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"Fresh Beer, Brewed Here/' N<ffl8Mms§mo6 Positions Available: Legislative Affairs Educate and activate students for political action on state and federal issues related to students and higher education. Campus Outreach Serve as a liaison between the student body and the ASUO, in addressing issues of safety and university housing, as well as inclusion with student groups and University Committees Community Outreach Serve os a liaison to the University and the greater community to develop programs and address issues around students’ needs and concerns with the community. Serve os a liaison to the University administration, faculty, staff organizations, councils and committees. Multicultural Advocate (2) I.Advocate for and develop programs addressing concerns of students of color, gay lesbian, transgender and queer students, ana other under-represented groups, and to be a liaison between these groups and the ASUO. International Student Advocate Act as a liaison to international students and act as a resource for programs serving international students. Greek Advocate Serve os a liaison between the University of Oregon’s Greek Community, including all ethnically, culturally, and professionally based chapters, the ASUO, and the greater student body. Programs Administrator Provide information and assistance to ASUO programs, and approve and monitor student programs. Non»Traditional Student Advocate I (Grad, Law, Returning Students and Student Parents) Participate in addressing issues of concern to non-traditional students in conjunction with student and University organizations, councils, and committees at the campus, local and state level. Elections Coordinator Oversee elections for student government, ASUO programs, and Family Housing. Finance Coordinator (2) Work with the ASUO President and Vice-President to coordinate the ASUO budget process and oversee expenditure of current ASUO program budgets. Marketing Coordinator I Coordinate the Fall and Spring Street Faire, as well as create marketing plans and strategies for the ASUO, develop fundraising projects for the ASUO Executive, and assist ASUO programs in their fundraising efforts. Public Relations Director Provide visibility and communications within and outside of the University community for all projects and events in the ASUO, and act as the spokesperson for the ASUO. Health and Women’s Advocate To advocate for and develop programs addressing the concerns of self-identified women and areas of student health, and to be the liaison between Women’s groups, the Student Health Center and the ASUO. Environmental Coordinator To advocate for environmental policies and programs on and off campus and to serve as a resource for programs and administrators in adhering to such policies. Applications available in ASUO Office (Suite 4 EMU) Due Friday, May 13 by 5 pm ^ An affirmative acbon/equal opportunity/Amencans with Disabilities Act employer. (AA/EOE/ADA) GOT A STORY IDEA? give us a call o_< at 346-5511M Four UO students awarded in research paper contest The top two students received $1,000 scholarships for schoolwork done during the 2004 calendar year BY EVA SYLWESTER NEWS REPORTER Most University students don’t get paid for doing schoolwork. Four students who recently won the Uni versity’s Undergraduate Library Re search Awards competition did. Junior Alletta Brenner and senior Dunya Chirchi each won $1,000 scholarships in the competition, which evaluated work done in Uni versity upper-division (300-400 lev el) credit courses during the 2004 calendar year. Brenner’s paper, “The Good and Bad of That Sexe: Monstrosity and Womanhood in Early Modern Eng land,” was written for a Robert D. Clark Honors College seminar. Chirchi’s paper, “The Combined Success of the International TVopical Timber Agreements,” was written for International Environmental Pol itics, a political science class. Associate professor of political science Ronald Mitchell, who nomi nated Chirchi’s paper for considera tion, wrote in an e-mail that Chirchi’s paper stood out from oth ers in the class because of the depth of her understanding of exist ing theories on environmental treaties and the extent of her re search and data collection on a spe cific environmental treaty. “I was very excited when I found out my paper had been selected, and I am truly honored to be one of the first recipients of this prestigious award,” Chirchi wrote in an e-mail. Brenner said her 20-page paper almost failed to come together when a computer crisis destroyed a week’s worth of work the day be fore it was due. She’s now consider ing submitting the paper to jour nals, and she said she plans to use the scholarship to cover living ex penses while she works on her Hon ors College thesis. Students entering the competition had to supply a letter of support from a University faculty member. Lacey Ehrenkranz and Lezlie Frye, both seniors, won $500 honor able mention scholarship prizes. Ehrenkranz wrote “Ovid Trans formed: The Dynamics of Sexual Positioning in Titian’s Poesie” for Critical Approaches to Art History, an art history class. Ehrenkranz said in an e-mail that she is now expand ing her paper into an honors thesis. Frye wrote “As Trans as Trans Could Be” for a transgender issues class and expanded it for a thesis in women’s and gender studies. This year was the first time the University has had such a competi tion. Associate University librarian for instructional services Andrew Bonamici wrote in an e-mail that the library hopes to hold the competition again and is currently raising funds for future awards. Infor mation about future competitions will be posted on the Internet at libweb.uoregon.edu/general/libawar d.html. “I think it is a shame that most excellent student work is never read by anyone except the student and the professor, and is lost once it is graded,” Bonamici wrote. “Why not publish valuable student work so it is available to the community? This is good for the student’s portfolio by providing a bona fide publica tion, good for the scholarly commu nity because the research is valu able, and also reflects well on the UO campus.” Winning entries are posted on the Internet at scholarsbank.uoregon.edu. Bonamici said the competition also aimed to encourage undergrad uates to use the University libraries’ primary sources collections, which include “manuscripts and archives, photo collections, government doc uments, Map/GIS resources, micro film sets, facsimile editions of his toric works and more.” Bonamici said entries were evalu ated on extensive, creative, use of li brary services, resources and collec tions in any format; effective application of information literacy and fluency principles; evidence of significant personal knowledge in the methods of research and in quiry; originality of thought, mas tery of content appropriate to class level, clear writing and overall quality of presentation. “I can honestly say that reading these papers was one of the most exciting experiences I’ve had in nearly 20 years at the UO,” wrote Bonamici, who judged the competi tion’s 12 entries along with four other faculty members and admin istrators. “All of the entries were ex cellent, and proved that we have students here with world-class aca demic talent, passion for their sub jects, curiosity and tenacity in the research process. It made me very proud to be part of this academic community, which is something we need to celebrate more often.” evasylwester@dailyemerald.com Senate: NASU requested $413 for blankets Continued from page 1A groups whose members favor the second option. But Senator Barett Volkmann said it’s logical that groups want the sec ond option because it gives them the most money. “I think we need to be careful about continuing to spend money and sign away and not care any more,” he said. Senator Nick Hudson motioned to approve the first option, saying “realistically, I think this one would be the best case to have it ap proved” by the executive and Frohnmayer. The Senate defeated the motion 2-10. Senator Rona Yang later motioned to use option two with a provision that calls for a relief committee to be established if the spending is not approved. The motion also failed in a 5-8 vote. The Senate postponed the matter to hear from student group leaders. Special requests granted The Senate also approved $2,820 in special requests. Senators started the meeting with about $5,335 in surplus funds after two accounting errors showed Senate ledgers two weeks ago with only about $335 remaining. Senate President James George notified groups about the change in an April 25 e-mail, noting that “this does not change the fact that Senate Surplus should be a last resort.” Senators approved $413 for the Native American Student Union to provide 44 people associated with the group with a “traditional honor ing” of blankets. But some senators said the blankets fall under the Sen ate’s rules against providing money for gifts worth more than $25. Sherman called cultural gifts a “gray area,” noting that many cul tural groups could give gifts. “I do think this falls under the gift policy,” Sherman said. “It appears not to violate the rule to the letter, but it’s violating the rule in spirit.” NASU Co-Director Natasha Joseph said the blankets cost about $5,000 total, of which the group raised all but $413. She said NASU has given the blankets out for at least five years but gave out a larger amount this year and came to the Senate “as a last resort” after failing to fundraise the entire amount. Hudson said the blankets are a% gift, but if the $413 is divided* among the blankets, each gift costs about $10 and is allowed by the Senate’s rules. The Senate voted 10-3 to approve the funding. The Senate also approved $2,407 of surplus funds to the Men’s Lacrosse Club to attend a national competition in Minnesota. Club Sports Director Sandy Vaughn said the organization has used all its money for the first time and was unable to contribute to the team. Rule-making attempts also fail Tension escalated during the meeting when senators attempted to approve changes to the Senate’s rules, formulated this year by the Rules Committee, resulting in a vote to postpone approving the rules. Because approving rule changes requires a three-fourths vote of the 18-member Senate and only 14 members currently sit on the Senate, Sherman said he could vote against the overall changes and cause them to fail. He was the only senator who threatened to do so, saying the voting rules are flawed. ASUO Vice President Mena Ravassipour questioned why Sher man had that power. “Is it just because the squeaky wheel gets the grease?” she said. “It is like one person votes ‘no’ and it all goes to shit.” George asked the Senate to take into consideration the work the Rules Committee did on the changes. He said delaying the vote might prevent the ASUO Constitu tion Court from reviewing the rules before several of its members resign this month. Senator Kevin Day eventually threatened to leave the meeting. “I feel everybody is tired, frustrat ed and has things to do,” he said. “If this motion doesn’t pass, I’m walking out of here anyway. ” He said the vote could be delayed because no matter when the Senate votes, approving the changes will become the court’s decision. “It’s still in their court,” he said. The Senate postponed the issue. parkerhowell@dailyemerald.com
