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The Green Garter Band performs at its annual band camp in September, which takes
place at the University. The band, made up of 12 advanced student musicians, will
celebrate its 20th anniversary Tuesday at Beall Hall with a special performance.
BAND
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time, helped steer the group in the
right direction.
"(Paul) was trying to change the
marching band into something high
quality, and he used the Green
Garter Band because they were the
'There aren't many
opportunities to play
the kind of music
we play— We're the only
group (at the University)
that does that.
Mostly, it's about having
fun playing."
Brian Silva
Bandleader, Green Garter Band
core players," Arthur said.
Over time, the student band be
gan arranging its own music and
performing contemporary tunes,
from the theme to Duck Tales to
Outkast to Lenny Kravitz. Silva said
the band plays mostly cover tunes
and about five or six student-au
thored songs. The horn-filled group
covers 1980s music, funk-era
sounds, rock, soul, hip hop and rap.
"The Green Garter Band song
book is pretty thick," said Oregon
Marching Band dmmmer Eric
s-—
Baca, who is doing public relations
work for the Green Garter Band's
anniversary show.
Baca said the Green Garter Band
performs for the marching band at
the beginning of band camp every
September, displaying a level of
quality for new band members to
strive toward.
"They have a positive stigma," he
said. "They're associated with
greatness, because the best of the
best is in the Green Garter Band."
The band's members follow a set
instrumentation that includes play
ers of baritone, alto and tenor saxo
phones, electric bass, mellophone,
drums, lead and bass trombone,
and trumpet. Silva said the band
gives him the chance to have
unique musical experiences.
"There aren't many opportunities
to play the kind of music we play,"
Silva said. "We're the only group (at
the University) that does that. Most
ly, it's about having fun playing."
Tuesday's show, which they are
calling their "20th anniversary extrav
aganza," will include visits from
Green Garter Band alumni and post
ings of historical information on the
group in Beall Hall. The performance
starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are avail
able at the door for $5 general admis
sion and $3 for students and seniors.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com.
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OREGON DAILY EMERALD
Soldiers celebrate
Army's ‘warm and
magical' aspects
Friday’s dinner-dance gala
was put on for those back
from Iraq to boost morale
after the prison scandal
By Meg Laughlin
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
BAMBERG, Germany — They came
in dress blues with medals. They came
in uniforms with ribbons. They wore
ball gowns and swept-up hair. They
had shoulder boards and gold ropes.
For the 500 or so soldiers from the
7th CSG, an Army corps and combat
support group based in Germany, Fri
day's dinner-dance gala was a chance
to celebrate their return from Iraq af
ter a year's deployment in which they
suffered only one fatality among
2,000 soldiers.
It was a chance to show "that the
Army has a warm and magical side,"
said their commander, Col. John P.
Gardner.
"They've seen everything ugly and
hard about the Army. They need to see
the opposite," Gardner said.
As the party approached, many ac
knowledged that it was hard to feel
good about what was going on in Iraq.
"We do our best because that's
what soldiers do, but with this war,
with the dead and the prisoner abuse,
it's hard not to be sad," said Capt.
John Wilson, a military intelligence
officer who graduated from the U.S.
Military Acadepiy in 1997.
Wilson spoke of the need for sol
diers to have "increased cultural
awareness in Iraq" for "more thinking
and less shooting." He said it upset
him that wounded soldiers have to
fight the Army for decent benefits
when they return with missing limbs.
He also said he worried about a lack
of equipment, such as protective
plates for flak jackets.
Earlier, Wilson confessed he'd
looked on the Internet to see what
jobs civilian life might hold.
On Friday, no one faulted one an
other for the problems in Iraq. They
praised Gardner as a hero for getting
them through the desert. They lis
tened as 3rd Corps Support Com
mander Gen. Vincent E. Boles ac
knowledged their disappointment
over the prisoner-abuse cases.
"I know you feel bad," he said. "I
feel good you feel bad."
From a stage in the front of the
room, Boles told the soldiers that it
was their duty not to blindly obey, but
to think and question. He said that if
the soldiers see something wrong,
"stand up and say something."
"People take their cues from their
leaders, and if there is a problem, look
to the leadership," he said.
The speech seemed to do the trick.
"He made it clear that a thinking
soldier is preferable to a soldier who
never questions," said Maj. David
Allen, a 7 th CSG staff logistics officer.
Wilson agreed. He said Boles gave
him hope "that hating the war and
wanting to help Iraqis doesn't put me
at odds with the Army."
When Boles finished, the soldiers
scooted tables off the parquet floor
and peeled off their jackets. They jit
terbugged and danced the salsa and
cha-cha. They formed a conga line
and snaked through the room, under
multicolored lights. They laughed and
cheered.
Later, Boles said: "I know the sol
diers need their morale built up, but
not as much as I do."
(c) 2004, Knight Ridder/Tribune
Information Services.
HOUSING
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by a housing specialist for the city,
which deals with an estimated 35
calls per month and investigates an
average of 12 cases per year, according
to the agenda.
The Corvallis program is funded by*
a yearly $8 per-unit fee, and the Eugene
code may be similarly funded. City staff
estimates the ongoing program would
cost about $200,000 to $290,000 each
year and require two to three full-time
staff members to oversee it.
Ward 1 City Councilor Bonny
Bettman said housing violations are a
significant issue in the city.
"It seems that without a mecha
nism to enforce (standards), we have
no way to inventory complaints,"
she said.
Bettman said residents desire hous
ing standards.
"I heard very, very strongly ... that
that was their top issue," she said. "I
do think there's an undocumented
problem."
Ward 2 City Councilor Betty Taylor
said a combination of fines and fees
would help enforce housing rules.
"If landlords know they can be
fined, they will be more likely to re
spond, " she said.
Mayor Jim Torrey said housing
standards will alleviate pressure on
city courts.
"I'm definitely in favor of not going
to municipal court for this," he said.
Torrey recommended that the
council ask Corvallis officials what
they would change about their
program. He also said a future hous
ing office should be initially under
staffed until the need for additional
workers is demonstrated.
Ward 7 City Councilor Scott Meis
ner also supported creation of a hous
ing program, although he said it may
be a temporary measure.
"I hope we reach a point in the fu
ture when there's no need for such a
program," he said.
Ward 8 City Councilor Nancy
Nathanson said she hopes exemp
tions are made in the ordinance for
University housing and units that are
partially occupied by their owners
and partially rented. Nathanson also
expressed concerns about fees, ask
ing city staff to look into multi-year
licenses, which she said might lower
the cost of fees.
Bettman applauded community ef
forts to create housing standards.
"I just want to briefly commend
and congratulate the community
coalition that worked on this," she
said. "I think they did a very thorough
and fair and inclusive job on this."
Former ASUO President Maddy
Melton, who has worked with the
Eugene Citizens for Housing Stan
dards, said the decision to base an
ordinance on the Corvallis system
will be beneficial to renters.
"We are very excited that the coun
cil is paying attention and taking ac
tion on an issue that's been around
for 20 years," she said.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at parkerhowell@dailyemerald.com.
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