Oregon Doily
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10.1991
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 31
Office set
for major
overhaul
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Associate Editor
The University is looking to increase
accountability of affirmative action
cases on campus by creating a new, tie
centralized model a move that is
drawing troth praise and ( rilicism
Responsibility for affirmative action
now falls solely on the Offic u of Affirm
alive Action, headed hv Diane Wong
Under the new model, the Officer of
Affirmative Action would focus on mi
nority faculty recruitment and promot
ing a campus environment that is more
tolerant ol diversity.
The responsibility for hearing and in
vestigating complaints will her directed
to Vice Provost Lorraine Davis, the Of
fjc;e of the; l)e m of Students and the Ol
fice of Human Resources
University President Myles Brand an
nounced tiur restructuring proposal last
week, but said il has yet to he officially
adopted.
'We've asked more poople who are
knowledgeable and capable to take more
responsibility for affirmative action, lie
said.
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Good day, sunshine
Shawn Jarvcy. (led) a senior in line arts and psychology, enjoys Wednesday's summerhke iv< »/•*■< •/ " Ton
Keydy. a senior psychology major, and Keydy's deg, Diner The trio, at the corner ot Una or- t y : acct and
15th Avenue, made the most of the unseasonably warm weather
Photo by Jeff f \r Uiy
State board eyes ethics of free trips
By Carrie Dennett
Lmerakl Assoc .i!e f ditur
Thu stati) Government 1-tthi< s
Commission is investigating tlm
possibility tli.it University Pres
idnnt Myles Brand broke the
law by offering free Indepen
dence Bowl trips to the wives
of lingerie's ami Springfield's
mayors.
The commission found Tues
day that there was probable
cause lo investigate Brand's
role in the offer.
The investigation previously
focused on whether lingerie
Mayor Jeff Miller and Spring
field Mayor Bill Morrisette
State broke st.ite ethics laws by
accepting the trips
Brand said Wednesday that
he is “disappointed and puz
zled" by the commission's de
cision.
"The University believed it
was acting properly when it
paid for the trip expenses of the
mayors and their wives because
of the promotional and eco
nomic development duties ear h
was r ailed upon to perform
while in Shreveport, La ."
Bnind said in a written state
ment.
"The University's actions
were based on the provision of
state ethics law that allows
public officials to accept food,
lodging and travel when up
pearing in an official capacity
at an event reluted to the public
official's office."
While state ethics law does
permit such gifts to public offi
ciuls, thn laws prohibit some
out! with legislative! or e< onom
ic interest in a public official's
decisions from offering gills
worth more than Slot) a year to
any member of the official's
family.
‘The University
believed it was
acting properly
when it paid for the
trip expenses of
the mayors and
their wives
because of the
promotional and
economic
development duties
each was called
upon to perform
while in
Shreveport, La.'
Myles Brand
University President
The University put the cost
of the trip at Sl.dSB a couple.
Brand said the ethics laws
were examined carefully by
University and city attorneys
before the letters of invitation
were sent in Dec 108W to the
mayors and their wives.
"Wo felt that the wives were
an integral part," he said
"They were put to work just as
ninth, they were not just along
for tho ride ”
Brand said tfit; Millers and
the Mornsettes spent about
9-12 hours daily promoting the
Eugene-Springfield area while
they were m Shrev eporl
"In ret cut \ears, the Umvci
sity has been asked rightly,
we believe to help in ad
vanning the economic develop
mont of the region,” Brand
said "The participation of the
mayors and their wives in the
trip was arranged to public i/.e
both local communities to po
tential tourists, sports fans, col
lege applic ants and relocating
employees.
"That we re being told now
to restrict and encumber that
effort appear odd at best
Commission Director IhUric k
Hearn said that Tuesday's deci
sum was based on two letters ol
legal advice from the cominis
sion's legal counsel.
Hearn said the legal opinions
in the letters were bused on the
determination that the Univer
sity does have leg.il or econom
ic interest in the cities of Hu
ge no and Springfield distinct
from general public interest.
Tho commission said the
University has Interest ill the
cities' decisions because it re
ceives yearly hotel tax revenues
totaling $65,000 from Eugene
and $15,000 from Springfield.
The tax revenue is allocated
by vote of the Eugene and
Springfield city count iIs
The commission concluded
Myles Brand
thill Miller and Mnrriselte made
the trip in their offit ial roles, so
were not at fault for accepting
the trips
T h e com mission earlier
found probable cause to believe
that Miller and Morrisette
broke the law by accepting the
trips for their wives.
Itrand said the University did
not invite the mayors to the
1900 Freedom Howl In Ana
heim, Calif., because there was
already some question about
the Shreveport trip
The commission will hold a
hearing on the investigation
Nov. 5.
brand said he will participate
in the hearing and "make a
strong case," and will abide by
the commission's final deci
sion.
Hearn said the maximum
penalty is a $1,000 fine.
INDEX
Crime fighters__
University Housing and
llie Office of I’utdif S.ilutv
have collaborated to curt)
crime in residence halls by
posting III He es in dorm resi
dents' concerning m i urlty
nnd safety in tin dorms
See slory, Pago 3
Injury parade_
The Oregon football injury
situation went from had to
worse Tuesday when Ore
gon coach Kick Brooks an
nounced that starting quar
terliack Danny O'Neil will
he sidelined the rest of the
season with .1 right-thumb
injury
See story, Page 7
Pot shots_
Oregon State l’olir e game
officers were skeptical when
they began Using a stuffed
deer to trap illegal hunters
They didn’t think it was re
alistic enough
The officers were dead
wrong, and hunters took ad
vantage of the lifelike. Utl
moving "Scruff,’ who had
more than 70 bullet hob s
and had been pierced with
arrows ulxiut 30 times before
he was pulled from service
See story, Page 9