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• Measures at a glance, Page 3-4
• Train hits student, Page 6
• Dropout prevention, Page 10
• The accuracy of polls, Page 11
Oregon Daily _ —
Emerald
Monday, October 24, 1988
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 90, Number 39
Presidential searches
kept secret by board
By Michael Drummond
Emerald Associate Editor
As far as university presiden
tial searches are concerned, all
will to as it had been.
The Oregon State Board of
Higher Education decided
unanimously Friday that iden
tities of presidential search fi
nalists will remain secret five
days before he or she is named
president.
Searches now will take place
beyond the purview of the
state’s Open Meetings tow.
The change in policy allows
the chancellor of the Oregon
State System to prioritize, re
duce or reject the list of final
ists given to him or her by the
search committee.
The chancellor can now in
terview presidential finalists
prior to announcing their
names to the public. Although
the chancellor can trim and pri
oritize the finalist list, he or she
cannot add names to the final
ist pool.
The policy change is a for
malization of past standard op
erating procedures, said board
member John Alltucker.
“In the past there was a gen
tlemen's agreement that the
press wouldn't announce the
names before we did,"
Alltucker said.
Alltucker said the shift in
board procedure was “not an
indictment of Oregon media,"
but rather an insurance that
could be given to prospective
candidates that their names
would not be aired to the pub
lic.
Board members have cited
that quality candidates em
ployed elsewhere risk their jobs
by having their names go pub
lic.
"In the past members of the
press have taken upon them
selves to visit a campus of a
prospective candidate and try
to find some dirt on them,"
Alltucker said.
In a related matter, the board
picked the search committee
that will work on filling the
shoes of University President
Paul Olum, who must resign by
June 30. 1989.
The 11-member search com
mittee will be composed of
three board members, four fac
ulty members, an administra
tor, a student, an alumnus, and
a community representative.
The committee includes
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No 'Dawg' Daze
Cornerback Chris Oldham (2) starts to celebrate after teammate Brett Young’s
fourth quarter interception that sealed the Ducks' 17-14 home win over archrival
Washington on Saturday.
Oregon improved to 6-1 overall. 3-1 in the Pacific-10 Conference. Oregon stays in
the hunt for a bowl bid with the win. photo by Andre Ranieri
Book challenges 'weak wife' stereotypes
By Andy Sorensen
Emerald Contributor
Although the image of women as mothers
is positive, the image they wear as wives
can sometimes be negative, a University so
ciology professor said.
"I want to make people more sensitive to
the underlying assumptions of marriage,"
Miriam Johnson said of her newly released
book, "Strong Mothers, Weak Wives".
Motherhood within marriage has always
been respected, said Johnson, a University
sociology professor since 1957. The sense of
duty and responsibility give women indi
viduality, but, when one uses the word
wife, a husband is usually mentioned in the
same breath.
Unfortunately, that relation of words
sometimes be an unwelcomed consequence
for the woman, Johnson said.
"In relation to their husbands, wives are
not seen as the main actors," she said.
"They’re seen as their husband’s support
system. When they're not good supporters,
they are not seen as good wives,"
In her book, Johnson addresses this in
equality women feel within a marriage by
saying a woman does not want to be a moth
ering figure to her husband, and does not
want to be dominated by her husband, ei
ther. Women want to be individuals — nei
ther wife nor mother, she said.
Johnson, who favors marriage, believes
that the way a woman can separate herself
from the “weak wife” stereotype is by gain
ing financial and psychological indepen
dence.
Even though women have the capability
to make more money than men today, there
still is the assumption that men should be
the primary bread winners, she said.
“You see a lot of articles today that dis
cuss the problem of what to do when she
makes more,” Johnson said. “That shows
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Photo by Mike Wilhelm
Miriam Johnson seeks to educate men and women about the implications of the
“weak wife” stereotype in her new book, “Strong Mothers, Weak Wives. ”
us that there is an underlying problem."
Marriages are changing slowly, Johnson
said, citing the dependency women had on
their husband in the 1950s and 1960s. It is
an "evolutionary process” which is catch
ing on more and more as society changes,
she said.
“The new marriages are different because
they occur much later,” Johnson said.
"People wait to get married, and they have
expectations for a more equal marriage.”
Johnson’s own marriage was ahead of it’s
time. She was the only woman sociology
professor the department had at the time.
And with two kids to raise, it posed prob
lems for a working woman who could not
depend on limited child care programs.
On her own initiative she dropped her
part-time position at the University in 1963
and for 10 years she became a "wife.” She
devoted more time to her son and daughter
and also took up painting. Her paintings,
some of which were displayed prominently
in her house, demonstrated the “pop art”
style of the 60s.
Johnson, however, decided that the times
were better for her to get a “real job” and
she rejoined the sociology department in
1973.
“1 converted to feminism later than
most,” she said.
“Strong Mothers, Weak Wives” was re
leased in October and is available in the
University Bookstore.
United Nations
Day to include
panel discussion
By Frale de Guzman
Emerald Associate Editor
University students today
will have the chance to exam
ine and critique the United Na
tions — its programs and effect
on global issues.
During United Nations Day,
panel discussions and speakers
will address the United Na
tions’ impact on international
policies, said Achim Halpaap,
events coordinator and presi
dent of Lane County United Na
tions Association (LUNA).
LUNA, which was formed
last summer, is sponsoring all
activities in the United Nations
Day.
“We want to increase stu
dents’ awareness of current in
ternational issues and the
U.N.’s role as a peacekeeping
force,” Halpaap said.
During a brown bag forum
held at 12:15 p.m. today, inter
national students will discuss
the effect of the U.N.’s Peace
keeping Force, a recipient of
the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for
its efforts in resolving conflicts
in Afghanistan, Angola, Iran
and Iraq.
At this time, Halpaap hopes
that students will "ask critical
questions and contribute to the
discussion by sharing their ex
periences.”
“The U.N. is the only form
on Earth that gives nations with
different political and ideologi
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