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Tuesday, April 30,2002
Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 140
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■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