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Oregon DAILY EMERALD Weslncsslus Mas IS. 1,‘Wl l ugom- (lu'^un Volume 'K , Issue I S ' Inside Through hard work and sheer u illpovvei Mi t liael Miner is recov ering from a boating at t ideal last summer that left him paraly/ed from the shoul dors down See story. Page l> Sports Oregon's Pedro da Si I va and Muhammad ()!i ver placed second and third, respectively, after the first day of the Par if ic 10 Conference de< alh lon on Monday Mean while. Kelly Blair and hamnla Kohlmeier were second and fourth, re s|><■< tivelv after the first day of the heptathlon. Both r ompetitions i (included late Tuesday but results were unav ail able at press time The Portland Trail Blazers treat I ,'tah 10 < 'Hi Tuesday night to advalW e to tht‘ Western ( onfei ence tirials lor the seciind \ ear in a row (.ame I of the senes against the Los Angeles IaLers who heat Colden State -1 1 is Saturday in Portland Briefly ASt JO Street lain- re turns to 13th Avenue to day w*.th more than tot) vendors selling food and craft items. Musical per formers will play in the KMU Courtyard each af ternoon of the fair, which is open from 10 a m to *t pm through Friday. To day’s lineup includes: • 12:30 - 2 p m Glenn Falkenberg (Celtic harp) • 2:30 - 3:30 () m Paul Prince (acoustic guitar) • t 30 4 30 p 111 |ust Avery (vocals and guitar) Black greeks seeking recognition Proposal would add third greek council to campus By Miriam Winston K iii).iit \ mii'i son illn’s, iii il want tn i ri'.iif .1 hi.ii k and white issue Ilf does mil i nl f ml I n i ha 11 f n gf I lif gieek system or llif I'nivfi sit\ system or the st.it us 11 in' Hut Anderson says his tI low Kappa Alpha I’sis .mil ini*mlifrs of m's f ii oi her black greek urguniz.itions arc looking lor recognition on a i antpus that lias liffii asking lor di\ i isitv all y«•*• i long " The National I’anhf Ilf mi (louni.il an umbrella org.tiu zation for traditionally hlai k fraternities and sororities, is seeking offii i.d rei (ignition through the AM () I don't see how this i an t happen ' he said It w ill do nothing lint help this campus " Proponents ot the council plan to submit a tor mal proposal to t’niversitv administration sometime at lei spring term \ndeison said lie wants tllf 1 'uiversltv In know lie sffs .1 t>1 ^ issuf ill tllf pro pOSftl l iff it 1<I 1 Ift ognit mu nl the X.ilimutl I’anlif Ilf mi (.mini il l hiiversttv officials want to makf surf that iai c relations do no' hfi onif a proldfin within the gntk s\ stem lliis proposal to add .t third giffk council to tin I mversiH s luterlratfrnit\ I mini i i ,i ml I’a n Ilf I If n li fin us on lil.ii k i ulture .mil Issues (Hakes US illltell'Ilt l hi- riitui .') non hi.n ks in lil.u ks in .mi Inuisfs is 11riili aids the '..lllir .is hi.II ks In whiles in other houses Kr uguitnm hs I lie. \Sl() will require ill hl.u k greek m gailizat u nu. .mil (lie t mm i li In sum the \SI ( I s non ilisi rimimil mu statement hut one adminisli.itmii i mi i eru Is tli.i! .ill while .uni .ill lil.u k organizations will I.ike I he pi,ii e ill mi lusiun (il students nl .ill r.n es in exist trig greek houses ..ml k ite I’nivnsl (iens Mosele\ "I applaud am effort In ( e lei trait ■ i ulltlie anil llisln is and m that sense the I III versits Would ss eh nine this i reation. Vtnselev said Ms hope IS that (\ |’l It ss i mid he represented m the existing Intel 11 atei lilt S and I'linhtdlenu i mi ui ils lie sa id It road a< i e ptam e i mild lie fostered Ihmugh mutual i hanging id rules HI.ti k greek i mini il pro poneuts are ssillmg to make i umpromises as tiles huild a relatiunship ss ith existing greek i mini ils said mem tm■ iot hi.ii k tralci nihcs lint) suioi it ics on ( ampus llie groups .He .ill Intel esleiI m i ointnunii .it ion ,iml partnership hut ..pullv i ertain tinit the\ want to maintain then separate Ira *1 il toils We have tin support ot the v.leek s on ( UllipilS Nil ilersou said "We hope to make a Ind to |oui the In tel I latet 1111 v < 1111 in 11 and I’anhel leiiu Turn 1 COUNCIL I'age 8 Photo h« Viiilrr Kditwn Ihnmi IrU) t.rnr Sh.itlrt ^ti .ithm.in Stan Million t.trmn Mnurtah ( nrnr Inis lohnson III ffront/ Killian \ nth* t sun anil I annrs Wrnlirltl .nr tr\in«,* to rstahhsh a hl.it k nrrrk i onto il on t aniptis ( outHiI wi ill ltl not ( re.ite dii 111 s p a n i < .iiul white atmosphere ul segregation members are welcome in the Anderson said N'PIK. system he said A Forms tell unofficial story of campus rapes By Carrie Dennett ErnemId Repoite' A new form used to unoftu ially report sexual assaults Hiii\ provide otfu lals with more accurate statistics of .111<I( ks on i .im pus The form was developed fall term to tie distributed i ainpusw ide .is .1 proiei t In the l'nw anted Sexual Behavior Task I on e Most people don t report rapes offii i d lys.iid lane Detddlo. t niversitv dean of students We wanted to find out what the campus i Innate is really like Detlldio said she heiame tniio'ined about the numher of unreported rapes on campus during a lirief stint as ailing dean of students last year During that time she heard of file 1 ampus rapes in one week Brian Hoop ASt'O I 'niversitv affairs co ordmatoi said estimates indii ate that only one in 20 campus rapes is reported making it the most underreported ( ampus i rime This form is an alternative to the more intimidating form used In the police fie said The document allows not only vii tuns of sexual assault or harassment to tile an limit filial report fait also anyone with knowl edge ol such an incident to inform authori tles of the attai k Suzic 1I u liter t'mversitv publir safets ot fleer .ml although the task Inn r 111 i'll courages otfii lal reporting ol sexual as sail Its mam students are relui taut to do so So ssithnut unoftii tal reporting forms mans i rimes would go (ompletely unre i orded. she said ton e members said tin- administration lias tried to deny that rape is a serious problem on i empus I loop said I lies should he taking serious steps to protei t women oil i ninpus limiter said the statistics provided on these forms mas peisiiade the adrniiiislra ‘Most people don't report rapes officially. Ue wanted to find outw hat the campus climate is really like. ' -Jane Dedidin, University dean of students Siik r tin' tin in hoc a me available l.ill Iitiii. .!.( sexual assaults have been reported in (luring till term, nine (lining winter term .mil four till'' term .is of April It. \e.irk .ill ul the iii( idents involved student vntnu .liid were not reported to the polii e these numbers dep.irt drastically Iroin the handful ot i ases reported officially to OPS or the huge He police department each year Hunter said it is important to obtain re ports ottn nil or unoftic ial. of sexual assault i ases to provide all ai i urate [ill tore ot the problem on i ampus The unottii la I reports may help open the eves of the luiversity administration la-A lion to proviilf >11ini111k tur i lasses in self defense .mil loi in-.ilmn (ii-i* environ inents I)•■( Ini 10 said tin- new forms will .ilso .ml m ili vi'lo|imn .1 n■ j>I.n i-im• 111 si• r\ ii i- lor K.ipi! 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