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Welcome back students! past & fun! AL*l 342.4141 • 174 E. Broadway ambrosiarestaurant.com [Tzouo Ian n and 23,2005 • Lane Events Center • 796 W. 13th Ave. Admission $7 ($6 with coupon) Show hoiirSt ■ over 100 local bridal businesses Sat. 10 am-s pm Suit. 11 am-5 pm Fashion Shows: Sat. 11 am 8 2:30 pm Sun 12:30 pm 8 3 pm • Brides register to win a honeymoon to The Bahamas or lamaica •Sponsored by: Springfield News ShffrQtstcr-fiuitrft Briny this coupon tor $1.00 oft General Admission jirnejister atiwww^ore^onweddjn^shows.corn j Make this the year you make a difference. Donate Blood! January 11 & 12 EMU Taylor Lounge, 11 am. to 5 p.m. Students, staff, alumni, and friends are invited to roll up their sleeves during this first Campus Community Blood Drive of 2005! Questions? Call Lane Memorial Blood Bank at 484-9111. Neighbors: Board to create newsletter Continued from page 1 able to work around the tree roots. “I’m pretty sure we can save 90 if not 100 percent of the trees,” Gallup said. Community activist Zachary Vis hanoff said the plan to pave the alleys in the neighborhood “rolls out the red carpet for developers.” Upgrading the alleys makes the property more appealing for those who want to profit from it, Vishanoff said. Neighborhood resident and former board member Steve Baker dis agreed, saying developers are not concerned with the condition of things such as alleyways. “It makes no difference to a devel oper on whether an alley is paved or not,” Baker said. Baker supported the project and said it could be a good remedy to what is often called “broken glass syn drome,” the belief that one rundown neighborhood feature leads to another rundown neighborhood feature. Cal Young Neighborhood Associa tion member Charles Biggs suggested Gallup consult with the urban forest manager to see if any trees could be planted in the alley paving process. The association also discussed the need to examine the proposed River front Research Park project. Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, an association of Oregon re search facilities, is looking to build a site in the research park across from the University on Franklin Boulevard. City Councilor and neighborhood resident David Kelly said ONAMI re cently decided its prospective spot north of Franklin Boulevard would sustain too much vibration from the train tracks and is looking for a site on the south side closer to the University. Vishanoff said such indecisiveness is a sign that ONAMI’s motives and usefulness must be examined. “This is a 60,000 square-foot build ing jumping around like it’s on a pogo stick,” Vishanoff said. Board member and University stu dent Adam Walsh also showed sup port for a discussion about University development and its effects on the neighborhood. That discussion is slat ed for the group’s March 3 meeting. The Eugene Police Department’s re lationship with the University’s stu dent body was mentioned as a poten tial topic of discussion — one that board member and University student Don Goldman said is very important. Goldman lambasted the police and the “party patrol” at the executive meeting Wednesday night, accusing officers of “attacking students and giv ing them tickets for ridiculous things.” The association discussed the need to increase neighborhood awareness and student involvement. Board members decided to create a newsletter addressing major issues discussed at meetings to hand out door-to-door. meghann,cu.niff@ daily emerald, com Imaginary: Taylor interviews acclaimed authors Continued from page 1 when a fictional character is experi enced by the person who created it as having independent thoughts, words and/or actions,” the article said. Taylor’s study found that of the 55 authors interviewed more than 92 per cent had experienced the illusion of in dependent agency. The study also found from diaries and interview tran scripts that authors from Henry James to Alice Walker have had characters that act with a sense of independence. Honors College professor Henry Al ley, also a published novelist, said r most authors, including himself, think of their characters as having some de gree of autonomy. Alley said that in one instance he spent nearly 15 years with the same set of characters as he rewrote a story eight or nine times. “These characters, in a sense, be came companions with me,” he said. “They were trying to help me out. ” Alley added that in creating his char acters, he often “develops a certain re spect for (the characters). ” “Sometimes the characters seem to exist separate from the plot,” he said. “They have their own integrity.” Taylor is currently working on a book about the phenomenon of the il lusion of independent agency in fiction authors. The book will feature Taylor’s interviews with several prominent au thors, including Philip Pullman, author of the “Golden Compass,” and mur der-mystery novelist Sue Grafton. Ultimately, Taylor said she hopes her work will contribute to a greater understanding of the human mind. “I’m trying to understand the hu man mind and I think imagination is a very important part of it,” she said. moriahbalingit@dailyemerald.com RESUME builder The Oregon Daily Emerald is looking for an outstanding student leader to serve on its Board of Directors. This body of faculty, community members, students and Emerald employees meets monthly to oversee financial matters and other issues affecting the paper. The Board does not control editorial content of the Emerald; however, department heads from all capacities at the paper report to the Board. 10541 Qualified students should be dedicated, inquisitive and motivated. Business, law or journalism experience is a plus. The position is unpaid but looks great on a resume. You'll gain the experience of working with a diverse group of professionals and students to analyze issues and make informed decisions. The two-year position is open to all currently-enrolled students at the University. To apply: Interested candidates should write a letter of interest describing qualifications and reasons for wanting to serve on the Board. Send letters to one of the following: •/ emerald@uoregon.edu %/ Suite 300 EMU (Campus Mail) Oregon Daily Emerald The independent newspaper for the UO Community
