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Oregon Daily_ _ Emerald _Inside_ ■ Friendship program, Page 5 ■ Tear gas effects, Page 7 ■ Pro-choice group rallies. Page 8 ■ Men's tennis results, Page 12 rhursd.n . April > 1‘1‘tO l\ti|4cin\ l hcypin \ illume >1 i Xiimbi'i It Taking a break I'.rii Y/imvn mid Shelle\ \U l)miii-l t.ike time out to enjo\ </ sunny d.n on top ol the ipile .it l.lth mul kirn mil Weathermen me preilii t in g biilnn iiftenwons throughout the weekend Photo l)\ Amiri? Kanirri Students protest at test site Many arrested for trespassing By Carrie Dennett Emerald Contributor Last weekend r*0 to 70 l ni versiti students joined thou sands of protesters from around the world at the Amerii an Peace Test The nonviolent demonstra turn took place at the t S guv eminent nui tear test site near Iats Vegas. Ne\ Many Ihiiversity students, calling themselves the Desert Hulks arrived at the American Peace Test i amp last U ednes day in time for the main deni onstration on Saturdav Howe\ er. some people arrived two or three weeks earlier said Charles Kindt, who attended Ins third APT demonstration I'he demonstrators gathered in 00 degree heat to protest nil i leal testing and to show sup port tor the Shoshone Indians light to regain their tribal lands, which the government sa\s it owns I he main actum on Saturday ini hided speakers and live musi( "It u.is .1 i oordmation i>1 e\ ers state (it every group that was down there." said gr.idu ate student Ueth Perlman, who attended for the first time "Kveryone was gathered together, from all over the world At the end of the main a< turn Saturdav , demonstrators built i roc hpile every person plat mg one roi h as a memorial to those hilled direr tlv or indirer tls In nut lear weapons I lien demonstrators lined lip against a mile and a halt stretch of fence marking test site land Holding hands the demonstrators i tossed the fenr e onto the test Site Trussing tilt' fence was sym bolic ot tile demonstrators' he lief that the government doesn't legitimately own the lest site land File Shoshones have long been in dispute with the government ovet the own lorn to Protest, Page t 5 Local Democrats call for no-nukes measure B\ P.it Mtil.u h \ mer.dd Reporter 1 hr l.ane ('nillltv I h'llltu r.il it I *«t11 \ ■ mnnuiu rd at .1 press 1 ontrrem r \\ ♦ miurstl.iv tli.it it would support .1 h.il lot measure making I ugenr \ original nut lear Inr /one ordinant r an amend mrnt In thr 1 il\ < h.irtri I hr press t onterenc r was i ailed In thr I lti/rn s grnup. ( nmmittrr to keep } ugene \m leaf 1 icr in nrtln !o ex plain thr start nl thru i .imp.ii^n toi thr May t » ballot mrasure I 'hr 1111 : mal 01 d mam r t hat \\ as pa-srd by votrrs in 1UHU was replai 1 *tI in plHH aiti i thr 1 it\ council adopted vvluit proponents ot the nut hsii fits* /onr have ( .illrii a wrakri veision ot thr on I inant «• ■ ‘Then? is some frrimg that thr ehai ti l amendment is neressarv bn ausr thr < 11v < niltu i! has nnt at let! in good faith w hen the voters have supported ft hr nnginal nut leaf Iter /one ordinal!* r) in the past said katv (dllrltr ( h.iiruum ail nf thr t.ant? (lountv I )emot rat it. I*. 1 rt\ t bidei thr i haiter amendment the t.itv < onnt i! w on Id not hr ablr to « hange the t itv s nut dear tree status without hav mg it voted on h\ the ( iti/ens of I.u gene The i 11v i tin 11111 ran change nidi naiH es on a whim (idlettr said It it is made an amendment In thr i itv 1 hai lei it w ill 11»• more binding I hen* is some srrious concern that thr polite al strut tun* ot thr « 11v is titl ing Us best to do avva\ w ith the mamlatr ot thr publit alter (ill voted tor the ordi 11.1111 cs in 11IMI» and IUHH said (ieorge lines, mrmhrr of the (.'ommitter to K«*ep 1 ugrnr \u« leal I Ter Ur Ire I it is a misuse of thr demo < rath system to keep bringing it up tin til thr vote goes thru wav. when the piiblit has given a 1 leal mandate in sup port of tin* original ordinance." Hrrrs said ( ilv i <>111u ti iiii,iiiln<i Shawn Holes who supports I hr i hartri amendment prnpns.il sail! he lelt the city (.otuu.il did not honor the vote ot the people When the people tell von In «u t vim ,n t he said Inrmri mavor Hrian (line who was ma\m at the tune that the revised vet sinn ot the mdinam e was adopted said the levisinns wen* made in the nut leal tree one pollt V alter tin1 « itv ( oil ill ll re criv ed Jc?ga I ad\ 11 e that some as pet ts ot the original ordinam r were mu onstitu t innal We would have made the same ad lustnients it the t itv i mint il itself had passed j I tie ord inant ej. ()bir said I doubt the prople ot the- t it\ knew that these questions welt* involved and 1 doubt they would want the I tilted States ot Oregon i oust itulions vml.d ed ' Obir said the ordmam r would have given the fleeted board wh.it the origi nal ordmam t t ailed snooper powers to look tot violations ot the mu leal tree law s It would have been a vrrv unusual power ot government hi* said The vague terininologv of the nidi n.UK i* would also ( reate a lot ot uni ei taints m the minds ot existing and pn tent nil empinv ers ( )hir said A i ompanv making i omputei hoaids that ate sold to someone who sells them to someone else who uses them ill a nil < leal weapons system < ould he affec t ed. ( )bir said Holes said the nuclear free status ot the* ( 11\ has not affected its growth I he ir has hern a net increase ot ~.00() jobs m the- last two yea is at a time* when the eitv s tine leal free /one* ordinam e niid an even strongei countv ordmam e* hav e- been in pl.it «• he- added rtiere will he a dehate on the topic featuring representat ives from both sides of the- issue- at noon April 1‘lth in the* l.uge-m* Hilton ( onterem e- room OLCC looks at possible alcohol education program for campus By Alice Wheeler Emerald Managing Editor Two Oregon l.iquur Control Commission inspectors could start working full-time on campus to provide alcohol abuse education and prevention services to University slu dents. Continuing problems with student alcohol abuse prompted the OLCC. in conjunction with the University, local and slate govern ments. and student organizations, to create an on-campus program to strengthen existing al coho! education efforts and reduce incidents of underage drinking and alcohol misuse among students. Although the number of minors who con sume alcohol is down from what il used to be. alcohol is still a major contributor to situations like last Saturday's confrontation between Mu dents and police, said l*ele O'Rourke. Old "s regional manager. The idea to place OLCC officers on cam pus was developed List tall but lias been de laved due to funding problems. "The slate Executive Department offered It) i over '»(> percent uf (lit1 runt I! tin’ < itv. t.oun Iv and l'niversitv would cover the other hall. " C) Kourke said. The problem is the t itv. county and University coming up with the money They just don’t have it." he said. The University supports the idea and has offered to provide OUX officers with an EMU office and telephone service, hut has not of fered or applied any money to the program, said Shirley Wilson, dean of students. "So far it has been presented as an intervenlive and educational role." Wilson said. They will also inform students on how to plan responsible parties and avoid legal prob lems. she said. "We told them it would never fly if stu dents see these guys as cops on campus." Wilson said. "The University is against them being. ()I.( :t; on (lie heal’ or On the bust."' said Tom Oberhue. president of the interfraternitv Council who doesn't view the addition ol ()1.CC olfic ers on c arnpus as a bad thing ' The officers are supposedlv educational in nature and the program has been designed to educ ate Turn to OLCC, Page I i