Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Tuesday, January 8. IWI _ _ huycnv. OregonVolume 'K, Issue 74
Bach to the books
On the first day of winter term classes, Mark Babson of Salem plays a little classical music in
front of the University Bookstore. Babson was in Eugene to visit friends, but still found time to en
tertain passersbv.
Photo by Sfiun Poston
ABA to give ruling
later this month
By Bob Waite
fmerald Reporter
University administrators believe the American Bar
Assoc inlion's throat to remove the law si hooi's ace red
itation sliouid t»e waived, hut the AHA will not disc uss
the issue until Inter this month
The AHA c ited a lac k of improvement to law si hool
fac ilities, limited linancial support, an inadec|uate ro
lio of students to faculty, poor faculty salaries and
lac king library facilities when it threatened to recoin
mend disac i red itation to the count il of the legal edu
i at ion set turn Innunry Ditto
University administrators wrote the AHA to request
the matter he dropped until the AHA reviews the late
school in l‘it»2 They noted law school improvements
during the past year, and asked the AHA to consider
the effec Is of revenue defit its caused by the passage ot
Ballot Measure r>
in a Dec lri letter to the AHA accreditation < ommit
tee. President Mvles Brand and Diw School Doan Mau
rice Holland said the University is taking positive ac
lion to bring the law si hool up to the committee s
standards
"Essentially. we're saving that the improvements
we’ve made already are having a very significant im
pact on our program." Holland said in a press release
"The University, the school and the state system
have done all that they can do to improve support for
the school and the state system have done all that they
can do to improve support for the sc hool in the short
run. and we are confident that our plan for full com
pliant e can !«• implemented before the next AHA ac
creditation visit." he said
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Student groups to educate others on draft worries
By Carrie Dennett
Emeiald Reporter
With the Jan 15 deadline approach
inti for Saddam Hussein to pull out of
Kuwait, students concerned about the
threat of war are continuing to voice
their opposition and educate other stu
dents about a possible draft.
The No Culf War Coalition, in con
junction with Eugene Peace works, will
begin 24-hour demonstrations at the
downtown Federal Building on
Wednesday, culminating in a candle
light vigil on Jan 14. the eve of the
deadline.
On the morning of the deadline, an
enactment of "the aftermath of war”
will begin at 7:00 at the Federal Build
ing. said student Willow Kjellberg
At the same time there will be a
march from Alton Baker Park to the Fed
eral Building, via the Ferry Street
Opposition rising to threat of a Persian Gulf war
Bridge Also planned is a noon rally
with speakers and music, a children's
action for peace at 4 p in., and a 5 p m
closing ceremony. Information tables
will set up during that time
Meanwhile, the No Gulf War Coali
tion will continue Monday rallies at
12:30 p m. on the corner of 13th Ave
nue and Kincaid Street, and meetings
on Thursday nights at ti in the KMU Fir
Room.
The possibility of a war in the Persian
Gulf is an issue that has drawn a broad
spectrum of students, said Mary Agre of
the Student Campaign for Disarmament
"The students who started the No
Gulf War Coalition were students who
weren't really involved in political ac
tivity before." she said
A "Teach-In" rally on Dec. 7 drew
people whu admitted that they usually
aren't the type to get involved in dem
onstrations. but felt compelled to speak
out on this issue. Agre said.
"It doesn't really matter who you are.
if you're on the left, right or middle, or
if you're apolitical or extremely politi
cal," she said
With the possibility of a draft ac.com
panying the threat of war. student and
community groups are offering draft
counseling services
Men of draft age are welcome to talk
to draft counselors regardless of their
feelings atrout the issue Counseling is
being offered by Clergy and Laity Con
cerned, and counseling by students will
he offered through the Survival Center
by the middle of the term, said I'hil
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Student urn ups are setting out to edu
cate others on the possibility of a
draft should the United States yo to
war with Iraq.
The University has sched
uled a public hearing today
to discuss a proposed ad
ministrative rule that would
require all entering students
to prove they had received
two measles shots.
The meeting will take
place in the Walnut room of
the EMU at 3 p m. last May.
the Oregon State Board of
Higher Education approved
a revised immunization
schedule that, effective fall
term 1990. required the Uni
versity to obtain proof from
new students that they re
ceived two measles shots.
The new rule would re
quire alt individuals born
since Dec 31. 1«S6. who en
ter the University fall term
1991 and thereafter, to pro
vide evidence of having had
two doses of measles vac
cine.
Outbreaks of measles
across the United States, in
cluding the University, have
prompted the proposed
adoption of this rule! More
cases of measles among
young adults occur on the
college setting than any oth
er type of suiting
• • •
Students interested in
viewing the affirmative ac
tion report on the recent pro
ceedings at tile law school
can do so by picking up a
summary copy of the report
at the Office of the Vice
President for Public Affairs
and Development in Room
2(h) of johnson Hall
The full report, which in
cludes several hundred
pages of appendices, is
available for review in the
law library at the l-aw Cen
ter.
Inside
|«ff Miller
Maintaining city service*
in the wake of Ballot Meas
ure r> will be one of Eugene's
greatest c hallenges m (he
c oming year Eugene Mayor
Jeff Miller said in his Slate
of the City address Monday
night.
Miller outlined five goals
in Ins speech, inc luding
support for the new library,
new downtown design and
reducing fire and ambulance
response time. The mayor
said Measure 5 could stand
in the way of these goals
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