_ 1 Oregon Daily_ _
Emerald
I ImrsdrU April .'ii 1‘i'Mi
Kiigcni'. ()rt*gon
Volume '• 1 \umliri 1 !'t
_Inside_
■ Fax for students. Page 3
■ Pro-animal research. Page 5
■ Peace for the world. Page ti
■ Tennis star profile. Page 9
NOW president urges
pro-choicers to lobby
ilv |il! Newsom
f mer.ild ( ontrilnilor
l ite \,itional (Irgani/ it ion
for Women Freedom liaravan
led by NOW President MolK
'i .nil. helil .1 r.lllv in Iaigeile
Wednesday night to help or
g.mi/.e pro i hoioe voters to tie
le.it three anti abortion miti.l
ti\ es
In her speei h. Yard said the
Freedom ( ,ir,tv an had i nine to
Oregon to teach NOW support
ers how to become campaigners
and edni ate the pnbln abonl
w bv the ballot measures should
be defeated tills Novemhn
Yard said it was no at i ident
that Oregon was chosen to in
troduce these initiatives he
cause opponents feel that it
they can get them passed lien
they tan get them passed any
where "There is some truth to
that 't ard said
' W hat happens here ran at
tei t tin* lives ol women all over
Amerii a
Ihe first ballot initiative
amends (tie Oregon t onstitu
turn to prohibit abortion with
three exceptions including
preventing tin- death of a preg
riant woman and in reported
i uses ot nipt? nr ini cM
\ sci mid initiatin' would ir
quire written parental nntifit a
I urn fur minors to rei oive .in
abortion The third would re
quire that doctors give parental
notice prim to a minor's abor
lion
N ard said the opponents sup
port legislation to punish ht
lie girls lor being bad but it
takes two to get pregnant She
said i! anti abortionists uere ,<•
rfous Don't you think they
would get behind a proposal to
distribute tree bulb control
methods
She urged supporters to
take a good look at then oppi i
uents I he\ are the same pen
pie who used to put on white
hoods
S ard claimed that anti abor
liomsts real agenda is toned
pregnancies, controlling worn
nit's lives
Anti abortion protestei s wen
present outside ( diun hill High
Si bool u here the rally u as
held I hiisr attending the event
Urn- n-quued to sign the \( )U
voter pledge vowing not to sup
port i andidates for any njfii r
lorn to SOU . Page 12
Rally against research
\ i,ills u.is lu'ld tnilsii/r /ohnsoii Il.ill It tnlnrstl.n protrstinsi llw rrtuin at resran.h
matlkrs s in tlw I nisrrsits llw mils . sponsoird l>\ Stuilrnts tor llw i'.thii ,il Trr.itnwnt
o! Animals. ss ns part of World I.nboratoi \ Animal I.ihoration ll'ccA
Photo In \ iii'iiihi IV.m r
Rapids await Outdoor members
Trip promises
fun, danger
on Colorado
B\ Steve C ard
l merald Photographer
Uortd i lass rapids'
await 1-i memhers ol tile
1 tmersitv Outdoor Program
as thev dep.irt on a three
week whitewater raft trip oil
the (iolorado Rivet in the
t irand t .1 tivon
lour women and ill men
left lingerie Sundav morning
after loading two vans and
trailers with rails kayaks
and provisions tor _’ll days
on the water.
Ptioli! bt Str\r I Jill
l)m id Simone removes footholds from an old raft to glue into a brand
neu r.dt in preparation tor the Outdoor Program's ratting and ka
v.iking trip on the Colorado River.
The group departed Tuesday tor the 277mile
trip trum Lee's Kerry on the (Colorado River
Hruce Mason, cooriiinator of the Outdoor Pro
gram, desi rihed the trip as a oni'.e 111 a lifetime e\pe
riem e
"This is the Olympic s of rafting and kayaking.'
Mason said Anybody that’s involved with river
running for more than one or two trips hears of the
Orand Canyon and whenever the opportunity hap
pens, people jump oil it
Mason, who rafted the Colorado last year de
si nhes it as ‘III pen ent flat
It has .1 lower drop per mile than the Mi Ken
zie. he said "A tvpic.il day consists of real casual
floating on a moving stream, interrupted by
wotIdt lass rapids
Halting in the Craild Canyon is allowed in, pel
mil only It took seven years before the permit for
this trip came up Mason said Around _'0(i permits
■ire issued each y ear trom a waiting list of more than
'2. '>0(1 names
Mason s.iul the Outdoor Program hits been plan
ning this trip sine e last tall
"Within -tti hours (ol posting thr information)
the sign up list prohahh had 'ill names on it Ma
son said The permit limits the number ot r.itters to
lie The group really wanted 12 and vve com pro
mised with 14
Among the parlii ipants is leiinv ('ole Small She
is one ot two in the group w ho w ill lie kav.iking rath
er ill.in ratting
"I’m quite a small person and I just didn't feel
like it (the ratt) was the kind ot craft I had any ( tin
Irol in " (!ole Small said
She look a i lass in kavaking nearly two years
ago and since then. "I have fallen m love with the
sport." she said II you're in a lug rapid and the ralt
flips you re (timing out. there's no two wavs about
it In im boat I have all those float hags around me
and d I Hip. 1 don't net essariK have to gel out
Turn to Rafting, Page I 2
Bush budget draws
OSL petition drive
Hv Stephanie Holland
I morale! Reporter
Oregon Student l.olii)\ members .ire i irculating
petitions this week to g.ilhei support tor their opposi
lion to President (ieoige Hush's proposer! higher edit
cut ion budget
It t.origross approves Hush , proposed budget it
would free/e the maximum Hell t il.lilt it S.1 llltl toi the
third cruiser utive ve.ir ini S'ill million in Stafford
l,o.ms und eliminate federal binding tin Heikins Loans
Herkins Loans, tormerh tailed National Direr 1
Student Loans, anti Hell (.rants are federal funds
awardetl to students baser I on tinnnt lal need
Stattord Loans i ome from private lenders anti are
guaranteed by the federal government It students tie
fault on then loans the government vsill repay the
lenders
President Hush's proposed budget exemplifies
Ins non-commitment to education said Scott W\t k
ott ( )SL i hair ami AM <) vii e president
Ills proposed r ills in Herkins and Station! Loans,
and the Hell (.rant freeze only exacerbate the barriers
to higher eilur alum tor the middle and toys-income
students '' he said
()SI. unanimously approved a resolution on l ab
A 4 opposing Hush's budget saul Angela Muniz. Dili
yeisity ()SI. representative
ONI. represents students at seven universities and
colleges in the Oregon Stale Sy stem of Higher Ldtir a
t ion
New requirements tor Slattord Loans include 10
signers i redit i her ks tor people over -!1 and a til day
delay tor first time borrowers
These new requirements do not i onsider reasons
yyln people over 1 may have a bad credit history oi
no credit history Muniz said
It’s not looking at students ai loss the board but
singling out a group ot students." she said
()SI is calling tor ('ongress to put more money
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