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Conference explores social, environmental issues Lort B«tlir»eskl Qn9gtw l Explorations into so* ia! ami environmental issues la* • tug tm* world today drew more than 120 people to the University last weekend for the third annual Public Inter est S* nm< ** Conference Sc lentist*. activists, lawyers and graduate students from a* o/ss the nation gather* *d in t!»*• Willamette Atrium to participate in 12 different panel discussions, two keynote addresses and a special banquet that was held Saturday evening "Hie conference went tremendously well with atten dance slightly greater than expo* ted.” s.iid David But* ti er, a biology graduate who helped coordinate the < on foreru e "It was broadly attended with professional* and graduate students < onmtg from Washington. Montana, Colorado and even farther to participate in the confer once." Local residents provided housing and transportation for some of the speakers, while local businesses sue h as Albertson's, Sundnm e Natural foods. Euphoria Choco late Company and Food Value provided food, drinks and other supplies Peter Steinhart, a widely published w riter on natural history and environmental affairs who served as the s*n ond keynote presenter after Cole Ota.ker Bedford, said he thinks the conference was a useful forum for dis< us sion with others l think it's a useful thing to have bet sum we set te> in a constant quandary about how deeply to enter issues that an* almost entirely scientific, and the confer once provided some spot ifi« examples on how to deal with this problem." he said In In-, lev note nldtess ' I h<- Company <«f Wolves Steinhart discussed the roles of s* ience and symbolism in current controversies over the retntroduclion and hunting of wolves in wilderness areas as well as how dif ferent media shape disc ussions of sue li < ontmversres Biologist breal Lon Bettinoski A wildlife biologist who was ordered by the U S. Forest Service to remain silent for the last four years broke that silence las! week* end during the University's third annual Public Interest S< lenoe (-on* ferwrw*. During his keynote address Sat urday night. Cole Croi kerBedford explained how he managed to ntttfn «a«nt do integrity" after he was subjected to legal and administrative pressures aimed at dist (editing lfi years of research he had condui ted Tlie pressure first began in 1 <*■*<) when Crtx ker-Bedford published a sdentifh paper on the effects of tint her harvesting on northern goshavsks in Alaska's Tongas* National Forest The paper inten sified concern for the goshawk's survival Iwcaose of the intense tim twr harvesting hv the Forest Service at the time Because Croc ker-Bedford's |M|er i ailed for changes in the rates and patterns of tree cutting, the Forest Servo e decided to challenge his study and findings He was ordered hv the Forest Serve e. with threat of reprisal, to remain silent and was (S silence on g prohibited from participating in meetings on goshawk research or management "it was a long uphill battle. but 1 avoided being fired or ostracized permanently,” Crix ker Bedford ‘wild "I nun not lx* very promotabie now . but bad it not been for Assis tant Secretary of Agric ulture litn Lyons and 1' S Forest Chief Jack Ward Thomas. I might not lx? in the agency today.” After Thomas took over as head of the Forest Serve i> under the (Hin ton Administration, a special inves tigation was conducted on the* pres sums against Crocker- Bed ford. The investigation concluded that uneth ical and unprofessional actions were taken against him and his researc h, “because Cole-Croc ker Ited ford's tout) publication called for changes in the rates and patterns of tree cutting." Until Saturday night, Crocker Bedford had granted only one inter view sinc e the ordeal ended in ear ly 1<104. although he received numerous requests from the* press. "For myself personally. I’d rather pis! have slaved silent on the issue about whic h I spoke of Saturday night." he said. ' I spoke up though because people seem to lx* forget oshawk issue ting how much the previous pres ldontiol administration was indui ing tin' twisting of information — even the changing of information though newspapers were full of stories three years ago. "People don't realize the inti»gri tv and professionalism that the uir rent administration has been return ing to the civil service.” Crocker Bedford said. “Although 1 did s|*«ak about the Forest Service, my impression is that they've gener ated higher ethical standards than many other agencies. They 've gath ered an unwarranted proportion of the spotlight because timber har vesting is so apparent to the public and is so controversial." Despite four years of effort by the Forest Service to liisi red it 16 years worth of his research. Crocker-Bed ford has remained working for the agency and is now a program man ager for the southern third of the Tongass National Forest. “If we want to see change, we have to !*• one of those who'll stand up to change." ho said. "It is criti cal to maintain an objective attitude, especially when you are being attacked for having said something not in line with management atti tudes." Jesus Week to feature lectures on diverse topics Patrick Mirtford For some student*, the t 'ni utmiv experience is more than a chance to broaden intel lectual horizons or expand soi ml opportunities: it s a ( ham v to develop their spir ituality The University community will have an opportunity to loom more about Christianity during Justis Week, which runs today through Friday . Thrtn* Iih tores will discuss topics ranging from homosex uality to being a (Christian at the University Tonight Mrs siami Kahlii Calen Weinberg will talk alxnii the relationship between Judaism and Chris tianity. Thursday night will feature a Its lure titled "Homosexual ity: is change possible'." by Tarry Gray. the Eugene dire* tor of Exodus International, an international Christian min istry to the homosexual t mii (minify. "All the activities an* open to anybody and everybody," said Matt Tailman, Jesus Week organizer and director of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship “You don't have to lx1 n Chris tian," he said The purpose of )esus Weak is to bring together Christian students from different denominations to present their religious tom lungs to the Uni' versify community "to get to know the Christian religion,” Tailman said Fight campus Christian groups are sponsoring the week-long event. Each of the nightly events will !*• in Kixnn 150 Columbia from H to 0 .10 pm Southern Italy is just around the comer Spinach ricottu calzone $4-95 Wanicom $7.75 Unguine with clam sauce $7.50 New York Style Pizza I lomemade breads & desserts %ipoli restaurant & bakery Join us for dinner 686 K. 1 3th at Hilyard 485-4552 Open till 10pm Mon.-Thu. Midnight Fn.-Sat. University professor releases book Sarah Kishler ft* fh& QtpQ&n Omfy History professor Quinlard Taylor, who has taught at the University (or the past five year*, has released a new book on African-American history titled Thf Forging of a l)la< k Community Seattle's Central District from 1670 through the Civil Eights Era In his latest l*ook Taylor ron < entrates on Afro an-Ameru an history in the western United States — his personal specialty since one of his history students asked why black history courses only focused on bias its in the East ami the South Taylor said student input such as this is a vita! part of his teaching tech nique "Good instructors learn front their students." he said Taylor was I Him in the small, segregated community of Brownsville, Term,, and lived there throughout his childhood "l lived a pretty sheltered life until the time I went to college," he said. Taylor studied a! St Augus tine C ollege in North Carolina, which was a predominantly blac k college sponsored by the I pisciopul Churc h He went to graduate school at the Universi ty of Minnesota, roc.eiving his master's degree in 1971 The same year, lie- got his first teach ing position at Washington State University. During Ins last year a! Wash ington State, he served as assis tant direc tor for a PBS five-part television series called South by .Yorf/mrsf, which chronicled the African-American experi ence- m the Pacific Northwest Utter, he returned to the Univer sity of Minnesota and earned a Ph D in the history of African people He then taught at Cali fornia Polytech for lit years, except one year in which he held a teae hi rig post in Nigeria Taylor began his teaching i areer at the University in 1990 In the c lasses he now teaches, he stresses that discrimination against bloc ks in America is not forgotten history and continues to have an impact on our soci ety Taylor points out that he has had to deal with segregation laws in his own lifetime, Taylor said he commends the University history department lor being a forerunner in the staffing of professors specializ ing in non-European-Americun history In the l‘i7()s, University Professor Kenneth \V. Porter was one of the first scholars in the nation to concentrate on the African-American experience in the West. Since then, five schol ars in Asian history have been added to the faculty Taylor also emphasizes that the history faculty is consider ably more act essible to the stu dents than on most campuses of this size, with the professors teaching even 200-level classes "I love history," he said. "I'll probably continue to research history after 1 officially retire from the University. 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