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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.coin Thursday, May 16,2002 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 132 Attack of the fans ----1 Adam Jones Emerald Aaron Johnson appears to play a friendly game of cards with the wise and powerful Yoda on Wednesday evening while a group of more than 100 ‘Star Wars’ fans wait outside of Cinemark 17 theater in Springfield for the first few showings of ‘Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones. ’ See it they will - or will not Many ‘Star Wars’ fans will stop at nothing to have the first glimpse of ‘Attack of the Clones,’ but critics wonder if it will live up to the hype Inside Pulse reporters Jen West and Mix Kerl serve up analysis and a review of the latest ‘Star Wars’ installment. PAGE 7 By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald Swinging lightsabers, flying Frisbee discs, cribbage competitions and constant conver sation kept more than 100 “Star Wars” fans amused as they waited outside for the first three late-night shows of “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones.” The lines Wednesday evening at Cinemark 17 theater were filled with camping chairs, fast food remains, students playing card games and music blasting from a lone stereo. “If I wasn’t so fanatic, I’d wait a week to see it,” said 18-year-old Kurt Studenroth, clutching a blue lightsaber and dressed in a well-worn “Star Wars” Turn to ‘Star Wars,’page 5 Adam Jones Emerald Ryan Vann, left, and Kurt Studenroth do battle while waiting in line. The two 18-year-olds are planning to make their own ‘Star Wars’ fan film. Take Back the Night events include rally, march University students can march against sexual violence tonight at the annual Take Back the Night march and rally. The event, hosted by Sexual As sault Support Services and the Women’s Center, begins at 5 p.m. in the EMU Amphitheater with mu sic by reggae artist Norma Fraser. At 6:30 p.m., there will be a rally in the amphitheater led by the Radi cal Cheerleaders and speakers from campus and community groups. The march begins at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater and will end downtown at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Oak Street. Following the march, acoustic folk musician Nicole Barrett, salsa drumming group Bloco Amazhi na and the Young Women’s The ater Collective will perform. There will also be a “speak-out,” where survivors of sexual assault can share their experiences. Women’s Center Events Coordi nator Heather Mitchell said the rally will be open to all, but the march will be divided into “des ignated safe areas” separated by banners. The front of the march will be reserved for women. The middle section will be designated for “gender queer” people who may not identify exclusively with one gender or the gender they were assigned at birth, she said. “The back of the march is going to be an open space for men, women — just everybody,” she said. American Sign Language inter pretation and return transporta tion to campus will be provided. For more information about Take Back the Night, contact the Women’s Center at 346-4095. —Kara Cogswell UO opens nation’s inaugural green lab ■The unique laboratory promotes an environmentally sensitive curriculum for chemistry students By Gail Eisen for the Emerald The University has been leading the nation in teaching an environmentally benign chemistry curriculum since fall, and it will formally dedicate the country’s first Green Organic Chem istry Laboratory during ceremonies slated for today. A free lecture by Dennis Hjeresen, di rector of the Green Chemistry Institute of the American Chemical Society, will launch the festivities at 4 p.m. in 177 Lawrence. Hjeresen’s talk, “Green Chemistry and a Sustainable Future,” is open to the public and will be followed by a formal dedication ceremony and an open house at the new facility, locat ed in 45 Klamath, on the ground floor of the building. Sustainable practices is a concept vital to understanding the Green strat egy, said Jim Hutchison, associate pro fessor of chemistry, who, along with Professor Ken Doxsee, worked for five years to develop an environmentally sensitive chemistry curriculum for University students. “Sustainability is the ability to pro vide for this generation without jeop ardizing the ability of future genera tions to pursue their needs,” Hutchison said. The $1 million organic chemistry lab, financed by a combination of grants from the Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust, The Green Chemistry Institute of the American Chemical Society, The Na tional Science Foundation, and contri butions from private donors, began op eration in Fall 2001, said Jill Leininger, assistant director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences. Gary Seitz, associate dean of the sci ences for the College of Arts and Sci ences said the University was the first in the nation to establish a Green chemistry laboratory. “It is truly a pioneering effort on the part of Jim Hutchison and Ken Doxsee,” he said. The uniqueness of the lab lies in its emphasis on sensitivity to preserving the environment and reducing haz ardous waste, Hutchison said. “In the traditional way that chemistry is taught, a large number of hazardous materials are used, and hazardous wastes are generated,” Hutchison said. “Our goal has been the development of a new curriculum where the education al components remain — the emphasis on fundamental concepts and tech niques — but (doing this) using much less hazardous materials.” Lauren Huffman, a chemistry gradu ate student, described the new lab as “more environmentally benign and less deadly” than a traditional chemistry lab. Huffman supervised 15 chemistry Turn to Laboratory, page 4
