Today Saturday Sunday
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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
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With hip hop performance by:
*Blue Scholar
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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
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Club: Group moves 'beyond the headlines'
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“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. ”
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