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