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Volume 100, Issue 51
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Professor offers second take on film
Kathleen Karlyn brings a new
understanding of movies to her
classes in film studies
By Sarah Skidmore
Oregon Daily Emerald
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance
across the walls, movie posters take over
any available wall space, and famous
paintings progress across Kathleen Kar
lyn’s computer screen saver in her office.
Filling her office with art is not enough
for Karlyn — art has spilled over into
every area of her life. Karlyn can hardly
sit still as she bubbles about her interests
in film.
“It is wonderful," she said. “I think
people are so lucky to be able to do your
work in an area that you love. I just wish
everyone could take a career that would
allow them to do work in an area that
they love. I think what my own training
and immersion in film has done is make
me love films all the more.”
As a professor in film studies, Karlyn
teaches classes that include the history of
motion pictures, comedy, feminist theo
ry and social representation in film. Kar
lyn has been a full-time professor at the
University since 1994. The emphasis of
her research has been primarily femi
nism.
“One of the ways of understanding
how art speaks to us and how it func
tions in the culture is through under
standing all kinds of issues,” she said.
“One of them that interests me is how
film teaches us and speaks to us on the
level of identity as men and women and
how it reinforces ideas and it has an ide
ological function. Any art has a serious
ideological function.”
It is her understanding of art, aesthet
ics and media that Karlyn attributes to
her understanding of film. Karlyn earned
a bachelor’s degree in English, a master's
in history of ideas and received her doc
torate from the University in film stud
ies.
Previously, Karlyn worked as a jour
nalist and then decided to return to high
er education. Her intent was to use her
journalistic experiences to educate oth
ers but said she felt another calling.
“My original love of art and aesthetics
took me back to film,” Karlyn said.
Her enthusiasm is evident to students
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Kathleen Karlyn, professor of film studies, brings her love of motion pictures into the classroom.
also.
“I think she has a lot of energy, said
Erin Gauthier, a history of motion pic
tures student and junior English major.
“She’s very enthusiastic: about the class
and the film that she is teaching.”
Film has the unique characteristic of
being bigger than life, she said. This indi
viduality has a definite impact on society.
“Film is a very powerful medium, and I
want my students to come out of that
class having power over the medium
rather than letting the medium have pow
er over them,” Karlyn said.
The prevalence of film is growing,
Karlyn said. Families regularly rent
videos on weekends and when friends
get together, a movie is frequently in the
plans, she said. For this reason it is im
portant for students to be active viewers
of film.
Turn to KARLYN, Page 4
Consumers
urged to buy
recycled
Eugene recognizes Oregon
Recycling Awareness Week with
a challenge to increase Lane
County’s recovery rate
By Michael Hines
Oregon Daily Emerald
The new message is buy recycled.
Instead of urging consumers to buy recy
clable products, local waste reduction lead
ers are urging them to buy products that in
clude recycled material.
It's an attempt to create a consumer feed
back loop, said Alex Cuyler, City of Eugene
recycling and solid waste specialist.
“For recycling to really work, we need to
remember to buy recycled," he said. “If we
can buy recycled, _
ttien we can create a
demand.”
The campaign
comes during Ore
gon Recycling
Awareness Week,
which has existed
for several years.
And the second
America Recycles
Day is Sunday.
“It’s a campaign to
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WEDNESDAY: noon,
6p.m.,7p.m.,8p.m.
THURSDAY:
noon, 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY:
6 p.m., 7 p.m.
highlight recycling’s
success,” said Tanya Baker, Lane County
waste reduction specialist.
Lane County ranks second in the state be
hind the metro counties ill its recovery rate.
The recovery rate is the percent of total waste
product that is recycled. Lane County’s rate
is 39 percent, Baker said.
The campaign includes more than just Eu
gene.
"We’re challenging Lane County citizens
to make a pledge to buy recycled products,”
Baker said.
This challenge is extended to University
students, as well.
“When you go to the store to either buy
yourgroceries or buy school supplies, look at
the label,” Baker advised.
Her message mirrors the year’s theme: “If
you're not buying recycled, you’re not really
Turn to RECYCLING, Page 4
Celebration of Kwanzaa begins earlier than usual this year
we Black
Student
Union’s
events for the
traditional
holiday begin
Wednesday
at the EAIU
By Erin Snelgrove
Oregon Daily Email]
Kwanzaa, a celebration of black
heritage and culture, will be held ear
ly this year at the University.
This celebration, usually observed
between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, will be
recognized this week, giving students
an opportunity to share their feelings
about this holiday with one another.
“Kwanzaa began in 1966 by a
man named Maulana Karenga,” said
Rashidah Haqq, Black Student
Union member. “He felt it was nec
essary for there to be a holiday in
which blacks could celebrate some
thing besides Christmas. Kwanzaa is
a lot like Christmas, but it’s more
symbolic.”
Kwanzaa is a holiday that cele
brates the culture and values of
African-American history. It stresses
the importance of family, communi
ty and unity. This festival tries to in
form others about the past as a way to
educate people about the future.
At the heart of this Kwanzaa is
Nguzo Saba, or the seven principles.
These principles are: unity, self-de
termination, collective work, respon
sibility, cooperative economics, pur
pose, creativity and faith, are each
represented by a candle. Three of the
candles are red and represent blood,
three candles are green and represent
earth, and the one black candle is a
symbol of people.
Each day a different candle is lit,
and people try to incorporate the
meaning of each candle’s principle
into their everyday lives.
To help educate people about this
holiday, the BSU is displaying an in
formational table in the Fir Room
from Wednesday to Friday. This dis
play will consist of objects that repre
sent each of the Nguzo Saba princi
ples.
On Friday, a traditional Kwanzaa
dinner will take place in the Multi
cultural Center from 7 to 9:30 p.m. It
will consist of African and Southern
food. Everyone interested in this free
event is welcome to attend.
"Kwanzaa is not a racial holiday;
anyone can celebrate it,” Haqq said.
“Kwanzaa is a traditional holiday
where African-Americans feel they
have something to contribute to each
other as well as to everyone else.”
For more information about the
Kwanzaa celebration, contact the
BSU in EMU room 25 or call 346
4379.