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BILL Continued from Page 1 because it is. "incredible that Oregon is the only state in the union tli.it w ill not allow a pn lice officer to approach, and question a person who is about to commit a crime beyond disagreement over the state's law Stannic angrily rejei led a in arguments that link his bill with the Los \n geles beating "Los Angeles has nothing to do with this issue." he said The 1 ’ S Supreme (aiurt has ruled that a person's race, gen der or national origin cannot be used as a basis for reasonable suspii ion Her atise ot that rul ing M.mins said that the lull < ould not be used to justify ra i nil harassment by police The court ruled in 1968 that police can slop and question people tliev believe are about to commit a (.rime. In 197.i. how ever, the Oregon Legislature adopted .1 strii ter standard that allows police only to intervene when a 1 rime is already in pro gress Mannix said that under 1 nr rent law. it a polic e offi« er sees someone in a dark alley at 2 a in with burglary tools, the of tii.er cannot stop that person and ask what they're doing The bill simply "gives offi ids the ability to stop anyone who looks suspicious Mannix said I'llis is ex.ii 11 v y\ hat 1 oncerns David l idanque. associate di rei tot ot the A meric an ( uvil 1 .ibertles l’nion iit ()regon Tolu c should not huv e the right to interrogate someone be i ause the\ look suspit ions Iidanque said, .uiiling he In' lieves thf lull amounts to an invitation to polite to harass people I idiinque also said the hill is unnet essarv anti tliingerous he t ause polite otfit ers tain al readv stop and tpiestion anvone wliu is t oinnutting or has at tempted to t oniinit a t rime ‘ It gi\ es polit:e an nppurtu nit\ to go on fishing expedi turns' and harass innot ent t iti zens; he said Fidanqile s.iid he believes the hill has a slim chant e of pas sage in the Senate, mainly he t ause there are representatives out there who stand up to this nonsense " Si'ii lun Hill, I) S.ili'iu vh c i liciirmah of llif Si■ 11,111• (min i.i r\ (aimimltee. w hii li is review mg tin- I>i11 s.uii In' w ill In' Mir prist'll it !lie lull 111.ikes It p.ist 111!' Si'll,iti' llill said III' Im'Iii'VI'S thr lull is <i symptom uf 11u■ piiblii s in i reasing tear ol crime because ol this fear, ho 1 it*11*■ \ us tin' po lice have lieen given more pow er "We ve given polii e ,i freer hand ami now we're seeing in creased police abuses, which reminds us that we need to keep pol it e within i oust it n Iional limits ' Hill said Hill said he will vote against the lull hei ause "you have to be verv i aretul when enai ting a proi edlire w here the polii e i an lie more intrusive than they al ready are BRIEFS Continued from Page 6 thf full arr.H oi opportunities that exists.” said l.arrv Smith ilirci tor of (lareer Planning anil Plat einent It's a tnrrifit op portunit\ for stuilents to |iist stop by and ask questions, with no commitment The University Student Alumni Association is chang ing its name hat k to the Stu dent l ni vers its Relations ( (Him il SURt lust formed in 1>I78. is a non profit student service organization that coor (finales pro)et Is sm h as Home coming Mavfest and Parents Weekend It also organizes campus blood drives and the 1 ake a Dili k to l unch program I he imini il is ,1 uaiversits relations bud v under the .idvisorshi|) ol the I () Minimi Asso< latum It ,11 ts ,is <i liaison between the nimmumU and the University .is well .is In tween the administration and the student hiid\ U of () New s a prndui turn of the Si hoot id Journalisms Ad rained IV News (lass will broadcast i|iiestuin and answer sessions with the 1 ‘ei 1 ASUO presidential and vice preslden tial ( undulates I he hroaili asts are Fridays at li ill p in on ( aide i haniiel t ! This Friday 's hroaili ast will feature (fills Watson and Dun lap Seeley Next Fridas s hrnadcast will feature (ail son (Iras son AGATE Continued from Page 5 Ihf library is (|iiii klv running out ul spile !■ “There wouldn I be any seating in the library at all after a while (if the improve ments weren't done he sail) Outdoor Program Building Also in the works for ram pus. bevinski said, is a new outdoor program building, ten tatively planned for IHth Ave line and University Street, south of Howe Field '(.on struction drawings are between 50 and KM) percent complete, she said The Outdoor Program is now housed in the EMU basement, but the program's equipment is scattered across campus at dif ferent locations, bevinski said She said the new building will allow program members to consolidate their equipment in one plat e She said sin* experts construction to wet under wav this summer Site Improvement Project finally. the University is nearing tin* last phases ot .1 "multi contrai l site improve ment project" at tin* new si 1 ence buildings. t'niversity PI a n 111 n g A ssoi iate f red Tepfer said The 1' S Department ol f’.ner g\ and the state ol (Jregon will he paving $80(1,(Hit) lor workers to plant shrubs trees grass and other foliage around the far ill ties In .1 two-part process, the st.de vs dl also help fund the construction of parking spaces between franklin lioule varcl and the buildings About half of the spat es will be com pleted in this fall, while the other half will be finished tall ’92. 15th & Willamette Full Italian Dinner Menu Including: Chicken Cacciatore • Pi/za • Cal/one • Spaghetti • Lasagne • Daily Lunch Specials Hours: Mon Fhurs 11 (H) midnight Fri 11 (K) 1 (X)am Sat 3 (X) 1 (X)am Sun FIX) 11 (X)pm Delivery Available 342-8111 Honest. 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