When Erica Fuller was chosen to be the first director of the Multicultural Center last year, the members of the ASUO that created the position hoped the person selected would advocate student views and provide continuity to the program by staying on with the center when its student directors graduated.
But at the end of spring term, Fuller announced her resignation, and student officials within the MCC decided it was time to make some changes before they hired a new director.
They revamped the position, changed the job title, and soon found a new person for the job. On July 9, Steve Morozumi began his term in the position Fuller once held, now known as the MCC Programs Advisor.
The name change reflects a shift in what is expected from the person who holds the position, said Dominique Beaumonte, who was the public relations co-ordinator for the MCC last year.
“[The position] is going to an even higher level this year having Steve here,” he said.
As the MCC advisor, Morozumi, said, one of his responsibilities will be to discover what resources are available to students, so that he can refer them to those resources when they need assistance.
“The overall goal is …. how to empower as many students as possible,” he said. “[Students] don’t want to be led. They just really want to be advised and supported.”
Small fish could be reason for state name
With watery inhabitants such as ducks, beavers and salmon frequently appearing as mascots or titles in the state, two University graduate students have proposed that the name Oregon itself comes from a Native American term for the small smelt fish — and they’re gaining massive attention and credibility in the process.
Graduate anthropology students Scott Bryam and David Lewis are working to debunk current theories that Oregon received its name from a mapmaker’s error or European roots in an article appearing this week in the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
Springfield club gaining popularity as rock venue
There’s a place where about 300 people can cram in to see shows from the likes of Dee Dee Ramone, Eric Burden and the Animals and local acts like The Snukas or The Courtesy Clerks.
The decorations on the walls have a similar variety. Album covers from Simon and Garfunkel share the same space as The Scorpions and U2’s “War” record. Legends like John Wayne and The Marx Brothers watch from their painted-on spots against the wall as the audience grabs a drink and crowds around the small stage to watch the night’s act play.
To find this place, just get in the car, jump over the bridge, and head for Springfield.
With the help of its acts and atmosphere, The Hollywood Taxi in Springfield is emerging as another venue to see live rock music and small-time acts that could be the next big thing.
Duck women to play tough preseason schedule
The top of the 2001-02 Oregon women’s basketball schedule, released Wednesday, looks easy enough. The Ducks take on Wisconsin-Green Bay, Miami of Ohio, and Portland.
But it gets a little harder for Oregon from there. The Ducks will play Texas Christian, an NCAA Tournament team last year, in the Papé Jam in Portland, then host Texas Tech, No. 12 in the nation last season, Nov. 26 at McArthur Court. Oregon will then travel to Kansas for the Jayhawk Classic, a tournament that includes Kansas and St. John’s.
The Ducks round out the preseason schedule with games against Utah, a Sweet 16 team last year that also beat Oregon in the regular season, and Brigham Young. The Ducks open their Pacific-10 Conference slate Dec. 20 at UCLA.
