Campus indecency increases
Women urged to ‘make trouble’ for flashers
By Aleta Zak
Of th# Emerald
Most people wear less clothing as the
weather improves. But recently a few men
around campus have been seen taking off a lit
tle too much.
This term, the University campus security
office has received reports of several
“flashing” incidents weekly, says Sgt. Rick
Allison of the Eugene Police Department. Last
fall, the office received only one or two reports
a month, he says.
For its relatively small area, the campus
has more than its share of public indecency,
Allison says.
In 1982, 34 of the 212 reported incidents in
Eugene took place at the University, according
to police statistics. Less than half of those
cases have been solved, and that bothers
Allison.
“Most of the time, the crime stays within
the realm of public indecency,” says Allison.
“But if these people don’t get any help with
their problem, it might grow into something
more serious.”
Men who expose themselves to women
can't be stereotyped, Allison says.
“It’s not any one type of person doing
this,” says Allison. “He may be a happily mar
ried man or a transient. He could be a physi
cian, a businessman, even a professor.”
Most men who expose themselves have
psychological problems, says Allison. They
want to get a reaction out of their victims, a
reaction that could range from hysterical
laughter to tearful outbursts, he says.
Nadia Telsey, outreach coordinator for the
Eugene Rape Crisis Network, tells the story of
a California mother who answered the door
with a baby in her arms and found a man with
his pants unzipped. “She took one look at him
and said: ‘You looking for the bathroom? Down
the hall, second door on the left.’ ”
Some victims don’t take the situation quite
as lightly, says Telsey.
“They call in, and they’re very upset. They
thought they were strong, then they completely
fell apart when it happened to them.”
The Rape Crisis Network holds support
group sessions for victims of sex-related
crimes, Telsey says. "Women shouldn’t feel
that they have to suffer these kinds of things
alone.”
Although most flashers don't physically
hurt their victims, women should never assume
they are harmless, says Allison.
A woman who encounters a flasher should
get away from the man and notify the police im
mediately, he says. Police also say a descrip
tion of the man is useful in establishing pat
terns of public-indecency incidents.
Charleen Maclean, who coordinates the
West University Neighborhood crime preven
tion program, says women should not ignore
such incidents.
"They should make as much trouble about
it as possible," Maclean says. “Part of what’s
encouraging men to do this kind of thing is that
not enough is being done to stop them.”
Both Telsey and Maclean stress “getting
out of the victim role.” Women should assert
themselves and not let the exposer get the up
per hand.
“Women have to learn to be rude,” says
Maclean. “They are being tested to see how
amiable they are.”
Student fee bill awaits Senate hearing
A bill giving students more
control over incidental fees
which passed through the
Oregon House last week has
not yet been scheduled for
hearings before the Senate
Education Committee.
The bill is closely modeled
after the University process,
according to David Gomberg,
administrator for the House
Education Committee.
Under the bill, the president
of an institution and its stu
dent government would have
to jointly submit the fee
budget to the State Board of
Higher Education.
If no agreement could be
reached by June 30 of any
given year, then the recom
mendation would revert to the
previous year’s budget.
If the fee were to be increas
ed more than 6 percent or
decreased more than 10 per
cent, the change would have
i
to pass a referendum vote of
the students. The referendum
vote would be binding on the
fee recommendation, said
Gomberg.
HB 2747 passed 48-6, with
Reps. Ted Caiouri, Larry
Campbell, Becky DeBoer, Ran
dy Miller, Bill Rutherford and
Max Simpson voting against.
The bill was sponsored by
Rep. Dick Springer and in its
original form made payment of
incidental fees voluntary. Rep.
Mary Burrow, who introduced
a bill similar to HB 2747, added
her name onto the bill to
reflect her interest, said
Gomberg.
According to Gomberg, it is
a sign of strength that the bill
passed with 48 votes in favor.
“It is real significant,” he
said.
ROTC foes plan demonstration
A protest against the University Assembly’s decision on an
ROTC motion will be held Wednesday at noon in the EMU
courtyard.
Speakers at the rally will include Cheyney Ryan, the
philosophy professor who introduced the motion and Doug
Marker, director of the Campus American Civil Liberties Union.
The rally will be followed by a march to Johnson Hall where
Universitv Pres. Paul Olum will be given a letter asking him to
bring ROTC in line with University affirmative action policies.
The march and rally are sponsored by Students for Equal
Rights.
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