Court improvements being examined
Viewpoints interchanged
by authorities, citizens
By ANA MARIA BELL
Of the Emerald
"The court system is one of the
true safeguards in our democratic
system," Oregon Gov. Robert
Straub told the Oregon Citizens
Conference Thursday at the Uni
versity Law School.
Straub said he believes the
manner in which we select our
judges is wrong — that they
should not be chosen merely be
cause of "name familiarity." He
added, "I look for those who share
my belief that a judge must have
the highest qualities of integrity,
wisdom and humility.”
Straub insisted citizen involve
ment is a vital factor in the preser
vation of democracy.
The mam purpose of the con
ference, which continues through
Saturday, is to exchange insights
between an assigned panel and
citizens concerning a more effi
cient court system.
The conference was initiated
two years ago It is sponsored by
the American Judicature Society,
the Oregon Judicial Conference
and the University School of Law.
Problems will be examined by
judges and approximately 120
citizens invited from all parts of
Oregon These citizens represent
a broad cross-section of occupa
tions and interests.
Four major topic areas are
being discussed. These include
courts, corrections and the crimi
nal justice system, juvenile crime,
and the selection of good judges,
as well as costs and their alloca
tion.
The conference features sev
eral national and state authorities
who will address these topics.
Some of the speakers include
Oregon chief Justice Arno De
neke, Justice Elmer Gunderson of
Nevada, Washington Chief Jus
tice David Soukup and Larry
Berkson, director of educational
programs.
The conference is primarily for
citizens not actively involved or
associated with the courts. It is in
tended to give the courts an indi
cation of what citizens are thinking
and to provide a basis for serious
review and improvement of the
court system.
Bicycle registration
continues next week
Any student who wants to regis
ter their bikes with the University
may do so next week m the dorms
and the following week in the
EMU.
According to Kelly McKirdy,
coordinator of bicycle patrol, free
registration will continue Tuesday,
Oct. 25, at the University Inn from
4 to 6:30 p.m. Dorm residents and
other students can obtain licenses
in Carson Hall from 4 to 6:30 p.m.,
Oct. 26 and Hamilton Hall from 4
to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27.
University bike registration will
be in the EMU during the week
beginning Oct. 31. After that,
licenses may be obtained through
Campus Security for no charge
If a bike already has a Eugene
license, it is not necessary to re
gister at Campus Security. McK
irdy said "One (license) or the
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other is legal on campus,” but the
City of Eugene recognizes only
the $2 city bicyde license.
"The question is to what degree
they enforce this,' McKirdy says.
“In most cases, the University
license is good enough.”
According to a University ordi
nance. any unregistered bike may
be impounded by security per
sonnel. Impounded bicycles may
be recovered by the owner for a $2
fee.
If a registered bike is stolen on
campus, it is more easily returned
when licensed by the University. If
a bike is parked illegally, the re
gistration record makes the
patrolman s job easier, according
to McKirdy
A pamphlet explaining Univer
sity bike parking regulations will
be available at registration.
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Photo by Steve Sober
Gov. Bob Straub
Funds held by Feldman
ASUO Pres. Gary Feldman
vetoed an allocation of $818 made
to Developmental Studies by the
Incidental Fee Committee (IFC)
last week
Developmental Studies had in
tended to use the money to help
fund its symposium on Sigmund
Freud this week. The IFC had al
loted the group $450 of its reserve
fund and promised the remaining
$368 once the supplemental re
serve fund for this year was calcu
lated.
In a letter to the IFC, Feldman
said, “I believe that our
emergency fund should be used
for exactly that — emergencies.
As we are all aware, our funds are
extremely short and I believe they
should be used for existing prog
rams and events only."
Feldman went on to say, "this is
clearly not a time for expansion. I
think this symposium does indeed
represent expansion and that is
something, unfortunately, we
cannot afford."
The IFC has $2,146 left in its
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emergency fund. Action on
Feldman's veto is delayed until its
meeting next week. In order to
override an executive veto, at
least five of the seven IFC mem
bers must be in agreement.
At the IFC meeting Wednesday,
the committee heard an update on
the ASUO radio station project
from engineering consultant
Sandy Fowler-Hawkins. Fowler
Hawkins told the committee that
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approximately $2,400 will be
needed in order to submit radio
applications to two federal agen
cies.
One application would be made
to the Department of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare for a public
radio station grant, Fowler
Hawkins said, and another would
be made to the Federal Com
munications Commission to study
the station’s feasibility.
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