Ore von Daily
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2,1991
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 25
A caretaker reads Maurice Sendak s Where The Wild Things Are to a group ot enthralled listeners at the
EMU Child Care Center With the help ot the Early Education Progiam. the Center can rich* temporarily
otter special needs care tor children who quality lor Early Intervention Programs
Special-needs care
available on campus
By Colleen Pohluj
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Turn to CHILD f\up 4
Church groups denounce anti-homosexual petition
By Gerrit Koeppinq
! n • ••., i RepoMei
The ga\ and lesbian ( (immunity re
i ei)tl> gut some unexpet ted allies in the
bat tit: against i .onservatives who are try
mg to put all anti homosexual rights ini
tiative helori Oregon \oters m Novt'in
her 10*12
The Oregon ( alhoiic (innferent e and
the I ( lime i i ti a I ministries ot Oregon
both ( allle out against the initiative peti
turn whit h is sponsored by the ardently
i on sen at i\ e ()regon ( at i/e ns Alliaui e
I he initiative would change the state
(.■institution so that homosexuality,
pedophilia, sadism and tnasuc lusm
i mild not he promoted em ouraged or
lai dilated by the slate
II the initiative passes ill stale stat
tiles lh.lt i urrenth e\isl *.. (Miill1! I .MVs
.mil lesbians would be pretnpled I lie
initiative would also make .ill (Ulbllt
si bools iiu lulling the st.it*; system of
luvthei edtu ation assist m setting sl.iu
dards tb.it ret ngnotes homosexuality
.is abnormal umiu; iinittiliii.il mid
[lerverse .old tb.it these liebaviois .ire to
be (list (imaged and avoided
I'd get the initiative on the ballot
8*1(100 sIii.itures need to be gathered
by |ulie 1'fHI Hul aiiording to Philip
K.uusdell the i hie! petitioner and state
polite al duel loi ot ( M \ this should be
no problem
We ll be III evert shopping i enter ill
the slate (gathering signatures vv e bate
In.ini lies III evert ( utility and we have
■ i mail my, list ol UiO.lKM) so 1 .••(• no
prnhh.ni in getting signatures lie
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Tills despite ,1 st.ileinenl tele.lsed li\
111.- ( tregon ( .itlinlii ( jinteieni e in r.irh
Si pii nili. i which asked parishioners In
not sign in i lit til.il>’ tin prlltinll be
i .him- ol uniiliny which tin- uinloieiu e
s.in! w ,is nvi-i btn.nl ambiguous .mil
pntcntiulh hiirinful .mil disi iunin.itorv
In homoHttxu.il i ili/i'lis
rln- (ontoreiu ,ilsn s.inl lilt; initiative
i no Id li-.nl In housing .mil employment
ilisi riintii.iliiin in .1111111nin In affirming
attitudes ill.ll In.n! In h.lb- ( min s against
ga\ s .mil li-sln.ms
I n iii.iki- things even harder Ini I In
I)( A tin l.i uim iiii .il Ministries ol I In
giin ,i mainstream umhri'll.i group tli.il
lepFfNents more III.Ill .11011 tlltleiflll
i hurt hi"- i'i’Iimm iI .1 statrnif lit i mi
ilfnining llif 111iti.i11\ <■ 111■ t it inn
At cording in I IIimi lame I In- assoi i
ali* tlirn Ini ill I.i iinirnii nl Ministries nt
Oregon. tin organixnlton ii'Ii'.isi'iI .1
slaU'iiii'iil say mu tin- I i uinnni .t 1 Mm
Istry nl Oregon ili'iimmi i's tin- petition
ut tin- ( Jieguii t iti/ens Alii.mi i is m.ih
i unis .mil disrespei llul against gay .mil
Irsliiiin people U t■ iits< ihir•!><•* all (Im
womans frum signing I In* petitions
Despite all llic opposition. tin- ( )( A s
I’liilip Kaiiisi Id 1 is i i ml ii la nl
I llunk all tin- opposition is slum
Ini il he sanl I'ulitii i.ms will pav a
si rs Ini; pine il Him come out against
us sii ive'ie very i onfuieill anil irli
happy m uni position Ilf sanl
INDEX
Resigning_—
Kit Coleman Knglish pruhssur uni
i u din'i Imi ot the Kolklure .mil Kthnii
Studies Program. will >t<■ j> down
|rum une position while keeping the
See story Page 3
Getting involved
The Student Senate is taking applt
(alums truiii those interested in scr\
mg oil student t.u ull\ i niniliittees
See story. Page 6
Know yourself
(!art*t*r (onsiiltant Marti (ham*\
spoke on I u»*sda\ «inrl gavi* .ulvis** mi
finding «i satisfying (K ( u pat ion
See story Page 7
Changes
Tim Oregon football tram is uncb*i
going sunn' mid season < badges in
both offense and dHrnsr in an effort
lu get bar k on trat k
See story. Page 12
Future of free speech topic of Convocation
Speaker says all must be given voice
By Lisa Millegan
I leodnm ul speet It on univorsitv 4 ,uu
puses should belong to .ill people not
(list those who hold polHicallv 101
rci C ot'ivs s.iid llii- kt-\ noli* speaker ■ 11
liirsd.u 's I nivorsitv ('onvoi (ition
Although r.uliiiil right wing views
such .is while supremai v .nr considered
wrong In most 1,11 nits members .ind
students, university offii nils should still
allow these views to he expressed said
Kverette I tennis executive duel tol ot
the I reedoni I orurti Media .Studies ( en
lei in Mu York
I lie 1 ainpus ot 1 nurse, ought to lie a
free /one where unpopular ideas are tol
erated. not nei essarilv always ai 1 opted
and eiutirai ed hut challenged and
massaged as the basis for furthei disi us
sion and dehate he said
How much hotter lot the student
with 1.11 1st 01 sexist attitudes to expo
them opeiilv and In* challenged rathei
than repress them and remain un
( hanged ' he added
A former editor of the f in-yon Hail\
Emerald. Dennis was dean ot the I'm
verstly s tout n.ilism si hool front I‘(HI In
1‘lH l \tli i leaving Ili«- si Itiic11 hf In
11.1 tin1 founding direttnr of I In • Media
Studies i fiiii-i formerly known is tIn■
I,.niilfll ( filter tm Mediii Studies
Also llie clirei tor ol lln- ( enter for
l elfi otimtiitin .ition anil Information
Similes ol the (hailllnte Si hooi ol Itllsi
m ss at < ulii iiilna I nit ersit\ Dennis has
written mil i o authored lit hook- and
rnanv artii les in popular professional
and si hoi irlt periodii als
Ills spt-fi Ii entitled War ol the
Words freedom ol I. \ press ion the I'm
versilv and tile Media was sponsored
In the )ourualisui si hool and leatured at
the i onvoi alion a 111111 el sit tradition
to i elehratf the opening ot the ai aiiemn
tear
Dennis said he sympathizes with uni
versities that have set up rules to pre
vent hate speei h hut lie said he doesn’t
like sill h lodes hei allse ol their reslrii
time, on freedom ol spent h
Mtlmugh I am strongly opposed to
spent h that deliberately and wantonly
lusters hatred and (ontempt, 1 am at the
Turn to SPEECH ;i up 4
Everette Dennis