Wednesday, November 7,2001
Since 1 900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 52
Voters
narrowly
approve
parkway
■ In the upcoming weeks,
city council will decide how
to employ Measure 20-54
By Brook Reinhard
Oregon Daily Emerald
Eugene voters approved a measure
Tuesday to build the West Eugene Park
way by a margin of 644 votes, with 50.9
percent supporting the project. Spring
■ field voters were
INSIDE also voting “yea,”
OSA SeekstO with 65.5 percent
s increase student voting in favor of
voter participation, revising the city’s
PAGE4 1893 charter.
The unofficial fi
nal results showed Eugene’s Measure
20-54 with 17,864 votes in favor and
17,220 opposed, while Measure 20-53,
which proposed transportation alterna
Turn to Election, page 3
Professors
to speak on
. Islam, West
■This week’s teach-in features
a talk about the gap between
Muslim and Western states
ByJohnLiebhardt
Oregon Daily Emerald
Anita Weiss, a professor of interna
tional studies, will be one of the speak
ers at today’s “After September 11”
teach-in sponsored by the political sci
ence department and ASUO. Weiss re
cently returned from two months of re
search in Malaysia and Pakistan and a
book she co-edited, “Power and Civil
Society in Pakistan,” was published in
June by Oxford University Press. Weiss
spoke to the Emerald inaQErA session
about her presentation “Islamic Society,
Globalization, and Grievances with the
Western Order. ” Her words have been
edited for brevity and clarity.
Q. Your presentation will touch on
what you call a “chasm” between some
Muslim states and the West. What is
that chasm?
A. From the perspective of some
Muslim states, the chasm would be a
chasm of values or priorities. Many
people in many Muslim states see the
United States in such a way that many
Americans would not identify with
that image. They see the United States
as being power hungry, as only caring
about making itself wealthier and us
ing up the world’s resources. And
many perceive the United States as
looking at people from other countries
Turn to Teach-in, page 3
Way of the Hand and Foot
Master Kyu Chin Hwang teaches kicking, punching
and blocking, as well as Korean philosophy
By Anne Le Chevailier
Oregon Daily Emerald
In an empty room at the
back of the University Recreation
Center, trendy shoes are stuffed in cubby
holes. Stomping and the sliding of feet replace
in time' Ail they have to bring is a willingness to learn, and all they need is ateacher.
While watching martial arts in movies, video games and cartoons can be enter
taining, these University students are actually learning about the self-defense sport
; from a real master — course instructor Kyu Chin Hwang.
Hwang has been studying the sport since his childhood in Seoul,
South Korea. He has earned a seventh-degree black belt in tae kwon do,
a sixth-degree black belt in judo and a fifth-degree black belt in hapkido.
Since 1974, Hwang has also run his own martial arts academy in a
local studio that he and a friend built themselves.
Hwang is “a master,” senior Daniel Reed said.
During the 50-minute class, the students huffed and puffed, but
60-year-old Hwang didn’t appear to be out of breath. Exuding energy,
this grandfather of two led the kicking and punching workouts and
bounced across the room correcting students.
Tae kwon do, which means "way of the hand and foot," is the Ko
rean art of bare-hand combat, according to the course’s reference
packet. Over the term, Hwang teaches the basic kicks, punches,
blocks, stances and combinations to his students.
Freshman Jackson Cole is studying tae kwon do to become more
skilled in aikido, which he prefers because it is strictly defensive.
But Cole said he still likes the class.
“Now I can put my foot above my head, and it is a good leg work
out,” he said.
Reed said he signed up for the class because he wanted an easier
term.
“It’s a lot tougher than you would expect martial arts to be,” he
said. “Especially as a one-credit P.E. class.”
In addition to helping his students develop endurance, skill and
concentration, Hwang teaches his pupils tae kwon do etiquette. In
competition, students are forbidden to attack an opponent's face,
groin or back. They are also forbidden to grab, hold or push their op
ponents. Turn tQ yae kwQn ^ page Q
Would you like fries with that?
■ me university s career uenier
tries to help graduate students find
employment in a sluggish economy
ByLeonTovey
Oregon Daily Emerald
As the economy slows and unemployment
rates rise, soon-to-be college graduates are be
ing forced to ask a question they may not have
anticipated when they entered college: What
will I do after graduation?
In order to help students decide what to do
next, the University Career Center is holding its
Fall Career Fair today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the EMU.
Representatives from dozens of corporations,
government agencies, nonprofit organizations
and graduate schools will be present at the fair
distributing information, handing out applica
tions and in some cases interviewing potential
employees. The fair will offer career-minded
students a chance to get a jump on the job mar
ket, according to Mei Yong, marketing and com
munications director for the Career Center.
Yong, who is coordinating the fair, said that
while there are about 30 percent fewer compa
nies than average at this year’s fair, the ones
present will be hiring.
“A lot of companies have instituted a hiring
freeze at this point,” she said. “But recruiters (at
the fair) are seriously looking for employees.”
Ted Hawksford, human resources director for
AramarK, one or tne companies tnat will oe
present at the fair, agrees that students looking
seriously for work have a chance of getting a job.
Like many other corporations that will be pres
ent at the fair, Aramark is looking to fill admin
istrative and sales positions, Hawksford said,
but students shouldn’t hold out hope for an im
mediate position with the company, which sup
plies uniforms and career apparel to thousands
of businesses nationwide.
Hawksford said that due to the sluggish econ
omy and its effect on sales, Aramark would for
go its traditional practice of hiring fall and win
ter term graduates to start work immediately.
“We will hire people in the spring,” he said.
“But right now we’re going to save our re
sources so we can expand when the economy
picks up.”
However, Aramark’s misfortune may trans
late into good luck for others. Skye Sieber, Peace
Corps campus representative for the University,
said corporations are hiring less right now
and that will make the Peace Corps seem like a
better option to students who wouldn’t normal
ly consider working for the group.
“With the sluggish economy, I think we’ll see
people looking elsewhere for opportunities,” she
said. “I think we will be on more people’s radar. ”
Sieber added that unlike corporations, whose
hiring practices are dictated by profits, the Peace
Corps will be hiring as many people as apply.
“We have a lot of requests from French
2001 Fall Career Fair
Who will be there: National and local
corporations, government agencies, nonprofit
organ izations and graduate schoois
What they wilt be doing: Looking to swell
their ranks with college students
When ati this wifi be going on: Today from
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where it will be held: EMU Ballroom
speaking countries for people with a back
ground in French,” Sieber said. “There are a lot
of opportunities out there, and even for people
who are on a traditional career path, this looks
good on a resume. ”
In addition to non-profit organizations, Yong
said many students might also consider gradu
ate school as an alternative to the private job
market. The fair will include representatives
from schools across the country — particularly
law schools. But Yong said that regardless of
what students choose to pursue at the fair, they
should come prepared.
“Students should prep themselves by doing
research on companies,” Yong said. “And it
never hurts to polish up your resume and dress
professionally.”
Leon Tovey is a highereducation reporterforthe Oregon Daily
Emerald. He can be reached at leontovey@dailyemerald.com.