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
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■ 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.