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/.’Best Meal for a Deal Place. "BesX Breakfast”' Regtsjj^/k 11 ^ n News • “ Best Dinner M Jm Mk The best eats in town.” Sports Illustrated on Campus 2588 Willamette St. 541-687-8201 * 1340 Alder Street 541-687-0355 NEWS BRIEFS University's CSWS wins national research award The University's Center for the Study of Women in Society will re ceive the Women Who Make a Differ ence award from the National Coun cil for Research on Women, an alliance of 95 women's research and policy facilities. The award will be accepted March 11 by CSWS Director Sandra Morgen at the sixth-annual awards dinner in New York. The award, the first NCRW award CSWS has received, recognizes indi vidual women and organizations whose work in academics, policy or corporate arenas improves the lives of women and raises the visibility of women's issues. The CSWS is being recognized for its work on welfare re form policy in Oregon and its effects on low-income families under the Women in the Northwest initiative. "I am honored to receive this award for the CSWS, and it always feels good to have the hard work and dedication of all the researchers and staff in volved," Morgen said. The welfare reform research was 11 FOR BOOKS. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE March 10 - 20 UO Bookstore Main Regular Store Hours March 15 -19 EMU Lobby Monday - Friday 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Duck Shop at Autzen Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Lane County is an equal opportunity employer and complies with the ADA. Starting: March 8,2004 JOB APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: Lane County Human Resources Public Service Building 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401*2922 Phone: {541) 682-3665 Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.tn. 24-Hour Job Lino: 682*4473 Visit our website at: yyw>yj,girificay.nty„6rg/i6b? iiliSliilll QABU'C 11111111 Requirements: A separate application for each position: • Drug testing is required for most positions. All positions (except Parks Fee Collector): • Must be 18 yrs. or older. • Valid Oregon Drivers License and Current DMV Driving Record must be attached to application or FAX to 682-8500. Parks Fee Collector: • Must be 16 yrs. or older. • Math test will be given to applicants selected for an interview. Learn more at our open house! Tuesday; March 16th 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Lane County Public Works • 3040 North Delta Hwy CSWS Director Sandra Morgen (left) and G about welfare restructuring in Oregon in the won a national award from the National Coui the center prepared academic papers and policy reports and testified before the Oregon legislative committee. This research resulted in the pas sage of legislation allowing some welfare recipients to meet mandato ry work requirements by attending a college or university. The CSWS is also being recognized for its devel opment of the Policy Matters series, which focuses on public policy to ward women and emphasizes re search affecting communities in Oregon and the Northwest. "We will continue to try to make CSWS on the top of research centers and institutes at UO and to use our re sources for the immediate and short term good of the people of Oregon," Morgen said. —Heather Crabtree ASUO discusses plan for groups to use surplus funds The ASUO Student Senate Rules Committee on Friday discussed for mulating a process for student groups to ask the Senate for loans from sur plus funds. Senate President Ben Strawn said the Senate has given loans to student groups before, but the process for doing so isn't outlined in the Sen ate's rules. ASUO Accounting Coordinator Jen nifer Creighton-Neiwert said there may be some advantages to allowing student groups to take loans out of surplus. Tim Bobosky Photographer IT Lisa Gonzales discuss research findings ! CSWS office Wednesday. The organization icil for Research on Women. "I think groups would take advan tage of that and it would help bring down the (student incidental) fee," Creighton-Neiwert said. The committee also discussed vari ous ways of structuring rules to pre vent student groups from profiting from events they host while still al lowing them to raise funds to cover their expenses. "I think we're trying to move toward that, (to) where all your revenues and ex penses match for an event," Strawn said. Strawn said the committee could enact a rule that would require stu dent groups return to surplus any profits that exceed 20 percent of the event's expenses. Committee members said they would like to clarify the Senate's rules to prohibit incidental fee-funded groups from charging for things other than events. Strawn said the proposed clarifications would clearly prevent the Student Recreation Center, for exam ple, from charging for admission. ASUO President Maddy Melton asked the committee to change a rule that requires student groups to offer students a 20 percent discount on event tickets. Melton said she would like to see the discount raised to 25 percent. "I just feel like we could strike a bet ter balance," Melton said. The committee also discussed giv ing student groups enough time after events to complete paperwork while still adhering to Oregon Administra tive Rules and Internal Revenue Ser vice deadlines. — Chuck Slothower WEDDING continued from page 1 After the ceremony, Colbert said she saw the marriages as one step to ward "eradicating discrimination." She has performed various unions be tween same-sex couples in her church for years, but Saturday's was clearly different. "This is a milestone because it is the first legal (same-sex) marriage that I've had a chance to perform," she said. "It's very exciting." In many ways, Miller and Hen drickson's wedding was nothing like most weddings. A row of television cameras lined one wall and a small army of journalists took photos and notes during and after the ceremony. Also, Oregon American Civil Liber ties Union Executive Director David Fidanque delivered the opening speech, speaking about the long polit ical battle before Wednesday's deci sion by Multnomah County commis sioners to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. "Let all of us who are gathered here today commit to provide all of the necessary emotional and legal sup port to ensure the success of these two marriages," Fidanque said. "Let us also commit to do everything possible within the law and consistent within the basic freedoms entwined in our Oregon and federal constitutions, to support all of those who have been subjected to wrongful discrimination, and to eradicate such practices from our society." After the ceremony, the couples met in the hallway outside the room to greet or embrace guests as they left. Jim Weldy, who has known the women for about eight years, stood in line to congratulate them. "These are great events," Weldy said. "They love the opportunity to make that level of commitment pub licly. That's just special." Kate Kelly, another friend of the women, said they deserved to be able to marry each other. She contrasted their marriage against the "travesty" of Britney Spears' marriage, in which Spears got married in Las Vegas and had the marriage annulled 55 hours later. 'These people have way more com mitment and deserve to have it be made legal," Kelly said. Max Headley, an eight-year friend of Miller and Hendrickson's son Doug Hendrickson, said that mar riage would just create a more "warm, loving environment" in the house. Headley said for someone who's growing up, their household is al ready the best environment. "I've always thought of them as al ways being married," he said. Contact the people/culture/ faith reporter at jaredpaben@dailyemerald.com.