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Publications represent the majority, minority Campus-based newspapers and magazines have something for almost every ideology MEGHANN M. CUNIFF FREELANCE REPORTER Liberal. Conservative. Anarchist. Non-affiliated. Whatever the ideology may be, this campus has a student publication that can serve as an outlet. The University has four publica tions produced by students and fund ed by the incidental fee — The Ore gon Commentator, the Oregon Daily Emerald, the Oregon Voice and The Student Insurgent. Despite the University’s liberal rep utation, none of these publications claims itself to be left-wing. The Oregon Voice is considered a general-interest entertainment maga zine focusing on music, movies, in terviews and occasional social com mentary, Publisher Scott Carver said. “We have tried not to project a po litical persuasion, simply because those angles are already covered by the Commentator and the Insurgent,” Carver said. The Student Insurgent provides a forum for “those working towards a society free from oppression based on class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, species and free from the threat of ecological collapse,” as stated in the final issue of the 2003 04 school year. Insurgent staff member Jack Croci fisso said the paper’s goal is “to up hold independent media and unveil the lives that are behind the print.” “Giving the humanistic touch to issues of national prominence can lead to a better understanding of these issues, as other campus publi cations do not typically give them the amount of attention the Insurgent does,” Crocifisso said. Any publication that receives fund ing through the incidental fee is re quired to publish a certain number of issues, depending on the amount of money allocated by the ASUO Stu dent Senate. “We have an obligation instead of an actual deadline,” said Tyler Graf, editor in-chief of the Oregon Commentator, a conservative magazine that has been publishing on campus since 1983. If an issue exceeds 24 pages it is counted as two issues, something Graf said the Commentator often does for the annual “Back to the Booze” and “Hate” issues. The Oregon Voice has had problems in the past publishing enough issues to continue receiving funding, but Carv er said enough issues were published last year that he does not anticipate any future funding problems. The increase in funding will allow the Voice to continue focusing on popu lar culture and the entertainment world without relying on advertising revenue to stay afloat, Carver said. Every issue of the Voice was ad-free last year. Finding students eager to contribute to a student publication on a campus as large as this one is not difficult, but Graf said the Commentator has more staffing problems than most. “We’re the only conservative pub lication on a predominately liberal campus,” Graf said. That combined with the lack of staff stipends makes it difficult to attract new staff mem bers, he said. This ensures that those who do choose to volunteer their time for the Commentator are passionate about their work, he said. Graf said the Commentator works to fill the conservative void that exists on campus: “We try to look at things with a sense of indignation. We know that the ASUO is going to screw up, so we’re there to catch them when they do it." Carver said the diversity of the pub lications makes it very likely that, so long as something is well-written and well-reasoned, there will be a spot for it in the Emerald, the Insurgent, the Voice or the Commentator. “Most students don’t realize how few barriers there are to getting something published here on cam pus,” Carver said. Meghann M. Cuniffis a freelance reporter for the Emerald. 0199121 WEBFOOT PRINTING We screen print and embroider t-shirts and sweatshirts, etc. for fraternities, sororities, dorms, etc. 1145 W. 1 st Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 686-5890 • 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. M-F 2498 Willamette St. • 349-0556 532 Olive St. • 342-6820 MON-SAT 10AM-6PM SUN 10AM-5PM www.home2garden.com Practical Goods Jffe For Natural Living EEg KITCHEN • Pots & Pans • Tableware • Glassware • Bamboo Cutting Boards • Knives • Dish Racks • Dish Towels • Cleaning Supplies LIVING ROOM • Posters • Lamps • Festive Lights • Clocks • Candles • Incense • Furniture BATH ROOM • Lotions • Soap Dispensers •Soap • Lip Balm OUTDOORS • Garden Supplies • Furniture • Chimes ■AtratioM paper, ^c© prints, v. Pencils if UNIVERSITY OF OREGON / Craft Center Student Life studentlife.uoregon.edu 346-3216 Career Center uocareer.uoregon .edu 346-3235 University Health Center healthcenter.uoregon.edu 346.4441 Registrar registrar.uoregon.edu 346-3243 PARS (Physical Activity & Recreation Services) pars.uoregon.edu 346-1041 University Housing housing.uoregon.edu 346-4277 STUDENT AFFAIRS studentaffairs.uoregon.edu P I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON * • ' * * | ' i < * < ■ 4 i « t < M I i M < < * . < M:« * M I M II I M M i t t M t t < M * t 4 * * ttuttt i t t * i t t i t tit t t k all n n n A t
