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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1976)
Laws, awareness counter rape stigma Drawing by JoAnn FaWgren UNIVERSITY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH 2520 HARRIS STREET EUGENE, OREGON 97405 Phone 344-3106 Resolve to deepen your spiritual life Attend Sundays Bible Study — 9:45 a.m. Worship — 11:00 a.m. Christian Training — 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship — 7:00 p.m. © V '1-0° . xO'i 475 Lindale dr Springfield, Ore 747-5411 »_JHE PLACE TO LIVF • CLOSE TO MAJOR SHOPPING • FURNISHED APTS AVAILABLE (• RECREATION ROOM BUS SERVICE toCAMPUS • CARPETS A DRAPERIES • LAUNDRY FACILITIES • CHILDREN WELCOME ADULT STUDENT HOUSING INC. ASHLANE A TOTAL STUDENT COMMUNITY By TOM JACKSON Of the Emerald Around 500 B.C. a man raped a woman to force her to become his spouse. Later, a man who raped a woman had to pay her father or husband for the offense, indicating that women were treated as property. Today, laws make sexual assault a criminal offence—evidence that some progress has been made in 2,000 years. But there is still room for improvement, and the Lane Interagency Rape Team is trying to bring about those improvements. According to Marcia Morgan, public education relations officer for the rape team, public attitudes about rape have to change before it can be combated effectively. Morgan spoke at a seminar sponsored by the LCC Men’s Awareness Center Tuesday. Morgan said that social stigmas and myths must be dispelled to assure a better understanding of the problem. She said many people believe the myths that a woman can prevent a rape if she wants to and that all women have a desire to be raped. The belief that rapists are strangers who rape for sexual gratification, that only certain types of women get raped and that rape is a women s problem are contrary to statistical evidence but still accepted by many people, according to Morgan. “Every rapist and victim is different," she said, adding that Lane County in 1974 had 92 reported sex offenses and of those, 68 were in Eugene. "It is estimated that one in five rapes are reported," said Morgan. Victims ranged in age from 4 to 82 years. “About 50 per cent of the attackers are identified," said Morgan. And hopefully, with increased report ing, we might be able to increase the identifications." While the prosecution rate is low, "It's really chang ing, getting a lot higher," according to Morgan She suggested airhorns, mace, tear gas, spray perfumes, physical self-defense tactics and "talking your way out” as effective preventative measures. “I don't advocate guns or knives." she added. The LCC Men s Awareness group will meet Jan 27 in Room 109 of the Health building at LCC to further discuss rape Immediate assault report ‘wisest’ By HEATHER McCLENAGHAN Of the Emerald When a woman is sexually assaulted on campus what is her best course of action? Campus Security insists the wisest procedure is to notify the security office immediately. As soon as a complaint is turned in, an officer is dispatched to interview the victim. The victim is asked for a description of the assailant and the officer determines the location and the nature of the crime. Officer J.T. Parr, one of five uniformed Eugene Police Department officers attached to Campus Security, says that after receiving a report an officer can usually respond in one to five minutes. Often the police are hampered in their search for a sexual assault suspect because, according to Parr, People see things happening and it doesn’t dawn on them that a crime has occurred. In the meantime the clock keeps running and the person we re looking for is just that much farther ahead.” Parr attributes the Security Department s success in taking a suspect into custody a week ago to prompt action and to good descriptions on the part of the woman who made the complaint. The man arrested on campus was charged with two counts of sexual abuse, a Class C felony carrying a maximum five year prison term upon conviction. Campus security doesn t keep an exact tally of sex crimes reported at the University. A large pin map in the back of the security office shows the location of only three cases—one at Villard Hall, another at Hamilton Dorm Complex and a third at 13th and Kincaid streets. A sex crime includes indecent ex posure, peeping toms, sexual abuse, rape and at tempted rape. Detective Cater of Campus Security estimates, "conservatively we receive five to ten calls of this type a month. I would venture to add the biggest percentage of these crimes go unreported. We ve had some reported since this guy was arrested last week." Surprisingly, campus police report they have had only one legitimate call for help from five emergency phones installed at strategic spots around campus The emergency buttons on the phones are pressed several times a week as pranks The phone at the corner of 13th and University sends in a phony dis tress signal more often than any of the others In real emergency situations, students should use a distress phone or dial Campus Security at 686-3333, IRS reopens Nixon tax probe; may charge him with civil fraud WASHINGTON (AP) — The In ternal Revenue Service has reopened its investigation of former Pres. Richard Nixon's tax returns to determine if he should be prosecuted for civil tax fraud, it was reported late Tuesday. An IRS spokesman declined comment on the reports. The Washington Post said the IRS now believes it can show Nixon had prior knowledge that the deed he used to claim a tax deduction was illegally backdated when he donated his personal papers to the government. The new audit of Nixon s re turns would include the years in which he claimed a $450,000 de duction for his vice-presidential papers, said both the Post and the New York Times. The Post said that if fraud is proven against Nixon, he would have to pay a 1969 tax deficiency of $148,081, along with a 50 per cent penalty of $74,040. During the final year of his pres idency, Nixon promised to pay the $148,081, but the Post said sources indicated he has not done so. He could not be forced to pay MORTAR BOARD ATTENTION i JUNIORS I I Applications due Feb. 1 I ! Available in rm. 164 Oregon Hall, apply now!! I ! MORTAR BOARD—Senior national honor society is a I ! service organization which pays tribute to senior women j j outstanding in scholarship (3.00 g.p.a.), leadership and | } service. j i the deficiency because the three-year statute of limitations had expired. However, no statute of limitations applies in case of fraud, making the entire debt pay able. In 1974, Nixon paid $284,706 in penalties and deficiencies for il legal deducations on his 1970-72 returns. Nixon received a presidential pardon in 1974, but the Post said it applies only to criminal offenses, and not to civil tax fraud. The Post said the IRS's belief that it has a case against Nixon is based on testimony under oath not available when the IRS con cluded in March, 1974, that there was not sufficient evidence to charge Nixon.
