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This is the last issue
for 2002. The Emerald
will resume
publication Jan. 6
Monday, December 9,2002
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 70
Panel offers debate
on KUGN, diversity
I he center on Diversity and
Community is holding a panel
discussion on KUGN and campus
diversity issues this Thursday
Jennifer Bear
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Members of the campus community wil
continue debate on the University’s affiliatior
with KUGN-AM and the climate of diversity or
campus at a panel discussion Thursday.
An assortment of groups have publicly
taken issue with the University’s connectior
to the radio station in the past few week!
because it carries shows by Michael Savagt
and Michael Medved. They claim the na
tionally syndicated radio personalities ofter
broadcast racist comments that conflic
with the University’s goal of promoting a di
verse and welcoming community. KUGN ii
the exclusive local carrier of Duck athleti<
programming and is also allowed to marke
itsellas the voice or the Ducks.
Carla Gary, director of the Office of Multi
cultural Affairs and University advocate, said
she has been impressed with the campus re
sponse to the University’s affiliation with
KUGN. She added that even though winter
break is about to begin, the community is not
likely to let the issue fall into obscurity.
[ “I think there is a desire by the institu
i tion and the community to talk about this
i in a real and consistent way,” Gary said.
The panel discussion is being organized
' by the Center on Diversity and Communi
i ty, a research institute at the University
i that focuses on diversity issues. The event
: is titled “Voices of the Ducks: Campus Cli
mate, Community and Broadcast Media,”
t and will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in
the EMU Gumwood Room.
CODAC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
John Shuford said the event’s panelists will
include representatives from the School of
Turn to CODAC, page 8A
Holiday entertainment
can be found over break
Seasonal activities such as dancing
and ice skating are available to those
staying in Eugene during winter break
Roman Gokhman
News Reporter
Journalism major Catherine Hood is stay
ing in Eugene this holiday because of the
cost to travel.
Like most students new to the area, Hood
said she doesn’t know what to do for the
holidays.
“I haven’t made any plans,” she said.
This December, Eugene has a lot to offer
students who can’t make it home for the
holidays. From music to shopping to
outdoor activities, there are plenty of things
to pass the time.
Theater lovers can watch La Boheme, a
“tearjerker” opera about a group of six people
coping with life in 1830s France, playing at
the Hult Center from Dec. 31 through Jan. 5.
“It’s a great experience and very afford
able,” said Eugene Opera Marketing and
Public Relations Director Karen Bednarz.
Tickets range from #15 to #60, but on
Jan. 5, balcony seats are #10 for students.
Music aficionados can watch the Eugene
Symphony, which will play a special Christ
mas concert on Dec. 13 at the Hult Center.
Included in the program is a Bach Christ
mas cantata, Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Christ
mas Eve Suite” and George Chadwick’s “Ju
bilee.” Student tickets are #10, while other
tickets range from #14 to #28. For tickets
and information call 682-5000.
Dance enthusiasts can head to Agate Hall
for Club Groove, a traveling hip-hop dance
party featuring DJ Envy from Portland, on
Dec. 13.
“There’s not a lot available for someone
who is not 21, and that’s why we are putting
on this dance,” said promotions officer Cyn
dee Haines.
According to Club Groove’s Web site
(www.chicogroove.com) its last dance in
Turn to Activities, page 8A
Out of lives
A cutback in
donations has
left Leanneand
Lorna Cook
short of the
funds needed
to keep their
cat shelter
open.
Pa§e11A v.
Final voyage?
The new Star
Trek movie
installment
could prove its
own "Nemesis"
or it could
reinvigorate the
hit-and-miss
franchise.
Page 12A
Elite win
Luke Ridnour
leads the
Ducks to a win
over Kansas
that avenged
Oregon's
season-ending
loss last year to
the Jayhawks.
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