'Taboo' topic explored
in class on death, dying
By Paul Ertelt
CM the Emerald
People don't think about their
own deaths, but a sequence of
classes offered at the University
intends to change that.
"Contemporary Issues in Death
Eduation" is offered this term as
part of a three-term sequence
about death and dying. The class,
intended mainly for professionals
such as the clergy, counselors and
educators who deal with the dying
and bereaved, is sponsored by the
Community Education program.
"We're a death denying socie
ty,” says Prof. Delpha Camp, who
is teaching the course. "We don’t
think about our own death."
But death is "coming out of the
closet," Camp says.
Though many consider the sub
ject taboo, an increasing number
see the need to come to terms
with the inevitable.
"There is something in man that
insists on understanding even the
things he fears," Camp says. "He
can only deny it so long."
Camp's class studies the
theoretical, philosophical and
ethical questions of death, such as
euthanasia and suicide. It also ex
amines the historical perspective,
such as how attitudes about death
have evolved over the years.
A class field trip to a mortuary
provides insight into the practical
problems of death.
A similiar class scheduled
winter term, "Working with the
Dying, Their Families and
Caregivers," will offer practical
training in giving psychological
and spiritual support to the dying
and their survivors, Camp says.
The sequence concludes spring
term with "Confrontations of
Death," an experiential class that
will allow individuals to confront
their own attitudes about their
own deaths and the deaths of
others, she says.
"The sequence leads through a
logical process," Camp says. "It
begins with the intellectual
aspects, goes into the more prac
tical and then into the subjective."
Camp says it is important for
people to accept the reality of
death in order to lead fuller lives.
"You can't separate life and
death," she says. "They go hand
in hand."
One question that often arises is
whether there is life after death
and what form it might take.
Camp does not try to convince
students of a particular theory on
life after death, but helps them
find a belief with which they are
comfortable.
"The purpose of death educa
tion is to raise questions, not
necessarily to find answers,"
Camp says. "If someone finds
answers — fine."
Dancers to hoof for trees
People have danced to make rain, danced to the beat of music
and danced to escape the Great Depression's clutches.
Now people at the University have an opportunity to dance to
save trees.
A benefit dance Oct. 8 in the EMU Ballroom sponsored by the
Survival Center will donate all proceeds to the Oregon Natural
Resources Council to help fund its lobbying efforts in support of
the Oregon Forest Wilderness bill.
That bill proposes to increase the amount of Oregon's
forested wilderness by 1.2 million acres. Approximately one
million acres of Oregon's 31 million acres of forested lands now
stand protected as wilderness, while more than 25 million acres
contain roads and are used for logging and other purposes.
If the bill is passed, more than 80 percent of the state's
forested acreage will still be available for timber production,
white some of the state's most outstanding and unique wildlife
habitats and recreation areas will become protected according to
representatives from the Survival Center.
Providing the beat for the 8 p.m. event will be two local
bands, Arousing Spirit and The Porcupines. Tickets are available
at The Survival Center and EMU Main Desk, as well as other
outlets in Eugene, and cost $2.50 in advance and $3 the night of
the dance.
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