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'Smoker9 event
supports YMCA
Tickets are on sale for “Smoker,”
the greek community’s annual chari
ty boxing event, the proceeds of
which will benefit the YMCA.
“We chose the YMCA because of
the lack of funds available to chil
dren’s education programs in the
state of Oregon,” program coordina
tor Ashley Keels said. “We really feel
that it is important for the whole
community to come together and
support such a great organization.”
The event, which is sanctioned by
the United States Amateur boxing
association, features 15 matches
among 30 contestants and takes
place today at 7 p.m. in McArthur
Court. As always, doctors will exam
ine each contestant before and after
the fights, and ambulances will be
ready should any serious injuries be
inflicted on anyone.
Tickets are #10 at Mac Court.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
— Brook Reinhard
‘Sex Work’ films aim
to challenge thinking
Four local artists may prove creativ
ity is bred in strange ways when they
visit the University for “Beyond Sex
Work: Voices from the Margins,” a col
lection of film shorts and discussion on
issues ranging from sex to politics.
Ariel Lightenchild, James Dia
mond, Leslie Bull and Emi Koyama
will bring their unique perspectives to
100 Willamette Hall at 7 p.m. today.
The four artists defy easy catego
rization. For instance, Bull, a novelist,
filmmaker and photographer writes
about her experiences as an eighth
grade drop-out and teen welfare mom,
prostitute, junkie, “queer middle-aged
college student” and survivor.
Diamond, on the other hand, de
scribes himself as an anti-national
ist, multi-racial artist on a political
ly, spiritually, emotionally charged
quest. His short film, “The Man
From Venus” won a Gerry Brunett
Memorial Award for best director.
Lightenchild is another product of
the streets, saying she hopes to
make sense of her experiences and
help others through her stories of
childhood abuse and neglect.
Last but not least, when Koyama is
asked her gender, she replies “slut.”
This kind of candor promises to make
for some interesting insights and art.
“Beyond Sex Work” is a free event,
but donations are encouraged.
— Ryan Bomheirner
Peace
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said. “We ... need to provide the po
litical willpower for our government
to walk the walk, and not just talk
the talk.”
However, Young said that even if
Sharon was willing to make some
concessions, his government would
not let him do so.
Young also attacked fundamentalist
Christians and democrats, saying they
are an obstacle to the plan’s imple
mentation because they decry Bush’s
efforts simply because of his last name
and not on the plan’s merits.
“Don’t go against Bush,” he force
fully stated. “They need to say, ‘Mr.
Bush, on this issue we support you.
You can do it.’”
Panelist and University professor
Shaul Cohen did not agree, howev
er, and said any plan that comes out
of Washington is destined to fail, es
pecially the road map plan.
“I don’t see an administration
that cares about Arabs ... and I
don’t see an administration that
cares about Jews,” he said.
One of the panelists’ greatest con
cerns was that most people in the
United States don’t care about what
happens across the world.
Mark McCambridge Emerald
Munir Katul, a retired Eugene physician, spoke critically of the U.S. government and its
accountability in the Middle East
“Most Americans don’t care
about either side,” Young said. “It’s
in the interest of America to re
move terrorists in the Middle East.”
Contact the reporter
atromangokhman@dailyemerald.com.
Mittman
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services before moving to the Uni
versity of Oregon in 1963. In 1967,
Dizney joined Mittman, and the two
soon started teaching together.
Judy Andrews, who spent seven
years in the education psychology
doctorate program with Mittman
as her doctoral adviser, said he is a
well-remembered teacher, known
for his passion for life and willing
ness to help students whenever
they asked.
“He was a true mentor in that he
was kind of a father figure,” An
drews said. “He cared about stu
dents’ personal lives, as well as their
academic lives.”
Andrews said that while Mittman
had been a challenging professor be
cause of the work he expected from
his students, he always had an open
door to give aid to students in need.
She said her favorite memory of
Mittman as a teacher was the letters
he would hand-write to his students.
“He wrote me this beautiful letter
when my mom died,” she said.
“That’s the way he was. I remember
just sitting in his office a lot and just
chatting with him. He was always
warm and inviting, a very stupen
dous person.”
Mittman was also a co-founder of
the American College Testing pro
gram. According to Dizney, Mittman
was one of the first developers of the
ACT and worked on test materials
as well as strategies.
“The educational testing service
had a virtual monopoly on college
admission tests,” Dizney said. “The
originators of the ACT wanted to
break that monopoly and introduce
a new admittance test.”
Outside of teaching and advis
ing, Mittman was enthusiastic
about sports, and his favorite team
of all time was the Chicago White
Sox. He also attended a plethora of
football, basketball and baseball
games at the University.
“He was Mr. Duck,” Dizney said.
Mittman retired from full-time
teaching in 1987 but still taught part
time for the next five years. Finally,
in 1999, Mittman and his wife
moved to Hillsboro, Ore. In 2000,
Mittman was invited by some of his
old graduate students to visit Taiwan
and lecture.
“It was heartwarming,” Mony
said. “They would say, ‘Dr.
Mittman, you are not just a profes
sor. You are, first of all, our father.’
He was in his glory.”
Contact the reporter
atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
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TICKETS:
$7.00 for students until 5/20 / 03
$10.00 for community members ^EDNESDAY MAY 21, 2003
All tickets $10 day of event
Doors open at 6:30 pm and close at 8:15 pm.
Tickets available at EMU Ticket Office
All proceeds benefit YMCA
7:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.
McArthur Court
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