CHIEF Continued from Page 1 vert EPD from a reactive unit, which responds to problems after they have started, to a pro-active unit that works with the community to solve problems hefore'ihi'V be* umt serious Before he resigned to be come Eugene's chief. Cooke was a captain in the Metro politan Police Department in Washington, DC Ho began working for the D C police in 1970 as a cadet and spent the next 22 years working for the force Cooke, who grew up in a small town In North taroli na. said he welcomes the change In living in Eugene af ter 22 years in D C The new chief's hiring Is significant because he is the first African-American, top level administrator in Eu gene's police or fins de|«irl monts " 1 ho fact I was hirer! shows (ho city is committed to solving one of its major problems, which is u lack of minorities on the force." Cooke said The police force should represent the community if It is going to Interact with the community, he said "The police department should mirror tho communi ty," Cooke said "I am not to tally pleased wilh the num ber of minorities on the force." Minorities make up 7 per cent of ihe Eugene Depart ment of Public Safety “Hiring me was a sltiri," Cooke said, “and I will work to hire more people of color and will also look lo promote more women to administra tive positions " Cooke said ins presence will help bring more minor ities to Eugene 'll sends a very positive message that the t itv is will ing to make changes to repre sent the community," he said Cooke is familiar wilh hir mg minorities. From 1 ‘SH<» to lOHit. he commanded the District of Columbia's police rei ruilmeni branch Carl I’rofater, assistant ( hief of |kjII< e m Washington D C . said Cooke was ex tremely successful in diversi fying the 1) C polii e force 'lb' was very successful in (ilring hispanii s and Asians,'' I’rofuter said "The depart ment benefited from his work and is still benefiting from his system '' Pmfatnr said he and Cooke worked together lor years, and the 1) C potior force was sorry to see him go He also said he was happy for Cooke and described Cooke's new job as a great opportunity El’D Cupt James Horton said Eugene was lucky lo get Cooke “His approach to policing will create more interaction between the police and the community," Horton said Cooke said one of his pri orities is for KI’U to lake a community-based approach to policing. The community based approach is built on communication between the public and the police force, he said ■'The communications technology inis officers in their cars glued to their ra dios, and the increasing workload has kept officers out of the community," Cooke said "We want them out in the community inter acting with the public Hotter communication be tween tin- officers and the community will help to re soivi’ smaller problems iK’ fo re they become big ones, lie said “If problems in the iom munily urn solved in their early stages through commu nication between officers and the public, mutual trust is os labilshmi," Cooke said. After mutual trusi is estab lished, the city, community and police ran form a part nership and share responsi bility for policing Eugene, he said Cooke; '.aid ho believes a lack of communit'ailion was also a problem in the campus ana. "I heard that there have been some problems the; last couple of years between stu dtmls and police," he said The students aro a segment of the community, and they have their own specific prob lems, (looker said Ho sold he would like to increase com munication with the student community to prevent stu dent pniu e confrontations l>e(ore they start. Students are going to have parties and arc; going to (eel the need to have protests, and both of these; activities are fine if students operate within the rules, Cooke said The key to avoiding < on fruntutions between sludemls and police is knowing what to expect, he said “We need to create a dia logue; with student leaders so we know what to expire I from the students," Cooke said, and the students know what to expee t from the police " The current < ampus pro grams are already set up to accomplish Cooke's genii of open communication, he said "Officer hen Saxon and Sgt Dennis !t.ik«-r have' the right cone ept," he- sa lei "They have some of the most positive programs I’ve seen in a while " The e ampus and the re;st ol tvugene; should not look for any dramatic changers in the police font' as It moves into community-based policing, Cooke said The new chief said he has spent the first two months on the job getting familiar with Ins personnel The transition to a pro-active force will take a period of time, he said "I feel very fortunate; to have inherited the personnel that I have,” he said. Mhrnv.s lio* %• WMl» 2«h Ani»i*«mn will hav« a pi Annin# iommiiii» mNlin| tor.inht *l 0 in KMt (AjdAt Room A F«* mor» infotm*Uun. t*ll J4ft |*4)4f*.-*r SIlMant OiKAmiAlHin will mo*l iikUv a'. 4 30 p m In EMI < 4Kl*i R*>«m < \iphm rhI Ohm** will moot tonight *t © in KMU C enlury Room B For mor« lnform«Uon. i *il 34ft 0530 Ikiim«n Student Ahmm ulum Mill tuve IU election day u>day from ft t. ? p m »n the (.Alton (k»ld Room Fof mote information. . *JI 343 371** Alpha kappa l)rlta .th<- tcx.utiogy hrvai merung today at 2 p m in Rtxwn 714 PLC hot more lalormition, call *46 soi2 Incidental lee ( ommillw will mewl tonight at tt 30 in the KMl Hoard Room For more inhumation, tall 346 374t» WIXMAN Continued from Page 1 Secretary of State |«miis Baker is among the people l>e mg considered for the commit tee, Wixman sail) Th(< commit lit! is still In the embryonic stagf," and VVixmun will not know for a couple of works whrthrr Georgian olficlals will go through with their plan, hr said Howrvrr, Wixman already has Ideas about what economic: changes hr want* for Georgia "The grographli al situation of Georgia makes it an ideal place oftransport of natural re sources from the rirwlv formed independent central Aslanre publics and Azerbaijan.'' Wixman said 'Georgia is in an ideal situation to court these areas and become the ( enter for export for their raw materials " Wixman said he'd like to see a pipeline that runs through Azerbaijan one of the oldest petroleum producing areas in the world to Georgia, con ins ting the Caspian Sea to the Hlack Sea "Keonomit development is one of the best ways to obtain economii stability.’ Wixman said "In the absenc e of stabili ty, the potential for wars among these people is Immense " Wixman said he doesn't want a war in Georgia like the one in Bosnia-Herzegovina "III these areas. In plait- of real economic development, the leaders turn to nationalist sues to justify their own ox ( Islnnr.fi,“ ho said Though hi? supports econom jc tlnvolopmonl, Wlxman said ho won't support any invest mnnt scam because it would load to the downfall of demo cratic movements in the coun try. Wixman said ho wants devel opment that helps the citizens and the leadership, "so it's not |ust a corrupt elite that bene fit*." Wixman’s benefit for being part of the committee will not bo monetary, ho said. The Georgian government may pay for his occasional trips to Washington, DC., to lobby Congress and may pay other ex penses, Wixman said, but most ly the work is voluntary. "What's my vested interest in doing it? I care about the area," he said. "I'm going to try to convince these pooplo that they have u vested interest in not fighting with one another,” he said. "If you fight with one another, no 1 DANCE Continued from Page 1 I I.1SS bn'CHUM' she W(Isn't 1.1 rniliiir with a whole group of specific (limi t's from ont- Af ri< an geographicnl area Honk..i decided to focus on the differences fwtween Afro ( iin dance in general and dam e in Arnrric an culture I lie rhythm and structural aspects of Aim an dance and six iety are themes she c on slantIv tries to relate to her ( lass, she said I constantly arrange it so thev g“t that sense of t (immu nity. lull tlies are still indi viduals within that nmimii nity." Honka s.nti I use things like the t iri le dam e to build a sense of i (immunity Honka said isolating cer tain bods parts and dam mg low to the ground are move merits often used in African dance, tint much harder for people to identify svilh In American i ulture Atnerii .in society considers the torso isolations a more sexual movement, hut it is interpret ed much differently in Afri can culture. Honka said "Kspei mils when a nos k e begins to dam e, and you watch how they get better,” Honk.i said "They Is-gm to take their dance to the next level because they become one with their body and the community "You learn individual types of movements Certain gestures have different mean ings,” said Afrit an dance stu dent |ill Trozolle "It’s almost spiritual " Before Honka began teach ing, the dance department of fered one African dance ( lass for the whole year Honka said people are still being turned ass ay "I think people in Eugene Photo 0-y ^uft* Students play different typos of drums to provide the popular Afri can Dance class with a boat it can move to huvo ,1 strong desire for that kind of community," Honku said. Honka will stop teaching the ( lass after fall term, but the dance department has se lected Kouessan Ahugto from Togo. Africa, to take h«?r posi tion as instructor for the class Abaglo is a master's of business and administration student and currently en rolled in one of Hooka's two African dance classes Occa sionally. Abaglo helps teach the class in order to prepare him for his role as instructor next term. Honka and Jennifer C.raig, head of the dance depart ment. have been working with Abaglo by helping him present his material and in form him of the clam its abili ties and limitations. Honka said that there are danc e moves that simply can not be done because is it is fairly impossible for an American to execute. "Ho realizes what be is up against because of the differ ences in culture,” Honka said. Craig said she- is excited to have someone from Africa because he will bring not only music from his home land but guest instructors that can contribute to the class' diversity. "Although he is not a dancer, dance is very much a part of his culture," Craig said. "He'll f)e able to add historical and contemporary dance forms to the class."