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Pages http-yAvww.dailyemerald.com Tuesday, April 30,2002 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 140 m From Tir asht0 craft ■Students shape recycled junk into art to create a unique exhibit atthe Adell McMillan Art Gallery By Hyan Bornheimer (Jffyon Daily Emerald ■C>ome University artists are redefin ing what it means to “recycle.” An exhibit at the Adell McMillan Art Gallery is showcasing works shaped ex clusively from “recycled junk.” “Spon taneous Combustion,” which runs through May 3, is giving students an op portunity to look at the practical mate rials used everyday from a new per spective and rethink traditional notions of artistic expression. “Combustion” was the brainchild of UO Cultural Forum Visual Arts Coordi nator Mary Rasmussen, who gathered 13 artists, including herself, during one weekend to create the unique exhibit. She provided the artists with the mate rials, including sink faucets, man nequins, gas tanks and an antique sewing machine. They then shaped the exhibit collectively on the spot. “Throughout the project, artists worked together by giving feedback on each other’s progress and advice in uti lizing the space and materials effective ly,” Rasmussen said. The result is a jagged and expressive collage of imagery that causes the view er’s eye to dart from one component to another. Multimedia major and “Com bustion” artist Judah Switzer was at Turn to Combustion, page 3 Thomas Patterson Emerald Thomas Patterson Emerald When 12 artists build a spontaneous art exhibit in two days using recycled materials, the results can get unorthodox. Language programs up since Sept 11 ■ In the aftermath of Sept. 11, enrollment for the University’s Arabic Self-Study Program rose By Katie Ellis Oregon Daily Emerald With heightened national attention on the Middle East after Sept. 11, en rollment in University’s Yamada Lan guage Center’s Arabic Self-Study Pro gram more than tripled between fall and winter term — the highest jump in the program’s short history. Spring term enrollment in Arabic classes did not reach another record breaking level, but interest in learning less commonly taught languages re mains high as University students con tinue to enroll in the nine different lan guages offered by the program. “I think the 9/11 attacks kind of prod ded some of these students into follow ing their interests and the sustained fo cus on the area in the media has kept interest in the region at a high level,” Arabic instructor for the program Chris Holman said. “More than half of the students are (con tinuing) students as well, so I think they feel that we are meeting their needs and they are also having a good time learning,” said Holman, whose experience with Ara bic includes serving in the U.S. Army as an interrogator and Arabic linguist Currently, there are 10 students in the Arabic program down from 17 total winter term. Four students are in the in termediate class and six are in the be ginning class. While the number of stu dents has decreased between winter and spring term, there is still an interest among students to learn the Arabic lan guage and culture. Sheramy Barry, a post-baccalaureate archeology student, is one of the four Turn to Language,page 3 Candidate encourages students to get involved outside campus ■Ted Kulongoski says students should care about this election, not just as students but as citizens By Brook Reinhard Oregon Daily Emerald Ted Kulongoski is a former Oregon Supreme Court justice and lawyer. He was elected as an Oregon state representative in 1974 and served two terms before being elect ed as a state senator in 1978. Kulongoski was appointed by former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt as State Insurance Commissioner in 1986 and was elected as Oregon’s Attorney General in 1992. He most recently served as Oregon Supreme Court justice. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri. Ku longoski lives with his wife, Mary, in Portland. Q: Why should students take an interest in this primary election? A: The reason I was on the court, and I was in a position that’s considered the ultimate position for a lawyer, is I believe government is important and it’s relevant in our lives. I think people make a difference and can make the government be re sponsive to a much wider set of concerns. Stu dents should get involved because this is impor tant in their lives, not just as students but as citizens of Oregon. I’ve visited campus, and I’ve gotten student organizations involved. Q: Would you back initiatives to raise tu ition at Oregon universities beyond the 3 per cent per year cap? A: I don’t. I still think the access issue is at the heart, in terms of our policy, of what our role is in this process. If you let tuition rates go up higher, you’re going to deprive quite a lot of people of the opportunity to go to college. Q: Do you support higher pay for university faculty? A: Yes. It’s an acute issue at our institutions of higher education. If we don’t do something about pay at institutions of higher education, there’s going to be a brain drain out of our insti tutions. We can only go so far on the quality of life, and ultimately we have to be competitive. Q: How do you plan on helping students af ford college when scholarship funding in this state is being cut? A: This state needs to look at creating an en dowment that would actually say if a student Turn to Ted Kulongoski, page 7 Governor Race This is the second in a six-part series featuring the leading gubernatorial candidates in Oregon’s May 21 primary election. Democrats Monday: Jim Hill Today: Ted Kulongoski Wednesday: Bev Stein Republicans May 6: Kevin L. Mannix May 7: Jack Roberts May 8: Ron Saxton
