Oregon Dai lx
Emerald
THURSDAY, JULY 18,1991
EUGENE. OREGON
Report recommends
changes for program
By Christopher Blair
Emerald Editor
A faculty committee report sub-.i.mti
ales ninny of the complaints ami con
cerns of students partii i pa ling in a 1 ni
versilv study abroad program, and roc
ornmonds changes in the wav the pro
gram is run and evaluated
The Perugia (Italy) Study Abroad Pro
gram, which offers students the oppor
tunity spend a summer attending uni;
versity classes in central'Italy, drew the
attention of the University admmistra
tion in March after complaints about
housing and the unstructured nature ol
its ( oursework
The investigation drew more attention
in May after the program's director and
founder. Prof Emmanuel Hut/.antonis.
committed suicide
The committee < moments in the re
port that its review was "complicated''
hv Halzantonis' death Although it states
that the report was not intended as an
investigation of Ilat/.mtonis or am oth
er faculty member, his input would
have been invaluable to the review
"That was clearly u defii iency in our
ability to sort everything out," said Joe
Slone, a committee member and profes
sor of economics He was the person
who would have had most ol the infor
mation about last summer Whenever
there are problems or concerns, you like
to talk to the source "
A major source of c one ern ior [last
participants was substandard housing
Students complained of i rowded condi
tions, a luck of kitchen and bathroom la
< ilities. and the perils ol sleeping in
rooms alxne a late-night piano liar
The report recommended that the re
sponsibililv of finding housing lie shill
ed from the director to students, and
that participants negotiate directly with
landlords "in Italian, we hope!" it
stated parenthetically
Although negotiating lor housing in a
foreign country might he more ddlicult
and crucial than purchasing food or sou
venirs, one committee member said the
rXpt'rilMll C WUllUi III- \ .tillable . tn sill
drills .mil take pressure trem (he dm-i
lor lor being responsible lor housing
■(binding housing) puts .1 grr.tl but
den on the director." s.ud Marianne
Nmols'. C.ollege ol Arts .111(1 Si lenees is
sociate dean "The students feel fori ed
to accept-the housing the director has
found l o avoid dial problem, we might
make die student responsible
The report also stales that the Perugia
program and other studs abroad pro
grams are not properly supervised by
the University, and that the Office ol In
ternatioiiul Affairs should have ultimate
administrative Jurisdiction over all Uni
versity study abroad programs
According to the committee’s report,
in tile gl) years University students were
in Italy under the I’erugia program, 1900
was only the second time the University
sought student evaluations, and then
only “because of rumors ol ‘problems'
within the program
Stone said the report emphasizes the
need lor formal University review
"(The programs) have been initiated
through the efforts ol one or two indl
vduals without much University input
or supervision." Stone said
"Now it seems there Is a logical place
for these programs to be supervised
l'hat's i ertainly our recommendation.
Student evaluations and reports 1 rum
lai ultv directors are currently the mini
mum requirement of all state system
program evaluations The report also
recommends that the the University
Senate's faculty Studies Committee
should review all study abroad pro
grams on a fiv e-year cycle
The committee's concerns with the
I’erugia program’s academic offerings
centered on the Italian University for
f oreigners (the host si bool) and the cur
riculutil stria lure
The report questions using the mover
sit\ as a setting for the program As tile
name implies, students study and inter
act with other American students and
turn to REPORT Page 3
Muffy's gift
Emma I’lfua works on a iutut'lcl for ht'i stufjt'tl hear Mully m the
EMI1 Craft ('.miter on U'cdiwsdtn njtrrnnon Photo by Jeff Paslay
Dancer blends ’60s style with native art
Courtesy photo
Sage Gentle-Wmg will perform at the Wil
lamette Street Theater Saturday night.
By Sparky J Roberts
Emerald Contributor
Sage Gentle-Wing might be a monk or
lie might be .1 sojourner from the tills,
calling to niiml the hypnotic drums and
flutes, resonant silars, redolent atmos
phere and chants lor peace
Gentle-Wing's dance is monographic
He adds gesture to classical pictorial im
ages of the spirit gods of Tibet. India.
Bali and Native American trilies He un
derscores each mask by 0 stylized walk,
stance and set of mudrus (hand shapes).
The archetypes, Genth--Wing said,
represent asper ts of the mind bach dif
ferent deitv overcomes an obstacle to
enlightenment, a fieri e. blue-faced des
pot hops and spins on one foot, strikes
the air with Ins sword, and tames his
own inner demons
A feminine personage, represented
by a serene white mask, .reins to offer
peace An orange-faced warrior walks
broadly, and shoots invisible arrows to
vanquish his fears Kingh Siva, jingling
and bojeweled. dandles little dishes of
flame
The choreography consist of illustra
tive character motifs, repeated with vari
aliens
Komi' of tin* stiar|)i!r actions resemble
martial arts, but i ornpared to MTV. Gen
tlr Wind's style is non invasive In fai l,
modern-day dance idioms don't prepare
us for the aesthetif of Sacred Dance
lientle Winn's space time is metaphysi
cal, Irani e like Die cumulative effect ol
watching Ills yogii saga is sort of sp.u ed
equammiG
Off stage, Sage (a nile Wing shows his
aspect of self-promoter After all, he's a
trouper on the road with an esoteric
form of entertainment: performance
meditation.
While talking about his art. he often
ed into smiles
I'm an interpreter." he said, I mix
traditional elements with m\ personal
mythology I'm trying to walk on earth
with balance, and to relate being human
to lie mg .it one with nature
Gentle Wing dresses with flower
t f)iId flair heads, bright yellow hidi
un-gauze shirt and a woven headband,
vet fie resists ixung stereotyped a hippie
"I'm not 'this' e. 'that,' " he sail! "I
Turn to GENTLE. Page 3
Bartlett & the U.N.
Thomas Bartlett, t hane ellor of the
Oregon Statt- System ol Higher Kiln
i i ation, will give a presentation on the
I lInited Nations today
See story, Page 3
Suds
T h n f i I in
Stuii><li*h. whii h
lampoons lihi on
the set o! a had TV
soap nprrii. has its
momnnls. lull tails
| far short of its potential
So© story, Pag© 4
Behind Troy
limner (Ire^on quarter
hack Hill Musjjrave will
he competing with Hahe
Laufenborg and (dill
Stoudt fur the backup
quarterback spot behind
Troy Aikinan of tin? Dallas C owboys
See story, Page 5