Photo by Dave Kao
High school students from all over the state got to
see what their peers were doing during the day's
events.
Editor urges journalists to 'aspire'
The quickest way to the top is by starting at the bottom
and working hard, a Los Angeles editor told more than
1,000 people Thursday in the EMU Ballroom.
“No one can say no' to your aspirations and dreams
but you,” said Sheena Patterson, associate editor of the Los
Angeles Herald Examiner. "If you care enough about
something, if you won't take no for an answer, no matter
who you are, what you are, where you're from. . you can
do it.”
Being successful is more than having a degree from a
good college, having parents who are supportive, putting
off personal plans such as marriage, and having a good
economic standing, said Patterson, the keynote speaker at
the Oregon High School Press Conference.
"If these are the only qualities of success, though, I
have no business in being here,” she said.
Originally from Scotland, Patterson never went to col
lege because her father believed women didn't need an
education. She began work as a reporter on a local
newspaper at 16, was married at 19 and had her first child at
21.
Patterson said a major factor in success as a journalist
lies in knowing the business.
“You've got to know how to write and how to com
municate — how to get the bare bones out of the thought,
and delivering it in the least amount of words," said
Patterson.
“You need all the ammunition in the world to be suc
cessful," Patterson said. She defines ammunition as
knowledge, experience and practical training.
A good journalist should be a well-rounded person
who learns to think about questions being asked as well as
answers to those questions, Patterson said.
“Passion about what you're doing is a major factor in
success," she said.
Journalism seminar elicits varied reactions
Looking more confused than freshmen at registra
tion, the 1,500 high school students attended various
lectures, workshops and participated in writing contests
and campus tours during the 1983 High School Press
Conference sponsored by the University.
Student reaction to the conference was varied.
"I've enjoyed myself and I've learned a lot," said
Toddles' Grimm, a senior at South Albany High School.
He said he was enthusiastic about the day.
Some students admitted they are bewildered about
career choices. But others said they believe Thursday's
lectures and workshops would be helpful when they put
together high school yearbooks and newspapers.
"It was interesting to see what other people are do
mg in putting together their yearbooks,"said Tatia Grit
fin, a Medford High School senior.
Campus life was a new phenomenon to rrnrst of the
students.
There are a lot of really interesting people around
here," Griffin observed.
Tory Taylor, Crane High School senior, could't help
but notice, "There are a lot of good looking girls."
And, in the true spirit of high school, many students
had ulterior motives for attending the conference. One
student came because he "didn't have anything better
to do at school today."
Another confessed coming to the conference meant
an extra day to study for his math test.
Chilean poet shares 'obsession' with Eugene
By Kim Carlson
Of the Emerald
A concert by Patricio Manns, hailed by
some as the foremost Chilean poet, com
poser and singer, will highlight the "Fiesta
de la Paz," a three-day celebration of Latin
American culture.
Manns, who was exiled from Chile almost
ten years ago following the coup which
overthrew the government of Salvador
Allende, is currently living in Europe and
focusing his work in France.
With more than 14 albums and 200 songs
to his credit, Manns is internationally
known for his music. In addition, he has
published several novels, acted in and pro
duced films, and written scripts for televi
sion and films.
He has accumulated more than 50 awards
as a singer, author and composer.
"I do my best. Everything I do is an obses
sion with what's going on in my country,"
he says.
Unavoidable perhaps, but Manns' work is
best described as political. Nevertheless, he
doesn't feel straddled between politics and
art.
"I have never lived otherwise,” he says.
"It is my natural condition.”
Manns and his wife left Chile because of
government pressure and censorship. "The
idea was to avoid my arrest," he says.
Many of his friends and collegues were
forced out of Chile as well. There was an in
credible amount of censorship and editing
by the government, Manns explains.
Eugene is the only Northwest stop on
Manns' seven-city North American tour. His
stay in Eugene is being sponsored by the
Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin
America.
Juan Epple, a University professor in the
Romance language department, says
ECHRLA is well-known throughout Latin
America for its attempts to inform the
American public of Latin American politics.
Pat Wasp of ECHRLA stresses the impor
tance of Manns' visit. "Patricio Manns
represents an extreme impressive cultural
exchange between the peoples of North
and South America," she says.
"He is diversely talented. He represents
the new sophistication of art that is coming
out of Latin America," Wasp says.
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Manns' is often recognized in the United
States as being one of the founders of the
Latin American "new song movement,"
which started in Chile in the 1960s.
The movement combined European,
Spanish and indigenous music to create an
alternative to North American-influenced
trends in popular music.
According to Manns, he prefers writing
"novellas" (short novels) over singing or
songwriting.
Manns would like to go back to Chile and
may have an opportunity to return "soon."
The government is currently publicizing its
decision to allow Manns into the country,
but is denying his wife permission to enter.
He is still concerned with censorship in
Chile. He wonders if he'll be able to sing
and write as he pleases.
Although Manns is against American cor
porate intervention in Latin America, he
thinks it's fundamental for Americans to be
aware of the developments there "and
help, so a change will happen."
Mann says "without a doubt" he is en
couraged by the recent political
developments in Chile.
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