UNIVERSITY El Salvadoran strives to improve her homeland By Tammy Batey Emerald Associate Editor Claudia Hvelvn Gonzalez Boltronena is only 21 years old, but in her lifetime, she's received death threats and seen family members tortured The Committee in Solidarity with the People of HI Salvador is sponsoring Gonzalez' tour of the United Stales, which included a stop at the University Thursday and Friday Gonzalez lives in HI Salvador, whore she attends the University of HI Salva dor, the country's only public college. In an interview Friday, Gonzalez de scribed lifer in her country "I've had phone calls where someone says, ‘You have 24 hours to get out of the country, or you'll be tortured to night,' " she said, speaking through an interpreter. "Then I've received papers recognizing I didn't leave, dripping with blood " The HI Salvadoran government pres sums Gonzalez because of her political involvement, she said. Gonzalez, a med ical student, is a member of AGHUS, the University of HI Salvador's student gov ernment, PROMUS, a feminist group dealing with issues of sexism and other women's concerns, and PH, a student political group. Despite the threats she's received. Gonzalez said she never questioned her fight for human rights in her country "I've never opted to leave the coun try," she said. "Why am I going to leave? I'm going to stay and help my people, and if I die, I know I'll die in peace knowing I helped my people Better health care is one human right Gonzalez is fighting to achieve in her country In HI Salvador, it is common for patients at hospitals and medical clinics to have to share beds, Medical care is very expensive in her country, Gonzalez said. A blood test can cost the equivalent of S10 in the United States The minimum HI Salvadoran in come would equal about eight dollars a month in the United Slates, she said. Gonzalez and other members of Claudia Evelyn Gonzalez Bettrenena I’ROWUS and PE are working to make health insurance affordable and avail able to everyone in her country She said one goal of her U S lour is to pros sure tht) United States to give El Salva dor money to go toward the purchase of medical equipment and supplies I’ROMUS members are working to confront issues like sexism, sexual ha rassment and abuse. Things are slowly changing in the country, such as men beginning to value women’s opinions. Gonzalez said PROMUS was formed in November mot because of the mat cases of sexu al harassment on Gonzalez' campus Many women were sexually ha rassed by professors,” she said "There are situations of women having to fail a class if they didn't sleep with their pro lessors We decided to organize to fight " Gonzalez said she respects Americans for fighting social problems here, hut the U S government is horrible "The Salvadoran government has al ways tieen manipulated by the U S gov ernment." she saiil ASUO sponsors education symposium for new voters The ASUO is sponsoring a work of activities aimed .it helping students who are registered to vote make edu ailed decisions on the issues The ASIJO's "Elia lions sym posium will target the 7,tx)t) students who registered to vote during the ASUO voter registration drive, said Chris Bauman. ASUO events coordi nator "With 7.000 new voters walking around, maybe they don't know the issuiss welt enough.” Bauman said We feel it's our responsibility to in form thorn" On Monday. |uc:k Maddox, a Uni versity history professor, and lane ('onion, a University women's stud ies graduate teaching fellow, will dis cuss the historical Impact of elec tions The discussion will he In the EMU Oumwood Room from 7 to u pm AI Mobley, who ran an indepen dent campaign for governor in 11*00 that was backed hv the Oregon Citi zens Alliance, will debate Ballot Measure 0 on Tuesday with Eugene lawyer and University adjunct pro fessor Cretchen Miller, who is op posed to the measure Me.isuru 9 would make homosexu ailty "abnormal, wrong. unnatural and perverse ” Mohloy and Miller's detrain will Im- in I ho I.Mtl (him wood Room from 7 to 9 p m On Wednesday, an open forum will lake place on ballot measures 5, t>. 7 and 9. The forum will lie in the EMtJ l-'ir Room from 7 to 9 p.m Measures 5 and fi would close the Trojan nuclear power plant operation until health and waste storage condi tions are mot Measure 7 is the split roll tax initiative that would gi\e owners of residential property some tax relief Eugene and Oregon politii el candi dates will gather on Thursday to talk with students from .1 to 5 p.m in the EMU Hen Under Room On Friday, representative* for local candidates and issues will be on hand to answer students' questions at an election fair Students will also be able to participate in a straw ballot The fair will be in the EMU Breeze way front 10 90 a m to -I p m ET ALS so* rises ln« idmlal *W »' owihmOimv wit! have a mooting *l*»y at !0 *0 a m »ft * St t Ceniuty Room K I <»f fftor* infovmMiun. < ail (40 i?4w ( m in KMl ( edaf kiKMr t b r msm? inbfnutiun. caii Mi UrM (if Muikftl* and (mtn%r ling ( rnlrr w:!l h ive 4 iw*biaft «mi btattauai dioxin group today on th« topic of (oming Out" from \ Ml in S W) pm *1 (ho Km A onto Canter l 41 4 K.maid *o» mute information tall »4«> 114.’ KKJ It .ION I Hr Night* (4 thr Moundtablr* wit! have j i miuh on v* Religion" today at 7 pm tn > SO I ut»i«ry Room!) h'>r r«i> > **» information i jit »4>4itt4 sos< >u an*kcm;h (jrorf Planning and Pla« rmrnl Srrv m «• will vUM bidding today III Room .‘44 Hondo* h* log the following compaftltr* h m*rt (ttru Cinui* (.orpofflUPfl. .Hhefwtn William*. 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Thursday, October 29th 7:30 pm, Hult Center Soreng Theatre Introduction by Barry Lopez Author Reading & Conversation Book Signing Exhibit of author's journals A signed, handset keepsake for purchase UNIVERSITY Of o ■ ■ c o w Sponsored by the UO Bookstore & Lane Am Council Tickets $10 -Hull Center 687-5000 SATURDAY, OCTOOtA 3 I >1 95.3 THE HAVE WELCOME MUSIC 2 COL. BRUCE HAMPTON LITTLE WOMEN THE (ENEGADE SAINTS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS HALLOWEEN WOW HALL AN CMU CULTURAL FORUM PRODUCTION tiriiri lit uo III OP at mu HAIM nn« ro woti n kit i«f mimic, math 11A111 tttlOINt A lOKAMII) MOUII Of AKOtO) AICOI0 OAIOI"