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Struggling to keep Oregon sounding good See Friday Edition Oregon Daily Emerald Friday. February 21, 1986 Eugene. Oregon Volume 87, Number 103 150 join ‘Take Back the Night’ rape protest By Kirsten Bolin Of flw* Kmtrrald • .* More than 15t) women- and men. led bv 12 Project Safe Run doberm'an pinschers., marched through.the streets of Eugene on Thursday night as.part of "Take Bin k the Night.", a -protest against rape .. ■' "As a wotUan. I need a dream I. can take a walk- anytime, anywhere I want, said Joanne King from the Rape Crisis Net work "As a woman. I need a dream that one day. boy babies will learn the softness of their amotions and give their sisters the love, dignity and respect they deserve." The march, which began at Room 1 r>0 (ieology and ended at Pioneer Cemetery about 40 minutes later, culminated a three-dav rape awareness sym posium organized by the ASUO Women's Task Force. Other organizations involved include the Rape Crisis Network. Project Safe Run and Men Against Rape. "Our main involvement is to try to educate men because it‘s men who rape. We have to take responsibility for our actions and those of our peers." said Jack Straton from Men Against Rape. "My reason for being here tonight is that the gif1 of support is thu least we can do for- nil thu pain women have suffered.'. • Poetry ahd a .variety of musical entertainment, .provid ed' by the- Swee'tgrass . Musi-*' clans' entertained the’ crowd prior to the, inarch ■ ' •Wblle’ . Thursday's march focused primarily .on rape at tacks by strangers, the emphasis of this week's symposium was acquaintance rape. More than half of all rapes are committed hv men known either casually or intimately by women. “It's an issue people don't talk about as much as they should, especially on college campuses when! it happens the most," said l.isa Saffran of the ASUO Women's Task Force. Prior to the march, about 75 |»eople gathered in Room 150 ('.eulogy to learn about rape prevention and self-defense techniques. "We learn fear and we learn poweriessness," said Nadia Telsev of the Rape Crisis Net work. "W'hal we need In do is to switch over the passivity and become mure assertive." Assaults occur mi a con tinuum and involve different uses of manipulation, pressure About ISO womttn and own bravud tbu wuatbvr Thursday niyhl to walk thv stroots ol Htiftono as a pmtHSt against rape. ' and threatsof force. Telsey said. "There are different kinds of self-defense depending on the siluation." she said. Women were encouraged to remain aware and to not let themselves be intimidated or pressured into feeling guilty for mil giving in to a man's advances. "Women learn the victim rule.” Telsey said. A variety of safety lips.- for. Imlh inside and outside the home, enable women' to diicmase Ihuir chances of being •raped. said April Norman from ('.ampus-Security. - “Awareness and asser tiveness, an; as important in - yuiir home as in the Outside en vironment.” Norman said. Statement shows pledge to open research at park By Stott McFet ridge (M I Hr Hmrnld Classified research is not officially banned at the Riverfront Research Park, but a recent statement fmm the University makes it clear that backers of the proposed high-tech park believe classified research will not play a large part in the park. |ohn Moseley. University vice president for research, wrote the statement, with the help of several University researchers. Although the statement doesn't suggest a ban on classified research, it says that "it would be preferable to limit. . .basic research that is seriously restricted fmm open dissemination, such as classifed research." The statement will be included in a supplemental packet of information that is to be sent to those interested in tiecoming the research park’s master developer. Karen Sprague, an associate pro fessor in molecular biology who helped write the statement, said it is meant to ensure that potential developers are aware of the Univer sity's philosophy of open research. The statement, when combined with land transfer conditions approv ed by the State Board of Higher Kducation in October, makes it clear that open research is an integral part of science at the University. Sprague said. The land transfer agreement states that weapons research and any development whose specific purpose or primary effect is to destroy or in jure human life should be prohibited. "I think (University administrators) were concerned that a very strong statement that says we're opposed to all classifed research would scare off potential developer*." Sprague said. David Thaler, a graduate teaching fellow in biology who also had some input into the statement, said the research park could benefit if the statement were followed. "In many ways, this represents an openness and responsiveness," Thaler said. *TH take this as a move of good faith.” Hut a sentence of the statement say ing that "many University resear chers are interested" in the research park, may show greater support for the park than actually exists. Thaler said. Also, part of the statement, which savs "a number of researchers" sup port a limit on classified research, seems to indicate that fewer faculty members support a ban on classified research than is true, he said. "Except for that bit of poor taste in rhetoric, it's a good statement, and I hope it marks a new beginning," Thaler said. Diane Wiley, riverfront protect representative for the University, said the statement is meant to make poten tial master dovelopers aware that they should be ready to answer questions regarding classified research at the park. Although some secret research might be allowed at the park, master developer candidates should unders tand that classified research is banned within the University. Wiley said. Law school dean hired After nearly nine months of searching. I Iniversity officials announced Thursday that a new dean fur the University law school has Imx;u hired. Maurice Holland, acting dean of the Indiana University School of lew. will become the 11th dean of the University law school on |ulv 1. University Provost Richard Hill said. "We an; delighted by l)r. Holland's decision to accept the position of dean of our School of I.aw." Hill said. "Presi dent Paul Olum and I strongly support his appointment, and we look forward to working with l)r. Holland in the years to come." Holland has been a practicing at torney. a university faculty member and administrator. Hill said. “That range of experience makes him uniquely qualified for this very important position." Holland was selected from an "outstanding field of more than 50 can didates." said 1-aird Kirkpatrick. Univer sity law professor and chairman of the dean search committee. Holland's selection was made after the three finalist candidates visited the cam pus and met with groups of faculty, staff, students and practicing legal professionals. The national search for a new law school dean began when law school Dean Derrick Bell stepped down to return to teaching in |une 1985. Bell resigned Feb. 7, 1985 after a disagree ment with law school faculty members over the rejection of a minority applicant for a law school opening. University law Professor Fredric Mer rill was named acting law dean upon Bell's resignation. He will continue to serve until Holland's arrival in July. Holland. 49. who joined the Indiana University law faculty as an assistant professor in 1973. became a full pro lessor in I9B0.' associate dean in 198't and .was named acting dean in 1984. I le received' his .undergraduate degree iii history from Yale (College*in-'1058. I larvard, t luivereUy awarded Holland his law degree in t'ttiti. a .mastef of law degree in 1*170 and a doctoral degree in history in 1980. "(Holland) .is .both- a-.distinguished scholar and -an experienced, ad minislrator." '. Kirkpatrick said. "His |th,l). in history in. addition to his two law degrees illustrate his sirring inter disciplinary interests that will further our efforts to lie the law school mqre closely td the rest of the University." Holland said one of his first goals will lie "to help the law school and Universi ty meet some of the problems that ob viously exist in the area of financial support." He accepted the position “because the University of Oregon is u very fine university and an excellent law school with a very talented faculty and an in teresting and diverse student body.” In addition to his academic career. Holland is a former associate of the Boston law firm of Herrick Smith, where he specialized in corporate law and litigation. He also was on active duty with the U.S. Navy in 1958. served in the active reserve and retired as a Navy com mander in 1978. His latest publication, "The Year Book of Richard II: i:t8:t-84." is scheduled for release soon by the Ames Foundation of Harvard law school, Legal history and constitutional issues are frequent topics of Holland's scholarly publications. He holds elected membership posi tions in the prestigious American Law Institute and the Philadelphia Society. His wife. Mary Cay, is an artist and art teacher. The couple has no children.
