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Tuesday, April 15,2003
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 132
UOalum
changes
trash into
treasure
University graduate Matthew
Rutman’s charitable work in
Guatemala earned him a finalist
position in a national program
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
What is just trash to many students —
outdated computers, wobbly tables, old
chalkboards—is opportunity for Matthew
Rutman. Rather than letting these items go
to a landfill, Rutman fills up a semi and
sends them to Guatemala.
Rutman, a recent University graduate,
founded Partners in Solidarity, a nonprofit
organization that collects school supplies
and delivers them to remote villages in
Guatemala. He recently achieved recogni
tion in the Volvo for Life awards, a nation
wide program that acknowledges individ
uals who have helped others in need.
Rutman was one of 50 chosen from
2,036 nominations. Volvo for Life
chooses 10 finalists to receive cash awards.
Though program organizers did not choose
Rutman as a finalist, he said the recogni
tion he received may attract potential con
tributors for his organization.
After graduating from the University,
Rutman traveled to Central America with
the idea of exploring the area and volun
teering his time. Rutman ended up in
Guatemala and was inspired by the volun
teer organizations he worked for.
“I just fell in love with what was happen
ing down there,” Rutman said. “There were
a lot of people, international and
Guatemalan, who were working hard to es
tablish organizations, school systems, med
ical clinics and orphanages.”
Rutman saw a need for basic supplies
in schools and medical clinics. After sev
en months in Guatemala, he returned to
the United States, established Partners
in Solidarity and received several dona
tions from schools, medical clinics, com
puter stores and households. In April
Turn to Hero, page 3
U.S. calls Syria ‘rogue nation’
Ron Hutcheson
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
WASHINGTON—President Bush didn’t
list Syria as part of his axis of evil, but it is
fast becoming his top target in his campaign
to rid the world of terrorism and weapons of
mass destruction.
Although U.S. officials downplay
prospects of military action, and Syrian offi
cials deny the charges, the steady stream of
accusations from the White House, the Pen
tagon and the State Department is strikingly
similar to the invective aimed at Iraq in the
buildup to war.
On Monday — a day after Bush accused
Syria of producing chemical weapons—ad
ministration officials branded Syria “a rogue
nation” and threatened diplomatic, eco
nomic and unspecified “other” sanctions.
U.S. officials have also accused Syria of of
fering sanctuary to top Iraqi leaders and har
boring a host of terrorist organizations. Syria
has been on the government’s official list of
nations that sponsor terrorism since the
list’s inception in 1979.
A newly released CIA report says that Syr
ia has a stockpile of sarin, a deadly nerve
agent. It also says that Syria “apparently is
trying to develop more toxic and persistent”
chemical weapons and is probably seeking
biological weapons.
“Syria needs to seriously ponder the im
plications of their actions,” White House
spokesman Ari Fleischer warned on Mon
day. “They need to examine their ties to
Turn to War, page 3
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Tense life during wartime
Times can try peopled souls,
but experts offer methods
and services to reduce stress
War hits home
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
News reports about bombs
blasting in Iraq, terrorist organi
zations with access to chemical
and biological weapons and the
poorly-understood killer disease
called Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome can make some people
want to tune out and turn in un
der a blanket of duct tape.
But students who find their fears
creeping into many aspects of their
day-to-day lives have several av
enues of assistance available to
them. The University Health Cen
ter and Counseling and Testing
Center have been working together
to discover ways to better assist stu
dents who are having a difficult time
coping with current events.
Since the terrorist attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001, the number of stu
dents requesting counseling for re
lationship-related problems has ta
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Senior Audrey Sheppard says hello to Tiger at the GreenHill Humane Society. Spending time with animals is one common
way to relieve stress, along with reading a book, getting a massage and listening to music.
pered off and requests for anxiety
related counseling have increased,
said Robin Holmes, director of the
University’s Counseling and Testing
Center. With this in mind, the coun
seling center offered various group
counseling sessions to help students
who felt panicked about interna
tionai events. However, Holmes said
attendance was low at these ses
sions, similar to the response they
received during the Gulf War.
Travis Breaux, a computer and
information science major, said he
thinks about the war a lot, but it
doesn’t necessarily cause him more
stress. Rather than taking on prob
lems alone, Breaux said he commu
nicates with friends.
“I’m the kind of person who takes
advantage of the environment,”
Breaux said. “When I become
stressed, I have to do something
Turn to Stress, page 12
Senate Seat 8 contenders
surf a tempestuous sea
Jesse Harding and Anthony Kuchulis are
dueling for Senate Seat 8, which comes
with a spot on the ADFC
ASUO elections
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Swimming the shark-infested waters of
student government politics might have
some students running for the shore, but a
handful of candidates running for ASUO of
fice who haven’t been knocked down by
the primary election are moving on to the
next big wave — the general election.
Jesse Harding, a junior majoring in jour
nalism and international studies, and An
thony Kuchulis, a sophomore political sci
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andidates for ASUO
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ence major, are competing for ASUO Stu
dent Senate Seat 8 in the general election,
April 21 through 23, and will serve on the
Athletic Department Finance Committee
if elected.
Seat 8 is one of three senate positions
that includes a commitment to working
on the ADFC, which is responsible for
Turn to Seat 8, page 4
Close Seat 7 primary
could portend generals
Andrew Faust and Laura Schulthies
are running for Senate Seat 7,
a position responsible for
negotiating free game tickets
ASUO elections
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Students who let the primary election slip
by without exercising their constitutional
right to vote still have a chance to shape the
ASUO’s next year by voting in the general
election.
Andrew Faust, a pre-business administra
tion major, and Laura Schulthies, a junior
journalism major with a minor in economics,
are contending for ASUO Student Senate Seat
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7, which includes the responsibility of serving
on the Athletic Department Finance Commit
tee. The ADFC works with the University's
Athletic Department to provide free student
tickets to select sporting events.
Faust did not respond to the Emerald’s re
peated requests for an interview.
The chance to earn real world experience
in the career she is most interested in drives
Schulthies’ desire to be a student leader, she
said. With a major in journalism focusing on
sports broadcasting and a minor in econom
ics, working on the ADFC brings together the
Turn to Seat 7, page 12
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