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Mews Applications are due June 14 for a RARE community planning and development program. Pages Commentary Columnist Jacob TenPas rails against Bush’s rationale for the embargo against Cuba. Page 2 Sports Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones will defend her perfect record Sunday at the Pre Classic. Pages An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Thursday, May 23,2002 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 157 “I go home to sleep and shower—that’s studio life. ” — Nathan Wax, architecture student Emerald ‘Studio’ Apartments ■Architecture students create personal work spaces in order to generate their works of art By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald Nathan Wax’s kitchen area includes a small refrigera tor, hot pot, George Fore man Grill, ventilation sys tem, microwave, indoor plant and even salt and pepper shakers. But the setup isn’t in his home — it’s at his drawing table in the ar chitecture studio unit he shares with fellow student Paris Swanson. Wax said he’s an “extreme exam ple” of a hard-core architecture stu dent. Every morning at 9 a.m., he ar rives at the studio, where he’ll spend about 15 hours a day, staying as late as 2 a.m. Wax said he puts in the ex tra hours to keep busy and because it’s a long 15-minute walk home. “I go home to sleep and shower — that’s studio life,” he said. “Studio” is a hands-on learning environment where architecture stu dents can develop the skills they’ve Turn to Studio, page 4 > > > ♦ ' Above: Fifth-year architecture student John Pierson takes a breather from the monotony of architecture studio. Left: Second-year architecture student Nathan Wax works in his studio area which he has turned into a virtual apartment, complete with microwave, hot pot, refrigerator, pantry, cutting board and utensils. Wax said he only goes home to shower and sleep. Sept. 11 film aims to reveal truth, lies By Danielle Gillespie Oregon Daily Emerald The Survival Center will present Michael C. Ruppert’s two-hour video, “The Truth and Lies of 9-11,” at 7 p.m. today in 100 Willamette Hall. In the video, Ruppert, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police De partment, proposes that the U.S. gov ernment had prior knowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks before they occurred. According to Ruppert, the govern ment received documented warnings from foreign intelligence services before the attacks. In the video, he presents ev idence related to stock trades that oc curred among airline companies most affected by the attacks, such as Ameri can Airlines and United Airlines. Freshman Matt Homback said the pur pose of the video is to encourage people to think critically about the Sept. 11 at tacks and come to their own conclusions. “So many people were flag-waving af ter the attacks, and that is the last thing they should be doing,” he said. “People should be questioning what happened.” After the video, the Survival Center plans to open the floor to audience members to answer questions. Ruppert will not attend the showing. New group lets students take control ■ Student leaders are working to provide motivated students with leadership opportunities By Robin Weber Oregon Daily Emerald After the EMU Budget Committee unanimously voted to remove funding from the Student Activities Resource Office in January, it was uncertain what would take the place of the campus leadership program. ASUO Vice President-elect Ben Buzbee and a leadership team think they have found the answer. Buzbee — with the help of an active student committee — is drafting a plan for a leadership development center to better inform students of leadership op portunities on campus after the SARO program is eliminated. The SARO, often associated with the UO Cultural Forum, was designed to provide student leadership with opportunities. However, EMU stu Turn to Leadership, page 4
