Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 93. ISSUE 79
M.L.K.
&
Malcolm X
Philosophies of
Freedom
j Members of the
black student com
munity say King and
Malcom X had more
in common than
most realize.
By Daraiyn Trappe
Emerald A- •- • 3to t -' '
The hoi sumiMf da\ in
Brooklyn in markt -d bv cun
frontal ions ami insults bn
tween blat ks and w bites in
tfur neighborhood As night
fails, tin- tension explodes
when a bhi! k man is killed bv
a vs hile poln e off ii i i
His friends. i\ bo see il hap
pen, lake nut their rage by
trashing and burning the lot al
pi/va plate run by a while
man and ins Ivso sons, one of
whom is responsible lor many
of file insults
As S p l k e Lee s ill U C fi
praised bu! t uiitruveisial 1‘fH‘l
movie Uu thr Hi^ht Tiling
c tunes !t> .1 . lose words bum
history's two most prominent
civil rights louder* appear on
\ ;,!;e[i[ i .is ,t wav e !
See related stories,
calendar Page 6
achieving racial pistit e is both
ifnpfac 111 ,1 i anti tinmor.iI,'
re.ills the lirst statement, In
1 b Martin Luther king Jr it
is impr.u lical bn ause it is a
tii-M ending spiral ending in
ijesirut turn for all I In* old
law ol an eve 'or an evr leaves
evert btslv blind
Ibose words are iullovsed
in a statement Iron. Mae elm
X
I think there are plenty of
good people in \merlt a but
there are also plants ol bad
people and the bad ones are
the ones who seem to have all
the power and be lit these po
situ.ns to blot k the things that
Vllu and I need
Siet a use this is tin* situa
tion you and I have to pre
ft r*f»hn t»y ,«** * ‘ a «a»,
serve ihi* right tu iiu what is
ims cssiiry It) bring an end tt)
that situation, .irui u doesn't
mean tli.it i nix • " .llf Violent i
tint .it tin- s.iini- limn i .mi nut
■igiunst using violence in s,-H
ilftcnsM i don't even tall it
violence vviifii it's suit tin
h*nst\ i t_all it intelligence
They sccfn to tit- saying very
ddferent tilings, hut Lee to I -
lows those statements with
tile fatnous photo oi tile two
standing together. shaking
iiands and smiling
So is it possible to follow
tlic philosophies of both/ Or
tfo tile beliefs of king and
Malt o!m X rnn t on!rarv to
each other' And if so, are
more memberi >! tin- b,uck
i : hi: in u nit v turning tow ard
N!. i; .0:1 X
LEADERS • .up; 8
Chemical explosion injures teacher
jToxic fireball causes minor dam
age, slight burns during cleaning
procedure in Klamath Hall
By t iS3 Millegan
A l,Diversity chemistry professor was treated
for minor facial burns and a physh s graduate stu
dent w as examined lor Irai is of a dangerous
chemical at Sacred Heart General Hospital Tues
day afternoon after a container exploded m kla
math Hall.
Professor Brute Hudson, -it). Jut* Seek Kvu, it;,
and tfirei* other students had f>een marking chem
ical containers fur disposal in Room 1HU as part
of a routine cleaning procedure just before the
small explosion occurred
The prohlern started sfiortlv alter .1 pm. when
The con!.11hi'r ■:kp 1 t>tj■ ■ just alter water
!( Iii-iI it. i n-.i!i;<i brief fireball tt i! ..ft bed
11 . ■ i filing cans. i ‘.ini! damage h. I’..- .mil
■ . ' !f 1 !e m tetri ! its
Hudson and Ryu tru-d to t.lism a cCcmr that
sodium wli'in1 had been mixed m Indetei tod
residue ot sodium in the i out.uni t h.id changed
into thi! volatile i hemical sodium hydroxide
Hugene police officials at tin* scene classtliixi
damage to tim room as minor
Sis fin- trm ks rrs|mndi'iJ to the incident ami
tht- fiti! was under control by t IS
i.l’Dt apt Tim Burr said Hudson told turn he'd
had worse sunburns than the injuries he ret eivird
from the explosion
Both Kvu and Hudson were wearim; ggles at
till' time ot the act iderit l'liev Wen treated m lie
emergent v room and released
Security increased
after rape in dorm
j Hamilton residents
learn the realities ot
rape and the impor
tance ot safety
By I Btitey
i la- OffU e • >! Publit ‘safety
.nit! th<■ lat^cni' f>11! it e dr
paflnirnt h-ivr upped security
patrols IH resultan t' hall hast?
men's anti the area surround mg
Hamilton Complex in response
: ! tIs«• tapt* of .1 \h i i.isn resi
dent early Saturday
OPS anti KIM) Will continue
pa trolling the area around
Hamilton until tin- rape susprt 1
is apprehended. according to
i til. emalion released hy OPS
The rape occurred m the Ham
i It on basement s m eil y\ ei ghl
room
A lot of people have lost a
lot of s11*ep in the last few days
over tins issue, said 1.0 Bl«m
t hard of tin- t'Diversity News
Bureau “There is a great deal
of iniii ern about the* issue, and
\ I; t ■ c i i n ( e r n IS s f s. 11 i ■ d ('dim
lively a* mss other jurisdic
lions
i .'diversity Housing ('hanged
t! ■ lot ►. to M( (.lain Hai i Mon
day and will today < hangr flu
io< k,s to Tingle Hal 1. where the
.it i used topis! liv'd, said Ml
t ham l\y s|rr, d ife( tor o( tin
housing department
i hi* lot k s have been
i hanged, Ivystri s.ml, hut it
may he unnece - sar y hei ause
tin* polue have every reason to
believe Ryan is nowhere near
l.ugrne. Oregon But it it vs i!I
thru it'*> worth
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strong anil won't just hr the
hype after the: lad, 'Oil, a rajir
occurred, Irt's i|o something,
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Firelighters get a chemical lire in Klamath Hall under control Toes
day the lire started when chemicals in a container combined during
cleaning and exploded, slightly injuring a prolessor
TO JANE, WITH LOVE
An art exhibit celebrating the spirt of
Martin Luther King Jr. is on display in the
EMU Art Gallery, second floor, and will
continue through Jan. 24
Sec ARTS, Page 5
DRAMA
To Eat the Last
Messiah opens
Friday in the
Robinson Theatre.
Sec THEATER, Page 6
LAYER, NEVER BULK
Overnight winter pursuits deep into the
wilderness can't be matched by any sum
mertime excursion Surprisingly, camping
m the snow isn't limited to experts only
See OUTDOORS, Page 9