Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, October 30, 1991, Image 1

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    Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1991
Let it pour
Fine arts sculpture students Teresa Mueller (left) and hunder , D en
pour molten metal into plaster molds as part of a project m Laura
Alport s metal casting class
Photo by Sean Poston
Measure 5 blamed
for enrollment drop
By C.rne Dennett
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in to DECLINE I’.i.]i t
Talks seen as minor step
Respect key to change, students say
By Dariilyn ! rappu
■ me, at! As ■. .«:*> t CJ'-- ft
tlnnersilv students mill ties lo the
Mnl.ll.’ hast .»r<• walt.hlng will. hill, up
timism fur sigmfit .ml . ham r .h Arab Is
r.u-li I,.Us I>>• f;11. iuil,tv in Matin.1,
Sjiitm
I..,I,n s talks ,.r.■ Ihn first t'vnr br
Inrun 1st,i.iI iiinf Arab countries. bul
fuua.l Klghurabli, vvfm was burn in Ibr
U, sl Hank arra ibal bulb I’alrslinr an,I
Israel I bun sees an uneven playing
fir 1.1
The I’ulrstinr l.ilxrwlinn Organization
is nut bring allovvr.l lu parllt ij.ale. anti
Ibr I’alrslmian ilel, gales wilt) will speak
anti the Issues lu be alltfr. snil were up
pruvetl be I nreba nti bv Istael anti ll.r
i nil,si States
ibr issue ul 1‘alrsliniall statehood
will lit,I be formally ,1 Istiussrtj, yet 11 s a!
tbir heart ul tin: Arab Israeli t.unflit.i,
sail! hlgherabll. a gra.luatr slutlrnl whu
b - lived in Ihr Untied Stairs lur sever)
years
I linn t *■ \ pec I .1 lot ol nut<Diiir till
if.-, I Tael 1 ■ Willing In l OtllproiUlse, In
•ii.i i1 j11 some of tin* Imi.in ( ondi
t inlls , Mil h as I In IUU d lot (Ill'll) In With
tiraw.il Irnm (la/a ami W» si Hank,
which is the minimum requirement
from Palestine, hr .aid
Israeli haulers have continuously e\
fur- ed an unwillingness in talk aU>ut
withdrawal Irnm lhat area, a hu t th.it
im aliv lireTiM'.rs the value ol th« talks,
IJghanihh said
But this ha-, hern going on lor -JO
years ami you can t r\pr« t re-.ulls in a
lew Jays, hr suit! I would like the
(inference to start m ogni/mg Halestini
an nt'd*, reiogni/ing lii.it the I’M) is
til* representative ol Palestine
i nnkmg at Palestine as less than a full
par lit i pa n I is meant':.> redm e the value
:if Palestine, Pigharahlt s.nd
It s hard to hehrvr that Israel Wants
1 urn to TALKS fhirp# 4
INDEX
Polluters_
Oregon's 200 largest in
dustrial chemical firms re
porlud J2 million pounds of
toxic emissions into Ore
gon's environment in 1000,
according to .1 report re
leased bv the OSt'IKC
See story, Page 5
Down and out_
Oregon's football team lost
its fourth defensive lineman
Tuesday when sophomore
Clary Williams suffered knee
ligament damage in practice.
Coach Rich brooks said in a
press release.
Brooks said freshman l) j
Cabrera would probably
start in place ol Williams in
Saturday's game
OSPIRG’s Toxic Tuesday’ attacks pollution
Groups emphasize awareness, education, lobbying
By Anne Kavanagn
Emwd k) Contributor
The Oregon Student Public Interest Ke
M-.in.li Croup on Tuesday joined Mi otlu r
IMKC student groups across the country
with ,i day dedicated to the dangers ol
toxics
Toxu Tuesday.' ni.irkmg PIKO s Nation
al C ampaign Against Toxics, was a day of
,ii tiv ity aimed at .tl>-rting people to tin' plot;
iems resulting from toxic pollution and at
lucked tin- issue horn lour angles rduea
lion, research, grass roots and coalition
building
The Education (.roup spread its messages
using banners, posters, handouts and by
writing far !s on chalkboards throughout
campus classrooms
Toxics Education Croup project leader
Kob Arps said the biggest obstacle is people
are simply unaware of toxu problems bat h
year, tr.O billion pounds of toxins are pro
duced. iii cording to OSPIKO
Many common household items sut li as
Lvsol, Wisk and I •)uiif Drano contain
hrnm .1!-. th.il 1 uiilrilmit' 11 > Iijmi pollution.
Arp.-, said Non loxn 1 leaning solutions,
!. ,i-, vim ,;.i 1 .mil wute- arc 1 \i 1 ili-nl .11
tern.ilives
! hi: 1.11.:i .1I1 .11 ( mmp : i was in i n
lighten people .itiiml loxi, . it everyone
helps out .1 liltlr. 1I1.it what make- tin1
1 lump, 1 , Arps -..ml
The Research Croup handed mil surveys
assessing the use of 1 v.us around t uinpus
and the community 'Ilnur m.nn purpose
was targeting prohlem an .is for the I'.dtu.i
lion Croup
I he Crass Knots Croup lobbied lor the
Clean Water Act. winch is designed to to
regulate toxic disposal According to
USI’KIC, it has lulled to do the job, with
more than 20 percent of factories violating
the law This year. Congress will consider
an amendment that w ould corn id'-:..lily
strengthen the law
Crass roots workers entouruged students
to send postcards urging Kep Peter He
I-'u/iii's, I) ()re endorsement of the amend
merit
Coalition (.roup rnemheis worked on
I’OUt*
a M w m
erwiotjj
OSPIRO member Nate Scott passes out fly
ers while wearing a radioactive disposal suit
in recognition ot Toxic Tuesday
building relations with rampus and i.omnni
nity leaders, a*, well as w ith other student
groups They organized a gathering of van
ous student groups to gain support lor
"Tuxit: Tuesday" activities