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Ibrahim Hamide — a member of
the Eugene Middle East Peace
Group, a group that was not in
volved in the vigil — said he be
lieves most Americans support the
military movement. Nonetheless,
Hamide said he isn’t surprised to
see political opposition and added
that he supports the protest.
“You can’t bring peace by club
bing people over the head,” he said.
“The sooner we give it up, the soon
er we will be on the right path.”
Ironically, the vigil was held in
front of Democratic offices, of
fices that tend to house politi
cians who voice the most opposi
tion to military involvement in
the Middle East.
Kristie Greco, press secretary
for DeFazio, said the vigil is a
good idea, but added participants
don’t need to persuade the repre
sentative. Greco said DeFazio is
already concerned about U.S.
military involvement.
“Peter is always supportive of
people sharing their views,” Greco
said. “He’s aware, and I think
they’re aware of his views.”
Wyden’s press secretary, Carol
Guthrie, said the senator believes
active citizen involvement is a
step toward bettering the commu
nity and the country, but she
would not say whether he sup
ports the vigil or the military’s
current involvement.
“Senator Wyden certainly
shares the view that American
foreign policy should not be driv
en by military action, but by con
certed and thoughtful engage
ment and through efforts to
alleviate human suffering and
poverty,” Guthrie said.
The Bi-Monthly Vigil for a Just
Peace, put together by volunteers,
is a political response to the events
since Sept. 11. Tuesday’s vigil was
the second put on by demonstra
tors. The vigil will take place every
second and fourth Wednesday of
the month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
On June 12, the vigil will move to
the local office of Sen. Gordon
Smith, R-Ore.
E-mail reporter Brad Schmidt
at bradschmidt@dailyemerald.com.
News briefs
Community organizations
flock to internship fair
The Community Internship Pro
gram will host an outdoor intern
ship fair from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
today in the EMU Amphitheater.
The CEP functions as a campus
resource for students searching for
internships and other volunteer
opportunities that provide credit
and a chance to make a difference
in the community.
“You can donate time anywhere
you want,” CIP outdoor school di
vision head Adam Peterson said.
“We offer all kinds of opportunities
to places you wouldn’t expect.”
Peterson, a freshman, is respon
sible for locating and assigning
camps at which to volunteer as
well as organizing outdoor
schools and programs at each lo
cation. He said this year’s fair will
be the “best one yet” because of
the diverse group of organizations
that will be participating.
“Our goal is to raise student
awareness of all the opportunities
out there,” Peterson said. “The
coolest thing about this year’s fair
is we’re bringing interns from dif
ferent schools and University stu
dents together, all in one place.”
Service organizations participat
ing in the fair include American
Red Cross, Kidsports, Food for
Lane County, Relief Nursery and
the YMCA. Each organization will
provide information about their
services as well as volunteer op
portunities for students to get in
volved. Information about human
service organizations, mentorship
organizations and leadership op
portunities will be available.
— Caron Alarab
Emerald hosts forum
to discuss diversity issues
The Emerald will host an open
forum at 6:30 p.m. today in the
EMU Ben Linder Room for stu
dents to discuss the paper’s cover
age of ethnic student unions and
diversity issues.
Students are encouraged to come
with concrete ideas and construc
tive comments about what the
Emerald is doing right, what needs
to be improved and what stories
should be covered in the future.
The event will be videotaped
and used to make a training video
for future Emerald staff members.
For more information, call the
Emerald at 346-5511 and ask for
Jessica Blanchard or Serena
Markstrom.
—Kara Cogswell
TOFRT
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Emerald holds meeting
to discuss diversity coverage.
Here’s your chance to help improve coverage of diversity
issues in the Emerald. We are sponsoring an open forum to
address issues relating to covering ethnic student unions
and diversity. Tell us what we’re doing right, let us know
how we can improve future coverage.
Are there stories you think the Emerald should cover
and hasn’t? Let us know what those stories are.
Tell us what stories you have seen in the paper that you
would like to see more of. Come with concrete ideas and
constructive comments.
Who: Interested students, Emerald staffers, Ann Bentz (mediator)
What: Town Hall Meeting to discuss diversity coverage in the Emerald
When: TONIGHT, 630p.m.
Where: Ben Linder Room, EMU
Why: We’re looking for constructive criticism. We want to know how
students think we are doing and collect ideas on how to improve.
The event will he video taped and will be used to make a training video tor future Emerald staffs.
For more information catl the Emerald at 346-5511 and ask tor Jessica Blanchard or Serena Markstroro
Adam Amato Emerald
Former University student Kristin Valasek demonstrates outside the offices of Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Peter DeFazio
in downtown Eugene to express her belief that the current U.S. military operations should not be expanded.
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