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Local student guitarist to play with famed rocker ■ University junior Chris Arnold will open for Tim Reynolds for two shows in Oregon By Jen West Oregon Daily Emerald While most students will be studying for mid-terms in the com ing weeks, University student Chris Arnold will be plucking his guitar strings for a growing local fan base. Arnold and his acoustic guitar will open an all-ages show with Dave Matthew’s duet partner, Tim Reynolds, at 8 p.m. Saturday at Agate Hall. Tickets are available through Fastixx outlets for $13.50 in advance and $15 on the day of the performance. Arnold, a junior in the Universi ty’s journalism school, began per forming in Eugene in fall 2001, opening for bands such as Easy Tar get, Trik Turner and Elise Coakley. “I like opening because it’s fun to meet people,” Arnold said. “I learn so much at every show.” Arnold said he often talks to oth er seasoned musicians at the shows, gaining valuable advice about the music business. “I’m a sponge at every show. I try to soak up as much as I can,” he said. Coakley and Arnold performed at Sam Bond’s Garage in November. “His music is pretty mellow,” Coakley said. “Some songs are more fun and upbeat,” she added, while others “seemed pretty Turn to Chris Arnold, page 8 MEChA prepares for the upcoming fiesta-filled Cinco de Mayo weekend ■ MEChAs celebration will not only offer food, music and theater, but also a bit of history and culture By John Liebhardt Oregon Daily Emerald Members of MEChA are betting that two Cinco de Mayo celebra tions are better than one. While Fiesta Latina gets under way today and runs through Sun day at the Washington/Jefferson Park, MEChA will hold a Cinco de Mayo fiesta at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the EMU Ballroom. The event is free. Like the city festival, the student group’s celebration will offer a night of food, music, theater and highlights of Mexican and Latin culture. “It’s very rare when we can gath er the whole community and the students together and celebrate,” said Alina Hernandez, MEChA pro grams coordinator. Members of MEChA will also use the opportunity to educate people on the history of Cinco de Mayo. “A lot of people confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexican Indepen dence Day,” Hernandez said. “It is not Independence Day.” Cinco de Mayo, she said, is the day the Mexican army defeated the French forces at the “Batalla de Puebla” on May 5, 1862. Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16. MEChA programs coordinator Anna Davila stressed that the fes tival will highlight Latin culture as a whole, not just Mexican or Chi cano culture. The festival “is not just for Mexi can Americans, it is for everyone,” she said. Entertainment for the festival in cludes “Las Marias,” a skit adapted from by Teatro Campesino, the po litical theater group started in 1965 by the playwright Luis Valdez. “It’s about the stereotypes of Mexican women,” Hernandez said. After the skit, Maria Montoya, a local high school student, will sing Mexican songs. Sabor Latino, a lo cal salsa band, will then take the stage. The show will wrap up with a local DJ spinning Salsa and Mer gengue tunes. Davila and Hernandez say they expect more than 200 people to at tend the festival. At least 12 mem bers of MEChA will gather early Sunday morning to begin cooking for the crowd. Under the supervi sion of MEChA Director David Jaimes, the group will make a huge vat of “mole,” a traditional Mexi can dish. “We choose mole because it is the fastest and easiest meal to cook,” Davila said. Jaimes, who is from Mexico City, said he will try to bring all of the in gredients together with a little help. “I’ll buy the mole paste at the store, but the rest is my recipe,” he said. E-mail Pulse and features editor John Liebhardt atjohnliebhardt@dailyemerald.com. 013943 Applying Psychology to the Real World Department of Psychology, Summer Session, 2002 loin us for an exciting summer of Psychology! Our summer classes are small and are geared towards investigating real life issues. Course offerings include: Evolutionary Psychology • > " Psychology of Trauma • Adolescent Development • Psychology of Gender • Persuasive Computing • and many others. Several courses also fulfill social science, science and multicultural requirements. Registration begins Monday, May 6, 2002. 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THE BIRKENSTOCK STORE YEARS 181 E Broadway Downtown Eugene 342-6107 www.footwise.com Show lineup University student Chris Arnold will be playing with Dave Matthew’s duet partner Tim Reynolds tor two shows in Oregon: May 4—8 p.m. at Agate Hall In Eugene; all ages; tickets are $13.50 in advance and $15 day of performance. Ticketsare available at Fasttxx outlets. May 5—7 p.m. atthe Aladdin Theatre in Portland; ail ages: tickets are $13.50 in advance and $15 day of performance. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. —Jen West ir Premier Travel "1 • Airfare Specials!!! • New York - $350.00* Mexico City - $475.00*, London - $550.00* Sydney - $995.00* *ta.\ not included, restrictions may apply. Subject to change without notice. LO Authorized A«encv! 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