OREGON DAILY Emerald DAILYEMERALD . COM THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SINCE 1900 VOL. 112, ISSUE 26 MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010 TRADITIONAL GREEK AND SLIDING INTO A RECORD VOLLEYBALL INDIAN FOOD AT ANATOLIA University students set new high for The Ducks split weekend SCENE | PAGE 5 amount of people to Slip ’N Slide in an hour series with Arizona schools VOTE, REGARDLESS OF PARTY DAILYEMERALD.COM/MULTIMEDIA SPORTS | PAGE 10 OPINION | PAGE 2 TRAVEL STUDENT GOVERNMENT Hulen steps SUMMER RIDE down; chief Experience with Range of Motion Project inspires student to cycle to Guatemala, raise money of staff post KAITLIN FLANIGAN NEWS EDITOR n 78 days, he saw everything from lush filled swiftly green forests to searing hot deserts, breath- taking coastlines and mountain faces, with Traditional hiring process bypassed; nothing but a bike, some tools, minimal water and food provisions, and a change ASUO President appoints replacement Iof clothes. University senior Greg Krupa chal- FRANKLIN BAINS lenged himself to bike 3,500 miles from Eugene to NEWS REPORTER Zacapa, Guatemala. ASUO Legislative Affairs Coordinator Krupa didn’t do this on a whim, though. His Ben Eckstein will replace outgoing ASUO journey by bike from June 19 to Sept. 7 was for Rid- Executive Chief of Staff Conrad Hulen af- ing for ROMP, a fundraiser for the Range of Motion ter he stepped down because he is no longer Project, which provides prosthetics for amputees in a student. developing countries. Krupa collected $25,000 in his Rather than extending the position to all efforts for ROMP. students through the traditional hiring pro- Krupa’s journey took three distinct parts: From cess, ASUO Programs Administrator Sinjin Eugene to San Diego, Calif., then from Tijuana, Carey gave ASUO President Amelie Rousseau Mexico, down along Baja California and the Mexi- permission to appoint a replacement for Hulen can Pacific Coast, and then onwards crossing the in the interest of expediency. Guatemalan border and reaching the ROMP center Carey said in his letter to the ASUO that in Zacapa, Guatemala. an open-hiring period would hinder a de- “There were so many different people who cision that could be easily achieved with helped us along the way,” Krupa said. “Each an appointment. day that we arrived in new place, people were “I am also convinced that an open-hiring anticipating our arrival.” process would delay the appointment of cru- He decided to raise money for the cause after cial positions and, as a result, would inhibit working with two Range of Motion Project clin- the student experience inside and outside the ics in Guatemala and Ecuador, which provided ASUO,” Carey said. impoverished towns with access to health care. He also said in his letter he was assured “What better way than to bike from the first world where most of the financing comes from to CHIEF OF STAFF the actual clinic itself in Guatemala?” Krupa said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Joining Krupa on his journey was Pat Mathay, a recent University of Kansas graduate. Mathay and Krupa met while doing relief work in post-Hurricane STUDENT GOVERNMENT Katrina New Orleans. Krupa and Mathay meticulously planned their route along the Pacific, marking where they would ACFC CHAIR, VICE stay and calling hotels ahead of time. Many times, hotel management gave Krupa and Mathay a free CHAIR ELECTED FRIDAY room once they learned of the duo’s purpose. How- The Athletics and Contracts Finance Commit- ever, planning ahead for every town was impos- tee elected its chair and vice chair and explained sible the closer that Krupa and Mathay got to their its process of contract allocation Friday during its destination because the towns were so small. first meeting of the 2010-11 academic year. Because their journey was mapped out, people ASUO Sen. Brianna Woodside-Gomez was would greet and even ride with Krupa and Mathay. appointed chairperson and fellow senator and “We had a few amputee cyclists who met up Senate Ombudsman Ian Fielding was appointed with us,” Krupa said. “Actually a few amputees NICK COTE PHOTOGRAPHER vice chairperson of the committee. (who) weren’t even cyclists saw what we were do- Greg Krupa recently completed a 3,500 mile bicycle trip from Eugene to Guatemala to raise money for the ing and wanted to join, and even though they would Range of Motion Project (ROMP), an organization that provides prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces to Woodside-Gomez and Fielding joined at-large only ride for a very small portion of it, some of their amputees. Krupa completed the journey in 78 days and raised more than $25,000. elected members Brian J. Williams and Andrew stories are pretty amazing and compelling and it Quinlan and Executive appointment Clark really meant a lot to them, and it inspired us.” BY THE NUMBERS Kissiah on the committee. Krupa said the U.S. part of the trip was easiest. At the meeting, the five members were Length of entire journey Feet in elevation that Krupa “We had access to all of the supplies that we 3,500 700 informed of the “tags,” or a contract between the (in miles) and Mathay climbed in one day needed,” he said. “And there was always access ASUO and another organization, that govern the through the mountains in Guatemala to food and water. We never felt like we were in 3 Countries ACFC process during the school year by previous serious danger.” 25,000 Dollars that Riding for ACFC members and ASUO Leadership Advisor Krupa and Mathay walked through the U.S.- 120 Degrees in Baja California ROMP raised Consuela Perez-Jefferis. Mexico boarder at Tijuana, and then biked as hard Recently appointed ASUO Chief of Staff Ben as they could out of the city to make their journey 1,000 Miles of biking through 78 Days it took to bike from Eugene Eckstein explained that the size of the contract down Baja California. Baja California to Zapaca, Guatemala was fairly important in deciding on a tag. “Tijuana is everything that you hear it is,” Krupa said. “It’s dangerous, and it’s dirty, and there is no “Being on a tag is the biggest responsibility real way to bike through it comfortably. It’s a city full biking at 4 a.m. and then stop for the day at 10:30 Krupa said. “There were stretches where there was you have on ACFC, so think carefully,” of traffic. There was smog everywhere.” a.m. to 11 a.m. before the heat became too danger- literally nothing. It sounds cliche, but ‘middle of no- Eckstein said. Mathay and Krupa ended up biking 1,000 miles ous. They would rest and wait for the heat to go where’ meant nothing to me before going to Baja. Woodside-Gomez reminded the members of through the Baja California peninsula, a desert with down before continuing on to their destination. temperatures exceeding more than 120 degrees “(Baja California) is actually one of the most un- KRUPA ACFC each day. To beat the heat, the team would start explored and uninhabited peninsulas in the world,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 VISIT US ONLINE READ OUR BLOGS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FORECAST Log onto dailyemerald.com to get Visit blogs.dailyemerald.com @ODE TODAY TOMORROW news updates, watch multimedia for extended coverage of @ODESPORTS High: 62 Low: 41 High: 67 Low: 43 and listen to weekly podcasts campus and community news @ODE PHOTO Patchy fog Fog TALK TO US OPINION Editor Limit submissions to 850 words. Submissions should include Tyree Harris name, phone number and address. The Emerald reserves the right [email protected] to edit all submissions. One submission per person per calendar month. 541-346-5511 x321 STIRRING UP DEBATE AND STIMULATING DISCUSSION ON CAMPUS MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010 EDITORIAL from around the globe Vote, even if your party is no fun Though not as popular, the midterm elections this year are as even here in Eugene. vital to the future of students as any other. With a spiraling econo- “His image of change wasn’t matched by policy change,” said El- THA T’S NOT MINE my, increasing tuition and a growing disapproval of the Obama len Macomson, president of the University’s College Democrats. She A Florida man was taken into custody administration, there is a lot at stake. calls his 2008 campaign “genius, but sort of manipulative.” Wednesday for illegally smuggling cocaine The Republican Party recognizes this by calling to arms, increas- Macomson, 21, thinks much of the increased Republican activity is and marijuana between his butt cheeks. ing funding and running their campaign on an anti-Obama theme. because they are rallying against something, as opposed to for some- Raymond Stanley Roberts said, “The They are going for control of the House of Representatives — and thing. After all, a key component of Obama’s election was the fact E white stuff is not mine, but the weed is.” the New York Times House race ratings polls are showing that this is that it was right after a highly disapproved Bush administration. The Oregon Daily Roberts denied the cocaine residing in his 72 percent likely. The Republican Party had essentially worn out their welcome with Emerald is the Though the Republican Party is riled up and preparing to unite, the many Americans, and it was easy for Obama to come and fulfill the independent butt cheeks was his. Roberts was pulled student newspaper Democratic Party seems, well, apathetic — and there couldn’t be a image that the people desired. over for speeding, and when the officers at the University worse time for them to lose momentum.