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0210551 Sports Illustrated On Campus every Thursday in the Oregon Daily Emerald RETURNS FEBRUARY 3RD! Are you interested in public relations and advertising? Applications available outside the ASUO office in Suite 4, EMU • Application due January 14th at 5pm @ the ASUO office • For more information, contact Kelly Cheeseman at 346-0629 An affirmative action/equal opportunity/American with Disabilities Act Employer” Grants: Commission aims to fund low-income students Continued from page 1A “All eligible students would re ceive if they filed by fall term,” Merkel said. Currently, grant dollars arp sn limitprf that nnlv Adam Petkun said. According to Petkun, the OSA, a lobbyist group composed of student government rep resentatives from around the state, will fight to maintain the level the first wave of eligible applicants can be funded. “It’ll take about 58 mil lion of the Governor’s pro posal to maintain the sta tus quo,” Merkel said. About 1,700 students at the University currently re ceive the Opportunity Grant, Jim Gilmour, asso ciate director of Student Financial Aid, said. TED KULONGOSM OREGON GOVERNOR if funding that the gover tor has allocated to the jrant program. “It’s going to be a big arget for everyone out here that’s not as happy vith their share of the itate budget,” Petkun said. ‘I’m pretty confident that ve’ll be able to maintain a ot of the funding.” The OSA will also sup Uver tne last tew years, tuition has gone up pretty dra matically,” Gilmour said. “The Op portunity Grant program has been underfunded. Even those students who received it have been feeling the costs of higher tuition. ” Gilmour said he thinks the gover nor support of the proposal is a posi tive change. Whether the funding proposal will withstand the budget process is yet to be seen. “It’s really great to see that the Gov ernor has prioritized higher education this session,” ASUO President and Ore gon Student Association Chairman pun a luiuuu 11 cc^c iui the next two years, Petkun said. Kulongoski has anticipated an in crease in tuition over the biennium of 5-7 percent in the first year and 5 per cent in the second year. “Students have been suffering from massive tuition increases for the last decade, and it’s time for us to put our foot down,” Petkun said. “I really do believe deep down in my heart that the way that the state is go ing to get out of this fiscal situation is to start educating its citizens and give them a bachelor’s degree,” Petkun said. adamcherry@ daily emerald, com IMB: Late professors wife to hold book signing reception Continued from page 1A Streisinger was appointed non voting chair of the art selection committee when the University built five new science buildings in 1989. She was commissioned by the IMB professors to make a clay piece for the entrance of Streisinger Hall, named after her husband. Lotte Streisinger will give a free public reading at 7 p.m. on Wednes day in the Browsing Room of Knight Library. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing. Copies of the book will be available at the event. GOT A STORY IDEA? give us a call at 346-5511. >REOOh Baha’i Perspectives jAj A monthly lecture series designed to stimulate thoughtful JL discussion about the nature and purpose of human spirituality. ~ Saturday, Jan 8th: Moral Education „ „ , Session will be held at 7:30pm at the Eugene p&lse'call tSo^-MiTE Baha'i Center @ 1458 Alder. Refreshments or visit our website at % will be served and children are welcome. www.us.bahai.org Opett Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Wesley Foundation United Methodist Campus Ministry 4 Wednesday Night Fellowship 6:30—8:30 Free supper followed by singing, conversation & prayer. 1236 Kincaid St. • 346-4694 • www.uowesley.org • jeremyhp@uoregon.edu Campus Ministry Grace Lutheran Church 18th & Hilyard (just west of campus) Sundays at Grace Worship services: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Thursdays Student Dinners: 6 pm Bible Study: 7 pm Grief support group: 7 pm Contact Dave at 342-4844 or david@glchurch.org www.glchurch.org Unitarian Universalist Young Adults Group GROUP MEETING EVERY MONDAY 7:00-8:30pm • Metolius Room, EMU Sunday services 9:00/11:00 477 E. 40th Ave., take bus #24 Oregon Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life SHALOM! Free Shabbat services and dinner Fridays at 6:00 p.m. Stop by anytime. 1059 Hilyard, 343-8920 Check our website for a full listing of events: www.oregonhillel.org Springfield Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1072 Main St. Springfield • (541) 988-0277 Sundays at 4pm l Coffee and conversation after each service. www.suufso.org - membership@suufso.org Temple Beth Israel A center for Jewish life embracing traditional wisdom with contemporary insight. Friday Erev Shabbat Service 7:30 pm Saturday Shabbat Service 10:00 am 2550 Portland St., Eugene • 541-485-7218 www.tbieugene.org A product of the Oregon Daily Emerald Classifieds. For more information call 541.346.4343. st Thomas Mode -, NEWMAN CENTER I Feathers t#Mled? Duck into Newman. St. Thomas More Newman center... 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