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Symposium defines interdependence By BARRY ESPENSON Of the Emerald A combined effort will be made by the political science and economics departments at the University this week to communi cate the importance of their rela Politics, economics go together, departments say tionship with debates, lectures and audience participation. A seven-part symposium titled "Modern Political Economy” will be held today through May 31 to Prof takes drawing board to Kent State By KAREN KAN GAS Of the Emerald Roy Paul Nelson's summer job is something of a mystery to him. The University journalism professor is going to be an artist-in-residence at Kent State University in Ohio, but he confesses he isn’t quite sure what an artist-in-residence is. “I don’t envision myself sitting at a drawing board, having students crowded around me, watching me while I draw,’’ he chuckles, trying to explain his future position by process of elimination. The directors of the Blossom/Kent State Art Program, sponsored by Kent State and the Cleveland Orchestra, have asked Nelson to spend a week sharing his knowledge of graphic design and the media with the art students who participate in the summer-long program. So far, the directors haven’t said much about what they expect of their future artist, Nelson says. "I think they (the sponsors) want to bring to the program a person who has the experience in a certain area — he’s there so students can get to know him, ask him questions and presumably be inspired by him,” Nelson explains. Nelson says he will be sharing a media perspective of graphic design with the students. I’m probably bringing a special dimension to art students because I’m coming to them from a discipline which is a little more foreign to them — a word oriented discipline” since he graduated from the University in 1947 and began working for an advertising agency. "The ad agency that I worked with asked me to write primarily radio scripts,” Nelson recalls. “I was writing radio scripts for an ad agency and those were the two areas where I’d had no experience at all. But I did have the ability to write and I did have a visual sense.” Obviously, Nelson is still using his ability to write and his visual sense. He describes himself as an art director, a free-lance cartoonist, a magazine designer and a book writer, as well as a teacher. “I would’t be happy just teaching or just free lancing,” he explains. "The combination of teaching and writing is a good combination. The contracts and inspirations I get from my students and my research stimulate me to write.” Nelson says writing is his form of relaxation. “Writing, drawing, and designing are hobbies with me. It’s as important to me for relaxation as is, say, golfing to someone else,” he says. If such is the case, it seems Nelson should have a pleasant week at Kent State, but he admits to a few misgivings. He says he is concerned that the artists may be "more advanced in their abilities” than he is. "As a designer, I think I feel a little more confortable helping people in journalism schools improve design than I would dealing with students in art school,” Nelson explains. Nevertheless, Nelson says he is looking forward to his trip to Ohio. “I’m sure I’ll come back with a lot of fresh ideas,” he says. EMU Cultural Forum Presents JIMMY BUFFETT and THE CORAL REEFER BAND Tuesday • June 6, 1978 • 8PM MacArthur Court UO Students $5.50/$5.00/$4.00 Tickets available at the EMU Main Desk,"Sun Shop and Everybody's Records Produced toy Concerts West illustrate the forms of political and economic systems combined at the University. The symposium was coordi nated by William Mitchell, political science professor. All lectures and debates will be presented by staff members from the political science, economics, philosophy and sociology departments. All sessions of the symposium will be held at 3:30 p.m. in 101 Gilbert Hall, with the exception of the Tuesday sessions, which will be held in 102 Gilbert. The first session, “American Poli tics: Elitist and Marxian Perspec tives,’’ will feature a discussion today between Sociology Prof. Albert Szymanski and Harman Zeigler, political science profes sor. The second topic of the sym posium, “Elections and Voting: Recent Work,” will be presented by Kenneth Poole, political sci ence assistant professor, and Economics Prof. Paul Simpson, Tuesday. Wednesday, Philosophy Prof. Cheyney Ryan will present a lec ture on ‘‘Invisible Hands.’’ Economics Prof. Robert Smith and Tom Thompson, assistant political science professor, will discuss aspects of the “Political Economy of the Multi-Nationals” Thursday. The topic of the fifth session, "Democratic Theory and Public Choice,” will be presented by John Orbell. political science de partment head and Asst. Prof. W. Parkes Riley Friday. Tuesday, May 30, Economics Prof. Barry Siegel will give a lec ture on "Planning and Politics: Marriage or Divorce.” The last of the symposium ses sions will be a discussion on “Political Economy and Public Administration” presented by political science professors Judith Merkle and Lawrence Pierce Wednesday May 31. Secretaries people too ‘‘Secretaries are People, Too’’ will be the topic of Tuesday’s YWCA-sponsored Women Speak brown bag lunch series. Starting at noon in the EMU, room to be posted, a panel of four secretaries will speak. Panelists will be Anne Kelsey of Koinonia Center, Bev Murrow of the Uni versity Fine Arts Department, Joanie Coots of the Univesity re creation department and Helen Hemmingsen of the University YWCA. The discussion is free and open to all. WHAT ABOUT SEX? ANITA’S “VOICE” IN EUGENE SAYS: “Sex is a very precious thing having to do with procreation and family settings only, belonging in permanent responsible relationships and certainly not to be used as entertainment, recreation and communication..." • Sterling Ellsworth, anti-gay speaker KIJGN Talk Radio, April 20, 1978 EUGENE CITIZENS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAY: Sex is a personal matter between two people. Landlords and employers should not have the power to impose moral judgement on responsible tenants and workers. Vote tomorrow (Paid EC HR. PO Box 402, Eugene OR 97440, Phil George, Treasurer)
