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Oregon Daily Emerald Dylan and Dead draw the faithful See Pages 4 and 5 Tuesday, July 21 Eugene, Oregon Volume 89, Number Q International friendship Andrea Hinds paints her sister Iris's face at the Nicaraguan Friendship Day fun draiser held Thursday at Skinner Butte Park. The Council for Human Rights in Latin America organized the day to ship food and medical supplies to victims of violence in Nicaragua. Photo by Dusty Etzel University makes exception in prosecuting law student By Stephen Maher CM tb* }m*r4itt The criminal charges filed last week against University law student Willy Bernard Btis for alleged academic dishonesty rarely face other students, ac cording to University officials and college administrators from around the state. Bils. 32, allegedly paid a legal researcher $500 in November lftHti to write a federal law seminar paper for him He pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal simulation, and one count each of first degree forgery, second degree criminal trespassing and tampering with a witness in lame County Cir cuit Court on luly 13. '‘From everything that I know, and I feel confident, this is probably the very first time we've ever had this happen." University Archivist Keith Richard said. "We did have a student whose degree was withdrawn because hi* hud plageri/ed his muster's degree. But that didn't go to court.” Richard said Bill Ballnster, University stu dent conduct coordinator, said it was not unusual for students to la* charged by both the University and the state, but that in the two years he has been student conduct coordinator, none of the cases have involved academic dishonesty. A check, with universities around the stale revealed similar scenarios. "We rewrote our guidelines for academic dishonesty last year and it has no mention of criminal prosecution,” said David Andrews, chairman of the student conduct committee at Oregon State University. "There have been conduct cases that have simultaneously been under Investigation by the courts and the university. But none to my knowledge that Turn to Bits, Page 3 Stoops and 'Hobo Queen' discuss homeless By Mika Drummond Of th« Kmcrald The plight of America's homeless was brought to cam pus when Michael Stoops, spokesperson and national ad vocate for the homeless, and Beverly Curtis, "Queen of the Hobos." spoke at a human ser vices seminar on Friday. The workshop on the homeless, held in the Chiles Center, functioned as both a forum for the homeless issue and as a one-unit human ser vices course. More than 50 people attended the seminar, which featured a slide show, personal accounts by Stoops and Curtis on what it is to bo homeless, and a round table panel discussion. Stoops is nationally known fur his unorthodox ways of highlighting the plight of the homeless; most notable was his 135-day stint living in the streets of Washington. U.C. last year, where he lobbied for a na tional homeless bill, and more recently, his 26-day fast on the steps of the state capitol building in Salem, where he pushed for increased funding for human services. Stoops, still slightly pale and visibly weak from the fast, spoke of his work at Haloney Joe's in Portland’s Burnside area and focused his comments on what could and should be done at the national, state and local levels to help people without homes. Baloney Joe’s, established in 1978, bewail as a daytime shelter for the homeless and now func tions as a comprehensive center providing food, jobs and shelter for those in need Baloney Joe’s currently handles about 1(M) people a weak. Friday's seminar brought Stoops to the llniverisly for the first time, and he expressed an eagerness to return. ‘Td like for the University to use us (Baloney )»e's) as a resource, and I'd like In use the University In make presenta tions because speaking to col lege students is really impor tant." Stoops said. "Oregon has horrible human services programs and u lot of people are just one paycheck away from living on the streets." Stoops added. Beverly Curtis, a H7-year-old protege and friend of Stoops', is a reformed alcoholic and former street person Curtis, or "Ma." has remain ed sober for the past two years, but before that her life was an endless roller coaster of inebria Hon. fist-fights ami shelterless nights. She recounted her story star ting from when her mother abandoned tier at a young age and how she soon turned to drinking liy the time she was nine, she was an alcoholic and always was finding herself in trouble, Curtis explained Bounced from one household and school to another. Curtis was finally was sent to reform school for wayward girls at age twelve. This, however, didn't last long for she got caught Turn to Homeless, Page i Goldschmidt gives Oregon education a boost By Mike Drummond Of Ike kimrald Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, in a move to fulfill past campaign promises, signed four bills on Thursday designed to strengthen Oregon's education system The four bills, approved dur ing the l‘»H7 legislative session, compose a $6 million legislative package dubbed "Educational Excellence" that hit on major areas of the State's school system. With the stroke of a pen. Goldschmidt allocated more than $1 billion for bask: school support, allotted $65 million for capital construction for higher education institutions, provid ed money for school safety net funding and established a teacher mentor program. "Nothing could be more im portant for the future of our children and for the economy of the state in which they are growing up than to provide them with a quality education." Goldschmidt said. Goldschmidt cited US West, a telecommunications company, as an example of a company that wants to construct a research center in a state with a high priority for education. US West has selected Oregon as one of 14 site finalists. The new research facility would employ up to 1,500 scientific and technical person nel and support staff "Today we are sending a message that Oregon is commit ted to excellence in education. And I believe we have an ex cellent chance of being selected as a finalist for this research facility." Goldschmidt said. The number one criterion on US West's list is a "commit ment to excellence in educa tion." Goldschmidt said. Thtt four bills will provide the follow mu • House Hill 202(1 establishes a "Beginning Teacher Support" program to aid new teachers, an "Oregon Teacher Corps" to at tract highly qualified Orego nians into the teaching profes sion, and pilot programs for "school improvement and pro fessional development." • House Bill 3379 will iden tify options to reduce the reliance on local property tuxes for funding elementary and secondary education. • Senate Hill 555 1 ap propriates more than $1 billion for basic school support, the so called safety net. which will in crease for the first time since 1980 the percentage the state contributes to education. •Senate Hill 1014 allots $05 million for construction pro jects at the state's community colleges and universities. Photo by Angie Mum/ Gov. Neil Goldschmidt in his commitment to Oregon educa tion signed into law Thursday in Portland four bills designed to strengthen Oregon's education system
