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Dennis Gilbert. a University physics professor, was found guilty Tuesday of criminal trespass
and criminal mis4:hief for organizing a protest on the lawn of Morgan-Nicolai plant manager
l.eeRov Pasquini last luly.
Professor found guilty
for role in July protest
By Brian Bloch
I mi'1,1 Id Reporter
A Line dountv inrv convict
etl I niviTMli physic s Professor
Dennis Colbert of third degree
criiniiutl mischief and second
degree i rilllinal trespass Cues
day. stemming from a labor
protest last slimmer
Ironically, Cilliert is si lied
nled to (>e senteni ed on (lis
birthday Man h 4 Moth crimes
are (!lass (I misdemeanors, each
carrying a maximum sentence
of to days in tail or a ,$ri()() fine
Lilliert spent two days in a
Line County District Lourt last
week after being charged for
his |uly 1 1 strike demonstration
on the property of Morgan Nic
olai plant manager I.eeKoy
Pasquini
As part of a protest marking
the second anniversary of the
Nil olai strike, Cilberl led a
group of demonstrators onto
Pasquini s front yard, where
they placed 1 f>7 small crosses
svmboli/ing lost family wages
Although (.iItx'rt maintained
thi' protest was a symbolic <i( t
of free speei ti. the six member
|tir\ tumid lum guilty of < .ms
mg I’asipmu "substantial m
convenience” while remaining
on his property without per
mission
"We wanted it to he legal
and dramatii ." (iilbort said at
ter the verdii t "And some
times to lie dramatii von have
to take risks, and we did
(iilbort said the trial has con
\. mi ed him that demonstrations
like th" one lie tm hostrated are
powerful tools for i routing pub
lic: concern over labor issues
“We will do things like that
more m the future, hut in ways
that will minimize our chain es
of getting I>ai k into court.” (iil
liert said
booking bai k he emphasized
the issues surrounding the
strike rather than his own trial
"The issue is the strike and
what the < ommunity is going to
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New group to fight discrimination with RAGE
Members say organization formed at appropriate time
By Daralyn Trappe
f mould Reporter
The organizers of a new stu
deni group that will focus at
trillion on ra< ml discrimination
at the University sa\ it is com
ing together .it an appropriate
time
RACK Racial Advocacy
Group for Equality started
last year in response to an inci
dent faced hv an Asian student,
who said she had lawn disi rim
mated against by the School ol
Education, said Theresa Chin, a
group founder
"We del ided that we should
branch out and not only em
phasize her case, but all the
various issues that are on cam
pus." Chin said "The group is
composed of students of color
and it's designed to give stu
dents of color a voice in their
own affairs
RACK also plans to focus at
tention on discrimination
against women, gays and lesbi
ails. (dun said
Hobby l.ee ASl’() affirmative
action coordinator, said rec ent
events on i ampus have made a
group such .is KA(d. .t ne< essi
ty
" This year has Iteen a year of
redefining .1 lot of fundamental
issues, sui h .is ,11 ademil free
dom with the latw Si hoot,
and sexual harassment with
the Mark Shinn case." l.ee
said
luisi fall law school profes
sor (ireg lohnson was asked by
fus supervisors to apologize
public.K alter he discussed Ills
homosexuality in i lass
More recently. University
President Myles Brand an
noum ed that no actum would
he taken against Shinn, a pro
fessor who was alleged to have
made a sexual comment to a
student
"People have had to redefine
f irst Amendment freedom of
speech rights vs sexual harass
ment." l.ee said "People are
still confused
In addition, the Persian Gulf
Her lias raised c oncern about
the harassment of students of
color at the University, he said
(.'hin and l.ee said the group
will attempt to find solutions to
problems rather than simply re
act to them
"The roll1 of RAUF is to re
( eive and address the rai lal is
sues and complaints at the
(University) campus and .lit as
a watt hdog and advoi ai y. stu
dent fix used group." Fee said
"We intend to go out and at
tai k the institutionalized rai
ism as well as individual (its
crimination i ases with the goal
of trying to make the 1 Iniversity
a more tolerant structure,"
(linn said
With that goal in mind,
RAUF is co sponsoring two fo
rums. titled "Commitment To
ward Sensitivity of Diversity
The first will ire held Thurs
day night .it 7 to in Room t 111
Willamette and will focus on
rei ruitment and retention of
minority faculty, stafl and stu
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Hobby ftt? and Theresa Chin say the new student group RACK
will attempt to discuss and Kind solutions for racial and sexual
dist.rimination at the University.
deiltS
The sec ond forum sc hedulcd
for the following 'I'hursdciy,
Feb 2H. will discuss affirma
live action and the University's
grievum e procedure It is
scheduled for tlie same time
and place
Forum organizers say they
hope to draw attention to me i
dents of (list riminatinn and ha
rassment directed at nays and
lesbians and students of < olor
Members of the (lav and la-sbi
.in Alliance and MKdhA. the
(Ihicann lattinn student group.
re< enlly received flyers with
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Briefly
The University's School
of Architecture has received
a grant from the Bonneville
Power Administration. The
grant will enable the school
to continue to work on de
veloping a new computer
program regulating energy
efficiency in buildings.
See story. Page 3
Sports
Lee Ki
mer
The Oregon men's tennis
team showed Tuesday how
much better it can perform
when it doesn't have any
problems getting to a match
Just five (fays after having
to forfeit a match in the Ne
vada Bob's Invitational in
I .as Vegas due to airplane
problems, the Ducks (5-7) re
turned home.
They soundly defeated
Westmont College 6Vi-2V»
Tuesday afternoon
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Arts
The band the Crazy 8s
have become a favorite in
Kugene, performing fre
quently at many local estab
lishments. concert halls and
fraternity functions.
This weekend they're
coming back to celebrate in
the spirit of their ninth anni
versary
See story, Page 6
Anton Chekov's classic
drama about the hopes and
yearnings of a Russian pro
vincial family at the turn of
the century comes to mod
ern theater as familiar and
moving as when it first
Opened 90 years ago in
1901.
This Friday, University
Theatre presents Three Sis
ten. the tragi-comody mas
terpiece exploring Chekov's
favorite subject — the uni
versal human experience of
frailties, longings, thwarted
dreams, laughter and tears.
See story, Page 7