Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Thursday , October 4, I1 WO
Eugene. Oregon
Volume *)2. Issue 27
On Campus
Members of the ASUO
Executive urged students
at a rally Wednesday to
make their voices heard
to the state government
and demand increased
higher education fund
ing
"We're not receiving
the kind of education we
should be for the amount
of money we're paying."
said ASl JO Co-president
kirk Hailey.
Classroom overcrowd
ing. an antiquated regis
tration system and in
creased tuition are just a
few of the examples of
the problems students
face because of a lack of
funding. Hailey said.
See story. Page 4
boxes of 11,m an.in leis
and hats litter the top
shelf of a cramped
Ksslinger Hall office. Pii
lures of smiling Universi
ty students taken in Ko
rea. Hawaii, japan and
lamg Beac h line the
walls.
Within this small
space operates the world
headquarters of Camp
Adventure, a $36t>.()00
children's summer camp
program run on military
liases in l.ong Beach. Cal
if.. Hawaii and Asia.
See story, Page 5
Briefly
Severn! defense wit
nesses testified Wednes
day on behalf of Derek
Horton, a former Oregon
football defensive back,
who is on trial for first
degree sexual abuse of a
female University stu
dent
Horton, who also testi
fied Wednesday during
the second day of the tri
al. admitted having inter
course with the woman
after a fraternity party on
|an r>. but maintained the
incident was initiated hv
the woman and oc< urred
entirely with her consent
See story, Page 7
Sports
The Oregon men's golf
team finished sixth in the
Wolf Pack Classic held
Monday and Tuesday in
Dike Tahoe. Nev. at the
Kdgewood-Tahoe Golf
Course.
See story. Page 11
Unification prompts mixed reactions
l*holo b* \iulr* Kiinrii
Herman students Heide H itthoefi (leftI, Monika Fischer and Harhara Krat/.er will face
many changes when they return to a newly unified Germany.
Students critical
but stay positive
By Birgit Schreiber-Sivesind
Emerald Contributor
Thu reunification of hast and West
Germany has passed, lull the problems
of meshing two systems and cultures is
a concern for German University stu
dents and graduate torn long fellows
While most of these students ami
GIFs are happv about Germany's unifi
ration, the celebration and optimism
during hist November has now been re
plat ed with more thoughllul com ern
"I think, the Americans want to cele
hr.lie this as a huge day." said Monika
Fist her. a G I F earning her I’ll I) in tier
man "Sometimes we feel Americans
aren't critical enough I.title social is
sues aren't being faced
Doris Si hneyink. a graduate student
from Tuebingen studying history, said
pessimism among West Germans Inis
stemmed Irion problems assni iated with
the iinifii alum w here here, in Aliieri
Turn to UNIFICATION. Page 8
Brand shares vision for University’s future
By Peter Cogswell
Fmeraid Associate Editor
The University is a special
place with its own values anil
aspirations. President Myles
Brand told faculty and staff
members in his first state of the
University address Wednesday
"Our future holds boundless
promise," Brand said. "Oregon
is a university destined to build
on its outstanding tradition ”
Brand's speech, entitled "Or
egon: Our University. Our fu
ture". addressed the path he
hopes the University will take
in the future.
The University's size will
prove to tie an advantage in the
future. Brand said
"At the University of Oregon
we have the best of both
worlds." he said "We are suf
ficiently large to support re
search in a <;»rt-fnlly selet t«?«l
range of areas, but we are also
sufficiently small to maintain a
sense of community. Our scale
provides us with a true compar
ative advantage."
flrand outlined five key areas
which he would like to see the
University focus on for the fu
ture
First, Hrand called for the
University to re-emphasize its
undergraduate educational mis
sion
" There is a long and honored
tradition of commitment to tin
dergraduate education at Ore
gon," Hrand said "However,
there are national trends that
run counter to a lot us on un
dergraduate education.
"We must he alert to these
national trends and we must lie
prepared to reaffirm our com
mitment to excellent under
graduate education programs
Realizing that teaching is the
Miles Brand
most important element in un
dergraduate etlut ation. Brand
said Ini wants to reward good
teat liing through merit pay in
crements
Keseart h and its relationship
In tea< hing was tin* mm unil
point brand raised, saving he
believes rescan h benefits
tear lung
"Ur Inivr .ill lir.irtl it said
111.11 rcsr.iri li distorts llir l.nni
luitliirnl In tr.il hing." hr said
"I disagree Research nnil
teaching arr mutu.illy support
ive.
"A rrsr.irt li university offers
opportunities for undergrade
ales, as well as graduates to
participate in the discovery
pr<K ess and explore the ( onse
(|tieni es ol these discoveries he
tore they become ossified in
textbooks
Another focus point brand
would like to see the l huversity
address concerns i reeling a
campus community that is in
elusive, welcoming and sensi
live to all persons
"At Oregon each person
Turn to BRAND. Page 8
ODE board dismisses 14-year employee
By Catherine Hawley
tmeraid Associate f ditoi
The Oregon Daily Emerald
Hoard of Directors voted Mon
day to terminate the employ
ment of jean Ownbey. the
newspaper's business control
ler for the last 14 years
The Ixiard met in ex«n utive
session and voted to dismiss
Ownbey immediately. It also
voted to continue paying her
contractual salary and benefits
until the end of the year
Hoard Chairwoman Wendy
Haker declined to elaborate on
the board's decision to fire
Ownbey. saying board mem
bers had agreed not to discuss
personnel matters.
Owubey also declined In
< oniment Wednesday on her
termination, except to say, "I
was aware the hoard was not
happy with my performance
since I had surgery for cancer"
in July 1989.
Ownhey was dismissed by
the ODE hoard of dire* tors, al
though a general manager hired
by the board in July was re
sponsible for reviewing
Ownbey's job performance and
negotiating her annual job con
tract. as well as those of the ad
vertising director and the pro
duction manager.
However, the txiard had de
cided to retain its right to re
view job performance for six
months after hiring General
Manager Judy Riedl on July 1.
board member (ierald (iazlay
said.
Tin* board's personnel turn
miltee will meet Monday to
discuss tin* future of the busi
ness controller position, iiaker
said
Sim i* hiring a general man
ager to oversee the newspaper's
administrative and tisc ,d opera
tions. the personnel committee
has been "fine tuning" the
controller's job description,
(lay. lay said
Ownliey earned $43,400 an
nually as controller and assis
tant to the publisher.
The Emerald, a non-profit
corporation since 1971. is oper
ated by a board of direr tors, the
paper's publisher Tint paper's
operations art1 divided into four
departments business, adver
tising. produi lion and news
The newspaper's publisher is
a 10 memlier. volunteer tmurd
of directors. Three are staff
members, one from ear h of the
paper's three departments that
employ students advertising,
production and news Two
board seats are filled by stu
dents appointed by the ASl'O;
two are faculty members ap
pointed by the University presi
dent: and one is a community
representative appointed hv the
board. Two other seals are at
large positions that may be
filled by anyone who is not an
Eiucrnlii employee.