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• Applying to Law School
Discover the best majors and courses, review the
application process, LSAT preparation, letters of
recommendation, and personal statements.
Wed., February 4, 3:30 p.m., 360 Oregon Hall
•Real World Experience for Credit
Come and learn how to earn UO credit for
internships within the U.S. and internationally.
Thurs., February 5, 3:30 p.m., 360 Oregon Hall
• Choosing a Major
This workshop will help you devise concrete
decision-making strategies in selecting a major.
Wed., February 11, 3:30 p.m., 360 Oregon Hall
• How to Graduate on Time
How to plan and calculate your graduation time.
Wed., February 18, 3:30 p.m., 360 Oregon Hall
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ACADEMIC
ADVISING
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ESSAY
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"I threw it to him as his partner
watched over me, and the guy, you
know, he strapped his rifle to his
back before he tried to make the
catch, and he missed it," he said.
Walker said the guard ran to the
Frisbee, picked it up and, with a smile
on his face, handed it back to him.
Years later, Walker, 32, recounted his
experience in an essay written for a
nationwide contest held by National
Geographic Traveler magazine. Partic
ipants were asked to write about their
"Experience of a Lifetime," and Walk
er, who had traveled to China as an
undergraduate, thought back to his
moment in the square.
In his essay, Walker wrote that the
guard hadn't missed the point al
though he had missed the catch.
"We were two strangers from
worlds apart taking a chance on one
another," he wrote in his essay. "We
were each at risk in our own way. But
we sensed then, if only for an in
stant, that the most rigid orders, the
most brutal history, cannot with
stand the power of human connec
tion and freedom, or the desire to
have a bit of fun."
Walker imagined writing an essay
that symbolized freedom and that
connected with students today.
"I was about the age that, you
know, those students would have
been when they were laying down
their lives in the name of freedom,"
he said.
Walker entered the contest fall
term, and his essay will be published
in the first edition of National
Geographic Traveler On Campus,
which will be distributed in various
campus newspapers around the
country.
On Campus's Managing Editor
Kathie Gartrell said Walker's essay,
"We were two strangers
from worlds apart taking
a chance on one another.
We were each at risk in
our own way. But we
sensed then, if only for an
instant, that the most
rigid orders, the most
brutal history, cannot
withstand the power of
human connection and
freedom, or the desire to
have a bit of fun."
Seth Walker,
Graduate student
An excerpt from his essay
“Experience of a Lifetime"
which is expected to be published in
the fall, stood out from the nearly
120 other entries because his experi
ence is something many people can
identify with.
"It was very compelling; it was
well-written," she said. "It was hands
down the first-place winner."
She added that the 500-word limit
made it a challenge to write about
an experience of a lifetime, but
Walker's conciseness and his story
made everyone who read it love it.
Along with being published,
Walker won a 13-day, all-expenses
paid trip to Eastern Europe, which
he said he plans to take in June.
When he returns from his trip,
Walker said he plans to spend the
summer researching for a nonfiction
book he is writing about a World
War II army division.
"I love stories about adventure," he
said. 'That's what I like to write about."
Walker said he never expected to
win because this was his first writing
contest, and he is new to the literary
nonfiction genre. He said his essay
was a good opportunity to practice
his writing and to gain more experi
ence in the University's Literary
Nonfiction program in which he is a
first-year master's candidate.
"When I saw the poster (for the
contest) on the wall, I knew it was a
perfect fit," he said.
Journalism Professor Lauren
Kessler, who teachers in the Literary
Nonfiction program, said Walker's
essay was successful because it
"made the moment come to life."
"It is a phenomenal thing to win
a national essay contest, period," she
said, adding that it is even more
phenomenal considering Walker is
fairly new to the program.
"It was a lively narrative of a mo
ment that had a deeper meaning be
hind it," she said.
Walker said he credits his win to en
tering the program and working with
Kessler, who he considers his mentor.
"I really feel like I wouldn't have
won this contest had I not taken the
risk to come back to school," he said.
Contact the higher education/
student life/student affairs reporter
at chelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
ELECTION
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ground floor.
If voters reject the measure, the
state will implement $544.6 million
in scheduled cuts to education, pub
lic safety and social services.
If voters approve Measure 30, the
state will temporarily raise income
taxes, reduce certain corporate tax
benefits and extend the cigarette tax.
It will also permanently raise some
business taxes, reduce seniors' med
ical deductions and change dis
counts for early payment of property
taxes. The total tax package will raise
about $1.2 billion from 2003 to
2007 and prevent a $258.1 million
predicted shortfall in the state budg
et for the 2003-2005 biennium.
The income tax is progressive,
meaning people who earn more
money will pay more taxes. The av
erage Oregonian will pay $24 to $36
in additional tax, according to an ar
gument in favor of the measure
printed in the Secretary of State's
voter's guide pamphlet. People mak
ing less than $10,000 won't pay any
extra taxes.
Campaigners on each side say the
stakes are high.
Reed urged students to make sure
their voices are counted.
"I would really encourage any stu
dents who haven't voted yet to get out
and vote yes on Measure 30," he said.
Reed said state support for higher
education dropped last year and tu
ition increased.
"A no vote is really just going to
make things worse," he said.
However, the Libertarian Party of
Oregon, which has been instrumental
in the push against Measure 30, thinks
a yes vote will make things worse.
"The tax increase itself is unneces
sary, " party chairman Thomas Cox
said. "You do not need to raise taxes
to protect necessary services."
Cox said legislators have been
spending at an unsustainable and
BALLOT LOCATIONS
Ballots must be turned In by 8
p.m. today in order to be counted
for the Measure 30 special
election. Drop boxes are located in
the following locations around
Eugene:
!• Lane County Elections
135 E. Sixth Ave.
• University of Oregon
EMU Suite 4, EMU East Wing,
outside ASUO
♦ DRIVE-BY Ballot Drop Box
East side of Pearl Street between
East Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Between City Hall and County
Public Service Building
. ♦ DRIVE-BY Ballot Drop Box
Parking lot behind State of Oregon
Juvenile Justice Center, in front of
the center's west side entrance
2727 Centennial Blvd.
* DRiVE-BY Ballot Drop Box
Amazon Pool
2600 Hilyard St.
* DRIVE-BY Ballot Drop Box
Bethel Library
Echo Hollow Plaza
1990 Echo Hollow Rd.
* DRIVE-BY Ballot Drop Box
Sheldon Library (In Sheldon Plaza
next to Rite Aid)
1566 Coburg Rd.
ASUO is running a van service that
will pick up ballots ortake voters to
a drop box location. Pick-ups can
be arranged by calling 3460628.
SOURCE; Lane County Elections and
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wasteful level, and they need to go
back to the capitol to reprioritize
spending. He added that education
needs to come before lower priori
ties, such as the computer upgrades
the state has planned.
Cox said the Libertarians will be call
ing voters affiliated with the party to re
mind them to vote, but that at this
point party officials are no longer trying
to persuade anyone to change their
vote. His message is simply that voters
need to get their ballots in.
"Make sure you vote," he said. "A lot
of people have been complacent"
ASUO President Maddy Melton said
student government as a non-partisan
organization, doesn't take a stance on
political issues. It does, however, try to
get students involved, she said.
"We're just trying to get the last votes
in," Melton said.
ASUO is calling registered student
voters to ask them if they have turned
in their ballots. It is also running a van
service that will pick up either voters or
their ballots and drive them to the drop
off stations. The ASUO van service can
be reached at 346-0628.
"I just think people need to know
that this is going to have a direct impact
on their education and on their mone
tary situation, so they have a vested in
terest in getting out and letting it be
known how they feel," Melton said.
As of Sunday, 92,634 out of 181,403
voters in Lane County — or 51 percent
— had returned their ballots, according
to the Lane County Elections office
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at nikacarlson@dailyemerald.com.
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