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STILL IN NEED OF FOOTBALL TICKETS TO
THIS WEEKEND’S GAME AGAINST WSU?
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1000 student tickets
will be released
Thursday, Sept. 25.
Bring your student ID to
the EMU ticket office.
Tickets will be released
starting at 9 a.m.
* Ticket recipients
must be current,
registered, fee
paying students.
Outdoor Program utilizes
cooperative efforts for trips
The Outdoor Program offers
a communal setting suited
to any adventurer's age, skill
By Jesse Thomas
Sports Reporter
In the Oregon Outdoor Program,
there is no limit.
Rafting north of the Arctic Circle,
mountain biking in Nepal or diving
off the coast of Baja are all possibili
ties in the program that established it
self in 1967 as -
one of (he na OtltdOOf
tion s first out
door programs. PrOgfBItl
The Outdoor -
Program is for anyone willing to initi
ate a trip in a cooperative format.
"The philosophy of our trips is
unique," Coordinator Dan Geiger
said. "Trips are not led in a guide-out
fitter style, but a co-op census style."
The trips are open to anyone who
wishes to participate, including stu
dents and community. Trips are led
not by paid guides but by "trip initia
tors," who take a two-day training
class and can post any trip that their
hearts desire.
"It's a great way to meet people
and get connections to get out
doors," said Kat Smith, a trip initia
tor. "It suits everybody and you don't
have to be a student."
The 24-year-old Smith just became
involved with the trips this summer,
and recently initiated her own outing,
a six-mile white water rafting excur
sion down the McKenzie River.
"I thought it was a beautiful day,"
she said. "I love seeing other people
have a good day. Water is very healing
and (the situation offers) a chance to
reconnect with people."
For trip initiator Steve Carper, who
also joined the rafting expedition, the
Outdoor Program has been an essential
part of life since 19%. Carperwas a tem
porary employee at one point and was
introduced to the program by a friend
who invited him out on a rafting trip.
"I can't imagine a relationship
without it," Carper said. "When I'm
away from it, I miss it. You meet dif
ferent personalities and people of all
ages where everybody contributes."
The Outdoor Program is also cost
effective. Guides are not paid to lead
trips, and commercial permits aren't
required either. Rental equipment is
the only major expense, so trips cost
about $ 15 for interested students.
Jessica Waters Photo Editor
Christian Frolijar enjoys a white water rafting trip down the McKenzie River this summer.
The program, which offers more
than 175 trips a year, is driven by four
basic components. First, the co-op
trips are the core of the program,
which is primarily funded through
student incidental fees.
Co-op trips include everything
from rafting and hiking to skiing in
the winter and even rock climbing.
"There is no limit," Geiger said.
"Over the years, we've had some re
markable trips."
Some of those trips include Geiger's
recent rafting expedition to the Yukon
Territory on the Firth River. It was the
first Outdoor Program trip above the
Arctic Circle, and it lasted for 11 days
and covered 80 miles.
"It was incredible," said Geiger,
who was subjected to 24-hour day
light. Among the occasional hiking
trips that left at midnight, Geiger and
his crew saw all kinds of wildlife, from
grizzly bears to some 2,500 caribou.
Other adventurous trips in the Out
door Program's history include the
first mountain biking trip from Tibet
to Nepal and the first ever descent
along Nepal's Camali River.
The second component of the Out
door Program is its events, rhe year
round events indude "how-to" clinics
and seminars about emergency ski re
pair and river rescue. The Bannf
Mountain Film Festival and ever-pop
ular fall and spring equipment swaps
that draw between 500 and 700 peo
ple are among the Outdoor Program's
larger events.
"It's like a big garage sale or flea
market of equipment," Geiger said.
Geiger said he also enjoys the laid
back atmosphere of the swap that al
lows anyone to come without regis
tration or paperwork.
The Outdoor Program's Resource
Center, which sits in the EMU's base
ment, is the program's third compo
nent. Maps, guidebooks, magazines
and some small equipment are all
made available for students to check
out for free.
The final aspect to the Outdoor
Program is the rental program avail
able at the Bam, the program's equip
ment shed. The rental program allows
students to check out virtually any
kind of equipment they could need,
from rafts to backpacks, for a fee.
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
Adam Amato Emerald
Junior Daria Panova, Pac-10 Women’s Tennis Player of the Year and indoor and outdoor
conference champion, enters this season leading the Ducks and is ranked No. 7 nationally.
TENNIS
continued from page 4E
The Ducks will also turn to seniors
Chris King and Sven Swinnen to pro
vide strong leadership and talented
younger players like Thomas Bieri
and Eugene native Arron Spencer to
produce solid play.
Both the men's and women's coach
es agree that the Pac-10 is one of tough
est conferences to play in the nation.
"It's challenging, but we want to be
the best," Russell said. "So we have to
play the best. We have to be mentally
and physically prepared to endure
those five weeks of the season."
The men's tennis team opens with
the United States Tennis Association
tournament Sept. 27 in Laguna
Niguel, Calif., with women's play be
ginning Oct. 4 in Los Angeles for the
ITA All-American tournament.
Alex Tam is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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