In Brief: Cultural forum event, Senate approves request

Event invites UO students to enjoy cultural offerings

The 10th annual Weaving New Beginnings -- a celebration meant to welcome faculty, staff and students of color to the University -- will take place in the EMU Ballroom tonight at 6:15 p.m.

The event, which is free to the public, will feature free music and food.

"WNB is a remarkably important opportunity for students, especially incoming students of color, to learn about everything that awaits them at the University," ASUO Multicultural Advocate Maria Cortez said on an ASUO Web site dedicated to the event.

The Weaving New Beginnings opening event took place Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. in the EMU Amphitheater and included musical performances, speakers and dancing. Right, Multicultural Center Outreach Coordinator Aaron J. Martin, a philosophy and ethnic studies major, performs in the EMU Amphitheater.

Senate approves request

The ASUO Student Senate approved a special funding request from the University Mentor Program at a meeting Wednesday night in the EMU Board Room. The senators voted unanimously to transfer $3,245 into the group’s account to make up for a shortfall in projected funding and for program growth.

The request was the first for the program, which matches students with professionals in career fields in which they are interested. Program officials originally projected a carry forward of $8,000, but personnel and telecommunications costs caused by service expansions necessitated the change, according to a program representative.

Senator Kevin Day commended the group for coming forward with its suspected carry forward and budgeting in advance.

“To be off by $2,000 is still a good job, considering how their budget actually is and how much they projected,” he said.

Erin O’Brien, the new director of the ASUO Women’s Center, also introduced herself at the meeting. O’Brien, who recently moved to Eugene from Los Angeles, said the Women’s Center has been under both physical and philosophical construction, saying the program will strive to be “truly inclusive.”

Senators also nominated members to sit on an executive hiring committee to fill Senate 15, which is currently empty.

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