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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON...
COLT 204
The World of Fiction: Images of the East
CRN 40416 • 4 credits • 10-11:50 MUWH • 202 Villard • Elena Villa
The aim of this course is to examine fears, desires and ideologies underlying
representations of the “East” by the “West” by critiquing 19th-century European
Orientalist painting, photography and travel narratives and Hollywood
blockbusters. Texts and films include travel accounts by Gustave Flaubert and
Guy de Maupassant, Andre Gide’s The Immoralist, National Geographic articles
from the 20s and 30s, the early silent-era film The Sheik (starring Rudolph
Valentino) and the contemporary Bond classic, The Spy Who Loved Me.
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Nanotechnology, fuel,
file-sharing make news
AGroksterand Morpheus
court case, the H2 GROW Act
and nanotechnology top the
year's technology headlines
Year in review
Ali Shaughnessy
Environment/Science/Technology Reporter
From nanotechnology to hydro
gen-powered vehicles, University
students have faced a barrage of en
vironmental-, science- and technol
ogy-related issues this year.
Students who use file-sharing pro
grams such as Kazaa or Morpheus
have been on a bumpy ride, with the
Recording Industry Association of
America and the Motion Picture As
sociation of America filing lawsuits
against not only the file-sharing pro
grams, but four students from across
the nation who had written file-shar
ing programs. RIAA President Cary
Sherman said in a prepared state
ment that the programs worked sim
ilarly to Napster, which the courts
ruled illegal and shut down.
However, in a recent case, a Los An
geles judge ruled that file-sharing com
panies Grokster and Morpheus could
not be held liable because the compa
nies did not have control over what
people shared. Apple Computer, Inc.,
recently introduced the Apple iTunes
Music Store, which allows users to
download songs for 99 cents each.
Nanotechnology has gained
recognition and funding over the
past year. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,
recently introduced legislation to
fund and coordinate accelerated
nanotechnology research. At the
University, researchers are working
with Oregon State University to
create a new building — the first of
its kind — that will combine nan
otechnology research with mi
crotechnology research.
“The challenge is, how do you inter
face (nanotechnology) to the outside
world?” Jim Hutchison, a chemistry
associate professor, said. “For exam
ple, how do you hook a keyboard up to
a transistor that’s nano-sized?”
In February, Wyden also introduced
legislation that called for a new means
of fueling vehicles: hydrogen. The H2
GROW Act, which stands for Hydro
gen Transportation Wins Over Grow
ing Reliance on Oil, proposed making
hydrogen-powered vehicles mar
ketable alternatives for consumers
within the next 10 years, a non-main
stream alternative to the raising gas
prices. The act was supported by Gen
eral Motors, Toyota and the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
“Senator Wyden believes America
can do more,” said Carol Guthrie,
Wyden’s spokeswoman, in February.
“The challenge now is to make it more
affordable for average Americans.”
Contact the reporter
atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
West Nile expected in
Oregon this summer
Lane County health care profes
sionals are telling citizens to pro
tect themselves against mosquito
bites, which may carry a potential
ly deadly disease.
West Nile Virus, a mosquito-bome
disease that has killed 252 people in
the United States, is expected to be
in Oregon this summer. The virus
can cause low-risk, flu-like symp
toms, but some people are at risk for
more serious complications. High
risk individuals include children, the
elderly and people with immune de
ficiency disorders.
Mild symptoms of West Nile include
a fever, headache and body aches. Se
vere infections may cause West Nile en
cephalitis signaled by symptoms such
as severe headache, neck stiffness, high
fever, disorientation and seizure. There
is no vaccine for West Nile.
“Students are not usually in the
high risk categories, but they do spend
a lot of time outdoors,” said Betsy
Meredith, an epidemiologist at the
Lane County Department of Health
and Human Services. “It’s important
for students to cover up and use an in
sect repellent product with DEET. ”
Meredith said though there is some
concern among individuals about use
of chemical pesticides, studies show
DEET is a safe and effective product.
Alternatives to DEET include natural
products such as citroneUa and wear
ing longer or heavier clothing. People
are also being asked to do their part
in helping the community batde West
Nile by eliminating standing water on
their property.
Anne Mattson, director of nursing
at the University Health Center, said
health care providers have developed
an “ABC” system for people to follow
to avoid West Nile. People should take
precautions to “Avoid bites, Be in
formed and Clear mosquitoes” from
their properties. Facts about West Nile
and how to avoid it are available at
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/west
nile/index.htm or by calling the Na
tional Pesticide Information Hotline
at (800) 858-7378.
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The Oregon Daily Emerald is pub
lished daily Monday through Friday dur
ing the school year by the Oregon Daily
Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the Uni
versity of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.The
Emerald operates independently of the
University with offices in Suite 300 of the
Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is pri
vate property. The unlawful removal or
use of papers is prosecutable by law.
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politics, Aimee Rudin, senior reporter- city/state politics, Caron
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culture, Lindsay Sauv6, family/health/education, Ali Shaughnessy,
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Nyburg, Mason West, columnists Sports: Peter Hockaday, editor.
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