Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 69
Protesters greet Packwood during Eugene visit
u racKwooa meeting with
timber officials disrupted by
calls for his resignation
By Lisa Kneefel
Emerald Associate Editor
Sen. Hob Pack wood (R-Ore.) was greet
ed by a throng of angry protesters Tues
day ns he met with timber industry lead
ers at Eugene's Valley River Inn.
Holding signs and chanting phrases
such as. "Hey-hey. ho-ho. Bob Pack wood
has got to go.” the protesters assembled
outside the hotel's main entrance.
Allegations of sexual misconduct by
Packwood appeared in the Nov. 22
Washington Post. Packwood's acknowl
edgement of an alcohol problem, as well
as reported attempts to undermine the
credibility of his accusers, has further
fueled the controversy.
Inside the hotel. Northwest Forestry
Association members attempted to get
the meeting underway despite growing
noise from the crowd.
One protester notified the others the
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Employees keep protest
ers out of the Valley River
Inn In Eugene, where Sen.
Bob Pack wood met with
timber Industry leaders
Tuesday. The protesters
demanded Packwood re
sign over allegations ol
sexual misconduct
Carson picked for IFC
□ Abuu president
nominates “out
sider” for IFC spot
By Chester Allen
E rr** aid Reporter
ASUO President Bobby Lee
Tuesday nominated Ed Car
son. managing editor of the
Orvffon Commentator, to a re
cently vacated Incidental Fee
Committee seat.
The Student Senate must
review and vote on Carson's
nomination before he be
comes an official IFC mem
ber.
The IFC is a seven-member
student committee that allo
cated about $4 6 million in
student fees to the EMU. ath
letic department and ASUO
sponsored programs last
year. Every full-time student
pays a $106 student fee each
term.
Citing financial problems
caused by recent tuition in
creases. Barbara Rodgers re
signed from the IFC last
week, creating the vacancy.
Lee said Carson, who was
defeated in his bid for an IFC
seat in last spring's general
election, wa* nominated be
cause he understands the in
cidental fee budget process
and system.
"It's right before the budget
season, and there's no way I
could appoint someone with
no experience or understand
ing of the IFC." Lee said. "It 's
also good to appoint some
one outside of student gov
ernment. and I'm glad Ed
Carson decided to accept it.”
Carson said his inexperi
ence with student govern
ment would be an asset to the
IFC.
"Experience is the advan
tage to being inside student
government, but an outsider
tan bring a different perspec
tive to the committee." Car
son said.
Carson said he will remain
managing editor of the Cb/n
nwntator. but won’t report on
student government.
Although the Commentator
has been critical of the IFC in
the past. Carson said he plans
to work with other IFC mem
bers and the ASUO to make
student government run
smoothly.
"I’d like to get the IFC to
work together and work with
other student committees."
Carson said.
Harassment network offers help
□Harassed students can find
support, options and referrals
from trained University faculty
By Colleen Pohlig
Emerald Associate Editor
After being dissatisfied with the way the Uni
versity handled sexual harassment cases, a group
of women faculty formed a resource network in
the fall of 1989 to give students another avenue in
which they can receive help and referral for sexu
al harassment.
THURSDAY
□ The University'*
definition of sexu
al harassment
doesn't conform
with state and
federal law.
inti sexual Harassment
Resource Network is a
group of University facul
ty who attend mandatory
sexual harassment training
every six months and have
a desire to help support
and advise students who
feel they have been sexu
ally harassed.
I Here was a Frustration with the way th« ad
ministration, particularly the Office of Affirma
tive Action, mishandled sexual harassment
cases," said Marlene Drescher, co-director of the
network and director of the Office of Student Ad
vocacy. "They didn't take it seriously and they
tried to avoid liability by trying to cover things
up"
Drescher said she feels the University has a
more responsive affirmative action program to
day. However, she said "the office is still con
strained by certain forces in the University ad
ministration whose primary goal is to prevent lia
bility to the University, not to prevent sexual ha
raismont”
Formal complaints that am filed through the
Office of Affirmative Action undergo an investi
gation. after which the findings go to the appro
priate vice president, either Dan Williams or
Norm Wes sells.
One of the two men will then decide if it is in
deed sexual harassment and what they feel is the
appropriate disciplinary action for the perpetrator
should he. Neither men have taken any sexual ha
rassment training.
"I m not dissatisfied with the process, but may
be as we go along, we ll improve." said Williams.
"Whether Norm and I are the Ixmt to (make the
decisions) I don't know — but I’d like to think we
are."
"Several sexual harassment case# in the last
year were effectively investigated, but once be
yond the purview of the Office of Affirmative Ac
tion. they were mishandled and decided incor
rectly, Dreseller said. "The people who are given
authority to decide the cases simply have not
demonstrated the expertise in this area, especially
since it's a rapidly changing area of law."
Informal complaints tan also be filed at the Of
fice of Affirmative Action, but investigation in
these cases is rare. However, if three or more sex
ual harassment complaints are filed against the
same individual, the University will launch an
investigation of its own. said Ken Lehrman, Of
fice of Human Resources investigator.
"Whether or not to file a formal or informal
complaint is the woman's personal choice."
lehrman said. "We want them to be able to con
trol the process as much as possible, but the point
whore they start losing some of that control is
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WEATHER
Yesterday 5 warm weather
will keep going strong with
temperatures being in the
upper 50s today Partly cloudy
skies will prevail
Today in History
In 1951 an era of atomic test
ing in the Nevada desert began
as an Air Force plane dropped
a 1-kiloton bomb on
Frenchman Flats.
HOMOSEXUAL BAN DEBATED
WASHINGTON (AP) - The While Home asserted the right to revoke the
ban on homosexuals in the military without the consent of Congress
Tuesday Some Republican lawmakers explored how to force a vote, but
the Senate $ top Democrat predicted 'it will all be worked out."
But Republicans were not united in their opposition. Sen. Alfonse
D Amato, whose New York constituency includes a large number of homo
sexuals, announced on the Senate floor that he supports Clinton s plan.
No government has the right to discriminate against any of its own peo
ple, D"Amato said 'Gays and heterosexuals have served in the military
with honor.* ’
_SPORTS
PORTLAND (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers look out
lheir anger on the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night
The Blazers, irate over allegations of sexual misconduct by
some of their players, won their sixth consecutive game.
143-132 over the Warriors.
Clyde Drexler had 31 points and 10 assists for the Blazers,
who surpased their previous high scoring output of 135
points established last Friday against Sacramento
Cliff Robinson finished with 26 points. Terry Porter 25 and
Rod Strickland 21 for Portland, which has scored 402 points
in three games.
There were 18 3-pointers in the game - four by Porter.