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ASUO EXECUTIVE 2004-05 STAFF
• Campus and Safety Outreach Coordinator: Corey Hannon
• Community and Housing Outreach Coordinator Scott Lu
• Co-Multicultural Advocate I: To be reopened*
• Co-Multicultural Advocate II: To be reopened*
• Elections Coordinator: Kelly Cheeseman
• Federal Affairs Coordinator Ashley Rees
• Finance Coordinator: Mike Martell
• Health and Women’s Advocate: Alisha Perry
• International Student Advocate: Laita Taraghi
• Marketing Director: Kelly O'Brien
• Outreach Director Taylour Johnson
• Programs Administrator To be reopened*
• Public Relations Coordinator: Nathan Strauss
• State Affairs Coordinator: Amy DuFour
• University Affairs; Katie J. Wallace
* The ASUO Executive is seeking a new batch of applicants for these positions.
Interested students need to turn in the applications to the ASUO office in
Suite 4 of the EMU by 5 p.m, Monday, June 7.
SOURCE: ASUO Executive
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associate" position existed for these tasks.
Another change Petkun introduced is the
creation of the Outreach Director position,
which will be filled by former ASUO Greek
Community Liaison Taylour Johnson.
'The biggest change to the outreach team that
I'm really excited about is the institution ofTay
lour Johnson as the student Outreach Director,"
Petlcun said. "She is going to be tasked with do
ing actual outreach to students, which isn't
something we've ever really focused on specifi
cally before. It's something that we say. It's been
in job titles for years, butTaylour's job is to de
velop new and creative ways to reach out to all
the different constituencies.
"She is one of the most experienced staff
members and someone who has a broad view
of how the ASUO can fit into other students'
lives. So we thought she'd be a perfect fit as
Outreach Director."
Scott Lu will be the Community and
Mousing Outreach coordinator and will con
tinue the ASUO's support for implementing
housing standards for Eugene, which was an
other plank in the Executive's platform.
Corey Harmon, who will fill the role of
Campus and Safety Outreach coordinator,
will be a member of the Public Safety Advisory
Group and report to the Eugene City Council
on issues relating to student safety.
Petkun has reopened the Co-Multicultural
Advocate I, Co-Multicultural Advocate II and
Programs Administrator positions to get a
stronger pool of applicants. Applications for
those positions will be accepted until 5 p.m.
on Monday, June 7.
"We decided to make sure there was a
strong pool of applicants for those positions
because it's really important to us to do a good
job of reaching out into the community and
making sure there was a strong voice in this of
fice for those communities," Petkun said.
Contact the campus/federal
politics reporter
at jaredpaben@dailyemerald.com.
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Since high school, Ettinger has competed in
wheelchair races, and he also lettered in track all
four years at Sunset I Ugh School. Last year, dur
ing a high school state meet at a packed 1 Iayward
Field, he came in third place for the 400-meter
race. He uses a three-wheel, aerodynamic chair
when he races.
"It was the first time they had a wheelchair ex
hibition race there," he said.
In April, he competed in the wheelchair state
meet and came in second place in the 100, 200 and
400- meter races. 1 le will head to Arizona this sum
mer to compete in the national competition.
"It's pretty competitive," he said. "1 was hop
ing maybe one day to start a team here at the U
of O to be on the track team."
Ettinger lifts weights and trains on the track
about three times a week, and this summer he
said he plans to swim six days a week.
"Gotta get ready for the big race," he said.
Kevin Hansen, who was a track coach in the
1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, first introduced Et
tinger to wheelchair racing years ago. Hansen,
who is the athletic director for World Wheelchair
Sports in Eugene, said it's important for people
with disabilities to have opportunities to partici
pate in athletics.
"Achieving athletic goals helps people realize
their potential and possibilities," he said.
Ettinger said when he raced the 400-meter at
the XO invite at Hayward Field in May, he was
1.29 seconds off from qualifying for the Para
lympics this year in Greece.
Ettinger's mother Daria Ettinger, who came to
see her son race at the invite, said he didn't let his
disappointment show when he missed the qual
ifying time. Instead, he kept a smile on his face
as his excited mother snapped photos of him. It
was only later that he mentioned what had been
at stake.
'There goes Greece," he quietly told his mother.
But 1 Iansen said Ettinger has a good chance of
making it to the 2008 Paralympics.
"He's really a very, very gifted sprinter," he said.
The sports scene is one of the reasons Ettinger
chose to attend the University of Oregon instead
of Oregon State University.
"(Oregon) had more of what I wanted," he said.
Even though OSU offered him a diversity
scholarship and Oregon didn't, Ettinger said he
wanted a liberal arts education because he hates
math. I le struggles with the subject because of
his learning disabilities, which are a result of his
condition. I le said he is more of a visual learner
and sometimes has difficulties taking lecture
notes in class, which is why he said he appreci
ates University Disability Service's support.
Ibrough the department, he can have notes tak
en for him and have test-taking times extended.
"The disabilities office is very helpful and
open to things that 1 need," he said.
Ettinger's mother said her son's first year of
college has been difficult for his family, especial
ly his younger sister Olivia, who has always
looked up to her big brother.
"When he went off to college, she was devas
tated," Daria Ettinger said. "This whole year has
been kind of tender."
She said the family has always worried about
her son — who had undergone 14 surgeries by
the time he was 14 years old — and his future.
But now she is happy to see him on his own, her
only stipulation being that he stay in Oregon.
"1 le's making his choices and deciding on his
path," she said.
Ettinger said he is grateful for the support he
has received throughout his life.
"I was just always surrounded by people
who were always behind me and supported
me," he said.
Ettinger chose to study sociology his first year
in school, but now is considering a switch to the
family and human services program in the Col
lege of Education. Someday, he said he hopes to
work with other people with disabilities.
"I could teach and also learn from people's ex
periences," he said.
I le said many people, whether or not they are
disabled, tend to think people with disabilities
"can only do so much." 1 le said the ability to
participate in sports can change misconceptions
people have about those with disabilities.
"They just think they're not active and they
can't do anything because they're paralyzed, and
that's not true," he said. "I've always been pretty
active. I always knew that the possibilities were
endless."
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