Oregon Daily
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 72
IFC makes request
for money transfer
□ Members ask that
$337,000 be deposit
ed into IFC surplus
account
By Chester Allen
Emerald Reporter
The Incidental Fee Commit
tee decided Friday to ask Uni
versity administrators to imme
diately transfer $337,000 of in
terest earned from student inci
dental fees directly to the IFC
surplus account
Citing the accounting prac
tice of interest following princi
ple, University administrators
last week proposed to transfer
the money directly to the
ASUO, EMU and Department
of Athletics, hut IFC. members
said administrators have no le
gul authority to allocate or dis
tribute student fees.
IFC Chairman Stove Masat
said the Clark Document,
which lists official University
incidental fee guidelines, states
only the IFC has the authority
to distribute student incidental
foes
"This money ran only legally
go Into the IFC surplus account,
and it should wash into the sur
plus account uvory year,”
Masat said.
Each member of the IF’C
signed a statement asking ad
ministrators to place present
and future incidental fee Inter
est income directly Into the II-'CI
surplus account
The statement says “It is the
belief of the undersigned that
any interest from incidental
fees, whether presently hold in
university accounts or generat
ed in the future, should he
placed in the Incidental Fee
Committee surplus account."
Other IKC members said they
want to know why the money
was not distributed for eight
years
“We have to understand why
the money was stashed away.”
said IF'C member Efrem
Mohretab "We also need to
keep It from happening again."
Turn to IFC. Page 4
Sweet revenge
f‘ho*o bjr V < t -.vot Sht/xta*
Students got a chance to give journalism professcxs a pie m the face Friday as part
of an Ad Club fundraising effort The group sold shots at the profs to the highest
bidders Alan Stavitsky (above) was one of the good sports who helped Ad Club
raised $250
Innovative programs mark anti-drunken dnving efforts
□Offenders get gut
wrenching stories of lost
lives, devastated families
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Associate Editor
The tension in the air was tangi
ble ns about 150 people vat quietly
in Eugene'* City Hall Thursday
night They faced what was. for
many, the most painful and difficult
part of their punishment for driving
drunk.
The people had to spend about an
hour and a half listening to four sto
ries.
Everyone who gets a 0U11 in Lane
County sits through a "Victim's Im
pact Panel,” where people whoso
lives have been profoundly affected
by a drinking-and-driving accident
speak to those who aru on the same
track. Lane County is one of only 10
counties in the slate to have such a
program.
Three of tho four speakers at the
panel had a son or daughter who
was killed by a drinking driver. The
fourth, a former drunken driver
himself, was paralyzed after he
crushed his car.
Tim Danforth, who supervises
wn
Of i»or
Bill diet (right) and hit ton Mark, co-owners ot Tha Pizza Answar, have baan
involved in attorla to combat drinking and driving tinea Michael, Mark's twin
brother, mat killed in 1986.
Lane County's UU1I evaluation of
fice, said the panols have proven a
success in their two years in the
county.
"They're much more effective
than just seeing movies about drunk
driving, which is what they used to
do." Danforth said "There's the
idea that first-time offenders are
more receptive, hut sometimes for
multiple offenders, something
clicks.
"Most people are far enough
along in their awareness or educa
lion at that point that they're ready
to hear It," Danforth said, "and lis
ten to it."
Indeed, the audience is absolutely
attentive throughout the time the
speakers talk Hut what the speakers
have to say Is so compelling that it
would he hard for anyone to ignore
Turn to DRINKING. Page 3
Eugene DUII car
first of its kind
By Malt Bender
Emerald Reporter
Patrolman Greg Harvey grins iik«r a proud fa
ther as he shows a visitor the spec ial (natures of
the; Eugene Police Department's newest weapon
against drunken drivers the DUII car.
It's about ft p m. on Dec;. 3, and Harvey. 2*1. is
getting ready to take to the streets In the vehicle
advertised on billboards and buses as “the c;ar
drunk drivers fear most"
Harvey and another officer. Carrie Axtell,
drive the car, which Is specifically designed to
apprehend drunken drivers.
The tar was provtdod by the Century Coali
tion. n group of ulcohol producers, Harvey said
The coalition turgelnd Eugene and four other cit
ies in the United States, and is funding alcohol
abuse programs In those cities
The coalition, whoso local office Is called Pro
ject Eugene, paid for the $35,000 c ar. its equip
ment and the tar’s extensive advertising cam
paign
Turn to CAR, Page 5
WEATHER
The weather today will be
mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain. Highs will be
between 40-45
Just a Reminder
This is the last Emerald for
fall term. Publication resumes
Ian. 4
PACKWOOD LOSING TRUST
PORTLAND IAP) - The .Male s largest newspaper has (ailed for the resig
nation of Sen Bob Packwood. saving the bond of trust between the senator
and his constituents has snapped
In an editorial appearing in Sunday's editions. The Oregonian said
Packwood has ducked important questions about allegations of sexual
harassment and should resign to privately attend to his problems
"Packwood has let Oregon down He should step down," the paper's edito
rial said.
The newspaper said debate about Packwood's conduct runs the risk of
becoming partisan, with his most public detractors being Democrats
_SPORTS
PORTLAND !AP) - Reserve forward Cliff Robinson scun-d a
career-high 32 points and personally uuUCored Washington
14-13 in the delusive third period as Portland ov ercame a
poor start to beat the Bullets 117-98 Sunday night
The Bullets, with Harvey Grant scoring 24 of his iareer-high
37 poinU in the first half, led 61-52 at half-time, but the Trail
Bl,tiers oulscured Washington 34-13 in the third quarter and
then started the fourth quarter with a 10-2 spurt for a 96-76
advantage.
Clyde Drexler scored 15 [mints fur the Blazers. who had six
players in double figures