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Oregon Daily Emerald Support available for incest victims See Page 5 Wednesday, May 6, 1987 Eugene. Oregon Volume 88. Number 117 Tear gas powder, weapons found in dorm Photo by Ibml llowitt Sgl. Chuck Tilby of the Eugene Police Department talks with Dave Badillo at the rear of the truck from which weapons were taken while Marjorie Bigelow of the Office of Public Safety looks on. Willcox residents evacuated, police arrest three suspects By Surah Kitchen Of th* tmvrald Residents of the second floor of Willcox dormitory were evacuated shortly after 10 a m Tuesday after a condensed form of powdered tear gas was discovered on the bathroom floor and in the hallway. Three arrests wore made Tuesday evening in connection with the case David Badillo. 19. Osvaldo Miranda. 1H. and Eric Sagan, 23. were arrested and c:harged with 1 heft I Sagen is a University student, Miranda attends the University as a High School Equivalency 1‘rugram participant, and Badillo is a former HEP participant. The tear gas substance was discovered by housekeeper Melissa Strehan while cleaning the residence hail. Strehan apparently inhaled some of the substance while attempting to clean it up. She was taken to the Sacred Heart General Hospital, treated for inhalation of the toxic substance and iater released. Sgt. Chuck Tilby of the Eugene Police Department, .it a press conference Tuesday afternoon, announced that shortly after 11:00 a m the Office of Public Safety and the EPD responded to a call regarding a white powder that was caus ing irritation to some people within Willcox. Turn to Gas, Page 4 $3,000 in student fees lost due to cancelled symposium By Alicia (Jano Of lh« tfurralri An estimated $3,000 in student in cidental fees was lost with the cancella tion of the Women’s Symposium last week, according to Heather MacTaggart. the Women’s Task Force coordinator. Controversy arose when the Coalition of Women of Color threatened to boycott the symposium, charging that there was a lack of minority involvement and ac cusing the organizers of having racist at titudes. As a result of the protest, the ASUO Executive decided to cancel the annual event. The Incidental Fee Committee had allocated $3,000 to the ASUO for the symposium, according to John Thoma, the ASUO finance coordinator Those funds were used to pay in ad vance for speaker honorariums, air fare, publicity and the purchase of T-shirts. MacTaggart said. Most of the money is not refundable, but the task force hopes to get some of the unused air fare refund ed. she added. The task force also took donations from University departments that wanted to aid in funding the sym posium. MacTaggart said Most of those funds have been returned to the depart ments. she said. Planned speakers had rearranged schedules and made elaborate plans to attend the symposium. MacTaggart said. Along with task force workers who put in countless hours of preparation, par ticipants and guests were very disap pointed about the cancellation, she said. MacTaggarl said that at least $:t,0(M) was lost, and she hopes the task force will eventually break even and not end up in debt The task force made pur chases beyond their budget with the understanding they would recoup the additional money with earnings from T shirt sales and other events at the symposium. T-shirts printed especially for the event cost more than $000 and will la) on sale in the near future through the ASUO. No other events have been planned by the task force, although a $200 movie, "Kated X.” was shown Tuesday night, having been ordored and paid for in advance. For next year's symposium. MacTag gart recommended task force members attend a class on anti-racism and make a stronger effort to communicate personal ly with any groups interested in par ticipating. so that they may lie fairly involved. Hispanic community members condemn amnesty legislation By Janet Paulson CM U» Knwrald Tuesday. May 5, Cinco de Mayo, marks the day Mexico celebrates its na tional independence. Tuesday also marked the first day of a new federal pro gram granting amnesty to all illegal aliens who can prove they have resided in the United States continuously since Jan. 1. 1982. Many members of the Hispanic com munity believe the new legislation discriminates against its members. Marion Malcom of (Clergy and laity Con cerned, together with representatives of several local Hispanic groups, met with the press Tuesday to express their con cern about the legislation. Malcom called the the new legislation “disastrous.” "Undocumented workers from Mexico who have been trying for years not to leave a trail behind them are now asked to produce rent receipts and pay stubs to Turn to Law, Page 12 Ahead of the wind Dave Edel, a litoral arts major at tlw University who hails from Reedsport. takes advantage of tlw sunshine and wind to get some wind surfing in at hern Ridge Reservoir. Photo by Maria Corvallis
