Festival features black performer
Hayward Coleman
BSU celebration mixes
The first traveler down any path usually has a rough
road to follow — but for Hayward Coleman blazing the
trail as one of the first black pantomimists has been
rewarding.
Coleman, who began giving touring pantomime
shows in the United States about four years ago, says
often American audiences were not appreciative of the
art. However, acceptance of mime has been growing
recently and Coleman hopes to find an enthusiastic
audience today when he performs as part of the Black
Student Union’s (BSU) Black Arts Festival.
Coleman, who has done professional work in
France and the Middle East as well as the United States,
will perform at 2:30 p.m. in the EMU Forum.
“Putting Forth Excellence through Black Images” is
the theme of the fifth annual festival. A series of events
are scheduled for the day.
At 10 a.m., Lionel Riley will present a slide
discussion of FESTAC 77, the world black arts festival
held in Lagos, Nigeria, earlier this year. Riley, who
represented the BSU at the festival, will discuss his
experiences during the slide show in the EMU Forum.
At 11 a.m., an exhibit of black art will open in the
200 rooms across from the Ballroom. Wood work, New
Guinean art and works done by members of the local
community will be featured.
drama, music, poetry
An African braiding and make-up demonstration is
scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on the side terrace of the EMU.
At 12:30 p.m., Quintard Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in
the history of African peoples and a former assistant
professor in the black studies program at Washington
State University, will present a slide-lecture entitled
“Black Communities in the Northwest: Portland and
Seattle.” Taylor’s appearance is being sponsored by the
Cultural Forum in conjunction witn the festival.
Black poet Keith Jefferson will perform several oral
interpretations of his works at 1:30 p.m. in the EMU
Forum. Jefferson is the author of “The Hyena Reader”
and founder of the Student Society for the Preservation
of Afro-American Culture.
At 2:30 p.m., Coleman will present a mime lecture
and demonstration in the EMU Forum.
A Creole gumbo dinner will climax the festival at
6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom. Entertainment will include a
martial arts performance, gospel and popular singing, an
African dance troupe, music from a jazz quartet and a
mime performance by Coleman as the special feature of
the evening. Ron Brown will be master of ceremonies.
Tickets for the dinner are $2.50 for adults and $1.25
for children and may be purchased at the EMU Main
Desk and the Sun Shop. For more information about the
events, contact the ESU at 606-4379.
Rap group formed for Eugene gay contacts
By HEATHER McCLENAGHAN
Of the Emerald
People who are interested in
finding out more about them
selves and the local gay commun
ity may take advantage of a new
service offered through Gay Peo
ples’ Alliance.
‘‘Gay Rap,” an open, informal,
weekly discussion for men and
women, began this week with lit
tle fanfare. Gay Rap will be held
Wednesday evenings at 7:30
throughout the summer at 1850
Emerald Ave.
There is no comparable prog
ram offered to introduce people to
the area's gay community.
"The average person who
wants to make contact with gays
calls GPA because we re the only
group in town with a telephone
number,” said Will Roscoe of
GPA. “We really have only two
groups to refer a person to —
Metropolitan Community Church
and GAYouth — despite the re
sources there are for gays here in
Eugene."
Roscoe and a woman will act
as co-facilitators at the meetings
which may divide into small
groups according to participants’
interests.
"If we divide up we can offer
people a smorgasboard of is
sues. Maybe an all-men or all
women group, a gestalt group,
just a variety of topics people
could choose from for that par
ticular evening,” Roscoe said.
Roscoe said the need for Gay
Rap is chronic:
The way I see it you go
through two coming out periods.
The first coming out comes when
you deal with your own sexual
identity and reach out to the gay
community. The second coming
out arrives when you realize
you’re lonely and need compan
ionship.”
Roscoe said many people feel
uncomfortable about going to a
gay activity for the first time. He
said people would not be called
on to make personal statements
about their sexuality nor be put on
the spot in any way.
“A lot of people have a very
confused image of what is gay
and what is straight,” Roscoe
said. "My only advice to people
who are uncertain of their own
sexuality is to go to something
like this and find out if you like the
people who are there.
“It’s gotta be better than sitting
in your dorm room and wondering
about being gay.”
Roscoe said people with
further questions should call the
GPA office, 686-3360.
Residency requirement easier when you play the game
By KEVIN RASMUSEN
Of the Emerald
If you think you’re a non-resident student, but you’d
like to pass “Go" and collect 200 dollars anyway, visit
the Office of Student Advocacy (OSA) in Room 16D at
the EMU.
There you’ll be handed the brand-new “Residency
Evaluation Game Sheet,” which actually consists of two
games, a six-month game and a twelve-month game;
however, it’s neoessary that you play both games
simultaneously. The game should not take any more
than a minute to play, but when you’re done, you’ll know
where you stand in light of Oregon’s current residency
requirements.
The first step of the game includes four categories,
although the fourth category contains 10 sub-topics. The
second step entails totaling your score from the first
step. On the basis of that score, it’s possible to
determine your residency status from a list of five
choices.
According to its deviser, OSA Director, Don
Chalmers, the game was developed in order to answer
some of the questions that students ask over and over
again about residency. The game primarily simplifies
OSA’s job, but it also provides a quick and easy answer
for students.
A high score on the game means there’s no doubt
you’re an Oregon resident. Lower scores decrease the
chances that you’re classified an Oregon resident for
tuition purposes; nevertheless, OSA may counsel you to
file an affidavit or residency.
An incredibly low score means you’re probably
going to pay non-resident tuition unless you qualify for a
hardship exception. If you’re not sure about your
residency status, play the game. It could pay off.
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