News briefs H.O.P.E.S. conference begins Friday The University’s Ecological De sign Center will host its eighth annu al Holistic Options for Plant Earth Sustainability Eco-Design Arts Con ference, Friday through Sunday at Lawrence Hall. The theme will be “Energizing Potential,” and the or ganizers hope to explore creative ideas for conserving energy. Events include: Friday 8 p.m. Founder of The Solar Liv ing Center in Hopland, Calif., John Schaeffer will speak about renew able energy and sustainable living. Saturday 12 p.m. The Northwest Hydrogen Association will hold a vegetarian and vegan barbecue in Lawrence Hall Courtyard for $6 a meal. 8 p.m. Angela Danadjieva, a land scape architect and urban planner, will discuss the forms of pollution created from urban life. Sunday 2 p.m. John Perlin and Rob Pena will present on the environment, tech nology and energy efficient design. Register for workshops at Lawrence Hall on Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Ecolog ical Design Center at 346-0719. Lesbopalooza to receive additional funds At Wednesday’s ASUO Student Senate meeting, the body voted 10-2 to give the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Alliance $1500 from surplus money for its upcom ing Lesbopalooza event. “I think this is one of the biggest events that the University puts on each year, and we should do what we can to help them put on the event,” Sen. Eric Bailey said. Lesbopalooza is an annual event that educates about, honors and cele brates the genre of women’s queer music. The group has held numerous fund-raisers for the event this year and have earned $1,775 from asking vari f ous businesses to sponsor the event. Sens. Mary Elizabeth Madden and Tex Arnold voted against giving the LGBTQA the $1500 for the up coming event. “I don’t feel comfortable giving a group money when they only bud geted for 400 people in attendance and had 800 people come to the event last year,” Arnold said. “They will make much more money than they have budgeted from ticket sales. ” In addition, the Senate voted unanimously to transfer $200 from the Oregon Future Lawyer Associa tion’s speakers line item to its travel line item for the group’s upcoming trip to Seattle and Portland to visit the University of Washington’s and Lewis and Clark College’s law schools, respectively. —Danielle Gillespie ‘Green Nun’to give lecture today Religious scholar Sarah McFar land Taylor will discuss the North American movement of environmen tally active Catholic nuns today in a free public lecture at 7 p.m. in the Browsing Room of Knight Library. “The Genetic Monastery: Green Nuns, Seed Sanctuaries and the Cru sade Against Biotech Colonization,” is the final lecture in a series of “Eco logical Conversations” sponsored by the University’s Center for the Study of Women in Society. Taylor is currently writing “Green Nuns: Re-inhabiting Religion, Culture and Creation,” a book that examines the religious language, symbols and rit uals of Catholic nuns’ activism in crop safety and security. Taylor, a visiting professor, is one of five national scholars offered a res ident fellowship with the Ecological Conversation program this year. She teaches courses combining religion, ecology and feminist studies at Northwestern University and is the founder and chairwoman of the “Re ligion, Ecology and Culture” section of the Midwestern region of the American Academy of Religions. For further information, call Lynne Fessenden at 346-5399. —Katie Ellis USE (WISELY® Every Watt Counts! w 0 SHUT OFF 5