Oregon
DAIIY EMERALD
Wednescl.is . December f. l‘bX>
hugene. Oregon
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Issue h'J
Briefly
University students
Andy Harris and Kill
Fuller always knew as
members of the Marine
Corps reserves they could
be called to active duty at
any time, but they never
expected it to happen.
But Saturday, they
will report to Salem with
other reservists in Com
pany A of the tith Kngi
neers Support Battalion
Monday, they will go to
Camp Pendleton. Calif.,
where they will await fur
ther orders.
See story. Page S
Sff"11™""
"intrepid Traveler"
Ken Babbs will be on
campus this afternoon,
reading from and signing
copies of the new book
On the Bus, a collabora
tive, historical documen
tary of the San Francisco
counter-culture move
ment of the mid-1960s.
See elory. Page 8
Kevin Mixon
Oregon guards Terrell
Brandon and Kevin Mix
on combined for 55
points last night at McAr
thur Court. leading tho
Ducks to a 98-71 romp
over Alabama-Dinning
ham for their first win of
the season.
See story. Page 10
RICHLAND. Wash.
(AC) — An engineer who
complained she was ha
rassed after raising safety
concerns about Hanford
nuclear waste storage
tanks reached agreement
Tuesday with her em
ployer, VVestinghouse
Hanford Co.
Inez Austin agreed to
withdraw a complaint she
filed with the U.S. De
partment of l-abor She
also agreed not to partici
pate in any legal action
against Uestinghouse
arising from the case.
See story. Page 12
Stair hopping
Junior Hob Cray, a sprinter <unl hurdler tor the Uni
versity tr.uk teem. Iwnds down thi' east grandstand ,it
Hayward field late Tuesday afternoon
Photo by Sean Poston
Current requirement
lacks original intent
By Peter Cogswell
Emerald Associate Editor
A new re(|inrenii'nt fori mg incoming I'niversitv freshmen to
take a rai c or gender issues related class in order to graduate Iras
some people wondering whether it is being done right
While most seem to agree the re<|iitremeni is a step in the right
dirts turn the fact that several classes, seemingly unrelated to the
topil . fulfill the requirement has left some i oiii erned
"C.enerally the impression is a number of students have a con
i.urn alxrut the for us of the requirement and that (some of the)
classes tlo not deal in the spirit ot why the (requirement) was
formed said kirk Itailey ASt!() ( o president
Hailey said lie agrees with students in that the nuniher ol i lasses
that fulfill the requirement Inis washed-out the requirement’s es
sence
Hailey also said in order to maintain the requirement's signifi
tame the University has to do more than forte students to take
one class on race and gender subjects
If (the University) is going to he serious nlxiu! sor ial Issues, it
can't do it in one i lass that is part ot a four year i urriculum." he
said
Kd Coleman, f-ing 11sti professor and codireifor of folklore and
elhnii studies, agrees with Hailey
"I think (the classes) are much too broad." Coleman saitl "They
miss the point of why we want to have them
He said that what he and others who formed the requirement
meant to do was try and enc mirage students to take courses dealing
with American minorities
Coleman believes universities have direr t levels of cultural liter
at v and that, tret ause of this, they have to make courses meaning
fill
Closer scrutiny of classes fulfilling the requirement is one way
Coleman (relieves the requirement could Ire made to retain the spir
it of its formation
lie would like to see only < lasses that have a minimum of rif! per
cent of their t urriculum dedit aletl to r.u e and gender issues < mini
toward the requirement.
'What we want to try to do is for us on Ament ans racially, and
the vast majority of the population," he said "We don't want sii
perficialitv We want students exposed to i ullural diversity to off
set growing racial and hate factions '
Another problem Coleman has with the requirement s current
use is that it was originally constructed to deal with race and gen
der issues not race or gender issues.
As the system is now students can still graduate without having
to (like a i lass based on rai e and gender, at lung as they take one or
the other
This is not how it is supposed to he, Coleman said
The number of classes fulfilling the requirement is related to lie
high number of students at the University said Haul llolbo. vice
provost tor ai ademii affairs
As a result of the high number, spai e for classes is limited, ne
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Rally, panel discussion focus on law school
By Daralyn Trappe
fcrneraid Reporter
In response to the public
apology requested of law
school instructor Greg Johnson
following his discussion of his
homosexuality in a c lass on
Oct It. the ASI:() and the (lav
and l-esbian Alliance have or
ganized a rally and panel dis
cussion to take plac e today
A demonstration will he- held
ill the1 law sc hool c ourtyard at
11 am to express opposition
to homophobia, sexism and
rac ism A panel disc ussion will
follow in the1 KMU Gum wood
Koom from noon to 2:30 p m
The panel includes Sue
Dockstader. GAI.A director.
Marlene Drescher. director of
the- Officer of Student Advoca
cy; Barbara Pope, director of
the1 Women's Studies depart
merit; Marie Jones of the* Blac k
Student Union; <ind ferry Rust,
lame County i ommissioner
The ASUO tins called for the
resignation of law school Dean
Maurice Holland. Associate
Dean Chapin Clark and mstrui
tor Mary lawrence her aose of
their decision to request John
son's apology
The apology request was
made after several students
complained about a part of the
lecture in which Johnson re
(erred to tiis homosexuality and
read a statement from a gay ac
tivist group It was preceded h\
a (lass lecture on a U.S Su
preme Court case regarding
gays and lesbians
A statement released by the
ASUO called the apology re
quest “arbitrary and adminis
tratively negligent."
“Dean Holland, Dean C 'lark
Chapin Clark
and Professor Cm rein e viol.it
ed the prim iples of academic
freedom.'' tfie statement read
"Their behavior was based on a
reaction to a charged issue, in
tliis case, it was homosexuality.
.md tIn* resulting •>< linns lielr.u
.in unwritten policy of preju
do «• and morn spot ifically
homophobia heterosexism
Clark has stated that Holland
was not responsible lor the
apology request Clark has also
said he resets requesting a
public apology and should
have asked for a private discus
sion with the students who
complained
Although Holland mav not
have been directly responsible
for the situation. Doi kstude
said, he is still at fan It for not
taking action and issuing an
apology on heh.df of the admin
istration
"The people under him have
come forward and apologized,
but he hasn't . " Dot kstader
said "That has tarnished the
image of the law si bool in the
eves of the students and the
community