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Forum hits right-wing _ Minority policies probed By DANE CLAUSSEN and ALISON HODGE Ofttw Emerald The Reagan Administration's social and economic policies got another tongue-lashing at the fourth annual Willamette Valley Racial Minorities Con sortium held at the University this weekend Eugene Newport, mayor of Berkeley. Calif., said the admin istration marks the "beginning of a new era" and that Amer icans should examine alterna tives to its policies The theme of the conference was "Minority Concerns in a Conservative Era " "Conservatives," Newport said, "are in a vacuum tube " Newport called for changes in government, education and social programs, and noted the return of emotionalism “We are all capable of these Oregon State University, crit icized the American media's Klux Klan in northern California as an example Unemployment has been twice as high among blacks as among whites, said Ze'ev Or zech, an economics professor at Oregon State University Racism, less education, less seniority, and other factors contribute to how the "burden falls disproportionately to min orities,” he said The contention that blacks in a community force property values to decrease is a myth, said Rick Rencher, a consultant on affirmative action and equal employment opportunity with Eugene s Gossard-Pyron As sociates Olum calls meetings University Pres. Paul Olum will meet with students and classified staff members at two convocations to be held this week Olum will meet with students Wednesday at 3:30 p.m in Geology Room 150 He will begin the meeting with a discus sion of the University's budget situation before opening the floor to students' questions The convocation is open to all students. On Thursday, all classified staff and management service personnel are invited to a meeting with Olum at 3 30 p.m in PLC Room 180 Olum has no specific agenda for the meeting but will discuss staff concerns and interests “The lines of communication are so long in the University that there may well be important concerns and interests in the University community that we never hear about," Olum wrote in a memo to classified staff members “it seems to me that we should get together a couple of times a year to consider these matters The convocation is Olum's third since he became pre sident in 1980. and will be the first convocation to include classified employees and managers NORTH BANK RESTAURANT & LOUNGE I-1 TWO BEEF BROCHETTE DINNERS ONLY $12.75 with coupon Includes: Soup, Salad Bar, Bread, Fresh Vegetable and Rice Pilaf (Salad H,ir Exclusion Price Not /> uilabla) Kxpires 11/21/01 RIVERVIEW DINING & COCKTAILS DAILY HAPPY HOUR BANQUETS (GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE) -• 22 CLUB ROAD • (On the Bikt Path overlooking the river) RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED 343-5622 Segregation in housing is neither a result of simple eco nomic theory nor self-imposed segregation by blacks, Rencher said. Both ideas can be proved at least partially wrong since "all black neighborhoods I know of were formerly white neighbor hoods,” he said After crossing the point at which whites feel they are becoming a minority in integrat ed neighborhoods, a mass ex odus results, Rencher said Since housing discrimination cases are handled individually, "institutional change” will be difficult, The proposed New Interna tional Economic Order - passed by the U N to bridge the gap of "glaring inequalities” between developed and developing countries - is necessary, despite its limitations, said Melaku La kew, a black studies and econ omics professor at Portland State University Despite objec tion from the US, the order was passed in 1974 The condition of the world’s poor is deteriorating, Lakew said Countries that once were self-sufficient in food, such as Zaire, no longer are, as "ex penditures on arms are replac ing expenditures on food and development," he explained Eric Swenson, an internation al agriculture professor at Oregon State University, cri ticized the American media's coverage and analysis of the proposed New World Informa tion Order “I’d like to think thsit the com munication revolution isn't one we could lose,” he said, adding that the revolution in commu nications has widened the gap between countries Thursday thru Tuesday "HAPPY BUNCHES” $1.99 "6 PAK” of ROSES $3.99 Suqene's jlowen 0me “The University Florist” 610 E. 13th at Patterson Cultural Forum Program Committee Presents “This week in the EMU” Monday \, v ti„. LM( ' K..1-I [. ,C-,. Robert Parks Wednesday Spaghetti Feed Special 99c ★ Le Jazz Hot Thursday Noon gig in the Skylight Refectory with John Crain Friday Beer Garden 4 7 p.m :n the EMC Dining Room Attack and the Fun Comfortably Check it out! Even though you didn’t expect a T-shirt sale it’s here until Nov. 2Sth Reg. $10” 13th & Kmcaiu Mon-Fri 8 15-5 30 BOOKSTORE sanooo ioo Textbooks 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331
