Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93. ISSUE 130
Group seeks to
close nuke site
jSoloflex founders bankroll second
effort to close Trojan power plant
By Tim Nett
Emerald Associalo Editor
A group sponsored hv the founders of Soloflex is
launching .1 second initiative to close the Trojan nude
ar power plant
The Do It Yourself Committee is conducting .1 state
wide dirert mailing-do collect petition signatures The
group must collet t signatures hv |ulv 1 to get its
initiative on the November ballot
Solollex founders Jerrv and Marilyn Wilson anil
Hillslxiro certified public accountant Lester I ordhnm
|r , the effort's chief sponsors, are funding the 1 ainpalgn
out of their own pockethooks
In i'lUO, Oregon voters strui k down an initiative that
would have t Insed Trojan Portland (itinera I Electric
which ovv 11s and operates Trojan, spent more than 1
million opposing tin initiative
In addition to the Do It Yourself ( oinnnttee ■ am
patgn. the 1 ton : \\ 1 •.!■■( tregon ('.01 mn 11 tee which spon
sored the ; r! 1!; • 11 \ ■ , is launching in initiative lor
the hallo!
Jerrv Wilson • aid tin two groups will continue to
campaign separately
It's like two armies showing up lor battle instead ot
one he sail! It gives us more t redihdltv
The initiative drives were prompted hv concerns
Turn to NUKE Page 4
Banking on the future
t,.r Mi ' -w.
Federal DcfnK.it Insurance Cor cor,won bank examiner Debra Meyers talks with University
st■' econ vr. ->r Tony Bn ,\n durm,:; Wednesday's C •■nor Day in the CMt) Bailrth >m
There -von a ml of t'viujs I w is ■ Wrested m. particularly " economics " Bro.\r said
Symposiums cover diversity, rights
jThe discussions of gay and
lesbian concerns and the cele
bration of diversity will coincide
with Gay Pride Week
By Rivers Janssen
Emerald Reporter
The University will play host to two sympo
siums Friday and Saturday dealing with world
diversity and gay and lesbian rights
Entitled "Celebrating Human Diversity" and
"Claiming the l’ust/Creuting tire Present," the
two symposiums are intended to foster dia
logue within the i ampus community on hu
man rights issues
"Claiming the Past/Creating the Present" is
co-sponsored by University President Myles
Brand's Task. ! one on Lesbian. Cay and Bisex
ual Concerns The symposium is divided into
two segments, the first of which will take place
from April 4-11 and will include discussions
of gay and lesbian issues within Latin Ameri
ca, a history of oppression within the
gay/lesbian community, and the present arid
future of gay/lesbian rights
The second segment will be from April
24-2f> and will include more gay and lesbian
history us well us defining the parameters for
social change The symposium's Iwo segments
will bracket Cay Pride Week, which lasts from
April 1.1 17
Dominick Vein, co-chair o! the guv and lev
bian task force said the symposium will help
people on campus understand the value of gay
and lesbian studies
"We want to give people the opportunity to
learn about gay and lesbian si holarship in the
United Stales. Vein said We hope to open
up the community to the reality of gay and les
bian life, that there is literature and history on
gays and lesbians that deserves attention
The "Celebrating Human Diversity" sympo
slum will kit k off today with a rally at noon in
(lie EMU courtyard The symposium is co
sponsored by the University Si bool of Law
The rally will feature law school Dean Dave
f-'rohnmuyer and Vetri. as well as Donna Albru,
director of affirmative action at Lane Commu
nity (ail lege It should encompass .1 mix ol cel
ebration and criticism, said Jane Cordon. As
slslant Dean of Student Affairs at the law
school
"People recogni/e that the University has
come a long way with diversity issues." Cor
don said "But now there are second-gen
eration diversity issues to com ern ourselves
with, along with some remaining first genera
lion ones This rally will hopefully celebrate
the gams we've made while also f.u mg up to
what we still have to do "
hollowing the rally, a film festival and panel
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University Senate votes to
simplify class requirements
j Students can use
major courses to fulfill
course requirements
for graduation
By Carne Dennett
! ft .rfj ) Am- i .it*’ t (1' *
The t diversity Senate voted
m the last moments ot its meet
dig to .llloW students to use
courses m ttteir majors to fulfill
one of the three required ( ourse
t lusters
The vole vs us ,i I,ist -d11c li .it
tempt to simplilv the Umversi
Is s degree reijtiiremenls iind
will tie forwarded to li vole ot
the l adversity Assembly
The i ourse rei|uirements un
der tfie original motion, which
tailed 1 1 li sv ith five absten
tions, were in four parts
• A A total ot 1l> i redds in
eac h of three groups (so< lal si i
ernes, natural sciences, and
arts and letters) including one
approved (luster carrying a
minimum of eight c redds, tak
en as two four C redlt classes or
three three a redd c lasses
• II ()ne rai i gender m m l-.uro
pi'iin Americ iin i ourv'
• ( lwu introductory willing
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si innt ii i ,iridid.ill's
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merits, students Inlo' sis
courses in i .n h ul l In- lliri e
groups. Ittr .1 inlniiiuim lulnl nl
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requirements Iml required .i
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compiirisons with oilier in!
leges ,ind universities .ind from
sludeni i ompl.iirils uhout the
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The University is the only In
Turn lo SENATE Pncjo 10
VIOLENT MUSIC
The Violent Femmes bring their alternative
style of music to Portland tonight and
Oregon State University Friday night for
two shows
See VIOLENT, Page 5
ARAFAT'S BACK
Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian
Liberation Organization, was found alive
and only mildly bruised Wednesday after
his plane was reported missing
See ARAFAT, Page 7
RUNNING MAN
University graduate
student Bob Stoltz will
make a run at the U S.
Olympic team.
See SPORTS, Page 9