Oregon Daily
Bills, Brand
to fight policy
of exclusion
By Kirsten Lucas
f rr.e'u : Reporter
University President Mvles Bra ml and ASt'() Presi
drn! Jennifer Bills annnunc ed ThursOay that they wall
work together to oppose .1 longstanding ' s Dnp.irt
men! of Defense policy barring gays and lesbians from
military service
The ground breaking allt.irn e between University
administration and student leadership will target fed
eral legislators and 1)01) officials in Washington, DU
through letter writing and personal yisits in late Janu
ary
The two said they know of no other university
where student and administrative leaders have agreed
to work together to oppose the directive, which states
that homosexuality is incompatible with military ser
vice
In addition to preventing gays and lesbians Irofn hi
listing, military policy keeps students from receiving
ROTO scholarships and other economic incentives of
fered for military service
"On an individual level," Brand said, i have to add
mv personal opposition to this military dim tiye on
the grounds that it is both senseless and hurtful It is
morally repugnant to suggest that sexual orientation
bears on a person's ability or value to society
"Many students at ross the nation recognize the !)()I)
mistake in denying students the right to serve their
country , and benefit from their servic e bec ause ol sex
ual orientation." said Bills, who is also the co-chair
woman of a national coalition of lesbians, gavs and
bisexuals
The decision to join fore es to reverse the 1)00 policy
came out of a conversation fielween Brand and Bills
earlier this month
Brand followed up with a Nov 1 1 letter to Bills pro
posing spec trie steps they could lake' together, while
c ontinuing their separate efforts
Brand said this joint effort yvill not affec t University
pole v regarding military rec ruiting on c ampus
Bills said the ASUO maintains its position that the
military should not lie recruiting on c ampus Ix-caiuse
1)00 pnlic y conflic ts vy ith Oregon Administrative
Rules regarding discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation
Brand made it c lear that, w hile- he vs ill do what he
Turn to POLICY. Pago 5
PF«*u by mil ‘‘f r,
i President Myles Brand lakes lime one Sunday morning lor a ride on Star, his Tennessee walking horse stabled
near Mount Pisgah
Brand stereotype affirmed, broken
Fdilor's nut*- This is the sn uml
of two part.% on President Myles
Hi,uni Hart 1 fix used on Brand's
day-to-day duties Hart 1 takes a
more personal look at Brand's life
away from i ampus
By Chns Bouneft
; rt.irf.i •! News i ■! ' J
Myles Brand is nut a whimsical
guv so his wife, i’eg. was under
stundahlv surprised when he
shaved his trademark moustache
this summer
More surprisingly. Brand
shaved the nuruslaihe he had
sported lor III years the day alter
the pair hiked through a mvthli al
vortex in Arizona featuring the
center of the i iismiis
Did supernatural forces drive
Hrund In tin- ra/or ' Not likely
I- rankly . I think lie just gut
tired of Ins mouslar he IVf> Hr,mil
said
it r a ltd tall ed the shaving a
whim. wtili h is unusual fieuauv
he is well known lor being stoic
hardworking and intelligent
someone who makes every del I
sum methodn ally and w ithout
enrol ton
'President Hr,mil isn't a hug
ger. said former AM '() Vu e I’res
idi'n 1 Sheila Stukel, who now
works a-. Hrand s assistant "He's
not a warm, touchy leely person
He approai hes thmxs very aca
demit ally
The way he and Peg met even
fits some perceptions the l mver
sity community has afxmt him
Instead of some ^roll(ilose ro
m,mlu momiml. Hr,mil mi id lie
•mil IVg Mini l. 1111 ,1 friKndship"
ivhili Hoih »i'ir lr,idling ,ii ilu
l:riivi'rsii\ h| liltrniis nl (dm ago,
• iini ihr relationship grew Ilu*v
will In- m.irrii'il | i vi'iirs in |,inu
ary
Hi-, life sounds solid iind ijuii'l.
luil breaking through the found.i
lion .in- anomalies studcnis
wouldn'l siis|ii'< l
I nun two Doberman pinsr.hers
I ha t art1 so f,d linn look more like
Labrador retrievers in Ins love of
innviiM In his or t asinnal guitar
[driving. Hr.mil dors possess i uri
mis i h.ir.ir irnsiii s
Hr.irid, ‘III. slurti'd ,is ,i mc< li.ini
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INDEX
On track_
The women's cross country team
finished fifth overall Monday at the
NCAA Championships behind strong
running from senior Lisa Knrnopp
Saa story, Paga 7
Cuomo’s quandary
ALBANY. N Y (AP) Gov Mario
Cuomo, unable to secure a multi-year
budget deal that advisers said could
make it easier for him to run for pres
ident. moved for a less ambitious fis
cal plan Monday
Originally. Cuomo had hoped to
combine this and next fiscal year s
deficits, totaling more than S4 bil
lion, and solve txilh problems with
one package.
Cuomo has said that until he gets
a handle on the state's budget prob
lems, he can't make a dec ision aUmt
running for president
Group seeks to limit spending in House races
By Rene DeCair
[rr*#aid Associate Edilcx
A new. small group has formed to loli
by 11k a 1 congressmen to get them to sup
port a full that would impose c ampaign
spending limits for seats in the I S
House of Representatives
The group, Oregonians for Klee lion Re
form, formed two months ago to urge Or
egnn Rep I’eter Del-a/io and other con
gressmen to sponsor The House of Kepre
sentatives Spending Limit and lilec turn
Reform Act
The bill, which Will he defeated this
week, would impose a voluntary cam
paign spending limit on House candi
dates of S500.1XH) for general elections
and S100,000 for run-off elec.lions
One of the group's eight members, Hela
Toledo, said he hopes the hill passes, in
stituting spending limits that would al
low non-incumfients access to the polite
i a I process
"It's a real h.isii change, Toledo said
It will (hange the nilrs of how the n.imt
is played
Because legislators rely on political at
lion committee funds to run their re rim
lion campaigns, lie said. ( undulates w ilh
out Ihfsc funds .1 r<■ not able lo get elei I
rd
‘Now you hardly know
your representatives. But
with less media time,
they'll have to use it
more wisely.'
Bela Toledo,
member. Oregonians for f lea < <n
He for!’
"Usually more (incumbents) du than
(’ll! voted out of office," Tolndo said
Although the bill wrould i route volun
tarv spending limits rather than legal
ones. Toledo said he believes candidates
i i i Mic k 11* mr mm rn inms in m.ikr
tlll'HIM'lvi'S look. good
Moreover. loledo said ho believes the
rosirn lions w ill ( ill the number of lelevt
SIOI1 advertisements c andld.ites use to get
elei ted. vs fin fi will tie a positive move
"Now you hardly know vour represen
latlves," Toledo said, adding that candl
dates relv heavilv on TV i ominen uls
lint with less media, time thev'll (lave to
use It more wisely
I he House resolution also would limit
the role of I’ACs, dii tating that they < an
not provide more than one third ol a i an
delate s campaign funds
Although Toledo's group has only
eight members, it hopes to get Oregon
congressmen, by way ot puhlii pressure,
to add their names to the resolution s
i urrent Ml member sponsorship list
Hut. tie said, the real hurdle w ill not lie
getting the House and Senate to vole lor
the resolution It will he getting President
Hush to sign ttii’ hill flush lias said lie
opposes limits on ( ampalgn spending