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den State' opens Friday Page 13
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 106, Issue 17
Summer
grads bid
farewell
to campus
Saturday's commencement
ceremonies urged graduates
to live the 'American dream
BEN BROWN
NEWS REPORTER
The University awarded more than a
thousand degrees during this year's sum
mer commence
ment ceremonies in
the memorial quad
Saturday. Gregory
Vincent, vice
provost for institu
tional equity and
diversity, was the
keynote speaker.
The University
handed out 1,199
degrees and certifi
cates at the two
hour ceremony.
Graduates were
awarded 729 bache
lor's degrees, 115 certificates, 314 masters
degrees, 40 doctoral degrees and one law
degree. Vincent told graduates that
Gregory J.
Vincent
Vice Provost
Please see GRADUATES, page 7
Job market
promising
for most
* law grads
The cost of a law education
deters some students from
pursuing public-sector work
MICHAEL A. BOOTH
FREELANCE REPORTER
Recent and future law school gradu
ates have reason to be optimistic about
the employment market, according to
law school officials.
Despite evidence of lingering weak
nesses in the economy, a student survey
of recent University graduates indicates
employment levels are rising. The survey,
conducted by the law school Career Ser
vices Office at the University, shows a 94
percent employment rate for the class of
2003 — surpassing the national average
of 89 percent reported by the National
Association for Law Placement.
Merv Loya, assistant dean and director
of the Career Services Office at the law
Please see MARKET, page 8
Oregon campaign trail
Kerry visits a Springfield
neighborhood, discussing
education and the economy
OMIE DRAWHORN
NEWS REPORTER
Democratic presidential candidate
John Kerry turned a quiet Spring
field neighborhood into a
bustling campaign stop Friday, when he,
along with wife, Theresa Heinz Kerry,
and his entourage of Secret Service
agents and campaign advisors, turned up
in a Springfield cul-de-sac.
The event was hosted by Kerry sup
porters Jeff and Claire Kronser. Jeff Kro
nser is a firefighter and president of a la
bor union and Claire is a teacher.
About 120 guests were seated in 16
picnic tables in the center of the E Street
cul-de-sac with red and white gingham
table cloths, some waving small Ameri
can flags.
"You guys got enough basketball
hoops?" Kerry joked as he looked at the
nearby houses. "Is everybody on this
street training for the NBA or what?"
Crowds lined the outside of the cul
de-sac, holding signs and chanting "Ker
ry! " hoping to get a glance of the candi
date or hear part of his speech.
The stop was Kerry's third Oregon stop
since his campaign for president began
and his first in the Eugene-Springfield
area. Oregon is considered a key swing
state in the upcoming election. In 2000,
Oregon narrowly supported Democrat Al
Gore in his bid for the presidency.
Tim Kupsick Freelance Photographer
Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, stand in the crowd at Portland’s Waterfront
Park Friday afternoon. Attendance was estimated at 50,000.
Throughout his speech, Kerry empha
sized the increasing burden on the mid
dle class and said that America does have
a choice.
"That's really what America is all
about, neighborhoods and communi
ties," he said.
Please see KERRY, page 21
President Bush's speech in
Beaverton highlights
small-business successes
BEN BROWN
NEWS REPORTER
resident Bush spoke to supporters
at a rally for his re-election at
Beaverton's Southridge High
School Friday, speaking about educa
tion, health care and national security,
and focusing strongly on how his tax
cuts have created jobs and supported
small businesses.
Bush gave his speech on the same day
his opponent, John Keny, D-Mass., held
a rally in Portland's Waterfront Park.
Oregon is considered an important
swing state for both candidates.
At the speech, Sen. Gordon Smith, R
Ore., introduced Laura Bush, who intro
duced her husband, while the crowd of
more than 400 Bush campaign volun
teers and small-business people chanted
"four more years".
Bush started his speech by calling on
his grassroots supporters to help re-elect
him, telling them to go out and register
people to vote.
"Get people to the polls," Bush said.
"And when you do, head them our way,
because we have a program to make
America better, stronger and safer."
Bush also talked about his education
plan, praising the No Child Left Behind
Act, which he called a great success in
raising education standards and helping
children learn basic skills.
Please see BUSH, page 5
Jared Paben Editor in Chief
President Bush answers questions from audience members during his
rally at Southridge High School in Beaverton Friday.
Tim Bo bosky Interim Photo Editor
The law school's professional environment fosters a sense of cooperation,
rather than one of competition, said Law Professor Keith Aoki, who recently
ranked 17th nationally in a survey of most cited young law professors.
Law school includes
distinguished faculty
The law school cultivates
cooperation, professors say
MEGHANN M. CUNIFF
FREELANCE REPORTER
Many law schools boast of having na
tionally acclaimed professors respected
worldwide for their expertise.
Some actually deliver.
"I think we definitely have more than our
share of people who have that reputation,"
University law Professor Keith Aoki said
about the number of University law profes
sors who have work continuously cited
across the country.
The law field is a very competitive place,
but at the University, cooperation rather
than competition is encouraged among
faculty members, Aoki said.
Law school Associate Dean Margaret
Please see PROFESSOR, page 6