Oregon Daily
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1992
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Ruth Anna Paul, who haa boan with tha Aak-A-Nuraa program
ainca it bagan. la ona of 12 nuraaa who anawar an avaraga of
450 caHa a day.
‘Ask-A-Nurse’ lets
telephone callers
pop the question
□ Hotline provides doctor referrals and an
swers to medical dilemmas.
By Scott Simonson
E met aid Contributor___
Ask Sacred Heart Hospital s Ask-A-Nurse program about
community health programs or where to find the right doc
tor, but take your questions*about evaporated milk and hick*
oys somewhere else.
Ask-A-Nurse is a confidential, free telephone information
service provided 24 hours a day. seven days a week by Sa
cred Heart in an attumpt to "empower people to make good
health care decisions for themselves." Kathleen Nelson,
nurse manager of Ask-A-Nurse said
Except for periodic calls from people who may be lacking
common sense ("Is evaporated milk the same us regular
milk?") and people lacking any sense ("How long does it take
for a hlckev to go away?”). Ask-A-Nurse is a surxiess
More than 500 callers a day dial 686-7000, the Ask A
Nurse number Nelson said this figure reflects the high de
gree of trust that people have in this hospital.”
She said the high number of calls also shows the inability
of many people to afford more costly forms of medical ad
vice. such as a visit to a physician
Nelson estimated that 80 percent of the program's tailors
request medical information or advice about "how soon,
when or if they need to sec a doctor. "
Many of the tails the program receives from University stu
dents come in the aftermath of parties or football games. Nel
son said.
"A lot of Univorsity students’ calls we get am drug and al
cohol related," Nelson said. “People don’t realize how dan
gerous consuming a large quantity of alcohol in a short peri
od of time can be Many limes students have passed out and
we have to make neurological assessments "
Turn to NURSE, Pag* 6
OCA to try ag«
□OCA believes media coverage
was biased but is still determined
to prevent "special rights"
By LisaKneefel
Emarakl Reporter _
Despite Tuesday's defeat of H.illol Measure ‘i.
the Oregon (’iti/ens Alliance remains delermirteti
to prevent what it culls "special right*, for homo
sexuaU and uims to place a revised measure on
the ballot by the end of next year
Measure would have amended the Oregon
Constitution by requiring state agencies and instl
lin next year
luteins to recognize homosexuality as "unnulural
iind perverse." The (X'.A sponsored measure also
would havo her red the stale from promoting, en
couraging or rar.tllluling homosexuality
Loretta Neet, (H'A state membership director,
attributed Measure Ws defeat to misperception of
the initiative and biased media coverage
"Everyone fell like we won? trying to equate ho
mosexuulltv wilh pedophilia." Neet said
In addition to homosexuality. Measure u target
i*d pedophilia, sadism and niiisoc hism as "behav
iors" the state must discourage
The OCA regards all four to he undesirable he
Turn to OCA Page 3
Brand: Measure 9 battle not over
j University president
opposed Measure 9,
couldn’t speak out
By Colleen Pohhg
t mar aid Associate Editor
While relieved tin’ statewide
anti-gav rights initiative was
defeated on election night. Uni
vorsitv President Myles Brand
said Wednesday that tile earn
pus community must continue
to oppose those who seek to
impose their "narrow and ex
clusionary” views on others
Brand called the press con
ference to announce his "very
deep personal opposition" to
Ballot Measure ll
Along with >11! other Univer
sity employees. Brand was un
able legally to take a stand for
or against any candidate or
measure until the elections
were over
Brand stressed that students,
faculty and staff must not think
tins is the end to fighting the
battle against discrimination
He said those who impose their
narrow views on others will he
back.
"They w’ill not give, up." lie
said "Thus, our tusk today re
mains fundamentally un
changed. to ensure that no one
ever succeeds in restricting the
basic human rights guaranteed
to every member of our socie
ty "
While there is no breakdown
of student voters in this elec
tion, Brand said he thinks stu
dents contributed greatly to
Measure 9’s defeat, and he is
very happy with the student
voting turnout.
"Students get the highest
praise,” he said "I can’t com
PScW by DyWv* Coul*'
University President Myles Bread (left) spoke et e press conference
to voice his opinions on Bellot Meesure 9 end insist the tight egemst
discrimination continue. Eugene Meyor Jett Miller (right). Springfield
Mayor Bill Morrisatte and Commissionar Jack Roberts also attended.
pliment them enough. They
empowered themselves and
played u very critical role on
Measure ‘i and other candidates
and ballot measures "
Brand praised the voter regis
tration efforts of the ASIJO,
winch registered about 7,000
students by the Oct. 13 dead
line.
If enacted, the measure
would have restricted the free
exchange of ideas that is so
central to the University's mis
sion, Brunei said
"It would have forced us to
actively discriminate against
on« group of persons, with po
tentially enormous, far-reach
ing consequences." he said.
Also present at the press con
ference were re-elected Spring
field Muyor Bill Morrisetto, cur
rent bugene Mayor Jeff Miller
and County Commissioner Jack
Roberts.
WEATHER
I Today will bring partly sunny
skies after morning fog and low
clouds
Today in History
In T872. suffragist Susan B
Anthony was fined S100 for
attempting to vote for Ulysses S
Grant in the presidential elec
tion. However. Anthony never
paid the fine
CIA INTERVIEWS BUMPED
(AP) - The !Jwversity asked a (2A retiuiter to hold his last few inter
views off campus Wednesday to avoid any potential confrontations during
a post-election student rally
'Acting on the advice of student leaders we have decided to make this
exception to our normal student interview procedures' said Larry Smith,
director of the school's placement service
He said the University makes its facilities available to all employers who
agree to conform to school rules and to state and federeral laws for recruit
ing and hiring
Smith said the CIA 'obviously is pleased with the quality of potential
employees it finds here, or they wouldn't keep returning'
SPORTS
TORONTO (AP) - Phil Esposito. general manager of the
Tampa Day Lightning, walked into a downtown police station
Wednesday to answer a charge of assault
Esposito was charged with assaulting Toronto Star reporter
Bob McKenzie after an Oct 15 game against the Toronto
Maple Leafs McKenzie said Esposito confronted him as he
tried to interview players in the Tampa dressing mom follow
ing the NHL game, which Toronto won 5-3
Esposito demanded McKenzi<- leave the dressing room, but
he refused, rating league rules, the reporter said McKenzie
sap Esposito then shoved him but he still refused to leave
Then. McKenzie says. Esposito hi! him on the neck