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Cancer: One in eight women diagnosed
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physical activity, the value of drink
ing alcohol not at all or in modera
tion, and the value of fruits, veggies
and whole grains,” she said.
Dochnahl said these things can
moderate estrogen, a female hormone
that can facilitate tumor growth.
Alcohol can increase breast cancer
risk, Dochnahl said. “People may be
saddened to see that it’s as little as
two drinks a day,” she said.
She also said binge drinking, a
practice common among some col
lege students, can increase breast
cancer risks.
The event will also discuss myths
about what might cause breast can
cer, such as wearing deodorant or a
tight bra.
New forms of birth control con
taining estrogen are also not likely to
increase breast cancer risk, she said.
Dochnahl said the importance of
self examinations will be stressed
during the show.
“For 20-year-olds, self exams are
tools at your fingertips to detect early
tumors,” she said.
The American Cancer Society rec
ommends that women perform self
examinations every month beginning
at age 20.
Because of breast density and radi
ation from the exam, women are not
recommended to receive a mammo
gram until they are in their 40s,
Dochnahl said.
A 25-year-old woman has about a
one in 20,000 chance of having
breast cancer, she said. But one in
eight women will be diagnosed with
breast cancer in their lifetime.
Chase followed cancer society
recommendations and received a
mammogram about every year. If
her cancer had not been caught so
early, her condition today may have
been much worse, she said.
"Breast cancer doesn’t spell out
death and doom,” she said.
At any stage of breast cancer,
women of all ages have an 85 percent
chance of surviving, Dochnahl said.
In its fourth year, the fashion show
will feature models wearing clothing
from several Eugene boutiques, such
as The Juice, REI and Greater Goods.
Models will include student health
educators, Health Center staff and a
young mother from the community.
Between 400 and 500 people are
expected to attend the event,
Dochnahl said.
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Tree walk: Mild climate promotes variety
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said. Other campus trees, such as the
sugar maples between Huestis Hall
and Deschutes Hall, were planted as
recently as 12 to 15 years ago.
Many of the trees on campus are
not native to the Eugene area.
Lueck said Eugene can support a
greater variety of trees than many
places because its climate is moder
ate enough to accommodate trees
from both colder and warmer areas.
This led to campus becoming a “de
facto arboretum,” he said.
However, planting non-native trees
displaces local trees, Lueck said.
For future tree selections on cam
pus, Lueck said a stronger emphasis
on native species would “really turn
the campus into a classroom rather
than a collection that doesn’t make
a lot of sense other than being
a collection."
About 40 students and community
members participated in the Outdoor
Program-sponsored walk, which Out
door Program Assistant Director
Suzanne Hanlon said has become big
ger and more popular every year.
Senior Carin Berg said her fa
vorite tree to learn about was the
Eastern black walnut, located next
to Gerlinger Hall and currently
surrounded by its fallen seed pods,
nuts encased in green fruits.
“I’ve noticed it before, but I didn’t
really notice the history,” Berg said.
“(The tour) definitely opened my eyes
to how diverse the trees are on cam
pus. I enjoyed the history lesson.”
Lueck said the tree was brought to
Eugene for its flavorful nuts, which are
commonly eaten by squirrels now but
can be used to flavor ice cream.
Many cities, including Eugene, have
outlawed planting Eastern black wal
nut trees because they fear getting
sued by people who are injured by the
tree’s falling nuts, Lueck added.
“They see it as an aerial harassment
this time of year,” Lueck said.
Another tree that drops seed pods
that can create messes is the Ameri
can Sweetgum in the parking lot by
the EMU.
Lueck said botanists are working to
engineer a version of the tree that does
not drop little spiky balls.
“This is a tidy society we live in,”
Lueck said. “This tree’s just trying to
reproduce. Live with it.”
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Bach: Research may help boost festival attendance
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enable us to bring new people out
and do exciting things,” Evano said.
“It helps us stay innovative.”
Evano said by engaging a consult
ant and asking the festival’s audi
ence the right questions, the re
search can be used to implement
new ideas and attract a younger au
dience to the festival.
“Last year, sales were below aver
age,” Evano said. “We thought, ‘How
do we get modem and contemporary
audiences to attend?’ We know the
music is timeless; we just need to
know how to make it relevant. ”
The grant money will be used over
the course of three years to research
new ways to attract a wider audience.
By conducting surveys, the grant
money will fund audience research in
areas such as marketing, audience
demographics and programming.
Once the research is complete, the
Oregon Bach Festival hopes to share
this information with other classical
music organizations.
Royce Saltzman, executive director
of the Oregon Bach Festival, said that
with the help of an outside profes
sional company that conducts audi
ence research at a national level, the
festival will be able to apply ques
tions to its audience to innovate and
expand its outreach.
“Classical music organizations
everywhere are experiencing a de
crease in ticket sales,” Saltzman said.
“We just ask ourselves ‘What has
happened around the country? Why
the decrease? Are people’s spending
habits changing? Is it because the arts
is being taken out of schools? How do
we reach out and share our appreci
ation for this music?’”
The programming for the 37th-an
nual Bach Festival beginning in June
will include, for the first time, a jazz
interpretation of classical music with
Bach’s Goldberg variations and a
multimedia production.
“The great thing about Eugene is
so many people enjoy and appreciate
what we do and find it valuable to
the community,” Evano said. “We
just try to let people know what great
music we’ve got.”
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and faith reporter at
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