Oregon Daily
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1993
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 95. ISSUE 54
Jefteraon IMddla School Btudanta In Kappa Alpha Pal'a mentor program en/oy Saturday a Duck*
game. The program bagan laat yaar.
Fraternity sponsors program
□ Members of Kappa Alpha Psi
provide stability and support
for young African-American
males
By Amy Columbo
For me Daily Emerald
Sixteen students from tho Jefferson Middle
School spent Saturday afternoon with members
of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity as the first event
of its mentor program this year.
The students attended the Oregon football
game, ate dinner and discussed future projects
with tho fraternity
Kappa Alpha Psi has sponsored the mentor
program since last year ns a way to provide sta
bility and support for young African-American
males.
The mentor program is one that "opens up a
lot of opportunities to a community that is some
times overlooked by other youth programs,
member Trent Griffiih said.
“There's not a lot of African-Americans in
Eugene," said alumni fraternity member Jay
Jones. "We let them know they have a support
group in us."
Fraternity members spoke of filling a void in
many students' lives, interacting with them about
their goals and their future, and teaching them
that they can achieve in all aspects of their lives.
"We channel kids in the right direction, that's
all we can really do." graduate student Efrem
Mehretab said.
Griffith said a lot of the students' role models
are people like Michael Jackson, idols who are
untouchable, but he wants the students to be able
to have "a role model that they can call." Many
of the fraternity members develop personal rela
tionships with the students, as many middle
school students have returned to the program
The middle school students agreed that they
enjoyed the football game, the chance to shake
hands with some of tho players, and the oppor
tunity to be among friends.
Seventh-grader Seth Revoal said it's fun when
the frntornity is "hanging out and helping us
when we need help, kind of like a big brother
thing.”
Campus problems
will be main focus
of Hate Free Week
j Forums will include range of viewpoints
By Jim Davis
Patterns of hatred on i .iinpuv mii h .is racial tension, sexism and
homosexual bias will !»• targeted lor disi ussion today at the 0|Mining
of the sis ond anmiid Hate live Week
A lot of people don't realize how i lose to home these problems
really are. said Shannon Wall i Hate Free Week organizer
Violence on this i attiptis is not talked tboul It s put on the hai k
burner Hate is not always overt Sometimes it i nines in subtle forms,
hut d is a reality Wall said.
Mans of tie se problems will he featured in open forums at the
I Ml’. and organizers say thev w ant to involve a broad ran id v iew
points
White straight males sometimes had ext hided Irom campus at tiv •
ities like this.’ Wall said 'Hate Free Week is an opportunity where
ever\l>udv can (10me together and learn from eu( li othei
But the publisher of the conservative journal the Oregon Com
mrntator, Owen Brennan Rounds, remains skeptii al
If this Week brings members of the campus together to deal w ith
eai h other on an intellectual basis devoid of threats and other intim
illation tin tti s. then every day of the year should he Hate Free.”
Brennan Rounds said
"But if this is a met hanism for more politii ally correct dogma,
then it s a w aste of everyone’s time, he said
The Oregon Commentator. Brennan Rounds believes, is a cho< ks
and balances system on the I (Diversity campus But no one from the
Commentator was invited to this event, he said
I he organizers have invited members of the Oregon Citizens
Alliance for a forum Tuesday, and several other groups have been
invited to participate in the event.
A member of the Vietnamese Student Association, l.indn I'ham,
has some reservations about Hale Free Week
"You can’t just invite people to come.” Pham said on have to
lie interested in what they have to say."
Pham said she believes that Asian groups tend to he less vocal
about their problems, and as a result problems among Asian groups
tend to Im overlooked.
Play ball
MAf* Mr rvMfc/** l
Junior Mark Miksis, in the
dark cap, defends his
teammate, junior Mike
James, during a water
polo team practice at
Esshngcr Pool The Ducks
will play against the Uni
versity of Washington next
weekend
Turn to HATE. Page 7
Station K53EA
lets viewers pick
favorite videos
□ Channel 53 is new
affiliate of Video
Jukebox Network
By Jeff Winters
OiOQcn Daily Bmetak!
For nine months this year, the
airwaves in Eugene were inhab
ited by fish. With music from the
Cowboy Junkies or James Taylor
playing in the background, video
tapes of aquarium life, mountain
streams and rock climbers wore
the sedate staples of television
station K.13EA.
The fish format is history
Channel S3 is now an interactive
musii video station, playing
whatever videos are requested,
when they are requested.
Cist month. K53FA Inn .nine lie
latest affiliate of the Video Juke
box Network. Rather than send
ing nut programming selected by
Turn to VIDEOS, Page 7