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IN BRIEF
LCC starts Native American
language program
Lane Community College is poised
to become Oregon’s first community
college to offer an American Indian
language course, thanks to a $1 million
gift made to the college last year from
an anonymous donor.
Interest income from the donation
will be used to invite an Indian scholar
to spend a year at the school laying
plans for the new language program.
The college has not yet decided
which language it will offer, in part
because that will depend on the
background of the person it ulti
mately hires. But LCC President
Mary Spilde said it will be a lan
guage spoken by a Northwest tribe
and said the school hopes to choose
a scholar by this summer.
Ultimately, the college hopes to of
fer a program rigorous enough that
students who pass the native language
class will be able to transfer the credits
to a four-year university.
Twin Falls native confirmed
as Watergate Deep Throat
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The former
FBI official whom The Washington
Post confirmed Tbesday as the source
known as “Deep Throat” is a Twin
Falls native who attended the Uni
versity of Idaho and consistently de
nied being the Nixon administration
insider who helped the newspaper
expose the Watergate scandal.
W. Mark Felt, 91, is a 1931 gradu
ate of Twin Falls High School and a
1935 graduate of the UI. He worked
as an administrative assistant to
U.S. Sen. D. Worth Clark, D-Idaho,
before receiving his law degree from
George Washington University and
going to work for the Federal Hade
Commission in Washington, D.C.,
as a lawyer in 1941.
He began a 31-year career with
the FBI in 1942 and was the special
agent in charge of the Salt Lake City
office from 1956 to 1958. In
the early 1970s, it was widely spec
ulated that Felt was FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover’s hand-picked succes
sor, but he never rose higher than
associate director before retiring
in 1973.
On Tliesday, Vanity Fair magazine
announced Felt had revealed his
role as Deep Throat in a forthcom
ing story. The Washington Post con
firmed the claim in a story posted
on its Web site Tliesday afternoon.
Although scholars and journalists
frequently speculated about Felt’s
role in exposing the scandal that
brought down the Nixon adminis
tration, Felt had consistently denied
he was the unnamed source until
the interview in the July issue of
Vanity Fair.
— The Associated Press
Meyer: Memorial service will be held Saturday
Continued from page 1
He is survived by his parents, Mary
Allison and Tony Meyer; a brother,
Emery, 15; a sister, Elle, 13; and a
large extended family.
“I’m still believing it’s not
real, hoping it’s not real,” Meyer’s
mother said.
His father described him as a gen
tle-spirited person, recalling a story
from Meyer’s early childhood.
“When Joel was little, we took him
to a parade in Sisters, ... and candy
was being thrown to all the kids in
the crowd. Joel grabbed a handful of
candy and saw a child in a wheel
chair who wanted to get some but
couldn’t reach. Joel started crying
and told us about the boy. Mary Alli
son searched for a half an hour while
Joel sobbed. That’s the kind of per
son he was. He was just really gener
ous,” he said.
Family described Meyer as a com
mitted Christian, a good student, a
strong athlete and a sensitive person
without enemies.
“He loved the University of Ore
gon,” his mother said. “He had great
aspirations. He loved life, he loved
journalism and was so excited about
his last year at the University.”
University student Ryder Redfield
said he had been best friends with
Meyer since second grade.
“I’ve known him as the happy kid
that he grew up to be,” Redfield said.
“There’s lots I want to say. He was a
great friend.”
Friends remembered Meyer as an
intelligent student with a promising
future. The junior, a journalism
major with an emphasis in electron
ic media, had worked as an intern
for the local paper in Sisters,
The Nugget Newspaper, and con
tributed to the student-produced TV
show “Duck U.”
University adjunct assistant profes
sor Rebecca Force knew Meyer from
her Introduction to Electronic Media
course and taught him again this
term in her Reporting for Electronic
Media class.
“He was absolutely wonderful —
really neat,” she said. “I don’t know
if anyone who ever met him didn’t
just like him.”
Describing Meyer as charming,
smart and genuinely nice, Force said
she had been sharing memories of
Meyer throughout Tliesday with stu
dents who knew him.
“Twenty-one years isn’t a lot of
time to write a good story, but he did.
He wrote a great story in his 21
years,” she said.
Several students sent e-mails to the
Emerald to share their thoughts and
memories of Meyer..
Courtesy
Friends remember Meyer as a fun-loving guy who always put family and friends first
and who enjoyed journalism, sports and video games. His sudden death reverberates
throughout the community as those who knew him share their memories and grief.
“Kind, intelligent, and funny as
hell,” University student Kristin
Knudson wrote. “All I have is what I
feel in my heart, it is strong, it is deep
and it is forever. You were amazing,
you were my friend, and I will never
forget the hours we spent in the jour
nalism lab, the laughs shared over sil
ly stories, and your willingness to
jump around with me on the front
porch of Taylor’s.”
University students Kristina Nunez
and Maggie Peressini wrote of Mey
er’s sense of humor and warmth.
“The first time we met you your
goofy smile lit up the whole room,”
they wrote. “You were an extremely
loving guy who knew how to make
people smile through your simple,
caring gestures.”
Greg Kerber, assistant dean for Stu
dent Services in the School of Jour
nalism and Communication, had
Meyer as a student in his Freshman
Interest Group college connections
class and also worked with Meyer as
his adviser.
“He was very, very nice,” Kerber
said. “He was smart, mature, pleas
ant. He worked hard and took school
seriously. It’s a real loss to family,
friends and the University.”
Eisenbarth met Meyer as a fresh
man living in the residence halls to
gether and says she remembers her
friend as a “Seinfeld’’-watching,
spontaneous, funny sidekick.
“It was amazing to watch him in
teract with people,” Eisenbarth said.
“He was truly unique in his ability to
engage himself with other people. He
was so genuine. His friendship was
one of mutual love that you don’t
find often in people. ”
Eisenbarth said that Meyer wanted
to be a sports newscaster and that all
his friends knew he would make it.
“He had a great sense of humor
and wit — he was so smart,”
she said.
Griffin, Meyer’s friend since fresh
man year, said he would always re
member the “goofy-ass smile” Meyer
always wore.
“There’s never going to be another
Joel,” Griffin said.
A memorial service for Meyer will
be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Sisters
High School. The family has request
ed that Meyer’s friends attend and
bring with them photos and memo
ries of their son’s life in Eugene.
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