Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Mondus. November 26. llWO
Eugene. Oregon
Vtiluuk' *J2. Issue 62
Briefly
In 1967. Jesus Estrada
would have been perfect
ly satisfied working as a
mechanic
' Where I was coming
Irom I had reached all my
goals." said Estrada, now
working on his doctorate
in education at the Uni
versity. "I was working. 1
could wear .1 uniform that
they provided. I wasn't
working in the fields; that
was a big deal."
Estrada came to the
University that summer
as a participant in the
first year of the High
School Equivalency pro
gram still thinking of be
ing a mechanic
But hv the time he left
the University in 1971,
Estrada hail been elected
to the Student Senate,
founded the Chics no Stu
dent Union (now known
as MECbAJ, ami helped
his fellow HEP students
as a student teacher.
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Sports
The Oregon women's
hdsketball team found
that two East Coast
schools were not so giv
ing over the holiday
weekend, as the Ducks
ftdl in a pair of games to
open their season
St Joseph’s of Phila
delphia greeted Oregon
Friday evening with a
76-70 loss, while 23rd
ranked Rutgers took ad
vantage of a sloppy first
half by the Ducks to win
70*58 Saturday night in
New Jersey.
See story. Page 12
National
NEW YORK (AP) —
The United Slates will
seek U.N. approval this
week of a resolution au
(homing military force
against Iraq if it does not
get out of Kuwait by Jan.
i. I S officials said Sun
day,
One official pointed
out that Secretary of State
James A. Baker 111 has
been talking about an
end-of-vear deadline dur
ing his recent globe-trot
ting campaign to win
support fot a U N. resolu
tion authorizing force
“We've just kind of
formalized that" in the
draft resolution given to
other permanent mem
bers of the U.N. Security
Council, said the source,
who asked not to be iden
tified by name.
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Basketball begins
Oregon's David Blair drives to the basket in Saturday's 72-70
overtime loss to Wisconsin at McArthur Court, lav Deters hit a
three-point field goal as time expired to give the Badgers the win in
the season-opener for Both teams.
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Photo by Eric Evans
Bachelor’s gains
medieval studies
By Tamara Arnold
Emerald Contributes ___
In tho wake of the American Studies Program sus
pension, and despite Ballot Measure f> cutbai ks, stu
dents interested in the medieval world can < : house a
new major next fall.
An interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in arts and
letters, with a Medieval Studies emphasis, will be of
fered fall term said Mavis Mate, Medieval Stud
ies minor committee chairwoman.
Medieval Studies isn't technically a new major,
which would require the approval of the Oregon State
Hoard of Higher Kducation. but makes use of existing
courses from seven departments. Mate said The ma
jor, approved Nov. I t by the Arts and I-etters Program
committee, is off it i.illv titled "Arts and betters Medi
eval Studies
Students opting tor this major will lie required to
take core courses in Knglish. history, architectural his
lory, art history, comparative literature, religion and
philosophy.
The University hired at least six new medievalists
within the last two to three years, making a Medieval
Studies major viable. Mate said Medievalists repre
senting various departments met at the Oregon State
University Si iencu Center in Lincoln Uitv, Nov Hi-14.
and planned the details ot the program, she said.
Medievalist Barbara Altmann. assistant professor of
Romance I-anguages. said medievalist faculty have
been meeting for almost a year, gauging a lot of energy
and interest in this program
"We want students to get over the notion that the
Middle Ages was a lairing period when nothing hap
pened." Altmann said.
Although the Medieval Studies major won't prepare
students for a particular career, they will lie well
rounded scholars in Humanities and good researchers
in Western Kuropean Culture. Altmann said
A core group of medievalist faculty will he applying
for Collaborative Research Crauts next year. Altmann
said, for use in research programs dealing with such
topics as women in the Middle Ages
Measure 5 eliminated any possibility ot an indepen
dent Medieval Studies major in the near future, and
froze the search for a medievalist in history. Mate said,
noting that everyone involved with the new major is
excited about the program
Campbells proud of fathers political success
By Rene DeCair
Emerald Reporter
Two University students say the man re
cently elected to serve as speaker of Ore
gon's House of Representatives is a hard
working family man and a real teddy
hear
This praise of Rep. tarry Campbell. K
Kugene. comes from two of his most ardent
supporters, sons Mark and Craig Campbell.
Their father, the District -4.1 representa
tive since 1979. was elected two weeks ago
to the powerful position of House speaker
after serving as its minority leader Despite
the family ties. Mark and Craig both insist
their interest in their father’s position is
not just a personal one.
"He’s our state legislator too." Mark
said. "Sometimes we give him a call (with
a complaint or suggestion)." Craig jokes.
Of the four sons in the Campbell family,
Mark, a graduate biology student, is sec
ond oldest and Craig, the third son, is a
law student who describes himself as the
second most politically inclined person in
the family, both sons said they are proud
of their father’s successes, but add that be
ing raised by a professional, politically ac
tive father has had its ups anil downs
■'People automatically assume that
you're an extension of him." Craig said,
adding that his instructors in high school
and college "assume you know everything
in the (political) process
Mark and Craig said a similarity they do
have with their father is their politic ai
views.
"Most of the major issues we come down
squarely on.” Craig said
Mark said that growing up in a Republi
can household did generally influence his
political beliefs, lie said he considers him
self a moderate like his father, hut also said
he is a little less conservative than his (a
ther. which can he seen in his choice to
major in biology.
Although his father's politics may la* si
milar to his own. Mark said that his fa
ther's position “has very little influence on
(him) at all."
Additionally, both Mark and Craig said
another problem with having a representa
tive for a father is having to read criticisms
of him in the newspapers, or having to lis
ten to political jokes.
"Political jokes have always gotten to
me." Mark said. Me said his dad is a "great
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llniversity students Mark (left) and Craig
Campbell have benefited from father Larry
Campbell's years in politics.