Oregon Daily
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93. ISSUE 86
Brand beats
ethics charge
j Ethics Commission drops action on
1989 violation; state board gives
university presidents a raise same day
Hy C.f' <• !)<-no!'
1 Vhu.s (j rnirii'MO:. Jil 1I JthI.iv i
' ■ 11 i :i!\ VIH . '■ > ■ i M V
l: i-! !>: >
thi ciimmisMini hili'ii -i 2 that Ilt.irui
- ' : . , iilWS will'll In' fret! lri I>«• !() till
Myles Brand
i 9B'I independent i
Bmv I in thi* vv i v i s oi
Kwgene Ma\ ur Jit!
M il I it ,iih! S| j r mg
held M .ivor B i ! I
Miirrisotte
Brand could have
fat i i! a lint' of up In
S. (Mill
I.-ir IiI>r I til week
Bi t: i ri■ jet led a set
! : r men I offer that
W tilt! have had him
limit to violating
tvs w ithout pav
ing a penalty He in
sti ail ha I a motion
.■■-king the commits
■ t ■ . tender its
I)ei tjml»'i ruling
Obviously, 1 till)
; i-.t-il that we have
ta ■ -: a! . ■ to agree on
the settlement to
;! 1, 'SI II to t.lki .1 HIM! (OUTSC (IV
V i I I.ill'll sliiltl t’Ul
law
.% i |n•;suti with logisliUivu or
; .ill:- olfuaul^ dot isions may
■ _■ .; ■;; r i th.in S J 00 .i year to a nirmt»T
.\ |Hihlii: iifl>,( i.i! may .uocpt a
•. • r travel and lotlging i( the trip
' ETHICS Pag**
International students Alasdair McKay ot Scotland, Mathias Roth ot Germany, David Guilloyle ot Australia, and
Wen-yen Do ot Taiwan chat during the International Cottee Hour in the f MU International / ounge
Students deal with customs, choices
j if you think the way
the University operates
is strange and confus
ing, imagine coming
from another country
By Karen I nge's
Em«r aki
Vu’imn'li Mnshtael stood u|i on
the tirsl day of > I a •• when her jirti
lessor entered the mom She
huinil horsed standing alone in .1
University ilass id about 70 I'm
ha; i assed the ham,in fxi hunge
simli-'it got i lesson in
Amem an rlussriwm etiquette In
st! ... tots are treated (11 (ferent ly
hen
Mu-.hl.uil. like other uiti-rn.itiou
.11 students, f.ii es more than cut
lure shoi k when entering the
United Mutes Udurational
sIhk k is a large part of that expo
nent e
Adapting to the American > dti
i ational system is a hig adjustment
!m foreign students -.aid (hnnv
M irk. I Diversity international stu
d"tit adviser Language harriers
tie dill'll illty people tend to think
111 lost. Is tail) part of the issue
Iteiau-e inteni.ition.il students
ale required to have a hasii level
:.! 1.ogltsii prol m tetn y fiefore
shelving at the University, prob
Ictus thev encounter are often
ir.i te subtle than simple verbal
i omniunicalion
I he tjUH k tempo of education,
(lie frequent v of evaluation, ill**
t om epl of multiple < hoit v exams
and t lass partic ipation may all he
a shook to inter national students.
Stark said
it lakes time to ^< t into that,
si, slid
H.ivinj; to type papers is a stun k
to many students, (or example
\\<n \ eij |)n a Taiwanese art edw
i alion graduate student. said sin*
in . ef l\ ped a ( la*.*, paper Indore
coming tu the United States and
w . . surprised at the re pnta inent
It took me 1.! hour s to IV pe a
10 pa^e paper, she said
European students et ho similar
e\per .'em. «• s A )asdio r Mi k. av a
iff ' INTERNATIONAL Pmje 4
University graduate named director of AIDS hospice organization
j Law school graduate will
oversee creation of new
Lane County residence for
AIDS patients
By Tammy Batey
■ ■ .a ftapur't*
\ University graduate will be a lack
»l all trades in his nrw position as the
first director of tin- Larit< County AIDS
Hospice StTVll rs Itll
James I’helps, a 1‘tMl School ol Lau
graduate, said ills knowledge ol legal
contra* Is and fundraising strategies w ill
tie all asset in ills new position He starts
work as tlie organization's director ami
first full-time staff member today
I hu '.say SVe cun offer serviles is
through s.iiu ding (lunations and apply
ing iur grants. I’lmlps said All my ex
perience m fundraising and grant writing
is going in tic important
II I i an main- alls mg doing sv li.it 1A *
been doing as a volunteer. I’ll do it. he
said I in rc.dlv thrilled I was offered the
position and that I can use the skills I ve
gamed to do something I feel is inipor
tout
Hindus ret eived a liar helur ot Arts de
gree (rum I tie l -'in scrsi! y in lliH7 During
he. toilege \ears tie gained fundraising
experience by joining several community
seisai e organizations
l or live years (’helps ss is a member of
t .hi le h a University service orgam/a
lion Die University chapter was the first
to nrgani/e ttie now popular Stars Hi
Iiir.il Bars !.ih -■ I ( elehrities are arrest
rii anil [Hi i m .1 mui t. j.iil Ihryii*
h.mill'll i phone hook .mii told in : nil' < t
.1 irrt.im .inmunt of mnnrv Imm friends
.mil l.nmlv m> llu v nil make bail Tin*
mntii'V lint celebrities raise IS given In
i hiirity
la twn vc.as I hr ( haptor raised dose in
S ! , noil I : tin M.iri h .il Dimes Phelps
,v .is .i ( .: k. (1 is!nr! nlln rr HlHI> H7
! *hil I is vs .is hind raising d interior Inr the
l.av coder \rtwork ln< which puhlishcs
the g.iv .mil li'shi.m publication 7/ic/.,n
.nih-r ik [hr simmer "1 l'l'lb Hr
rum servrs on the nrg.ini/itlinri's hoard
nl directors
June! Sondurk. co-chairwoman nl the
AIDS hospices hoard nl dun tnrs. said
furn to DIRECTOR Pago 4
Photo Oy -X)hr Vex*-*
University graduate James Phelps was
named director ot Lane County AIDS Hos
pice Services Inc
1
JUST A REMINDER...
Today is the last day to drop a
class without a W ($10 fee per
drop) or change from credit to
audit The Duck Call registra
tion number is 346-1600.
CAMPUS OPINIONS
How do you feel about the United States
giving support to the republics of the
former Soviet Union7 Check out the views
from other students in STREETWISE
See STREETWISE, Page 7
HEAVENLY
Dr. Stephen Hawking
explained his theo
ries about the uni
verse Saturday night.
See HAWKING, Page 7