Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, March 08, 1990, Image 1

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    —.Oregon Daily_ _
Emerald
I liursd.H . M.in h (i. I'i’IO
KiiKonr. (Ircguii
Volume '11 \umiirr 1 1 >
_Inside _
■ USSA students return. Page 5
■ Women’s day preview. Page 6
■ Student enters local race. Page 7
■ Coach defends rules, Page 8
Knight Library
gets a million
dollar present
Bn ( hris Bounett
Emerald Assot iale Editor
POKTI.WI) A ),i|iiii\ese trading
companx is donating Si million to the
l 'niversitN s knight I.ihr.iry e\|i,msion
project in an effort to improve rein
lions betxveen |,ipnn and the I’ai ifit
Northwest
N'issho hvai American tlorp.. a sub
sidiarx ot Nissho Ixvai ol Japan, made
the donation during a reieption
Wednesdax morning that mi hided
speeches troll) ('.on \eil l aildschlllldl
and t'nixersitx President Mvles Hraiifl
Sh11salsn Mivnke senior vice presi
dent ot tlie Xnieriran based subsidiary
and general manager ot the Portland
ollii e said the company made the do
nation to contribute to tile region ami
hottoi l niversitN alumnus Philip
knight, president and i o loilildei ot
\ ike. Inc
' Ur vv.mt to demonstrate imi lung
term commitment to the people ot
I'ortlaml. ot Oregon .mil ol the I’.ic.ifn
Northwest m the lies! was we know
hou and this is In making .1 signili
cant contribution to higher education
in the regiim Mis ake said
I he sec rind reason lor our contri
bution is to honor Mi Knight he
said We hope that In our giving SI
million people even where will un
derstand the high esteem in whic h we
hold him
rile Si million is the largest gdt evel
given In \issho Issac Misake said
Ties Iretween Nissho luai America
and Nike go hack Jit sears when the
Japanese trading compans helped the
Heavertoil based \lke develop into the
Wm'
W v
W i.-wcr
WCwon
I’hnlu In « hi in Himiifll
I nil mill I’rrsiilrnt \/t /#• s Ih .mil .111 r/ils .1 s I million 1 hm k lor I hr hmi;ht
I iln.irs trom Shus.tku Mi 1 .ikr. srnior 111 r /irrsiilrnl ol /.1/>.m \ \ iss/m /it .11
\mrrii .in I inrporulion
iiulustrv It’.ulci it is knight
said
This gitt is .1 model ill tin- kind ut
collaboration between the l 'niversitv
.ind th<- business i nrnmtmitv Ibid Is
iihi essarv ;l Oregon is In itiakf sigmlt
caul ,nl\. lines in higher ■ -< I in alum."
Brand said
In recognition oi the donation the
I niversilv will name the second level
ol the expanded knight I.ibrarv the
\issho 1 vx ai I loot Bland said
I think it is a ( ritual benefit lor the
l'niversitv Brand said "Students m
humanities as well as tacullv , ill so
t i.d st ient.es m business and other
areas will be hivorablv atlei tell bv
this
tins s | > 1111 v; tin' I nisersits also will
assart! its lirsi I'ver Pit'shlrtil s Mim1.i1
In Miis.im II.is.mu i h.tii iii.m .mil pit's
iiliml n| the l ip.mi'sf p.iri'nt i ninp.ms
I hr mi'ii.il is thf highest honor tli.it
(an In- v; i \ i'll in i !•< i >s> n 11 it it i Ini .tip
porting tin- I imi'rsitv
Moreoser Kvo \islmir.i president
ill Misslin Iw.ii Amern .111 ( sup in \ew
York vs.is named liiiiioi.ii s tlistm
gmslied pnilfssoi in husint'ss manage
iiiimt
,\ corpor.it>' gilt ut this stale is .1
lust tin this I'mscrsilv. Iti.iiul s.inl
lorn to Donation, Page I.!
Senate reviews
proposed new
course changes
Bv (tint* Russell
I merald C ontrilmtur
I 'idversit \ Sen,lie members met
Uednesdav In review proposed currii u
him i It.im;es lb,it would overhaul t m
v ei sil\ i nurse i>lterings and alter g radii
.itiiiii iCiqUirements tur entering tresh
men nl hill IMUII
Additions i lelel ions and uthei
changes m i nurses and degree programs
listed in the Jtll page prelmnnarv re
port In the t'ommittee on the ( uriu u
Sum tor the tU'ttiul aeademu vear ie
suit lioin tac nils and department eltorp.
to lev ilali/e the i urni ilium
I he lemimbenng ot ionise-, replat
lllg outdated ionises with llewlv devel
oped classes and the addition ol three
i iedits ot race, ethnic and non t.uiope
an A merit an studies in graduation re
ipiiiemenls were among the revisions
addressed In the .Senate meeting
\ recurring i mn nil ol student seua
tins was the new reipnrement ol a
i nurse dealing with rate etlniu and
non l uropean Aiuern an i ultures lor
graduation ot students enrolling next
tall Senators discussed whit It courses
in (tie i urrii tilum tultill the inquire
liienls and the possihilitv nl identitving
other similar i nurses
I ughsh literature anthropologv ins
tors international studies and last
Asian languages and literature were list
eil among the departments ottering
i nurses that Itdlill the new requirement
I verv undergraduate graduating
from the t Ol () must have tiad at least
one i nurse dealing with rai e or i nltiire
ot non lluropean \mericaus said I’anl
I Inline \ H e provost for ai ade mil at lairs
It s loi breadth ot i ulture Ai tuallv I
lurn In ( urrir uluin. Page It)
Second annual peace conference starts Friday
Policy making to be examined
B> C atherine Haw lev
I merald Assoc iate Editor
Pent c m hol.irs will hr exam
ining then roles .is polic v mak
ers .it tlir ms ond .111t111.il nation
al | it* at. f studifs association
i onferent f taking place on
i auiptis tins weekend said l.fs
I if Si ott I Ollte re 111 e ft flits in
urdinalor
Three davs of workshops
panel disi us.sions and spew lies
on the theme "( .'hailenges tot
Pe.tc e Studies in a Diamatn alls
(Ihanging World" ate planned
lor about 150 t onlerein e-goi'ts
arriving from across the nation.
Scott said.
"Peace studies is one of the
newer areas ot studs lor slu
dents ol all ages S( ott said in
.1 press release I'he held is
having to make rapid adjust
omits hei ause of the dramati
i alls < hanging mii ial environ
mental and political realities ol
tin' world Ifial's what gives a
spe( ial level ot ext dement and
potential to the Kugene colder
t’lH't*. .«*-> Wf stutl \ tin* roll* ut
i‘t‘,n i' Studies in the post (add
W ar world
the keynote Spefl ll .it tile
i onterenf i' ( irilei ia tin a
I ransnational t airtn ntuin in
tllr 2 1st t :enturt w ill In- gn
cn In \obel I’eaee Prize noun
mu' Kltse Moulding Moulding is
loundei and secretar\ general
ol tin- lali‘1 n.itit111,11 I’i*■ n i' Ke
seali li Asmk latum, which was
awarded llle I*I8B I \KSt.()
Prize till IVai e la I lit allllll
'She is llle 11.1111111 saint ol
peace studies, |]hilosii|iliy
professor (,'hevnev Kv.m said ol
Moulding InternaliunalK , she
is one ol the most it not the
most, prominent people in the
held
Kvan who also chairs the
University's peat e studies pro
glam w ill partii ipate in a pan
el discussion Saturday Annth
er l'niversit\ professor. Rob
Proud loot. will discuss his re
rent trip to Vietnam and du
ties that link peat e and the en
vironment at the i onterence
opening i eremontes I rida\ at 1
|i m
( fiber ( tmfiTt'iH !■ guests m
elude (leurge fsatsialit as pm
fessoi .mil .uithur (il I hr /magi
ihilioii ill tlir Nett l.rll (ilnri.i
t)uft\ (rum Stanford I Diversity
,mrl Hrtt\ Reardon. <Iirt•< tui ut
Peat e faint utiori .it (silumbia
t’niversjtv who will he .1 visit
mg professor lor the I'niversi
tv s I’e.n e Studies Program
spring lei m
Scheduled workshops in
i hide sessions 011 the relation
ship between human needs and
i nnt’lii t. the link between pe.n e
and environmental issues and
the 1 hanging influent e of 1111
1 leal u at
1 ni|uestionablv the nut le
ai arms rat e is not 01 1 upviug
as much attention as it has in
the past ( dienev said Ktlmii
conflicts, econoinu disparity
and otliet issues are now he
1 tuning the tin us of attention as
obstacles to peai e ( lieney add
eti.
Although many of the people
attending the 1 (intercut e will
tie t.u ultv members and admin
istrators interested in introdui
mg hi improving peace studies
programs .1! 11 if 1 r universities,
the (onterence workshops are
open !< > anvone interested,
Si oil said
() 1 if senes ill workshops, ilr
signed fspi'i i.illv 11 v .iml foi
students. 1111 hides .1 session oil
1 afeer opporluiiities ,md gradu
.ile programs in the held ot
peace studies .mil iiiiolher on
dev eloping mtoi nships
"Students in anv discipline
i ,111 hei nine involved ill the In
cal grassroots peace movement
and 1 an mov e into lm al and
national work said Shannon
Oliver, a peace studies student
who helper) plan the work
shops
Also part ol tin* student is
su«*s sciirs is .< workshop on
till* tension bi'luirn <i( <Hit*inii s
.uni activism .ind .1 session ti
tied Kngaging the Disen
ih.it w ill lit' .i round table
ills, ussinn nt win thr pe.u >■
mm ement seems In In' mu Ii an
anglo issue Si nit saul. ailii
ing tli.it peai e studies programs
are trying to attrai t more mi
imrities and women
I lisc Moulding
l it.'I ol attending i outer
I'll! I’ (‘Wills llulll 1 1III,II <111(1
Saturday IS Sill tin students
,iiul S (II Uii aim students Slu
dents i <iii puri fuse <i one day
in ket fm either day Ini St"i.
I ru Ward <i ineinher ul Stn
denis A 14.11 n si Apartheid .uni
the Hl.i.l Student t'ninti. will
host the ilisi nssion
A separate admission is re
((Hired tor for Saturday's ban
quet and keynote address hy
Moulding