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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1989)
_I nside__ ■ Kerr wishes Beirut peace, Page 4 ■ Women, society studied, Page 5 ■ Lovilie exorcises Devils, Page 8 ■ Netters score two wins, Page 9 Oregon Daily_ ¥ Emerald Motul.iv . ()< tuber t, 1‘IHM I ui-enr ( Ire^on \ 'illume 'I I \umbrl Wi What's happened to the power to protest? Is there a point where eivil disobedience goes too far? Myles Brand saxs yes, but some student groups beg to differ. Bv Denise ( lifton Emerald Assoi iale Editor t'niversit v students liavc long enjoved the power to pro test From anti war demnnstra t ions in tile 1‘Mitts to ant I I IA rail ies in I lie Mils students have ai t iveh mu ed their dissent ,uiil desire toi i hange ()t t I s was no exception When (aw \eil (ioldsi limidt and Sen. Mark I latfield i nine to speak .it a public dedit ation toi the new si ieiu e buildings, five student and lor al groups showed up to voice their con corns before the two politicians Iw disrupting their speei lies This disturbance immediate Iv sparked a debate between ad ministrators and students as I niversitv 1’resident My Ies Brand publicly (.hided the pro testers and then supporters lot the disruptive "ini ivility and "irresponsibility Wednesdav afternoon brought another disruption to the I 'niversitv i ommunitv I his time loi al residents and students gathered in Alder Street to protest the parking strui lure proposed tor the i or ner ot Alder Street and ttilh Avenue Seven protesters, in i lulling two students were m rested tor disorderly condui t With polii e arrests and Brand's criticisms of vocal but non violent protesting (inning up during the past Week stu denis have started wondering what happened to llns logon darv "rigid to protest" enjoyed so freely in the past In brand's i momentary |()l II ( )i I 1H) he supported the students' right to protest Iml not the students' right to disrupt w Idle they protest "This (disruption at the dedi nation) is not at < eptahle heliay ior .it a university Brand wrote Protests \re Disruptive \ protest however is disrup live hy definition, at cording to the ha al \meri< an ( ivil l.ltier ties I nion chapter associate di lec tor I lave Fidani|iie "Protests are always disrup live and disturbing, as that's their nature. l idanquo said adding that < ivil disobedience protests such as Wednesday s are an example ol using disrup tion to make a point "With ( iv il disobedient e you either violate a law you trstrrs (lid hi* said I hnsi* jMfonli* should rx\HH \ tn ( riMlr .i dislurlhiiK t* .uni u*'1 arirstud for it I )i *n j i i f (* tin* .irnvsts in.idu Wednesday's demonstration tin'll |nli I'lifun mu llw l,n\ vcr\ pmlcssionalh hi* s.iiil Xml I in .ilsn iiiiprrssctl with tin* ili'inimsli*iturs lii'i .iiisr tIn• \ were prcllv prcd li t.ililc .mil pc,k etui m (lieu lich,ivinr *With civil disobedience, you either violate n law you think is unjust or use the violation to draw attention to another issue .... Those people should expect to create a disturbance and get arrested for it.' Dave Kidanque think is unjust nr use the viol.i turn In ilrinv (ittiTitinn to .ninth i-r isslir like Wi'dnrsihn s pm u,is very pitiicttfui s,iid l.iim'nt' polii i* sgi I iin Mi (;,irlln I think tin' {hiIii r tic11.1111m-iit ii111 Hatfield, Goldschmidt won't let demonstration affect University By Polly Campbell Emerald Reporter Despite loud interruptions by protesters during the Oet. 15 dedication of Willamette Hall, aides in Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's and Sen. Mark Hatfield's offices said state and fed erul support for the University will not lie af fected. "The Senator's view is that everyone has a right to free speech, but that works both ways," said William Calder. Hatfield's press secretary "The most unfortunate thing about that day is the lack of order that was in the room." Calder added. "People have a right to be in there and to speak their mind, but as a courte sy they have to let others speak too. "The small group (graduate teaching fel lows) who came out to protest was real vocal, and that's too bad because the Governor had some important things to say and those things got drowned out by the minority." said Lee Weinstein, the governor's communication as sistant. Oct. 15's protest was not an effective way for the various groups to express their views. Calder said. If anything, the groups damaged their own credibility, he added. Although he was frustrated Oct. 15, Hat field recognizes the importance of the new sci once facilities to the University >unl tin* St.it• • of Oregon. Caider -.aid "Sen. Hatfield was absolutely instrumen tal in sec uring $Xt million for the facility," he said. "That was a significant effort on his part and he has not changed his mind about the im portance of education and rest-arc h The irony of the- protest is that Hatfield's views are in agreement with some of the- opin ions expressed at the protest, (adder said "People need to work within the proper channels to effect change and that is some thing those people didn't do." Culder said "They need to act with respect and courtesy if they really want something done.” Sen. Hatfield and Gov. Goldschmidt could not be* reached for personal comment. However. ASUO President Andy (dark gave an official ASUO stand on the issue. “People who had very specific; issues brought those issues to the protest, but the mode of social action they took. I don't know if it had a clear directive." (dark said Everyone has different opinions of the val ue of Oct. 15 s protest and (dark said different views are even apparent within the ASUO of fice. "There have been some serious communi cation breakdowns between the students and the state." (dark said. "The University is defi nitely becoming factioned off." IV,i< ('till disruption olten is very hi’iilthv and nei essnrv foi social change fidanque said We | \( l.l!) u on Id Im ion i I'l ncd about am attempts In the I 'nivers it y lo restrict deni iinstr.itions on campus to only anyone vvlio is being nice lie said llle \( l.l' lias a polII \ sup porting the rights of liei klers 01 protesters who iiiteirupt othei people's speel lies sm h as the sciem e i oui|de\ dedu ation in i iilents The polli \ stales I lei klmg or am othei interruption ol a speakei as a form ol speei h 01 expression in a publii tnruin or rally is entitled to I list Amendment protection even though it may he offensive or obnoxious Infringement Ol Rights Hut Brand said Sunday's in i ident v\eilt "wav beyond liei kling ' hi the point ol mini) ding the invited speakers f irst Amendment rights "What happened on Sunday was an infringement ol Hat field's and (addschmidt’s rights to freedom of speech." lie said "We certainly do not want to abridge first Amend ment rights on this t ampus. and that im lodes protesting It Sunday's demonstrators were preventing the polilii inns from speaking. the Aid.I would not advocate their dis ruption. fidanque said He cause he did not attend Sun day's protest I'id.mquc said In' ■ Ini not kium il tin' protesters were heckling or preventing frin1 spofi li former I mrrisil\ l’r**sicl«*iit I'.ml (llillli who attended Sun days dedication. said lilt" sttl dents hiiil .1 right to protest vf'r I i,i 11 .it tin1 i e re ninny I'm mil oppusril to ilissmit ( >1 il in said Anil .illhough i .mi pro pit- think it s unmannerly .mil wrong, I .ilso personally don t have any objection to students boning at thf i eremony Hut I ilo not think they should completely ilisiupl anil interrupt a person’s ability to speak anil I saw some ot that happen ' ( limn said I lower ei most ol Su in I a v s protesters do not believe the politii tans i iglrls to free speei h were infringed I think it's silly to talk about interrupt mg I latI leliT s and (add si hin lilt ‘s tree speei h bei arise they i an freely speak to the public through the media any time they want to." said ( and I aulkner the t.raduate I eai h mg fallow federation vii.e president for organizing Sure ival < enter cu I tirei tut Maltheyy Snider agreed "I’oli tu i.ms haye ai i ess to the media yvhener ei they yy ant hei arise they can call out the nervspa pels and I V al the drop ol a hat with an announced press lain leience.'' Snider said "Hut r\e have to do some thing nevvsrvorlliy like this in order to gel the attention ot the media Two Wrongs Nut A Kight However, the inequality ol media access does not justify inhibiting anyone's freedom of speech, said Tim (ileason an assistant professor who tear lies media law in the |ournalism si bool ■'There is no rpiestion that equal ai i ess to the media does not exist.” (ileason said Hut that problem is not solved by these ai lions lurn to Protests, Page 12