Honduran speaker rips U.S. By Brad Brant Emerald Contributor Hondurans art' suffering poverty at the hands of .1 greedy government that is in fluenced by countries like the United States, said a peasant Hondumn woman who spoke on campus Tuesday evening "You, as citizens, have the right and obligation to go to vour government and make them c hange these ridiculous polic ies they have," lilvia Al varado said through an in terpreter She was was invited to speak on campus bv the Latin America Support ('oiiimittee and the ('.enter for the Studv of Women in Society Military intervention has been one aspect of U S in volvemont that has hurt the Honduran peasants Land used lo budd a training base and airport for 1! S troops was taken from the peasants. Alvarado said Also, she said American business interests have made deals with the Honduran government to se cure the best land Medea Benjamin, an Amen can involved in several On tral Amem an countries, met Alvarado while studying the reaction of Hondurans to an Increase in U S military aid during the 1980s Their meet ing produced a book, Don’t Hi' A fmid, Gringo, which consists of Alvarado’s tales of Hondu ran peasants Alvarado, who only com pleted first arid second grades and admits to not even tiemg able to read the lover ol her book, began organizing peas ants years ago to light tor re forms U c has c mir r u lies. Ini! then has i' stolen out ru lies Alvarado said Ihev get ev ported to other i ountnes In time the peasants were .ihle to demand and get I anti from their government Now. however, the hind they have gained i' in danger of liemg given but k to the ru h land owners It’s the pollutes of foreign eountries like the United States and even the United Nations that are re sponsible for this turnaround. Alvarado suit! Alvarado, who has I ■ en kept in solitary t ordin .merit w 11flout food or vs iter for days, s.ivn the fight isn t over "I willnever abandon the struggle, she said HIGHER EDUCATION UPDATE AAA has letter writing campaign A group of students from the University's School of Architecture and Allied Arts has taken seriously President Myles [Hand s advir e to v\ rite to the governor and state legislators Throughout this week, the AAA Student Advi sory Committee will have a table set up on the second floor of Lawrence Hall where group mem tiers will assist students in preparing letters ol re quest for replacement revenue for higher educe lion. As of Wednesday, more than tot) letters hud been prepared. College Bowl team wins regionals l-ive University students will head for the na tionul College Bowl finals in Washington. D C . in lute April following their triumph at the regional competition in Idaho hist weekend Arne Baker, Burton Massey, Megan Lewis. Jus tin Jacobsen and Michael Smith make up the team that will compete against lti other schools for the national title at Ceorge Washington Uni versity This is the third year in a row that the Universi ty team has gone on to the national competition 111 1 two, the team finished last and in UHI1, they finished second to last The five members who go on to regionals ear h year are chosen from teams that compete first at the University The five participants who answer the most questions correctly, regardless of what team they are on, make up an all star team that goes to regionals Sin1 I’edersen. dip tor . I 1 '•! K, ■ pm; ; Center. yvhifh sponsors lip' i .t m!v s I Hi ;\s : i u: i, pet i t lull, - ii lip- It\iin -- ■ *; e 1' hay r m tin- p.ii! hern p ud by the i’r• ■.:.i>■ 111 s i !! . the Oilin' ut Student All.ilrs .in I He l e i lurid raising efforts Mas .r ■, . Il.tl.er tilt> 1 lew p. yy i ; e i :i;r, o I the team th.it went to nationals I.e.I year Class sponsors food drive Six University students in h -art pi ,;i ,:u tiling, a leisure studies class, are ecu adulating a food drive this weekend, .is part ut a final projei t 1 lie effort will benefit food l or Lane ( ■ lllty The benefit, ill luoperalion with the University Club Spurts llor key team and Lane County lee, will take place at the hotkey team's Saturday match at 0 p III. Admission to the game ( an be ob tained by donating one i an of food A puck shoot competition after the si , mid peri od w ill take plar e. and prizes donated by i ommu mty businesses will be given to the wumei l ive names will tie drawn to determine participants m the competition Other prizes will also I* given out by drawing names Rule hearing scheduled There w ill be a publU bearing lor students and faculty to comment on proposed changes to Uni versity rules governing sper tal fees, fines, penal ties and service charges '...‘lay .it t pm m the LMU Walnut Room Tile proposed changes would involve the University s fee srheilule ii>y ermg more than 1.0(H) lees (barged by yarn..,-. I (Diversity departments New student group to help late bloomers Ry Karen Engels i :v>&ak1 Reporter Students returning lo s< lu>ol nr beginning fur the iirst lime .il js or older often start at /.no Vftn lining m the work fori e or at home for years, "You have to slop ss ailing and start i raw I mg. ' said Stars Ann Indus’. co organizer of the Returning Stu dents Association The ness group, led by l ain s and Uruce h.issrenie, plans to address student needs sut h as housing, financial aid, i fillti i .ire and classes I lie group ss ill meet at U a in I’hui •■day Stan h V in l AH ’ t ed it Room (. \ll returning students at least 2‘> sears old and single parents are ins lied re'g.irdle-.s ol gender or fin.nit nil status l ain s , ,i soi iologs student svho svtll graduate in pine said she to-‘k a .Mi Sear subirutli ai !ii>111 m ho-.>1, then luutul mn i ologS. tll’f nielli' Ml lift' Sill' In now .i|i|ilvmi: lor graiiiialr M tlOol llllt UOlllil Ilka' ll> SI'C till' Returning Students Anmk iation get oil till' ground brlnrr nIiii le.lWN Organizers hope to identify iNNiii'N returning students [.it e anil srt guidelines to alleviate tin-si' |> rot'li-ms 111 ii \ tin'll want to In' identified t>v tin' ASl't) .!'• an offlrl.il student gmup VVr w ant to lit' .ii Uvi■ in lii.ik.iiig ili'i isiniVs oil i a m pus and n-j>ri-Ni-nI our part of the lent fx ! ■, ! ihi i salt) t Ini' problem returning nIii dents (,u i• in that their lit.' ex pr t ii'tna' iIoi'nii t i 11ii nI lot i ini11n. 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