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PANEL Continued from Page 1 ami human sexuality m general The panelists emphasized the instmetur s rule in making the classroom a safe environment for dis< ussing sexuali ty. tlniversitv (’resident Myles Brand opened the first panel by i moment mg on the important e of work like Kandy Shills to the University .Shilts was .1 gay lournulist and University alumnus who died last week The University is richer and more aide to perform its role because of si holarsiups like Shilts Brand said 1 he relevant.e of sexuality and diverse lorm.s of si holarship should he explored he said All of the panelists at i opted that there were many tliffn nines in bring ing up questions of sexuality in class, but saul the rewards outweighed the risks As soon as the prison bars are removed. [Hjople are allowed to think better.' said Henry Alley, a history professor in the Honors ( oliege I'd hi) Id ,i i lavs w here these things were discussed .is legitimate topic s was refreshing, s.ud Ron Si hlittler. a journalism student Many lieheved ttie issue of homo sexuality has been avoided in the classroom for too long A lot of things about homosexu nlit\ have been distorted and left out." said Dominic k V'etri, .1 law pro fessor Dianne Dugnw an Knglish profos sor, 1 omplamed about the 1 lose! mg" of literature and other disi iplines She said it her c lass is disi ussing .1 ga\ or lesbian author, she doesn't let the author s sexual identity be hidden Alley who now jokes with lus class about being more nttrm ted to Roy Rogers than 1 tale !.\ .ms when he yyas a child, (list usseil the vulnera hility and harassment he felt when first i oming out as a gav edui ator 1 got a harassing phone 1 all before talking to the parents of prospec tiye freshmen Aliey said It made me feel naked and defenseless Clarence Spigner an ethnic stud ies and folklore professor said he t relieves professors imisl do a much lictter |ofi bringing issues into a sex uni i ontext and foster an open dis cession 'They need to be comfortable with their own sexuality, and it's up to the professor to make the classroom ns safe as possible." Spigner said Panelists were mixed on how i lass disc ussion should t>e handled ”1 don't tolerate political corrn t ness, hut I do demand i ommon i our tesy ' Spigner said The panels also said students had a responsibility to bring up sexuali ty in ( lass when it was appropriate and sx fit-n the instrui tor xsas ignor ing the issue (.ay lesbian and bisexual students saxv risks in ( oniillg out • :i ( lass Not only did they tear harassment from students and professors but loss grades from homophobic professors 1 wanted my As. so I skirted the issues las ause of IIIy professors atti tildes said laiura Rodgers a lesbian 1 diversity studenf 1 FOOD Continued from Page 1 "We don’t receive tun money from the IFC. hut we’re being scru tinized more than other programs that receive money from them." Carr said. "All the budgets should be looked at the same.” The committee also discussed the possible closure of the Foun tain Court Cafe However Carr and others argued that the Fountain Court is more than a business. "Although sales aren't so good, there are stdl people eating there Carr said It has a history Some customers won’t come to the EMI ' unless (Fountain Court Cafe) is there We re here to serve the com munity as much as we re here to maku a profit Carr and others ilt*\ ised some possible alternatives The> sug nested that Food Services move out of the KMC and set up vending carts in various ocndemii halls Certs have already been pla< ed In Willamette and Lawrence halls, and C.irr said these carts have been successful Carr and others are also looking into bringing other businesses, such as a local bank, to campus and are examining bringing more fast food franchises like TacoTime to the h ishbowl In the long run. the possibility exists for the entire KMU f ood Ser vice area and tlie Recreation ( en ter to 1st remodeled The renovation of thi' food area would im ludo the Fishbowl and I nuntain ( durt (Uift> The non Fountain Court would be a half-moon shaped area, coun ters and shelves would lw movable in caso a particular setup wasn't pleasing, and the only fixed com ponents would be plumbing and electrical units, Carr said The estimated cost is $ t.7 to $4 million, he said Dec isions regarding Food Sor v it ns have yet to Im made Hut some staff members are luting informed of the budget i omillittee's disi us sum I've informed my full-time staff about the discussion in fairness to them Carr said L EXHIBITS Continued from Page 1 whii h symbolizes power and strength, dances into the hall to chase away evil spirits for the new year to come in. Lee said (longs and drums from the Kugene Tuiko Drummers d( i ompanied the lion dance to help si are tlie spirits away tail Mali, one of the drummers in the lion dam e. is a chemistry and (Ihinese major at the 1 'Diversity I b lias linen u tuiko drummer for five years and said ho likes drumming !«•( aust; "it's one tiling you i an share with other |K*oplo and educ ate them at the same time." Kntertainment on the main stage continued throughout the day with songs, daiu es and more drumming At the same time, martial arts, origa mi. Japanese kite making and cook ing were demonstrated in other rooms Asian Amerii an and Asian inspired art was exhibited Morn than .KM) volunteers con tributed to the celebration this year hen Nagao. i in hairnmn of the event, siiid it was i rented to teat h Asian Atnern an children about their her itage, hut has situ t- expanded into something bigger, he said "We are sharing with the North west as well." hi- said Vve are learn mg alKiut other i ultures as well as our own culture RUSSIAN Continued from Page 1 brilliant, nom.cmfommt ruminations. \\ tin h Sovi et authorities defined ns "anti-Soviet f rom l'Pi’l to UMi.V Sinvavskv’s dual identity Imffled Soviet authorities and remained a nivsterv to (host) in the West Inning, at the time a graduate student of Russian at the University of (.hie ago, said Tort/ was the talk of ai ademit s who were interested m Slavic i id tore Kvervone wanted to know who this my sterious figure was. l.eong said Some said he was all emigre from the Soviet Union Others said lie was a fabric niton ot either Soviet or Aineric an intelli gent e Very feyy people thought lert/ could he someone in the Soviet Union itself I loyvever. in l*M>5. Sinytivskv. the yvell respet ted sc holnr knoyyn for his reflet turns on topic s sue fi as I’ii assn s artwork and Russian poetry yv.is arrested in Most oyy and exposed as Ahram lert/ I eong said that Sinvavsky believes the Russian poet 1 utiishenko s theory that t IA agents, seeking to make the Soviet Union look had and to detrac t attention .nx.iy from Auieric a s military esc alatlon in \ letnam. mu overed his true identity and turned Ins name oy el to the Kt.H At!- : a sensational trial yyluc h some historians contend sparkl'd the Soviet I mon's human rights niov emetlt. Sinvavsky yvas c. barged vs it fi slandering the Soviet st.it e and yv.is sen tent ed to seven years in a labor camp lie served i lose to six years, ret eiv mg time oil tor good lielniv cor Mary i.c Kci/.ilitiv.i Sim ay sky s yvite. had attend eel her husband s trial and c oimmtted its pro< cod ings to memory bee au.se ret circling dey u es yvere prohibited m the c ourtroom She then du tated tin proceedings to the Russian poet Alexander (im/hnrg, and the Uvo protliu ed a shoe king hook about Soviet legal harassment of xvriters I he hook yvas published in Knglish as On l rial Upon lus release Sinvavsky emigrated to franc e, yyhere he is c urrentlv professor of Russian tit urn tore at the University id Paris ( hit e in Paris tie published three fiooks based till letters he yvrote to lus yvite yy lulc m prison Strolling H rf/i Pushkin. In Gogol's Shallow and .1 Voire from f/ie (.'horns Smyavsky continues lus tradition id prtidut ing c reative, fanc iful works under his alias Ahram lert/ and sc holarly philosophical yvorks under Ins real name In 1‘ttc-f. writing under his own name, he c.o authored I hr I’ortn of thr llrvohitionnry lint, a study id neglected early gttth century Russian verse In luutt. Sinyay sky \ Knglish translation of Sin i rl Civilization A Cultural Ihstorv yvas pohlished. m whu h he ilesc rilxcs the spiritual c risis of Russ urn orthodox ( hristiamty under the i /.ars A noted expert on Russian c ulture and I terature "Professor Sinvavsky has a wealth of knowledge and experioni e to offer," l.eong said "He's one of this i eotiiry s most important sr tmlars and writ ers of Russian c ulture FEB. 21-27 rHIS WEEK 1 346-4362 EftfU Weekly Special Snapple 15% off TONE BIJX Long distance calling card $10 Ship uaar par.katjoo C/P& from the. 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