Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 164
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Kirpal Smgh Khaisa teaches Kundahni yoga to his class on a sunny
Tuesday afternoon next to the University art museum
Senate postpones minority
recruitment resolution
jMany faculty found the
proposal too ’aggressive' for
comfort
By Craig Howard
Emerald COnUitHdOf
The Senate voted Wednesday in post
pone passage of a resolution that recom
mended u restructuring of the ethnic
studies curriculum, as wulI as in< reusing
the number of minority faculty memliers
For more than an hour, students and
faculty debated the resolution, which was
developed by the Multicultural Curricu
lum Committee t hose who opposed the
plan said they agreed with the spirit of
the resolution, hut maintained that the
wording needed to lie ( hanged in order to
gain approval.
Tin opposed to hiring professors by
criteria of skin color." said Economics
Professor Henry Coldsioin "I'm offended
by the aggressive tone of the resolution
and I fee! its passage would he wasteful
and ineffii lent."
The vote in favor ol postponement was
17-13-2
r
M.my f.t( ally members opposed «>»<; ol
the resolution's provisions, which would
retpiire e.u h department to hire .1 mini
mum of three "faculty of color” within <1
five ve.ir period
"I'm afraid that the motion is telling
departments how to hire I.unity .inti
tear h 1 lassos,” said l-ur ultv Senator I'.itri
< 1,1 Gw.iri 1 h-v (iihhs. I feel that the Uni
versilv should uggrirssivelv rm ruit minor
ity teachers, but micro managing is not
the solution "
There was strong student support (or
the resolution despite faculty opposition
l. is.1 liar Inch, a me ruber ol the
Multicultural Curriculum Committee
gave an impassioned speech on the floor
of the Senate, stressing the ne< essity of
increased cultural awareness
"We are not just a group ol whiners
and complainers." she said "Wo are an
gry Ixtcnuse the University has a respon
sibility to leach students alsitit cultural
and ethni* diversity and they have
tailed
Tom to SENATE Pago 6
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Talks address racism, conflict
Four speakers will bo on campus
within the mix I few day# to discuss ra
cial issues in Los Angeles and Oregon.
Today «l 3 pm., University of Cali
fornia Berkeley instructor Suml K
Cho will speak in the EMU Gumwnnd
Room alxiut relations, and tensions ls>
twoen, the African-American and Ko
roon-American t omiminities in L A.
Cho, u Korean-American, teaches
Asian-American studies at Berkeley
and is a Ph D candidate in ethnic stud
ies. The title of her speech Is 'Beyond
Rodney King The Construct of the
Black-Korean Conflict in LA." Clio's
visit is sponsored by the University's
political science department.
Also speaking today is David Bern
stein, oditor of the magazine Diversity:
A Crilii.ul Journal of Race and Culture.
Bernstein will be in Room 150 Colum
bia at 7:30 p m to discuss current
events and their significance for Afri
can-Americans.
Bernstein's visit is sponsored by the
Oregon Comniontalor.
Emmy award-winning writer and
poet Wanda (kilnman, a native of the
Watts district of Los Angola#, will give
a reading in the EMU Don Linder
Room at 3:110 p in Friday. Coleman is
tlie recipient of n Guggenheim Awarii
for her poetry.
Kon Herndon, from Portland's Black
United Front, will join Coleman for a
discussion on the social and psycho
logical ramifications of racism in
America. The event is at 7:30 p.m.
Monday in tho EMU Fir Room.
Coleman and Herndon's visits an*
sponsored by the University's peace
studies program.
All four event# ure free.
Jobs after graduation: Yes, they do exist with the right approach
_j Resources and advice available to
avoid unemployment
By Lisa Millegan
Emerald Associate Edaor___
In the past, a decent grade point average and a profes
sional-looking resume were enough to land most col
lege graduates a reasonable career-track job These days
it's not so easy.
Because of the recession, qualifications and intelli
gence alone uren't enough to get a good job anymore.
But .1 combination of hard work and creativity will at
least increase job hunters' chances
The University's Career Planning and Placement Ser
vice. located in Room 244 Hendricks. Is a good first
stop for help will) the basics such as resume production
and interview techniques.
Other services includes a career information library,
career counseling and career interest testing.
Serious job hunters should also prepare themselves to
commit a sizable amount of their time to the hunt.
Richard Nelson Bolles' The 1992 Whal Color Is Your
Parachute? (Ton Speed Press) said the typical U S. job
search lasts from eight to 23 weeks Given those figures,
the uulhtir advises hunters to spend UO hours a week
looking lor a job
"If you devoir: only flvu hours ,i week to it, titan your
job-hunt will take nine months," Bolins said "On the
other hand, if you devote ill) hours a week to your hunt,
it may be completed successfully in (i weeks "
To further increase their odds. Holies recommends
hunters visit two prospective employers a day one in
the morning, one in tho afternoon The author's hook
stresses meeting employers face to face rather than just
talking to personnel departments
Turn to JOBS. Pag® 6
DAN AND UO
A familiar face to
Hayward Field will
compete in the
Prefontaine Classic
June 6.
See SPORTS, Page 9
WOMEN AND SCIENCE
Although the University fares better than
most at at recruiting women science fac
ulty, there is still work to be done in the
male-dominated field.
See WOMEN, Page 4
CUT THAT OUT
Baseball, Oregon's
oldest and award
winning program was
axed 11 years ago.
See SPORTS, Page 8