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Student groups concerned over derogatory acts
Recent hate mail, posters
directed at GALA, MEChA
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Reporter
A recent frenzy of hate mail
and derogatory posters aimed
at women, lesbians, and stu
dents of color has raised con
cern among several student
groups, the ASUO and the Of
fice of Public Safety.
Earlier this month, a poster
of a woman with a target drawn
around her face was put under
t he door of the C.av and Lesbian
Alliance office The words "Hi.
cutie" were written on it
Around the same time, a
member of MKChA. the Ghic.a
no I-atino student union, found
a similar poster On it was a
picture of a person of Hispanii
decent with a target drawn
around him A racist message
was written on that poster, in
what appeared to be similar
handwriting
In addition to those two ini i
dents, flyers have been found
around campus advertising a
"blow up doll punching bag."
on which any woman's photo
graph can be put. and then sent
to a serviceman in the Middle
East. A similar advertisement
has been found in whi< h a con
nection is made between vibra
tors and Patriot missiles
On the latter two. the College
Republicans office is given as
the location to order such
items. Jason Wilson. College
Republicans secretary, said the
group is not responsible for tin
posters.
"We were shocked to learn
that someone put our name on
this." he said. "We didn't have
anything to do with it Obvi
ously someone stooped to very
low levels to discredit our or
ganization We’re disappointed
that someone would do that
"It was a cowardly thing to
do," Wilson added "Those
posters are sickening
Members of CAI.A. MKGhA
and the ASUO all had different
ideas about why tin* University
is seeing an increase in sui h in
( idents.
"We've come to accept it as a
way of life around here." said
Kddie Beanes. MIX ill A director,
who added that he was not par
ti< ularlv surprised hv it
"On campus, we deal with it
with professors, and it's getting
worse with (Ballot) Measure
5," he said "We're told our
members it's to be expected
The best thing we can do is try
to educ ate everyone about our
culture and heritage. "
Sue Dookstader. director of
GALA, said she believes that
several situations at the Univer
sity have helped create a hos
tile climate.
She points to a recent ruling
by University President Myles
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MECbA director Eddie Beanes said he isn 7 surprised by the recent occurrence of hate crimes on
campus.
Brand. in which no action was
taken against a professor who
was alleged to have made a sex
isl comment to a student.
Brand's executive assistant.
Alison Baker, subsequently
commented that he was oxer
( ising his right to free speech
Karlier this year. law school
professor dreg Johnson was
asked by his supervisors to
apologize publicly after he <lis
cussed lus homosexuality in
class
"Brand's administration is
dllnwiiitt it tn happen with the
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Proposed bill would prohibit conflicts of interest
HB2484 targets higher ed employees
By Joe Kidd
Emerald Politics Editor
SALKM — The State and Federal Af
fairs Committee in the Oregon House
considered a bill Monday that would ex
plicitly prohibit conflicts of interest for
higher education employees
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The bill, introduced in the legislature
last month by state Rep. Hill Dwyer. D
Springfield. got its third hearing Mon
day before the committee The panel of
legislators discussed the fine tuning of
the measure after hearing testimony
from a University employee on an al
leged conflict of interest that occurred
nine years ago.
In its current form. House Bill 24H4
would prohibit a higher education em
ployee from engaging in a conflict of in
terest. specifying a handful of potential
violations ranging from the classroom
use of textbooks written by faculty
members that haven't received the se
quired peer review and recommenda
tion. to instances of preferred housing
referrals of students or faculty members
to realtors
In what would la- tht1 most r«*«:**nt in a
series of changes to the rules governing
this issue. Dwyer designed the bill to
close "unforeseen loopholes" in the
current laws, said Dwyer's legislative
aide Scott Bartlett
While state ethics laws require gov
ernment employees to declare and ab
stain from conflicts of interest, the Leg
islature passed a bill in that estab
lished areas for higher education em
ployees to receive compensation for ac -
tivities outside of their official capacity
Bartlett said that legislation was in
tended "to afford faculty members to in
teract with the private sector, transfer
technology and benefit society as a
whole, and use it for ways that are legit
imate."
Whihf Dwyer s bill is "not intended
to encroach on that legitimate activity as
a whole." Bartlett said HB24H4 would
set tighter standards and "give some
teeth" to the present laws
"We are trying to he reasonable and
to respond to some things that upset us.
insofar as being told the whole system is
a very closed system, almost impenetra
ble to public view, and that is character
ized by some abuses." Bartlett said
Hut a representative of the State Hoard
of Higher Education told the House
committee that he is not convinced that
new legislation is needed
"It is not clear to us that additional
legislation is needed." said l.arry Large,
higher education vice-chancellor for
public relations.
Turn to BILL. Page 8
Quit War
HAMBURG. Germany
(AP) — A Soviet peace plan
offered Monday would re
quire Iraqi withdrawal from
Kuwait, but would bar puni
tive action against Saddam
Hussein and bis govern
ment. a report said.
The plan was distributed
to allied leaders, but details
were not immediately re
leased .
The Bild newspaper, say
ing it obtained details of the
four-point Soviet proposal
from "informed sources" in
Moscow, reported it also
urges negotiations on the
Palestinian issue, and de
clares that Iraq's government
and borders would not in'
tampered with.
See story. Page 4
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Sports
The Oregon women's ten
nis team continued its domi
nance of Portland State last
Friday, winning 9-0 despite
leaving four of its top play
its behind.
The Ducks always have
an easy time against the Vi
kings. so Coach Tom C.reider
used the match to get some
of his other players match
experience.
"We still win, and it's a
strategy session where we
can practice the things that
will make us a better team.
such as not staying bai k and
coming to the net more.
Greider said
See story. Page 5
Jackie DeFord