Quite
maddening
The Mad Duckling The
atre anticipates the
July 5 opening of the
production ‘My Emper
or's New Clothes,’a
Hans Christian Ander
sen classic PAGE 5
The Flash
Art in the Vineyard a
blend of arts
The 17th annual Art in the
Vineyard music and art festi
val will be held at Alton Bak
er Park June 30 through July
2. Organizers tout the event
as a gathering of fine local
and out-of-town artists who
must be hand picked by a
jury in order to participate.
Wine-tasting, music and chil
dren’s storytelling highlight
the festival. Page 5
Hikers have bountiful
options for scenery
Mountaineers and novice
hikers can enjoy the beauty
of Hardesty Mountain, just
miles outside Eugene. The
hike includes scenic vistas
and treks through pastures of
wildflowers. Page 5
Supreme Court
rejects abortion ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re
publicans in Congress soon
may push forward with legis
lation that would ban so
called partial-birth abortions
now that the Supreme Court
has given guidance on how
to make such a bill constitu
tionally valid.
On Wednesday, the nation’s
highest court threw out Ne
braska’s ban, saying it vio
lates women’s constitutional
rights by imposing an “un
due burden” on their deci
sions to end their pregnan
cies.
GOP lawmakers, who have
been waiting on this deci
sion, now will take the ruling
and rework their already-ap
» proved “partial-birth” ban in
hopes of avoiding any consti
tutional questions.
“This opinion will be stud
ied intensely,” House Judicia
ry Committee Chairman Hen
ry Hyde, R-tll., said.
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Bach talk
Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald
A wide spectrum of academic and religious leaders were represented in the five member panel which discussed the issues of Bach and the Gospel of John. From right
to left: Anne Dhu McLucas, Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin, Thomas Somerville, Reverend Daniel E.H. Bryant and Michael Marissen.
Bach song considered anti-Semitic
Public
debate
A second discus
sion, titled
“Lutheranism,
Anti-Judaism
and Bach’s St
John Passion,” is
scheduled for
Friday at 3 p.m.
in Music 198.
SOURCE; Bach Festival
■The song ‘St. John Passion’ has stirred a passion of its
own among the Jewish community, putting heat on the
Bach Festival for performing the controversial piece
By Rebecca Newell
Oregon Daily Emerald
“Music Beyond Boundaries”
is the theme of this year’s Ore
gon Bach Festival and bound
aries were the topic of discus
sion Wednesday night at Beall
Hall. A five-person panel ad
dressed the controversy sur
rounding tonight’s perform
ance of Bach’s masterpiece “St.
John Passion.”
When performed in 1995 at
the Festival to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the end
of World War II, the presenta
tion was met with dissension
and protest. After five years
without the piece as a part of
the event’s lineup, the Bach
Festival organizers are bringing
it back.
Commentary during the
piece, which is sung in Ger
man, includes phrases from the
Gospel of John that many be
lieve are anti-Semitic. The dis
cussion sought to address the
concerns regarding the piece’s
selection as part of the festival,
and opened up dialogue
among the 200 people in atten
dance at Beall.
Representing the spectrum
of academic knowledge, com
munity religious leaders and
musicologists, many gave their
opinions about “St. John Pas
sion.”
The panel discussed the
meaning and background of
Bach’s lyrics, and how they
should be critically examined.
“Is there anti-Judaism in the
text? In my opinion, yes,” said
Turn to Bach song, page 3
CC Every
time that
piece is
played...
the issue
comes up.
George
Evano
OBF
director of
communica
tions
Commission looks ahead
after public discussion
■A public discussion airs concerns of
observers and protesters related to the
June 17-18 anarchist protests downtown
By jack Clifford
Oregon Daily Emerald
As the Eugene community continues to strug
gle with questions and concerns relating to the
pro-anarchist rally that turned into an arrest
spree, the city’s Human Rights Commission is
looking at the bigger question of, “What now?”
Approximately 25 people, including mem
bers of the HRC’s neutral observer program and
several individuals from the total of 67 arrested
during the weekend of June 17-18, spoke out
Tuesday evening at the Lane County Court
house. Some people connected to the anarchist
movement have said that the city’s neutral ob
server program can’t be trusted to make fair as
sessments during protest situations and is just
an extension of the Eugene Police Department.
The event’s total attendance was close to 100,
a number that Eugene’s Human Rights Program
Manager Greg Rikhoff said was lower because
of what he calls a sense of mistrust among cer
tain segments of the population.
“There’s a large chunk of the community who
still feel unsafe to participate,” Rikhoff said, re
Turn to HRC forum, page 4
Bill would allow release
of sex offenders’ status
■ Legislation that recently passed in the
U.S. House of Representatives could
allow universities to post information
about students convicted of sex crimes
By Kristy Hessman
Oregon Daily Emerald
School officials and local law enforcement
agencies are unsure of how to deal with the logis
tics of a bill that recently passed in the U.S.
House of Representatives. The legislation,
would require colleges and universities to make
known on their campuses the identities of stu
dents and employees who are “registered sex of
fenders.”
The House on June 12 unanimously passed
the bill,, but it has not yet been reviewed by the
Senate. The bill is expected to pass easily in the
Senate.
The measure,, was prompted by an incident
that occurred last summer involving an Arizona
State University student. Fifty-five year-old Arun
Sharma was a convicted sex offender enrolled in
the school and he was later arrested for assault
ing six women in a movie theater. University of
ficials were, at that time, unable to release crimi
nal history on the student because it violated
Turn to Sex offenders, page 3
(( ... it is
not really
clear yet
the im
pact this
will have
on cam
pus.
Joan Saylor
admissions
lieutenant
from the Of
fice of Public
Safety ^