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A Robinson t heatrc Pro4uctmrM CMrtek'S Fvfc 27, 2.8 March 4, 5. & 12. 13 0t 8 <K» pm SuiidHy March 7, 2:0s0 JMW turoe*-*. 'MhmUfltCMc , »f FEBRUARY 23 - 29 REPRINTS AND ENLARGEMENTS 3 x 5 - 6 for $.96 4 x 6 - 5 for $1.00 5x7-2 for $1.50 8x10/12-$1.50 For Fuji, ou'lers Only, 35mm, color n(‘golives. Mallei 01 glossy. Allow op to 3-5 working (lays lor 3x5 and 4x6 prints, 5 10 working days for 5x7, 8x10 arid 8x12prsnts: FUJICOLOR ll1 8 0 C £ 5 S I N 6. I 8 CI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE www.uobookstore.com Advertise in the ODE classifieds. Call 346-4343 or place your ad online at www.dailyemeraid.com Frohnmayer pledges support of voter outreach ASUO seeks "institutional'’ approach to the process of registering new voters By Nika Carlson News Reporter ASUO officials are hoping that their student voter registration plans will fi nally come to fruition after President Dave Frohnmayer officially pledged support for student voter participation. Frohnmayer, along with representa tives from college and university cam puses throughout the state, signed a statement Thursday pledging "to take an active role in developing institution al strategies to engage young people in the political process and (to) do my part to get students to vote" The pledge was a part of a reception in the EMU Fir Room, hosted by Ore gon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, the Oregon Student Association, the New Voters Project and the Oregon Campus Compact. New Voters Project campus organ izer Terra Sorensen said the goal is to help make voter registration an in grained part of the services offered at college institutions across the state. Ihe New Voters Project is a grassroots campaign in Oregon, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico and Wisconsin dedicated to getting as many students to vote in the November presidential elections as possible. At the meeting, Bradbury asked that university officials reach out to each of their students about voting. University Executive Assistant President Dave Hubin said the Of fice of the President relies on ASUO to come up with student voter mo bilization plans. ASUO President Maddy Melton, however, said the administration is not always behind ASUO's efforts. She said she hopes Frohnmayer's for mal pledge will translate into more consistent support for ASUO's ideas for voter registration. "There are a few things that are quick and efficient if only the admin istration would allow us access to them," Melton said. Melton said ASUO wants to get rep resentatives in every classroom and every residence hall to talk about voter registration and participation and pos sibly do outreach at the University bookstore ASUO would also like well frequented University offices to train employees about talking to students about voter registration. These efforts reach the most amount of students in the simplest way, she said. Melton added that ASUO needs ad ministrative cooperation to register high numbers of students to vote even though the University has a long histo ry of getting students involved in vot ing. She said the administration often says no to ASUO staff s ideas about get ting students registered to vote. "They need to start saying yes," she said. In addition to asking University offi cials to design a plan for voter mobi lization, Bradbury requested that they send a letter to faculty and staff in sup port of any voter organization efforts and that they appoint a liaison to coun ty elections offices to help smooth the student voter registration process. The deadline to register to vote in the November presidential elections is Danielle Hickey University President Dave Frohnmayer signed a pledge along with other state university presidents to increase registration of voters between the ages of 18 and 24. Oct. 12, giving the University only a few weeks to get students registered after dasses begin in the fall. Given that tight deadline, final voter registration plans will need to be in place within the next several months, Hubin said. Hubin said Frohnmayer will follow through with Bradbury's requests in one way or another. He said the University already has a dose rdationship with the Lane County Elections office and always sends a mes sage of support for student voter regis tration to faculty and staff, though it is usually in the form of a telephone mes sage and not a letter. "I think that there is a strong belief on our part that being engaged in a civic manner is part of being an educated person," he said. Contact the city/state politics reporter at nikacarlson@dailyemerald.com. GADFLY continued from page 3 said of young people "They can have the courage stand up and be one person." University sophomore'Ibm Wray agreed with Roberts' interpretation ofthe play. "It's very relevant because we need more people like him against adminis trations that aren't looking out for the American people," he said. Roberts hoped that the play would make people believe that they could change the world. "It takes inordinate courage to buck the system," Roberts said. "Maybe showing someone like Morse can in spire that." Catherine Ryan is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. OSPIRG continued from page 1 regular basis." Portland's antiquated sewer system results in the release of an estimated 3 billion gallons of untreated sewage into the river each year, she said. "Eugene is spending $2 million a year to repair leaking pipes, and Spring field is working just as hard," she said. "But dumping raw sewage into the Willamette is not acceptable and more needs to be done" Kitty Piercy, a former state representative now running for mayor of Eugene; told the aowd that the pollution of the Willamette River is not exclusive to Portland. Pol luted storm water runoff and sewage and waste treatment issues are concerns for Eugene as well, Piercy said. 'That is why we need to tackle this as a city as well as urging the governor to thoroughly clean up the whole river," she said. State Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tu alatin, said the goal of totally eliminat ing pollutants from the Willamette was not scientifically feasible, but reducing its pollution would prove worthwhile. "As long as there are over two million people in dose proximity to this river it will not be feasible to prevent all pollu tion from going into our rivers and streams," he said. But he added that it is important to encourage the govern ment and businesses to be more cre ative in redudng pollution. After the forum, OSPIRG coordina tor for the Willamette campaign Tan nith Perry said she was impressed with the panel's dedication. Perry said she did not know how much the forum would push the governor into deaning up the Willamette River, though. "I know that OSPIRG is not making it easy to ignore this issue," she said. "But to what extent it's going to make him take action soon, I'm not sure." Lane Community College junior and OSPIRG member Else Wieseke said she was happy to see so many peo ple at the forum. "It's a really great campaign," she said. "I think it's awesome that all these people turned out today." Joshua Rose is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. you need to take • GMAT • TOEFL* PPST/P The University of Oregon Testing Office is an official ETS computer-based testing site. Testing is available year-round, Monday-Friday, 2 sessions a day. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 541.346.2772 or by visiting the Testing Office. The Testing Office is located on the 2nd floor (Rm. 238) of the University Health and Counseling Center, 1590 E. 13th Ave., Eugene OR. The period of greatest demand is usually Sept, through March, so it makes sense to plan ahead. For more information visit the Testing Office web site at http://www.uoregon.edu/~lesting/ Do GRE CLARIFICATION In “Controversial Christian church group starts Eugene Chapter" (ODE, Feb. 19), the Emerald reported that Bob Bertalot, a deacon for the International Churches of Christ, lived with 16-year-old Lilly Foxx, a former ICC member. To clarify, Foxx lived with Bertalot and his family temporarily while she worked out family complications. Pregnant? Talk with a friend. 1.800.848.LOVE Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. Box 3159, Eugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is pub lished daily Monday through Friday during the school year by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.The Emerald operates inde pendently of the University with of fices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private prop erty. The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. 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