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Oregon Daily Crossed? University student walks the rainy day gauntlet on his way to class Tuesday More of the same Is expected today Asian-Pacific Film Tour to visit Euaene Festival: 10-city tour has films from China, India South Korea, Southeast Asia and Hawaii By Donovan Dela Cruz f or the Oregon Dairy Emerald The Asia-Fat.ific Filin Tour, based on the best of the Hawaii International Film Festival, will visit Kugnue this month as part of a 10-city tour across the United States The University is sponsoring the festi val. which includes four separate feature films from China, India. South Korea and Southeast Asia, and two videos from Hawaii. The Hawaii International Film Festival takes plat e in N'ov ember at the l ’niversity of Hawaii. Five films and two videos are ( hosen from the Festival to go on tour, first to San Frant ist.o and then to Ktigene I Ins is the first time tin* tour has ever vis ited Ktigene. the only Northwest city the Film tour stops in Films will be presented April 6 and April 14-16 to the community free of charge As part of a contract with the Hawaii International Film Festival, educational components designed to promote greater cultural understanding will i>e inc hided. •wild 11ffin Arholoda, total Film Tour Coor dinator and Outrear h Coordinator for the Contor for Asian and I’m ifii Studies "We have undertaken this project in an effort to strengthen the Fugene,Spring field community's interest in films and videos from the other side of the Pacifu said Cerald Fry, director of the ('enter of Asian and Par tfit Studies Fry and Arbolixla lielievu there is a grow ing interest in Asian films within the Cine County community as witnessed hv the exi ullent box-office turnouts from rei ent films like The IVVrhhrig banquet. Farewell A/v Concubine and Indocbiiu■. Turn to TOUR, Page 3 UNIVERSITY Committee to vote on curriculum changes Requirement: Proposal would have students take two courses emphasizing multiculturalism Jim Davis O*0Q&1 0*1 'V i WiruMl A proposed c urriculum change that would require all new students to take two multii ultural courses will he voted on today as part of the University Assembly's April meeting A similar proposal was passed and then voted down last spring in a volatile debate that sparked tension throughout the « ainpus community I bis year's Assembly Committee on the Multicultural Curriculum proposed that students entering the University from fall of 1*195 take two classes in thn*e areas of diversity The areas of diversity in the proposal include rat e and ethnicity in Amern an cultures, tolerance and prejudice in issues like feminism and homosexuali ty; and the study of international i til tores as they relate to the United States People who opposed and supported the original proposal are supporting this year's equivalent, however tenuously Sandra Morgen, < o-chairwoman of the committee that made the original pro posal. said she supports this y ear's plan hut hopes it i an tie strengthened "In some very fundamental ways, it builds on what we started and preserves some of our original intent." said Sandra Morgen, also a professor of sociology. I am not thoroughly in support of the proposal, hut I am planning to vote for it." she said. Morgan said a problem with the pro posal is that the least amount of classes involved would deal with i ontemporarv race relations She questions whether the proposal would provide lor a mech anism of growth in this area | I Sanders, one of last year's I iie : CURRICULUM, P.i<j. GOOD MORNING ► WASHINGTON (AP) — Par ents. check your kids' crayon boxes Millions ot crayons imported trom China contain enough lead to be harmful to children and should be thrown away or returned for refunds, the government said Tuesday The Consumer Product Safety Commission said three brands, including one sold by the chain Toys R' Us. present "a lead poi soning hazard to young children who might eat or chew on these crayons.” Eight other brands, it said, have lead, but not at levels to produce lead poisoning, ''assum ing a typical scenano of a child chewing on small pieces of lead containing crayons over a span of time.” HIGH 60° tow 40° "No children's product, espe cially crayons, should contain lead," said CPSC Chairman Ann Brown "Throw these crayons in the trash or take them to the store for a refund Under federal law, all art materials must be reviewed by a toxicologist for chronic hazards and products that pass are labeled "Conforms to ASTM 0 4236 “ "Parents should not buy old non-ASTM-iabeled art materials still on store shelves," the com mission said Duffey shares secrets of his success Architect: One of the best discusses improvements to the Arcitecture profession By Eric Buckhalter Oregon D.ity t fn&ra id Frances Duffey. .i world-renowned architect, emphasized the importance of knowledge, pro fessionalism and responsibility in architecture during his University lecture Tuesday, encour aging architecture students urul faculty to dis cover how the profession and society interrelate. "Architecture has to be based on knowledge." said Duffey. president of the Royal Institute of British Art hilects (RIBA) and senior partner of DHOW, an international consulting firm that spe cializes in both architecture and business plan ning. "Knowledge is the real source of power." Duf fey said. Duffev s trip to the University was sponsored jointly In the architm lure departments of the University of Oregon, University of California at Berkeley and Arizona State University. Ills visit complimented last fall's visit to the University by Susan Mavrnnii, the first woman president of the Amerit an Institute of Architects. In ins slide presentation. Duffev showed low ering examples of historical and contemporary office buildings and designs lie explained how office spat e relates to an internal environment and a positive working attitude. Architects today are failing to deliver designs to the people tfiat respond to their emerging needs, he said. "We have to invent a totally new kind of office." he s.tid after outlining RIBA'S program, which consists of three phases: strategic overview, the relationship between client and architect, and studying the pattern of future ~Tumto KNOWLEDGE,"Page 3
