Syngenetic Ice Wedges from
Alaska win College Bowl title
- By Michael Fisher
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' Alaskans .captured the title,
beating the'Uhiversity of
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‘.‘No ope exphcted us to win.
- and neither did We,*' 'said Mike
Fontana, one of the tlA-F's
Syngenettc Ice Wedges pf; the
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down here to have some fun and
•.. get away frdm Ihjtrsnow.’’ ",
;V Kievan teams from colleges in
()regon.Washington; Idaho ami
Alaska, including one frotai t-he
iiniyersity^competed iii “The
Va'rsity’Spoil of the Mlnd.’\as it
... 'is known Kach. team qualified
hy winningits' i:a.nvpus
tournament. .
. The i University's (Jang of
Four, which beat the University
Inn’s team togain a spot in the
regional*. finished in seventh
place The team, lost its first
match to Idaho State University,
but defeated Southern Oregon
State University in the console
Photo by Derrel Hewitt
„ Curtis Schmelling and Tom Utterbeck from Whitman College
battle for the College Bowl title during the final competition
held Saturday in the EMU.
tioh bracket before falling to the
University of Puget Sound.
Dave Boyes. Steve Van
□•vender. Mark Curnell and
Mike Maude constituted the
Gang of Pour, with Tammy Yor
t>a as alternate.
The game involves teams of
four answering trivia questions
on sports, entertainment,
literature and a variety of other
subjects. It originated as a
television show in the ItttiOs
and has regained popularity
over the past 10 years.
The Ice Wedges — Mike Fon
tana. Dave Rausch, (im Menard
and team captain Henry de
Ment — said awareness of each
member's strong subjects
helped them the most.
"Our game strategy was to let
the one who knew the most
about each subject answer each
question." Fontana said.
Presentation focuses on legal aspects
of family issues for gays and lesbians
By Kirsten Bolin
Of I hr Knutrild
Although artificial insemination, paren
ting and adoption are pertinent issues to gays
and lesbians, these practices are often viewed
as departures from general legal procedure,
said Gretchen Miller, a University law pro
fessor and Eugene attorney.
The legal issues surrounding gay and les
bian families are often ignored by state laws
and statutes because this legislation was
created only for people in traditional nuclear
families. Miller told about .ft) people Saturday
during a presentation of legal issues that con
front gay couples and families.
■‘The first responsibility is being aware of
what the law provides." Miller said. “But
we're not just stuck with what the legislation
says — we can use our own tools."
Lesbian couples can encounter legal dif
ficulties when a child is conceived by artificial
insemination from a known donor, she said.
Problems arise when the father wants
some parental rights to the child, but the
mother wants these rights exclusively. Miller
said.
Even if a verbal contract giving exclusive
rights to the mother was agreed upon
beforehand, the courts will probably rule in
the father’s favor if he changes his mind and
wants to play some role in the child’s life, she
said.
With gay or lesbian couples who have
children, the non-biological partner has no in*
herent rights to the child if the couple breaks
up. even if a lot of time, money and energy has
been invested. Miller said.
In these relationships, the non-biological
partner is advised to enter into a legal agree
ment with the biological parent that would
give him or her some rights to the child in the
event of a breakup.
Regarding adoption, gays and lesbians
have the legal right to adopt children, despite
public uncertainty about the issue. Miller said,
in Oregon, the law gives any adult the right to
petition to adopt another person and take on
those responsibilities.
Miller's presentation was sponsored by
the l.esbian/(’>ay I,aw Students Association.
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