Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1992
Rally goers urge students to vote and be heard
_iTax reform advocates say
together, students can
make a difference
By Paul Morgan
One message rang < i>-.ir from tht* .mi
phfiers .1! .1 tux reform rally In the I.MI
Courtyard Monday afternoon II v up to
students to register and vote to help pro
toot the state s universities from the sec
ond wave ot Measure r.
Speakers, including \M'() members,
students, and Ideal politicians, echoed
the messay.e at every opportunity, as
they lamented Oregon s current tax
structure and urged students to defend
their rights to edur ation by voting.
"There are a lot of things you i an do."
Joy Marshall, of Oregon fair Share, told
the c rowd And the first tiling is what
you are doing today informing vour
selves. registering to vote and getting at
five "
An estimated 150 people registered to
vote at the ra.iy said Matt Cox. \SUO
student affairs coordinator
Marshall saici Measure r> has landed a
huge vv mdl.dl tor business property, and
aided that it is possible to some up
with acceptable tux alternatives
'The lion's share of tax rebel did not
go to home owners. Marshall said
"Portland Oeneral electric got a Slid
,..; i ;on tax creak tills year alone. a.id
they c losed the- Sc hool of Public Health
cere at the l! of O
Turn to RALLY, Page 5
University senior Corey Schlosser registers to vote lit Monday s rally, one ot an estimated 150 people who took advantage ot the
registration tables
OPS and Eugene
police unite for
campus safety
j Cooperation between the depart
ments helps contain security threats
By Colleen Pohhg
fc.mecatd Heportar
Oils Scarborough s.n s hit h.is "dealt with every
thing short of .1 murder" in his 1_' years . 11 the cam
pus Offic e of Public Safety
Scarborough rec alled the lime a l diversity em
plover entered tile OPS office in Straub Hall six years
ago and threatened some of its officers vv itfi fxidily
harm
Tins allegedly came in response to the employee s
being fired after OPS offic ers told Ins supervisor they
suspected fum of smoking marijuana in .1 University
owned building
"We did a background check later on him and it
turns out that he had threatened a Springfield police
offic er with a gun at one time," ScarUirough said
Scarborough said he doesn't have a problem (..ill
r
Turn to OPS. Page 6
CRIME STATS
July 1. 1991 ■ April 7. 1992
TOTAL
OPS* EPO REPORTS
Alcohol 8 0 8
Asauta 7 0 7
Bomb Threats 1 0 1
Anon 0 0 0
Rape 1 0 1
Sex Crime 1 0 1
Burglary 4 41 45
Criminal Miactwf SO 10 GO
Found Property 116 0 116
Fraternity Crimes 3 19 22
Sorority Cnmes 5 5 10
Trespass 15 7 22
Theft 1 Isenous) 57 40 97
Then 2 100 15® 25G
Theft 3 (mnor) 66 21 87
BikeTheft 117 15 132
•ttaifi OP* Mi to toort tro Map mm Mill MM
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Money pulls top billing
at first ASUO debate
j Student lees and
tuition hikes concern
students
By Kirsten Lucas
EfTWUM 1 RfcPuftef
ASl'O Lxec utive < undidates
squared off for .m emotionally
i barged debate Monday night
Indore ,i standing room only au
dience in itni Carson Hall Cold
Room
Running mains Bobby Lit
and Karmen Lori'. Don King
and Holly Ferguson, and Cliris
I’haris and Donald Morgan par
ticlpated Presidential candi
dali' Dan Pulju, who officialIly
announced bis i andidac v Iasi
week, did not attend
Tin1 night’s lirs! major point
of i onti’iition was dm value and
dfsi rain I its ol ASl'O expert
urn r Lit and I on- said Ifmir
activities in student govern
ment, including efforts aimed
at improving i ampus safely and
ur lung tuition me reuses. make
thrill tlir i undulates tli.it is ill
11 i.t s i tlir tiiftrreiu
l.rr vvllli lies llirrr years 111
experience ill student govern
merit, is current I v tlir ASHI .it
Ilnn.iti vi' <u lion i miniimilor
lore is tlir president nl tlir Stu
limit l' ni vi!rs11 v Kelut ions
(Council
"We need un ASIU) th.it
knows how to run the ASIU).
l.rr s.uil "Without rxprrtenc e,
thill's vs here vou get into trim
hie "
King .inil I'erguson and
I’h.iris iind Morgan, who have
no rxprrierK e in student gov
ernmeiil, joined forces to iritc
i i/e the ASl'() status ipio
"Involveinenl and experlenrc
in the ASIU) is prohahlv the
worst detriment to someone
running lor (student govern
ment) right now. King said
King attacked Lee's platform,
which loi uses on University
Turn to MONEY Page 4
1
HEARTBREAK
flAfter narrowly losing
(weekend games, the
softball team faces top
ranked UCLA Friday.
See SPORTS, Page 10
SHOWDOWN
Some members of the Oregon Citizens
Alliance are struggling for control of
Oregon's Republican Party, while others
may start a party of their own
See OCA, Page 4
NETTERS
Oregon tennis narrowly
beat WSU, but lost to
the Huskies over the
weekend.
See SPORTS, Page 12