Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
Sitting Ducks
PSolo f/y SoJT' Pmu.n
Washington State's Tommie Dans aims high over Oregon's Eric Van
Dvr 'we - -n Tt\;’Siiay's 'game at Mae Court The Cougars buned the
D^cks a ’ Sec page 8
OCA business supporters
suffer losses from violence
j Local businesses accuse
anti OCA groups of unlaw
fully obtaining hit list
By l sa M legan
.V rush *»I v u>11• rh «• dim tr<i at •.> 11
huMJH’SNCN supporting iht' Ofl’gfjfJ ( I \ I
/rh v A llium r has Ird Uu* poll hi a I *n t ion
i oin tii \ \ trr s <du ht v irad r r. t:ur r s
A ii w anili r, to blunuvahh CM A groups lor
thi* vandalism
Wi- Ahw.mdrr .J \ I ns
•• '. ■ ' ' : :h»‘ir i uum* \\ :
ohp'ctiiu; to vinh-ncv .md tin- wav ihrv
huvr used ihi* oprn rn oftK Jaws
Sim . Novrmbrr O’ to 1 r> bugriir bu*t
nr-.M's supporting tin OC A have burn
v .nitiaSsax) I nn itirr. publu tutor
mat ton olltiir of tin- l.ugmr polur dr
partmrnt
Birr said politr havr not drlrnmnrd
that tin* tm idrnts arr l onnt'i ted, but a
drtri live ts invrsUgahng tin* cas«r
Si-vcn Spring! udd husmrssrs that sup
pi rt thr (K A havr a i-a) lx‘rn vundah/rd.
SpnnrhrM polit r said
i hi* OCA i urrrnflv supports .1 hill that
would amend the constitution to lorhtd
lh« stair government Imm promoting or
l.u 1 hintmg Iummom vu.iht v pedophilia
«i;i>i sadism If the hill passes, the stall*
v\nuld o il i’m/.i* those behaviors a ah
normal, wrong and perverse
Thr political action i OIIHIUtter (PAT)
:: is ..: . 1 -.par ►. • I 1 uotrovrrs\ in 1»a • nt
years tor its stances against abortion
rights and affirmative at lion
AlluMinli-: said hr believes tin- tin 1
ilr';’-. ate : 1 •!.i!i i to the existent e oI a ! i • • t
id i ligem* Springfield and (ioltage (irnvr
businesses and business owners ih.it
have made financial contributions to ihr
(HA
Kesrars hi ii by the l.ugene based p-.djli
> ..I .ii liun group Oregonians l ant' d I n
gethrr, the list lias been distributed jin
s,111 I v and v\ as later published in the
i!\ -.ues 11 * Thr l..i\rn,lrt Ae/m *
and /he Shuirnt tn.siir^rni
■Si Oil Seibert, . treasurer id (H i 11, \ .
iin.l other anil (K \ groups say (lies dn
nut condone v iolent e agmist businesses
th.it support the ( H A
1! I lind anyimi' who is perpetrating
these .u is. I will turn them in. salt! Alan
blown media spokesman tor \t> on
Hale I he hotloin line is a hate < rime is
a hate i rune
Allw a I tiler, who is t ni pi Hate officer o|
( bulbs 111. ►. Ke j I i i I U ,'lil I'll e ,i:: 11
H mi Stn : in I in I. , heel v an
dalized three times and has sustained
more ih,in ShIHl worth of damage In the
most ria ent incident on Jan h, 11 iron s,
HIS b. Hllh arid Johnny (bean (deal
American Hamburgers, I‘*:»(> la ho llol
low Koad. |ome<l Allyvander s store by
suffering damages
S1111 I mid l )e( tiinoer. Allvsandei has
had lu replai I- a vs indovv. front iloor and
sign at his business
Allssaruier said In' believes OUTd’At
ni.is have vlolali'il the intent ol tin* open
records law svhttti (ompiling the (M A
business list and he intends to i omplain
to thf si'i ti'tarv ol stale and tin1 I HI
However Sedverl said In' obtained the
inlormation lot tin' list legally The
names ol i on! rtlni tors to politual ai I ion
groups are puhlir rei oids ami i an he oh
'aim'd Itoin the sei letar v ol stale's olhr e
1 to OCA I’ rje .|
Student obtains close-up study of heated Togo situation
j University student spends
fall term experiencing politi
cal upheaval in West Africa
By Josh Englander
He.il blasted University student ( tins
hiii* O'Cuinn as soon as xhe stepped off
fl.i plum- tn the small West African
< ountrv <>f Togo
I gut there m flu1 middle of the
night O (hunt) said "Tim heat <ind hu
intditv were u shm k
Then a sm.ill mishap greeted O'Uuinn
I ilia identally gave the guv helping
me will) my bags a SJ.r> lip. she s.mi
Hut O'liumn forgot that incident as
soon as sfie was swept into the sea of ills
order drum tong the country The steam
ing temperatures were an indication of
the revolution that hoi led vvithln the na
tion's borders
While most students spent Thanksgiv
mg in the corn lotting presum e of their
families, O'fiumn waited anxiously in
thi- volatile atniospheie of .1 i uurUrv ;um
mg ilit* rn.i-.MVi' movement toward lr
llllH f.H V
O'tiuinn traveled in Togo through ttn
dmersitv 's siuiiv abroad program She
planned un ii.irnmg enough < redds in
graduate during her Four month slay in
I ho (iipitu! ul Lome. init I Fin universitv
tin-ft- i iusi'd during £ In- Fir.ilrd uprisings
id mostly students and professors
Fi was Frustrating not Firing able In go
sc in ul ()’(iuinii said
The demonstrations sin (reded in srv
rrtng (.nassingiir 1 adrnia s t e ar du
tatorsFiip in OcIoFst, but troops loyal to
ttir ousted president retaliated violently
against tlir protesters iii tin Following
monilis
Bv the time Ot.uinn arrived in the ex
plosive setting, troops i;,,d killed do/rus
ol pro democrat v demonstrators in tin
streets In late November, the rebel
troops threatened to destroy the city if
the pu -..dent was not returned to power
; lie in.i ps I ii kt d the w arning hv im
pi .-..la'. . dn-.k to dawn • urfew. closing
the airport and borders, and amtrolling
ms m
c >>mmuOH .iliuns
O'i.iiinil kneu there Wi-tr profolf
lin- i uuriliv before sin- ;imveti, bill lh<*
lie- ; iinfill I s intensity surprised her
' : thought lb'- '.S < iI ■ 1 vs -l'- il 'll'
s.mi ill,it's why i det tiled to go
(t'l.uinn witnessed heelings end tbi
lufi hlllg til Si bonis. bill s.llll sill- never
Ml rndengered hrrsell
! vs .is uni involved in tin- protests .mil
violent.e. ' In- ..ii> 1 i In- I ngoh •' .irnl
iIn brent It wen lit' iiin-s m denger
linn' wit*’ stiritt■ i lost* culls, however
One night. OGuinn I e 11 .1 group 1,1
Iriemls minute. belnre lliev were lie
: r - I .mil robbeil by If tit 11 is, while tine
I :.gnli’se fre rid 111 tile gftill11 W.ls bi’.llen
! be il.mget 1(11 o f.tlinn W.IS being
nils!,Ik.-Il fur .1 lrel.il t:jtl/en I be rent:
g.n ie 111 11 iliir V It 111 I bed |; runce bet eu-.e I be
country llire.ileneil tu use fort e to (irolet t
tile llemtll I.itH process .inti the 1,000
french lliilion.ils III Togo
O'Otiilin s.iiil she remembers being
lure to TOGO I’aqo 4
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
HIGHER ED AGENDA
The Oregon State Board of Higher Educa
tion is meeting today at Portland State,
with an agenda that includes a report on
the status of women, pay raises, and a
school reform act. „ „
See STATE BOARD. Page 3
COUNTRY ROCK
Forget the antiquated notion of country
music being twangy lullabies of hillbillies
The five-piece band, Sawyer Brown, is on
the cutting edge of refined country music
Se« ENTERTAINMENT, Page 5
WIN, WIN, WIN
Oregon Women
whizzed past the
Wildcats in a 91-67
blowout
See SPORTS, Page 9