Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
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Volume l>2, Issue HK'
Forum questions University
commitment to minorities
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Reporter
Many students and faculty say the
Brand administration brings the greatest
opportunity for affirmative action and di
versity that this University has seen if
it lives up to its commitment.
"Many people are starting to ask., is
(Brand) really committed to what he said
last year about diversity?" said Brian
Hoop, ASUO affirmative action < oordina
tor, at a Thursday night forum on affirm
ative action issues.
Titled "A Commitment Toward Sensi
tivitv of Diversity." the discussion fo
cused on the accountability of the Uni
versity's commitment to minority recruit
ment and retention, especially in the
wake of Measure 5
"One of my biggest concerns is that
privilege is not something that women,
gays and lesbians, and people of color
have on this campus." said Bobby l.ee.
ASI <) affirmative at tion coordinator
"We .ire not anywhere near when; we
should Im\" said Marshal Sauceda. ai ting
direi tor of the (Jffice of Multicultural At
fairs "1 have, however, seen some im
provement
Sauceda said he has seen more recruit
ment of minorities in faculty luring than
ever before
Myntha Hynes, assistant direi tor of ad
missions. said recruitment of minoritv
students is also up She said the Univer
sity has a multicultural recruitment plan,
does joint activities with DMA. and has
sent minority high school students a
pamphlet called "Visualize Success."
which was written with the help of all
the student unions
Hynes said minority students now
make up 10 percent of the student lx><i\
compared to fi percent in t'.lHl
However, minority recruitment means
little without retention Sam cda said
It's not |ust about lirinxinK more bod
les to ( ampus We need to ( reate an env i
ronment that retains them
Hvnes sail) d is the responsibility of
the entire student body, as well as the ad
ministration, to i reate a supportive envi
ronment. and eliminate the fallai ies and
discriminatory attitudes that color rear
turns toward minorities
l.ee said the decisions the admincstra
lion made in the program ( idling t>roi ess
did further damage to a supportive i li
mate. "There was obviously no affinna
live action in the de< ision making pro
( ess " l.ee said
I loop said it is important to keep in
mind that students are empowered bv the
fact that there is still time before program
cuts and tuition hike proposals ■ire up
proved by the state Legislature
While students have been fighting atti
tudes and dei isions that adversely affect
them, some students find it hard to keep
fighting
"I didn't come to this school to advo
i ate my rights When I pay my tuition. I
don't get money bat k for being a student
of color. I came here to study." Let- said
Concern over the University's com
mitment to diversity has intensified in
light of recent hate crimes directed tit
women, people of color, and gays and
lesbians
Dianna kale of the Office of Student
Development said these hate (.rimes, in
conjunction with failure to retain minor
ity students, are significant
"All of those things indicate that there
are major problems," she said
Celebrating tradition
(lemma Alvinr and lay Kivurn brush up on a traditional Filipino
damn that tiwy will present as part of Filipino cultural ni^ht,
which runs from t> to H:M) p in Sunday in the FMl1 Hallroom.
Photo by Sean Poston
Proposal targets housing crisis
By Rene DeCair
E filer aid Reporler
The passage °f a recently
introduced House bill would
require the University to form
a new committee to determine
whether the University's
housing plans adequately ad
dress students' needs
The bill would require each
institution in the state system
to submit <iii annual report to
the State Hoard of Higher Ed
ucation. comparing their pro
visions for student housing
with those of the other institu
tions in the Pacific It) Confer
ence.
Kep. Hill Dwyer. I) Spring
field, sponsored the hill to get
the University to prove that it
is working to build more stu
dent housing, said Dwyer's
legislative assistant. Scott
Bartlett
"The University of Oregon
has been less than forthright
in the housing crisis that is
partially ( aused by students."
Harden said
With few planes for stu
dents to live in Kugenu. they
often go I') Springfield and
take np the available low-in
come housing there, Bartlett
said This "unfairly imposes
hardships" on Springfield
residents, he said, and was
one reason why Dwyer pro
posed the bill
In addition, the bill is an at
tempt to get the University to
support its claim that stu
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Iraq, Soviets agree on plan,
U.S. rejects peace proposal
MOSUOW and DHAHKAN, Saudi Arabia (A1 *) Iraq ac< epted a
Soviet peace plan that calls for an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait
and an end to tin* Persian (lull War, a Kremlin spokesman said ear
ly Friday.
Hut on the desert front, allied forces opened fire on targets deep
in Iraqi-held territory in one of the heaviest barrages of the war
A senior Hush administration official said early Friday that the
peace proposal is "unacceptable to the United States " The 11.S
official spoke on condition of anonymity following a late-night
White House meeting
Hritish Prime Minister John Major also rejected the plan Friday.
< ailing it "not good enough."
A key drawback in the U.S view was believed to lie the lack of
any apparent Iraqi commitment to pay reparations for war damage.
Significantly, the agreement contained no mention of the Pales
tinian problem or the Arah-Israeli conflict the issues that Iraq
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Entertainment
The new movie release
Sleeping with the Enemy re
volves around Laura Bur
ney's (Julia Roberts) plans to
escape from her husband
(Patrick Bergin) and his cra
zy paranoia
The film currently is
playing at Movieland and
the Springfield Quad.
See review. Page 5
Julia Roberts
The rollicking blues of
Little Charlie and the
Nightcats will take over
Good Times Cafe and Bar.
375 E. Seventh Ave.. at 9:30
p m tonight and Saturday
night
The hand is touted as one
of the premier nightclub
touring hands on the West
Coast
See story. Page 8
Oregon's basketball ton in
was pounded loo h:i at
UCLA Thursday night !)*•
spile the loss, the Ducks re
main tied at second place in
the Pacific 10 Conferenc e
See story. Page 4
Almanac
Today is the last day to
withdraw from courses with
a recorded VV It is also the
final day to change grade
options and change the
number of credits in courses
with variable credit A $10
fee per change will be as
sessed