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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1996)
Dancer changes major due to politics hen t firm tun* to th* Urtleerafry. I bad my doubt) about my ability to itve Ur (mo bom* and find • new grou p of friend* I quickly became a pad of the dance department i wm thrilled to dance with people who loved to dance as much «a I did and to learn from teacher* who had ao much to offer. Thinking back to my fresh man year. I recall a time when I wm introduced to someone who uaed to be • dance major Upon inouiry. I teamed that she had dropped the major becauae of “politic*" within the department. 1 real!red that politic* ware and are an ugly part of hierar chat systems, but I did not expect to see it in a small department that appeared to be organised and fust But these politics appeared because of Jealous and |>ower-hungry indi viduals Two years later. I sadly and angrily dropped tny dance major because of these “poll ties." Until now. 1 have remained relatively quiet about the entire situation, but i cannot remain this way any longer, because I believe students should be made aware of the injustice that ha* occurred. This political situation involves a faculty member by the name of lisa Arkin who was denied tenure this year. She was evaluated and treated unjustly. Although investigation ensued to find the ' truth “ of the matter, the truth was ignored for political reasons Allegations were made against her that directly involved me. but I was never informed of what really happened I wrote several letters to lire iTh n I'j't 4 • ®piw dean of the .School of Music, the provost of the University. as well m Ptwtdwt FftibnitMm himself end did not receive one reply. In the letter. I described my es parlances with Atkin end »etd I would be more then will in* to talk with anyone about the situation. I we never con ter ted I could not under*!and why they did not ask •tudenl* about the specific incidents The «ww« I uncovered hi not the! they cere to protect Mu dents but rather the! they cere to protect themselves — through the Kerne of politics. However. I would rather not dwell on the many weaknesses of the system but instead men tion the strength* the! Arkin brought to the department Use Atkin became my edvi sor my freshmen year She is an estreitudv level headed end down-to-earth individual as well as a very caring end trust worthy person I could talk to tier about desses, dance or anything that was on my mind This type of student professor relationship Is valuable and unique, espe cially at « large university Few professors make an eatraordl nary effort to get to know thetr students It is for that reason that she is a superior advisor She taught a variety of the most stimulating and educe tlonai classes at the University and presented valuable infer mation In an esiellent fashion She exhibited extensive knowl edge in her Dance and Folk Culture class. Through travel • ing. Professor Arktn has immersed herself in many cul tures and thus has first-hand knowledge of her subjects. The multimlturaitsm that itw 1* invaluable In the University Arkm i» aim the dim tot and ihmfnplm for the Oregon Kthnk: Dance Can tar This group ha* given a loi U> Kugette and the Northern* in getter*!. It I* «Im m» of the only lam e group* lhei gone on lour. repre senting she University ArtUn's energy and commit mant to the group ha* enabled It lo travel to Amon*. Seattle and other part* of Oregon The group aarvea u a rote model for junior college and high school students The company also than** and teethes (Mims about various«ulture* A* a person who give* too percent to everything in her life. Uaa A rim ha* much to offer m an advisor, teacher dancer and choreographer The department the school and the community are losing an amar ing individual by denying her the right to teach at the Univer sity 1 am extremely angry and unhappy about the way thing* were handled — along with the final decision that was reached 1 have tost a large amount of re*p«ct and confidence for the faculty members of the dance department as well as the peo ple in the hiarart ha I system who saw the injustic e taking place and chose to ignore it. /bother Mftyer w a /unox motor ing In English mrrtm s NOTH According lo Lorraine Davit. vice pmvtut for academic affair* tl t* again*t I'm versify polity to respond to letters tuck at Meyer*#, Citing privacy concern*, her off up refuted to comment on »hy tenure mi* not granted In thi* came IfTTfftS Spiritual Music Much University music edu cation it analysis and student* counting ouarter notes at the expense of understanding the music's spirit In the play Ammk>u$. the lung reprimands Mozart because his opera has "loo many notes “ Peo pie in position* of power often cut and »!a»b the art* without understanding their action* K« entiy Beall Hall was full :*f gospel music led by futia Sieufetd. a teacher who takes mostly non music majors and many international students who are not native English speaker* and gives them the will to sing together and to shine as one This is the potential that edu cation so seldom reaches Stu dents are giving without reser vation and experiencing the true toys of being alive. Through song, these students sre gathering moments to retell to their chil dren Concurrent with this glowing lamp of learning, there must always he dark shadow* At Beall Hall, where people should keep the fragile lire glowing, there are some who would smother the flame. They say Julia Neufsld is too religious to teach gospel Gospel music is religious To ask Julia Neufeld to «et aside her feelings of spirit, to teach gospel music from some abstract posi tion, is impossible Let students lean) from some one who is living the mu»ii l.et them make up their own minds This is education and the reason that people attend the Umversi *y. Lot's embrace Julia Neufeld a* a fine example of University teaching The student* will rurne. teem and share Jim Hay Artist and Teacfwr Hiding the truth The appearance and demeanor of the Ml 4«ft article ((JOB. Way t»J c onfirm* many things con tenting the pro-abortion move nseot in this country. bo ita appraisal and support for th* legalization of this miracle drug, the writer conveyed many interesting, albeit predictable jus t ideations for ita use. My personal favcmte "One out of three French women prefer chemical abortions to surgical ones ' Sounds morn like an advertisement tor a bed breakfast cereal than for a drug that pur posely induces miscarriages The writer also spoke of "expulsion of the egg.' whereas anyone who has taken a junior high school sex education class knows it's a bit more cotnplical ed than fust an egg But 1 understand the writer's obstacle: writing as an advocate of both the drug and abortion, 'expulsion of the embryo” does n't quite have the ring or appeal of the chosen phrase It is obvious that the funda mental tactic used by the pro abortion movement is to keep a* many people as possible from knowing about the physical state of the fetus at the time of the abor tion Thu it clearly Muaaery to pro tact the St billion (plutj abortion Industry. A potential (nothin who anl«tn an abortion clinic, possibly ambivalent about the decision to be matin it often greeted by an abortion provider who duet everything possible to keep the woman from knowing exactly what occur* in the proeedute. giving her a false sente of secu rity in her decision. Apart from the “egg* example it the showing of graphic Ulus (ration* portraying forceps enter ing the uterut. presumably to remove something but with noth ing we call a fetu* in the draw ing These antics are anything but courageous, the pro-abortion movement and its activist* are to insecure that they cannot even allow the public to know "what* i* actually being aborted nr how it 1* done I was alto disturbed when, after I placed teveml Right to Life flier* showing unborn babies in various stage* of development in PLX‘ last month, they ail myste riously disappeared within two day*. One was placed to the side of a Student* for Choice 2000 fli er. but interestingly enough. It disappeared also With action* like ibis, can the abortion ouestion ever be fairly addressed through public dis course? Or more importantly, can pro abortion advocate* even dis cuss the issue with integrity? Uttle else could be expected from a movement that continu ally seeks to deny constitution I f 11E R S *1 right* to a child in it* mothar't womb. Jonathan Cot 109*0 PoMKari Soane* Paper choices I waa vary iuipiti*d at tha l*f|* amount of iumd and gold onrod (mustard color) papa* that mm u*«d in tha A8UO ataritoru ihi* yaar Tb*** pa part should hart boon tha ASWl'i la»t chotca l>vaa uad in ptpw production am toxic and havo nogativa impact* on our acoayatem and tha roc vt ling proeaaa All paper, ax* apt unblaachad or chlottna fro* pa par Is first bloat had with industrial chlmfiM, which pro duces dioxin (on** of the mot! toxic chemicals known). Not only is neon/goldenrod taper toxic, it w often mistaken for colored paper and creates contamination in the recycling E races* When the pulp U first teethed, these colors don't bleach out and contaminate entire loads of recycling When choosing your papers, please consider using creative graphics and less toxic choices to send your messages My first choice is 100 percent recycled unbleached paper . Karyn Kaplan RecycSng Program Manager $1000 $10 00 Ten Dollars Off 1st months rent r7! Central ^.4 Self-Storage 1 f>01 Highway 99 North EugefK' OK ‘040.* C»4!> h«H tats $io.oo$10.00 -------—— ’96 Grads „ This is your chance to write tor the ODE! 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