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Emerald
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New ASUO Executive Coordinator eager to get involved
By Alic e Thornton
Emerald Reporter
(Ihervl 1 lunler the new c\e<
utive (oordinator lor the
ASt'(). said she is pleased to he
part of what she (alls a well
established situation' in the
student exei utiv e of fit e
This week Hunter is starting
her position as exec utive coor
dinator with a sense of enthusi
asm <uid <in expanding know I
edge of the officers and opera
lion of the AS1!()
Hunter's primary responsibil
itx .is the ASl '() exei utive ; oor
dinator is to art .is a resource
and consultant lor the exei u
five office and assist in the im
pie-mentation ot polii u-s and
goals d1 the student of I it its
1 luntiT said her primarv ( on
i ertl is to reuitim e the dei I
sums made In the \SUO .is .1
whole while addressing the
goals of indivulu.il off it ers She
will provide net essarv backup
tor the derisions ol the ASI'O
i it fit ers hut she emphasized
that her position does not allow
her to make polit \
"It's not up to me to make
polu \ I w ill take iiiv lead from
the student nffiiers." Hunter
said I want to make sure the
goals of the officers are imple
mented
Hunter s diverse background
in human sen. u es and polilu al
ar ti\ ities w ill help her fulfill
her duties as executive coordi
iialnr Most roi ends Iluntm
iii'lil tho position ol i'olitii.ii
Idiiiatinn Coordinator lor the
(hogon i liaptrr ol the Ml
l It)
She has also served as prosi
dent .mil legislative rhairwum
an for tin* Oregon Women's I’o
lltii al ( am ns In 1‘IH I silo vs.is
soot on a lai t finding lour to
Niiarngua tiv tho (aiunril toi
I Inman Rights in l .itm Amoi i
c.a.
Morons or lluntor has hoon a
voluntoor for Lane Counts
\inorii .in Rod t loss and is
mouiboi ol tho Oregon I hiid
t aro hdui.ntiuu and Nikolais
I’rojoi t
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Group files appeals to stay cougar hunting
Conservationists claim permits violate protection laws
By |osh Miller
Emerald Contributor
A conservation group filed simultaneousK appeals
Mondas in the Kugene and Portland Forest Serve e in
hopes of sta\ ing the commercial hunting ot cougars
and black bears in four Western Oregon National For
ests
Citizens Concerned lor Wildlife, a Kugene based
group, initiated the appeal process The group's attor
ney. Kerry Kvdherg. filed the appeal at the downtown
Kugene Federal Building
COW and other appellants, such as Wildlife lie
trust' \nrtliv\rst Southern Willamette C ireen Assembly
amt |rrr\ Rust Iaine (iiiuntv lomunssitiner. an* appeal
mg .1 (Its isiun l>\ Mil had krmi k. U ill.iinrltr National
Forest super\ isnr. alltivvmg llir t ommeri iul limiting ot
i ougar amt lilat k lirar
llir group's appeal is li.isrtl on the grounds th.it
llir tits isitin ol the Forest Serve r to isstir hunting par
mils tor (nilgais and lil.it k hears violates llir National
I orrst Management Ai t l lir ai I nnpiires the National
Forest Servii r to insure ami maintain a diverse pnpula
tion of spts ms within its forests
( ( AV claims the Forest Server did not study the
t umul.itive and sts ontlarv effects till the environment
Feeding Frenzy
On a recent sunm day. tins voting ho\ took time out from his "hus\ " sthedulr to food the
dm ks in thr Millrace Hr also was fortunate enough to catch a few ol thr sun's elusive r.ivs be
fore lull i onus into pla\ In addition to thr dm ks and sun. thr Millr.n r oilers the outdoor per
son numerous activities, including canoe rentals.
Photo b\ Andre Kanieri
ol killing JIM) cougars .1 vt'.ir. llu‘ iimmnil allowed lor
the two v ear period
rhf organization stales (hr f'nresl Service lias vio
lated tin1 National luivironmental I’olie \ At t tiy lie
glee ting to lulls it'searc li tin1 eltee ts tli.il these killings
would hast' in tin- respei live lorosts
l lif purpose ol tlif appt'al is to li'l tlif forest Sei
vit f know that issuing sin li a permit is illegal w ilhout
knowing tlif population." Kvdberg said
In addition to violating these mantlali'tl laws thf
appi'llants t lairu tlx* forest Servic o has broken tin- pub
In s trust by permitting and indiree 11 \ sponsoring
llit'si' t onmit'ri ial trophs hunts wln'ii no onr who
knows thr t uncut cougar population m the related ua
lional forests
A t oinnieri ial guide in Veneta uas issiieil this spe
t ial use. two vear permit that gives Inin and Ins i lien
tal 7(1 tags to kill 7(1 i nilgais in the U illaniette National
forest It is still not confirmed, hut the ( J W estimates
there are between 40 and ill i nilgais in the U illaniette
forest
One hundred seventy lags were issued for the
I mpi|ue National I nresl and lTi tags Ini the Siuslaw
Nation.d forest Iai hiding flic Wallowa Whitman Na
tlonal forest due to then del ision to llirtllei investi
gale the living cougar population belnre allowing kills
llltl i nilgais are subjee 1 to lie slain w illiui Ihe next two
v ears
I m not sure d we know as mm h about the i ntig.u
as we ought to ' said Roll \ndersen. at ling supers isoi
loi the Willamette National forest "I'm not aware ol
am one who knows the cougar populat ion
(.'alherine Koelin. spokeswoman loi ( ( W believes
Ihe I'oresl Service is more interested in allowing
cnmmcn.inl tropin hunting than protecting these am
mats, as mandated In law
At the press conference, great com ern was ox
pressed about the potential future problem ol poai fling
I’oai liing whii h is the illegal hunting ol profet ted am
mals and i .lines a S am line is anotiiei problem i on
servalionists and forest Service officials anticipate
since the State ol California recent I v outlawed c ougai
hunting
"Who's to stop ( alifornians from coining In Ore
gon and pav mg a high price lor a c ham e to get a ■ cm
gar hide said Karen Wood, an faith first represent.i
live.
flic nature ol the hunts are being protested as well
"We're protesting the sure kill aspect ol the
hunts." said l.uc inda Mum/ from Ihe Southern Wil
lame lie (ireen Assembly "The cougars don't have a
c banc c."
Ac cording to Muni/, clogs. eu< h tagged w ith a ra
dio device, are sent Out to find the cougars The limit
ers wait behind in vehi.c les until they have deter ted
that the dogs have c hased a cougar up into a tree
Then, by using the intricate svstem ol forest service
roads, the hunters simply drive in and shoot the cougar
from the tree
Hunters are required to bring their kill to a I nrest
Ranger's offu e in order to verifv that thev have' not ex
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