TUESOAY, JULY 23, 1991
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 10
Change in room
angers foreign
language staff
By Soo May Wong
Emerald Contributor
A University derision to convert a room in Friendly
Mall into office space it.is angered members of many
foreign language departments who now fare the possi
hie cancellation of some classes
The room change will result m the rescheduling of
about lf> foreign language classes with the possibility
that some fall term classes will fie canceled
Room 11H Friendly will fie remodeled into office
space for incoming Dean Kisa Palm, who will replace
Dean Donald Van Houten in the College of Arts and
Sciences August 1 Classes from thr- Fast Asian. Rus
sum. (airman and Romance Language departments will
fie nffoctod
Heads of these departments were informed ol the ai
tion July 10 through a memo sent by Associate Dean
Mel Aikens, a member of the Umversi!\ Space Com
mittee. which made the final det ision
Following the announcement, complaints were
raised over the late timing of the notice and lack of
consultation with the concerned departments
Martha Sherwood Pike, office coordinator responsi
ble for mapping the class schedule for Russian studies,
said the departments were not informed of the deci
sion until after the fall term schedule was drawn up
and published
Sherwood-Pike said the scheduling of classes, the
late notice of the room change will make it impossible
to perfet tly reschedule the affected classes
"Drawing up class schedules involves many com
plex processes." Sherwood-Pike said "Instructors
schedules, conflict with other t lasses and the suitabili
ty of the classrooms must all he taken Into at t mint
She said the changes may result in the st haduling of
languages t lasses in inappropriate rooms, where
acoustic equipment and video cassette recorders net
essary lor language classes are lat king
In considering the options, the University Spate
Commit toe explored all possible alternatives before ar
riving at their det ision to convert the rooms, Aikens
said
"The committee finds that other spates on campus
Turn to CLASSES, Pago 8
Sunday in the park
David Helfand tuhovel
plays the Celtic harp Sun
due evening in Washburn
dark as part of Eugene's
Free Concerts in the dark
senes The nest concert
will he held at Westmore
land dark Wednesday
when Suing deans will
perform Steve and Eileen
Traylor I left I with then son
Ales, enjoy the inusii and
the sunnv weather Sunday
Photos by Jeft Paslay
INDEX
Boyz will be boyz
liny/. N thir
Unod is a painful
ly roalistic por
trayal of gang life
in a Los Angeles
neighborhood
KtX‘ir<llllR Henry. though 1I Mas Us
moments, has several plot and script
shortcomings.
See reviews, Page 3
Benched_
Norm Van Drocklin, the famous
Oregon quarterback, was known as a
successful athlete and aggressive
competitor. A bench near Deady
Hall, however, serves as a monument
to his softer side See From the
Sidelines,' Page 4
Preseason picks_
For those of us who just can't get
enough of the Oregon Lottery's
Sports Action game during footfall
season, the lottery commission lias
approved a plan lor wagering on NFL
preseason games
See story, Page 4
U.N. leader needs econ savvy, Bartlett says
By Miriam Winston
Emerald Contributor
Thomas Bartlett Believes Franklin
Roosevelt would do a better job than a
more recent president in today s inter
national atmosphere as the United Na
tlons faces an agenda that looks very si
tnilar to post-World War II
"The United States has been do/mg
lor a de< ado." said Bartlett, chancellor
ol the Oregon State System of Higher
Education "The United Nations has
been napping in the shadow of a far
real hing cold war "
But Bartlett and others who watch
poll tic s see a return to the international
values that caused tfur U N to form after
World War II The "reawakening" of the
U N and its great-power involvement is
rei (living tiie respect that is net essary
lor peacekeeping. Bartlett said Thursday
in a speech to the Lane (.aunty United
Nations Association
"The United Nations is sort ol a so
phisticated world dumping ground, he
said," and the Secrctarv-Cencral must
be an administrative and diplomatic
umbrella for all the problems that can
not tie solved anywhere else
Bartlett said that retiring U.N Score
tarv-Ueneral Javier Perez de Cuellar will
leave empty a position tii.it is increas
ingly vital in the emerging world atoms
Each of the former
secretary-generals in his
election reflected the world
view of the great powers at
the time. What kind of
world have we now?’
— Thomas Bartlett
pherc
Arc we ready l<> go bar k to the Idea
nf ,ni international civil servant?" Bart
lett asked The entire U N . nnd its sci re
taryTeller.d in particular. "must under
stand und accept diverse cultures and
actually think in an intergovernmental
i apacity." he said
Bartlett said he helleves it will he very
difficult to find such a person His rei
ommendation is that the new sec retarv
general be a diplomat and a politic inn.
verv intelligent, and experienced in in
ternation.il affairs'and have a knowl
edge of history and cultures
Bartlett s.iui the appointee must have
insights into economic and technologi
cal issues that former secretary generals
frankly did not need
"bac.li of the former secretary-generals
in Ins election roller ted the world view
of the gre.it powers at the time What
kind of world have we now'" Bartlett
asked
His suggestion is that the U.N is In
coming a muc h more vital entity as the
great powers begin to use their media
lion and peacekeeping capacities more
regularly, and the smaller bloc ks begin
to recogtli/e the "leverage" the UN c an
provide
"We may he teetering on the- brink ol
some progress,"Bartleft said "The great
powers need that (UN ) option
The key to tin- success ol the UN.
Bartlett said, is the individual will id
ear h delegate Bec ause the U.N is not a
government but a group of separate, bar
gaining countries, the new secretary
general must bo "a remarkable and great
man, able to think vigorously in second
place "
"He, or she. i annul be a great political
leader, but the- secretary general must
have all the c apac ities to be that loader,
his said "it is hard to line! someone with
the ability to he number one who is
comfortable being number two," but
that is how the peacekeeping operations
of the I! N firm lion