NEWS BRIEFS
Musician to share
experiences in Middle East
Worldwide traveler Cameron Pow
ers went to Iraq nine days after the
U.S. invasion of Baghdad, armed with
a treble clef and a mission to bridge
cultural divides through music.
Powers will share his overseas expe
riences in a presentation on the Mid
dle East at 6 p.m. today at Cozmic Piz
za, located at 199 W. 8th Ave.
He is on a coast-to-coast lecture cir
cuit, having visited more than 80 lo
cations since September.
"This is not a political lecture," he
said. 'The goal is to give Americans an
accurate visual image of Arab people
and Arab culture. We want to show
Americans what Arabs are like if you
immerse yourself in their culture."
Powers traveled from Iraq to Egypt
during the past year, playing Middle
Eastern folk songs along the way.
"The militias and Jihadists repre
sent less than 1 percent of the Iraqi
population. Many are angry because
they feel that the U.S. has overstayed
its welcome, but their first instinct is
not to resort to violence," Powers said.
"You don't always get that impression
herein the U.S."
— Jeremy Berrington
Architecture school to host
sustainability conference
The School of Architecture and Al
lied Arts will host the lOth-annual
Holistic Options for Planet Earth Sus
tainability conference (HOPES),
which begins today and will run until
Sunday in Lawrence Hall.
The conference, sponsored by The
Ecological Design Center, focuses on
topics such as green building, energy
conservation strategies and commu
nity planning, according to a press re
lease. HOPES will feature four
keynote speakers this year: Architect
Eric Lloyd Wright (the grandson of fa
mous architect Frank Lloyd Wright);
landscape architect and educator Ed
ward L. Blake Jr.; ecologist, educator
and activist Brock Dolman; and Uni
versity of California, Berkeley City
and Regional Planning Professor
Ananya Roy.
HOPES will also include two all
day workshops Friday and Saturday,
as well as smaller workshops such as
designing for aviary species, recycled
art and roofpond building design.
There will also be panel discussions
on integrating ecological design into
professional practice, politics and ar
chitecture, natural ventilation, urban
biodiversity and the Lillis Business
Tim Bobosky Photographer
Senior Philip Harms, a family and human services major, dances the lindy hop with
Arizona native Natalie Kozan on Wednesday afternoon outside the EMU Fishbowl.
Saturday April 17th 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM
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Complex, which was designed to be
environmentally friendly and ener
gy conscious.
The HOPES contest also features a
"design charrette," or group design
challenge, tackled by students and
community members that will focus
this year on a potential Center for
Applied Sustainable Living, a project
currently underway at the University.
All lectures and workshops are
open to the public, although space is
limited. For more information on the
conference, contact the Ecological De
sign Center at 346-0719 or visit
http://edc.uoregon.edu.
— Steven Neuman
Swing dance group
to host dance Saturday
Community dance group Eugene
Lindy Learning Activists will host a
one-year anniversary dance Saturday
night. Known on campus as U-Lindy,
the group will be giving lessons on
lindy hop, East Coast swing,
Charleston and balboa.
"Our goal is to hold dances in the
community so people can go dance
every week," sociology graduate stu
dent and ELLA member Brandon Ol
szewski said.
The dance will be held at Studio B,
located at 189 W. 8th Ave., with a les
son at 8 p.m. and open dancing from
9 p.m.-midnight. Music will be pro
vided by Club 7 and disc jockey Kevin
Schaper. The cost is $5 for students
and $7 for the general public.
The eight-member group also
holds weekly lessons for $4 at 8 p.m.
on Wednesdays at Studio B and spo- A
radically hosts public "lindy bomb"
dances to promote events.
"It's where basically you go set up a
boombox somewhere and dance,"
Olszewski said.
More information available at
www.eugenelindy.com.
— Jennifer Sudick
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Come Celebrate
“Hiking Day”
Sat. April 24th
Come in and enjoy a day of FREE
discussions, seminars and resources for
getting the most out of hiking in Oregon.
* 11am -12 pm *
Shoe/Boot Fitting and
Foot Health Clinic.
*12 pm-2 pm*
Book Signing - Bill Sullivan
local author of 12 books
including “Cabin Fever”.
* 2 pm - 3 pm *
Effective Packing Tips for
a Day Hike.
* 3 pm - 4 pm *
Hiking Safety Clinic.
* 4 pm - 5 pm *
Wilderness Navigation
Clinic.
- FREE PARKING -
Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sat /12-5 Sun
www.mckenzieoutfitters.com
566 Olive St.
Downtown Eugene
343-2300
GIVE
ME 5!
Run your “for sale" ad (items under $1,000)
for 5 days in the ODE Classified Section.
If the item(s) doesn’t sell, call us at 346-4343
and we’ll run it again for another
5 days free!