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Vol. 79, No. 132
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Thursday, April 13, 1978
Johnson Hall protester convicted
By RICHARD SEVEN
Of the Emerald
The first of 23 anti-apartheid demon
strators arrested for trespassing in Johnson
Hall Jan. 25 was found guilty in Eugene
Municipal Court.
Cameron Lynn Kelly, 24, of 1841 E. 15th,
was convicted by a five-woman, one-man
jury which took five hours to deliver its deci
sion. Judge Wayne Allen has scheduled
the sentencing for 9 a.m. Friday in Munici
pal Court.
Kelly and 22 other persons participated in
a nine-hour “sit-in" in the State Board of
Higher Education’s chancellor’s office Jan.
Judge to sentence Kelly Friday
25 to demand the board sell the South
African stock they voted to divest last Nov.
18.
City Prosecutor James Spickerman told
the jury the protestors, including Kelly, were
given proper notification they were trespas
sing on University property. He also said
University Pres. William Boyd was the
proper person to order the protesters out of
the building after 5 p.m. —the office’s regu
lar closing time.
But Michael Goldstein, one of two attor
neys for Kelly, questioned Boyd's authority
and said, “it isn’t so crystal clear that the
demonstrators were properly informed that
they were indeed trespassing."
Prosecution witnesses testifying Tues
day had said the protesters — and Kelly —
were notified on at least five different occa
sions that they were guilty of trespassing,
but that they could freely leave without any
consequences.
However, Kelly testified she was not fully
aware that the persons ordering the protes
ters off the property had the authority to do
so.
Kelly told the court that she was unaware
the protesters were going to be arrested
despite the five different incidents cited by
the prosecution.
“I didn't know I was going to be arrested,’’
she said. “I assumed the police were going
to escort us out of the building and make us
go home.”
She also told the court that the protesters
were “licensed’ to be there to negotiate
with higher education officials on behalf of
the students who had supported divest
ment.
Goldstein told the jury that because
media people were standing around in the
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Photo by Adrienne Selnger
‘Spectrum of One’
A three-member cast performed Vanya Franck's “Spectrum of One" during a Wednesday afternoon
presentation as part of the Women's Symposium. Mary Beth Bowen, Dana Clavin and Nancy Cave, all
of the New Mime Circus theatre group, portrayed the characters of the poem-play which was
originally written for voice performance. The author first presented "Spectrum of One'' herself on
Canadian radio.
IFC trims Emerald funding request
By JOHN STEINBREDER
Of the Emerald
The second set of Incidental Fee Com
mittee (IFC) budget hearings began Mon
day night with some hard feelings from
ASUO groups which felt they should re
ceive more money.
The Asian American Student Union re
quested $12,777.83, an increase of more
than $6,000 from last year’s budget. The
program, which wanted to expand in many
areas, was scheduled to be discussed for
45 minutes, but dabate lasted about two
and-a-half hours.
IFC members eventually decided to give
the group a total of $5,848.21.
The Native American Student Union was
awarded $6,007.60 of the $6,292.25 re
quested. The IFC required the group to hold
their annual “Pow Wow” on a 75 percent
payback from admissions charged. Accord
' ing to IFC criteria, the group may not fund
food purchased for public events.
The People and the Oregon Coast group
was given all $2,449.61 requested IFC
Member Scott Bassett called it a "no-fat
budget.” Co-ed Housing was granted
$122.68 and the University Veterans were
given $542.
The Interfraternity Council was awarded
$2,417.05, about $600 less than their initial
request. Panhellenic was given $2,870.25.
IFC members voted to send four people
from the groups to a Western Interfraternity
Council Meeting in Reno. Nev. next year.
They also voted not to fund spring rush,
saying most of the recruiting in the spring
was dine on, and not off, campus.
Tuesday night the IFC voted unanim
ously to allocate $69,074.20, a (5%) budget
increase, for the Emerald, as the committee
continued its spring budget hearings.
Carl Bryant, Emerald advertising man
ager, cited rising newsprint costs, the
minimum wage increase and a possible
100 percent rent hike as reasons for the
desired $70,390. a seven percent budget
increase.
Bryant expounded the Emerald’s recent
awards achievements and mentioned that
the Emerald had not asked for a budget
increase last year, as criteria for the prop
osed seven percent increase
However, IFC Chairer Doug Benson and
Committee Member Janet Eggleston
wanted to allocate only a five percent rise
saying the Emerald could make the dif
ference in increased advertising sales and
rates. A motion for the seven percent in
crease was defeated by a 4-2 vote; a sub
sequent vote for the five percent rise was
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