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competition and better overall prices in
that region.
There are no pipelines connecting
Oregon and the West to the oil-rich
Southern states, and trucking gas that
far is too expensive.
Oregon also has no refineries. The
state gets 70 percent of its gas from a
pipeline filled to capacity by five re
fineries around the Puget Sound. The
rest comes up the Columbia River by
barge from Washington and California.
Other than West Coast refineries,
the most convenient gasoline suppliers
to the region are in Asia. California im
ports 3.5 million gallons of gasoline a
day from foreign ports.
When problems develop with the
Washington pipeline or refineries,
consumers in Oregon bear the in
creased expense to move gasoline
via truck or barge.
If similar problems occur on the East
Coast, there is less effect because states
have greater access to other sources of
gas, said Mike Burdette, senior analyst
with U.S. Energy Information Admin
istration.
Refineries also have to produce
pollution-fighting summer and win
ter “boutique” blends that are
brought into different areas of the
U.S. market at varying times based
on weather patterns.
Another major factor is demand,
said Denton Cinquegrana, markets ed
itor for the New Jersey-based Oil Price
Information Service.
Despite record-high gas prices,
Americans continue to drive more
without making a switch to more fuel
efficient vehicles.
— The Associated Press
Dinner: International Night is
week's most anticipated event
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Last year, when she was working
as a public relations officer for ISA,
the group tried to host too many pro
grams during the week, and few of
the shows attracted big audiences,
Mu said.
“We’d like to concentrate more on
our core programs this year so we
can make the few (programs) the
best,” Mu said.
Another special aspect of this
year’s International Week is the ex
change between different student
groups on campus, ISA Co-Director
Ryohei Ishii said.
This week will include programs
such as Earth Day celebrations host
ed by the ASUO and the 30th-annual
Lu’au hosted by the Hawaii Club.
“They helped us a lot last year, so
we put them up there,” Ishii said.
“It’s also part of the international
cultural exchange. ”
The biggest event of International
Week, Sunday evening’s Internation
al Night is expected to be the biggest
international gathering this year.
“As usual, the dinner of the Inter
national Night will still be everyone’s
favorite,” Ishii said. The organizers
have prepared a menu of more than
20 dishes that were popular at past
international gatherings.
More than 700 people showed up
at International Night last year, and
Ishii expects the number of visitors to
be close to or surpass that number
this year.
“People can stop by any time on
Sunday evening. I think our party
will run late into the night. It’s never
too late to have fun there,” Ishii said.
The tickets for Sunday’s Interna
tional Night may be purchased at the
EMU ticket office.
INTERNATIONAL WEEK ACTIVITIES
Monday:
11:30 a.m. - Opening parade (East 13th Avenue)
Noon - Opening ceremony (EMU Amphitheater)
2 p.m. - Bhangra workout (EMU International Lounge)
3 p.m. - Balkan dance (International Lounge)
4 p.m. - Ethiopian and Eritrean Dance (International Lounge)
7 p.m. - Film series: "Vengo" (International Lounge)
Tuesday:
All day - Art exhibition (EMU Concourse)
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Various booths (EMU Amphitheater)
Noon - Martial arts demonstration (EMU Amphitheater)
12:30 p.m. - Japanese flower arrangement and tea ceremony (EMU Amphitheater)
I p.m. - "The Scarlet Flower Russian Folk Tales through Theater" (EMU Amphitheater)
7 p.m. - Film senes: “Old Bo/’ (International Lounge)
Wednesday:
All day - Earth Day celebrations (EMU Amphitheater)
5 p.m. - Presentation: "International Community, Experimental Learning and Action Adventure” (Inter
national Lounge)
7 p.m. - Film series: "Tsunami” (International Lounge)
915.m. - International games n$it (Hamilton Commons)
Thursday:
All day - Display: Untranslatable words from around tie world (EMU Amphitheater)
II a.m. - 2 p.m. - Various booths (EMU Amphitheater)
12:30 p.m. - Contemporary Thai songs (EMU Amphitheater)
5 p.m. - Lecture: "Culture, Literature and Language Change” (International Lounge)
7 p.m. - Film series: "II Pbstino” (International Lounge)
Friday:
International Food Factor
11 a.m. -6 p.m. - Food sampling (EMU Concourse)
Noon - Competition (EMU Amphitheater)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - International Coffee Hour (EMU Amphitheater)
7 p.m. - Film series: "Eat Drink, Men, Women" (International Lounge)
Saturday:
4:30 p.m. - 30thannual Lu'au (McArthur Court)
Sunday:
4:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. - International Night dinner (EMU Skylight)
7 p.m. - International Ni^it show (EMU Ballroom)
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