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Oregon Daily Emerald
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Since 1900 | Volume 107, Issue 49 | Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Sundial
project
awaiting
approval
Several University departments
lend their aid to build a working
replica of an ancient timekeeper
BY EVA SYLWESTER
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Plans are in progress to erect a sundial
more than 30 feet tall on the University
campus.
“This is art with a clear connection
to scholarship,” history professor John
Nicols said.
The proposed sundial will be a half-size
model of one that stood in ancient Rome,
the Horologium of Augustus. It will display
accurate times from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“During those hours, anyone will be
able to visit the site and set their watch by
it,” associate professor of architecture Jim
Tice said.
Nicols said the project, expected to cost
between $100,000 and $200,000, will prob
ably be funded by a donor. A donor has
not been found yet, and the approval
process for the project is only just begin
ning as the Campus Planning Committee
must still approve the project, so Nicols
said it will likely be two to 10 years before
the sundial is installed.
Tice said the project could be accomplished
in a year or two if everything goes quickly.
“I think it’s a question of will more than
anything else,” Tice said.
On a sundial, the pole and its shadow
form a right angle, or two of the three sides
of a right triangle. Using these two lengths,
the length of the third side of the triangle
can be calculated. Inputting those calcula
tions into a formula yields the distance
from the sun to the Earth, which varies
based on time of year and time of day.
Julius Caesar instituted the use of the sun
to tell time in 45 B.C. in response to political
confusion created by the inaccuracies of
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Alliance asks University for new minor
Queer and sexuality studies programs, established nationwide
at other universities, generate interest among UO students
BY KELLY BROWN
NEWS REPORTER
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer Alliance has asked the University
to add a queer or sexuality studies minor at
the University, saying they feel demand and
resources exist.
Chicora Martin, director of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Tfansgender Education and Support
Services for Student Life, said groundwork was
laid two years ago when former student Kath
leen McGraw surveyed all classes for LGBT
content for her internship in queer studies.
“What do they offer? How would they, if any
thing, tie into what we we’re calling a queer
and sexuality studies, and what would that look
like?” Martin said.
She said some great classes are already in place
that would fit into the program and she feels the
faculty interest and expertise are present.
The establishment of a queer and sexuality
studies program was a component of last year’s
draft of the Five Year Diversity Plan, but mem
bers of the Diversity Executive Working Group
won’t say whether the forthcoming revision
will have the same recommendation.
Martin added that the main roadblocks to a
queer studies minor are money and administra
tive support, and many details need to be
worked out.
PROGRAMS, page 8
BLOOD DANCE BENEFITS RED CROSS
A patron of the Blood Dance held at Delta Sigma Phi enters through a courtyard of smoke and gravestones. The fraternity hosted the Blood Dance to benefit the American
Red Cross on Friday, raising almost $3,000 for the charity. This is the third year the fraternity has held the event, but this year, the dance held special significance. “This year,
we found it even more pertinent because of the hurricanes,” said Nick Hudson, the fraternity’s vice president. The alcohol-free event attracted more than 700 guests.
Hudson said the fraternity will likely decide to have the money earmarked for hurricane victims. . _ „
— Monah Balmgit
Annual Civil War Blood Drive creates healthy competition
The program, now in its fourth year, gives students a chance
to root for their favorite team and donate blood to those in need
BY BROTNI MCCLENAHAN
NEWS REPORTER
Every 23 minutes, someone in Lane County
needs a blood transfusion.
Today the Civil War Blood Drive, the largest
blood drive in the Northwest, kicks off its
two-week statewide campaign to collect blood
donations.
Every holiday season, blood supplies take
a dive.
Andrew Longeteig, spokesman for the
American Red Cross, said there is a constant
need for blood, especially during the holiday
season.
“It gets difficult in November and Decem
ber because people are usually busy with hol
iday shopping and spending time with fami
ly,” Longeteig said. “It’s a lot harder for
people to make the time. ”
While there is always a need for all types
of blood, Longeteig said, the supplies of nega
tive blood types are usually the first supplies
to get low.
The fourth annual Civil War Blood Drive is
organized by Lane Memorial Blood Bank and
the University Alumni Association in conjunc
tion with Oregon State University Alumni As
sociation and American Red Cross Pacific
Northwest Regional Blood Services. In recog
nition of their success with the statewide
competition, the groups have received an
award of merit from the American Association
of Blood Banks. They received a plaque and
an invitation to the AABB awards ceremony.
The statewide blood drive is an opportunity
for people to come out and show support for
the American Red Cross, Lane Memorial
Blood Bank and either the Oregon Ducks or
the Oregon State University Beavers.
“We need every vote,” said Kristi Henderson
A blood donor pumps a small blue
November 2004.
fcMERALD
ball to increase blood flow for the third annual Civil War Blood Drive in
of Lane Memorial Blood Bank. “Patients in
Lane County really appreciate it and we saved a
lot of lives last year.”
When people donate to the Civil War Blood
Drive they get to vote for the University’s or
Oregon State's football team, and the winner
will be announced at the Civil War game on
Nov. 19. The winning team will be presented
BLOOD, page 3