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sure because the criteria for being a
"nontrad" — having children, trans
ferring from another school or being
older than the typical student — are
often difficult to track or gauge.
I le did say that Gwynne and Wat
son's situation is a common one, not
ing that he has seen students drive from
Roseburg, Salem and Florence every
day to go to school here. Many of them
are even forced to spend the night if the
weather is bad or if they don't have time
to drive back and forth. Gwynne and
Watson know firsthand how difficult it
can be for nontraditional students to
pay the bills and raise a family while at
tending school.
Their grades are also suffering from
the extra pressure.
During his last term at Chemeketa
Community College — where both
Gwynne and Watson earned Associ
ate of Arts Oregon Transfer degrees —
Watson held a part-time job on cam
pus and a part-time job off campus,
was heavily involved in student gov
emment and took 24 credits.
"1 le still got a 4.0 GPA, * Gwynne said,
adding that she too pulled As and B's.
When he came to the University
last fall, Watson realized his AAOT de
gree was a "complete waste of time"
that grossly under-prepared him for
studies at the University.
"This term we're taking 16 credits
with weekend part-time pizza driver
jobs, and this term is overwhelming,"
Watson said, "rhis is not a sustainable
practice. Our GPAs are suffering."
Gwynne said the most difficult part
of school is the over-abundance of re
quired reading. Yet, they've managed
to turn the inconvenience of a gruel
ing commute into a useful time for
studying by reading to each other as
they drive.
"We just find little squish times
when we can read to each other,"
Gwynne said.
For Watson and Gwynne, paying
the bills is especially difficult. They
support Gwynne's 16-year-old daugh
ter Breanna and the couple's four
year-old son Dreyan.
To deal with the financial demands
of higher education, the couple has
started recording and typing class notes
for University Disability Services, bring
ing in about $ 100 per term, Gwynne
said. She also said they're going to start
auctioning things on eBay to bring in a
little extra money.
"Our typical pattern is to work like
crazy during the summer and then try
to do a collage of small things for
small incomes when we have the op
portunity," Watson said.
Another part of their life that often
suffers with their busy lifestyle is their
family, which Watson describes as "re
markably close."
Gwynne said they don't have a lot
of quality time with their children ex
cept for the occasional evening. While
Breanna and Dreyan come down to
Eugene with their parents on the
weekdays, all of them are usually oc
cupied with reading and studying.
Bums explained that juggling jobs,
family and school can be difficult for
many nontraditional students, which
is why the Nontraditional Student
Union is needed. The group helps stu
dents find money and arrange child
care, as well as provide other resources
for nontraditional students.
He also said feeling like an outsider
is a common problem.
"For a nontraditional student to
come to this University as an older
student feeling like a sore thumb —
that is a psychological barrier that we
have to deal with," he said.
But the apparent age barrier be
tween traditional and nontraditional
students didn't discourage Watson.
I Ie decided his two-year forestry de
gree from Chemeketa wasn't going to
be good enough and he needed to go
back to school.
"lhat forestry degree opened oppor
tunities for me to be a seasonal, part
time, entry-level state forest ranger in
charge of cleaning (Port-A-Potty) cans
in three state parks in Wisconsin and
one in Nebraska, with tens of visitors
every year," he said. "So, 1 decided that
life needed to be better than that. We
both went back and got our AAOTs so
we could come here as juniors."
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viewed, Vice President for Student Af
fairs Anne Leavitt said.
Vincent served for four years as
LSU's vice provost for academic af
fairs and campus diversity. He said
in a telephone interview that he
looks forward to visiting Oregon,
adding that if he is hired, his main
goal will be "making sure that diver
sity issues are front and center on
campus."
In the meantime, some say the po
sition should have been filled already.
ASUO Multicultural Advocate
Mark Pa^oongpatt s^d, h? fe^ls.
the process is taking too long and
the administration is making too
many decisions that lack a perspec
tive on diversity issues. He said the
longer the University waits to fill this
role, the more it seems like the ad
ministration isn't concerned with
these issues.
"In order to be able to claim to be a
diverse campus, you have to prioritize
issues of race and diversity," he said.
Moseley said the importance of the
position warrants thoughtful decision
making.
"It's more important to get the right
person than to fill a position quickly,"
he said.
Office of Multicultural Affairs Di
rector Carla D. Gary agreed.
"It would have been nice to have
this sooner ... but I'm more con
cerned that we do it and that we do it
well," she said.
Leavitt said one of the main rea
sons the position has not been filled
is because someone with the right
qualifications is difficult to find.
"This is not a position that exists on
just any other campus," she said,
adding that if a campus does have a
similar position, the person who
holds it may be too established to
want to leave.
The search committee for the posi
tion comprises seven faculty and staff
and two students, but some campus
groups feel students should be better
informed of the search.
ASUO Multicultural Center Pro
gram Advisor Steve Morozumi said he
thinks students should play more of a
role in the decision making process.
"We think that the process should
be more open and inclusive," he
said. Morozumi also wonders what
kind of accountability the position
will hold.
"We're hoping for the best, but it's
kind of wait-and-see skepticism," he
said.
Padoongpatt agreed that students
need to play a larger role in the hiring
process. He said he met with one of
the candidates last spring when stu
dents were given the chance to ask
questions, but only a few students at
tended.
He said the University should do a
better job of informing students of the
search to fill the position so they can
be more involved.
"Students need to at least be in
volved in a panel or questioning the
individuals who are applying for this
position," he said.
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Starkweather said he advised Foster
to keep the statement fair to both par
ties involved in the incident and to be
careful not to take sides. When it
comes to crisis communications,
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est, accurate and quick.
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