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Court date postponed for suit against Theta Chi
By Cami Swanson
Emerald Reporter
A trial seeking $.( million in damages
(ur the drug-related death of a former
Theta Chi fraternity member has been
postponed until May
Originally s< heduled to begin Tues
day. the trial stems from the death of
Carrel Hughes on Mari h lti. l'tHfi
Hughes died of a heart Altai k in his
room at the University's Theta Chi fra
ternily after taking i oi aine
Hughes parents William and Sandra
Bennett, have c harmed I'liela < hi s lo< al
national and alumni organizations and
the Oregon Stale Board of Higher lain
cation with negligence and wrongful
death The Bennetts are suing lor St a
million from Theta t‘hi and $] r> from
the state hoard
Tuesday’s trial was postponed l>e
cause the Bennetts recently changed at
torneys "Basically, our attorney cl id
nothing, said Sandra Bennett Then
he tried to fore c us into a settlement
Mark l-a Manila the ness attorney
needed lime to resean h the caw. saul
Oregon ( iri nit court judge Maurice
Merten
The trial was rescheduled for May lh
No further postponements will ba al
lowed Merten said
However, the ( ase may never go to tri
al. as hoth parlies' lawyers are working
out a settlement out of court Bennett
said she experts the terms of the settle
ment to he der ided sometime next
ys eek
In then suit, the Dennetts allege that
the fraternity failed to investigate mem
Imts' use of cocaine In addition, they
claim the Theta Chi fraternity didn't
warn about the dangers of cocaine use
"It can lx- the first time; it can be a lit
tie bit (Cocaine) works in mysterious
ways.' Dennett said
The Oregon State Hoard of Higher Ed
ucation allegedly allowed fraternity
memliers to "encourage and promote"
( ix.aine use hv not enfori mg drug regu
latiort.s. according to court documents
filed by the Dennetts
The Dennetts ( bum this negligent e re
suited in their son's death
Ethiopian colonel denounces Soviet 'iron glove
By Bri.mBloc h
Emerald Reporter
While fielding questions
alxiut Ins ideology and politii a I
ha< king. Col Solomon delete
on Tuesday defended the mo
tives of the Kthiopian resistant e
fighting to eliminate Soviet
control
During a forum in the EMC.
the former Kthiopian armed
forces colonel said Soviet pow
er in Ethiopia is responsible for
oppressing ■mil exploiting lln*
r.ountrv s people .mil resources
for sitlf gain
Hcli'li*. who is 'ii live in the
Ethiopian liberation movement,
said it seeks to est.ililish il gov
eminent th.it better represents
the needs of the million
Ethiopians who support il
However he said Soviet con
trol lontinues to pose strong
opposition
"Our resistance is like a ten
ms hall hitting; the big wall and
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bourn mg right b.u k delete
said
"The Soviets want us to lx'
dependent on them forever,
he said "TlievTo not represen
tative of the Kthiopiao people
We must remember that they
c ame bv fori •• and are serving
only the interests of tfie Sovi
ets."
delete said events following
World War II and leading up to
the mid 70s were delilierate at
tempts by the Soviets to gain
control of land areas in Africa
attempts which have now led
to Marxist 1 ontrol of Kthmpia
I hev wanted a plar e in that
part of the world lor them
selves he said "The Soviets
have laid an iron glove on my
1 ountrv and it s still there
delete said in addition to
eliminating the rights and free
(loins of the country's people
and compounding <111 already
desperate economir situation,
the Soviets have built up the
Kthiopian ,irim to irinrii tnan .1
quarter of .1 million troops tor
purposes of further et niiiimn
,ind 1 ivil exploitation in other
countries
"There's no legitimate need
for self defense the arms is
being built to serve Soviet
needs ' delete said " I lle\ use
Kthiopia to expand their op
pression into surrounding
countries
Although he said the resist
ance effort does not seek mili
tan aid front the !’ S delete
1 ailed for Ainerii an pressure
on the Soviet government to
end it's (lommunist regime in
Kthiopia
"The I nited States and the
Soviets .ire on equal terms as
superpowers and vve want
them (the I nited States) to help
us solve our different es so that
we can live in peat e." he said
Kventuallv. delete said he
would like to see Kthiopia gain
independent e and hot ome self
supportive without the intlu
en< e of foreign ideologies
"I want to place the indepen
dem e of our ( ouiltry far be
yond the control of any power
on Earth."he said.
Although delete spoke pas
sionately and seemed sincere,
some attending the forum
raised questions about his slip
port from the extremist anti
communist john Birch Society.
According to Belete. the soci
ety is the source of financial
support responsible for making
his spool lies possible
“The society has helped me
voice tnv concerns lor mv peo
ple to the American public."
lie said "It's the only organiza
tion I know ol that speaks out
against Soviet behavior in
third v\ oi Id countries
"The |ohn Birch Society is
anticommunist, so therefore
we have a common ground. I'm
not advoi ating the society's po
1 it ii al ai hievemonts
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Mortar Board to hold meeting
MFKTINCS
Mortar Hoard mirl.s tonight al t> in (AH'
t edar Room ( All members are encouraged to
Kt a!
attend
The Incidental Fee Committee moots to
night at t> in tin* K\11' Hoard Room. Room t 17
to dis< uss budget proposals Irom tho Cay and
Lesbian Alliance and tin* Sludont Har Assoc ia
lion
Felix ational Committee lor Domex ratic
Kovitali/ation moots tonight al * in in FMl'
( oil.ir Room F Tho mooting is open to .ill poo
pic* mtorostod in C.ontra! Intelligence Agency
recruitment on Fob I t
Women in Transition support group
Creative Approaches to Stress M.inagomi'iit
is tonight at 7 in tho Women's (.'enter. KMI '
Suite :t
Interfraternity Presidents Counc il moots
tonight at I* at the Meta Theta I’i house
Oregon Student Public Interest Researc h
Croup Consumer Hotline Project moots to
night at ri n> in ( All' (lentury Room (!
OSPIRC's Postic ides Projoc t moots tonight
at 7 in Straub Room 17)0
OSPIKC's Household Toxins Research
Croup moots tonight at 7 m 17Nil ( ontury
Room (7
OSPIRC's Shellfish Research Croup
moots tonight at H in I Ml' < edar Room I)
OSPIRC's Toxic l so Reduction District
Organizing Croup moots tonight at > m FMl '
('onturv Room F
Men Against Rape has its week I v meoting
tonight at 7 in FMl' (nmtury Room I
The l 0/1 'Diversity of FI Salvador Sister
I'Diversity Project moots today at t in IAH'
( aid nr Room I)
The Survival Center has its weekly lands
meeting tonight in (axiar Room ( \nc ic*nt for
ests and sox will bo disc ussod (Ihet k tho FMl
daily schedule for time
Committee on Committees meets tonight
.it t> in .Str.iuli Room 1 r>4
ONPRIG's Student Campaign Against
Hunger meets tonight .it "> t() Century Room
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I.KI rt'RKS
" Theorizing Women: W estern Discourse
on Women in China" is the topic of ,i lecture
Iiv Tani Harlow, history professor at ttie I'm
versify ol Missouri (uduinbia. today at 4 p in
in the I- Ml' Fir Room t his is part of the "(tin
nese and Japanese Canons Challenges to the
West' lei tore series
M1SC1.1 I.ANI-.Oi S
"Sidartha and the City” is the title of a
film showing tonight at tt in Science I Room
124 The film is by Satajit Ray and is spon
sored by the International Studies Assoi iation
t'nlearning Homophobia Workshop will
he tonight at t> III in tlie KMC Forum Room
All program direi tors are welcome to attend
this ASl!Q-sponsored event.
Students interested in pursuing environ
mental i areers and are interested in short term
jobs a recruiter from CHIP, an environmental
i areer organization, will give presentations at
t p ill in Condon Room Hit) and at 4 p in in
Law Room 121
Alpha Kappa Psi presents half day on the
job program w ith the following businesses:
• Northwest Natural C.is, Feb 2H. one student
interested in utilities Time will he arranged
Apple ation deadline is Fob. 27.
•Champion Factory Sportswear. March 2.
morning, one marketing management student
Apple ation deadline is Feb. It)
Applications are due by r> fO p m the day
mile ateil in Gilbert Room 212
Mass will he celebrated at the Newman
Center. Dial) I’merald St . today at 12 15. .r>:.lt).
? ill and 'I p in Ashes will he distributed at all
Masses
l andlord and Tenant Relations is the sub
ject of a People's hm Si bool class tonight at 7
at the I .aw School The c lass is open to the
puhlii