Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Wednesday, October 3, I990
Eugene, Oregon
Volume ‘*2, Issue 26
Joel Nascimento and
the Brazilian Sextet bring
their primitive and pri
mal beat to Eugene's Hult
Center Friday night as the
center kicks off its World
Music Series.
See story. Page 9
The Hult Center also
opens its four-part World
Dance Series tonight as
the American Dance
Theatre, a 22-member
company of Native Amer
ican dancers, performs 15
traditional dances.
See story. Page 9
Sports
Three Oregon football
players have been hon
ored this week for their
play on the field and their
performance in the class
room.
Cornerback Daryle
Smith has been honored
with two defensive
awards following Ore
gon's 32-16 victory over
Brigham Young last Sat
urday. Quarterback Bill
Musgrave bos been cho
sen as one publication's
college player of the
week, and offensive
guard Bud Bowie has gar
nered an acadsmk;
award.
WASHINGTON (AP)
David Souter of New
Hampshire will take his
oath next week as a Su
preme Court justice with
the nation watching how
he'll vote on abortion and
other contentious social
The Senate voted 90-9
Tuesday to confirm
Souter. 51. as the 105th
member of the high court
in the nation’s history
The court immediately
announced that Chief Jus
tice William H. Rehnquist
will swear in Souter next
Tuesday morning, just
before the Supreme Court
begins hearing the second
week of arguments in its
1990-91 term.
\
The first major case
Souter will hear concerns
a sex-bias dispute. At is
sue is whether employers
may exclude all women
of childbearing age from
some hazardous jobs, end
the court's decision could
affect millions of women.
Skateboards supported at hearing
By Ben Heskett
Emerald Contributor
Faculty and students commented on proposed amendments to
rules regarding student directory information, chilli care, skate
boarding and bicycle fees and fines at University hearings Tues
day.
The proposed change that drew the most people to the podium
was an amendment banning all skateboarding and roller skating on
University property.
"What will arise front this rule is an increase in tension between
skateboarders and security guards." said Tyler Hoffman, a Univer
sity student.
Kenneth Liberman, an associate professor of sociology and fre
quent skateboarder, called for an amendment that would designate
specific routes for skateboards, allow skateboards on campus for
transportation purposes only, and restrict skateboarding to stu
dents, faculty and staff.
Earlier in the day. ASUO representatives criticized a new soft
ware package purchased by the University that does not allow stu
dents to restrict certain information from being published in the
student directory.
Students now can restrict any of 12 items included in their dins
tory listing, including local address, local phone number and per
manent address.
Under the proposed BANNER system, either all student informa
tion would t>e included in a listing, or the student would not lie
listed at all.
A child care amendment that would reserve more space lor chit
dren of faculty and staff members received little but positive tush
monv.
An amendment that would triple i urrent bicycle fines was criti
cized by many as "too excessive."
Testimony from Tuesdays' events will be forwarded in a report
to Dan Williams, vice president for administration, who will make
a final decision on each amendment
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OPS officer Su/.ie Hunter discusses skateboard hazards at
Tuesday's hearing.
Symposium targets free speech issues
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Reporter
Cincinnati art gallery director
on trial for displaying photo
graphs by Robert
Mapplethorpe Members of 2
Live Crew arrested for perform
ing "obscene" material in Flor
ida. Mattie of the blondes on the
morning talk shows
The headlines are full of ex
amples of "The Politics of Cul
ture." the name of the 1990
ASUO Fall Symposium, which
will focus on censorship, free
speech and related issues in a
three-week series of events that
ttegins tonight.
This year's symposium in
eludes <1 two-day workshop
about sex discrimination and
gender equality, films and dis
cussions about AIDS, art and
the Mapplethorpe controversy,
a speech by rapper KKS-I of
Boogie Down Productions and
an exhibit of contemporary So
viet art.
An exhibition of works by
"unofficial" Soviet artists is al
ready on view at the Universi
ty's Museum of Art and will
continue through Oct. 14 To
night at H p in in the EMU
(iurnwood Room. Barbara I la/
ard, a Berkeley. Ualif. artist and
art historian who helped select
works for the show, will nar
rate ii slide presentation about
the artists.
“What Is Not Forbidden Is
Allowed: Contemporary Soviet
Art" is a collection of paintings
and prints by members of
Tovarishchestvo. or tin* Fellow
ship for Experimental Art.
Formed in 1*181, the group is
an organization of unofficial
artists — artists who are not
members of the government
sanctioned Union of Artists of
the USSR
Until recently, membership
in the Union of Artists was es
sential for those who hoped to
lie recognized as artists and el
lowed to practice profes
sionally. said co-curator Will
White, who also organized the
symposium as ASUO events co
ordinator
To qualify for membership in
the union, an artist had to grad
uate from an approved art insti
tute and comply with govern
ment standards for subject mat
ter and style
Although it is still difficult
for them to buy quality sup
plies and rent studio space,
some of the restrictions that
previously limited these artists
have now been eased Several
Turn to SYMPOSIUM. Page 12
Former athlete charged with sexual abuse
By Brian Bloch
Emerald Reporter
Former University football
player Derek Horton faced
charges Tuesday of first degree
sexual abuse stemming from an
incident that took, place last
lanuary.
Horton, a student and mem
ber of the University football
team at the time of the inci
dent. is charged with the sexu
al abuse of a then-18-year-old
female University student at his
former residence in North Ku
gene
In his opening statement,
prosecuting attorney Ted Ha
gen maintained that the woman
did not consent to sexual inter
course with Horton and his lli
year-old cousin the night of
jail. 5.
The cousin, who was living
with Horton at the time, is fac
Derek Horton
in# similar charges in juvenile
court
Hagen said the woman
"made it clear in a number of
ways" that she did not consent
to sexual intercourse with the
two men.
However. Horton's defense
contended the woman had been
drinking excessively lh.it night
and that she did not resist sexu
al activity with Horton and his
cousin.
In testimony at Tuesday’s tri
al. the woman said she attend
ed a party the night of Jan f> at
I’hi kappa Psi fraternity, where
she met Horton and Ins cousin
When the three left the party to
get some air, Horton offered her
a ride hack to his apartment,
the woman said
The woman said she at first
declined the ride, but then ac
cepted after Horton said they
would not he gone long.
Horton then drove to his
apartment where lie and his
cousin had sex with her with
out her consent, the woman
testified.
The woman said she felt ill
from drinking while she was at
Horton's apartment and said
she (annul remember parts of
the time she spent there Before
going to Horton’s apartment,
she had about six Inters at a
gathering before the party, and
three mixed drinks .it tin- frater
nity. the woman said
Ac cording to the woman's
testimony Tuesday. Horton ig
nored her when she asked him
to stop having sex with her
Horton acknowledged having
had sexual intercourse with the
woman when questioned by
Eugene police in Man h. tin
defense attorney said, hut Hor
ton told police that the woman
i onsented