Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19. 199*1
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 95, ISSUE 79
Japanese Night celebrates culture
Festival: Traditional
food, customs educate
400 in attendance
By Susanne Steffens
Saturday night ivm n good
opportunity to discover futomaki
,ind nikujnga in the KMt Ball
room .
The Japanese Student Organi
zation presented its "Seasonal
Festival" for more than 400 peo
ple Distinct < elobrations like
New Year's and Valentine's Day
were played out in a Japanese set
ting, together with trnditionhl
Japanese food and music
"1 hope the audience got an
idea of what Japan is like," said
Kika Watanabe. president of the
Japanese Student Organization
Together with more than 150
students, Watanabe has been
working on the props t situ e last
July, intending to educate more
people about Japan and the stu
dent organization.
The University lias 360 Japan
ese students, and the first Japan
ese Night was held last year
University President Mvles
Brand said m his speech during
the festival dun the night was
another proof of the good rela
tionship between the University
and Japan, and praised the orga
nization's work
Watanabe said most of the
expenses for Japanese Night were
covered throng!) fund-raising,
including bake and T-shirt sales.
"Kverybody has been working
extremely liard. and I deeply
appreciate that they made tins a
success," Watanabe said.
MIISON CMAMAw tx f™»«d
A member of the Japanese Student Union performs In the traditional Japan
ese kimono at Japanese Night, a dinner sponsored by the Japanese Stu
dent Organization. The event, now In Its second year, Is designed to
promote a better cultural understanding of the Japanese tradition.
UNIVERSITY
Students voice
concern about
LA residences
Quake: Students describe disaster
conditions of homes, families in California
By Rebecca Merritt
; vi'X«| P.i y!
University senior Jell Ptckhnrdl jinked the wrong
weekend to visit his aunt in l.os Angeles.
Pickhardt awoke early Monday to a (i h magnitude
earthquake that killed at least :t.t peojile. closed live
interstate highways and set more then it) homes on fire
Although he was about it) miles from the earthquake s
epicenter in Northridge. Pit kliardt said he still felt the
impact of the great temblor
"It was so big It didn't feel real," he said
Fortunately. Pit.khardt's aunt just had foundation work
done on her house, and the family survived the quake
with little damages Next door neighbors weren't as
lucky Pii khardt said the chimney on one neighbor's
home i olhqised, and a swimming pool crashed through
the home of another neighbor
Ph khardt. who left l.A Monday evening, said the worst
part of the earthquake was the many aftershot ks that left
thousands with feelings of uneasiness and unlit ijiation
However, he said, the quake wasn't as bad <»s the media
portrayed. People in LA weren't terribly disrupted by the
temblor and many tried to continue their daily routines
"The next day it was just like business as usual," lie
said.
Hack in Eugene, many University students sjient the
Martin Luther King holiday worrying about friends and
relatives in LA.
Jessica Ame/quita, a freshman from LA, said she was
si aretl for her family and friends after hearing about the
earthquake. Her mom called her at fi a m so she wouldn't
have to hear about it on the news. Ame/quita said.
"I was so scared," she said "Everyone I've talked to so
far say that it's the biggest earthquake they ever felt
Ame/quita said her family is OK. but she has several
Turn to EARTHQUAKE. Pacjo 6
GOOD MORNING
!>• LONDON (AP) — Prince
Charles is putting his polo career
out to pasture
Charles said he is giving up
league polo to protect his back,
though he will continue to
appear in a lew charity matches
Much as he has enjoyed
playing polo over many seasons,
his back is now telling him that it
is time to stop," said a statement
Tuesday from St James's
Palace.
The 4S-year-old heir to the
throne has suffered back strain
on several occasions from play
ing polo. In 1990, he took a spill
during a match and broke his
right arm.
His announcement came a
day alter Buckingham Palace
announced that his mother.
Queen Elizabeth II, had suffered
a broken left hand when her
horse fell Saturday.
CHICAGO (AP) — It was
Danny vs. Donny. a three-round
charity boxing match to deter
mine which former child star had
grown into the more macho
adult.
The winner Danny Bonaduce,
who bloodied Donny Osmond's
nose and earned a 2-1 decision
Monday night
The challenge began at the
gym where both men were work
ing out Osmond taunted Bona
duce as "a poseur, just flexing
that llab''
There were no knockdowns in
the fight at the China Club night
club. but both men landed some
good blows, one witness said.
Osmond went the distance.
Eighty percent of the proceeds
will go to The Tom and
Roseanne Arnold Foundation.
Bonaduce's chosen charity. The
remaining 20 percent will go to
The Children's Miracle Network,
chosen by Osmond.
Osmond is starring in Chicago
in the title role of the musical
Joseph and the Amaimg Techni
color Dreamcoat.
Bonaduce, who played the
wisecracking redhead Danny
Partridge in the TV show The
Partridge Family, is a disc jockey
for a local radio station.
Senate confirms new vice president
ASUO: Leslie Warren to
fill vacancy created by
Diana Collins Puente
By Daniel West
tv) Od'iy f'WJW
Leslie Warren was confirmed
as the new ASUO vice president
Tuesday night, by a unanimous
vote of tin* Student Senate
Despite such apparently wide
approval, however, some still
voiced concerns about tier abili
ty to represent all students. Some
members of the Student Senate
felt that tier past campus involve
ments were one-sided.
Some of her past offices
include stints us president and
vice president of the Black Stu
dent Union, She us also been
involved with the Asian/Pucific
American Student Union and the
Native American Student Union,
as well as the Office of the Dean
of Students and the Office of Mul
ticultural Affairs
Those who voiced their con
cerns about Warren's confirma
tion feared that she would push
a multicultural agenda, neglect
ing the needs of all students
Leslie Warren
Another Senate member stat
ed that Warren's involvements in
those unions demonstrated her
strong convictions toward stu
dent issues on this campus, and
indicated that she isn't afraid to
take a stand for what she believes
in.
"As ASUO vice president. I'm
working for all the students. It's
not my personal agenda. It
depends on what the students
want." Warren said.
Although Warren was con
firmed last night. she doesn't oft
daily begin work until Monday,
lunuary 22.
In the meantime. Warren will
he getting acquainted with the
office. She will be working with
ASUO president Eric Bowen and
former ASUO vice president
Diana Collins Puente, who
resigned last week. Most of her
transition, however, will la’ spent
with the other ASUO officers