Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93. ISSUE 143
Don’t tread on me
• " by
Su.y Nicksii and her daughter hat e /,«><*. at tt-e pa-.n ted in a
volunteer to help set up bonttia ..<• !ht? EMI I Courtyard fur t ar"
Mor da, all •'
is tr-e,
/r ( '(
Election turnout low,
to no one’s surprise
j Political science professor
says student attitudes vary
from apathy to distrust of
system
Ry K.rsten t ucas
H< i|ii>\ Lee ami Karmen lore will l»
I iiinv the of III la I volt f of 1 < a'HIa I niver
sity students with a ballot ho\ mandate
from only ’ pen m! of them
Only I i S |u rt ml of tin- s.t ut I * * f y t body
J‘)g students voted in the ASl ( )
p: ;:iar\ »* I«*i lions vvhuh determined
tins year’s \S{ () 1. x« t ti I i v * * race lat
um! lore rrciMVi'tl S7 port ml. or ! ’ i ’
Volos enough lo c laim victory e\rr
three othor Ik kels without a runoff
In othor word-, if things don't t h.mge
tho way students want them lo. an over
vv la ! u; m g m i o ? i ! y have n.» i m** lo Maim*
hill ihotr.i'K i". if they hliy tin idea
that 11 a ’ AM ( ) hi. the power to ; h.mge
.myth mg
i'he. vo: . turnout was the lowest m
three y ealS
Last year, about t *» percent ul the ‘tu
d«a.: h. i ! y tur md out lor tin* ASt ( ) pri
marv election, m which Jennifer Hills
and h‘Sc Hi i VV.it*.on narrowly avoided a
runoff
Kei ent campus political p<« rl u ip.il u m
; .» : :, 1!. i.,a AM ( ) primary a hen
more than .ft) percent of the student body
Young people* traditionally vail! • ss
than .my other group m flu I'mti <1
State*. During the past tint , years par
1st ip at ion m ASl ’() elect lores has fallen
he low the national voting average* lor
young adults, which has hovered around
It. pen ml at . ordmg to the ( surra". .
for the Study of tin Ainenc an hire torat**.
.1 \\ i !• r.\‘U m ! 1 ( tv eaH h g; < -Uj) Illii!
studies l s j>*»lill* ill jiurUc ip.Uion
\ S I ( ) elrt thins runril i nutor John
l.» din an --.I!.! hr w , d r,ap point rd hut
nut surprised In tins n-.ir's turnout tor
the A St () jirim.tr v
DuImIi . .ir«• umi.iIK i’.uikI indicators o!
stint! • imlt rest. (u«ulnian said. and tins
v ear Irwcf students turned Up tnt dr
hairs
\ ’ tin- « -uni id .it' as .i vv hulr w rie
niuh ! i i < m I * • r. i ’ i * than last year, (aimim.m
s aid 1 hrrr w «•;« tn >1 a-, many hit anil
right issues
< ,ihn 11.• ian .iIsu l»1 tuiit! thr low turnout
tin a ge nera I d t *•»-in h.mlmrnt with **tu
ilrnt g< )\ rt uilirnt
\St ( ) l.xet iilivi « andldah i i-r/t'orr
Pharr. Morgan ami king, lArguson r\
pressed il i •-.!}> point mmt with stuiirnf
votri turnout Pol low mg thru victors in
las! un k •. (in mar v. la a a hi I Ion vowed
It) m a k r j m i i i h i a I }) a r! 11 11». 111 o n a j n i < • 111 \
to| mat \ r af
You vuiiiM hoju (luring. .) natural
edition v.ir that morr students would
got out and Vote, i-nfe said
Political si H'tu !• Professor James
k Sulio- k i, who t r,i( hr i t : , rli'i
tions, - aid students dun ! a, pi imafiiv
hut au*.r thr v af r othrl'W r.r < k i upr d
i hr V I r. hr f r to get a d rgrrr ,
k U if H sk ! .,i |i I
k ; A a I ■ . 1 d S. ’ -
turnout in student i let turns to wide
spread brlirt that student govrrniurnt r.
v irtuallv mramngh *s
i hi s kf i. n% t h.it i! U-!• •■! ' ! !.!
I r f r n i r h< < .lira the \S l nilt I . !jaV I' lit I all
lliofity or power.' lu said
1 111* national politic al atmosphere has
aho negatts el v influent rd students vot
i h g 11.: • l! • k i ■ -. i' • » i -id
I urn to TURNOUT Pa
Police try sensitivity with victims
j Officers trained to ease trauma
of reporting rape
By Gerrit Koeppmg
tr* »,'ra • > Roportuf
Si* a util Assault
Aw<y»ne»» Month
i.tlilur '* tiutr I'lii* i* p,iri
11» i i it i thri i 11,irt si'rii s , in
srMi.ll -iss . . :' .ill'll^ l\lth
tin■ .irtu Ir mi r.ipr .uni tin'
I.IW I’ll j’.i^i Si\ I'lirt tlllr
up/it'iiml Munihiy l‘,irt
thrrr nl tin- serifs. Ir.ilunuK
.ittlilcs uhatil I hr iiflrnihith
iiI srxuiil assault iltul srr
mr* In: !tih rn,iUuihil *tu
1 ’ i j > i *
»/* //1 >, iv , , , ; < fuuii '>nrn
One cil thi- reasons often ( ltd! lor tin- large
nurnluT dI unrepnrtcd sexual assaults is tin- pci
reived insensitivitv iif police unit hospital emer
gem V rooms Hu! the lingerie police department
anil local hi ispi tals are t rying lo i:;aki■ the : ►. ol
repuj! i up rape i .iMi't
Beverly (uillins. public information officer lot
U’l). said lh« department trains ltn ollii ers lo hr
sensitive Id the unique problems of ‘ '.oil .iss.mll
and scuiai assault vk lmis
• i'Ii "flu ers undergo six niunl! .! inn :
training. vvlut ll mi Julies sensitivity Ir.i 1111f;j; !s
! i ;i i : r 11 ■ s tiie ,i,; c' ! logo on p . n ■. .. ■ ( <
Ims s.iici
After O.osr - iV months, office!-. . j '
go on p.ilrol iilone. but tire still on probation for
iinolher year If during tfi.it year dies eniounter .i
rape situation, the', .nr evaluated 'in hro. they
handle tfie situation, (aillilts said if pro! telle . x
ist extra instrui Inin is provide:I. • ,;.j
VVe ah.\ av •• try ' • pel oat now
die at h ast one rape and one homit id' ( niliris
said
In addition, i.ollins said even oilu er has one
Iratritfig day a year that is delta ated xual ai.
!.e • RAPE I' e;■
Holocaust survivor
Often to talk tonight
By Lisa MLiegan
' " era ] A'.. .t'lf t ! ’ if
Win n o.l vr,ir nlii Bernard
Oil.•!! talks about Ins ilniil
hood, hi’ speaks ill a Liar.'lv
attd ihle lone
Although SO vi.if have
passed since lie Was I teen
alter m Ausrhvvit/. Ins mem
ones nl the smoke and Him
shots o! the concent rat ion
camp are still painful
I remember tru. kloads of
people being drjven there ill
most ever\ day and hearing
the mat htne gun lire he
said II Km Ve eyer (11 urd a
m ri.Min, 11 w u u I <j ha v r
sihi nil < ii 1 * k *• tfi.it on I \
()Hrn will sjiik .if)*»iit Ins
sulli rm^\ m Nti/.i (l« atfi
i amps tonight .it 7 m t hr
l.Ml (himwood Kiiuiii He*
will .ilso show .i slide mrdi.i
jm-M-nt.ihon hr madr that
drals m part with his ret urn
to Poland last sumnirf
I hr prrsrntat ion is part ol
Sfio.ih \\ «•. K .jii « \ i■ ri! spun
.sorrd h* thr jrwish Studrnt
I 'moil to ( .• imniriiioralr tin
Holoc ausl
I JO- *o OFFEN ;‘.r :r 1?
PAPER CHASE
Some students find
Oregon Hall a bureau
cratic nightmare
See FRUSTRATIONS, Page 5
THE LAW AND RAPE
A district attorney and defense lawyer
gave different perspectives on prosecuting
rape cases during a panel discussion
Monday.
See CONVICTIONS. Paae 6
INDUCKTED
Ducks Muhammed
Oliver and Matt
LaBounty were se
lected in the NFL draft
See DRAF t. Page 8