Envoy to Costa Rica
lauds student exchanae
Costa Rica is one of the few Latin
American countries that remains friendly
to the United States the American am
bassador to that nation said on campus
Monday.
Marvin Weizman appeared briefly to
plug the Oregon Partner’s for America’s
program, a cultural and educational ex
change between Oregon and Costa
Rican students.
Four Costa Rican students attend
graduate and undergraduate programs
at the University.
An hour long discussion between
Weizman, the Costa Rican students and
others touched on a number of cultural
and political aspects of Costa Rica. The
ambassador was questioned by the
Costa Rican students on recent events
in their home country during their ab
sence.
Much of the conversation centered on
developments in neighboring
Nicaragua, where Gen. Anastasio
Somoza has been faced with uprising by
the Sandinista rebels, who oppose his
rule.
Weizman carefully avoided directly
answering questions on how the U S.
would react if the Sandinistas came to
power.
The Nicaraguan situation has resulted
in refugees fleeing to Costa Rica.
Further, the Costa Rican economy has
been hurt by a loss of trade with
Nicaragua, which Costa Rica is depen
dent upon for cottonseed oil to use in its
margarine industry.
The discussion touched on some
lighter subjects when Weizman asked
the students to evaluate their experi
ences in Oregon.
Marvin Weizman
Boyd snubs a chance for Michigan State presidency
Old ties weren't strong enough
to lure University Pres. William
Boyd away from Oregon.
Boyd was considered for the
presidency of Michigan State Uni
versity, but requested that his
name be withdrawn from the run
ning after his interview.
"I have felt a very strong sense
of support from faculty here — a
rare thing for a president to
feel — and I would hate to give it
up,” Boyd says.
Boyd holds no regrets for his
decision to remain at the Univer
sity, even though Michigan State
is three times the size of the Uni
versity and offers programs dup
Heating those offered separately
by all three Oregon universities.
‘‘Michigan is larger and more
complex, but I regard Oregon as
more optimally sized, and in its
own way, more elegant," Boyd
says.
Taking the Michigan State pres
idency would not have meant
added prestige or status, he adds,
because both it and the University
are members of the American As
sociation of Universities (AAU).
"In the initial stages, I found it
easy to leave my name in ’cause I
really do love Michigan State,”
Boyd says. "But when I was actu
ally offered the opportunity it
wasn't difficult to decide."
Though the Michigan State
search committee wanted to
submit his name to the board of
trustees, Boyd withdrew from
further consideration.
Boyd's first academic position
was at Michigan State, where he
taught history during the mid-'50s.
From there, he moved on to be
come Dean of Faculty at Alma Col
lege also in Michigan. After serv
ing as vice chancellor for the Uni
versity of California, he returned to
Michigan for seven years as pres
ident of Central Michigan Univer
sity.
"Oregon will not necessarily be
my last career, but it is my last
presidency,'' Boyd says. “My
principal weakness has been on
the student front, but I think that
has been improving year by year."
Hours altered for Thanksgiving break
Various campus offices and
University student services will
operate with revised schedules
during the Thanksgiving break
this week.
Oregon Hall will be closed
Thursday, but re-opens with a
"skeleton” staff Friday. Students
and faculty wanting to meet with a
particular individual should call
before stopping by any office.
The Student Health Center will
not hold regular clinic hours over
the break, but will be open for
emergency services. Students
needing hospitalization care can
call the health center at 686-4411.
The University library will close
Wednesday at 5 p.m. and re-open
Friday 8 a m. to 5 p.m. The
library's schedule remains un
changed for the weekend, while
the University Bookstore will close
at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, re
opening Monday at regular hours.
The EMU schedule is also
changed for the Thanksgiving
break. The building will dose “at
the night manager's discretion''
after 5 p.m. Wednesday evening,
remaining closed until 5 p.m.
Sunday, when the regular
schedule is resumed.
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