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ollege C Honors Chronicle Urnversity Editor-in-ChiefAbby Phillips A myriad of strangers with blank stares shuffle past me, indifferent to the look of panic upon my face. Cars, buses and trains are everywhere, and everyone but myself seems to know where they are going.... I tell myself, just relax, and remember what the man told you at the information booth: take the Gatwick Express train, switch to the underground tube, get off at Victoria from the Circle Line or was it the Central Line, getting off at King's Cross? Or maybe it was...this is where I scream: AAAHHHH!! At that moment, I wondered what a directionally- impaired girl who has grown up in Corvallis and never stepped foot on foreign soil is doing in a place like London? To this day, I don't have a clear cut answer to that perplexing question other than I had to get out of Corvallis. Oh yes, Abby Phillips has skipped town, and disappeared from the country for a while. Because I grew up in Corvallis, I never got the terrifying yet freeing experience of being immersed into an entirely new setting for college. No, no, Abby always stayed in her comfort zonebut no longer. The instant I touched the soil in Europe, I discovered I had a tool that has always been with me, but had never had the opportunity to be put into use: my sense of independence. Being stranded in London and trying to find my way from the Gatwick airport to my youth hostel forced me to think for myself. Not to mention that nobody told ne that 'Way Out' means exit, and that 'Mind the Gap' means, dude, watch your step when leaving the train to the platform. I always thought I would fail when I met the world face- to-face (and maybe I did for an instant), but that was before I had been tested. And even though I was terribly lonely, I would never regret this experience. It has taught me that I can survive. I can navigate a city that appears 3 wazillion times bigger than Corvallis. I know this sounds like a line straight from Dawson's Creek, but I really have learned a lot about myself, and now I'm on my way to studying abroad in Spain. By the time you read this, I will have become an even stronger and culturally enriched person. I'm telling you, you've got to try this. I back Emerson 100% when he stresses that the importance of action or exprerience take precedence over that of books. And this experience has taught me more than any book or classroom setting ever could. Just remember what Emerson said. "The true scholar grudges every opportunity of action passed by as a loss otpower.

Associate Editor Emily Simpson Hola a todos and greetings from the sunny shores of northern Spain. Ahhh España, home to Don Quixote, tapas, bulltights, flamenco dances, and vino. I am still amazed that I am actually here in this beautiful,unique country, living in an apartment with a Spanish host family, and having the experience of a lifetime. (Never mind the fact that I survived all of my plane flights, security checks, and a bus strike, which left me stranded for nine hours in Madrid bus station). It is a bit terrifying and overwhelming at first - to leave everything infinitely familiar to yourself, including your native language, and submerse yourself in someone else's culture. The best one can do in preparation is to have an open mind and be willing to laugh at yourself and the situations you find yourself in. For instance, while sitting with my host parents, who were snacking on pate of wild pig (which I politely refused, as much as it tempted me), they commented that the wild pigs lived in the mountains to the south. I, all too ready to show off my bilingual skills, asked if people hunted the pigs. *Note: The verb "to hunt" is cazar and the verb "to marry" is casar. In Spanish classes, we do not learn the Castillian pronunciation of words, thus cazar and casar sound similar. Unfortunately, such is not the case in Spain.* So, much to the confusion of my parents, I appeared to be asking if the pigs were married. Despite the slight language barriers, I find myself reveling in their culture. You learns to adjust and even to appreciate most of the differences between the life you lived before and the one you are experiencing now. I have the utmost respect for exchange students who attend college in the United States. While I am merely taking Spanish classes, they have classes of every subject in a language not their own. So I suppose what I'm trying to say is, be patient with others who might be struggling to grasp a new language or perhaps show them around to some of your favorite hangouts. In this day and age, it is critical that we be aware of other people, other countries, and other cultures and be open to learning about them and sharing stories of our own. Good luck this term!!

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novel, latest his of COPy L a signing or treatment radiation you giving be might He someday. again him see you if surprised be don't spring, this OSU from graduates Uselman Julian After UHC Dean Joe Hendricks captivates audience in workshop Contributing Writer Camille Springer dude: start thinking about ideas tbr a thesis project early on; t the beginning of winter term, Dean Joe Hendricks hostedbecome involved in a professor's project that interests you; he annual UHC Thesis Workshop. Approximately 20and of course, remember to register for thesis credit in your UHC students attended the workshop, not only for the freedepartment when you begin the actual work. cookies and beverages, but also to gather some inside infor- Aaron Tinkle, whose thesis is a unit on elementary mation about the mysterious thesis project. The purpose ofschool health education iii dentistry, charmed the crowd with the Thesis Workshop is to familiarize students with the the-his easy manner while giving his perspective on the thesis sis project and to encourage them to start thinking about it,experience. Two mentors tumed him down before he found regardless of their class standing. Two UHC students, Aaronhis current mentor. He also started his first thesis project only Tinkle, a senior majoring in Zoology, and Emily Simpson, ato discover that it had lost all of its appeal. He did what he junior majoring in Chemistry, along with Jane Siebler, andhad to: dropped it and started work on a new one! One should Joe Hendricks spent time discussing their own personal ex-never feel trapped in their thesis work. If you come to realize periences with the thesis project, as well as answering anythat your topic no longer interests you, don't feel obligated questions raised by the attendees. or forced to stay there. Joe started by pointing out that the thesis project is un- Emily Simpson, whose thesis work will be on deniably the most distinguishing experience of the Univer-premicellar aggregations, spoke about the HC 403 Introduc- sity Honors College Program. It is a process in which UHCtion to Thesis class and shared her experiences in the mentor students get "used to being the creator rather than the con- search as well. One of her revelations from the class that per- sumer [of knowledge]". Joe gave intricate examples basedtains to theses done in the sciences was that even if your ex- on his field own of study, Sociology, to demonstrate how toperiment fails, you can still extract a perfectly good thesis pare down a broad topic to a specific, focused issue, whichpaper from the research. Bad results are still results! would then be presented in the thesis statement. He empha- The UHC hopes to offer the Thesis Workshop each term sized that the thesis project should not be viewed as an over-in the future, rather than only once a year. For any UHC stu- whelming, colossal work, but rather as a series of steps lead-dentfrom first-year tojunioriearning more about the UI-IC ing to the final product. Some suggestions for the project in-thesis requirement earlier, rather than later, is most helpful. Forum with President Risser leaves attendees satisfied Contributing Writer Patricia Ward ton in order to complete the program. students have to pay to ride the city bus? Why does In contrast the Engineering program was allotted $40 Willthe College of Engineering receive so much money?million. In this case, President Risser explained that in this What is happening to OSU? The financial panic that sweptcase a private donor had given this money to the Engineering over OSU has left many students with seemingly unanswer-program, and Risser made it clear that the funding at OSU able questions. It is questions and concems of OSU studentswas "not a case of priority." like these that President Risser addressed at the Presidential Private funding is also needed in other colleges at OSU, Forum on January 30th in the Memorial Union lounge. as many departmental improvements could be feasible with While topics ranged fIoiithe lack of accessibility inan extra source of income. Since the university cannot rely University facilities for handicapped persons, to the sparseon funding from the state legislature to Ililfill departmental parking availability, the majority of questions centered onneeds, students questioned the impact that private funding monetary issues. could have on the university. However, according to Risser, Last year, OSU broke new ground when the Cascadeprivate donations would have to 'increase substantially," for Campus became the first successful annex of the university.OSU to obtain measurable benefits. Students attending the forum questioned the practicality in The underlying concern throughout the forum was mak- funding the Cascade Campus while the financial status atOSU ing sure OSU was using and will continue to use its money is so grim. In response, President Risser stated, "The stateeffectively and efficiently. Though it seems like a convenient legislature funds [the Cascade Campus] separately." "Onetime to abandon hope, Risser assured the crowd of students does not drain the other," he added. that OSU still has options. While that situation had a simple solution, what about "There are actually ways that we can market our pro- the discrepancy of money allotted to different departments atgrams to generate revenue for the entire university." Though OSU? The legislature denied the College of Veterinary Medi- not all problems were resolved by the end of the forum, stu- cine at OSU the necessary $8 million to have a four-year pro-dents had a better understanding of the issues facing OSU gram at OSU. Students will now have to transfer to Washing-and Risser's visions to improve the university. Spring 2002 Edition Chronicle The management. time little a is life double a lead health- a desires she as fulfllling, professionally and ally to takes it all Apparently, UHC. the in life and tivities person- both Living Assisted Timberhill at people erly ac- extra-curricular relationships, work, school, handle eld- of caregiver a as herjob finds Mieger income? the to able are they behalf, their on effort extra little a With besides working about enjoy to there is what So girls. three these for amount staffer. 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Originally, there was an Honors Program at OSU fromincluding PHL 205H, helped with grant writing respon- 1966-1991, but it closed due to budget cuts. It was verysibilities and taken part in creating the Small Group different from the University Honors College programInstructional Diagnostic (SGID) format for course that opened in 1995, but the latter stands on the shoul-evaluations. Roberts sees the University Honors Col- ders of those who went before. lege as providing significant benefits, primarily in the When the doors of the UHC opened to the firstquality of education. The small classes allow for an group of students, they were a part of what was onlyinteractive learning style and close relationships with the eleventh degree-granting Honors operation in theprofessors, who then can serve as both teachers and countly. Years of work by the Faculty Senate Honorsmentors. College Committee had paved the way, with leadership The Student Steering Committee was started the drawn from the College of Science and across the cam- first year as an innovative way to involve students in Cl) pus. The goal was to create a the program. The first Steering university-wide Honors Col- Committee members chose not c lege, not one centered in the to elect officers, instead antici- C liberal arts or in any other pating that students would single college. Joe Hendricks emerge to give leadership to stu- was named as the founding ad- dent initiatives. The Steering C ministrator on April 1, 1995, Committee was started with the and he continues to joke about goal of student interests and has ) that being a propitious date. continued to be student driven. ci) The first staff was small Joe Many creative ideas have Hendricks was joined by an stemmed from Steering Commit- cc officestaff of one-first tee. The Honors College as a Marilyn Welch who agreed to Illustration by Bryan Kowhole encourages students to 0 come out of retirement to assist with the set-up phase,participate in the operations of the college and in the and a bit later Tammy Henderson (now Brown). Overleadership of the Honors Residence Hall, McNary Hall. I the course of that first summer, Carole Ann Crateau. The student learning center, nicknamed the SLUG :D doing double duty as writing instructor and advisor,(Students Learning Underground) when it opened dur- came on board and planning proceeded at a rapid pace.ing the second year of UHC operations, has become the Somewhat later, two visiting faculty appointments were facility it is today without ever having funding included made for that first year, Lani Roberts (Philosophy) andfor it in the UHC budget. The Chronicle, originally Robby Robson (Mathematics). Others joined them untilknown as Ecclesia was started by two students on the the Visiting Appointments were suspended in order tooriginal Steering Committee, Kevin Stoller and Bryce use the funds for further coursework. After a short pe-Payne (Payne has subsequently earned an MBA and riod of operation, the demands of the advising respon-now sits on the Honors Board of Regents). It was cre- sibilities had grown to the point where a full-time Headated for the purpose of having a forum for student com- Advisor was added in the form of Jane Siebler. Deanmunication and exchange of ideas. Those first students Hendricks was one of the forces in the successful es-were also invited to share their ideas in the renovation tablishment of the UHC with a vision of creating a pro- of McNary Hall, which had stood empty for a few years. gram where students are challenged to excel. He readilyThey met in groups and worked with staff from Resi- admits the brain trust of the staff and the UHC Councildence Life, under the leadership of Tom Scheuermann, were crucial to what has become the present Universityand designed what has become a great place to live. Honors College. Crateau considers the most prominent benefit of Lani Roberts, one of two visiting faculty mem-the University Honors College to be the community of bers that first year, was invited by Dean Joe Hendricksscholars, with "students really turned on to learning." because of her outstanding reputation, along with herThe Honors College has a complex story of its creation. demanding teaching style. Since her original involve-It is not over, however, since the UHC aims to recreate ment. Roberts has taught multiple courses in the UHC,itself and refresh its agenda as it moves forward. Spring 2002 EditionU C Chronicle The 8 H U car. 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Little do into the bathroom.Still a bit groggy, I turned on they realize that soon they will he scurrying into the lights and looked into the mirror. That's when the SLUG to start AND linish those papers during I saw them gray hairs! Of course I pulled them the ten-minute break between classes. Now, as an U) out, but they made me realize something I was honors student, I do not condone this sort of behav- -I- getting old. Presently a senior, I was forced to look ior, but it is hard to discourage it when you have into the future - and it didn't include the term managed to get A's employing this very method. I "Thirsty Thursday."I chose to ignore this thought also enjoy registering for classes without relying C at the time and soon headed off to class. As I walked on the ever so crucial advising appointment (no offense Jane). Then being able to find my classes -o down Jefferson, I saw a crowd of starry-eyed fresh- -I- men. As they giggled and laughed, it brought back every term without having to confer with my trusty 0C memories of the glory days. Back when the sum of campus map. 0 your course credits would almost always be less The point of this little introspective is this: than ten, and when you were still physically ca- three years ago, I remember seeing the seniors sit- U) pable of staying up until 3a.m. on consecutive ting on the couch of the SLUG, some were sleep- nights.I tried doing this again recently but fell ing and some were reading. Things havent -c asleep somewhere around 10a.m.. Yup, age does changed. The carpet may be new and the comput- 0) have a way of sneaking up. Whether it's a receding ers may have been upgraded, but the cycle contin- hairline or an increasingly pronounced gut, change, ues on. Now I find myself taking naps where those no matter how hard you fight it, is inevitable. in the past had also rested their weary heads. I'm 0 Now not all change is bad. Just because your not bitter that I can no longer run up and down the -c back may ache in the morning and your knees hurt hallways of McNary at 2a.m., all I am saying is at night, it is not necessarily an indication that you this: when I go home at the end of a long hard day are past your prime. There are many new things of class and work, I can sit back, relax, and bask in that bring me pleasure.Nowadays, I gain much the glory of the fact that I'm legal!

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Slugs have tongues with 27,000 teeth and rasp their food. Slugs go about .007 miles an hour. Slugs are hermaphrodites, which means that they have both sets of reproductive organs. If they are ever lonely, bored, or under stress, they can mate with themselves. Slug slime can take away the sting from nettles. Slugs can stretch out 11 times their normal length. 'Slugs mark their own scent so they can find their way home after dark. Northwest Banana Slugs can grow up to 18 inches long! 'Slugs are vegetarians - they eat just about everything green: 1ttuce, cabbage, green beans, peas, cucumber, etc. Also dog food. 'Slugs love beer (don't we all?). Actually, in a taste test conducted by students from Colorado State University Entomology, it was found that, above everything else, slugs like Kingsbury Malt Beverage.

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Just a short walk from campus, this veg-the trails, or having a picnic at one of the many nature spots etarian restaurant promises a fun, social setting and hasin the Corvallis area. Enjoy the natural beauty of Oregon by something for everyone, vegetarian or not. visiting one of the following locations. Nearly Normal's cuisine has a multicultural zest, so for those who are not brave enough to try a tofu potato, Nearly Bald Hill Park: Normal's offers several bean burritos and tasty pastas. Other This 284 acre park surrounds a sizeable hill with an international foods include curry and foods from Greece andelevation of four hundred and fifty feet, but the hike up the the Middle East. Not only do they specialize in exotic foods,trail to the top is worth the effort. A breathtaking panoramic Nearly Normal's caters to vegetarians the way very few otherview of Corvallis rewards those who reach the top of the trail. restaurants do. Breakfast foods use organic potatoes and freeThe park is full of wildflowers throughout the spring and range eggs. Many lunches include tofu, falafel or sunburgerssummer, and aside from the hiking trail, there are also bike (burgers of sunflower seeds,paths for those who enjoy a good bikeride. Bald Hill Park is veggies and spices). Even severallocated west of Corvallis by the Benton Country Fairgrounds Nearly Normal's vegan meals are on the menu.on Oak Creek Road. Nearly Perfect Meals are fresh, healthy and deli- Gonzo cuisine cious, and range in price from Chip Ross Park: about five to ten dollars. Open forests and great natu- 1 09 NW 1 5th Costumers order and payral areas greet visitors of Chip 753-0791 downstairs and then retire to theRoss Park.The park features social atmosphere to wait for theiramazing and expansive views of Open: 8-8 Mon. - food. Onemayenjoyorganiccof-the Willamette Valley and the Wed, fee, a fruit smoothie, or a coldcity. With less demanding nature 8-9 Thurs. & Fri. glass of organic carrot juice whilepaths, strenuous hiking trails, and 9-9 Sat. waiting. The restaurant is deco-picnic tables, Chip Ross Park of- rated with bright, original paint-fers fun to all sorts of people. One ings. Tree trunks draped with col-of the popular trails at the park is ored lights extend from the floor to the ceiling.Adding toDan's trail to McDonald Forest. the fun flavor of the atmosphere, Nearly Normal's has a des-The park is located north of ignated theme of a restaurant bird, the flamingo, and restau-Corvallis, off of Highland Drive. rant flower, the iris. Turn at the Chip Ross Park sign. Illustration by Bryan Ko If the downstairs is crowded, which it usually is during lunch hour, head upstairs. A feeling of oneness with nature McDonald Forest: is emphasized by the wooden paneling on the floor and walls, This location is a real resource to Corvallis. Not only is and skylights that allow natural, bright light to illuminate theit a great place for recreational activity, it is actually a re- upstairs room. Cacti decorating the windowsills and hang-search forest. Oregon State students study the timber in that ing plants give the room a very fresh feel, perfect for a veg-area. Located north of Corvallis, McDonald Forest features etarian restaurant. ten miles of hiking trails for those enthusiastic hikers. The Before becoming the popular restaurant it is now, Nearlymultiple use trails and 60 miles of logging roads stretching Normal's was somebody's home. It has since been expandedthroughout the forest can be used for hiking, horseback riding and renovated, and just recently, employees celebrated Nearlyor biking. The more difficult trails are perfect for those people Normal's twenty-second birthday. The restaurant has beenlooking for a challenge. The Jackson Creek area is accessed very popular since its opening. by following Highland Drive north to Lester Avenue. Turn Nearly Normal's caters to your needs. If you have littleleft until you reach the parking area. The Oak Creek area is time between classes for lunch and no time to wait in line,accessed by following Oak Creek Drive west from the inter- you can order ahead and your food will be ready and waitingsection with Harrison, 53rd, and Walnut. After two miles, by the time you arrive. All orders can also be made to go.you will come to the junction with Cardwell Hills Road. Turn Service is helpful and laidback. Unless one's diet consistsright and follow Oak Creek Drive one mile to the parking solely of meat, Nearly Normal's is a great place to go. area. Spring 2002 EditionW Chronicle The as culture American about revealing film Arounfsky's The Prufrock." 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Why old of our dreams. do we feel inadequate for our own de- A striking scene in the film In Arounfsky's film, drown we do; sires? What is it about our greatest portrays a widowed, lonely we drown in our addictions; in dreams and desires that makes them more threatening, and somehow no mother, who, overdosing on diet heroin and diet pills, in television pills to prepare herself for a po- longer ours when they verge upon re- and in romantic delusions, in tential opportunity to appear on alization? Eliot tells us: television (her life's dream), is prostitution and in violence: We have lingered in the cham- caught up in a terrifying halluci- bers of the sea nation.The hosts of a diet- By sea-girls wreathed with sea- miracle infomercial taunt and mock her from the televisionweed red and brown screen, and she is caught "pinned and wriggling on the wall", Till human voices wake us, and we drown. while the refrigerator, suddenly possessed of demonic quali- And in Arounfsky's film, drown we do; we drown in ties and powers, advances from the back. It is as if she andour addictions; in heroin and diet pills, in television and in the other equally self-destructive characters are performing aromantic delusions, in prostitution and in violence: a tragic grotesque, frenzied dance to Eliot's rhythmic song. Arounfskydownward spiral that leaves us debilitated and broken, and critically and artfully examine the causes and tendencies ofyet safe, somehow, once again, from that threat of success, this human sense of inferiority that makes one feel unworthythat threat of ultimate happiness that tormented us so.

Science and Religion: Both Helpful, Both Human "All men desire by nature to know." Aristotle that the acceptance of scientific authority threatens What is life? How did it begin? Where did the all that is sacred and truly meaningful in life. Del world come from? Human beings have been contem- Ratzsch, the author of Science and its Limits, is a plating such questions for thousands of years because Christian who believes that such extreme attitudes people possess an innate desire to know about the hinder scientific inquiry and deform religious beliefs. world and its unfolding events. Humanity observes, In his book, Ratzsch presents an analysis of the phi- questions, and attempts to explain life's events and losophies surrounding modem science and encour- experiences through theology and the sciences. ages readers to consider the questions that science The crucial parting point of theology and sci- can and cannot answer about the world and human ence is over the issue of causation. While theology experience. seeks the ultimate reasons for why things happen In this search for Truth (hidden and otherwise), (primary causes; God's choice), science endeavors to it is important for the people involved to remember explain how things happen (secondary causes; natu- to use their investigative abilities correctly, respect- ral laws and processes). Though many scholars have ing nature and one another in the course of their work. believed the two ways of comprehending the universe If, as the saying goes, "all truth is God's truth," nei- to be complementary, after the Scientific Revolution, ther the Christian, nor the scientist, nor the Christian > the sciences became increasingly secularized and pre- scientist, has any reason to fear what human inquiry J) dominantly concerned with secondary causes. Mis- may reveal about the world. The modern woridview conceptions of the dynamic relationship between sci- is "inescapably shaped by science" (8), but science is ence and theology particularly Judaeo-Christian also limited by "human conceptual resources" (58). theology developed over time, resulting in their It is to the advantage of science and religion to work portrayal as distinct opposites and oftentimes rivals. together to reach beyond their own limits. The two Q The consequence of such a rivalry is further con- need not always agree; an argument is often produc- 0 tention. As some people have come to idealize sci- tive - but only so long as those engaged in the dis- ence as a superior route to knowledge, others fear pute are informed and considerate of the other's views. Spring 2002 Edition C Chronicle The 14 H U

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