Students groups to discuss
recent thefts, vandalism
Members of ASUO student unions will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Multicultural Center to discuss recent thefts in student union offices and the vandalism of two students’ property last week.
Early Friday morning, or late Thursday night, someone threw eggs at Oscar Arana’s car and Mario Sifuentez’s house, Arana said. Both students are board members of the Oregon Students of Color Coalition.
Student unions have also had problems with crime recently, Arana said. He said purses and other personal items have been stolen from the MEChA office and other student unions. A bookshelf was knocked down in the MEChA office, he said.
MCC director Steve Morozumi said it was unclear whether the vandalism of Arana’s car and Sifuentez’s house was racially motivated or had any connection to their involvement in a particular group.
He said Arana and Sifuentez thought the vandalism was more than coincidental, however, because they do not live near each other.
Morozumi said he did not believe the thefts and the vandalism were related.
— Kara Cogswell
PFC completes
recall hearings
The ASUO Student Senate will vote Wednesday to approve the full 2002-03 ASUO programs budget.
The ASUO Programs Finance Committee held its last budget recall hearing Thursday. PFC voted to cut $438 from the Programs and Assessments budget initially approved by the committee in January, dropping the budget to $142,649. Even with the cut, the group’s 2002-03 budget, which includes ASUO administrative and other programs’ administrations costs, is set to increase by more than 35 percent. The 2001-02 P&A budget is $105,422.
PFC voted not to hear a second appeal by the Emerald. PFC initially set the Emerald’s 2002-03 budget at $132,870, cut it to $116,241 in a recall hearing and then raised it to $120,000 on appeal.
The PFC will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the ASUO Executive office to approve hearing minutes and changes to bylaws.
— Kara Cogswell
‘Mental Health Fair’
set for Carson Hall lobby
The Counseling and Testing Center is hosting a “Mental Health Fair” to discuss depression, stress management and men’s health today in the Carson Hall lobby from 5 to 7 p.m.
The event is open to all residence hall students. Ron Miyaguchi, senior staff therapist for the counseling center, said even students who don’t live in the residence halls may be allowed to attend the event.
Faculty and staff will share information about four issues: depression, stress management, self-care and men’s health. The event replaces a series of workshops put on by the center in past years, Miyaguchi said. For more information, contact Miyaguchi at 346-3227.
— Eric Martin
