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Develop and strengthen your meditation practice for relaxation and mental clarity. Join Jude Kehoe for this free six week series. 048910 Wednesdays. 4:30 - 5;30pm April 30th - June 4th Bowerman Building’s Heritage Hall 1580 E 15th (North entrance of Hayward Field) second floor Call 346-2728 for more info UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Health Center “Oregon Trips and Trails” University of Oregon Knight Library Browsing Room Tuesday, April 29 • 7:00 p.m. • Free MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT .auitoms 'ctm mmw\\ > rah&er J STATIC f TRAIL IRr^fLST'' »,,?«« -, .c© JB WAT EHrALL : \ f'<B SMELT *TfOWN MEADOW OTHER \ J&*) sum^i or hire V DRIVE ©RAVEL US Hf&HWAT "OREST tEAVICX ROAD William L. Sullivan Adventurer and author Bill Sullivan shares beautiful images from his new comprehensive guide to Oregon. Seriously, he knows this state like the back of his hand. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Information on William L. Sullivan and other author events online at uobookstore.com FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES, PETS, CARS, JOBS, ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLANE TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST,TYPINC SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) Camps provide fun summer jobs Summer camps, in Oregon and elsewhere, can provide not only employment but the chance to spend time outdoors Jonah Schrogin Freelance Reporter It’s the middle of spring term, and summer is slowly creeping up. The break from school is a great time to relax, travel and see family, but it is also an opportune time to find a job. And while there are plenty of summer jobs available, working as a camp counselor allows one to spend time outdoors with kids while still earning a buck. There are many different sum mer camps in Oregon. At Camp Na manu, an overnight camp located in Sandy, kids spend a week in cab ins and participate in activities that include arts and crafts, river walks, camping in the woods, field games and stargazing. An all-camp game of capture the flag is a favorite among many campers. “There’s such an opportunity to change the kids’ lives be cause your role is much differ ent than a parent’s,” freshman Laura Gayton said. “You influ ence their lives for a small amount of time, but if you do it right, they’ll take away much more than they would have ever expected.” Gayton, who has worked at the camp for two summers, said it’s perfect for anyone who yearns for a “classic” camp experience. There are seven one-week ses sions that run from early July to late August, and the average pay for a counselor is #185 per week. For more information about Gamp Namanu, go to www.port landcampfi re.org. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry also runs a num ber of overnight camps in Ore gon. Freshman Jenny Bedell Stiles has worked as a paid counselor at OMSI’s Hancock Field Station near Fossil for the past two summers. “It’s probably been one of the best experiences of my life,” she said. “A lot of the highlights of my life have occurred when I’ve been at camp.” However, she added, it was a lot of hard work, both physi cally and mentally. Counselors work eight to 11 weeks out of the summer for one week blocks, and campers range in age from 8 to 18 years old. A typical day includes morning field study (usually hiking), swimming in the lake, afternoon field study (archae ology or paleontology), an evening program and campfire. Bedell-Stiles said the best part of the day was the campfire because she liked singing songs and bonding around the fire. Counselors earn #30 per day, plus an extra #5 for having a life guard certificate and #5 more for every year of previous camp experience. Information on OMSI camps is available at www.omsi.org. The Boy Scouts of America Camp Pioneer, located near Mt. Jefferson, is another camp in Ore gon. Although it is a camp for boys, there are staff positions for men and women. The camp’s high elevation provides a good climate and beautiful views. Groups of boys age 12 to 18 come each week for nine weeks. For freshman Michael Thomp son, this will be his second year working at the camp. Thompson said he has learned not to take things for granted and to recog nize “how beautiful nature is and, yet, how fragile it is.” He said bonding and unity are highly val ued, demonstrated by three camp fires per week and everyone din ing together. Thompson added that he liked the community aspect of camp and felt the people on staff were like a family. Starting pay for this camp is #65 per week. For more informa tion about Camp Pioneer, go to www.cpcbsa.org. Students can also work at camps in California, such as the popular Roughing It Day Camp lo cated in Lafayette, a small town in the Bay Area. Each day starts with songs and skits, followed by outdoor activities that include horseback riding, swimming, ca noeing, kayaking, arts and crafts, and sports. Senior Gabe Hatt is going to Roughing It for his second sum mer and said he loVes being with the campers. “I think the most valuable thing you can do for children is spend time with them and make them feel special and loved,” he said. Hatt’s responsibilities in cluded driving a bus in the morning to pick up campers, scheduling group activities and leading that group for the entire day, and driving campers to and from swimming. Hatt said he earned #1,600 per month — more than most camps in the nation. More information about Roughing It Day Camp can be found at www.roughingit.com. Most camps run from mid-June to late August. It is a good idea to apply for a position as soon as pos sible. The Internet has many sites listing camps, such as www.go camps.com and www.summer camp.org. Jonah Schrogin is a freelance writer for the Emerald. Lecture brief Yale history professor to speak on war, labor American labor historian David Montgomery will speak on “War and Labor: Some Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” at 7 p.m. today in 100 Willamette. Montgomery is a former machin ist and the Famam Professor of His tory at Yale University. He has writ ten a stack of books on the history of labor unions, including “Citizen Worker: The Experience of Workers in the United States with Democra cy and the Free Market During the 19th Century.” Montgomery’s lecture will address the historical lessons of labor’s en gagement with the issues of war and peace during the 20th century. He is expected to discuss labor unions’ massive opposition to World War I, in contrast with how labor was largely united in its support of World War II. He may likely focus attention on labor unions’ reactions to the war in Iraq, including the national AFL GIO’s opposition to attacking Iraq without obtaining support from the U.N. Security Council. The lecture is free and open to the public, and it is sponsored by the La bor Education and Research Center, the University History Department and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Jennifer Bear