Oregon Daily
Emerald
Monday. March 10. 198(»
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 87, Number 114
Divestiture case reaches
Oregon Court of Appeals
Ijiy Andrew l aMar ...
. . '•.. • CM th* Kmrulf ; \ , •
.The' A SI JG’» Jong struggle to get t he
state tp divest, higher ed UCatlon f u nils in- ;
. vested id t:ompHnto8 (iolng H'iisliH!s’s with
Smith. Afrfca progessed another stepFrl-. ;
.day* When jtlui divrisfitureiawsuit, reach-.■
. 0.'. ed the? statij.Court of,Appeals
•' .The court Heard arguments . from'at-. '
tprrieys.represent j rig the defense' and the
, ’' ■ Hour'.^j',;/,'^*" ^
. i: -The judges. hoVtf.Wt 1 l>revleyg-theJ rifor- -
matkm.dro^mdhe.-|rroyiou8fdrialsand‘conT.;
... * stdafc/theyargu^rita.i^n^dej.by^ jipth^lit- •
V 'td>nliys:4befcfre ’making' a ;d«tc:isibn./hut
there Will lisi/no "more'oral presentations'1 ...
. A- decii ton.by the court' will probkbiy .
take aU>ut eight, rndnth.s-.ASUp PreWi-'
dent Hynn Pinckney said..... t .Av ;'. ■ v, '
. - • ."They ;have; taken as .Icing as 1IV mpn-' ,
t h s o n; d oc: isi o i is "d i ke : t h i s ,vf P i n r. k tie y ;
said;.'"We. reallyhave rib.idea when the
decision will be tn.adc>.*-■; ,J‘ A
The divestiture' fight began. in 1977
whan./UnlviBrsity. ■students. '.passed a
referendum recjiirisfing the State Hoard of
Higher fducatipn tri divest its funds in
vested. in South' Africa. Later- that year,
. the'"board 'yoted. iip divest, funds' from
South' Africa arid . requcistpd . the Oregon
Investment Council to do so^
Hut instead of divesting the funds', the
QIC referred Ihe matter, ter then state At- • .
torriey General James Redden. who said
' the state board did not have the authority
to (fiake investment decisions. However,
‘.in 1981, Lane County .Circuit judge
■ George Woodriv.h ruled the board, did
, - have authority over the fund* entrusted
. to U; / "I ,*• /■
This left-two questions to be decided,
in the divestiture case:- Did the decision
violate';the -prudent investor' rule (that
dictates, the investment should bring the
:HighbKt.possible return),' and- - did' the
-’boara' unconstitutionally interfere in
.foridgn affairs?.',- ’ .*£ ' . -•
■ ; oThe:-AS.UP.-,. the primary force and
financial backer of the lawsuit.: along
vvith'several other groups, brought the
.' case to court in 19ft4'. but. Wpodrich rul
• ed .against the- plaintiffs, saying the
• .board.’s delusion to divest funds invested
in cqmpanies doihg business with South
.Africa, violated the state's prudent in*
, vestorjruie. _ ' • .- •
- VWoodrich said that although social
• considerations with the prudent investor
rule must be considered. the board made
no.effort to establish any social goals in
the divestment. ,.0 ’ ; . .
• Tthink it went really well.” Pinckney
said. v -U r ‘ ^
; |sJo matter what decision the court
■-. makes, the case .will..probably,go. to the.
Oregon Supreme Court, Pinckney Said.
"1( think'.whichever way if is decided.
the other side will be dissatisfied enough
to appeal it." she.said.
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Setting a ‘sinful’ example
A handful of Carson dormitory students dressed up as “whores
and whoremongers” to make light of the annual sermons of traveling
evangelists Sister Pat, Sister Cindy and Brother Jed Smock.
The Bible-toting trio blew into town last Wednesday and ap
parently are on their way to Oregon State University today to warn
students there to “Turn or burn. ”
According to the fire-and-brimstoners. students are some of the
worst sinners around. Touting their “sinful ways" are (pictured right
to left) Keith Anderson, Michelle Payer, Trevor Cartwright and Liz
Ingram.
See related story, Page 8
Photo by Shu-Shing Chen
Filing period begins
for ASUO positions
By Stan Nelson
Of th» BurtiM
Today marks the first day can
didates can file to run for the 29
ASUO positions open for the 1986-87
school year.
Heading the list of opening seats
are the ASUO presidency and vice
presidency, which lead the ASUO Ex
ecutive as the recognized voice of
University students and administer
the more than 70 ASUO programs.
A candidate running for the ASUO
president's office may run with a
designated vice president or mav run
alone Each position iasts one year
and receives a monthly stipend —
$280 for president and $200 for vice
president.
Five positions are available on next
year's Incidental Fee Committee Two
positions available have two-year
terms, and three positions have one
year terms. 1FC members oversee the
distribution of more than $2.8 million
in incidental fees to student pro
grams. A stipend is provided for the
eight-month position.
Also available are 16 positions
within the Student Senate Senators
represent University students in the
facuity/siudent University Senate and
University Assembly, debating and
setting the University's policies.
Members of the Senate are elected
to two-year terms and represent
specific academic departments and
colleges in addition to undeclared
majors. A small stipend is provided.
Three student positions are
available on the EMU Board of Direc
tors — two seats for two years and one
seat lasting one year. The board is
responsible for determining policies
and making long-range plans for the
EMU in addition to day-to-day
management decisions.
The board also Is divided into
house and budget subcommittees.
The first allocates office and lobby
space, and the second allocates the
EMU’s budget. The positions have
varying stipends.
fn addition, a one-year seat on the
Oregon Daily Emerald Board of Direc
tors is available. The position deals
with the business aspect of the
Emerald, including budgeting, hiring
and evaluations, but it has no
jurisdiction over news content or
editorial policy. There is no stipend.
Finally, two one-year positions on
the Associated Students Presidential .
Advisory Council are open. The two
elected persons meet with University
President Paul Olum. along with
representatives from the ASUO Ex
ecutive. Student Senate. IPC and
other organi rat ions, to advise and
discuss matters of student concern.
For those interested in running for
any of the above offices, election
packets are available in the ASUO Ex
ecutive office. Suite 4 EMU.
The deadline for filing for these
positions is April 3 at 5 p.m.
Community gathers to celebrate
international holiday for women
By Mary Lichtenwalner
Of th*» Emerald
Men and women from (he community
gathered to celebrate International
Women's Day, a working woman's holi
day, Saturday at the Central Presbyterian
Church.
The celebration, sponsored by Rape
Crisis Network, marked the worldwide
holiday, declared in 1910 by a member
of the Women’s Socialist Party, said
Mary Hotchkiss, fund raising coor
dinator for Rape Crisis Network.
The day was set to commemorate mili
tant strikes in 1857 and 1908 by women
in New York City's garment district. The
first strike was a protest agaist low
wages, 12-hour days and increasing
workloads. In 1860, the women formed
their own union.
On March 8, 1908, about 20,000 peo
ple marched in New York for the same
demands and added the fight for
women's suffrage and legislation against
child labor to their strike. About 80 per
cent of the crowd was women, Hotchkiss
said.
International Women’s Day was rein
troduced in the United States in 1969,
Hotchkiss said.
The holiday is based on issues women
have historically had to deal with, most
recently sexual discrimination and
liberation, Hotchkiss said.
“The idea is that women coming
together can do something about it —
and they've certainly proven that.
"It includes all the same issues we're
still dealing with today. It’s actually
celebrated more in socialist countries
than in capitalist countries like us.” Hot
chkiss said.
Items from local businesses and in
dividuals were auctioned off at the
celebration to raise money for Rape
Crisis Network. Certificates for dining,
massages and breakfast in bed were
among some 76 items auctioned off — all
for the women's movement.
The celebration is the largest fund
raiser for Rape Crisis Network, Hotchkiss
said. Booths selling posters, artwork, T
shirts, jewelry and other items help fund
the center for counseling rape victims.
■’Government funding is being slashed
for programs like (Rape Crisis) because
of Gramm-Rudman, so it’s important
that we get community funding.” Hot
chkiss said.
Hotchkiss said about $800 to $1,200
was raised through the celebration.
Cultural displays such as dancing,
singing, poetry, a slide show, a play and
a Rung Fu demonstration were
presented. Lectures on Filipino politics
and Pacific Island politics also were
given.
Hotchkiss said it was important to in
clude the various nationalities' cultural
displays because of the worldwide span
of the women’s movement.
"We want to add international flavor
to this. This is a celebration. Yes, we are
going to deal with isssues of pain, but
the celebration aspect is important,” she
said.