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_ -Oregon Daily_ _
Emerald
Volume 111 Number 1 i.">
i ridav. A pi il JH. 1‘hlU
Kugeue t Jregun
Candidates accuse GEC of unfair questioning
Say committee strayed
into 'unrelated' topics
By ( utherim* H«n\U*\
\ mrr«ild Assoc i.Ut* \ ditor
Srvend student body « andi
• liilrs .nib representatives *>t
( )SI*IK( ■ said Ihursd.n 111<*\
urn* treated unl.iiilv at grrek
endorsement Ihmiiii^s \pi it 1
i mu ( andidatrs s«i i« 1 I lit * pm
« eedini*s were dominated t»s
three or lum men u ho asked
tpiestions unrelated In then
() t i < 111111 .it inns ini (lit It r
Kepi rsrnt.lt i\rs linm I 111 *
t’lri'k system s.dd although
<|iiestioniiu; at times ma\ have
shaved hum impuitant issues
the hearings pint ess was pie
dominant!\ tail to t*\ er\ imr
I hr rrt*rk endorsement
In .ii mr s w nr tan and imp.ii
tial. ' said I im Ross » o i hail
ol ( • rt*«'k Kndoi srmrnt < jiminit
Irr ( )m undo! SUIlUmls lliis
\»mi urn* ihr lirs! tjualifird
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(til I rr I, umniilln1
i andldah* jrnmftM Mills s.iuj
mus! ol llii* questions fMl( In hri
.11 the hearing Itn llsrtI mi her
work u ith thr ( - i\ and 1 eslnan
\lliani i*
I was asked lint him; if unit
in\ budgeting expel ihh »■ she
said I he\ asked m«* how
mam people ( . \1 \ serves and
about 1 . M \ funding \\ 11\ il
gets so mm h muiicx Fliriv
v\ • It* \ ri\ lew II I oriented
quest It ills
Mills said si \ or eight ditfn
• •ill people asked (|iirshons lull
L ._
)rnmln Kills
tint1*' m.ilii prnplr (i hi must i*t
I hr t.ilkm‘4 \i» Uumn: . rkrti
cjtirstinns, s|u* s.ihi
I i ( 4 «ituli<i<iIc* I mi I iu^hrs
s.ihi hf illso W.ls .iskrii ijlh's
t hills iilllV l.itn i In his t jU.llll h .1
t lulls im thr mm! hr vv.is srrk
Ittg
I frr! 11ki• thr ijurstions thr\
vvrir asking vmmi mrlrvanl In
finding < >111 u h«it kind »»t 111
im tnbn I would I>*• hr said
< .1 ( inrmbrrs and housr rrp
irsriil.ilK i s agirrd m a mrrt
mg lift i thr hranng that cjnrs
Imuing had stravrd trnm mi
pmtant issnrs hut it was nnl
luasrd said Jrnnv t.angdou a
hnusr I'rpirsrnlallVr Im kappa
Alpha Phi la soroiiU at thr
hraring
I hourstk thought prop I r
thought ahoiit thr i andidatrs
and dm idrd tail l\ stir said
KrprrsiMilat iv rs Imm l )SI*IK<»
said thrv u* tr disappointed
thr t d t did not rndoisr thru
hallot mrasiiir asking tni inn
tmurd .student support tor thr
organization and an 1 1 pen rut
int irasr in tunding
l! Mrinri I llkr lhr\ had a
plattonu that It m usrd ' m krrp
111 g mi ldrnl.ll trrs a! thr s.imr
lt*\«'i w ithout re,»ll\ « onsidei
mi; whit I hr i»nui|» does s.iic.1
I'l ai v ( .1 (isr mir of two
< )Sl‘IR{. memhn s w ho ap
ju .11 n I .iI I In- i ir.ii i in;
t .K!(! elites .(Iso ir 11 .is 11 I hr \
tin! not m-t to fit 11 \ explain
thru positions on issues .it tin
(.It lir.mnrs
I’irsninuti.il « .nuinl.ilr Kirk
B.nlrv said hr .ind Kiiiinm;
until* Shril.i Sfiikrl unr also
11 U s| | iitn | th.it 0111 \ tbfrr o!
lout people asked mi. t of the
i pars! ions
I here w eie ol»\' tonsl v a few
mdiv iduals w ith « lent ideas
about u hat thev wanteiI Bai
lev said
I’anhelletiK Pirsidriit I )r
anna lindens said she had
heaid from otliei members that
two oi I hi er men asked mi r.t i if
thr ipiestions at tile heal lliv^s
It w.e.u t that women
unm I asking ipies!lolls she
lorn to f ndorsemenfs, Pa^e 4
Holiday for MLK
birthday approved
B\ ( tins Bunnell
1 merald \ssin i.ilc 1 ditor
l he I Diversity w ill nfht ially observe Martin l.u
ther King |r I )<t\ beginning in lb'll bv shill111i 14 its
doors uni sponsormg activities promoting divetsi
tv President Mvles lb.mil iiiinuuiii eil Wednesday
ll a entirely ,111111 >>11 ri«iI«* lot this university In
observe Martin blither K111 y; ll.iv lit,mil s,inl 111 .1
news release Martin blither King provided the
leadership hn 1 iv 11 rights al ,1 1 rill ial time in Ibis
cutmlrv s history
The H(!ll holiday will beobseiveil Mondav Ian
’I and every third Mondav 111 januarv thereafter
1 lasses will be dismissed and i\e will have
planned ai aileinu and 1 idtural activities to tele
biate the iiiiportani e and value ol diversity Hr.mil
said ill his statement
lames ( I I allon. I acuity Ad v isorv t ion mil i liair
man said Brand asked Ills i oiimiittee to make a lei
ommeiidation on setting K mg I lav aside
Ret .(ignition ot the holiday sends .1 positive mes
sage about diversity he said
We tell that he was .111 appropriate person to
( omilieinorate, 1)1 allon added
Brand said he will hum a i.ommittee ihaiged
with the ,iiil\ to plan and implement events lor
laultv students and stall that lot us on the illipor
lam e and \ alue of dis ersitv
The l ’ 1 livers it v ol Oregon is 1 omimt led to equal
and )iist treatment ot all persons Brand said 111 Ills
statement ( am pus wide ohserv a m e ot Mart in III
tliei King |i llav would remforie this 1 oiniiut
inenl
AM () I’residenl Andv (lark said it w.is about
time the I Diversity set aside a day to honor King,
hut he said the struggle foi diversity and 1 ivil rights
must he a vear round ellorl
■'That there w ill he a day ol oliservam e is an
indii allon of luigene’s progressive nature lie said
The othel point IS toi student groups t The day
oil) may give them a l.hum e to participate is what
11 a lie l .(immunity ( ail lege I sponsors
The holiday 1 an he used to 111,nk and reaffirm the
struggle tor (ivil ra gilts t dark said
In a presentation to the l Diversity Senate last
week Brand said he was dismayed when he first
lame to rumpus that there w.is no observant e ot
Martin I.uthei King. |r 1 lay
Although Brand 1 mild have dei lared King I lav a
holiday bv dei.ree he (hose instead to lonsiilt all
array of 1 ampus groups and 1 ommittees
Blacks ushered in era or feminism
Turn-of-century club
contributed to cause
liv Stephanie Hull.mil
I merald Reporter
Him k women .it (tie turn of the t eritury adopted n
lemiflisiii untie,ml ot toi its time I )i Hebulal) (nay
W lute s.iiil thursday in ,i speei li on the i omplexitv ot
til,ii k women live-,
HI.it k women exercised then leinmism thiough
the National Assoc t.ilion ol ( nluied Women. whit h
was a teller,illtm ot dulls tlr.it |iniinoleil women in r,n e
leade l ship roles
MilIIV ol these i lulls peliol’ineil sol ial vvellnie
wmk sui Ii as finding jnlis lot til,ii k women while
ot tiers eui oucaged apprei latum ot mtisti ail anil litet
alum
White all as sin late pin lessen ol tustorv at Rutgers
t niversitv. spoke as part ot \ I 'mversit\ I or I very
one pro|ei t
t he purpose lit tile pro|ei t IS to make sure tlial
raie amt geudei is pail ol everybody's learning amt
teat lung at this university saul llarh.ua ('iirradn
Hope prtijei t duel tin
Hlai k women s i Intis at tin- turn ol the i eulurv eu
i tin si -i I the popiil.il lie I nt tlial women Vveie heltei suit
eil than men tin sin ial work anil leadership White
said
Men t o ill pet ei I with women tor leadership posi
trims in tile trial k t ommunilv Irei arise lilack men
w ereii t able to i ompete with white men in tin- world
Hint k men i onsidered themselves in charge ot
rai e leadership and the women involved in the i lulls
public tv i hallenged tins Iradilmnal male helit-l W hite
said
W omen's i outideiu e in then ability to lake i bul ge
ot lai e leadership was fostered tiv then sense ot eipi.d
il\ w itti til,n k men
Hlai k women believed tIlfV were on ail eipial level
with 111ai k men hei arise they had sntlered the same
mistoitunes as men Until genders had been stihjet ted
to slavery and troth were nut atrle to Vote tin example
I ot i Inti women part ol the (finale leadership is
sia depended on whether hlai k men would deleud
hlai k women from verbal and sexual abuse she said
W hen women assumed the protec tot role lot othei
women to prevent tins abuse tills further insulted
lilac k men and i mated tension between men and wom
en.
I'holu In Mai fin I hu t
Dr Deborah (.r.n Whitt' at Kutfters ( niimilt said
I hursil.n th.it i rntun old ifender tension hinders
the Id .it k lend nisi movement.
'(lender tension was tin- pi it i- lil.it k women paid
t.ii their teminisni U lute said K,it ism not leim
instil was nh.it set hl.it k men .mil women .it e.it h nth
el
rension Still exists between ill.n k men .liul wtim
en White said It is very tlillit lilt tor .1 III,11 k woman to
lit- .1 leiniiiisl without people thinking she is working
against hei r.tt e
I II is fort es women to t house bet w een working hn
teininism or r.n e bet .lose sot iel\ w ill not let them tin
leminist r.n e work White s.ml
While wrote .1 book \r'n't I .1 Unman ill 1‘IH'i
whit h w.ts the tirst st hohirlv wink to deni e\t lusively
with the female slave exponent n in the American
South. I’ope saiti in a news release
A drop in reception to meet White is scheduled
today from III a in to I 1 III a in in Room lill't ot I’l l
White will be in Ihigene until Sunday speaking to
history t lasses and 1 ondui ting yyorkshops