_Inside_
■ Greek rebuttal. Page 3
■ Animal rights rally. Page 4
■ 1FC budget hearings. Page ti
■ Tennis finale, Page 8
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Local mountain bikers aim for
compromise with city, county
B\ Hon Walker
I merald \>mm i.ite Fdilor
Mminlain biking in i ouiilv .mil i il\ parks is
her oming an endangered .11 to 11\ and bikers arc
seeking a 1 omprnmisr v\ ith park nflit ial* and
u ith ntliei use!s nl tin- park trails
. \ I Hint a month ago. si 1; ns were posted pro
hibitmg hikes Iron) the Mount I’isgah trail at the
Huturd Kei n ation Area, said Hill ( liapman. Lam
( aunty Parks direr tor However the trail has nl
u av S been ott limits to I VI lists 111- said
1'he trail is used bv hikers and horsebai k rid
ers. I’hapman said, and the rounlv parks depart
mnil lai ks the resouri i s that would be net essarv
to maintain the trad In the past 10 years, mam
tenance resources have been tut back bv two
thirds be said
"\\ i' re real I v 1:0111 or nod about physit a I dam
age to the trails, seeing as r\ e haw no wav to tv
pait it." he said
I lie Huford area is the 1 raitil\ owned park
closest to Kugene ( ount\ trails are not heavily
used b\ 1 \i lists ( hapiTlim said and damage is
generallv not a problem
llowevet lie said unless resoun.es im reuse
or a master plan is developed to accommodate
hike use. the trails will remain oil limits to hikes
Hiding on a countv trail is a violation of countv
ordinance ami could 1 am a line ol up to S'aXl
I diversity cycling club member Anthonv
Harding said he prefers the term hike-hiking to
refer to the use of park tiads fm then physical
challenge and the scenic value
He would like to see an agreement among
bike!s. hikers and horsebat k riders so that all 1 an
usi’ lot ,il park trails
We enjoy the hit ilities (list as mnt.h .is !'i. .
do." he said
However mam hikers and horsebat k oders
do not applet late being startled I>\ .1 person . 1 .1
mountain hike I larding said lie said he hopes
that 1 Omnumit ation among the groups . an
-it iiieve a < oniproniise tn! Use ot the trails
I! we re all going to lie using (he trails We
I Inkers | are going In have to he eons id er ate < >1 nth
ers he said
( )ne wav tills 1 an he done is hn hikers (■■ use
hells or other warnings to alert other users of
trails In addition, ilisi letion should always he
used on the trails espet tally when going down
hill he said
File lew hikers who have misused the trails
hav e given a bad reputation to the lest w ho enjuv
the trails responsibly he said
All the mountain hikers are pretty 111111 li he
mg disi 1 animated against he said
|nhu Idler print ipal hindst.ape an Intel I hu
the < itv parks and ret reation department said
'There are responsible riders nut there w ho don t
want to see their 1 ham e to ride taken aw.tv hum
them
We (eel the .11 tivitv is a legitimate hum ul
rei reation, and we want to otter tat ilities lot
them
However I Iter said, the department has re
1 eived 1 0111 plaints I mm hikers that hike , were not
staving on designated trails
Mthough damage to park (tails has long been
a problem, he said, the possibility ha damage 1
lorn In Hiking, Cage t>
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Photo h\ Sran Poston
I mul tnouiil.iin bikrrs sui h .(■> I’.iul Unlikin'* m.n snun timl
mm r nl thru t.noritr < it\ .mil i nil ill \ h .ills t Insi'd In i \ i list'.
Being gay not 'bad/ but not easy
Bv Denise ( litton
f morale! \ssm Kite t ditor
I (him s \ntr As purl iit I ,ii uric/ / cs/i/,1/1 I’riilr
Wrrk this is tin■ wnnd at htn urtiths lovkiiip .it
same se\ laiiitlunships .uni d.itinu The hist urUt lr
appr,nad an Moin/.n
I lie tiis! couple ut time's I met Ed I just didn't
w.nit tn talk tu him. sod f.idd l uliKis
!l vvdsn I bee a use 1 add didn't like I d Moreno; i!
was because Kd uas sci good-looking. I add was
■ill.ilfl lie d make a tool out ul himself
"! ins! tried tu pul that mil ul m\ mind ladd
went mi It was like '\o. ladd lie's entirely too
cute You don't have a i banc e m the world with
him
Hut lid was determined tn meet ladd lie sought
him out at the V\ ilia incite AIDS ( mini il where ladd
was then working
"lie- hunted me down. ladd said It was ver\
flattering
A lew days later lal brought ladd a helmet fur
one of Ins favorite pastimes mountain hiking
"I said 'You brought me the helmet we should
at least go fur the- inaugural ride together ladd
said No lie jumped on the hue k of im motori yc le
and I got on the front and we started to ride off into
tin- sunset
This was the romantic beginning ol a nine
month relationship for l ack! and lal
''When vou do find a spec ial man who really
does c olinei t With VOU. Mill begin to feel these needs
that for years and years have not been met or have
been oppressed. ladd said
"Its very special." Ed agreed In mam wavs
we ll be c oupled together forever
However ladd and fid have recent I v begun the
proi ess of going their separate wav s
"We started growing apart." ladd said \ei
tiler one of us were meeting cither's needs
"Hut we re not reallv totally uncoupled vet Kd
added We re kind of tust resolving what we’ve
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Photo M.ii k \ l**ti
iodd Tohiu^ s./vs his hillinftnrss to hr oprnh
guy ho s brought risks os null os hour tits
been through what w e want ami where we should
>;o from here
Malt- bonding
As an openh guv couple in Kugene. thev flat! to
deal with inanv issues and worries that straight i on
pies don't have to fat e
I i an think of tunes like being at the movies
w ith 1 adil .inti fit- was w anting to put his arm around
me lii said Hut 1 was worried bet ause then the
people behind us would know we were guv
It w .is tough bet ause although I loved this man.
1 didn't want him to tout h me." Kd adtied "So, then
when I tin! feel good enough to kiss him III a puhlii.
plate I hail an int redihle sense of the power th.it
gave me
Sot let vs t ondemnalion of male puhlii tlisplavs
of .diet lion is a huge oppression against straight men
as well as gas men Tatfd saitl
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IFC member accused
of conflict of interest
Bv |oe Kidd
t merald Reporter
I he A SI O Constitution (umrl was , i s k« •« 1 Tuesday
to decide d .in.li t member created .1 c uirllii t ot iirtei
est when he voted to approve the budget id .1 group lie
helps lead
Student 1 liomas Mann tiled a 1 umplamt w ith the
court (horning Armando Morales violated the ANI'O
constitution April 1^ « hen he argued in lav 01 ol and
approved next v ear’s budget tor the t 'idled States St 11
dent Association
Mann who is also publisher id the Oregon ( uni
inriihilin claims a conflict ol interest arose hei arise
Morales is vice i hairmau ol I'SNA Par die: Northwest
region and a national board member id the student lob
try ing organi/ution
ASt '< ) constitutional amendment t t> prohibits
II I members from voting on a budget when that mem
her fluids a paid position in any ASIA) 01 I Alt pro
glam
In .1 written complaint submitted to the court.
Maun argued that although Morales is not a paid mem
her ol I SNA Morales travels to I'SNA ai tivities
around the country on I'SNA funds, and that an id
In e holding member ol a group has a vested interest to
see that Ins group is funded at .1 proper level
Morales flatly denied that his ar lions treated a
1 onflict of interest or tainted the budget process
W hile I am .1 member of main groups I am a paid
member of none Morales wrote in a prepared state
ment to the < ourt
"It is inferred that be< anse I am an officeholder
within the I SNA that I lord over the money and .11
turns of the membership and that 1 seek to enhance
tins power by increasing the resouri es at my dispos
al." lie said in the statement
"Sin h .1 drac union, elitist vision ol the role id olh
1 er is beyond my experieiu e or imagination
Hut it the 1 ourt finds a 1 onllii t ot interest did 01
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