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Book review extravaganza in Pulse | 5 Oregon Daily Emerald An independent newspaper www. da ilyemerald. com Since 1900 | Volume 106, Issue 68 \ Thursday, December 2, 2004 Gathering attendees address stereotypes Students intermingle with different ethnicities in inagural Multicultural/Multiethnic Mixer BY KARA HANSEN NEWS REPORTER Erin O’Brien is Irish, Vietnamese and Ameri can, but people have mistaken her for French, Japanese and Italian. The ASUO Women’s Center director’s experi ence isn’t uncommon, according to the roughly 15 students, staff and faculty members who came together for the first “Multicultural/Multiethnic Mixer” Wednesday evening at the EMU. Although the people attending cited family links to more than 14 different countries, they found common ground in the misperceptions and stereotypes they faced and challenged on a daily basis. Many of the attendees said oth ers frequently mistake their races based on MULTIRACIAL, page 16 Playing against controversy Student groups raise concerns over men's basketball games against the University of Illinois and its American Indian mascot BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF NEWS REPORTER o arious student groups at the University are voicing their opposition to the Dec. 11 men’s basket ball game with the University of Illinois, saying the school’s use of an American Indian mascot and nickname is racist and promotes negative stereotyping of American Indians. Controversy has sur rounded Illinois’ mascot, Chief Illiniwek, for a number of years and reached University Presi dent Dave Frohnmayer in summer 2002 by way of a resolution signed by more than 250 members of the law school community. The resolution asked the University to refrain from scheduling events with teams that use American In dian names and imagery. University student Daniel Dinan, programs director for MEChA, said Frohnmayer assured the group the administra tion was aware of the issue and gave a “ver bal agree ment” that the NCAA would be act ing on it soon. ILLINOIS, page 4 jiftf Tech Thursday Music gifts at heart of holiday season New products and old standbys fuel the technological gift market; iPod sales continue to grow and new video games are popular BY TONY LUCERO NEWS REPORTER This holiday season, the only time some people may hear Christmas carols or holiday cheer is when they turn the volume down or take off their headphones. Students have overwhelmingly responded to what they’re giving and getting this year: music. Whether it be a new compact disc or the trendy iPod, this Christmas season is going to be loud. Apple MP3 players are becoming the new favorite among consumers who want music everywhere they go. The popular players have dominated the field with recent sales: the iPod holds 92 percent of the MP3-player market this year, up from the 82 percent market share it held last year, according to The Associated Press. David Lacy, manager of The Mac Store, at 61 W. 8th Ave., said some customers have never even heard of the store before coming in to look for iPods. It’s not just students com ing in the store, either. Now, Lacy said, The Mac Store is “getting customers all across the board” to buy the iPod as a stocking stuffer. The store even offers a customized red and white case for the music player that resembles a Christmas stocking. “Parents, businessmen and students are all coming in to buy the iPod,” said Lacy, noting sales are usually good throughout the year but spike during the holidays. “People getting the iPod mini want a fashion statement or a small MP3 player they can use while working out.” The regular iPod sells for $300 and can fit about 10,000 songs, or 20GB worth, if using Apple’s AAC music format, and a little less if using the regular MP3 format. Either way, for the regular music fan, the space will suffice. Its 12-hour battery life and sleek, solid white design means anyone who finds an iPod un der the tree will bask in its ability to play throughout the day and its trendiness. Even the iPod mini, with 4GB, can store most people’s music collections — or at least the most-listened-to songs — in its tiny body. The iPod mini comes in five different colors PEOPLE ON THE STREET rtfs: Money, iPod, digital camera Will give: “I’m gving my mom the new U2 CD and my dad wants slippers." Kate Frahler I biology Wants: Exercise walkman, music, DVDs ("I never buy them myself.") Will give: “I’m making mix CDs like I did last year and making cards. I’m making presents because I’m a poor college student.” THERESE ZoSEE-HaRPER | UNDECLARED | and has a slimmer profile than the regular iPod that won’t weigh down the pockets of music listeners. The iPod Photo also gives users the option of looking at digital photos. The iPod Photo looks the same as the normal iPod, but users can easily scroll through menus full of pic tures and can view slide shows with music playing in the background. It comes in both 40GB and 60GB sizes. Lacy points out that many people are inter ested in the iPod because it also acts as a hard drive, letting users store electronic books and files that can be transferred between comput ers. Lacy also mentioned the iPod Photo’s ability to hook up to a television and that it can play PowerPoint presentations with ac companying music if the slides are saved as an image. For the gift-getter that already has an iPod, accessories offered by Apple and third-party developers can turn the music players into al most anything, whether it be a laser pointer, voice recorder or flashlight, Lacy said. The most popular accessories are FM add ons that let iPod users listen to radio stations, and car adapters, some of which can charge the iPod while playing music from a car stereo. The stereo is also being revived through satellite radio. Both XM and Sirius are cut ting prices on their stereos and portable dock players to get people away from MP3s and into commercial-free radio. While portable products are very popular options, video games remain one of the hottest-selling items during the holidays. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox are still kings com pared to the newly-released Nintendo DS, the next generation of Nintendo’s Game Boy that offers two screens and extra options, such as wireless connections to other DS handhelds. PlayStation 2 and Xbox have seen sales boosts, and systems are selling off shelves once or even twice a week, Big City Gamin’ TECH, page 16 Danielle Hickey | Photo Editor FluMist is being offered to students and faculty at the University Health Center as an alternative to the flu vaccination. Intranasal flu vaccine a solution to shortage FluMist is available for healthy students and faculty at the University Health Center BY JON ITK1N DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER The answer to this year’s flu vaccine shortage might be right under your nose — or up your nose, to be more accurate. FluMist, an intranasal flu vaccine, is available at the University Health Center for healthy students and faculty aged 14 to 49. Injected vaccines are also available for high-risk individuals. In October, the United States lost half its FLU, page 16 IN BRIEF Neighborhood association looking for student attendance Students interested in becoming involved in the Eugene community and improving the Uni versity’s surrounding neighborhoods are encour aged to attend the West University Neighbors meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Indigo District on the corner of East 13th Avenue and Oak Street. The neighborhood association will hold elections for its board of directors if the mandatory quorum of 20 neighborhood resi dents is in attendance. Ward 3 City Councilor David Kelly said it is ideal to have a large number of students at the meetings but said it is ultimately up to the stu dents to take a step in becoming more in volved with the community. “In this case, the neighborhood is run by those who show up,” Kelly said. “The way to change things is to show up. ” Community activist Zachary Vishanoff said he will attend the meeting to ask the current board of directors what the association has accom plished and what the goals are for the future. “They’ve really dug the neighborhood a grave and are about to drop them in,” Vishanoff said. University professor Marc Schlossberg will also be at the meeting to update the association on a mapping project students in his Applied Geo graphic Information Systems and Social Planning course completed this term. The class worked with the association to create detailed maps of the neighborhood, which Schlossberg will present at the meeting. Vishanoff said he is concerned about the map ping project’s possible ties to broader city plan ning and homeland security issues and will dis cuss these concerns at the meeting. — Meghann M. Cuniff
