Oregon Daily
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 88
University cites OPS officer
with harassment violation
□Campus security has
inappropriate environment, say
current, former employees
By Colleen Pohlig
Emerald Associate Editor
A University Offia-of Public Safety officer
violated the University's sexual harassment
policy, according to n September letter from
the University to the Oregon State System of
Higher Education chancellor.
jean Chiappisi, a junior and former OPS
employee, filed a complaint of sexual harass
WEDNESDAY
□ Options, places
and people to go
to tor help in the
event of sexual
harassment
□ How University
officials view sex
ual harassment
on campus
11n.'i11 \>iui lilt; i iuvur
sily's Office of Affirm
ative Action against
lead security officer
Otis Scarborough on
July 7.1992.
Chiappisi said she
filed the complaint af
ter discussing the inci
dent. which happened
one night last May.
with several other
OPS-cmployed women
who said they had si
milar exoeriem its with
Scarborough and another OPS employee
Chiappisi also said she filed (he complaint
tiecause she was not pleased with how the in
cident was handled once she reported it to
OPS Director Carey Drayton.
Scarborough, who has been an OPS officer
for 12 years, continues to hold that position
and has the same work hours and responsibil
niffs.
The University's Office of Human Re
source* found "Scarborough's behavior to
ward Ms. Chiappisi meets the definition of
sexual harassment," according to the Sept. 21
letter
Scarborough was "disciplined according to
the procedures applicable under his collective
luirgaining agreement," the letter said.
Because state public moitls laws say all in
formation of o personal nature contained in a
personnel file is confidential, the nature of the
discipline is not public information.
When contacted by the Emerald regarding
the incident, Scarborough said, "Whatever the
other person involved says, we ll just leave it
at that." He declined further comment.
Chiappisi said she asked Scarborough to
help her understand how African-Americans
were feeling about the acquittal of four white
police officers in the beating of Rodney King
last May. They agreed to meet for a discus
sion. and the events of that evening formed
the major basis for her complaint.
Chiappisi said Scorlmrough agreed to meet
for coffee sometime to "tell Ins story of what
it's like to Ih) black in a white country."
On May fi, Scarborough called Chiappisi
and told her they were going to sc>e the film
White Men Can t lump because he said this
would explain the African-American experi
ence!, she said.
On the way to the theater, Chiappisi said
Scarborough told her two things that stood
out in her mind The first was that he lived
with another woman, hut they had an open
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Springfield will defend 20-08
jCity Council votes
to fight ACLU suit
against amendment
By Lisa Kneefel
E me* aid Associate Editor
The Springfield City Coun
cil voted Monday to pursue a
defense against an American
Civil Liberties Union lawsuit
challenging the constitution
ality of the city’s anti-gay
rights charter amendment.
Following executive ses
sion deliberations, six coun
cil members voted to notify
the city's insurance company
to direct city attorneys to pre
pare a defense of the amend
ment.
Only Mayor Bill Morrisette
cast a dissenting vote.
The charter amendment,
adopted in May of last year
‘Everybody knows
where the city of
Springfield stands
on this issue.’
— Larry Allwander,
Oregon Citizens Alliance
as Ballot Measure 20 08, for
bids the city and its officials
from recognizing or facilitat
ing homosexuality.
The ACLU announced last
week it was filing a lawsuit
against the amendment based
on questions of free speech
and expression rights. Seven
plaintiffs, each with a specif
ic grievance, ore named in
the lawsuit.
Larry Allwinter. Lane
County director for the Ore
gon Citizens Alliance, which
sponsored Measure 20-08.
■aid he's pleased with the
council's iie< ision to defend
the charter amendment.
"They did the right thing.”
Allwander said, "and that's
important,"
Hut Allwander said the
OCA is disappointed with
another decision made by the
council regarding revision of
the existing amendment.
Thu OCA announced re
cently that revised versions
of Ballot Measure 9, the state
wide anti-gay rights measure
defeated last November, will
ap|>uar on the 1994 ballot in
33 Oregon cities and coun
ties.
Allwander said the revised
measures are an improve
ment over Measure 9 and
oinit much of the language
some voters found offensive.
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Headin’ home
Ptw*o by McNm* Sb*v**»
Keith Dahl of Eugene strolls along Oak Street on his way
home from work Monday, carrying flowers for his wife
WEATHER
Today stemperatures should
reach the upper 50s. with
cloudy skies returning
Today In History
Today in 1962. the United
States launched the "Ranger III'
spacecraft to land scientific
instruments on the moon - but
the probe missed it's target by
22.000 miles
SEN. PACK WOOD RETURNS
Sen Bob Packwood will be speaking today in Eugene at the Valley River
Inn at 4 p.m. Local activists have planned a demonstration to greet the
senator. Orsamzt-r George Beres said the group will gather at the bike path
near the Valley River Inn at 3:30 p.m.
Earlier visits across the state on Monday met with mixed reviews from
southern Oregonians.
Packwood s trip is his first to Oregon since he was accused of making
unwanted sexual advances toward women.
SPORTS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.|. (AP) - Dan Reeve* is on the
verse of finalizing a deal that will nuke him the neat coach
of the New York Giants, a team official said Monday.
N.Y. Giants' executive vice president john Mara said he
was try ing to temper his optimism that a deal could be com
pleted this week with the former Denver coach who led the
Broncos to three Super Bowls and five AFG West titles
That's what we re hoping for." Mara said. ‘We ll have to
get this thing done first.'
Reeves reportedly will receive a five-year contract worth
an estimated S4 million.