COMMUNITY
Change made in code
Sexual behavior
offense added
in new section
By Peter Cogswell
Emerald Associate Editor
The University has added a
new section prohibiting un
wanted sexual behavior to the
Student Conduct Code and has
updated the document. The re
vamped code was filed with the
Secretary of State's office earli
er this week.
Unwanted sexual behavior
includes words or conduct that
threatens imminent physical
harm, endangers the health or
safety of any person or is un
wanted and causes emotional
distress, said Elaine Creen, as
sistant director of students.
The new section makes it
clear that unwanted sexual con
duct will not l>e tolerated on
campus, Creen said.
The conduct code now pro
hibits unwanted sexual con
duct on University property or
at University-sponsored or Uni
versity-supervised activities
and also prohibits any behavior
that would interfere with an in
dividual’s participation in one
of these three areas
The new provision was rei
unintended to the Student Con
duct Code Committee, which
proposed the new code, by the
Unwanted Sexual Behavior At
tention Task Force because the
previous code was too vague on
the issue, said Shirley Wilson,
dean of students.
“|The task force) thought
that the conduct code was was
not specific enough." she said
The task force is a group of
students, faculty, staff and
community members con
cerned about on this issue.
Wilson said
Before the new section was
added, there were codes that
dealt indirectly with offenses
such as rape or indecent expo
sure. but none specifically de
fined unwanted sexual behav
ior or spelled out consequences
for such condui t. Green said
"This pulls it all together
into one offense." she said.
As part of the revamping pro
cess. the code was rewritten to
make it more up to date and re
organized to make it easier to
read. Green said.
The last time the code was
updated was in the ]‘M>0s.
Green said, and as a result, all
additions made since then have
simply been tacked on to the
end of the existing code
Disciplinary sanctions that
can be imposed for conduct
code violations range from a
written reprimand to suspen
sion or expulsion from the Uni
versity.
Copies of the new code are
available at the Office of Stu
dent Affairs in Oregon Hall and
the Office of the Vice President
for Administration in (ohnson
Hall
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State’s abortion vote praised
By Brian Bloch
fcmoiakl Rppoitor
A woman's right to a safe
and legal abortion is a fun
damental liberty that should
always remain outside the
influence of government,
said the president of the
Planned Parenthood Fedora
lion of Arneru a on Thursday
night
Faye VVattleton. nationally
known abortion rights activ
ist. said to a large crowd in
the Fugene Conference and
Convention Center that Ore
gon voters’ defeat of ballot
Measures 8 and to is a victo
ry for individual freedom
"In the state of Oregon,
the people have stood up for
choice." Wattleton said
''You have sent a very im
portant message that will
forever change the face of
the debate
After praising Oregonians
for their pro abortion stance
in the Nov t> election. Wat
tleton stressed the nm essity
of continuing efforts to
maintain women's rigid to
legal abortion tlirougluiul
the nation
"If we are not constantly
vigilant, there are people
who will fight to take away
our most base rights," she
said.
"Our opposition will tie
kick again and again The
struggle will become more
intense before it is entirely
removed from politics."
VVatllelon said
She spoke out against gov
emment intervention in the
private lives and sexuality of
U S citizens, saying deci
sions in those areas must lie
made based on the moral
and ethical standards of
e.ii h individual
"A government that can
fort e a woman to continue
her pregnancy against her
will is a government that
can fori e a woman to end
her pregnancy against her
will.” she said.
U'attleton said the strug
gle to keep abortion legal is
representative of all funda
mental rights guaranteed un
der (lie constitution
Labor information offered at fair
By June Russell
fcmeraltl RepOftcr
The rights and concerns of employed and tin
employed people in lame County will lie the fo
cus of speakers and information booths at the l.a
bor Information Fair on Saturday at St Alice's
Church in Springfield.
Sponsored by the FugoneSpring field Solidar
ity Network, the fair will be open from 10 a m to
J p.in at 1520 F SI Representatives from the lai
lior education Resource Center. I.egal Aid. Ore
gnu Fair Share and Chicano Alt.urs will tie among
the organizations available to offer information
and answer questions Kntertainmenl. refresh
ments and child care will also he featured I he
event is free.
"Our goal is public information,'' said jeai.
Hanna, one of the fair organizers "We're trying
lo roach out to folks and let them know we're
available
“Everybody in our society works, tint nobody
talks about it." she added "We wanted to create a
space for people lo do that
Speakers will address topics including wage is
suers, reaching unorganized lalwr. disc rimination.
and welfare and unemployment rights Universi
ty Professors Mary Romero and Joan Ac ker will
speak on ethnic discrimination in the workplace,
and women and wage work, respectively
"We want to feel that as working people we do
have a voic e. whether ils about sexual disc rimi
nation on the |oh or as advocacy for people who
aren't working." Ilanna said
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