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Activist Wu visits campus
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midst of hand clapping, hissing and
signs
“As far as being called a troublemaker,
I consider it a compliment."
“They would act as recruiters to
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the program concluded.
Wu later spoke at the Asian-Amer-
Incident—The tepee
was stolen from a lawn
near Bizzell Memorial
Library.
“It must have taken several peo-
ple to do it," he said. “I’m not
and state statutes.
OUDPS will present the infor-
Program
observes
history
month
Awards—Asian-
American students
receive annual honors.
By Lel-Lenl Paries
The Oklahoma Daily
lation of congressional policy.
The second piece was a BBC doc-
Concrete picks
Chadwick's fey character
tops the comics heap. 8
Thursday
• Saul Magana
and Patty Brashears
Harry Wu
Human rights activist
One of five tepees erected next
to Bizzell Memorial Library was
stolen Sunday morning and later
found by the OU Department of
Public Safety.
Joe Lester, director of OUDPS,
Monday, March 25,1996
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.—Vol. 80, No. 131
Single Copy Free; Additional Copies 28 cents
UOSA candidates
to debate tonight
The OU Young Democrats
and the College Republicans are
hosting a debate featuring
UOSA presidential and vice
presidential candidates tonight.
The second annual debate
will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 128
Dale Hall.
Matthew Frost, OU Young
Democrats executive director,
said in a statement that the
debate will serve to educate vot-
ers and increase participation in
the UOSA elections.
Today
• Amy Cobb
and Jabar Shumate
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Better communication with stu-
dents and increased student involve-
ment are important to UOSA presi-
dential and vice-presidential candi-
dates Amy Cobb and Jabar Shu-
mate.
“Student Congress is not doing
an effective job representing the stu-
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past^sufferingTin the emps”M well SPEAKER - Harry Wu speaks at the Ninth Annual Asian-American Stu-
a card in the Cold War, which died
with the Soviet Union, Wu said.
After the videos, questions were
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Campus & City
Campus Notes
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Entertainment
meetings between Student Con-
gress members and their con-
stituents.
Cobb said Student Congress
should let students in districts with
empty seats know they are not being
Information —UOSA
candidates Amy Cobb
and Jabar Shumate say
they want to improve
communication.
By Aesha Rasheed
The Oklahoma Daily
National Women’s History Month
is a time when students across the
• "senior (tie) — Yamini Patel and United States recognize women’s
^w’tTeUnMsi’made pared questions sparked_a senesol TuatOp #“"^'said women's conttbu-
Vi Wickham and Benedict Wang, tions have been left out of standard
Joan K Smith, dean of education,
said history has been lopsided and
k Quarterback battle
4 Justin Fuente says Eric Moore
played better on Saturday. 9
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GOALS AT AGLANCE
• accessibility to students
• increasing tutoring
“A lot of women in the male-domi-
nated past have been buried, espe-
cially in education," Smith said.
Julie Carr, women’s studies gradu-
ate student, said women are general-
ly trivialized or left out in academics
across the board. She said women’s
contributions should be integrated
into the curricula more.
“The fact is, it’s unfortunate to
have a month for something we
should be recognizing every day,"
she said. She said the history month
is not a negative point
“It’s like drugs, and they’re giving
us little crumbs,” Carr said. “We’re
thankful for what we get; we don’t
want to lose it
“But when you get to thinking,
you realize ‘My God. this should be
going on all the time.’ ”
Communication sophomore
Tiffany Stevens said U.S. culture
often does not recognize women’s
achievements in male-dominated
fields. She agreed women’s history
Friday
• Ryan Meegan and Sarah
Cooper
OUDPS investigates theft of tepee
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“I urge anyone
who has any infor-
mation about this
By NatanhaE. Washington fo COme forward
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policy. In the past China was used as Recipients were:
• freshman—Sonal Patel;
• sophomore—Richard Ro;
• junior—Thu-Tam Bui, and
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survive.”
In 1985 Wu said he came to the
• . tionary and ultimately led to his Tost United States to enjoy the rest of his
As Wu asrended the stage in the future.' life in a peaceful place and to love and
J The basis of the Laogai (labor be loved. He said he could not forget
camp) in China is the sayingAat
a liar, he began responding to the
handouts being distributed.
with it."
David Boran
OU president
“That’s a horrible, racist thing to
said a special patrol had checked do.”
the tepees at 6:40 a.m. Lester said the tepee was appar-
At 10:45 a.m. witnesses reported ently untied from its round stakes
that a tepee had been found at the and folded.
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority “It must have taken several peo-
house at 700 College Ave. pie to do it," he said. “I’m not
Sarah Thomas, president of happy with the individuals who did
Kappa Kappa Gamma, said one of this. It was uncalled for.”
the sorority's members found the Lester said he will make sure
tepee in the front yard. the perpetrators get the highest
“We don’t know who did it. possible penalty under university
We’re working with the police,"
Thomas said. “We feel horrible
along with the Native-American
community.
Rumors of protest did not deter college student to express his view, and not M a human being, you can
Harry Wu from speaking about His criticism of the government gar-
known atrocities in China to a full nered him the title of a contra-revolu-
room Saturday. I
STRUCTURES — Bob Fields, anthropology professor, and his anthropology class set up one of the five tepees put up outside Bizzell Memorial Library Thursday.
tion’s escort services.
J Cobb and Shumate said one
(Con- strength of their ticket is their but they
gress) so that their needs, ideas and diverse backgrounds. Shumate has strength insteaa oi a weaxnes
problems can be addressed by the experience with housing. Black Stu- elected, they will be yound to
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start a campaign of recruitment.”
Shumate said he and Cobb would
like to help groups that are leftjout such as Campus Activities Council
“I decided to join this ticket
bers should meet with organizations because I knew that together we
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On the issue of campus safety, Shumate said.
Both candidates are sophomores,
j see their youth as a
diverse backgrounds. Shumate has strength instead of a weakness. If
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dent Association and administration, the effects of their leadership. „
Cobb has worked with the greek “We have to live with the deci- Nation
system and campus organizations sions we make in office,” Cobb said.
T She said the most important part
of Congress' budget process. The and student alumni board. of heir platform is “reachmg out.
executive staff They said they feel Ways and Means committee mem- “1 decided to join this ticket “Our whole platform is based on
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“We would pledge to have our in budgets, Shumate said,
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CANDIDATES — Jabar Shumate and Amy Cobb talk about what they
would like to see improved if they were elected.
deTL^\S^C^“&ZgJ also very concerned about making functions of all the organizations on Cobb and Shumate suggested
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w “Inclusion is an important part of Shumate said.
District forums are monthly our campaign,” Shumate said. “We ‘ .
want to go out to these organiza- get more people to come
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it greek, and have a roundtable i
every month to discuss their con- body,” Shumate said. “We have to
cerns.”
cm i J-_-- Cobb and Shumate pledged to be
represented. She also suggested accessible to the student body and
more publicity for district forums.
“As far as forums go — advertise
don’t even know that they are invit- everyone infonned.
ed."
Cobb and Shumate said they are
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reaching out to the Norman commu- Oklahoma All rights reserved
nity and beyond."
taken off the World Wide Web from
the China Poll and Survey and an
article about his lecture. oescnnwwa The selection committee consist-
ed rfw^stedtagSate XX'lIe ° tataibing his experiences, Wu enabled condemned men to pay their ed of four faculty and two staff mem-
said in actuality he was invited as a said, “If you treat yourself as a beast debt to society. L--------------
Cobb, Shumate make pledge to reach out to students
Special awards were given to Wu,
Wickham and Wang serve as advis- history and curricula.
ican awards banquet, where several era to Asian-American Student Asso-
Sb^a^ytopTettatese^ tom'ht tepieefsaid executed pns said he accepted his award as womens history is hard to result.
a representative of the nameless,
faceless individuals.
The lecture then turned to his
maker, I consider it a compliment,"
Wu said, holding up a defaced flyer.
“In the United States, I am a human ------
rights activist” received minimal food rations and
The materials handed out at the learned to survive on frogs, snakes
lecture included questions to Wu, an and even tree baric,
article on how a Chinese “organ har- T.. ----------------- *
vest" video was made, information he is “not a hero, just a survivor."
second book Bitter Winds, which Wu umentary on organ transplants. Doc-
oners make ideal donors and it
Contributions — OU’s
Women’s Studies
Program celebrates its
20th anniversary and
National Women’s
as thoseleft behind. The nightmares dent Awards Banquet Saturday. History Month.
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Wu said his places of work in the China. He risked his life in doing so
Laogai ranged from a coal mine to a and began to record the atrocities he
rice field. During the first phase, he once experienced.
The result was a piece that ran on
60 Minutes about the exportation of taken from the audience. The pre-
Wu reminded the audience that by forced labor. This was a clear vio- arguments that would continue until
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Mathis, Joy. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 131, Ed. 1 Monday, March 25, 1996, newspaper, March 25, 1996; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1820014/m1/1/?q=led+zeppelin: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.