Oregon Daily
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 100
LGBA wants student charqed with assault expelled
□ Witness says assault had nothing
to do with man's sexual orientation
By Pat Malach
Emerald Editor
The co-director of the Lesbian. Cay and Bisexual
Alliance asked Wednesday that a University student
charged with assaulting a bisexual Eugene man be
expelled from the University.
Speaking to a crowd at Eugene's Free Speech Plat
form. LGBA co-Director Sarah Ross said the University
should expel freshman Todd Linwood Pendexter. 18, for
his role in the Jan. 29 assault of two men police say Pen
dexter believod to be gay.
Ross also asked that Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the frater
nity Pendexter is pledging, deny his membership bid
"aftercareful consideration of its due-process proce
dures. ”
"The message must be clear," Ross said. "Mr Pen
dexter's actions will not lie tolerated, not hv the acade
mic community at this University, not by the larger
community."
Pendexter has been charged with second-degree
intimidation, stemming from an incident where he
allegedly assaulted two men, one of whom is bisexual.
Intimidation is charged when an assailant has assault
ed or threatened someone based on the perception of
that person's race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orienta
tion. said Tim Birr, Eugene police department
spokesman.
Second-degree intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor
carrying a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a
52,500 fine, is charged when only one assailant is
involved. First-degree intimidation, a Class C felony
with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a
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Senate delays vote on courses
□ Race/gender/non-European
course discussion to continue
By Sarah Clark
EmefaW Reporter
The University Senate adjourned Wednesday
before taking any action on a proposal to change
the race/gender/non-European requirement.
Discussion of the proposal barely began before
the Senate adjourned. Discussion will continue
at the Senate’s March 10 meeting.
The proposal would change the current one
course requirement to two courses. One course
would deal with race relations in the United
States. The other would study how gender, race,
class and/or ethnicity affect society.
Supporters of the proposal said the Univer
sity needs a requirement that prepares students
to live in an increasingly multiracial society.
Race separates society more than gender,
social class or any other factor, said Ethnic Stud
ies Director Quintard Taylor, a member of the
committee that drafted the proposal. Students
must understand racial issues in order to solve
larger problems such as welfare, he said.
ASUO President Bobby Lee said he's wit
nested racial stereotyping on campus. Elimi
nating those biases must begin In the classroom.
Lee said, where students could bear others'
viewpoints.
Although no one spoke against the proposal
at Wednesday's meeting. Senate Secretary
Keith Richard predicted that most opposition
will come from (acuity whose courses current
ly fulfill the requirement and might not under
the proposed guidelines.
Some people may oppose increasing the
requirement to two courses, he said, because
they believe students have too many require
ments.
Other opponents may say racial issues should
be incorporated in every course — not a sepa
rate one. Richard said. Financial impact is not
a great concern, be said.
The proposal asks the University to fund addi
tional classes during the next two years to imple
ment the requirement. The Provost's Office will
submit a cost estimate at the March meeting.
The costs should be relatively small, said Uni
versity President Myles Brand, because the Uni
versily already has the faculty to implement the
requirement. The University’s Strategic Plan
ning Fund oould pay for the curriculum changes,
he said.
Council unanimous;
campsite will open
□ Some hesitant
about decision
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Associate Editor
The Eugene City Council
unanimously approved a tempo
rary homeless campsite in the
Alton Baker Park parking lot
Wednesday, although several
council members expressed
some reservations.
The site, which will be adja
cent to the Willamette Science
and Technology Center, will
likely be open within the next
few weeks and will provide
spaces for people to camp in
their tents or cars, which is ille
gal in Eugene.
The site will remain open
until May 31 and is expected to
cost the city between $10,000
and $15,000, with most of that
money going to a camp manager
The city’s Human Rights Com
mission proposed the idea to the
City Council last month.
Prior to the final vote, council
members said they hope the site
will not distract the council
from its goal of providing stable
and permanent housing for the
homeless.
Councilman Kaye Robinette
said he had misgivings about the
campsite and said he believed
the decision was being reached
without enough analysis.
"We've gotten ourselves into
situations before that we later
regretted.” he said. "I do not feel
the council should pul itself in a
position where we have to act in
haste on a major issue, and I
regret that wu are doing that."
Councilman Paul Nicholson
said he hopes the council will
look at the project as an experi
ment that will provide a better
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WEATHER
Cloudy skies continue as tem
peratures drop Rain very pos
, sible, highs in the 40s.
Today in History
In 1945. President Franklin
D Roosevelt. British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill
and Soviet leader |osef Stalin
signed the Yalta Agreement
during World War II
FOR ADULTS ONLY
BOSTON (AP) - Three zoo* ere giving lovers the chance to study monkey
business with the pros this Valentine s Day weekend.
The Boston. San Francisco and Brookfield. Ill. zoos plan adults-only lec
tures, tours and videotape shows about sex in the animal kingdom.
The message: There are parallels between animal and human sexual
behavior.
For example, the male dance fly gives the female food in return for mat
ing privileges The bigger the gift, the longer she will copulate with him.
"It s kind of like the difference between dinner at the Ritz and takeout
from KFC." said Ed Marshall, spokesman for Boston s Franklin Park Zoo.
SPORTS
The University announced
Wednesday linebacker Terrell
Edwards, who started the last
10 games (or Oregon's 1992
Independence Bowl football
squad, has been dismissed from
the program for disciplinary
reasons
Edwards was credited with 4.1
tackles last fall, including 10 for
X've yardage and si* quar
k sacks.