Oregon
DAIIY EMERALD
Monday. October 29, I‘WO
fcugene. Oregon
Volume 92, Ivtuc 44
sa?—
Oregon’s four guberna
torial candidates all say
they place a high priority
on higher education. But
when it comes to finding
the dollars for that priori
ty. their proposals fall all
across the board.
See story, Page 6
A female University
student filed harassment
and fourth degree assault
complaints against a
member of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity alleging
that the member pushed
her down and spit tobac
co on her at the Arizona
State football game on
Oct 20, according to Eu
gene police.
See story, Page 4
A registration fee of
$10 begins today for stu
dents changing their
grade options or making a
credit-hour change.
Sports T
Oregon's defense
pitched its first shutout
since 1088 Saturday,
whipping the Stanford
Cardinal 31-Oat Autzen
Stadium.
See story, Page 7
The Oregon men’s ami
women's cross country
teams sped past the Pacif
ic 10 competition Satur
day at Stanford on the
way to dual conference
championships.
See story. Page 10
Regional
LONGVIEW, Wash
(API — About 200 dem
onstrators turned out
Sunday night waving
signs reading “Citizens
Against Filth" and “Pro
tect Our Women and
Children” to protest the
performance of rap musi
cian Todd “Too Short"
Shaw
Protestors sang reli
gious songs such as
"Amazing Grace" as
some concert-goers
staged a counter demon
stration in front of the Co
lumbia Theater.
Three teen-agers
chanted "Freedom of
speech” and toted signs
that read "Hitler Cen
sored the Arts Too” and
"Friends of the First
Amendment.”
Police monitored the
peaceful demonstrations
that started about 6 p m.,
minutes before the con
cert warm-up band went
on stage. More than 500
people attended the con
cert.
Coop to the hoop
Portland Trail Blazer i fntcr Wayne Cooper follows a missed shot with an often
sive rebound and put-hack for two points in Portland's 133-1 Iti win against
Charlotte Sunday night in Eugene. See story, page i)
Photo by Scan Poston
Petition asks
Dead ban be
reconsidered
By Catherine Hawley
fcmerakl Associate Iditor
A University graduate student has
started one of several petitions to per
suade the administration that Kugene
citizens view Uratetul Dead coiuerts as
positive anil peaceful contributions to
the city ’s culture
University Vice President Dan VVil
liams announced Tuesday that the
hand's annual concerts in Aut/en Stadi
um would Ire discontinued, i iting the
drug use or .it least the public s per
i option of drug use that accompanies
their performaiu es
Ho Arlan said about 1.000 people have
signed his petition asking Williams to
allow the Urateful Dead to play at Ant
zen this summer and in the future
He has also distributed copies of his
petition to fraternity and sorority houses
and to owners of local businesses in
hopes of gathering several thousand sig
natures to present to Williams and Uni
versity President Myles Brand
"A Dead show is capable of
bringing together some BO.OOO people
over two days to hear music, to dance
and to sing and to lie tolerant ol each
other.” said Arlan, who attended his
first Dead shows when they played two
concerts at Autzen last June.
”1 think. Inith with my head and with
my heart, that the Urateful Dead shows
are a positive influence for those who
choose to attend,” he sairl
Arlan has also approached ANDO co
I’residents Sheila Shekel and kirk Bai
ley. who said although they are interest
ed in student response to the ban. their
executive office has not yet taken a posi
tion on the matter
‘‘(But) it is good to see students inter
ested in how and questioning how
these decisions get made.” Sti« kel said
Sunday.
Several other petitions are circulating
throughout campus, including one
sponsored hy an unidentified group or
individual planning to present the sig
natures to Brand on Wednesday after a
‘‘peaceful” march to Johnson Hall, no
cording to flyers posted around campus.
Arlan said he derailed to start Ins peti
tion last Wednesday after he left an
Turn to DEAD. Page 4
Jewel Bell remembered for furthering diversity
By Cathy Peterson
Emerald Reporter
By all accounts, Jewel Bell was a teacher.
"She was always teaching the richness of other
cultures, by example and hy mentoring She was
always engaging you. and very excited about
ideas." said Dean of Students Shirley Wilson
Jewel Hairston Bell. Ix>rn in 1931, headed the
University's Council for Minority Education from
1983 to 198f> She died in August of breast cancer
in Cambridge. Mass. She was director of Tufts
University's African American Center at the time
of her death.
"It was an inspiration and an adventure to
walk in the world w ith her. nearly always in situ
ations where she was the only black person."
longtime friend Anita Johnson said at Bell's me
morial celebration on Oct 18
When Bell left the University, a group of fac ul
ty and administration with whom she had
worked wanted a way to remember Beil's contri
butions With Hell's approval, a scholarship
award was created for students "whose presence
and performance furthers the cause of diversity at
the University of Oregon."
The $r)0(l s< holarship is awarded each spring to
a student of color selected by faculty, staff and
students.
The award tells students that the "issues they
have involved themselves in have been valued by
this campus." scholarship committee member |an
Oliver said “It's a way of saying 'thank you' to
the students."
Wilson said the award has been given to under
graduate and graduate students of color who have
been "really tenacious in getting an education "
The scholarship also recognizes foresight and
leadership "qualities Jewel had,” Wilson add
ed
Jewel Hell