A white Mazda driving down 17th Avenue clipped a car and crashed into a tree at approximately 12:50 a.m., Nov. 20. Upon hitting the tree, the driver jumped out of the car and headed east toward campus, according to University of Oregon student Angelo Di Liberto, who witnessed the entire event. Di Liberto ran to the car after the man fled and called police.

“I saw the car turn really quickly onto Ferry from 18th Street and then drive really fast towards the roundabout and then I heard a crash,” said Di Liberto. “By the time I turned around, the person in the car was already gone.”

Police officers arrived at the scene within 20 minutes of the crash and ushered individuals away from the site.

The driver of the car is not yet in custody.

At last night’s ASUO Senate meeting, the senate granted every student request and confirmed the Freshman Representative and new DFC members.

The first special request was from the Young Americans For Liberty to attend a national conference for the National Young Americans For Liberty. The group was recognized by ASUO last year and looks forward to attending conferences in the future. Following this request, the Black Women of Achievement requested funds for community outreach.

Safe Ride approached the senate to cover beverage and food expenses for their “Let’s Talk About It” sexual assault prevention panel and council. The event will be held Wednesday, Nov. 19 and is open for all students. Senator Iversen, who has attended previously, voiced his clear support.

“I went last year and I believe it is an important part of the community and is very informative,” said Iversen.

ASUO also confirmed funding for the Student Bar Association to compete in a national competition which could help bring the Law School fresh notoriety. This is the first time senate has funded the Bar Association for this competition. Senate members expressed their desire for ways the Association to engage the larger campus community with what it gains from participation in the competition.

Contrasting a vigorous confirmation process last week, the senate dealt with Freshman Representative nominee Hao Tan. Senator Oh spoke on Tan’s behalf, citing his impressive answers during the interview process for the position. The senate confirmed Tan with eyes all around and welcomed him to the table.

The senate also approved new DFC member at large Evan Roth and DFC member Jake Derman. The senate questioned future DFC members about dealing with stress when it comes to the budget and keeping cultural competency in mind.

By the end of the night ASUO senate funded all special requests seen and confirmed all confirmations brought before them.

Also on the agenda, was nominations for new senate treasurer, as Senator Emeritus Charlie Pontrelli submitted his resignation from ASUO earlier this week. Senators Iversen and Tan accepted nominations and will vie for the position at next week’s meeting.

For more information on the ASUO and senate members, visit the site or attend senate meetings in the Walnut room in the EMU on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Daily Emerald reporter Ally Taylor sits down with Abe Schafermeyer, The Director of International Students and Scholars, to talk about the problems international students face and the programs dedicated to integrating them into the community.

Schafermeyer was born in New Hamshire and received his M. Ed in student affairs from Western Washington University. He came to the Office of International Affairs 2002 and has been working there since.

What work experience did you have before the university?

I was an ESL teacher at a private school in Bogota, Colombia, and after that I moved to Western North Carolina, and I got a job with City Bank in their corporate training office.

There were over 2,925 international students last year at the university. What are the numbers this year?

There are approximately 3,100 international students at the university, and that isn’t including the students studying in the AEI program which is around 500.

What are some of the problems international students are facing?

The challenges international students face are becoming more documented. When I first got into the field, there was very little research on the barriers and challenges of students.

There are both social and academic challenges. On the academic side, understanding the higher education structure and interactions is difficult. On the social side, students without meaningful connections show signs of depression and perform poorly in school.

What are some of the new programs the International Affairs office has to combat these issues?

We have a new social integration program that I am really excited about called explOregon. It is designed to help international students and domestic students meet each other and go on meaningful trips together. They are going go to Portland, the outlet malls, the gorge, Crater Lake. They also go to Food For Lane County and volunteer together. This is the first term we launched that program, and it is proving to be very successful.

There are a number of programs that are helpful for students on our website.

What are some of the misconceptions about international students?

There is a bit of a stereotype that all international students are wealthy, and I can tell you it is simply a stereotype. For every student that is driving a nice car out there, I am seeing a dozen students coming in saying i’m going to have a difficult time paying for my rent next month.

What are some of the options international students have in looking for financial help?

I am very proud of our scholarship program because we are offering about $1.5 Million in international student aid every year through a variety of different sources.

How do you stay involved with international students and events on campus?

I pay very close attention to the international student experience on campus, both formally and informally. I’m a North American guy in my 40s. Without constant contact with these students, I am not gonna know the issues they are facing on a day to day basis.

This is an increasingly global campus, and it doesn’t take to long to see a flyer or a tweet about someone doing something interesting that is internationally focused.

Kenneth Bae, a former University of Oregon student, will return home today after being held in North Korea for over two years, according to The Associated Press.

Bae and Matthew Miller, a California native who is returning as well, are the last of the Americans being held in North Korea after the release of Jeffrey Fowle a month ago.

Bae was serving a fifteen-year sentence for alleged anti-government activities. He was detained since 2012 and was sentenced in April of 2013 after North Korean claimed he was involved in a Christian plot to overthrow the regime. While in North Korea, Bae was operating a Chinese-based company specializing in tours of North Korea.

Bobby Lee, friend and former UO classmate of Bae, expressed his shock and excitement.

“The nightmare is over,” Lee told the Emerald on his way to Seattle airport to meet Bae.

Lee, a policy advisor for Governor John Kitzhaber, is an active member of Free Kenneth Now, a website and online community that has been advocating and raising awareness for Bae since his imprisonment.

The negotiations around the return of the two men were organized when James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, visited North Korea as President Obama’s envoy. President Obama wrote a letter to Kim Jung Un saying Clapper would be acting to arrange the release of the prisoners.

After a successful release of the two prisoners and sending them home to be with their families, President Obama spoke saying he was “very grateful” North Korea had released the prisoners and “it is a wonderful day” for Bae, Miller and their families.

Getting across town to turn in a job application, or let alone arriving to work every day, can be difficult for students who don’t have a car. For students looking for jobs while attending college, look no further. There are several job opportunities in your university’s backyard.

With the new expansion of the Student Rec Center, there will be more job opportunities for students to work. The Rec Center took applications this week for winter term and on. Jobs include Customer Service Specialists and opportunities to work in the gym and check-out areas.

The Duck Store hires approximately 100 students to work intermittently for heavy book rush and game day sales. The Duck Store is currently still hiring positions in sales for those times.

The Knight Library is hiring students for multiple positions for the rest of the year and is taking applications through the Knight Library Human Resources Department. They have fewer than normal students employed at this time and look forward to hiring more.

Other opportunities as well as these are included in the Student Campus Map along with contacts and websites to find applications.

Senators Mack Smith and Nathan Rousey resigned from the ASUO Senate on October 9, bringing the total amount of senate resignations to four since spring. This comes after two executives resigned at the end of September.

On the senate side, Smith resigned due to conflict with a career opportunity she was offered and Rousey’s reasons are not yet confirmed. In the executive branch, Casey Edwards left his job as State Affairs Commissioner for “personal reasons,” and the position of First Year Recruitment and Retention Director was vacated by Candace Joyner.

Vice President of the Senate Miles Sisk said the application process will start in the near future.

“The ASUO Executives will begin accepting applications and then move the people they believe to be suited in front of us,” Sisk said, “In order to ask them questions and confirm or deny their admittance into Senate.”

Senator Francisco Morales-O’Connor recalls good times with Senator Smith.

“I am definitely going to miss Mack,” said Morales-O’Connor. “We got to know each other pretty well on Senate, but I know this new opportunity for her is going to be great.”

There are currently five open seats on the senate: the EMU board, Psychological and Cultural Studies, Law and Social Sciences, History and Journalism, Freshman Representative and Senate Administrative Assistant.

For any questions on future senate or executive positions and ASUO Senate meetings, visit the ASUO website.

At the senate meeting on Oct. 8, some special requests posed a few future problems for the ASUO senate.

Representative Monquize Dusseau from ASUO Executives requested funding from the budget surplus for a Finance Retreat that is mandatory for ASUO Executive Branch. The Senate began to discuss whether or not ASUO budget surplus should include food for a trip that is off campus when they could provide food if the trip was on campus.

The idea was later tossed around when considering Finance Resolutions and which part of retreats the budget surplus should fund.

Following under Finance Resolutions, Senate passed a resolution that requires that groups using the budget surplus to go on retreats provide a detailed schedule of activities that will happen on the retreats. Senator Miles Sisk offered his opinion on why this would be necessary.

“People are making conduct code violations on retreats the ASUO funds and the point of this resolution is to stop that from happening in the future,” said Sisk.

The resolution originally included the idea of having each group bring a non-student leader to oversee the retreat and assure the activities were carried out and students acted responsibly. “We need to do this for everyone and not just for people asking for money from the budget surplus,” Senator Francisco Morales-O’Connor said. “This seems like a good idea, but we should get everyone on the same page.”

That particular section was removed from the resolution by senate, but the resolution can be amended in the future

Following resolutions, the senate voted on new positions for senators. Sisk was elected Vice President, Senator Samantha Cohen was unanimously voted to Senate Ombudsperson, Senator Charles Pontrelli was elected Senate Treasurer and Senator Abel Cerros was elected Academic Chair.

The special requests from the International Students Association and the ASUO Executive Financial retreat both walked away with the full amount requested.

Fall’s first ASUO meeting began with an opening message from University Senate President Robert Kyrr. Kyrr Invited 5 ASUO senators to come to a University Senate Meeting during the year.

“You have voting rights and rights to make a motion. That is very important,” said Kyrr”. You are going to be making a lot of crucial decisions for the University.”

Kyrr served on the senate when Gottfredson resigned and will continue to serve through with the interim President Scott Coltrane.

While the University President has not yet been decided, newly elected ASUO Senate President Rebecca Rhodes kicked off the first ASUO meeting with funding three groups with Budget Surplus Funding.

Representatives from Asklepiads, a pre med club on campus, requested funding to attend the UC Davis pro health conference with club members and walked away with full funding.

Next, representatives from Envision Journalism looked for funding for their Second Hand Zombies fashion show to promote thrift shopping and make halloween as affordable as it is fun.Envision Journalism walked away equally as pleased with a contribution of $820 to their project.

Senator Lubash added that ASUO funded events and projects are required to refrain from charging students to attend the event. The event will be donation based, but free for students.

The night continued with a presentation from ETHOS on funding the U of O campus Oktoberfest. Representative Lindsay Simmons recalled past University funded events such as the UO Campus Block Party last spring and the community that is forged through them.

Chinese Philanthropic Leadership Association (CPLA) returned to ASUO this year in order to request funding for their member retreat and were granted their funding request.

The CPLA retreat funding request prompted Senator Sisk to bring to light the problems with holding student clubs and associations accountable for using the money responsibly.

” We should look to focus on making the surplus budget allocations more utilized and fair.”

By the end of the night senate successfully funded 3 of the 3 special requests from students.

Newly elected Senate  Rebecca Rhodes adjourned the meeting and spoke about her hopes for senate.

“I am excited to serve as your Senate President. I am looking forward to working with the innovative groups on campus and helping with the Surplus.”

Elections for Senate Vice President, Senate Ombudsperson, Senate Treasurer, and Academic Chair will be held at the next senate meeting on Wednesday Oct. 8

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