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r,-Oregon Daily_ ¥ Emerald Monday, lanuary 30. 1989 Eugene. Oregon Volume '((). Number 00 _Inside_ • SNAP to make changes, Page 4 • Cola building leased. Page 9 • Pesticides can be toxic, Page 10 • Ducks go down again. Page 12 Dancin' dragon As part nf Culture Night activities Sunday, Steve Yap directs the Chinese dragon dance. The dance sym bolizes prosperity and is performed to bring good luck. Photo by John Stoops Sifri's IACUC appointment deemed a 'big step forward' By Michael Drummond Emerald Associate Editor The appointment of a student to the Institu tional Animal Care and Use Committee last Thursday has local animal rights groups pleased hut not completely satisfied "It's a big step forward,” said Brigette I .each, a spokeswoman for Students for the Kthi cal Treatment of Animals regarding the appoint ment of Costi Sifri. a University senior majoring in biochemistry University President Paul Olurn appointed Sifri on Thursday to the committee The 1ACUC reviews and approves proposed animal research projects at the school 1 .each said having student representation on a committee that has never had a student member was a "foot in the door." but added she still had reservations. Animal rights groups would feel better if there were an anti-vivisectionist on the committee, according to Leach. "As an animal rights activist. 1 can’t endorse him. Me is pro-research If we could get a scien tist who's against animal research (on the com mittee) I could endorse him." laiach said. "I’m torn between looking at it as a student and a representative of SETA. I have to look at it from two different points of view Iarach called Sifri a "bright and sharp" young man. and said she has spoken with him several times However, Sifri passed University President Paul Olum’s litmus test or "loyalty oath" for being pro-animal research, a fact that disturbs animal rights groups. Leach said Leach also said she hoped Sifri was not "lie ing manipulated" or placed on the IACUU merely as a "gesture of appeasement." "Hopefully thitl's not tin* i ase Hope fullv he will have a voire, a vote and be a full, lie ting mem Iter" of the lACl’C. [.each said Lucy Kaplan, spokeswoman for People for the Kthi cnl Treatment of Animals. SETA'* parent organization, echoed the same sentiment ‘‘My fear is that it Costi Sifri could be » p.r job I'd hate to think a student was lieing manipulated," Kaplan said However. Daniel Kimble. IACUG. chairman, said as far .is he knew Sifri would tie regarded as a full mem Ire r "That's my understanding.’' Kimble said. "The letter 1 got from President Olum didn't indi cate lie (Sifri) wasn't going to la- an active mem ber." ASUQ President Karen Gaffney also said Thursday that Sifri will hold an equal seat on the committee Sifri. who could not !»• reached for comment, said Thursday that his appointment demonstrated student empowerment and that it was "a big step forward." He also said he respected the University ad ministration for appointing a student to the com mittee Turn to Sifri, Page 7 Professor receives prestigious research grant The American Cancer Society has established a research ca reer professorship for Universi ty chemistry professor Peter H. von Hippel. Von Hippel’s research into genes and cell duplication un derlies “some of the fundamen tal issues in cancer research,” By studying the role of genes in normal cell reproduction, von Hippel hopes to understand cancerous cells, which act dif ferently. Von Hippel's studies involve lM)th DNA replication .md RNA transcription. The $250,000 start-up grant establishes a new American (lancer Society Research Profes sorship at the University to he held by von ilippel The ({rant will frei! him from most teach ing and all administrative du ties. allowing him to concen trate on research. The initial five-year grant will underwrite about two thirds of von Hippel's salary. The grant, which is renewable until von Hippel retires in 2001. eventually could total more than $040,000 Terms of Peter von Hippel tin' grant require tin- University to "continue Its efforts to estab lish iiiiilitlon.il positions m llir area of medical, biological and rotated physical scienies " "The American (lam or Six i ot\ Kosoan li Professorship is one of the most prestigious re search awards made In a health organization in this country." said Mary llud/ikiewii z. presi dent of the Oregon Division of the American Cancer Society. "This year, there were only two awarded The University of Oregon is the only research in stitutit>n to havi! two active re search professorships I consul cr this one more recognition of th<! outstanding si ience fat ulty at the Uni vers itv." she said. I'he AOS awards research professorships to scientists who have made outstanding t ontn tuitions pertinent to cancer re search Von llippel joins Frank lin Stahl, a University biology professor, as an AOS research professor recipient Moth von llippel and Stahl are members of the University Turn to Professor, Page 7 Politicians give support to striking union members By Don Peters Emerald Associate Editor A rally for union members on strike against the Morgan-Nicolai manufactur ing plant brought out local politicians in force at the Springfield High School auditorium Saturday. U S Rep Peter DeFazio. Springfield Sen i-arrv Hill and District 44 Rep. Sam Dominy turned up at the rally to pledge their support for Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local .1035. whose strike against the door manufacturing corpora tion is going into its seventh month. The three legislators were joined by a host of other speakers, including Peter Yarrow of the Peter. Paul and Mary singing group and Springfield mayor Hill Morrisette "It is extremely important that wo workers have a living wage." Morrisette said. "Springfield is an industrial town, and we need to have these people work ing again to keep it that way Morisetta also emphasized the need for faith the employees and the manage merit to sit down at the bargaining table saying that it was "important to keep the lines of communication open '' The mood of tin1 rally was one of de sire to get hack to work, and anger to ward the 1 til) replacement workers or "scabs" that the Morgan-Nicolai com pany has hired to reopen the plant." "We don't need to he talking about wage cuts." LeKov Robinson. President of Local 3035 said. "We need to be talk ing about going twck to work " Turn to Strike, Page 7 Photo bt r«l ShrjiUf Rally speakers pletlgc (heir support to union members on strike against the Morjian-Sicolai manufacturing plant.
