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Just come in and say: SKSSP and receive a 16 oz. for only Mkf rei* Smash - In the EmU Not valid with any other offers. Good through 5/7/04. EMU BOARD MEETINGS May/June 2004 House Committee & Budget Committee Full Board Meeting Full Board Meeting Full Board Meeting All meetings are at 4:00 pm. 2 See Schedule of Events for room location. NUTTY continued from page 1 techniques. Members can compete in casting distance and precision, or they can compete to catch the same squir rel, he added. He said about 30 students are cur rently in the club, but as the word spreads, and if the club gets spon sored, he experts about 100 people would be interested in joining. He said with the base funding that initial sponsorship would provide, the club could make T-shirts to use for fundraising. Mcllhaney said the West Coast has a strong history of squirrel fishing, and one of the largest clubs currently re sides at University of California, Berkeley, which has 84 members, in cluding faculty and staff. With a num ber of other clubs competing, includ ing those found at University of California, Santa Barbara and the Uni versity of Arizona, he said there would be plenty of opportunities to compete. While some students use the sport to practice for traditional fly fishing, Mcllhaney said that's not his intention for the club. "I don't do it for that," he said. "I do it to squirrel fish." UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 2004 Summer Session Registration Starts Today! .. Summer Classes Book Your Summer in Oregon Summer session starts June 21. Group-satisfying and elective courses, seminars, and workshops begin throughout the summer. The UO Summer Session Catalog is here now. Pick up your free copy today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, at the UO Bookstore, or read it online. You ’ can speed your way toward graduation by taking required courses during summer. Check Out Our Website! http://uosummer.uoregon.edu The sport has also raised concerns among members of the University's Species Equality Through Action group, formally Students for the Ethi cal Treatment of Animals. "We're not too thrilled about it," SETA member Nate Oester said. "I think it's kind of a springtime diversion. ... Having a kind of connection, a moment, with a wild animal is kind a special thing." Christine Theodoropoulos Architecture Department head However, Oester said the group has more important issues to deal with, such as eliminating animal research testing, or vivisection, on campus, l ie said he does have a problem with people using animals for entertain ment rather than "valuing them as in dividuals." "I'd just be more concerned with the moral aspects," he said. "It seems kind of degrading to me." But others say the sport provides an opportunity to connect with nature. Architecture Department Head Christine Theodoropoulos said when she heard about the sport from Mcll haney, she knew her 9-year-old son would want to give it a try. "I think it's kind of a springtime di version, " she said. "Having a kind of connection, a moment, with a wild animal is kind of a special thing." She said she was initially skeptical of the sport, but after watching her son participate, she doesn't see a problem with it. Club Sports Director Sandy Vaughn said she likes learning about new activities she's unfamiliar with. She said the last questionable sport that came up for sponsorship was Ul timate Frisbee, which has become in creasingly popular. "The majority of people were very skeptical," she said. "Of course, now it's one of our largest team sports." Although she was also initially concerned about the squirrels' wel fare, she said it's important to consid er new ideas. "It's just important always that our program keeps an open mind to the interests of the students," she said. Contact the higher education/ student life/student affairs reporter atchelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com. EVERY THURSDAY ONLY IN THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD
