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High School Students Help Local
Natural Area/Planting Project
Students from Madison High
School planted native plants to re­
claim and naturalize a comer of
Rose City Golf Course adjacent to
the high school.
This has been a model commu-
nity/school partnership project uti­
lizing our community resources to
enhance our students’ education as
well as improve our neighborhood.
Students aren’t just in the class­
room learning science, they’re out
doing it. Madison teachers were
looking for opportunities to get stu­
dents out o f the classroom to do
“real” science; theCity of Portland’s
Rose City GolfCourse was looking
to naturalize out-of-play areas and
looking for ways to involve the com­
munity in issues related to golf course
grounds. Together we created the
opportunity for students to develop a
master plan and landscape plan for
an area that will now be useful to
both parties.
Through the process o f design­
ing the planting plan, students
better understand the concepts
o f habitats, native versus non­
native plants and the needs o f
specific plants and anim als. By
p a rtic ip a tin g they have also
learned valuable lessons in team ­
work, time management, com m u­
nication and presentation skills.
The newly planted area will
serve both to beautify the golf
course as well as provide an area
for ongoing study for future years
o f Madison students. Students
will be monitoring survival and
growth rates of the new plants as
well as monitoring any changes in
wildlife populations as the native
plants take hold.
Approximately sixty students di­
vided into planting teams organized
by a student team leader and a
Friends of Trees volunteer. Golf
Course and parks personnel were
also present.
Computer Lab Opens New Opportunities
for University Park Youth
A state-of-the-art computer lab,
funded by a $278,000 donation
from Intel and the Intel Founda­
tion, could give young people the
keys to a high tech future. The lab,
located in Portland Parks and
Recreation’s University Park Com­
munity Center at 9009 North Foss,
opens March 23rd. The lab will
offer community member-young
and old-a chance to learn new job
skills, get information about sci­
ence and technology careers, use
computers for art and recreation,
plus give their homework a lift.
Young people who participate
in sports programs at UPCC will
be required to spend time on the
‘Law Day’ Seeks to Attract Minority Students
Are minority students becoming
even rarer at law schools due to chal­
lenges to affirmative action? If so,
what does this mean for understand­
ing and promoting cultural diversity
in law schools, as well as among
lawyers and the clients they serve?
These are some of the questions to
be explored during Minority Law
Day, April 3, at the University of
Oregon School of Law, Grayson hall
(UO Law Center), 1101 Kincaid St.
The event, which is free and open
to the general public, is targeting
minority high school and college stu­
dents, as well as all members of mi­
nority groups across the state who
may be interested in attending law
school.
Minority Law Day is shared each
year among Oregon’s three law
schools-the UO School of Law,
Willamette University School of Law
and Northwestern School of Law of
Lewis and Clark College—with the
goal of cultivating a stronger minor­
ity interest in attending law school.
“Nationwide, the percentage of
minority law students is falling due
to a number of factors, including
economic pressures and challenges
to affirmative action,” says Katherine
Jemberg, directorof admissions, UO
School of Law. “W e’re trying to
reach out to minorities in high schools
and colleges, as well as in the general
population to let them know that a
law degree is an attainable goal which
will open the door to a multitude of
rewarding career opportunities.”
The event’s sessions, located in
rooms 125 and 129 at Grayson Hall,
are”
10-10:30 am
“Ready, Set, Go”—A panel of law
school admissions administrators will
$42 Million Gift to The United
Negro College Fund-Gift to UNCF
The U nited N egro C ollege
Fund (U N CF) today announced
that A m erica’s largest private
fo u n d atio n , L illy Endow m ent
Inc., has aw arded a $42 m illion
grant for a three year program
designed to assist historically
black colleges and universities
with capital, scholarship and fac­
ulty funding needs.
This gift is the largest ever
given to a single entity by the
foundation in its 61 y earh isto ry .
Lilly Endow m ent Inc. is an In­
dianapolis based, private philan­
th ro p ic fo u ndation created in
1937 by three m em bers o f the
Lilly family through gifts o f stock
in their pharm aceutical business.
Eli Lilly and Company.
In keeping with the w ishes of
its three founders, Lilly Endow ­
ment exists to support the causes
o f religion, education and com ­
m unity developm ent. The En­
dowm ent affords special em pha­
sis to projects that benefit young
people and that prom ote leader­
ship, education and financial self-
su ffic ie n cy in the n o n -p ro fit
charitable sector.
UNCF is the nation’s oldest
and m ost successful m inority
higher education assistance o r­
ganization in the country. It is a
consortium o f 39 private, his­
torically black colleges and uni­
versities.
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discuss the nuts and bolts o f getting
into law school.
10:30-11:15 am
“Following Dreams”—A panel of
law students and lawyers will talk
about their personal experiences in­
volving law school and the legal pro­
fession.
11:30-12:30pm
Box lunch and concurrent sessions.
“The Assault on Affirmative Ac-
tion”-Lcgal scholars will discuss
the current state of affirmative ac­
tion, including constitutional issues,
lawsuits, and California’s Proposi­
tion 209.
“The Trial of Goldy Locks”—
high school and college students
observe and participate in the trial of
Goldy Locks, led by UO Law
Professor Wayne Westling.
l-2pm
“The Image of Minorities in Mass
D o yo u need a L ro a k
an y o u r lo n g a la s ia n c o
Media”—Speakers include UO Law
Professors Dennis Greene and Keith
Aoki, and Rennard
Strickland, dean, UO School of Law.
2:30-4pm
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“ Race to the Bottom: The G lo­
bal Labor Process”-A panel d is­
cussion sponsored by the UO
Race, Labor and Econom ic Ju s­
tice conference.
A dditional sponsors for Mi­
nority Law Day include the UO
Office o f M ulticultural A ffairs
(OMA); the Oregon State Bar
A sso ciatio n ; the Law School
A dm issions C o u n cil; and the
OM A-sponsored Race, Laborand
Econom ic Justice C onference,
which takes place April 3-4 on
the UO campus.
For more information, contact
Holly Parrish, UO School of Law,
541-346-1558.
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professional services to get the lab
up and running. Intel spokesman
Peter Broffman says that the project
demonstrates the company’s strong
commitment to providing technol­
ogy education in Oregon and in­
creasing access o f people ot color to
careers in this growing field. The
need for such opportunities is par­
ticularly acute in the Portsmouth
neighborhood where University Park
Community Center is located. The
center is across the street from Co­
lumbia Villa/Tamarack, Oregon’s
largest public housing development.
keyboards before putting in time
on the court or ballfield. “These
kids need to be sold on the excite­
ment and the tremendous potential
o f computers,” says UPCC Direc­
tor Lee Jenkins. Jenkins says the
lab will be open from 9am-9pm
daily so Portland Parks staff and
volunteers can serve senior citi­
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