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>