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PFC designates over $383,000 in funds for 9 student groups The Co-op Family Center received the highest 200405 budget when RFC allotted funds Tuesday By Lisa Catto News Reporter The ASUO Programs Finance Committee considered the budget proposals of nine more student groups Tuesday night and allocated a total of $383,568 for the 2004-05 school year. Alternative Dispute Resolution Ad vocates received $300, the maximum allowed for a group requesting funds for the first time. A large portion of their budget will go to their media tion competition held in the spring. The Korean Student Association received $1,405, a 6.95 percent de crease. Their budget for the previous school year had a $775 deficit. KSA accountant Bitnara Park ad dressed the deficit, saying there is not a big Korean community in Eugene so they had difficulty fundraising. The Interffatemity Council received $ 10,756, an increase of 5.2 percent. Outgoing IFC President Jonah Lee explained the major change in its budget proposal was an increase in funding to pay for speakers. "The increase for speakers is be cause nowadays speakers are asking for more money," he said. The IFC spends between $2,000 and $4,000 for most speakers. The largest budget request of the night was for the Co-op Family Cen ter, with a majority of its budget de voted to payroll. The center asked for an increase in the teacher equity line item to compete with other wages in its market. Co-Director Alisa Stull said the or ganization provides high-quality child care to University students, fac ulty and staff. Several parents came to the PFC meeting to show support for the cen ter, including parent Aaron Lemchen. "(The Co-op Family Center is) the only place in town we would leave our infant child," Lemchen said. "She's in a social environment." PFC awarded the Co-op Family Center $263,170, a 2 percent increase. The International Resource Center had the second largest budget request, receiving $55,571, a 1.2 percent in crease from its previous budget. Representatives of the IRC low ered certain line items of their budg et because they found that they had not spent as much in 2003-04 as in previous years. Interdisciplinary Students for the Progress Arts was the second group asking for first-time funding, and it also received $300. The Crisis Center received $24,627 from the PFC, a 24.5 per cent increase. Crisis Center Co-Director Karen Paez said most of the increase will go toward staffing more shifts so they can accommodate increased calls from the efforts of the Suicide Prevention Task Force. The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans gender Educational and Support Services Program received $18,810 from the PFC, with an increase in funds allocated to work study. That was a 2.7 percent increase from the previous budget. The final group to go before the PFC was the Journal of Environmen tal Law and Litigation, which has 366 subscribers and produces two journals per year. JELL's Business Editor Ivan Gardzelewski explained to the PFC what the organization aims to do. "We provide a forum for unbiased articles in environmental law," he said. Tuesday's PFC meeting was rela tively free of controversy, but tonight's meeting will include the budget hearing for OSPIRG, an event that has created a lot of con troversy in the past. The Oregon Student Public Inter est Research Group hearing is sched uled to take place in the EMU Rogue Room at 8:30 p.m. Contact the crime/health/safety reporter at lisacatto@dailyemerald.com. University ’s Asian students gather to greet the Year of the Monkey Asian international students celebrate the Chinese New Year among friends because their families are far away By Jennifer Sudick Freelance Editor As freshman Kaya Yuki squeezed onto a couch in the International Stu dent Association lounge Wednesday evening, she was greeted with a hug, laughter and greetings for the new year. "It's already the new year there," she said. And as Yuki and students from Japan, South Korea, China and Viet nam gathered, friends and families in their native countries had already be gun to usher in the Chinese New Year. Although there are no events at the University today to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, those following the lunar calendar have started a new year — many celebrating with family and friends. "All the families get together like dur ing Christmas," senior Min-Gyo Han said. "Kind of like a family reunion." Han, a native of South Korea, said it is traditional for families to get to gether during this time of year. "Even though it's called Chinese New Year, a lot of other cultures celebrate it." Georgia Mu Sophomore "The relationship with the family is really important," he said. Sophomore Georgia Mu said much of China and Southeast Asia acknowl edge the holiday. "Even though it's called Chinese New Year, a lot of other cultures cele brate it," she said. "The Vietnamese call it Tet, and in Korea they celebrate it too." Mu said that traditionally, older family members give younger rela tives a red envelope with gold Chi nese characters because red is a sign of good luck. Sophomore Ryohei Ishii said that in Japan, the envelope is called the "red pocket," adding that he usually eats rice cakes on the holiday in addi tion to a large meal. Sophomore Runshan Yuan said food is a prominent part of the new year's celebration. "We eat all the time," she said of the day. She added that in China, fish and sweet red rice cake are widely eaten during the day and that many of the dishes have a symbolic meaning. Yuki shared similar sentiments. "In the eve we eat a lot" she said. "On that day we just eat and eat and eat." In addition to a large family dinner, Yuki said that in China, the new year's celebration includes a gam bling game called Majiang and the lighting of fireworks at midnight. "It's a cultural symbol," she said. "We make noise to let the bad spirits go so we will have a brand new year." Contact the freelance editor at jensudick@dailyemerald.com. ABORTION continued from page 1 "Many women died or were severely injured when they tried self-induced abortions," she said. Now, when a pregnant woman walks into a clinic, she can get a multi tude of services. "First, we make sure they're preg nant," University Health Center Direc tor Tom Ryan said. 'Typically, we'll dis cuss options with them. Sometimes (students) will come in with their mind made up about what they want to do, but certainly we give them all the op tions. Abortion/termination is one of those So is adoption." Ryan said students often come to the health center seeking advice about abortion. "It's not a terribly unusual situation," he said. "Of course that's why we em phasize contraceptive solutions." Ryan added that abortion providers in Eugene are few and far between. "Many times, (students) need to go out of Eugene to access abortion servic es, "he said. According to the Oregon Depart ment of Human Services, 1,107 abor tions were performed in Lane County in 2002. History Professor James Mohr, who has written a book and testified twice before the U.S. Senate on abortion, said it is an issue that provokes passion on both sides. "(Because) it's so emotionally charged, involving questions of life it self, it has become a lightning rod for questions that people have a hard time considering separately (such as women's rights and the status of morals)," he said. The standing of the decision itself has received renewed attention re cently given the makeup of the Supreme Court. "Roe v. Wade is more in danger now than it's been since it was put in place," Piercy said. "We have a national admin istration in office right now that is try ing to take away a woman's right to choose. It's a very dangerous time for these very important rights." Mohr agreed that abortion rights may be modified, but he said they will not likely be eliminated. "The current court seems to be pushing back the dividing line away from a choice position," he said. "But I don't see even the current court eliminating the basic right. 1 think the debate will continue to be in the middle by matters of degree." 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