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Oregon Daily
THURSDAY. MAY 21 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 160
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Stonay Burka apaaka to a crowd of atudanta on fho lawn In front of Condon Hall Wadnaaday aftamoon. Tha
ttudania anclrclad Burka to kaap OPS and EPO offlcara from tarring him with a lattar of tratpaaa.
j students protect tree -speecner
□A crowd of 30 keeps
EPD, OPS at bay
By Matt Bender
Emerald Contributor
A group of about 30 students
protected a solf-proclalmed "fun
damentalist free-speecher" from
police and campus security offi
cers who were attempting to move
him from the lawn In front of Con
don Hall Wednesday uftemoon
Stoney Burke, who says he has
been traveling the nation's cam
puses for 20 years, said he came to
the University to talk about free
speech. Burke was entertaining a
crowd of about 300 people with a
verbal attack on modorn society
when officers from the Eugeno po
lice department and the Office of
Public Safety showed up at about
1 pm
OPS Director Carey Drayton
said campus security had received
complaints from professors who
said Burke’s show was disrupting
their classes.
After twice asking Burke to
move, Drayton, two OPS officers
and Iwo EPD officers tried to up
Turn to STONEY. Page 5
Senate votes
to strengthen
requirement
□ Myles Brand will create a committee
to help set new race, gender require
ments for 1993-94
By Came Dennett
Emwatd Associate Editor _ __
The University Sonata voted unanimously Wednes
day to put more "bite" Into the rare, (tender and non
European class requirement
The motion calls for University President Myles
Brand to (.rente u committee to develop course criteria.
These courses would be Included In u new U S race
relations requirement.
In other business. University Professor Paul Holhn
decided not to submit his motion to form u committee
to investigate the character of Student Senator Orion
Hoop.
The motion was written based on Hoop’s involve
ment In the April 30 protest at the Federal lludding
Under tho current race, gender and non-European
requirement, students are required to take one of 100
classes, covering a wide variety of topics. The motion,
sponsored by Hoop and Student Senator Jon Molohlro.
charges that the classes cover "everything and any
thing and moan nothing.”
When a senate member suggested tabling the mo
tion. Brand voiced his opposition.
"I think it’s time for the University to come to grips
with this," ho said "We need to think seriously about
this. Now "
The new committee will be composed of the Ethnic
Studies director, the Ethnic Studies committee choir;
tho Center for the Study of Women In Society's direc
tor; tho Women's Studies Program director, the special
assistant to the president for affirmative action and
equal opportunity; and tho director of tho Office of
Turn to COMMITTEE. Page 5
Protesters converge on Springfield
□ Residents express shock and
anger over passage of the OCAs
anti-gay rights measure
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Reporter
SPRINGFIELD-Angered Eugeno and Spring
field realdenta gathered Wednesday outalde of
Springfield City Hall to proteat Tuesday's passage
of the Oregon Citizens Alliance anti-gay rights
measure
The all-day protest was Interrupted for an hour
when the Springfield police and fire departments
evacuated City Hall because of a bomb threat.
Ballot Measure 20-08 will prohibit Springfield's
city government from "promoting homosexuali
ty.” The OCA. a conservative political action
group, sponsored the measure.
Sandy Shirley. Springfield Together Opposing
Prejudice member, said she was shocked voters
passed the measure. Shtrloy said the possibility of
voters passing the OCA s state-wide, anti-gay
rights mousure is now a very real throat.
"I'm very worried." Shirley suid. "Two days
ago I wouldn't have thought this was a possi
bility."
Springfield resident jean Chapin said tho worst
part about the OCA's measure is its vaguenoss
concerning the effects it will have on Springfield
gays and lesbians.
"The worst part is not knowing." Chapin said.
"At the worst, people could lose their jolts to not
being able to buy any materials that show homo
sexuality In a positive light. I won't be uffordod
the protection f was before."
The Religious Response Network, made up of
ministers horn about 20 local churches, spon
sored Wednesday's protest. Sally Bryan, an RRN
member and Unitarian minister, said the protest
was a peaceful way for people to express anger
about passage of the OCA measure.
"We don't want to meet hate with hate, but wo
realize the OCA is based on hate." Bryan said.
“Tho OCA's beliefs are based on fear and hatred.
Torn to PROTEST. Page 5
City council candidate
Barba commits suicide
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Associate Editor
A candidate for Eugene
City Council committed sui
cide Wednesday, the morn
ing after losing his election
bla and the day his partner
was due In court to face
criminal charges.
Mike Burba, 41, appears to
have died of carbon monox
ide poisoning. He was dis
covered by his domestic
partner, Neil Freeman, at
about 7:45 a.m. in u garage
Barba and Froemun ownod
across the street from their
home.
Tim Birr, Eugene police
department's public infor
mation officer. suld the
doors to the gurugu were
shut end the two cars inside
hud their motors running.
Police and ambulance were
called to the scene, but at
tempts by paramedics und
f-'roomun to revive Barba
wort; unsuccessful
Al B 50 a m.. Barbu was
pronounced dead. Birr said
a medical examiner will de
termine thu level of carbon
monoxide in Barba's system
to confirm the cause of
death
Turn to BARBA. Page 5
LETTERMAN ON QUAYLE
Here's what David Letterman had to say
about the Dan Quayle-Murphy Brown
furor. 'Earlier today... Candice Bergen
announced that yes, the riots in South
Central L A had in fact been her fault.'
CLOSER TO THE DEAD
The Lane County Commission decided
Wednesday night to approve plans for a
two-day Grateful Dead concert near
Veneta this summer. The concerts are
expected to attract 40,000 people per day.
RIGHT ON TRACK
The Pacific-10 Conference Track and
Field Championships will begin Friday and
continue through Saturday at Hayward
Field.
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