Oregon Daily WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15,1992 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 93. ISSUE 134 Panelists agree: Misrepresentation has many causes jGays and lesbians ignored, misrep resented in media, but not always from outright prejudice, reporters say By Tammy Batey tiffTfiima // April 13 • 17 1992 Tin mi'ilid i.ijt'i.m-r'i; and misrcpre m• nt iiml li'siii.iii-. hut tins m.i\ not In- the result tit outrightproju tin t s.itd four panelists ,it .1 discus sion Tuesday on the media's repre scnt.ilion ol tin1 j*.iv community M./d TV reporter Jean I’mvt'll said betHUM: television is .1 visual met! ..i. of <i group appeal in news Stories Queer Nation, the radical gay right-- group. ris eivos more media attention than oilier gay groups her ause they dross and at l more radically, slur said ki.Zi l\ reporters work at presenting issues and groups fairly. I'owell said Many o! her colleagues time the amount of (overage they give opposing groups to make t ertiiin tiiese groups views an ispiallv represent ed In mv newsroom. I think you (an find people of all polilti al y lews.' she said "It's a moral issue You have to rely on a balanced newsroom so they catch (biases) When something goes on the air people don t remem tier the reporter, they remember IsKZi i’owell said gay groups can go far in having their Views put Oil tile air hv talking to the right people There's a lot to lie said for developing a relationship ■with someone in the press," she said Not to overpow er them so they yvon't take your c alls full enough to ill form them atxnil issues Only the most outspoken tnemlxrs ol any underrep resented group get their ytews expressed through the media, saul )tm Oodhold, assistant managing editor ol /'he Wegls/er /iu.irtl The fact that only a lew people Irom a group appear m the media isn't hei ause of prejudice toward gay peo pie. lie said Instead it's a result ol what women 111 the women's movcim-nt ( al! trie 'Kolodex syndrome hist' ait ol hroadening the von es and laces you have you tend to have the same people evervtime," Oodhold said ' .jrn ’o GAYS P.tge / Elite Dumdi, chairwoman ol Ihe Lane County Commission, and David Wagner, a University biology professor, cut the ribbon yesterday marking the opening of the Eugene Nature Sanctuary in Alton Bakor Park Officials designate nature preserve jWild flowers in Alton Baker Park are now safe from the mad mower' By Hope Nealson tmtKdid RepWllX Hi; calls ii ,i s.icriiil jiltii c. it plum wlmrc nullin' is first Hu has been working for I T> yi'tirs in the .ire,i giving nature vs,ilks mil will) flower tours Yes teriiuv he finally got Ins wish David Wagner, a University hi ologv professor, gathered with n.i lurr lovers .1 ix 1 ( ilv olfit nils Ini'*, day near the Aul/cn footbridge It) deduale n portion of Alton Baker Park as the pugehu Nature Sam.In ary Tin- Alton (taker Park Nature Sanctuary is located near the north end of the Aut/en Pool bridge, and cm ompa*.ses a 20 ■»« re wooded area bordering lilt* Wil lainelle River ll Is a well-known area among lot al nature studs enllnisiasts lor watching birds, wild flowers and the river bank \V igner. also lie President o! i.ugene Natural Hislorv Society. sptmrlmaded the drive to net the nature s.uudu.irv designated he cause lie said he thought It w as lin|M»rtant to keep a little ill the hank 'It's for the next generation." he said "II we don't look after the area now. llien it will lx: lost No hotly will know vvhal the original vegetation looked like along the river Wagner said She area is the home of a large number of wild flowers, and needs to ho protet let) from the mad mower of faigene furn to NATURE. Page / This is the season to be sneezin’ jThe unusually early spring like weather is causing problems for al lergy sufferers By Colleen Pohlig tf'. -.i : Reports* II the thl< k pollen in the .nr hasn't signaled people to the fm t that it's allergy turns ohm again, the antihistamine uimmori lals dome nating television lately most likely have The unusually early spring-like weather has caused many trees to bloom early, which in turn has caused some problems for allergy sufferers, said Sharon Harhert, a registered nurse at the Student Health Center "We re seeing a lot more people with allergies because of the warm, sunny and windy days we've been having." Harhert said Judy Moran, .1 registered nurse .it the Allergy and Asthma Asso< iation in liugene said tins year s lluilu.il mg weather patients. with the vm ny days followed by tin? recent rams. .ire making it tough In predit t hcuv tins season will iif lor suffer ITS "There is no wav to predict whether tins early spring weather will influent i' grass pollination. Moran s.iui. lint sim has been seeing an tin reuse in the numhiT ol allergy patients this season Moran sail) tinil "every season is someone's worst season, depend ing on what tlui individual is aller gic to In other words, tins season may not lie as troublesome (or one person as it is for another Senior Hill Roberson, who's alter git to "everything, said he hasn't suffered from allergies very much so far tins season "Right now. tile rain lias kept down a lot of the pollen, in- said "During tii.it stretth of good weath er though, my eyes started to wa ter Warm, windy weather is tin worst for sufferers bet ause pollen Is air born* Moran said, .mti ram yvashus pul It'll i in! <i! the air Asthma sufferers an also having a ilillii ill! titllr right III I’.' sail) 1 >r Kir hard Bur k. om of llir allergists at tin- hi'allh i enter "The allergies may lie developing coughing, and these symptoms nun represent symptoms of asthma Bmk said A physician should evaluate tins condition Moran said tin- top three tr« • s that give sufferers the most proti lums art* alder. tun h and lllbert They polli'liati' from lanuarv to May. depending on the trim Thu Willainuttu Vail.A. whom grass and trim pollun limd to gut lrap|iud, is appro.n thing Its worst six week su.ison, from around Mu mortal L)av to July t The Vulluy lias onu ol thu world's highusl pollun counts dim to tin high amount of grass srmd th.it is common i.illv grown Many pooplu plan thuir v.u a lions around tins time and go to thu Turn to ALLERGIES Parje HOME SWEET HOME In this week's "Into the Outdoors," find out about fishing and hiking at the Gordon Lakes and the Fall Creek trail near Sweet Home See SPORTS, Page 8 PLAYS Two plays by Chris topher Durang will be performed, beginning tonight, at the University. See ARTS, Pnge 6 CANDIDATE PROFILES Nineteen students are running for posi tions on the Incidental Fee Committee and a q and a with each of them be gins with two articles today See IFC, Page* 3 4 4