UO DAYBOOK NEWS AND PHOTO TIPS, OCT. 16 STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO BE INTRODUCED BEFORE UO FOOTBALL GAME. Rebecca Woolley and Patrick Tandingan will begin a year of service as 1997 Student Ambassadors when they are recognized before the University of Oregon Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 18. Picked earlier this week by the University of Oregon Alumni Association and the UO Student Alumni Association, the pair will be honored as outstanding students who exemplify the distinction and excellence of the entire University of Oregon community. As Student Ambassadors, they demonstrate the highest standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership and community involvement. Woolley is a senior German major and business minor from Missoula, Mont. A resident assistant for University Housing, she has earned a 3.89 grade-point average and is active in Mortar Board, Ancient Order of the Druids and Delta Phi Alpha German honor society. Tandingan, a senior from Clackamas, Ore., is majoring in general science and minoring in chemistry and biology. He has earned a 3.59 grade-point average and is active in Student Orientation, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Friars senior honor society and the Student Alumni Association. SOURCE: Nikole Koelbel, UO Alumni Association chapter relations assistant director, (541) 346-5681; Nikole_Koelbel@ccmail. uoregon.edu WHAT IF GHOSTS WERE REAL? OR DOLLS COULD STEAL YOUR LIFE? Would you laugh or cry? University of Oregon graduate teaching fellow Michael Arnzen, award-winning author of the horror novel "Grave Markings," Dell, 1994, says the answer depends on who you are. If the ghosts are haunting you, you probably won't see any humor in the situation. But if you are a horror fiction fan who is following a skilled author through the intricacies of a chilling storyline, you may be suppressing at least a giggle. "Horror is funny," says the irreverent Arnzen. "People say they like to be scared, but they're really giggling as they walk through haunted houses." As for the popularity of Halloween, Arnzen says, "It's a pretty scary world out there. It's a lot easier to cope if we do the scaring. We feel safer hiding behind a mask than we do opening our front doors." SOURCE: Michael Arnzen, UO graduate student and English instructor and author of "Grave Markings," (541) 346-1518; e-mail, mikea@darkwing.uoregon.edu -30- #T-1055/Daybook