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Volume 104, Issue 170
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Mac Court to host
commencement
Women graduates outnumber
the men; the SOJC has the
largest graduating class
Ayisha Yahya
Freelance Editor
It is a beginning, and it is an end.
It’s the beginning of new lives and new
goals. It’s the end of sleepless nights doing
homework and stressful group projects and
having wild parties with friends.
For many students, graduation is a moment
of transition when they reap the fruits of their
hard labor, as well as leave behind the bitter
sweet memories of college life.
More than 4,000 students are set to gradu
ate at the end of this week. The main com
mencement ceremony will be at 12:30 p.m.
on Saturday at McArthur Court, with Uni
versity President Dave Frohnmayer leading
the ceremony.
Chinese and East Asian Languages Profes
sor Stephen Durrant will deliver the keynote
speech on the importance of people opening
up to those who may be different from them
selves. Several awards, including the Presi
dential Medal, Distinguished Service and the
Distinguished Alumni awards will be also be
presented at the commencement.
Each academic school, as well as individual
departments in the College of Arts and
Turn to Commencement page 14
Photo illustration Adelle Lennox Emerald
n, Slavich
win teaching honors
After dozens of nominations
and 102 votes for the five finalists,
students have selected the GTF
and professor of the year
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
The votes have been cast, and student
readers of the Emerald have made their
choice: Karen McLaughlin is Professor of
the Year, and George Slavich is GTF of
the Year.
Readers nominated dozens of professors
and graduate teaching fellows for the award.
One hundred and two total votes were cast for
the five professor and five GTF finalists.
Professor of the Year
Karen McLaughlin
McLaughlin is an assistant professor ad
junct in the School of Education. A native of
Littleton, Colo., the 33-year-old professor re
ceived her four-year degree from the Univer
sity of Colorado at Boulder and a masters and
doctorate in communication disorders at the
University of Oregon.
She said she was very surprised that she
was nominated because there are only about
40 undergraduates and 40 graduate students
in the Communications Disorders and Sci
ences program.
“I work really hard not only to give the
Turn to Teachers, page 8
Mason West
Emerald idol,
sounds off
Pulse
columnist sells
out to colorful
metaphors
Page 13
Where do
= we graduate?
1 Check out the
map with
graduation
ceremonies
locations
Pages 14-15
Emerald
sports awards
Sports writers
pick the best of
the best for the
past year in
athletics
Page 19
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