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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1995)
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English police don't t,trr> gum they dt»ni have to They wear Df M.ir tem Thi- (-Uss„ iyfm !t youve nestf seen ihem go over to England (iix! twak the law In no time yuu II be sure it) get ,i rote time kxjk LAZAR'S • 57 W Broadway- • ‘>57 Willamette • «>S7-U1.V» New advocate seeks reform Tasha Etchenseher Orepae Oa*r ft-xvAki New Multicultural Affairs Advocate Emily ler ma has dreams of a “multlculturnlized" Universi ty, The ambitious fnwhman said that finding ways to integrate multiculturalism into the University's curriculum is her big prop* t for the term She will start where former Multu ultural advwate, Yohan na kinberg. left off by organising a Multii ultural Reform Conference, and scheduling meeting* for a Multicultural Currie ulum Task Force. sht> said Kinberg. who left the University when her fam ily moved to New York last term, was in the process of organizing a ((inference which would inform far uIt v and students about how to integrate multi cultursilsm into everyday t urriculum Besides < onlinuing this project. larrma said that she will hold Multicultural ('urriculum Task Force meetings, which will Involve faculty, admimstra tors and students interested in curriculum reform Derma, who w.n appointed multicultural odvo <this term, smd that integrating student opin ion is the key to multicultural curriculum reform Several student group representatives at a meet ing Monday night in (lie Multicultural Center said they felt the host way to include muticultural issues into the curru ulum is to develop an Ethnic: Stud ies department and possibly a major. According to Lerma. most other PAC-tO schools already have such departments If the University wants to compete with these schools we have to offer an ethnic studies major, she* said. Students at the meeting said it is an unrealistic goal to expect every faculty member to integrate multicultural issues into their courses in an effi cient way because they do not have the training to do so "It's hard to integrate multiculturalism into the whole curriculum when we don't have an ethnic, studies program," said Multicultural Center Co Director Daniels Diaz. benate approves new member Pst Daly Omgcm Oa<y (maraud ASUO Student Senate filled a vacant Senate and Finam e (x>ni mittee position Monday, unani mmisly approving the appoint ment of Chris Kantrowitz Kantrowit/ served under for mer ASUO President Bobby Lie in 1002 as a University Affairs intern, held positions on the KVVVA Hoard of Directors and served on the i MU Hoard Bud get Committee last year "I've been working with this system for a long time," Kantrowitz said Kantrowitz. filled Senate seat No. Z, whic h puts him on the Programs Finance Committee. He said he is looking forward to the challenge of allocating stu dent incidental fees 'It's our responsibility to make sure these Kinds are being spent responsibly.” he said. “We are fat ing a real crunch here 1 think a zero percent (bench mark | is a very feasible goat.” Kantrowitz filled the position left vat ant earlier this term by (ho resignation of John Howe Tlie Senate also allocated a $750 spts:ial request to the Uni versity Theatre. Money for spe cial requests comes from surplus student fees Theatre Development Director Joseph C.ilg requested the money to help host visiting students and faculty from the National Institute of The Arts in Taiwan, These performing arts students are participating in the North west Drama Conference at the University, Feh. 7 through 14. Mal-Thai Night’ debuted dual cultures Noemi Rios ftr tn« Ot/Qori fWy Imom After a month and a half of intense planning, pirn tin- and fund raising. the Malaysian and Thai Student Associations combined thinr efforts to dis play a s(m>( tm ular performam e in the KMU Bail room Sunday night The night's theme "Mal-Thai Night." pro ttoutK wd multi, refers to the “bridge of culture and diversity between two cultures, said Malaysian Student Association President Steven Chin, during opening comments made with Theerada (Jan) Suphaphong, president of the Thai Student Asso ciation Sunday 's combined-culture night, which about 400 people attended, debuted Thailand as an active association and inlrodui ed the University to yet another important culture, which is often mis understood, We wanted to dispel any had images people have about Thailand and show a sample of how the Thai people live," Suphaphong said. The evening began with dinner of native cui sine, such as sain ha i chicken, nasi lemak (coconut rice), pad-thai (spiced noodles), fried tofu and green curry c hicken gravy. Soon after, the chanti ng of the Thai success prayer, which is used to invoke suer ess upon the completion of a big task, was heard throughout the room, A traditional Malaysian war dance was followed bv Thai boxing, a Malaysian martial arts perfor mance called sitai and fashion shows representing both countries. Cuisine from the land was served followed by traditional dances The Malaysian culture is comprised of three rat es Malay, Chinese and Indian Trac es of the three rac es were seen during the fashion show when both tin? Thai and Malaysian models wore traditional and modem-style clothesfrorn the vari ous selections of the countries. Currently there arc' 69 Malaysian and Thai students enrolled at the University this term Information Table \ Tucs -Wed., Feb. 7-8 \ 10am 4pm. 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