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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 2004)
Advisory board could upset international studies program The board, included in a federal bill that has passed the House, would monitor international programs By Chelsea Duncan News Reporter A proposed federal bill that could create an advisory board to monitor international studies programs at universities has some faculty wor ried about the implications of gov ernment influence. The bill, which passed the House in October and now awaits Senate consideration, includes a provision seeking to establish an advisory board of political appointees to ana lyze the way international studies are taught and make recommenda tions to the administration if a prob • lem is perceived. The provision could affect any uni versity and college program funded under Title VI of the Higher Educa tion Act, which provides financial support for such programs. The over all bill is part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. International Studies Assistant Professor Stephen Wooten said the board was proposed last summer when certain political leaders raised concerns that some programs taught anti-American sentiments and did not serve the interests of the Bush administration. "It's certainly not true, but that's what they were perceiving," Wooten said. In October, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, said the bill is important for maintaining "critical international and foreign lan guage programs," according to a press release from the Office of Govern mental Affairs. Eric Bishoff Freelance Photographer Assistant Professor Stephen Wooten’s International Studies classes could be impacted by the federal bill if it is approved by the U.S. Senate. "Now, more than at virtually any other time in our history, we must un derstand our national interests and se 'Now, more than at virtually any other time in our history, we must understand our national interests and security concerns within an international context. We do not live in a vacuum, and our higher education system must reflect this." John Boehner Chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee curity concerns within an internation al context," he said. "We do not live in a vacuum, and our higher education system must reflect this." Wooten said the purpose of an international studies program is to in crease international understanding. "By design, that's what the pro gram is supposed to do," he said. "Our goal is really to enrich the American perspective." He added that those who support implementing the board likely do not support international studies in general. "The people who are the most reac tionary are people who don't want other perspectives," he said. Although the University's Interna tional Studies Program is not fund ed under Title VI, a portion of it could be soon. Wooten said he has applied for a grant under Title VI, which would be used to enhance African studies at the University. But Wooten said the advisory board, if it is created, will have lim ited power, and therefore he is not worried about his grant being ap proved or future studies being Turn to INFL, page 12 Complete Selection • Skis • Boots : • Clothing Ski Rentals 13th & Lawrence • Eugene• 683-1300 www.bergsskishop.com HEADQUARTERS www.bergunowboardsho9.com 13th & Lawrence * Eugene • 683-1300 The fertility Center OREGON Miracle BECOME AN EGG DONOR 1 he fertility Center of Oregon has helped many couples achieve pregnancy since 1978. We are in need of egg donors to continue to help infertile women. 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Despite a high-traffic location be tween the Fishbowl and the Ticket Office, the company decided to pull out of the building following fall term final exams, EMU Director Dusty Miller said. - "Doing retail on campus is very dif ferent from doing it on the street," he said. "About five months out of 12, campus retailers need to make a prof it to sustain their businesses, and some barely break even." Miller said he will consult recent market research and solicit new "enti ties" to take up the space before mak ing a presentation to the EMU Board. In the meantime, Totally Cellular will pay monthly rent until its lease is up Eric Bishoff Freelance Photographer Totally Cellular's store on the first floor of the EMU closed its doors at the end of fall term. in about two years. "I believe this was (Totally Cellu lar's) first attempt at working on a col lege campus," Miller said. A Totally Cellular employee who did not want to be identified said the cell phone retailer first decided to re locate the EMU store in mid-Decem ber. The company then moved the store to a prior location in Springfield while keeping the same employees and the same look. Located at 107 W. Q St., the new and improved Totally Cellular store is open for business, and the company hopes the change will help it make a better profit, the employee said. According to http://www.totallycel lular.net, the Springfield location is just one of nine current branches statewide. Established in 1996, the privately owned company went Turn to CELLULAR, page 6 I air "Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" -MLK Jr. January 21, 22 ► EMU Concourse “► From 10AM to 3PM
