University Health Center Health Promotion Opportunities Tim & RENEW Free six week series designed to develop and strengthen your meditation practice for relaxation and mental clarity. Wednesdays 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, October 15th - November 19th. Call 346-4456 to register. i/ou ARE WHAT YOU EAT...FREE NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS Too many calories? Not enough calcium or iron? Let us help you find the answers. If you are concerned and/or curious about the nutrient breakdown of your diet then NAP is for you. The Health Education Program now offers a FREE Nutrition Analysis Program to all registered students. Simply pick up an application at the Health Education room. tmL CHOLESTEROL SCREENING Every Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. you can get free total cholesterol screening. Simply check in at the Health Education room on the first floor of the Health Center. Excellent books are available for loan to UO students from the Health Education room in the Health Center. Inhere you will also find health related newsletters, articles, and pamphlets. Just stop by. SPCAHERS ANO PRESENfftTMNS Peer Health Educators and Health Center Staff are available to speak to your organization on any of the listed health issues as well as others. Call us for details. Tobacco cessation support Meet with a peer health educator to discuss strategies to become tobacco free. Nicotine gum, patches and Quit Kits free to all registered students. Call 346-4456 to set up an appointment with a peer educator to discuss options. PRESSURE REDUCTION PROGRAM New blood pressure standards warrant students taking a closer look at diet and exercise. Meet with a peer educator to learn more. Call 346-4456 for an appointment. Topics Addressed: HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Alcohol, Sexuality, Tobacco, Cholesterol, Eating Disorders, Fitness, Stress, Relationships, Weight Management Health Education Program 346-4456 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON HEALTH CENTER Visit our calendar for program offerings: http://healthed.uoregon.edu/calendar/ or call 346-4456 ASUO represents, serves students The student government s seven branches represent student interests and deal with allocating funding By Jared Paben News Reporter The Associated Students of the University of Oregon has a lot of jobs. As the recognized student gov ernment, it's the official voice of stu dents on campus, carrying with it large responsibilities. To deal with those duties, ASUO is split into seven different branches: the Programs Finance Committee, the ASUO Executive, the Student Senate, the Constitutional Court, the Athletic Department Finance Committee, the EMU Board and the Associated Stu dents Presidential Advisory Council. Fite Executive, headed this year by ASUO President Maddy Melton and ASUO Vice President Eddy Morales, is in charge of representing student concerns and grievances, ASUO Spokeswoman Taraneh Foster said. "I really think that the ASUO real ly provides a voice for students out side of the campus community," Melton said. "I'd also say that the ASUO really provides a voice for stu dents within the campus communi ty. We participate in a lot of conver sations that not every student has time to participate in." She added that the ASUO Executive gives students an opportunity to de velop their leadership skills and pro vides a good leadership model. As the voice of students, ASUO is responsible for lobbying the state and federal governments on behalf of students. "My job focuses on advocating for students for affordability and access to higher education," Legislative Asso ciate Gabe Kjos said. "I like to consid er any job that advocated for students pretty important. This job is a lot more student-oriented, and focuses on issues that affect every student." One of the ASUO Executive's other jobs is to organize and manage events on campus, such as the fall and spring street fairs, which func tion as fundraisers for the Executive; Weaving New Beginnings, a forum for students, faculty and staff of col or; a public safety forum in which Department of Public Safety repre sentatives discuss the state of campus safety; the Earth Day celebration; vot er registration campaigns and other celebrations. ASUO also carries a large fiscal re sponsibility: It is charged with distrib uting some of the $8 million in inci dental fees collected annually from students. That's where the Programs Finance Committee comes in. Its job is to fund all of the approximately 90 ASUO programs. The EMU Board's task is similar to the PFC's. It takes the money that the Student Senate allocates to it and dis tributes it to different parts of the EMU. In addition to managing the EMU's operating budget and dispers ing funds, the board manages the Turn to ASUO, page 19B Welcome to the UO, where the environment is our home. loin us in keeping UO Housing green. Use recycling areas, reduce your waste and conserve ' precious resources. For more information, call 346-0929. Sponsored by UO Recycling. 'Zt&e cvc&eltf, co*tA&we "ZtO.