Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 129
Gays angry with
movie portrayals
jFrom 'Basic Instinct' to JFK,' Holly
wood clings to stereotypes of homo
sexuals. angering the gay community
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Heponer
Tht’ new movie Il.r-ii histim t has tout bed a raw
nerve within the gay community !*•< ause ul its portray
ill of lesbians anil bisexual women
(lav. lesbian ami liisexu.il groups ai ross the nation
have denounced the movie and also . \ pressed anger at
the portrayal of gay men in II K and /'he .S'/hwe of /he
Lambs
(lax men, lesbians and bisexuals are consistently por
trayed negatively and stereotype ally in movies if
they re portrayed at all, sax local members of tile gay
community on and off campus
Movies offer levs gax characters, but xvhen thex do
these i buraiders are often heavily stereotyped. said Sue
Dik kslader, Lesbian. (.ax, Hi.sexual Alliance i o-dirix
lor.
\ lot of limes movies serve to relnlori e stereo;
types, Duckstader said When you serve up stereo
types vou exclude the possibilities it s a veiled sort id
though) control."
/'he Sih'iit e ul tin■ Lambs max have swept the ()s< ars
hut its portrayal ol a gax man is lar from worthy of an
award, she said
"The movie shows a gay man who wants to he a
woman." slie said "It’s a common tielief that all gax
men an obsessed with being women Most gax men I
know do not xv.mt to tie women In tile movies gax men
Turn lo MOVIES Pago 4
April showers bring ... what?
.. ^■ ptuiob, jjrpa.
Dandelions Flowers and Gilts 607 E 13th Avc lost its back wall Tuesday mommy when a
1991 Accra Li'Qend driven by Alice Lunde crashed min it Following the .incident both Lunde
and her passenger John Peer were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital without injuries airbags
on both sides ot the car opened on impact
57 candidates on election ballot
j Students will cast their votes
for ASUO president, Incidental
Fee Committee members and
other positions April 29 and 30
Student Small* seals, Associated Students
President s Advisory Council seats and posi
tions on the LMC Board of Directors will also
be voted on during the primaries. April 22 and
2T and the general elei lions, April 20 and to
The l.mvruUi vs ill run prohles of the pros!
denlijl and vice presidential candidates and
li t: candidates beginning next week In addi
tion. a Voter's Cuide including siatements
from all candidates will he published as a sup
plement iri the 1 tnerald on April 21
• President/Vice President
Bobby Lite and Karmen l ore, Chris Pilaris and
Donald Morgan, Don King and Holly Ferguson,
Dan Pulju. I ll A
• IK I 1 -sear seals tour will tie elected;
A total of V people. In
on crtt+iQMS
eluding lour WO jiresi
ileilti.il Catalidali-s and 10
Incidental Fee t aimrnUtee
* andidaies will he on the
ballots wiien students at
!tie t1 niversit\ vote til
«|e< tions later this month
■ :. ' (.. Ill' Mu' k ' i11! ■ >. man: \ V\ .ii’.unt '
V .1 rk H- i :.ims ! ( ir- . in Bi:1 ..>: ' t v
Kuss.-!i Taylor, 1’ir.im Mi-hrul.il>. lames M.
Nil!; I-.1 ! 1.1 i i li -M i I Ti-S.l \ai i !i ill
!( U nii.Hii lkill and t lluis U ...
• lit -v ear seats a . h. • :
S'.cvi Sii.iri-/ Si.'vu Masai Stev. Hatrtin,
Christi Carr ami Zoc J’argot
• ASl’At a . . i. t t.}1
i\v,>ii 11- kert ami Maws. .. Walling!, a l
• KM l Hi i an I t -,v i; vs i ’ l it * ■ - i t-i !»■. i
A i I..- tin pu fu. VVondv Vajlupek s ,n
!). - k-.tader 'asun Corso and Sara Dodge
• Student Senate one will i«- clot ‘- it for ink !i
n-at)
.scat Brian Hoop
Sr,it f Brian Highland
Sr.it t Si.-th U alki-r and Truv Sliitdds
Sr.it ■"> Mauru t- Marvin and l.isa Alhrich
Sr.it t> Shuli/a Mitha and (dirist i-ilars
Sr.it ’. Owt-n Brennan and Un k l.ee
Sr,it H, Darren Luvaas. Michael Jones. Jr and
I liana (adlltls
Sr,it y. Amy Brandon and J’ulrir la Davit o
Sr.it III. Matt Hasek and John Clarke
Seat (Irani (lalof.
Sr.it I I. Brian I hompson
Sr.it N. Justin Sprague
Sr.it IS. Brandon Kelly and Matt Cordova
.Seat lb. Hank Oberson.
.Seat 17. Jo Trigilio
Forum: Tax reform is
Measure 5 remedy
j In Oregon's chang
mg economy, more
people will need a
college education
By Carre Donnet!
rill- flirt tv i)[ It.;..1.1 Measure
.in;! ihr luture ..1 '.hr t inivri
skv .mil the stillt• wrfr subjects
ill ! Uf stlil V ' s President 's In
rum
Panelists stressed lilt future
(il Oregon depends mi islut a led
i ili/ens. and th.it m.inv |>ei>(>!•■
will hr i losfil nil from .in edu
c titii>n unless tlif sInti■ legislo
turi' and tbr status voirrs tan
ajiprovi' a E.i \ reform pat k.age
It makes nu si tise from any
|>util ii |u iln V stand pot nt In lie
tutting higher education and
i losing campuses, said (•eralti
kissler. senior vice provost lor
planning and n snuri r.
kissler said (uglier tidw .ition
in Oregon lias been traditional
!y underfunded bet.ause On
j*iin hud .m iiniiiuiin l-as. d
!,,r i ii i nr ! shim; .mil a n ■' s s
However, in Oregon s lining
mg ui.nnuinv, less than :■ per
■ •Hi sil ill Oregon workers .iri
in lufiistrv jobs, he ..mi 1 or i‘v
cry forestry joh lu’-i H) m.in.i
glTl.ll li ills ilf ■ fl lli ll
' Mur •• ,ii' im '.'ill ni'ml it
11111 • • • i’ll u< a linn. In- mi Id
Oregon should in investing in
lls future
People m.is nut hiivi- iii'i ii
looking Insv.iril tin- lullin' whi n
1111• V passed Measure f>, Ilii-s
mas instead have Ireen looking
,il a past and present dial was
nn! w h.d they hoped lor
Mr.miii' ri i ,imi- uljouI in
many wavs Im i ause of 111• fait
uri- id I In- Arnenr an dream.
said C arl lluslrc ka a slali- rep
riTM'nlalIvi' Iruiii I.up,I’m and
University ussix ia!e vice prcsi
deni fur slatewidi' edin atioii
SlTVtl I'S
Turn lo EDUCATION Page 4
FIREHOSE
The California-based
alternative band
Firehose will douse
local fans Thursday
See WOW. Page 0
FOR THE ART OF IT
The University's art history department will
receive a $1 2 million endowment from the
estate of a late professor considered
'Oregon's dean of architectural history '
See ART. Page 5
FRESH START
The Duck men are
looking forward to next
season under their new
head coach
See YOUNG. Page 11