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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1976)
daily Oregon merald J An Independent Newspaper Vol 78, No. 20 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Wednesday, October 13, 1976 MliTlfrh *r "mmm irfwirinww——i——i——————————1 " — Photo by T»n Patrick Backed by his wife Jeanette at the checkstand, Hilyard Street Market owner Don Brooke reflects on what draws customers: shelves and shelves of quick-to-get goodies. See story on page 17. — todaq——— frustrated Poet Next Wednesday the Emerald will inau gurate coverage of reader-submitted liter ary works. In the meantime, Prof. Amit Qoswani is scheming to put in his two cents worth of poetry. See page 11. Rocki) mountain What, has John Denver been inducted to the Salem National Guard? To the contrary, the folk-rock star put on a benefit perfor mance to further the Nuclear Safeguards ballot measure efforts. Details on page 15. Opinion Please Today, the first installment of a three part series on political polls appears on page 18. Quotes, anecdotes, straw votes and Quaker Oats are explored. Ruggers Rugby enthusiasts scorn the “hate, hate, hate" mentality of football, settling in favor of the independent nature of their game. Page 21 sports the saga of the Eugene Rugby Club. / Groups charged with violations By BRENDA TABOR Of the Emerald Four University student organi zations face possible loss of Uni versity recognition due to alleged violation of federal Title IX regula tions. Title IX prohibits discrimina tion in any organization receiving federal funding, in this case, the University. The membership restrictions of Campus Crusade for Christ, the University Libertarians, Druids (a junior men’s honorary), and Phi Chi Theta, a women’s business group, were found “in violation of federal Title IX regulations as of July 21, I976,” by the University Office of Affirmative Action. A memorandum issued by Michael Neekj, chairer of the Stu dent Administrative Board (SAB), set Monday as the deadline for the organizations to revise their rules to eliminate discrimination and present that evidence to the SAB The SAB memo gives Campus Crusade the option of “claiming exemption due to religious tenets” by presenting justification to the SAB by the deadline. But the director of one organiza tion hadn’t even seen the memo or been notified of the charges until the Emerald contacted him for comment. John Ockert, director of Campus Crusade for Christ, cal led the memo “the wildest thing (he) had ever heard of. “I wonder where they came up with this,” he said, referring to the memorandum's statement that Campus Crusade’s "leadership positions cannot be limited to male members." “We have women in leadership positions," he said. "Campus Crusade’s staff includes myself, three women and a soon-to-arrive married couple.” “We also have more women than men in student leadership positions,” he added, “because that's the way it happened this year.” Nleeld says Campus Crusade's by-laws “limit leadership positions to males.” But Ockert says he doesn't know of the existence of any by-laws. "Since our leadership isn’t re stricted, I don’t see what I should do. "said Ockert, adding that he plans to contact the University af firmative action office to find out about the matter. Karen Alvarado, assistant for Equal Opportunity in education with the affirmative action office, says the burden of proof is on Campus Crusade. The director “will have to prove that Campus Crusade for Christ does not discriminate by showing us their by-laws or proving that it is not an unwritten policy,” she said. The University Libertarians also must revise their membership rules “to eliminate sexual and age discrimination as well as discrimi nation by national origin,” or face withdrawal of recognition by the SAB, according to the memo. Both Druids and Phi Chi Theta were advised in the memo to change their rules “to eliminate sexual discrimination” by the deadline. Failure to revise rules and com ply with the regulations by the deadline will result in loss of rec ognized status. This means loss of all rights to use any campus facilities, sponsor fundraising ac tivities or schedule rooms on campus. Any group that loses re cognized status “ceases its affilia tion with the University,” accord ing to Neeld. “We have no choice. A group can’t be sanctioned by the Univer sity if it is in violation of Title IX,” he says. Faculty meets A State of the University address by University Pres. William Boyd will highlight today's meeting of the gen eral faculty. The Lamon (D grade) proposal will not be discus sed. The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon at 3:30 in 150 Geology. Aid officer says $$ near for unmet money awards Students at the University may have experienced some anxiety if they are on financial aid. Many have not yet received their money or their award letters. E. Vignoul, the new director at the Financial Aid Office, wants to reassure them that their sufferings will soon be ended, if they haven’t been already. He blames the problem primar ily on the office’s conversion from a manual to an automated sys tem. Vignoul said that problems have been aggravated by the reorganization and restructuring of the entire office. All financial aid funds have been committed for the 1976-77 year. The office is now in the pro cess of requesting funds for 1977-78. Vignoul estimated that 30 to 40 per cent of the University student body presently receives some form of financial aid; however, he said he believes the University is failing to aid all the students who dearly need it.
