Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992
Measure 9 supporters, opponents clash at EMU
j Demonstrators draw crowd, debate
over controversial ballot measure
By Demian McLean
Emerald Reporter _
Tempers ran high Thursday outside the KM 1 when
three men carrying signs that read "Vote 'll", on t)
drew about 200 people into an angrv shouting mutt li
Students, faculty and curious passers-by stopper) at
the the corner of 13th Avenue and University Street to
listen to the ballot Measure 0 supporters defend their
views in the facto of questions, curses and jeers from the
crowd.
At points, Office of Public Safety officers stepped lie
tween the three men and the crowd as people surged
forward to grab the "Vote Yes on 0” signs
Jim Chapok of Kugene, a pro-Measure tt sign-carrier,
said his support for the measure is a response to an eg
gressive homosexual agenda in Oregon’s schools
"Homosexuals will not come into schools and push it
down my kids’ throats." he shouted "I’m stopping the
slide of America into the pit
Measure <1, sponsored bv the Oregon Citizens Alli
ance. would require the state to recognize homosexuali
ty as perverse" and "abnormal
Anv sustained discussion about Measure ‘I was
drowned out l>v repeated insults and questions shouted
Irom crowd members eager to have a word on the vola
tile subject
When a person from the r rowd asked Chapek why he
wanted to "legislate morality." he said, "my love lor
society Homosexuality and abortion will cause the
race to die."
C'.hapek sasti the theory that homosexuality is genetii
is a "big lie "
The crowd accused Chapek and his two companions
of being party to a variety of w rongdoings, from the re
cent firebombing of two Salem residents to the exploi
tation of Native Americans in the 1700s
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University senior John Knight (left) confronts Springfield resident Rod Perk Thursday in front ol the EMU Park anc
two other men campaigned tor Ballol Measure 9 at the corner of University Street and 13th Avenue.
South African asks for Bush defeat
□African National Congress
member claims media distortion
By Mandy Baucum
Emerald Reporter _
The media’s coverage of events in South Af
rica is distorted, a member of the African Na
tional Congress said Thursday.
"The whole media art) in the state of con
trol." Slpho Goabushe said in an interview.
"The people of the United States don't get
news from the horse's mouth "
"There is no black-on-black violence in
South Africa.” he said "It is propaganda used
by the government to undermine the black
population of our country."
(•cabashe said police are the ones instilling
violence within the people
"It is a strategy that has been worked out by
the imperialist countries in order It) under
mine black people so that the whole world
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Slpho Gcabashe
Police offer advice
on avoiding calls
j Women often target
of phone harassment
By Matt Bender
Emorakf Beporter
Telephone harassment is a
serious crime lli.il frightens
many University women, satii
two student leaders at a meet
ing Thursday.
Caililin Twain, ASIJO safety
affairs coordinator, and Slio
Shigeoka of the Unwanted Sex
ual Behavior Task Force met
with Fugene I’olice Sgt Dennis
Baker to discuss telephone ha
rassment laws
In one form of harassment,
the caller hangs up without
saying anything, he said.
Other callers are just bored
Oil's n,mil's in the phono Isiuk
and i all Irving to gel a roiu tion
by offending people, he said
I'iii- third kind ol harassment
is whon the-culler knows tint
pnrson Thuse urn almost al
ways sexual ill nature and are
more serious. Maker said
The last kind of harassment
is the most serious and occurs
when the caller threatens the
victim with physical harm or
even death, he said
Maker said he tells victims to
hail); up on callers without say
ing anything He said most < all
ers are just looking for atten
tion
If the problem persists. Maker
said, it is very important that
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WEATHER
I Showers are expected today as
I well as a chance f thunder
l storms There may be some par
tial clearing throughout the day.
J Highs will be in the 50s
I Tonight show ers will be
I decreasing early Yet. there may
I be some ram later during the
I
* Going into thf weekend looks
; rather w* t with higns in the 50s
DIRTY’ TALK RADIO
WASHINGTON \P The federal Communications Commission *
acting aggrwsivi iy against allegedly offensive broadcasts by radio person
ality Ho* t-p>i Stern, wh *se sexually •. xpliot language !• d ti > $105,000
fine against one station earlier this week
After ana .-.g the fine Tuesday .gainst KISX-FV in !. < At.. • >1 r
airing 'indecent' segments of Stern's show during inappropriate hours, the
FCCsent a letter to the sh w s syndicator Asking how many other stations
may have carried the offending language
Them; hunts that led to the fine against KLSX w< n- base1 m
ments madr by :• •••rn on show s mat aired between 6 and 11 am n 12
days from Oct ;0 through Dec 6.1901
SPORTS
DETROIT (AP) Detroit Pistons captain Isiah Thomas is
merchandising a new lineup of ice err a ms to add t(< !hr m!v
bar named after him
Thomas has lent his name am! likeness in eight new flav< rs
of .Slrun s ice cream announced last week
'! love ice aearn, and I wanted to do something for thi
kids*Thomas said
The m v» Has « will arive in s: r- s bv mni-N ■. ■ mber ami
have bassi ttiail theme names such .s Th.im; mn Chill
Caramel Manilla' and 'Rim Rattlin'Blue W «>n Twist.'
Thomas said he is considering giving some - f the proceeds
from sates to Detroit public schools