Cards satirize society By Lois Yoshishige Oi the Emerald By day, Cathy Boucher is a University stu dent and a part-time office worker. And in another part of town, Julie Dahlen spends her daylight hours rolling Michael Jackson posters into plastic bags. But at night, Dahlen and Boucher become the “Cargo Cultists" — postcard creators who explode traditional American attitudes of con sumerism, sexism and conservatism with laughter. The cards mainly reflect American at titudes in relation to the rest of the world, such as the American preference for television watching, drugs as a cure-all and industrialization. By setting most of their postcards in the 1950s, the two establish the satirical situation far enough away so people can laugh about it, Boucher says. “But it may also cause them to think, 'Hey, part of that is still going on today.' " she says. One of Boucher and Dahlen's best sellers is the "neo-conservatives.” On the card, a man and woman bear "Pepsodent" smiles as they pose for the camera. Both wear horn-rimmed glasses and have closely cropped hair. He wears a striped polyester suit and tie, she wears a button down dress and string of pearls. Flecked over the photo are tiny captions: "Keep yourselves clean," "Husbands, show self-sacrificing love" and "How can we keep our 'First Love?' " An underlying motive in producing these cards is to dispel the myth that Americans are better than people from other countries, Boucher and Dahlen say. When traveling abroad, Boucher says she has been embarrass ed by Americans and their attitude toward others. The cards also provide a way to make political statements. "We're not the type to distribute leaflets on a street corner," Boucher says. In addition to self-expression, the cards are a way to get in touch with the community, she says. "When you're in school, sometimes you feel you're not taking part in the real world," Boucher says. Profit seems to be the last reason Boucher and Dahlen sell the cards. The cards sell at the University Bookstore and at a small table at Saturday Market. The bookstore buys a dozen of each design, or 144 postcards every three weeks, Boucher says. The cards gross about $50 with every batch sold at the bookstore and about $35 at the market every Saturday, just enough to finance a nice dinner, she says. The card production began in January under the term "Cargo Cultists," which means "blatant consumerism gone wild," Boucher says. Centurion awards granted Nearly 100 students received the Centurion award for leader ship, scholarship and service to the University this month. The awards, given annually by the Student University Relations Council, recognizes students in every University class level, department and school. “It was great to see so many strong applications. It made the concept of picking the top 98 very difficult," says Laura Simic, who served on the selection committee this year and also received an award. She will chair next year's selection process. “It is rewarding to see so many top students willing to give of their time and effort to the University," said Wayne Kurlinski, vice president for University Relations, who spoke at the awards banquet. The recipients are: Joyce Aguirre, Patricia Akiyama, Michael Annus, Steve Bardi, Sarah Barton, Dawn Becker, Joseph Bernard, Lisa Berquist, Kimberly Bott, Karen Bounds, Elizabeth Boyd, Jean Breiling, Mona Buckley, Sandra Burr, Bradford Butler. Martha Carey, Richard Cheong, Dane Claussen, Laura Cooper, Don Corson, Julie Davis, Leslie Dewson, Kathleen Downey, Kayse Durgan, Marilyn Fancher. Grant Faust, Stephanie Funk, FHilary Cerdes, Sue Gray, Lynda Grillo, Elizabeth Halimah, Thomas Hart, Jana Hjelmseth, Mary Hotchkiss, Tedrick Housh, Jane Houston, Jolayne Houtz, Julian Jollon, Karin Keutzer, Douglas Koekkoek. Lois Kronquist, Mark Lakeman, Henry Lawrence, Stephanie Lewis, Lori Lieber man, Carolyn Litty, Richard Machado, Dave Magilke, Kimm Mahoney-Watson, Daniel Malarkey, Rebecca Markee, OREGON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS NORMAN LEYDEN, CONDUCTOR SHIRLEY NANETTE. VOCALIST A FABULOUS EVENING OF BIG BAND HITS May 18.1984—8 30 p m Silva Concert Hall Hult Center for the Performing Arts Tickets available at the Hult Center'and all Hult Center ticket outlets Tickets S8 S9 S11 687-5000 Call today1 Randy Martin, Barbara McClurg, Michael McElmoyl, Robin McKown, James Meyer, Ann Milkovich, Christine Mitchell. Lee Ann Mortensen, Mary Mosher, Ellen Nakamura, Maria Neese, Lisa Nuss, Kevin Oyama, Colleen Pang, Faith Payton, Gary Peiss, left' Pennington, Randall Putz, Karen Quilter, lames Samuel, Eric Sandoval, David Sargent, Sherri Schultz. Denise Sharp, Mary Shrauger, Laura Simic, Mary Sipprell, Catherine Smith, Ricky Lee Smithrud, Heather Sparby, Marc Spence, Steve Splon skowski, Kelly Spohn, Suzanne Stalick, Kristin Stark, Andy Stor ment, Susan Terrill. David Thurman, Mitchell Vance, Denise Waldron, Lynn Walton, Theodore Wells, Frances Wong, Sara Wong, William Wrightsman, Bruce Wyllie and Marina Yu. Economist to talk Economic issues facing the na tion in the 1980s will be discuss ed by former U.S. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall at the University Friday. Marshall, who served during the Carter administration from 1977-81, will give his lecture at 9:30 a.m. at the Law Center, Room 129. The talk is free and open to the public. Marshall, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Texas at Austin, is considered a national authority in economics. During his tenure as labor sec retary, the Department of Labor won na tional acclaim for numerous in novative programs in occupa tional safety and health, civil service reform, and minority job advancement among other programs. The lecture is jointly spon sored by the University Labor Education and Research Center, University Department of Economics and Institute of In dustrial Relations. USSA recruiting Bob Bingaman, a field organizer for the United States Student Association from Washington, D.C., will be on campus Friday as part of a May 17-23 recruiting trip to the Northwest. Bingaman will attend an Oregon community college association conference and will solidify plans for the USSA's 37th national student congress, scheduled for August at the University. Following the conference, Bingaman and former ASUO Vice-Pres. Kevin Kouns, a member of the USSA board of directors, will travel to Washington to recruit new member schools. Bingaman has five years ex perience in student organizing. He has served as a staff member of Pennsylvania's Com monwealth Association of Students. Visit Our Booth At UO Springfest ’84 New natural fibre lothing in rich colors, fabrics and styles from around the world. Rainbow cotton hammocks, silver jewelry and select folk art pieces. FOl DOWNSTAIRS FIFTH STREET MARKET FOLKWAYS see imports 683-2204 } .&<* 6 ,** * vn.^ S\.Y* > '* o° ** t k* \A° <%. v +* * *''V >f c-,'>