Two faculty
members
win awards
By Dennis Fitzgerald
Emerald Reporter
Two University ('acuity members
one in biology and the other in ehoiiiis
trv have been honored with awards
that will provide lending to help contin
ue their research
Vi< ki L Chandler, •10.,' an associate
professor of biology. and Geraldine 1,
Richmond, HH, a professor of chemistry,
are among 100 scientists and engineers
nationwide selected to receive Faculty
Awards for Women Scientists and Kngi
liners, given bv tile National Science
Foundation this year The foundation
received more than (iOO proposals lor
the prestigious awards.
According to a statement by the loun
dation, the awards have two goals to
iecogni/.e the nation’s most outstanding
and promising women scientists and en
gineers in academic careers ot resear* h
and teaching, and to retain these women
scientists and engineers in academia
and to facilitate the further development
of their careers.
Reginning this fall. Chandler and
Richmond will receive a base award of
$50,000 per year for a maximum of live
years to fund their projects
"This recognition of the outstanding
work by these women enhances then
reputations as scientists and teachers,"
sain John Moseley, University vice pres
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Columbus not just looking for the New World
By Rene DeCa.r
Emerald Associate Fditor
In fourteen hundred and
ninety two, when Columbus set
sail cm the ocean blue, what hr
realty wanted was gold and
slaves, too, an author ami activ
ist said Friday
Howard Zina gave an even
ing presentation to a parked
crowd in the EMU Ballroom
just one day before Christopher
Columbus Day to dispel what
lie believes are myths about the
almost mythical explorer.
Columbus didn't make the
trip "to advance the knowledge
of geography. He did the trip
because tie wanted loot," lie
said.
His speech was interrupted
several times by the crowd's
laughter and applause at hts
anecdotes and comments
Zinn, a retired Boston Uni
versity professor and author of
several hooks including "Viet
nam The Logic of Withdrawal"
and the controversial "A Tro
pie's History of the United
States." studied Columbus'
Journals for research on one of
his books.
"I was startiod by what 1
read,” Zinn said, quoting from
Columbus' journal which he
said read "the natives ure gen
tle people, always laughing.”
But Zinn said Columbus then
wrote that "they would make
fine servants."
Photo by Jjr,« Rit^n
Howard Zmn, a retired Boston Umvorsity professor, trios to dispel
myths about Columbus 1492 voyage during his speech Friday in the
EMU Ballroom.
Moreover, Zinn said, ('<j1uih
bus mentioned gold at least 75
times in Ins writings, u fact
which Zinn described as “very
interesting.”
"He did .1 lot of talking about
God and the Bible, but he also
did a lot of talking about gold,"
Zinn said, adding he has also
read journals from other men
who worked with Columbus
who wrote of raping and beat
ing native women.
This year, on the eve of 1992.
the 500th year anniversary of
Columbus' voyage, Zinn said
he wants to educate people
about the inaccuracies of histo
ry
"The argument about Colum
bus is not what happened then
it is about what it means,'' he
said, referring to the fact that
teachers often only tell their
students of Columbus' fine sea
manship abilities and his ''dis
covery of America
"(The controversy about Co
lumbus) is what you do about
history what do you put at
the forefront and what do you
bury." he said.
Zinn said that whmi people
am confronted with tin; facts «l
Columbus in history, they often
brush H off saying. "‘You're! ar
guing about Columbus with the
standards of today Then,
people were driven In profit
motive, killed others This is
the twentieth century.'" Zinn
said to a roaring crowd
Hut Zinn said tiiat tilings
have not changed much in the
last UK) years, and tii.it is the
lesson to he learned
"The dehumanization contin
lies through the centuries to
Hush ill the Middle hast," lie
said "11 Columbus is going to
teach us anything, it should
make us think about these
things
"There are values that trail
scend centuries "
Additionally, Zinn said ho
finds fault in how historic.d
events are lauglit as d every
thing was done painlessly and
simply.
"Il all sounds so benign The
Louisiana Purchase.” he said,
sarcastically adding, "as il peo
ple didn’t live there (See), look
on a map,"
Zinn said he did not learn
anything about Columbus
while he was in college oth
er than that ho w as an “intrepid
sailor,” that he did not know
m grade school.
“The things you learn in
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Testimony_
Supporters ol Auitti Hill
unci Clarence Thomas took
till! stand Suml.iv, and has
dramatic Senate! hearing,
both sides (diered widely
conflicting testimony
In a new developilien 1.
Hill passed a lie detei tor test
given hy a private sei urity
firm in Virginia, but Senate
judiciary Committee Chair
man Joseph Hiden, l > Del ,
called the findings "inappro
priate" lor the hearing
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Blowout_
file Oregon football team
never knew what hit them
Saturday as the 14th ranked
California Ooldon Hears
rolled to a SI 0 halftime lead
cnroiite to a stunning 45-7
victory that saw three Duck
quarterbacks get playing
time
Oregon was dealt another
serious blow when it was
learned Sunday nose tackle
Marcus Woods and offensive
tackle David Colllnsworth
will both be out at least
three weeks due to injuries
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