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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1981)
Panhellenic Council elects Tri-Delt as new president Jana McLellan of the Delta Delta Delta sorority was elect ed president of the Panhellen ic Council during elections concluded Tuesday The sororities also chose Michelle Thompkins of Kappa Kappa Gamma as vice pre sident, Liz Chambers of Kappa Alpha Theta as treasurer, and Jan Conway of Delta Gamma as secretary Other officials elected in clude Chris Doehle of Kappa Kappa Gamma, formal RUSH director; Kati Kronholm of Gamma Phi Beta, informal RUSH director; Jeanie McMullen of Alpha Phi. co-ac tivities director; and Mary Sip prell of Kappa Alpha Theta, co-activities director Also elected were Shawn Hanson of Alpha Chi Omega, scholarship director, Leslie Drate of Alphi Omicron Pi, public relations director; and Jill Frank of Pi Beta Phi, pub lications director K GO Cop dpCGtP TREAT YOUR CHILDREN TO GOODIES FROM THE BOOK DEPARTMENT All Books from the Children’s Section Reduced 20% during Children’s Book Week November 16-21 Limited to Stock on hand Cash register sales only •i Iff 1 3th N Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 BOOKSTORE Sat i0:0o-3:oo I exfbooks 6H6-3520 • OeneraJ Books 6H6-3510 • Supplies 6Kl>-4331 Group sponsors musical artistry By MARK CRAEMER Of *w EmarakS Bringing musical and cultural events to the University that wouldn’t normally be found on campus or in Eugene is the major goal of the Committee for Muscial Arts “We re providing music that wouldn't be here without the CMA," director Ray Morse says The committee sponsors artists and performers, who conduct lectures, workshops and 'masterclasses'' for inter ested and qualified University students The events would not be sponsored by the music school, the EMU Cultural Forum or organizations outside the University because they don’t have a broad appeal he says “We complement what the Cultural Forum provides, Morse says The five-year-old organiza tion began as the Music Steer ing Committee but a name change was required in 1978 because the committee expanded its repertoire, he says Today, the committee spon sors not only uncommon mu sical stylists but also opera and ballet films and educational proiects The committee generally provides three or four events each term the most recent event was the film Boris Godunov " The commmittee also sub sidizes student discount tickets for the Chamber Music Series which brings seven or eight of the world's best small in strumental ensembles to the University each year In addition, the committee buys Eugene symphony tickets in advance and then sells them to students during the term at a reduced rate The "big event" planned by the organization this year is "The King's Singers" in Feb ruary Morse says he's enthu siastic about the event, although advertising this type of program is difficult The Incidental Fee Committee increased the music commit tee's budget 13-percent this year, but the increase is only a third of that requested by the committee, placing frustrating restrictions on advertising Morse says "We ll do what we can to maintain our budget " he says The ASUO. which funds the music committee through in cidental fees, will not allow advertising dollars to be spent on publications other than those directed only to students, he explains In the case of "The King s Singers' performance, how ever the ASUO has allowed tor advertising in other than student publications Morse says non-students de termine whether a performance will be financially solvent, because they pay higher ticket prices Morse a University graduate student has been the organiza tion s volunteer director since its beginning in 1976 He and the four other com mittee members, all music students, share projects with other University groups making it a point to not duplicate exis ting offerings They rarely will repeat performances WomenSpace Continued from Page 7 Another myth surrounding abuse is that batterers all are lower class, uneducated alcoholics, Frazier says "Battered women come from all segments of society and from all economic levels We get calls from students Men who abuse their wives are often profes sionals — educators, doctors, lawyers — definitely not limited to the lower classes," she says One-third of all abusers are violent only when drunk Another one-third do not drink at all and one-third do have an alcohol problem, but batter whether they are sober or drunk, according to Frazier "Both the batterer and his wife are inclined to use alcohol as an excuse a way to explain away the beating," she says "Batterers are inclined to batter Some get drunk in order to do it " WomenSpace's funding comes from several sources, including city/county revenue sharing, fund raising, dona tions, membership dues, United Way, and revenue from the shelter house, which charges on a sliding scale Beginning next summer, a portion of marriage license fees will go to organizations like Women Space to help victims of domestic violence WomenSpace also is con cerned with what happens to battered women once they leave the shelter "Women leave the communi ty just for safety reasons We network to shelters in other states." Frazier says Some women return to their homes "Enough women go back to the abuser for it to be depres sing for the workers We don't try to persuade them not to All we do is help people realize their options and support them Often it takes women several times leaving before they decide to stay away " Other women stay in touch We don t have money to do a follow up. although that's something that we very much want to do It’s a real concern They need a lot of continuing support for at least several months after leaving, and they don't get it " A support group, composed of women who have been through the shelter house, or who are presently in an abusive situation, is open to the public It takes place from 2 to 4 p m Wednesday afternoons at Central Presbyterian Church at the intersection of 15th Avenue and Patterson Street WomenSpace also offers an anger management group for men The 24-hour crisis line number is 485-6513
