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Oregon Daily THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1995 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 97. ISSUE 7 Council OKs war memorial for Skinner Butte Park Controversy: Some council members believe (he memorial glorifies war Marcelene Edwards Oregon Ofrfy Em&akf A war memorial containing the :i:I7 names of l.ane ('.ounty residents who have lost their lives in wars since 1014 will In erected in Skinner Butte Bark by Veteran's Day, the Eugene City Council dei ided Wednesday The council approved t\-2 a request from the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Willamette Post 293 and the* Post 293 Auxiliary to plat u .1 donated. white granite memorial approximately 2f><) feet from lairnh Cottage, on the river side of the bike path that runs through the {Mirk "I'm very proud of this umn i i! that they at least saw the light." said Don Nowi.omer. commander of Willamette Post 293 He said he sees the site as a totally nondenominational outdoor chapel where people cart go to think Newt orncr said fund raising is going very well for the protect, whit h will involve no puhlit money Memorial tup porter* have about $#.000 in donations after re» eivutga largo Anonymous mfi. but several thousand more will is- needed to < omnletc the 5 font-tali granite wall, he said Thu original memorial pro posal was brought to the council at a (line 2\ meeting, where council members raised ques lions about the location of the memorial At the work session on June .18 the cnum ll asked for a report oil a site At those meetings both Coon cilrnan Kevin Hornhtickle and Cnuncilwomun Barbara Keller raised concerns that the morui ment would tie glorifying war In response, the group that pro posed the monument added a tine to the memorial that said. "In just this i eiiturv. many mil Hons of men women, and chil dren have [lenshed in war May there tie an end to war I art's give pe n «• a i ham e Hut Hnrtibinkle said that although the message was a nu e gesture, the memorial still ' em mirages ignorant e ” Other council members said the propN t was a positive thing for the park, and is not promot mg war This is not a memorial of war It is ih'ilu ated to the mem ory of Itir people who have ilnni. ('.mint ilwornan Nam v Nathanson soul Currently thorn is a Vietnam Wall, built in 10H7. in Skinner Butte Park that holds a plaque commemorating the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial that was displayed in the park in ltJBti There ate not iiis axlstlng nrdinaiu.es that prohibit war memorials from oily parks, at i ording to the ( ity of Kugeiie On guard! Mt'tOOV ( Xl« t 1 s> i.' Rob Herrick, a senior anthropology major, and Beth Diamond, a graduate student In landscape architecture, toll fence In Esstlnger Hall Tuesday afternoon Although not offered in summer (these two are battling on their own time), fencing classes are available for the fall term from the University's Department of Physical Activity and Recreation Services, under martial arts OSSHE names Griffin as new vice chancellor for public policy Replacement: F< rrru?r US West executive will help connect business, higher education Samantha Martin O&ffy f rtV(H(tkt llieOn^ui) Stalt> System of Higher Kdu* cation has aniioum od a mnv vice chan i ellur fur < orjHirato and publir affairs I'ini Griffin. former vice president and general manager of US Wits! federal Sit vices liu . has hud more than 111 years' exponent e as a senior timm olive m the telecommunication* industry Griffin is roplat mg Ijirrv large as vu r i ham ellnr "Wo have expanded the vice chant el tor's role in order to emphasize the slate system's growing i ommitment to strong partnerships with business in Oregon." said Chancellor Joseph Cox "Tim t .riffms background as vit e pres ident and general manager of US West is exactly what higher education in Ore gon needs," said l.es Swanson Jr . OSSHE president "Our r alleges and universities Turn to BUSINESS, Page 3 ■ GOOD MORNING ► Today marks the (mat day of the ok! Emerald style Look for the new and improved Emm aid beginning next Tuesday ► NE W YORK (AP) - Will she. or won't she? The public will decide this year whether the nc*w Miss America and her competi tors will parade in swimsuits Viewers who dial a “900" number during the Sept 16 live telecast will determine whether the swimsuit segment will go on. Leonard Horn, chief executive officer of the Miss America Orga nization. announced today He said the swimsuit segment would be scheduled for the end of the evening's competition, shortly before the winner is cho sen. If the “no" vote wins, anoth er type of competition will be substituted He would not say what the replacement competi tion might be The call will cost viewers roughly 50 cents, and proceeds would go for scholarships or to charity, organizers said Whether or not viewers want to see trie contestants in swimwear, the swimsuit competi tion will still bo part ol the prelim mary qualifying contests that are hold on the days preceding the live telecast. Those contests help determine who the (inafists are the night ol the telecast Swimsuits have been part of the contest since it started as a beauty pageant in 19?1 But it has long been a subiect ol con troversy, and Horn himself md» Gated that he does not feel inclined to keep it "ShoukJ women parade in swimsuits to win a scholarship? That question has plagued the program since 1945," he said, adding "I personally cannot rationalize putting a young col lege woman m a swimsuit and high heels ” But he said the vote would "let the American people decide I personally hope today 's announcement will engender a national debate." Class to resonate with Pacific music Cultures: The islands' clash of Western and traditional influences will be discussed Anne Moser-Kornfeld (Jf&Qtx) U&fy f 'V&titk.l Visiting professor Molly Elders said she hojies students in her class Mush of the Pad fit Islands.” gain an understanding of how colo nialism and contemporary life affect traditional cultures the class is coordinated through the School of Music and supported by a grant from the Center for Asian anil Pai ifi( studies Music of the Pacific Islands" meets Monday through Thursday from .! to -t it) p m until Aug 10. Elder spent a few years in the early 1090s teaching at a university in Papua New Guinea Last year she researched the background ELDERS iii <i t o r i u I and put together <i prop os oI for the das* “ I h e f’ai ifi< is a fascinating |> I a i « politically and it's fascinating bistort! ally but anst- it's tint last (ilari* on Karth to in* popu lated Thu I’ai ific is .1 micro cosm of what has happened in the West But Western eyes can't easily see that." Killer said. The amount of culture, the conientrated population and the diversity of language excites Klder The purpose of the class is to offer students an understanding of the histo ry of the Pacific with the added dimension of music. The music Klder collected for the class comet from Mu rtmusia, Melanesia. Papua Nuw (.mnuu. liiu Archipelago Islands and New Zealand Elder plans to leave tin* University a cornprehensive list til materials in ethnii musicology For the class, she plans to have guest lecturers, including a hula dam ur She also plans videos, recordings and some readings to (ill out the course. Ritual still exists in the Pacific. Elder said, but by di*. pelting myths, students t un liet time aware of the t oustant evolution going on in the Pacific; island area "Music doesn’t work in a vat mini Music is a wonderful way to learn about soc iety and about people Mtisii is like society and society is like music." she said. Elder ent ourages students who have not yet registered to call her to ask any questions they may have shout the class.