Oregon Daily
Emerald
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1993
EUGENE OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 115
Curriculum
experiment
starts in fall
□ Anthropology first to
add four-credit classes
By Oemian McLean
Emerald Reporter
The University’s anthropology
department will be the sole partici
pant next year in an experiment
with new curriculum.
Beginning fall term, all under
graduate anthropology classes will
be offered at four credits instead of
the usual three. Undor tho new sys
tem devised last spring, students
will be able to graduate in less time
with fewer classes.
The plan will allow the anthopol
ogy department to offer two four
credit classes as an academic
cluster, instead of three three-cred
it classes, as in past years.
Though the total number of cred
its needed for graduation will
remain unchanged, students will
earn them with fewer classes.
Professor Jack Whelan, chairman
of the University’s curriculum com
mittee. said the change is designed
to make it easier for undergraduates
to get out of the University in four
years.
a s aiiucuit Keeping up wun
five classes a term." Whelan said.
"Students will be able to take four
classes a term, but study the topics
more in-depth."
After almost a year of planning,
anthropology last month submitted
its course changes to administra
tors. It dropped 13 classes and
added two new courses. Other
classes will be taught as before, but
with an extra class-hour each week,
upping their credits from three to
four.
In winning University approval
for its curriculum changes, anthro
pology may become the blueprint
for other academic departments.
Professor Stephen Durrant said
almost every department in the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences has sub
mitted course changes converting
classes to four-credits*
Other departments are less
enthusiastic. Biology, chemistry
and physics are holding out for the
current duster system.
Physics Professor Stephen Kevan
said students understand the mate
rial better when a cluster is spaced
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Stale Rep. Cynthle Wooten speaks to college and university students at a Salem rally Wednesday Wooten told students they should
continue to push legislators to come up with an acceptable tan reform plan.
Students rally for new tax plan
□ State lawmakers encourage students to
continue activism for tax reform.
By Lisa Kneefel
Emot aid Associate E elite*
SALEM — The capital building looted more like u college aim
pus Wednesday as some 400 concerned students filled the halls
and chambers to demand lax reform from legislators.
Recognizing the gravity of Oregon's state of education funding,
students and student leaders from Oregon's higher education
institutions turner! out for Oregon Student Lobby Day and asked
statu lawmakers to "Let Ihtt people decide "
Students assembled on thecapitol slops for o rally that im luti
ed screeches from Ciov. Barftara Rolierts and Hop (Ivnthia Wooten,
D-Fugene. Following the rally, several students mot with sena
tors und representatives to relay personal stories of hardship duo
to Hallo! Measure 5 and to request tax reform support
At the rally. Woolen encouraged the students gathered to hold
legislators accountable for higher education and for Oregon's
future.
"No longer do wo live in the state of Oregon." Wooten said,
"We live in a state of crisis."
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Newsletter offers forum for
homeless to tell their stories
j Founder hopes to improve
quality of life for homeless
By Meg Dedolph
Emerald Reporter
In the spate of three months, Steve West
made it off the streets and onto paper as the
editor and publisher of "H.O.P.E.," the Eugerte
Springfield area's first newsletter for and aliout
the homeless.
West, who was homeless in the 1970s and
again in said he first tiegun thinking about
starting a newsletter while he fell asleep on the
streets at night.
"When it was cold,” he said. "I hud nothing
to do but think.”
West said his homeless experiences were
"outrageous and despicable, esper iullv the
treatment of single men and women.”
"Because they've been cast aside,” West said,
"they have no hope, they turn to drinking, they
turn to humming, and get cost aside some
more."
West said his motivation to begin the
newsletter also came from a determination to
get off the street, get himelf straight and help
other people.
The newsletter is a part of an organization
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fry Afllftony for**/
Stove Weal began a newsletter
lor the homeless attar hla own
time on the streets had ended.
WEATHER
Today will bring mostly
cloudy skis* with a good
chants of rain Highs will be in
the upper 50s.
Today in History
In 1933. the start of the
Roosevelt administration
brought with it the first woman
to serve in a president's cabinet
1 as Secretary of Labor Franees
Perkins.
MUSLIMS SIGN AGREEMENT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Bosnia s Muslim-led government joined war
ring Serbs and Croats in accepting a future cease-lire and military with
drawal. taking an important step Wednesday toward peace in the war-lorn
land.
The decision is the biggest breakthrough in the faltering Yugoslav peace
talks since they moved toNew York from Geneva last month
The Security Council, meanwhile, demanded Bosnian Serbs halt their
attacks in eastern Bosnia and called for deploying U.N. monitors or troops in
the region to protect civilians.
It was one of the council's strongest statements on the Balkan civil wars.
_SPORTS
PORTLAND (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazer* announced
Wednesday they will not Hie a formal application to acquire
a Canadian Football League expansion team.
The National Basketball League team had spent several
months considering whether to bring a CFL team to Portland
but Trail Blazers officials said they decided building a new
arena for the basketball team was more important.
'We just feel that we can t commit the necessary amount of
time required right now.' said Marshall Clickman. senior
vice president of marketing for the Trail Blazers.
However. Clickman said the Blazers would support any
other group that attempted to bring a CFL team to Portland.