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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.