Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Thursthn. October 25. I WO
butene, Oregon
Volume *»2. Issue 42
Briefly
President Brand and
University students
voiced different priorities
for campus issues
Wednesday at an open fo
rum.
The president focused
on financial concerns tec -
in# the Univetstty while
students challenged the
administration's stance
on the Gratetul Dead and
(oca-Cold
See story, page 4
Elections
Democratic gubernato
rial candidate Barbara
Roberts made a visit to
(ampus Wednesday to
drum up support in the
final days of her cam
paign.
See story. Page It
While they share some
of the same views on
abortion, incumbent
Democrat Peter Del uzio
and his Libertarian chal
lenger. Tonie Nathan,
don't agree on much else
as they battle for District
4’s U S. House seat.
See story. Page B
Nationally
WASHINGTON (API
Sen Hob Pack wood. R
Ore., voted with the ma
jority Wednesday as the
Senate approved 73-24 a
compromise that would
penalize federally funded
artists convicted under
obscenity or t hild por
uography laws
The bipartisan tom
promise. offered by Sen.
Orrin Match K-lJtah. and
adopted as ,o amend
ment to the Interior ap
propriations hilt would
require the National Kn
dow men! for the Aits to
recoup anv giant money
given to artists who are
subsequently < onvirted
Guilty artists would Ire
liarred from ret eiving any
new federal grants for
three years
Sen Mark Matiield K
Ore did not vote
See story, page 9
WASHINGTON (AP)
U.S. Rep. Denny Smith
K-C)re.. provided the lone
opposition among Ore
gon's delegation Wednes
day night as the House
voted :tH0-4.r> to approve
an emergency spending
hill
Oregon Democrats les
AuCoin Petei Def'azio
and Ron \\Mien were
joined by Republican Hob
Smith in approving the
measure which would
keep the government op
erating through Saturday
Rape crisis on campus
I’hutii \*\ hit h tin*
Safely is an increasing <oncern on i ampus. with unreported sexual assaults and poor lii;htini{ remaining the major issues.
Officials concerned
by unreported rapes
By Stacy Ivie
f- meiald Associate t d'tor
Ko ent efforts in tra< k unre
ported rapes in the I'nivcrsitv
area show that main women
mas Ik* the vii tims of sexual
abuse i runes but their reports
never make il through official
< hannels
"We have received 15 sexual
assault ( alls on the crisis line
and .il the time they were not
reported to the l-.ugene police
department ” said )err\ Stan
le\. advoi ale ( oordinator at the
Kape ( risis Network
The unoffii ial reports of 15
r.i|ies on i ampus is very alarm
mg said lackie (iihson. t o
i hairwoman of the I'nivrrsity
task force on I'nwanted Sexual
Behavior
However (he Eugene polin’
department has in orded only
two r.iprs on i .impus situ <• |u 1 \
t»»•»(» in tin- West t'niversitv
area ami iiom' in tim South
I'niversitv arts) which polio*
-.an! is about .iveram*
This compare* to one rapt* lot
tin- same time period in WHO in
South I buversity anil none in
West i IIIV el sit \
However Stallh'v said that
tile la unreporlt’d lasts ol sex
ual assault the network has re
i eived is a normal amount loi
this time ol \e.u
Statewide rape and sexual as
s.iult cases have risen ahou! in
percent in the last year, and the
i'niversitv is following the
trend Stanley said
Turn to RAPES, Page 8
More lighting needed
By Tammy Batey
( meratd Report**'
In .m effort to improve slu
limit safety on i umpus lilt'
Asl'() along with the ()llii e
ol I’uhln Safety milt.itml .1
plan In on reuse lighting
A survey condor.ted In .i
l ‘nlvnrsily S.ili'lv Advisory
miIm ninmilti't' last year tie
termini'll the areas ol i am
pus that need improved
lighting and a three phase
lighting plan was generated
bv I niversity administrators
and the AM '() said h irk
Hailey XSI'Oi u president
A lour ot the rumpus
was taken and priorities
were given to areas that
were most hazardous and
most dark Spec i.d r oni.ern
was given to housing being
well lighted iinil safe,'' llai
le\ said "Students and the
\Sl'() need In improve I'm
versitv safelv espet inllv fur
women Women often fear
'Oh I ran t walk alone a!
night No one should have
to deal with that
Publn safe!v is .in issue
the ASI'O keeps examining
Hailey said
Improved lighting on i am
pus is an important issue for
I lot li the AS1 () and the I'm
versitv Safelv Committee
said kav Coots, I'niversilv
safety officer
I he I omnnllee i omlui ted
night tours of t anipus and
made ret ommendations, in
i lulling ailditional lighting
Turn to LIGHTING Page 8
Language, cultural barriers complicate trauma
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Reporter
For international students, the trauma of
rape is often complii ated In their relur
lance to confide in .1 counselor who
doesn't understand their language or their
culture
More steps need to he taken to ensure tin
satetv ol international students, to give
them information on prevention of sexual
assault and to provide 1 risis counselors
who are fluent in foreign languages, said
Bohhx Fee AM'l) affirmative action 1 oor
diuator and .1 member ol the newly formed
I'mvanted Sexual Behavior Task Force
subcommittee on international students
"Most domestic colleges don't have any
specific policy, resources or counseling to
deal with international students when thev
are raped." Lee said. 'That's what we re
Ir> mg In st.irt here
Lit said ill least seven Japanese students
wrrr raped on i ampus l.isl vear Two were
reported lo tin- I'niversitv's Inturniition.il
Services nffu e anil two were reported to
tin- American Lnglish Institute. a i ampus
organization that helps internal tonal sin
ilenls improve their language skills None
were reporleil lo the polii e
SUulenls from some i ounlries may even
he unaware ot the possihility ot sexual as
sault on i ampils. Lee saul
\lso. ilitlereni es in the wav i allures per
reive sexual behavior anil in what is ai
i eplahle and unact eptahle may prevent
some students from seeking counseling,
said Sand\ Tsunevoslu. psvi hologist .it the
I 'ntversiu s (Counseling (Center
I or example, some students max lielieve
the\ are rude if the\ say no to a sexual ad
vance. she said.
"In some cultures. it's not OK In I.ilk
about rt-rtuil) things, and that blin ks them
from coming in." sliu s.ini "but d thus
don’t talk about how tiii'V b'l'l. it u ill atti-i 1
tlii'in They won't be able to funi lion in
si bool
In addition, when a rape or se\ual as
s.uilt does oi l ur. international students are
often relut taut to report . 01 talk about it
ln'i ause leu counselors ale lluent in lor
eigll languages, l.ee said
The K.ipe Crisis Network whose sen u es
are i mitrai ted through the ASl'O lor slu
dents, has two counselors, one llispunu
and one Chinese, .nailable to help interna
tional students lerri Stanlev advocate co
ordinator at the Rape Crisis Network said
the center tries to provide other interpret
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