Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1,1992
Sparks a-flyin’
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Ross Ege works on rhe new covered bike racks m Iront ot the EMU The now racks, which will
be completed by Dec P8 and cost more than $95,000. are expected to last lor 50 to 100 years
Head of history
department has
plans for future
j Jim Mohr says University history
program offers what others do not
By Colleen Pohlig
Emerald Associate Editor
Th<* new hood of the University's history department
said ho plans lo incorporate his expertise in ubortinn
anil 19th-< enlury history with frosh ideas for tho de
partment,
Jim Mohr, who came to tfio tJntvorsity this fall from
tho University of Maryland at H.dtmtoro, said, " that's
what historians do" they Incorporate their expertise
and research into their everyday work
In this ease. Mohr's everyday work will Itu hide sh.ir
ing some of his expertise on suefi issues as abortion and
tonal and medical policy with his graduate seminar stu
dents next term
"I like to look at how our social roles have evolved III
terms of various polii ics," Mohr said "I’m overwhelm
ingly a historian of the 19th century
Hut Mohr has done more than just look at how policy
affects mw lal roles
To date, he has published six I looks, written a do/, on
articles and presented countless lectures and presenta
tions on topics ranging from race and reform during the
Reconstruction period, to the old federalism, to dis
tors' roles m alwirtion
Turn to HISTORY. Page 3
New era provides hope for pro-choice advocates
j Clinton administra
tion may stir emotions
in abortion battle
By J A Sparlin
Emerald Contributor
Whether you arts pro-choice
or anti-abortion, both groups
agree the next four years prom
ise drastic political changes
Both the Nutional Abortion
Rights Action League and Ore
gon Right to Life anticipate the
removal of anti-abortion rules
and further legal protection of
women's reproductive cholcos
once Bill Clinton takes office as
president.
Oregon NARAL president
Kitty Piercy met with national
NARAL leaders, who expect
Clinton's first 100 days to in
clude enactment of tho Free
dom of Choice Act. The Act
will turn tho 1972 Supreme
Court decision Roe vs Wade
into law
Oregon Right to Life execu
Group escorts women to clinics
□Students for Choice offers
safe passage through blockades
By J A. Sparlin
Emeraki Contributor
Somo University students are taking wom
en's reproductive rights into their own hands.
Students for Choice, a University pro-choice
group, provides most of the 30 volunteer es
corts for Eugene abortion clinics.
Anti-abortion activists have been relatively
inactive In Eugene, but are used extensively in
Portland, averaging about once a week.
|udn Hunzo, executive director of the Femi
nist Woman's Health Clinic, said the escorts
an: indispensable.
"Unfortunately, we need them, because in
reality, tho protestors have no respect for life,"
Hunzo said.
Court orders prohibiting trespassing, loud
noises or blockades protect thn clinics from
violent protesters.
However, tho clinics are obligated to prove
any violations of those orders.
Therefore both sides bring cameras.
Leann O'Kourko, tho director of Students for
Choice said anti-abortion activists often try to
get escorts In legal trouble.
tive director Lynda Harrington
said the act is particularly dam
aging to her group's agenda.
Because it disallows a man
datory 24-hour waiting period
or parental notification, Har
rington said she believes it goes
beyond Roe vs. Wade
The switch from the Reagan
Hush era to the Clinton admin
istration will ulso enable pro
choice groups to expand their
agenda from legalizing abortion
to addressing women's medical
needs.
"Now we cam focus on more
female reproductive health care
issues," said Leann O'Rourke,
director of Students for Choice,
u University pro-choice group.
Those issues include lifting
the rules twinning the discus
sion of abortion in clinics re
ceiving federal funds, research
ing fetal tissue, prohibiting
atiortion service* for women in
the military, and removing the
import alert on RIJ 480, thu
french "abortion pill, " sold
(I'Rourke
Anti-abortion activists are ex
pecting to huvo on easier time
on tho statu Iffvtil than tho fed
eral level.
"The Oregon legislature will
bo a friendlier place for us
now," Harrington said, adding
that seven of the nine candi
dates her group endorsed won
in the November general elec
tion
Harrington expects to see leg
islation introduced to restrict
how a woman in Oregon may
receive an abortion.
However. Students for
Choice see the majority of Ore
gon legislators actively support
ing women's reproductive
choices
O'Rourke said legislators
such os Rep Ron Wydon, Cyn
thia Wooten, and Carl Hosticko
will continue Oregon's tradi
tion of protecting women's re
productive rights.
WEATHER
It's going to be wet
Today in History
In 1955. Rosa Park*, a black
seamstress, refused to give up
her seat on a Montgomery. Ala
city bus to a white man Parks
was arrested, sparking a year
long boycott of the buses by
blacks.
LIBRARY EXTENDS HOURS
The University Knight Library will extend hours of service for nine days
during Dead and Finals Weeks Wednesday. Dec 9 through Thursday. IW
17 Circulation service, study space and access to the collections will be
available, no reference service will be provided after early evening hours
Wednesday. Dec. 9.8 a m -I a m; Thursday. Dec 10. 8 a m 1 a m; Friday
Dec ll.8am.-i0pm.Saturday,Dec 12, lOim-10pm.;Sunday.Dec. 13.
10 a m-1 am. ami Monday, Dec 14 through Thursday, Dec 17.8am 1 a m
For more information, call the University Office of tne Librarian, 346
3056
SPORTS
Former Oregon men's basket
ball coach Don Munson agreed
to a one-year contract with the
professional West End 36ers of
Australia
The Coeur d'Alene Press
reported Saturday that Munson
signed the contract last week to
coach the Australian team,
which has a 26-game season
starting in April