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Volume 105, Issue 110
Senators
move to
end free
ticketing
ASUO Student Senate is in the
process of abolishing the rule
that gives students free tickets
to incidental-fee funded events
By Jared Paben
Senior News Reporter
Students are entitled to free tickets to in
cidental-fee sponsored events, but the
ASUO Executive, the ASUO Student Senate
and the EMU Ticket Office are each, to vary
ing extents, unwilling to educate students
about the Senate-created rule. Instead, ef
forts are under way to abolish the policy.
According to Student Senate Rule 13.7:
"Under no circumstances shall any inci
dental-fee paying student... be denied the
right to participate in or attend an activity
or event, fund-raiser or otherwise, that is
sponsored in whole or in part by an inci
dental-fee funded (Programs Finance
Committee) Program based solely on that
student's inability to pay the requisite do
nation or admission charge."
China Night, Japan Night, Utsav and
"The Vagina Monologues" are examples of
events this year that have fallen under the
rule. However, no free tickets were given by
the ticket office to students, Director of
Turn to TICKETS, page 5
LUCKY LACROSSE
Erik R. Bishoff Photographer
Oregon midfielder Dan Ernst (50) fends off Gonzaga defender Greg Dunham during the Club men’s lacrosse game
held Saturday afternoon at Oregon’s turf field. The Ducks beat the Bulldogs, 24-1, and currently lead the 16-team
Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League with a 5-0 record. Gonzaga is 0-3. The Ducks next play Western
Washington on Saturday in Bellingham, Wash., and then return home March 12 for a 7 p.m. match against Colorado
State. The Ducks finished the 2003 season in the PNCLL’s No. 2 spot.
Women
of Color
go global
for event
The ninth annual Women
of Color Conference, to be held
Tuesday to Thursday, will have
an international perspective
By Chelsea Duncan
News Reporter
The ninth annual University Women of
Color Conference is going international
this week with a theme intended to appeal
to the inner-activist inside all women.
The conference, titled "Feminism: An
International Perspective," begins Tues
day and lasts through Thursday. It will
feature free theatrical performances, lec
tures, films and workshops intended to
build community and inspire activism,
according to an ASIIO Women's Center
press release.
"We hope to inspire activism from
women of color and women that consider
themselves a minority," Women's Center
Diversity Coordinator Silvia I Ierman said.
Herman, who is directing the event,
said this year's theme was chosen to ap
peal to all women.
"We want to make sure that all
women feel welcome attending the con
ference," she said.
She said planning the event involved
many student groups and departments on
Turn to WOMEN, page 6
Law school event encourages minority student interest
Danielle Hickey Photo Editor
Law Professor Joseph Metcalfe speaks at Friday’s Minority Law Day in the Knight Law Center.
Friday’s Minority Law Day had speakers
and presentations, and was designed to
teach attendees about the law profession
By Moriah Balingit
Freelance Reporter
The University School of Law hosted Minority
Law Day on Friday, an event aimed at exposing high
school and undergraduate students of color to the
legal profession and the law school.
About 20 students and community members at
tended the event, which featured presentations on
how to pay for law school, preparing for law school,
a mock criminal law class taught by law Professor
Leslie Harris and a speech by University Vice Provost
for Equity and Diversity Gregory Vincent.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Liane Richard
son said one of the purposes of the event was to
show attendees a profession in law is possible.
"A lot of minority students think that a legal de
gree is unattainable," she said. "It's not out of reach."
Various members of the law community sat on a
panel entitled "Life After Law School," which
explored the difficulty of finding a job after gradua
tion. Panelists shared their post-law school experi
ences and gave students advice on how to weather
the first years after law school.
Local attorney Emilio Bandiero said a law school
education lacks a practical aspect.
"(Law school) doesn't teach you how to dance,"
Bandiero said. "It teaches you the theory of dance."
Bandiero stressed the importance of hands-on ex
periences.
(The courtroom) is where you learn how to
dance, "he said.
The panel discussion was followed by a presenta
tion by law professor Joe Metcalfe, entitled "The
Confession." Metcalfe shared an experience he had
while working as a public defender in Washington,
D.C., in which his client falsely confessed to mur
dering his father. The presentation included actual
footage from the interrogation. Metcalfe's client was
released upon the discovery that the victim's girl
friend committed the crime.
At the presentation's conclusion, Metcalfe gave
advice to the students.
"Law school is primarily about cases in case
Turn to MINORITY, page 5
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