Idaho for some
time “and see themselves in a dead
end place,” he said.
HEP students will begin arriving
for the 10-week term April 9, and
Hernandez needs volunteers who
can dedicate 8 to 12 hours a week,
he said.
Slade plans to intern with Kelly
Middle School again this term, he
said. During the past two terms,
he’s formed a relationship with his
students, he said. Some invite him
over for dinner with their parents,
and they’ve all come to depend on
Slade to understand the material.
“I feel like I’m making a differ
ence,” he said. “When I’m not
there, (the students) really don’t
learn anything.”
E-mail reporter Diane Huber
at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
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get information out to students
about conserving energy on cam
pus, and we appreciate that,”
Moseley said.
In another campaign endeavor,
the ASUO is beginning talks with
LTD to develop the best possible
bus routes for students. LTD has
decided to cut some bus routes to
the University next year, and Nair
said the ASUO has plans to start
negotiations in two weeks, after
the Oregon University System ap
proves the University’s student in
cidental fee budget.
The ASUO hopes to persuade
LTD to establish a mandatory insti
tutional survey to allow students
to voice their opinion about the
bus routes they use most.
“We are one of their biggest
clients, and we would like to make
sure our students can get the best
use of this service,” Nair said.
The ASUO will also discuss
money issues with LTD. This
year, the LTD asked for an
$80,000 increase in student fee
money; a significantly higher re
quest than in past years. Al
though the University could not
afford to give LTD an increase of
that size, Nair said, the ASUO
wants to negotiate a contract that
accommodates both parties.
Currently, $432,000 of the
$625,000 cost of running bus
routes to cam
pus is paid for
with student
fees.
“We have a
really good
deal with
them,” Nair
said. “Basical
ly, the negotia
tions are about
how we can
get to a good
level of pay with them so we are
both satisfied.” Along with the an
nual events, such as the spring
Street Faire and the “Get out the
Vote” campaign, the ASUO also
has plans to hand out a renter’s
guide booklet to help students
make educated decisions about
BROOKLYN
leasing and owner’s rights.
In addition, the ASUO and the
International Student Association
will be working with the American
Civil Liberties Union, conducting
educational forums geared to inter
national students about the United
States’ anti-terrorism legislation.
This spring, Brooklyn and Nair
also have plans to focus on multi
culturalism at the University. They
will re-evaluate the six multicul
tural requirements students must
meet to graduate from the Univer
sity with a panel of representatives
from the Undergraduate Council,
University Senate and Faculty Ad
visory Council.
“The requirements are 10 years
old, and we basically want to im
prove the criteria that the classes
have to meet,” Brooklyn said.
Plus, they will be holding a
multicultural festival May 16 to
give students the opportunity to
participate in cultural perform
ances and promote the student
unions on campus.
E-mail reporter Danielle Gillespie
at daniellegillespie@dailyemerald.com.
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