——Oregon Daily._ _
Emerald
Thursday. May 25. 1989
Kugnne. Oregon
Volume 90. Number 162
_Inside_
■ IFC hears requests. Page 4
■ 1989/90 ASUO named. Page 5
■ Track team in Open, Page 8
■ Club crew bring trophies. Page 9
Friends, associates gather in tribute to Olum
Event overwhelms president
By Chris Bouneff
Emerald Reporter
The era of University (’resi
dent Paul Olum was ushered
out in the grandest of styles
when 500 of his friends and as
sociates from around the state
gathered Wednesday night at
the Eugene Hilton Hotel to pay
tribute to the retiring president.
Olum will be replaced July 1
by Myles Brand, the Ohio State
University provost selected in
April by the Oregon State
Hoard of Higher Education to
assume the president's post
However, all eyes were on
Olum this night as no mention
was made of the impending
transition of power.
"I'm probably going to make
the understatement of the even
ing — Paul we're going to miss
you a lot,” said University
Foundation President Ron
Blind, one of 13 speakers ex
pressing gratitude to Olum.
"I’m overwhelmed and em
barrassed by this and almost
speechless,” Olum said as the
evening came to a close. "It's
important to tell you how much
it has meant to me to see all of
you here tonight.”
In attendance were some of
the biggest names in Oregon
politics, including Oregon Sen
Mark Hatfield, a longtime
friend of Olum's.
Moreover. Oregon Attorney
General Have Frohnmayer.
state legislators Carl Hosticka
and l-arry Hill, State Supreme
Court justice Ed Fadeley. and
members of the Eugene and
Springfield city councils were
in attendance.
Most of the tributes voiced
centered around Olum's com
mitment to the University and
his success in bringing the I >ni
versity and community closer
together.
The evening’s speakers also
praised Olum's personal integ
rity and honesty in his battle to
improve education and fight for
world peace.
"You have certainly made a
difference at the University of
Oregon and in this communi
ty," said lohn Lively. Spring
field's former mayor.
During his address, Hatfield
said he chose to celebrate Paul
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John Moseley. University vice president for research, looks on as wife Susan offers President
Paul Olum a kiss at the dinner celebrating his years of dedication to the University.
Olum the man. instead of Olum
the president.
“We can all sit here tonight
listening to Paul's accomplish
ments.” Hatfield said. “As
much as 1 admire that record. 1
want to celebrate Paul Olum
"The end is excellence and
education, and to speak of
them is to speak of Paul," ho
said.
The evening began with a so
cial hour in the lobby to the at
companiment of the Oregon
Brass Quintet A trumpet fan
fare signaled guests to the din
ing room where they were ser
enaded by the sounds of a
string quartet
Turn to Olum, Page 7
Gaffney, Hoyt leave ASUO office today
Ambitious goals included
lighting, affirmative action
Bv Polly Campbell
Emerald Reporter
On Thursday. ASUO President Karen
O.affnev and Vice President Steve Hoyt
will walk through the doors of KMU
Suite 4 leaving behind the memories of
a sear full of challenges, failures, and
victories.
As candidates vying for the ASl !() ex
ecutive positions last sear. (laffney and
Host had an ambitious eight-page plat
form of goals that ini hided combatting
racism, student empowerment and con
trol over student fees, and affirmative
ai lion legislation
"It ss.is an incredibly' productive
year." Gaffney said "We ai t (imp'll shed
more than we thought we would
When looking in retrospei t at tier sear
as ASt'() President.(iaffiles said the lie
velopment of tile Women's Center and
the search for a new University presi
dent to replace Paul Olum are tsvo im
portant things that were done this year
The fight against racism and homo
phobia was an issue Gaffney and Host
worked on constantly while in office,
beginning by declaring the ASUO exec
utive office a "Racism Free Zone.''
‘‘From the beginning we made a com
mitment to combat racism." Hoyt said
"We invited speakers, held staff work
shops on racism, anil sponsored a win
ter symposium mi r.u ism 1 also called
to order the first meeting of Students
Against Apartheid, an organization that
is now flourishing," he said
Hut Gaffney and Hoyt also faced prob
lems in their attempt to fight racism.
During the winter symposium on racism
a lot of publicity and attention was giv
en to Angela Davis, who spoke on the
Photo b« |«nin M«rk»
Karen Gaffney (left) and Sieve Hoyt leave their ASUO Executive positions
with feelings of accomplishment.
successes .iml ( ontinuerl < nallonges m
the fight against r.ii ism. Hoyt said.
Hecause of the attention given to pro
moting her speec h. the Native American
Student Union felt their organization
did not receive equal publicity for the
forum discussion they sponsored during
the symposium. Hoyt said.
"Racism is a very sensitive issue and
even well-intentioned people make mis
takes." Hoyt said.
"The people who end up never being
accused are the ones who don’t try to
fight racism, because when you do try
you make mistakes but we have made
improvements from our mistakes,” Gaff
ney said.
The Gaffney/Hoyt administration also
worst'd to revamp urn t:urrt'in atiirma
tive action system for higher education
legislation. One effect of a bill they in
troduced in tilt; Legislature would have
been to create an affirmative action ad
vocacy process. Hoyt said However, the
bill was never passed in the state legis
lature
Although both Gaffney and Hoyt ex
pressed disappointment that the bill
never passed the lobbying stage, it
brought attention to the affirmative ac
tion issue on a statewide level
"The legislature wasn't ready to act
on the bill, but two years front now they
will have more time to think about it
Turn to ASUO, Page 7
Burn ban could
kill family farms
By Cynthia Dettman
Emerald Contributor
The air smells sweet and dean.
Cretin fields stretch in all directions,
glowing in the soft light as the sun
drops behind purple hills
Sheep dot the fields, and the only
sound is the distant hum of a pickup
truck heading to town.
It is a typical quiet spring evening
on Mike Campbell's grass seed farm
near (unction (-ity.
Sitting at his dining room table,
Campbell t.dks proudly of lus fami
ly's love of farming, and says he
wouldn't want to do anything else
But Campbell's mind is in Salem
where a political storm is brewing
over grass seed field burning His
family farm may be doomed if burn
ing is banned, be said, and he
doesn’t think it’s lair
Willamette Valiev grass seed (arms
are primarily family operated, at
cording to Dave Nelson, executive di
rector of a grower's lobbying group
The majority of growers cultivate
only 400 to 500 acres of grass seed a
year, and have only a "moderate in
come." he said.
Would a field-burning ban be yet
another nail in the coffin of the
American family farm?
The answer depends on who is
asked.
Campbell. 30. has been working in
grass seed since he left high school
His wife, Judy, has been bailing
straw since she was in junior high,
and their three children are learning
Turn to field. Page b