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Tuesday. December 4. I<W0 _Eupene. Oregon Volume 92. K-ue f»X
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Eugene's proximity to
three ski are,is is a bless
ing to local skiers A vari
ety of services and liar
gum prices are available
at nearby resorts
See story. Page 4
Almanac
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Nationally
GOLDEN. Colo (AP)
— At least four moderate
earthquakes rattled parts
of the world, but there
was nary a tremor Mon
day along the New Ma
drid Fault, where a scien
tist said a earthquake was
likely to occur
"This is just a normal
day,*' said Waverly Per
son. chief of the U.S.
Geological Survey's Na
tional Earthquake Infor
mation Center. "Were
not backing the predic
tion at all."
Along the New Madrid
Fault, some schools were
canceled and residents
pun based earthquake
emergency kits and oth
ers left town, just in case
climatologist Iben Brown
ing was right
See story. Page 9
A jetliner clipped an
other while preparing to
take off from the Detroit
airport in heavy fog Mon
day. igniting a fire that
left one plane in smoking
ruins Eight people were
killed and at least 21 in
jured officials said.
It was not immediately
clear what caused the col
lision between a DC-«
and a Boeing 727-200.
both operated by North
west Airlines.
See story. Page 9
The NCAA's decision
to let the UNLV men's
basketball team defend its
title was a sham, and set
a bad precedent in deal
ing with schools that vio
late the regulations of am
ateur athletics.
See ‘From the Side
lines.' Page ti
The mortar merner
Hob Walker, of Pioneer Waterproofing in Portland,
puts new mortar in the briikwork ol the Museum ot
Art entrance He is a member ot a ten-person crew that
has beim on campus for the past three months
Photo hv Sean Poston
Task force attacking
harassment by faculty
By Came Dennett
fcmeraid Repot :te
1 In* implit .llmils and effects
nt sexual harassment ol stu
dents by I,ii ti 11 \ members is .1
universal problem mi < ollege
< .lltiplISt'N
\ ri■< t*nll\ tunned snlii uni
mittrr nt llu- I 'mv,uilfd Sexual
Hrli.ivmr task tori r is looking
.it tin' (pips .mil |irut)li‘ins in the
existing University p«>1 n \ m
.iiliiitmn tn nthiT issues
The nature ni this type nt ha
rassment is unique tiei ause
there is a power differential he
tween students and faculty
said llasani klldura Women’s
Center coordinator kudurn
said harassment h\ fai ultv
memhers also violates the trust
between students and teat hers
"Sexual harassment is profia
bly one of the biggest problems
fat ing organizations today
said Ron Si mu ore. assistant di
ret tor of the Office of Affmne
tut* Action "We’ve allowed
unat ceptiible behavior in the
work plat e anti in tlte academe
environment It s almost lie
come part of the operating
scene ’’
The committee was horn out
of the Women’s Sexual Harass
ment Resource Network, a
group of University fatuity,
stall and administrators who ol
fer informal, confidential sup
port and referrals to vit lints of
harassment
The network was formed two
years ago "by a group of tat til
l\ women who were fed tip
with their students being sexu
ally harassed." said Marlene
Orest her. director of the Office
of Student Ailvot at s
The network released a post
er with the names and numbers
ol its members whit h is found
in the student flirt** lor\ ami
arou ml i a tnpu s I low ever
Drescher said the posters often
do not stay op lor long
A poster nets (lilt up .mil is
torn down l>nrtv unn klc . site
s.nd
Drescher said there have
heen complaints .iliont the post
els and that some feel liter are
unwarranted She also said a
few tar tilts members them
selves mnv he tearing down the
posters
"Some prolessors see it as
part of their position to have
power and control over their
students and this mav include
sexual power and i ontrol she
said
Another topic of disi usmoii
is a seeming disi repalu \ he
tween part of the Oregon Ad
ministrative Rules definition
ot sexual harassment and the
tederal definition
One section of the Oregon
rules sper dies that sexual ha
rassment lakes the form of
physical contact or imminently
threatened physical contact
whic h adversely affec ts the
working or academic environ
men! Federal rules do not
spec ifv ph\ sic ill coiitai t
Sinecure said that w lute
many of the same words arc
used, the- federal rules are
iiiui h broader lie said Ins of
In e plans to formally address
the issue
"Our intent is to work
through the director. Diane
Wong, to point this out to the
president." Sinai ore said "I
don't know how we i an get
away with being more restric
tive than the federal law
Sinai ore said it is more <1 iff i
c ult to apply the Oregon policy
to behavior dial's meant to In
stopped
"It s my opinion that we do
Turn to HARASSMENT Page? 5
Roberts inspires women to leadership
Governor-elect a political role model
By Rene DeCair
Emeiaid Reporter
lu their (limb up llir polilit ,il
ladder. three women holding
powerful positions in state gov
eminent have helped to pave
the way for other women to fol
low in their footsteps
Barbara Roberts, governor
elect. Mary Wendy Roberts la
lair commissioner and Norma
I’aiilus. superintendent of pub
lii instruction, bold three of
the six executive positions in
the state, and all have hc< ome
visible leaders in their posi
lions in the traditionally male
dominated political arena
"A lot of women don't have
anv role models." said Mien
Furstner. president of the lame
Countv chapter of the National
Organization for Women add
ing that because of this women
feel lliat the\ cannot seek lead
ership roles
I urstner said she was tu
mt Oregon *?!«•« I Harhara Rob
erts Oregon's first woman
governor because women
view the world differently than
men
"It is important for women to
yet into politii s because the\
bring a different perspective."
she said "Women can bring
more compassion, i.iring and
listening into government
The\ have the abilitv to stand
in oil er people s shoes and ilti
derstand how thev feel
I'urslner said this is a gener
alitv that would not apply to all
women sin It as Hrilish Prime
Minister Margaret 1'hali her
who she said "is a man in
woman’s i lothing
lames klonoski. prolessor ol
Turn to WOMEN Page 12
I’hulo bt Scan 1‘mlun
dot ernor-elei I Iturh.ir.i Huberts is one <>t three women to holil
exeiutive positions in the sl.ilr 1101 eminent. son in# .is role
models .mil helping to p.ne the Mai lor other women in poli
tics.