Oregon Daily
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1992
Gathering mourns Salem residents’ deaths
□ Religious Response Network sponsors
memorial for slain homosexuals
By Matt Bender
Emerald Reporter __
A group of about 100 people gathered Friday outside the
Lane County Courthouse for a religious service In memory of
two homosexuals from Salem who were killed In n firebombing
last week
The memorial vigil for Hattie Mae Cohens, a blank lesbian,
and Brian Monk, a gay man, was sponsored by the Religious Re
sponso Network and was led by four local religious leaders
Cohans anil Mock wont killed whan someone Ihrttw a Molo
tov cocktail through the window of a basement apartment in
Salem Two of the four suspects in custody have been identi
fied as racist skinheads by Portland police, according to the As
sociated Press
The Lane County religious leaders said they came to the vigil
at noon to remember Cohens and Mock
"We are hero to mourn the loss of those two souls and to
commemorate their willingness to be vulnerable In these very
frightening times." said Reverend Sally Bryan, a minister from
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Fowl-weather fans
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More than 30.000 Duck tans braved the elements la the Oregon vs Arizona State game Saturday Rudy
Herr Sr. (left to right) his grandson Jared, and Jared s dad Rudy Jr watched the Ducks crush the Sun Devils
30-20 Saturday marked Oregon s first Pac-10 win since September 1991 See related story Page 17.
University Telefund aims for $1.5 million
□ Money donated by alumni
may be directed into a gen
eral fund or a specific pro
gram
By Mandy Baucum
Emerald Reporter _
At one lime or another, many college
students are faced with the ombarrussing
task of asking for money from parents or
the financial aid office. But at the Uni
versity Tolofund, asking for money is
more than a duty inspired by need, it is a
job.
Telefund employees call alumni and
ask for donations to the University. Do
nors may direct their money into one of
two pools: the President's Fund or the
Dean's Fund.
The Dean's Fund allows donors to give
their money to spocific schools or specif
ic areas, such us faculty recruitment.
classroom equipment or research.
The President's Fund is a general Uni
versity fund Administrators decide
where the money should go.
In the 1990-91 school year, the
telefund raised SI.3 million for the Uni
versity. This year's goal is SI 5 million.
Ann Koeliing. the University program
manager for telephone outreach, said the
tclcfund ultimately benefits the r.otnmu
Turn to TELEFUND. Page 7
WEATHER
Today will be partly sunny
after some morning fog or low
clouds You an expect the tem
perature to reach a high of about
70 and a low in the upper 30s
Just a Reminder
Today is the last day to drop a
class, change grade options
.graded ur P/N) or change cred
it* m classes with variable cred
its. without a S!0 fee
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Religious
groups
avoid war
of politics
jSome University or
ganizations refuse to
take a position on Ballot
Measure 9
By Chester Allen
fc'rrwKaid Rupodi*
Many of the University's rell
j}iotis organizations have declared
themselves conscientious objrc tors
in I fit1 statewide Hu I lot Measure 9
battle.
Tho loaders of the Restoration
Campus Ministry. Collegiate Chris
(tan Fellowship, Fulth ('-enter Col
lege Fellowship, Intorvursity Chris
tian Fallow ship. Campus Crusade
for Christ and the McKenzie Study
Center said their organizations do
not take official positions ort politi
cal issues.
Measure 9, sponsored by the Or
egon Citizens Alliance, would
amend the Oregon stole constitu
tion to forhid stale or local govern
ments to "promote, encouruge, or
facilitate homosexuality " Measure
9 also declares homosexuality to be
"abnormal, wrong, unnatural, and
perverse,”
Bill Syrios, campus pastor with
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship,
said ho Is personally troubled by
the languuge of Measure 9.
“As a Christian, I find myself In
a paradox because I don't condone
homosexuality," Syrios said "Yet.
I do not agree with tho tone of
Measure 9. particularly the lan
guage that links homosexuality
with pedophilia. I find that lan
guage personally offensive."
Syrios sold there has been some
discussion of Measure 9 within his
organization.
“There uro Christians on both
sides of tho issue,” Syrios said. “It
is a tough Issue for uil Christians."
Collegiate Christian Fellowship
College Pastor (lory Koso said ho
thinks people need to make their
own decisions ulioul Measure 9.
"As fur as my position on Meas
ure 9,1 encourage all to vote and to
vote according to personal convic
tions," Rose sold.
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FROM
THE
PAST
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McArthur Court
SPORTS
SEATTLE (AP) - There 5 little controversy over who Ihe No
I team in the nation is It's last that top-ranked Washington
has itself a little quarterback controversy
Billy |oe Hubert doesn't like sharing time with backup Mark
Brunell. and coach Don lames is upset with the offense's lack
of production after the Haskies' 17-10 victory over Southern
Cat on Saturday
Tinlmng to be honest.* Hubert said "It s frustrating
There s nothing I can d- about it though Mark's going to get
time and we're winning games So what can 1
Gw n lames plans on continuing the quarterback rotation