Oregon Daily
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 59
Supporters
march with
homeless
jGov. Roberts offers
money to provide relief to
the homeless campers
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
Stair; police arrested two men i-'ri
day night for criminal trespass in
Armitage State Park after a small
group of homeless campers and about
HO supporters marched to the park
holding candles and shouting "open
Armitage now ”
Kick Aqui/.ap, a homeless camper
on the north bank of the McKenzie
River, and Patrick Dodd, a local activ
ist for the homeless, were taken into
custody and held at Lane County Jail.
The marchers wore neon pink
"We're Gon-na Walk buttons Alxnit
15 state and countv police officers
looked on hut made no attempt to
stop the marc hers as they walked over
the footbridge from the north bunk of
the McKenzie River to Armitage veil
ing, "Welcome home" and. "We've
got Armitage now "
Before the arrests. Jack Wiles, a
state parks official, said it would lie a
joint decision between he and the
state troopers whether they would
make any arrests that night.
"If they want to gather here peace
fully and set up a camp as a symbol to
make a statement that's fine." he
said "But if they try to stay here, we
will take action "
Before his arrest, Aquizup said he
would Illegally camp in Armituge
Burk despite the threat of arrest
"We'll do this until they arrest us,
and let me tell you, 1 don't want to go
to jail," he said, "but people have to
understand the homeless problem is
not going to go away, and we are not
the stereotypical homeless We are not
criminals "
Dodd said that before the march the
ovent was not a demonstration but an
attempt to establish a permanent
camp for the homeless.
"We're doing this so people can
have a decent place to camp. Does
this look like u decent place to
camp?" he said, looking around at the
campsite on tho north trank ol the Mc
Kenzie. "When it's been raining, it be
comes a slimy hellhole only made tol
erant by the people who live here."
Turn to MARCH, Page 4
F.J. Maloney, a hrst-year law student at the University, lobbiod lor the state Board ol Higher Education to reconsider the date the new
residency requirements would take ettact. He was one of about 15 students who protested tho changes at a rally in the EMU Friday
Tighter out-of-state rules approved
j Board changes effective date
of proposal and votes unani
mously to limit in-state status
By Sarah Clark
Emerald Reporter
The state Board of Higher Education unani
mously voted Friday to adopt a proposal that
will tighten tuition residency requirements for
out-of-slate students
The board changed the proposal's offer live
date from July 1. 1993. to Nov 1. 1993, so out
of-state students enrolled before Nov 1, 1992.
could apply for residency under the current
rules.
The now rules will deny in state tuition lo
out-of-state student* who uru in Oregon pri
marily for the purpose of obtaining an educa
tion, according to a draft of the rules
"Only out-of-state students who establish
that they want to livo here will get residency,"
said Shirley Clark, vice chancellor for Aca
demic Affairs
There is no formula to follow for establish
ing intont to livo in Oregon. Clurk said Fac
tors considered include paying state income
taxes and owning or leasing property in Ore
gon. she said.
University Residency Officer Larry Waddell
said he will examine students' activities to de
termine their intent to remain in Oregon.
if their primary activity has been being a
student. 1 will deny them," Waddell said
(dark said if thti new rules work .is they are
supposed to. fewer out-of state students will
he able to establish residency
f rom fall term 1U‘I1 to fall term the
University approved «*fS percent of resident v
applicants and rejected if> percent, Waddell
said
“Thu least we re going to see is a reversal of
those figures." he said
Students said they were concerned out-of
state students would lie less likely to attend
Oregon schools if they couldn't get residency.
“It's a had thing for education in Oregon lie
cause it s going to have an Impact on the di
versity of the population." said John Mulvey,
a first-year University law student
hoard member l.es Swanson had similar
concerns
“It’s important we tighten residency re
quirements because they have been more lax
than most other slates," Swanson said. "But
one of the problems we may face is that we
may see less diversity at our universities That
diversity has often come from out of state,” he
said.
Enrollment figures show that while the Uni
versity's total population has declined during
the past three years, the number of out-of-state
students has grown.
Turn to RULES. Page 5
Rally: Board
snubs input
By Tammy Batey
£mofa(d Associate Editor
The state Hoard of Higher
Education's new residency
rule changes are just another
example of the board ignor
ing student Input, ulmut IS
students said Friday ut n rally
In the EMU.
The rally took place before
the board voted unanimously
to adopt the residency rules
proposal, which will make it
harder for out-of-state stu
dents to establish residency
in Oregon.
The students held signs
with slogans such us. “Slop
Residency Elite-Ism." "Ac
cess 4 All" and "Maintain Di
versity." Only one out-of
state student, however, spoke
at the rally.
Turn to RALLY. Pag« 4
WEATHER
Eugene-Springfield residents
should expect areas of fog and
low clouds today with partial
clearing in the afternoon. Highs
will be between 55-60
Heavy snow faced closure of
a 168-mile section of Interstate
84 for seven hours early Sunday
as a major storm moved through
the state.
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PACKWOOD ACCUSED BY WOMEN
WASHINGTON (API A lou Oregon Democrat called on Sen Bob
Packwnod Sunday to more fully respond lo several women's allegations
they were the large! of unwelcome sexual advances during the senator's 24
year career
Kep Us AuGun, who lost hts bid lo unseal the Oregon Republican this
month, said he hopes the women's charges will lead lo ethical reforms in
the Senate
Packw «.d said in a statement late Saturday night that he was sorry iftny
women felt pressured or embarrassed by his conduct
He said he would not discuss any of the specific charges leveled by
women in a story The Washington Post published on Sunday
SPORTS
PULLMAN. Wish. (APj Washington Stale tn-gan making
holiday travel plans to Arizona on Sunday
Washington State's 42-23 blowout of then-N- 1
Washington in a raging snowstorm Saturday assured the
Cougars a place in the Copper Bowl at Tucson. Arix on !)•
29 to cap their best season since 1988
Although Copper Bowl officials have not formally
announced which teams will be invited, "We've agrred to
accept a bid to play in the Copper Bowl if a bid is extended."
Washington State athletic director Jim Livengood said after
talking with bowl officials by telephone Sunday morning