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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 2004)
'InterMingle' will help start the year for students The new event will introduce students to campus with food, games and entertainment TRAVIS WILLSE MANAGING EDITOR The inaugural celebration of “Inter Mingle” — 15 hours of festivities fea turing free food, live music and games — will kick off Friday at noon in what event officials say they hope will be come an annual welcome event for new and returning University students. The one-day, $22,000 event could attract 3,000 to 4,000 students, volun teer organizer Megan Hughes said . Greg Lobisser, director of student activities and planner for the event, said InterMingle is meant to signal the start of the regular academic year. “A number of University adminis trators got together and began to think that what we really needed in addition to the very good program that orienta tion [has] is some sort of signature event to mark the beginning of the school year for both new and return ing students,” Lobisser said. “There hasn’t been an event early [in the year] that says, ‘Now come on to cam pus, and let’s do something.’” Lobisser said programmers were “cognizant that freshmen are here” for the first time, but that they se lected activities for an audience that includes newcomers and returning students alike. Fifty-five student organizations — including student unions, clubs and about 20 greek houses — will have ta bles at the event, allowing visiting stu dents to learn more about the groups. “I hope that InterMingle will be come an event that students look for ward to participating in as a kick off to the school year and also a way to find out more information about campus groups, clubs and student unions,” Hughes said. “It has some thing everyone will be interested in.” The event, which Lobisser said was “designed like a giant mixer,” is planned so that students can enjoy different activities at their leisure. “They ought to be able to move around in kind of like a buffet of events, taking part in whatever they want, whenever they want, and then moving on,” Lobisser said. Hughes, an ASUO veteran and re cent graduate who has worked to fos ter student-group involvement in In terMingle, said the event is designed to “show students that the Universi ty is a fun environment.” All events are free and are sched uled in or near the EMU. INTERMINGLE, page 18A Counseling Drop In Hours I sOO — 4:00 p»m« Drop in for first appointments 346-3227 , Feeling homesick? Feeling over whelmed? Sometimes you just need someone to talk to. Placement Tests? Graduate School Exams? Credit by Exams? Come see us! Testing Hours 0:00 a.m* - 5:00 p.m. Testing by appointment 346-3230 1 Visit us at our website: http://counseling.uoregon.edu/ irth control Service & Supplies for Women/Men ■ Annual womens’ exam combined w/ contraceptive management ■ STI screening combined w/ contraceptive management ■ Pregnancy testing visit Family Planning Expansion Project °vy and ^ ■ Some related lab tests ■ Plan B (emergency contraception) Learn more about the FPEP program at University Health Center OPEN DAILY a WEEKENDS: M W Thi 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments & after hours: 346-2770 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON HEALTH CENTER http://healthcenter.uoregon.edu/
