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Today Saturday Sunday High: 73 High: 69 High: 61 Low: 56 Low: 55 Low: 49 Precip: 60% Precip: 50% Precip: 60% IN BRIEF 1-105 Improvement Project to begin Monday The first major road closures of the Interstate 105 Improvement Pro ject will begin Monday when the eastbound lane of 1-105 will close for construction over the Interstate 5 interchange for eight days. Anyone using the 1-105 inter change on a regular basis should find alternate routes. 1-105’s westbound lanes will be open, but there will be delays and congestion. Drivers headed east will not be able to merge onto 1-5 going north. Instead, Coburg Road can be taken north to Beltline Highway East, which connects with 1-5. Motorists headed east toward Springfield on 1-105 will not be able to use the 1-5 overpass. Better routes might be via Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard or Franklin Boulevard. Drivers traveling on 1-5 should ex pect some congestion as well, though all lanes will remain open. Southbound travelers will not be able to take the eastbound Spring field exit or the westbound Eugene exit at 1-105 (Highway 126). For more information on closures, alternative modes of transportation and routes, visit www.keepus moving.com. HIV Alliance River Walk to be held Saturday The HIV Alliance’s 19th-annual River Walk and Run will be held Saturday at Alton Baker Park. This community outreach and fundrais ing event will include free breakfast, live music and prizes in the hopes of bringing people together to raise AIDS awareness and to support alliance activities. The Shamwari marimba ensem ble will perform on stage at 9 a.m., followed by Divisi, a women’s Uni versity group that took second place in the a cappella international finals this year. The 5k run will begin at 9 a.m., with registration from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. To pre-register, visit www.hivalliance.org. The $25 race entry fee includes a T-shirt, bracelet and water bottle. The walk is free and will begin at 10:30 a.m. Activi ties will be followed with awards and prizes. All proceeds will help sustain the HIV Alliance, a commu nity-based health organization dedi cated to supporting those with AIDS and preventing others from contracting HIV. The run and walk will start by the picnic pavilion and follow a course lined with live music, including Samba Ja, a harpist and a Hawaiian slack-key guitarist. For more information, call the HIV Alliance at 342-5088. — Emily Smith ASUO MULTICULTURAL CENTER PRESENTS: THE EDWIN COLEMAN ARTS & SPEAKERS SERIES The MCC’s Ed Coleman Speaker Series celebrates Professor Emeritus Ed Coleman and his contributions to diversify the University and the community as the first black tenured professor at the University of Oregon. / Spoken word by 2000 Grand Slam Poetry Champion *Bryonn Bain with Suckapunch & Turiya Autry Friday, May 13 Fir Room, EMU 9:00 pm—FREE I With hip hop performance by: *Blue Scholar mam Friday, May 13 I Fir Room, EMU 9:00 pm—FREE Art showcase by: *Julie Thi Underhill Wednesday, May 18 Multicultural Center Suite 33, EMU 3:30-5:00 pm Also sponsored by: ASUO .Senate, ASIJO Executive & Multicultural Advocate. Office of Multicultural Academic .Support, Offjce of Student Life & Diversity Programs, Ethnic Studies Program, English Department PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER. Club: Group moves 'beyond the headlines' Continued from page 1 “Whoa, that was sweet,” said an audience member after the open ing musical performance. Geography associate professor Shaul Cohen gave a brief speech stressing the importance of advo cating positivity on behalf of the Middle East. “Iran is truly a fantastic place, but sadly it’s a place many Ameri cans don’t know,” Cohen told a crowd of approximately 50 people. “Sadly, many Americans think of the Middle East and they think of Arabs and Jews and trouble.” Cohen said he takes his role as an educator seriously and advo cates tolerance and understanding about the Middle East. “For most Americans, I believe, it comes down to a binary of good and evil. Either you’re with us or against us. There’s far too much bloodshed and violence in the Mid dle East, and there’s far too much coverage of it in our media,” Cohen said. “This group and all the indi viduals here tonight have come to gether to comiect and share positiv ity beyond the headlines and beyond the bloodshed.” Attendees were given the op portunity to mingle over tradi tional teas, food and baklava, a traditional dessert. General science senior Paymon Seyedhossini said he was im pressed with the festival, especial ly the musical performances. “Tonight is about general aware ness and sharing of culture,” Seyedhossini said. “Tonight was a Zane Rite | Photographer Music education major Pouria Sayrafi, left, plays the Tombak, a Persian hand drum, with 15-year-old Farbod Sedeh of Beaverton High School. The Middle East Club held its first celebration of music and food Thursday evening in Riley Hall. great opportunity to not think about all the negative aspects of what’s happen ing in the Middle East. “The club couldn’t have come at a better time, when people are unsure of their feelings on the Middle East and terrorists. The club is all about promot ing the culture and positivity.” The Middle East Club will continue its pursuit to raise awareness about the Middle East in the community. Cohen said that people everywhere can reach out to one another. ‘‘We need to bring that world into this world in a non-conflictual con text,” Cohen said. “We need to con nect as human beings and put a face on the people of the region. ” bnicclenahan@ dailyemerald, com German Auto Service MERCEDES I BMW I VOLKSWAGEN “40 years of Quality Service” 342-2912 I 2025 Franklin Blvd. I Eugene, Oregon, 97402 I cause more deaths worldwide than AIDS, drugs, homicides, fires, and auto accidents combined. 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