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Oregon Daily Emerald An 18th Century classic returns with a twist See Friday Edition Friday, February 28. 1988 Eugene, Oregon Volume 87, Number 108 Opposing women’s views heard on campus By Kirsten Bolin CM I hr CtnruNI i'oliticai netivints Sarah Wml ■ Iiuy>iim uid Phyllis Schlafly .sqnared off duriiiK 'a debate? of women's issues in hunt of more than 1.200 people in McArthur Court on Thursday ni#ht. . Sarah Wmidinxton Abortion, the Equal* Rights.' Amendment and comparable worth legislation were the ma jor topics of discussion, during, the two-and-u-lialf hour debate. • "Every woman has the tight; to choose for herself the ap propriate response for an un wanted pregnancy.’'’ . Wed- . dington said. ’.‘When I’wbn the • decision Roe vs. Wade in 1(173; f never thought jn. 19gfi we’d still be debat ing • it<’ • •.Wedy dington was the winning al tomey. in this iandmprk U.§. Supreme Court case that legaiiz-o ed abortion’in allstates: - V "We’ve heard .a’ lot; about women’s rights, hut.they defin ed women’s rights., with'. the’■ right to kill her.unborn baity Schlafly said. ddh’.l know, how .anyone could; deny the goal pf women’s-rights as.the right io kill.your unborn baby.; A woman's right to a legal abortion currently."isv‘finder, at-;-. ’ lack .in: both the 'iegal. and..-. political systems. of the llhiied ' .States. Weddingtdii "said... Re- . • ’Cent- boriihings of-., .abortion clinics and President Reagan’s refusal to hire pfo'-ohfoice fid vocatesdqr positions itit His ad •ministration are signs, of this threat, she said. .1.;, ; : ‘.T"tHiqk-itis a travesty, for any president tq appoint, someone who would only* g’ote.a certain way," Weddington said / ': Sciylafly ‘.agreed that a woman's, right to a legal aj>or tion.is.not‘an irrevocable right ‘.‘Momehtum‘“is:going against abortlqn‘ and the. more Jhat peo pie learn about the horrors.that are used against What.is. in.the ■womb’... ‘.public, opinion'; will change." . .. . ‘ ‘ . /.'"Though the effort Jo get'KK A 'ratified failed ip i*182'. equal rights issues' still spurred much debate. . "The women's movement is a concern for the integrity of the individual, each individual should be looked at-.’* Wed dirigtonsaid. But women already enjoy all of the advantages. Schlafly said. "In the (tailed Stales, women have been the most fortunate class of people to ever live."she said. "(But) in the i970s. a fad started telling women they were oppressed." Comparable worth and its role in the American workplace was another subject that generated much disagreement between the two women. "I think business should operate in a context of giving etpial opportunities to men and women." VVeddington said “A lot of jobs are low paying because they art; traditionally held by women." Util women'are often paid hiss -, because thoyare not willing to do traditional, ."man’s jobs/‘ Schlafly said! ; ''-v • “It is difficult to get Women To take some of the outdoor,' liupleiisaut and heavy work ki-nds of jobs.'* she said. Fhvllis Schlafly Opening arguments presented in hazing trial by wary i.!(:nn?nwam«r • « (H lhrimrraltl ° ° "»*. Hazing hashistorually been a problem intheGreek system. and the-11niversity V showed: its a.wiirenessof if irv 1080 by - adopting a- rule in the student conduct code prohibiting hazing, attorney Art luhnson told ii jury.Thursday, in the opening ,of. a court trial invojying the kappa Sigma fraternity. , ‘Mark Rosier, a former University stu dent -who WOW attends lame Community vCollege, is charging Kappa Sigma with hazing.-a. ritual that involves the embar rassment or ridicule of individuals. , Johnson, who is .representing Rosier, said that evidence.in the case will show the anti-hazing rule was violated in a 1081 incident in which Rosier and another pledge were hospitalized follow ing a "road trip.” 1 Rosier and Ron Pines were struck hy a car about 11:30 p in. Feb. 22. 1981. after lining dropped off at Shotgun Creek Park, aland 15 miles from campus, near Marcola Hosier anri l’wm* hs well as... seven other pledges were-left al the park and told to- find their', way hack to Eugene.. Hosier"* lawsuit sfates. . Fraternity members drove the" pledges to the location with bags over their heads and gave them alcohol. ° The pledges were walking along Mar eola Road when the driver of a Marcola Rural Fire Protection District fire truck stopped to talk to them. Truck driver Bruce Larson said he saw a car ap proaching and warned the pledges to move out of the wav. Rosier and Pierce were then hit by the c ar lohnson said the evidence will reveal that the fraternity was negligent "(Haz ing) was a tradition in that fraternity that was not abolished." he said. But defense attorney Ralph Cobb said tile incident did not involve hazing, lie said evidence will show that the event was in no way embarrassing or demean ing and was not dangerous. Fraternity members apparently sup plied alcohol, hut it was not consumed ill ilie house..'he said “It was voluntary. It was up hi the pledge how much he wanted to drink." Cobb said. ttruce‘White, representing the Kappa Sigma International Fraternity, said the alleged ha/ing was clearly a local activi ty “Kappa Sigma has a strong anti hazing policy." White said. Due to the extent of his injuries. Rosier has no recollection of the incident. Johnson said. Rosier suffered a basal skull fracture, brain damage and injuries to his left leg. knee anil jaw. amounting to a total of about $54.(MM) in medical bills, johnson said. Afler five years of rehabilitation. Rosier has recovered remarkably, lohnson said. “But there is a difference in Mark Rosier in H>H1 and Mark Rosier today.” he said. A witness will testify to Hosier’s change in personality due to head injuries, lohnson said, Cobb said that although there is no question as to the severity of Hosier's .in juries, a change in personality does not seem evident. "I I is grades have imprev ed. he’s a full-time student, he runs, bikes and he’s thinking of going c i to law school." Cobb said. Rosier is charging the fraternity with violating the University and fraternity conduct regulations. He also is charging the fraternity with negligence for giving him alcohol during the road trip when he was 18. He is seeking $1.75 million in damages. "We suggest that the evidence will show he’s in no way as handicapped as the amount calls for," Cobb said The cause of the incident is three-fold. Cobb told the jury. He cited the driver of the car that hit Rosier, the driver of the tire truck and Rosier himself as negligent. Rosier already has settled with the two drivers, however, he said. The international and local Kappa Sigma fraternity organizations and five former Kugene chapter officers are defen dants in the trial. Sink or swim Finding a place to sit in Alton Maker Mark is becoming increasingly difficult as the re cent heavy rains have caused the Willamette River to spill over its banks. Photo by Derrel Hewitt Emerald incorrectly reports Senate vote A story in Thursday’s Oregon Daily Emerald incorrectly reported that the University Senate defeated a motion to sus pend ROTO from campus. The motion was passed 1H-KJ by the Senate. The Emerald regrets any con fusion this may have caused. The motion calls for the suspension of ROTO from cam pus until it complies with the University’s Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies. The motion was an amended version of a motion proposed by Bayard McCon naughey. a University biology professor. McConnaughey 's original proposal called for the Univer sity’s military science program and all contracts between the University and the Department of Defense to be terminated at the earliest dale possible. Mc Uonnaughey’s proposal was defeated 10-11 with one abstension. because the motion deals with the elimination of a cur ricular program, it must go before the l Iniversity Assembly. If the Assembly were to pass the motion and University Presi dent Paul Olum were to consent to the motion, it still would have to be approved by the State Hoard of Higher Education. A similar motion passed the University Senate in l‘>8:t and then was rejected by the Assembly. The Assembly had voted to eliminate ROTU from campus once before. After pass ing that motion in 1077. the Assembly rescinded it at its next meeting.