Oregon Daily
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1994
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 95. ISSUE 73
UNIVERSITY
New programs
approved by
Assembly vote
Education: Three minors and two
certificate programs added to curriculum
By Heatheiie Himes
Oregon Datty EmeraM
The University Assembly approved by an undisputed
vote three new minor programs and two new certificate
programs Inst week.
Minors in community nrts. Chinese and Japanese were
adopted into the curriculum, as well as certificate pro
grams in ethnic studies and folklore. Several Assembly
members said the new programs are part of the Univer
sity’s commitment to improve the quality of undergrad
uate education.
The new minor in community nrts is being overseen by
the Arts and Administration Program, which is part of
the School of Archite* tore and Allied Arts Beginning
next fall, students interested in planning events like the
Eugene Festival and other grass-roots art events can have
a i oncentrntod introduction to that field through the 30
credit minor
"This minor gives undergraduates the opportunity to
explore that urea and see if they would like to pursue it
professionally.’’ said Associate Professor Jane Maitland
Gholson.
The minors in Japanese and Chinese are offered by the
Department of East Asian Languages and Literature. The
minors require 25 credits, 15 of which must i>e upper divi
sion. of course work in Japanese or Chinese language and
literature already offered by the department
The two new certificates will lie overseen by the eth
nic studies and folklore programs In the past, the two
offered a combined certificate, which students i an con
tinue working on until 1997. Hut beginning in fall 1994.
they will offer separate certificates
As the faculty of both sides of the program grew, they
really developed in two different dins lions, said Sharon
Sherman, director of the folklore program This puts into
print what was already in practice."
The certificates will show future employers that stu
dents have explored coursework outside of the usual
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Ken Saxon, one of the Eugene police's bicycle officers, petrols campus streets and the nearby community.
Officers patrol community — on bikes
Community: Program
allows police to be more
approachable, accessible
By Stephanie Sisson
f v,>yor> f,.t y t rr&raia
In an effort to promote bettor rela
tions with the community, the
Kugene police department wants to
take some of its offti ers out of their
patrol cars — to put them on bicvoles
Three years ago, following the
example of Portland and Seattle.
Kugene tried pulling plainclothes offi
cers on bicycles Sgt drug Zahar said
the results were tremendous
"A mail on n hike is virtually invis
ible in this town." he said
As the department acquired more
hn \i Ins. /.altar noth ed other advan
tages to patrolling on hikes l or
instant e. the t ost of buying and main
taining a police hike is a fraction of
the cos! ol a patrol car Zahar said that
while a patrol < ar a' hlue and
white" may cost JIH.OOO, a fully
equipped Raleigh pain e hike is only
S7-><)
In addition to the cost advantage,
/.ahar noted that bikes con often
patrol areas that are inur i essible to
ears Officers also find that on bicy
cle thev are more approac liable to
people til tbe conmiunitv
This approiichubilitv bus lieen par
(iculurh attractive to the rommum
t\ Zahar said tbe department lias bad
nothing but positive feedbat k about
bike officers
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Center invites
economist
to give lecture
Speech: Visiting
professor will discuss
bias in economics
By Caroline Smith
Fiy Of0Qon D&ty £ met&Ki
Susan Feiner, visiting profes
sor of economic* from Hampton
University, is a nationally known
advocate for the inclusion of Kin
der and minority issues in low
er-division economics
curriculum.
"If students are ever going to
learn anything about the eco
nomic status of women and
minorities, they need to learn it
in the introductory classes." Fein
er said
Feiner. a feminist economist,
is the Center for the Study of
Women in Society's visiting
scholar this term. During her vis
it, Feiner will give a lecture, lead
a graduate seminar and continue
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Tossing ‘n’ turning
NOHMAN Mf SMAH1CX IMtawM
The crowd at Friday s II Grind got wild by slam dancing and
tossing each other In the air.
GOOD MORNING
PULLMAN. Wash (AP) —
Using some ingenuity and treat
ing himself as a guinea pig, a
local dentist has developed two
inexpensive techniques to quit
snoring
For the past two years. Del
bert Rohn, a member ol the
Sleep Disorders Dental Society,
has experimented with different
molds and mouthpieces In the
past few months he has come
up with two successful devices
Rohn figured there were two
ways to handle the problem
force the person to sleep on his
side or stomach, or create a
mouthpiece that prevents the
tongue from falling into the
throat.
Forcing a sleeper into a cer
tain position was easy Rohn
created a hard plastic square
with a bubble on one side. This
square can be slipper) into a
pocket on the back of a night
shirt When the snorer rolls onto
his back, the bubble presses into
the body and the person is
forced to turn onto his stomach
or side.
The square and nightshirt are
HIGH
50°
l O W
37°
less than $?0
PORTLAND (AP) — The Marl
boro Man is gone from Civic Sta
dium
The urban cowboy who pro
motes cigarette smoking, a
familiar face on the stadium’s
right-field fence for some si*
years, was taken to one of the
stadium's storage bins last
week
"We are not going to be doing
tobacco-type advertising at the
stadium," said stadium manager
Candy Cavenaugh
A group called the United
Community Action Network had
been pushing for removal of the
billboard.
Today is the last day to drop a
class and change grading
options without a $10 fee