tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219692482011-11-06T19:35:04.741-08:00The PlatypusA publication of the Clark Honors College Student Association at the University of Oregon's Robert D. Clark Honors College.MKFaenoreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-92194489593701412912007-04-18T14:03:00.000-07:002007-04-18T14:04:15.305-07:00CHCSA Meeting Minutes April 12 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Adam Kendall, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer, Amber Byron and Erin Davis.Ashland: Erin and Amber have done a wonderful job of organizing this trip. They held the first of two pre-trip meetings last week, and collected $30 from each interested student. Total checks collected amounts to MKFaenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-31788195874395507182007-04-04T01:20:00.001-07:002007-04-04T01:20:49.480-07:00CHCSA Meeting Notes March 15 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Adam Kendall, Emily Casey, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer.The Very Little Theater trip is coming next week on Thursday, April 12. Tickets are $5 per person, and the play is “Man of La Mancha”. The show starts at 8PM and seating is reserved so there is no worry about arriving early. MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-87034639303157781452007-03-08T16:34:00.000-08:002007-03-08T16:35:34.158-08:00CHCSA Meeting Minutes March 1, 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Adam Kendall, Emily Casey, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer, Amber Byron and Erin Davis.Search Committee Updates: The Honors College has decided to extend an offer to Travis Zadeh for the Literature Professorship. One of the three Geology candidates has already visited the campus, and Adam R Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900883930108508814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-400259787847567282007-03-01T11:54:00.000-08:002007-03-01T11:57:23.237-08:00Agenda for General Meeting1 March 2007Old business:1. Search committees2. Events for the remainder of the year: a. Ashland trip b. VLT trip c. Professor Bishop Lunch/Dinner d. Camping trip e. End-of-year barbecue3. Update on High Five/Trivia ClubNew business:1. Bylaws - revision/appointment of committeeAll CHC students are invited to attend. General meetings are every other Adam R Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900883930108508814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-64820212657073143012007-02-22T11:59:00.000-08:002007-02-22T12:00:44.683-08:00CHCSA Meeting Minutes February 15, 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Emily Casey, Adam Kendall, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer, Christina, Amber, Caitlin, Erin. (Note: If you attended this meeting and would like me to add your last name, please comment on the blog and I will correct it.)Introductions. Angela informed us that the lounge shopping trip MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1171579777692195212007-02-15T14:49:00.000-08:002007-02-15T14:49:38.150-08:00CHCSA Officers and Members-Below is a link to my report of the organization's financial condition as of today, 15 February 2007. Also included is the approved annual budget, and the treasurer's report includes provision for budget commitments that are currently unrealized.Feel free to contact me with any questions - I will be formally presenting my report and talking through the details of the Adam R Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900883930108508814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1171309644236758582007-02-12T11:47:00.000-08:002007-02-12T11:47:24.906-08:00CHCSA General Meeting Minutes February 1, 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Emily Casey, Adam Kendall, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer and Sarah Koski. Ski trip: Emily informed us that nobody showed up to the pre-trip meeting. She has sent out emails and hopes to reschedule the trip for this week or the next. Adam informed us that the dates for the CHCSA hiring MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1169699235291693212007-01-24T20:26:00.000-08:002007-01-24T20:27:15.946-08:00CHCSA General Meeting Minutes January 18 2007In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Adam Kendall, Mary Kay Bansmer, Katie Baxter and Lisa Feldhusen.Meeting called to order.IntroductionsEmails from absent officers: Emily Casey, CHCSA Event Coordinator, has been looking into a ski trip: people can go sign up at Berg’s ski shop or arrange a pre-trip meeting where MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1166145952272985202006-12-14T17:25:00.000-08:002006-12-14T17:25:52.686-08:00Meeting Minutes November 30In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Adam Kendall, Mary Kay Bansmer.Target trip set for Saturday @ 2pm at the Gateway Target. The purchase order is for $450. NOTE: Due to Target not having CHCSA on file we could not use our purchase order and the Target trip will have to be rescheduled for Winter term. In other lounge décor news, MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1163477834454054862006-11-13T20:14:00.000-08:002006-11-30T15:16:47.356-08:00CHCSA November 9 General Meeting In attendance:Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Emily Casey, Adam Kendall, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer and Ross Cronkite.Discussion:Welcome HC Lounge Furniture: We now have the furniture! Thank you to all the officers involved! The proposed Target trip remains in planning stages. Angela has talked to Shirley (in charge of CHCSA getting MKFaenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1163099640748482322006-11-09T11:13:00.000-08:002006-11-09T11:14:01.766-08:00Today's General Meeting Agenda1. Furniture update- Target trip status- Covers for cushions?- Chandelier donation from class of 20062. Update on faculty hiring committee3. Recap fall events: IRB seminar, status of SMART donation from book sale4. Winter term events: Ashland, anything else?5. High FiveAs always, the meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the student lounge.MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1162285191492641542006-10-30T23:48:00.000-08:002006-10-31T01:03:36.383-08:00Clark October 26 General MeetingIn attendance: Angela Wu, Allison Rowe, Samantha Johnson, Emily Casey, Adam Kendall, Daniel Keller, Mary Kay Bansmer, Ross Cronkite, and Allie (last name not recorded, please update me)Discussion:Allison informed us that, due to the closing of the Ashland theater season, the trip will be rescheduled for the spring term. The IRB lecture is Thursday, 11/2 at 6:30pm MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1161884582217877192006-10-26T10:40:00.000-07:002006-10-26T10:43:02.233-07:00Don't forget these coming events!1. General meeting today, 5:30 p.m., CHC Lounge.Agenda includes events for this term, shopping for lounge furniture and working out the budget.2. Trick-or-treat for UNICEFA joint event with the UNICEF Campus Initiative, Clark Honors College Student Association, Presidential Student Scholar Association and anyone else who wants to comeMeet at 5:30 p.m. on October Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1161042388085645122006-10-16T16:42:00.000-07:002006-10-16T16:46:28.096-07:00A couple announcements1. Prof. Fracchia wanted to remind people that there's an information session about Clark Honors College study abroad programs in Singapore tomorrow (Tuesday the 17th) from 4 to 5 in the CHC library. Representatives from the National University of Singapore are going to be there, and refreshments will be served.2. Clark Honors College students are invited to participate in Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1160769734485900832006-10-13T13:01:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:23:06.516-07:00CHCSA Meeting, October 12In attendance: Ross Cronkite, Stephen Nance, Amy Bowers, Mara Kanbergs, Allison Rowe, Suzie Stadelman, Samantha Johnson, Dan Keller, Adam Kendall, Angela Wu, Eva Sylwester, Mary Kay Bansmer.Discussion: Amie Leaverton gave a presentation on Teach For America. This program is open to all majors, college graduates are asked to teach in low-income areas for two years to MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1160592936419785112006-10-11T11:54:00.000-07:002006-10-11T11:55:36.430-07:00Agenda for tomorrow's general meeting1. Welcome2. Elect new secretary, publicity coordinator and ASUO liason3. Events for this term: Book sale, trick-or-treat for UNICEF, IRB protocol seminar, Ashland trip.4. Beach trip schedule issues (3/24 is the first Saturday of Spring Break)5. Lounge furniture update6. Teach For America presentation by Amie LeavertonAgain, the meeting is at 5:30 p.m. on MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1160032966152532882006-10-05T00:16:00.000-07:002006-10-05T00:22:46.166-07:00CHCSA Schedule clarificationThe next CHCSA general meeting is Thursday, October 12, and all CHC students are welcome to attend. General meetings will be held approximately every other week -- in the in-between weeks, like today, there are meetings for officers only. Stay tuned and hope to see you in a week!MKFaenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1159816824363845972006-10-02T12:19:00.000-07:002006-10-02T12:20:24.380-07:00Minutes of the CHCSA Meeting, 9-28-06 * Meeting attendees helped themselves to Prince Puckler's ice cream while officers and CHCSA advisor Kate Kevern introduced themselves. Students introdued themselves to each other as well. After reading the mission statement of the CHCSA and discussing past events like High Five, Ashland trips, beach trips, fundraising, hiring committees, and barbecues.MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1159469754572287022006-09-28T11:53:00.000-07:002006-09-28T15:04:27.073-07:00This afternoon's agenda1. Ice cream -- we have some high-quality Prince Puckler's in multiple flavors left over from New Student Orientation, and you can have some.2. Introductions3. Mission statement4. Talk about event ideas5. Project updates - Lounge furniture - T-shirts6. Presentation from Gabe Smith about the Rotaract community service organizationHope to see you there! Again, the MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1159257866498710112006-09-26T01:00:00.000-07:002006-09-26T01:04:26.500-07:00Fun with GoogleScroll to the bottom of this blog and you will see a fine, easily readable calendar of CHCSA events, thanks to Google Calendar. The most important event on the CHCSA calendar at this point is, of course, the first general meeting of the year on Thursday, September 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapman lounge. Among other things, we're going to be discussing and voting on event Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1151878558663244722006-07-02T15:13:00.000-07:002006-07-02T15:15:58.680-07:00CHCSA meeting report, June 12In attendance: Alletta Brenner, Adam Kendall, Eva SylwesterDiscussion:• Book sale: There will be a book sale near the beginning of fall term. We will sell old books that have been taking up space in the CHC library and also a number of books that students have donated. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Start Making A Reader Today (SMART). We decided not to MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1150556561230603252006-06-17T08:01:00.000-07:002006-06-17T08:02:41.243-07:00The Clark Honors College High Five episode is on Sunday at 12 p.m. on Oregon Public Broadcasting affiliates throughout the state. Congratulations to all the graduates, and have a good summer!Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1149567898398635692006-06-05T20:40:00.000-07:002006-06-05T21:26:08.560-07:00CHCSA Meeting, June 5In attendance: Angela Wu, Allie Luftig, Dan Keller, Emily Casey, Emily Longbrake, Eva Sylwester, Cassie DeFillipo, Alletta Brenner• Lounge: Emily L. announced that we have received the $5,000 for lounge furniture that we've been trying to get since last school year. Now all we have to do is buy the furniture; we picked out some designs a long time ago.• Pros and Cons of This MKFaenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1149388438738418572006-06-03T19:20:00.000-07:002006-06-03T19:33:58.750-07:00Assorted photos from recent CHCSA eventsCHCSA Bike Ride, May 21Emily Casey, Alletta Brenner, Prof. Helen Southworth and Dan Keller take a break at the Fern Ridge Reservoir, the midpoint of the 30-mile ride.CHCSA Barbecue, May 26Stephan Nance and Reinier Heyden in the lounge, where we had the barbecue due to inclement weather.Dan Keller, Ashley Bryant and Sarah Koski — again, in the lounge.Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1149191120955462012006-06-01T12:43:00.000-07:002006-06-01T12:45:20.956-07:00Statistics music videoI received the following e-mail from Chuck Tate, my instructor for the psychology department's applied data analysis class last term. I can virtually guarantee his music video will be hilarious. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yo! Yo! My undergrad peeps,It has come to our attention that many of you would like to see themusic Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1148678404133663092006-05-26T14:16:00.000-07:002006-05-26T20:40:22.093-07:00Comment posting enabledI thought no one ever commented on this blog, and was just informed otherwise. Apparently a bunch of comments, some dating back to February, were hiding under some tab in the Blogger interface that I didn't know about. I fixed the problem and made all the previous comments visible, so go ahead and comment away now. If you comment anonymously due to lack of a Blogger accountEva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com137tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1148344466807781872006-05-22T17:30:00.000-07:002006-05-23T10:11:27.526-07:00CHCSA Meeting, May 22 In attendance: Emily Casey, Dan Keller, Allie Luftig, Emily Longbrake, Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Kate KevernDiscussion: Officer elections were held for the 2006-2007 school year. Co-Presidents: Angela Wu and Eva SylwesterSecretary/publicity: Emily LongbrakeTreasurer: Adam KendallEvents coordinator: Emily CaseyLibrary/art coordinator: Dan KellerChore assignments for barbecue:MKFaenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1147756539919211652006-05-15T22:00:00.003-07:002006-05-18T10:02:29.710-07:00CHCSA Meeting Report, May 15In attendance: Angela Wu, Cassie DeFillipo, Allie Luftig, Emily Casey, Eva Sylwester, Emily Longbrake, Alletta Brenner.Discussion:ASUO Programs Council Meetings: We forgot to go to the one on May 11. Emily L. will go to the one on May 18.Ashland finances: Angela will talk to Jennah sometime and sort this out.Barbecue: Alletta and Emily L. will get food sometime next MKFaenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1147151568844068972006-05-08T21:58:00.000-07:002006-05-08T22:12:48.856-07:00CHCSA Meeting Report, May 8In attendance: Emily Casey, Dan Keller, Emily Longbrake, Allie Luftig, Angela Wu, Eva Sylwester, Cassie DeFillipoDiscussion:• Ashland finances: Allie said Jennah Hoffman has $40 cash from unused tickets she was able to sell back. Allie will talk to Jennah and the CHC's "floating accountant" about what to do with this money. Some people who didn't use their tickets are MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1146723759561392002006-05-03T23:17:00.000-07:002006-05-03T23:22:39.573-07:00Frisbee golf tournament cancelledI don't know why the listserv isn't letting me and Emily Longbrake post stuff, but here's what we were trying to send out, until I have more time to mess around with e-mails:Hi CHCSA members,I'm terribly sorry to do this, but I have to cancel the frisbee golf tournament scheduled for May 12. I failed in organizing the event, so rather than waste anyone's time, MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1146549894855573942006-05-01T22:49:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:04:54.870-07:00CHCSA Meeting Report, May 1In attendance: Tom Bode, Matt Hoffman, Emily Casey, Emily Longbrake, Eva Sylwester, Cassie DeFillipo, Dan Keller, Alletta Brenner, Allie Luftig, Angela Wu.Discussion:• Ashland: The trip is coming up on May 7. We're attending two plays; the first starts at 1:30 p.m. and the second starts at 8 p.m. and lasts two hours, 42 minutes, so we'll get back to Eugene really late. MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145985657494846152006-04-25T10:11:00.000-07:002006-04-25T10:20:57.506-07:00Free Cone Day moves off campusToday is Free Cone Day, the Ben and Jerry's chain's annual customer appreciation event where anyone can get a cone of ice cream for absolutely free.Free Cone Day is one of my favorite memories from my first two years of college, as the line from the campus franchise often snaked around the block. Unfortunately, what used to be the Ben and Jerry's at 1239 Alder St. isEva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145933718950861232006-04-24T18:41:00.000-07:002006-04-24T19:55:18.963-07:00CHCSA Meeting Report, April 24In attendance: Dan Keller, Emily Casey, Emily Longbrake, Allie Luftig, Eva Sylwester, Angela Wu, Alletta BrennerDiscussion:• Hike report: Emily C. reported that four people participated in a hike on the Ridgeline Trail near Spencer's Butte on Friday. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, even though it had been rainy that morning. Friday's hikers did not reach the MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145683448446829442006-04-21T22:19:00.000-07:002006-04-21T22:30:55.450-07:00Students Prepare for the Arrival of SpringApril showers bring May flowers. In Oregon, the lush greenery and flowerbeds are beginning to show their rainbow colors. With the weather patterns as varied as hail on Easter and clear skies the next day, students are beginning to adjust their wardrobes to cater to both the sunshine and the rain.Kelsey Hough, a freshman in Business Administration brought Sarah A. Koskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145593834854583012006-04-20T21:10:00.000-07:002006-04-20T21:40:25.390-07:00The continuing saga of the High Five team's press coverageWe made the Emerald's blog as well. Check out the link for an exciting look into the world of newspaper corrections. I (or is that my doppelgänger without the impossible "w" in her last name?) get a colorful quote on homonyms of the word "dam."Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145570988124151502006-04-20T14:56:00.000-07:002006-04-20T21:32:22.556-07:00Notes from Dr. Vijay Prashad's student leadership workshopDr. Vijay Prashad, the CHC's thinker-in-residence, concluded his visit to Eugene with a workshop on student leadership Wednesday morning. About 40 people attended this workshop, which is impressive for 10 a.m. on a weekday. These notes are for whoever was stuck in class at the time.Prashad first asked the group to draw pie charts of how Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145335970216636812006-04-17T21:13:00.000-07:002006-04-17T21:52:50.233-07:00CHCSA meeting report, April 17In attendance: Tom Bode, Matt Hoffman, Eva Sylwester, Emily Longbrake, Allie Luftig, Dan Keller, Emily Casey, Kate KevernDiscussion:• High Five recap: As stated in the last post, the High Five team lost to OSU on Saturday. Hopefully the High Five Civil War will become an annual event. Kate said she called the Emerald regarding two errors in their article: the team MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145296661849522682006-04-17T10:36:00.000-07:002006-04-17T10:57:41.863-07:00High Five team takes second in Civil WarOn Saturday the CHC High Five team competed against a team from Oregon State University's honors college. They beat us 2580 to 2140. We had two team members who had been on High Five once before, but some people on their team had been on the show six and eight times before. They led us throughout the game by various margins. We were only down 80 points Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1145083980642808402006-04-14T23:41:00.000-07:002006-04-14T23:53:00.653-07:00Public intellectual to visit CHCThe Clark Honors College is preparing for a visit next week from public intellectual and Trinity College professor Vijay Prashad. This term Prof. Fracchia assigned Dr. Prashad’s book “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity” for his colloquium HC 444H: Visions of Freedom III. I’m in the class and have started reading Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144873772691132452006-04-12T13:22:00.000-07:002006-04-12T13:29:32.710-07:00The Great Divide: Women dominate over men in the Clark Honors CollegeBy Jonah SchroginI walk up the stairs of Chapman Hall on the University of Oregon campus and I feel like I’m ascending to a higher stratosphere of knowledge. In a sense, I am. The top floor of Chapman Hall is home to the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. On the wall of the stairwell is a variety of Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144733999197993962006-04-10T22:36:00.000-07:002006-04-11T11:09:51.253-07:00“Pieces of Flair” Contribute to Students' OriginalityCoco Chanel once stated, “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” Students at the Honors College add their own personal flair to their daily fashions, in order to express their own style and inventiveness.Laila Taraghi, a university junior, adds a vintage print jacket to her classic tee and jeans. She accentuates her outfit Sarah A. Koskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144719252559450652006-04-10T17:52:00.000-07:002006-04-10T21:20:16.033-07:00CHCSA meeting report, April 10In attendance: Jonah Schrogin, Allie Luftig, Dan Keller, Angela Wu, Emily Longbrake, Emily Casey, Alletta Brenner, Eva SylwesterDiscussion:• New faculty: In a meeting with Allie, Eva, Alletta and Sarah Koski on Friday, Prof. Frank said the CHC will be looking for two new faculty members soon: a science professor and a literature professor. These new professors will MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144697541240896272006-04-10T12:13:00.000-07:002006-04-10T12:32:21.266-07:00You know you take the CHCSA way too seriously when …This weekend some of my housemates and I went to the coast. We stayed in a house between Yachats and Waldport, and in the evening we had a campfire near the beach. We were sitting around telling creepy stories, and we reminisced about the time that our house near campus briefly had a stalker who, among other things, showed up at our house at Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144371446954015592006-04-06T17:23:00.000-07:002006-04-06T17:57:26.970-07:00ASUO Programs Council Meeting, April 6As an officially recognized ASUO program, we are now required to attend ASUO meetings. It's nice to see our name on the official sign-in list.• ASUO Executive report, from ASUO Vice President Kyla Coy: Issues related to the Westmoreland housing complex are currently "in a lull," Coy said, but there will be an Oregon University System meeting in May on the Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144220333239038702006-04-04T23:55:00.000-07:002006-04-05T00:06:56.973-07:00This Week’s Shoe of Choice: ConverseHonors college students are beginning their spring term in style! As seniors complete their final term and others await the freedom of summer vacation, the halls of Chapman are filled with the cadence of. . . . Converse. La chaussure du jour, a common favorite for its variety in color, pattern, and comfort is often paired with shorts, skirts, or jeans. Rachael Sarah A. Koskinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144197367902590862006-04-04T17:30:00.000-07:002006-04-04T17:36:07.913-07:00Today's big newsThe CHCSA finally got its long-awaited ASUO recognition. The University of Oregon administration, in addition to ASUO representatives, approved all our paperwork. This means we can now fundraise, which means that we will be able to do more exciting things for students. Equally important, starting next week, we will be able to reserve campus facilities for our events. Thank you, MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144128307333996662006-04-03T21:00:00.000-07:002006-04-03T22:25:07.356-07:00Meeting report, April 3In attendance: Alletta Brenner, Jennah Hoffman, Emily Longbrake, Angela Wu, Eva Sylwester, Dan Keller, Emily Casey, Cassie DeFillipo•Spring events: Jennah reported that Ashland tickets have been ordered. Emily L. is arranging the Frisbee golf tournament, and has reserved fields for some Friday afternoon with the help of Asklepiads. Alletta said she would organize the MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144039567470302382006-04-02T21:44:00.000-07:002006-04-02T21:48:44.266-07:00New Blogger to Add Fashion Column"The Platypus" will be hosting new postings by Sarah Koski outlining the unique fashion, style, and lifestyles of Clark Honors College students. Check back weekly for new fashion sightings!Sarah A. Koskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1144015438005519622006-04-02T14:20:00.000-07:002006-04-10T01:18:04.846-07:00Last CHCSA meeting of winter termThe following took place on Tuesday of finals week (March 21) from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.In attendance: Emily Casey, Dan Keller, Jennah Hoffman, Alletta Brenner, Eva Sylwester, Jonah Schrogin, Angela WuDiscussion of various issues:• Lounge: Alletta reported that Shirley West is assembling an alumni committee regarding the lounge. A letter, which the student associationMKFaenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1142579519585627812006-03-16T21:46:00.000-08:002006-03-16T23:11:59.603-08:00Photos from last weekendOn March 11, Prof. Gajarawala held a potluck at her house, which Prof. Southworth and about nine students attended. People brought a lot of really good stuff, like sushi, chili and fruit brownies.(Photo notes: Angela Wu helps out in the kitchen at the potluck. Photo credit: Cassie De Fillipo.)On March 12, the CHCSA, with the sponsorship of Greek Life and Oregon Hillel, Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1142458917033121722006-03-15T13:36:00.000-08:002006-03-15T13:43:11.106-08:00Movie raises awareness of abuse in UgandaBy Emily LongbrakeInstead of studying diligently for my final exams last night, I watched a film called “Invisible Children” about three filmmakers who traveled to Uganda and documented the atrocities they witnessed there. Civil war between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government has persisted for 20 years. As shown in the documentary, the Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1142394991236818412006-03-14T19:52:00.000-08:002006-03-14T19:56:31.246-08:00High Five team selectedProf. Kraus announced the following team roster today:Sarah Koski (captain)Chris CarlsonEva SylwesterScott MontanaroAmanda HenrichsWill SeymourJimmy HastingsProf. Kraus said selections were made based on seniority, GPA (everyone selected had at least a 3.7) and quality of personal statement. Contact him with any further questions.Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1142310903266707162006-03-13T20:00:00.000-08:002006-03-13T20:35:03.280-08:00CHCSA meeting report, March 13In attendance: Dan Keller, Jennah Hoffman, Allie Luftig, Alletta Brenner, Eva Sylwester, Sarah Koski, Angela WuDiscussion:• Dan presented a draft of his letter to the administration asking for data about the safety of the drinking fountain. Eva made a couple minor mechanical corrections, and a final draft was printed. Everyone present signed the letter, and the MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1141954014344522782006-03-09T13:41:00.000-08:002006-03-09T17:42:49.593-08:00Campus away from campusOne of the CHCSA's goals is to build community among students, and so we organize off-campus trips a couple of times a year. This past weekend, we took nine students to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology for a night of hanging out and learning about marine biology. The OIMB, which the University of Oregon owns, is located about three hours southwest of Eugene in the Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1141716555225513332006-03-06T19:57:00.001-08:002006-03-06T23:29:15.226-08:00CHCSA meeting report, March 6In attendance: Eva Sylwester, Allie Luftig, Alletta Brenner, Jennah Hoffman, Angela Wu, Ron Kwong, Dan KellerComing events:- Vegetarian potluck at the home of Professor Toral Gajarawala this Saturday, March 11 — meet in front of Chapman Hall at 11:30. Sign up for what you'd like to bring on the poster in Chapman Hall. Yes, it really has to be vegetarian, in spite of MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1141210096629129342006-03-01T02:43:00.000-08:002006-03-01T02:48:16.643-08:00Military training class instills disciplineBy Cassie DeFillipo I could feel my knees shaking as I stood at the edge of the diving board. I paid no attention to the blindfold covering my eyes, the camouflage uniform, or my seemingly water-absorbent tennis shoes. I did not even notice the ten feet between me and the pool. I was too preoccupied with gripping a rifle. My hands quivered, and I prayed Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1141161366695902052006-02-28T13:03:00.000-08:002006-02-28T13:16:06.746-08:00CHCSA meeting report, Feb. 27In attendance: Allie Luftig, Emily Longbrake, Cassie DeFillipo, Eva Sylwester, Alletta Brenner, Angela WuDiscussion:- ASUO: Sometime this week, David Goward will schedule a meeting with Emily to finalize the ASUO recognition.- AdSense: AdSense is a tool by Google that would allow the CHCSA to earn revenue from the blog through automated ads that Google would place on MKFaenoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1141063320427042332006-02-27T09:56:00.000-08:002006-02-27T10:02:00.450-08:00CHC calendar in the worksBy Jonah SchroginMy name is Jonah Schrogin and I’m a senior magazine journalism student in the Clark Honors College. For my thesis, I’m going to create a calendar with different honors college students representing each month. Some of the months will have individual students and some will have groups. My goal is to show that CHC students do things outside of studying, andEva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140815617403215092006-02-24T12:57:00.000-08:002006-02-24T13:14:26.240-08:00Honors College seeks trivia squadOregon State University’s honors college has challenged the Clark Honors College to a trivia match-up on High Five, an Oregon-produced TV game show. The episode will be taped in at the PBS affiliate in Portland on Saturday, April 15 and will air on June 18. Traditionally High Five has featured high schools from Oregon and southern Washington, although the show’s Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140814381994702082006-02-24T12:24:00.000-08:002006-02-24T12:53:02.006-08:00Campus and community events this weekendLecture on architecture in IcelandSteve Christer of Studio Granda in Reykjavik will speak at 4:30 p.m. today in 282 Lillis as part of the 2005-2006 Architecture Lecture series.Bike saleNorthwest Christian College is selling bicycles from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in front of Burke-Griffith Hall on their campus (near 12th and Alder, so behind the UO Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140583830510300492006-02-21T20:16:00.000-08:002006-02-22T22:29:37.580-08:00CHCSA meeting notes, Feb. 20In attendance: Ron Kwong, Dan Keller, Eva Sylwester, Emily Longbrake, Cassie DeFillipo, Allie Luftig, Alletta BrennerThe meetings are at 3:30 in the CHC lounge every Monday, and are open to the public.Updates:• Emily Longbrake is putting the finishing touches on securing ASUO recognition for the group.• Since last school year, the CHCSA has been interested in improvingMKFaenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140513782010230692006-02-21T00:23:00.000-08:002006-02-21T13:15:44.530-08:00Adventures in knittingI know a few people here knit, so I have to wholeheartedly endorse the following pattern for a hat with earflaps. I had lost my other hat and was having trouble enduring the recent cold weather, so I found this on Google and knit it up within 48 hours this past weekend. Some of the instructions as written are unnecessarily complicated, and as an experienced knitter, I found Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140469162200137072006-02-20T12:48:00.000-08:002006-05-22T14:29:49.106-07:00Portland festival shows new moviesBy Kelly SmartMy visit to the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) this year was pretty short. I only got the chance to see two films, but they were well worth the journey.The first film is "Iron Island" directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. It is an Iranian film about a community living on an oil barge. Though there is not too much of a plot, it is visually Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140218809084075322006-02-17T15:15:00.000-08:002006-02-17T21:04:49.973-08:00Community Events This Weekend- DisOrient Filmfest, the first film festival in Oregon featuring independent films and video by, and, or about Asian Americans, opens tonight at the Bijou Art Cinemas. Two screenings of "Only The Brave," a film by Lane Nishikawa about Japanese American soldiers in World War II, will be given, at 5:45 p.m. and 8:25 p.m. Viewers are advised to buy tickets, which are Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140128449464626182006-02-16T14:18:00.000-08:002006-02-16T14:20:49.476-08:00Campus events for Friday, February 17• The symposium “Intersections of Native American Culture, Politics and Law” will take place all day in 175 Knight Law Center. Highlights of the event, which is free and open to the public, include the following: welcome by University law professor Rennard Strickland, 9 a.m.; panel discussion on law and literature, 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; slide show and Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140119662302556672006-02-16T11:46:00.000-08:002006-02-16T11:54:22.326-08:00East 13th Avenue Watch Today down by the bookstore there's a more impressive than usual variety of vendors. The Asian Pacific American Student Union's got a pretty high-quality bake sale, with reasonably priced pie slices. There's also some other group selling cupcakes, but since they didn't bother to identify themselves on their sign, I didn't bother to ask. All I know about those people is thatEva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1140038699324576342006-02-15T13:15:00.000-08:002006-02-15T15:31:14.316-08:00Upcoming events on campusTonight• Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice and the Strike for Peace Campaign are hosting a panel discussion entitled "War Research and the University" at 7 p.m. in 180 PLC. The event is free and open to the public.• The Coalition Against Environmental Racism will show the documentary film "Oil on Ice" at 6:30 p.m. in 282 Lillis.Thursday, February 16• For the Center Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1139953866741128402006-02-14T13:37:00.000-08:002006-02-14T13:51:06.753-08:00Pro-Con Debate: The value of journalism schoolsToday's posts address an issue that recently came up at Yale University, where an alumnus who became a journalist after being trained as a lawyer gave Yale, which does not have a journalism school, $1 million to establish the Yale Journalism Initiative, which will provide journalistic training for students who want to become journalists but are Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1139953030458762632006-02-14T13:34:00.000-08:002006-02-14T13:37:10.460-08:00Educating public requires background knowledgeIn Motivation and Emotion, an upper-division psychology class I took fall term, professor Sanjay Srivastava said that if there was one thing he hoped his students would gain from being psychology majors, it would be to keep a skeptical mind about newspaper headlines such as “Chocolate cures heart disease, study shows.” He explained that such Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1139882763652735752006-02-14T13:32:00.000-08:002006-02-14T13:34:01.523-08:00Education on professional standards maintains journalistic qualityJournalism. It is the art of reporting Paris Hilton’s party outfit last weekend and the science of covering the news without offending advertisers. In a world where “infotainment” has become a legitimate word in the Oxford English Dictionary, today’s journalists no longer focus on being watchdogs for the government and informing Cassie DeFilliponoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1139888187067273262006-02-13T19:25:00.000-08:002006-02-13T19:36:27.076-08:00CHCSA meeting reportThe CHCSA is doing the final paperwork to achieve ASUO recognition, which will enable the group to independently raise money and use University facilities for events. After that point, the group may sell T-shirts, old books and possibly calendars designed by a student, with proceeds going to student activities.The CHCSA is also organizing a trivia team to compete against a MKFaenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21969248.post-1139849440338907882006-02-13T08:35:00.000-08:002006-02-13T11:24:56.990-08:00Welcome to The Platypus, a blog of the Clark Honors College Student Association at the University of Oregon’s Robert D. Clark Honors College. I first became involved with the CHCSA almost a year ago, when current co-president Emily Longbrake recruited me to help start a CHCSA newspaper. For various logistical reasons, that never wound up coming together — printing would have cost too much, and Eva Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054982186413208730noreply@blogger.com0