Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 41
Athletes against Measure 9
Photo by UcNMri
Oregon track and held star Bob Gray (left) joined several other athletes and coaches, as well as outgoing
University athletic director Bill Byrne, in voicing opposition Tuesday to Ballot Measure 9 The group gathered
in Eugene to express concern that, if passed, the anti-gay rights initiative would discourage some athletes
from attending Oregon and could even jeopardize the school’s chance to host some sports events
Dorms host
LCC pupils
j Contract provides LCC
housing when University
dorms are available
By Tammy Baley
rrrwK.ikl Associate Editor
Six Lhiii (Uimmunllv Collier students
am living In the Unlvorsity dormitories
this you because of an agreement fie
tween the two schools to allow LOU stu
dents to live in the dorms "when space
is available," according to a contract
signed by both IXU and University offi
cials
The LCX students pay the same room
and board costs as do University stu
dents $4,191 for a single room and
$3,229 for a multiple (except at the Uni
versity Inn), said Michael hysler. Univer
sity Housing direr lor
The housing contract requires 133; stu
dents to pay a University Student Health
fee, just like University students This
fee entitles these students to the same
Turn to LCC. 5A
Survey: 10 percent of
students are smokers
□ Health center
shows concern by in
troducing new anti
smoking programs
By Sarah Clark
Emerald Reporter
One in 10 University stu
dents smokes, which is less
than the national average for
12th graders but slill of concern
to University health officials,
according to rucent results of a
University Student Health Cen
ter survey conducted last
spring.
The survey of 312 students
found that 10.3 percent, or 32,
smoke Among the nation's
12th graders, 15 6 percent
smoke, according to a Center
for Disouse Control report pub
lished in June.
Smoking was one of several
health issues the University
spent $6,500 surveying stu
dents about this spring. Other
issues included exercise, AIDS,
diet and mental health. Howev
er. the smoking results are the
only ones the Health Center has
had a chance to look at so far.
said Dr. (.erald Floischll, Uni
versity Student Health (-enter
medical director.
Of University undergraduates
who smoke, 75 percent said
they have tried to quit in the
past two years. Almost 84 per
cent of undergraduate smokers
said they definitely will not ia*
smoking five years from now
Fleischll said he was glad to
learn that fewer University stu
dents smoke than he’d expect
ed, hut he still considers smok
ing a major health problem on
campus.
"Ten percent is 1,000 peo
ple." Fleischll said. "We still
need to put some energy Into
seeing what we can do to help
smokers stop. ”
The survey suggests that non
smokers have better health hab
its — eating and exercise, for
example — than do smokers
According to tho survey, almost
one-third of smokers reported
skipping breakfast regularly
About 11 percent of non-smok
ers said they skip breakfast.
More than one-third of non
smokers said they feel that they
Turn to SMOKING. Pag* 5A
Prof, OCA rep debate measure
□ University's Gretchen Miller
and OCA's Scott Lively dash on
M9's effects on human rights
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
Poop Its shouldn't have thu right to force their
opinions or lifestyles on other people, agreed
two representatives on both sides of Ballot
Measure 9 at a Tuesday night debate.
However. Scott Lively. Oregon Citizens Alli
ance's communications director, and Gretchen
Miller, u University adjunct law professor and
Eugene lawyer, disagreed on the effect Meas
ure 9 would have on protecting their right to
their own beliefs.
Measure 9 would change the Oregon Consti
tution to label homosexuality "abnormal,
wrong, unnatural and perverse."
About 300 people packed the EMU Plr Hoorn
for the debate and ubout 200 more stood out
side the room and watched through the win
dows. said Carey Drayton, Office of Public
Safety director.
Gay and lesbian groups have a "step-by-step
agenda" to push their beliefs on others. Lively
said. He said opponent* are intolerant of the
beliefs of measure supporters.
“There's a very fine line that's been crossed
between expressing your point of view to re
pressing other people's points of view,'' he
said.
Lively said he questioned Miller on how the
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Univaraity Tuaaday, along with M0 opponant
Gratchan khbar
University could open up positions for u Guy
Prido Week promoter and not be promoting
the gay lifestyle.
“What I see is an attempt to force the morali
ty of the homosexuality community on others
who are not,” he said. "Whether (homosexual
ity) Is wrong or not Is not the issue.”
Miller said it's ncvor been dear to her what
It means to promote and facilitate homosexual
ity.
Turn to DEBATE. Pag* 6A
WEATHER
There mil be morning clouds
today and a slight chance of
rain Highs will be in the upper
50s Tonight will bring increas
ing clouds as well as a chance of
rain late Lows will be between
40-45.
Thursday there's no need fcr a
rein dance. Yes. some is expect
ed. Highs again will be in the
upper 50s.
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
PORTLAND (AP) - The CBS-TV affiliates in Portland. Eugene and
Sacramento said Tuesday they would hold off broadcasting network oro
lections of a winner in the presidential election until around the time the
polls close
|an Allen, news director at KXTV in Sacramento, said her station would
carry only local coverage until the polls close at 8 p m. Mick Schafbuch,
general manager of K.01N-TV in Portland, said his station also won't pick
up the network coverage until 7 30 p.m
‘We have a lot of local candidates, a lot of reasons people should turn
out and vote.* he said
Schafbuch and Allen encouraged other stations to join in the effort
_SPORTS
NATCHITOCHES. La (AP) - II was a head-butting, kidney
punching, down-and-dirty fight when Northwestern State and
Northeast Louisiana met on the football field And that was
gist between the mascots
School officials say neither NSU's mascot. Vic the Demon,
nor NLU's Chief Brave Spin! will be ailed on the carpet for
their fisticuffs in the end nine late in the second quarter of
thegame Saturday at Northwertem
Tm Northeast mascot has always had a reputation of play
ing it rough He was shoving me around hard before the
fight.' said Shane Qabaugh. a social work major who plays
Vic 'But after he tore my head off that was it *