Oregon Daily
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1993
Sculpture study
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Brits Wellsr, s freshmen erchttecture ms for, studies s Rodin sculpture st the Museum of Art for
an ssslgnment In her art history class.
OSU student finds
offense in T-Shirt
j Fraternity fund-raising Civil War shirt with
sexual theme sparks controversy at OSU
By Tammy Baley
ErnorakJ Associate Editor
When Oregon Stale University sophomore Kristen Spruill wrote
a letter to The Iknlv Hannveter i omplnining about « Civil War foot
ball game T shirt, she hod no idea she was setting off a i ham of events.
Spruill s letter led to I’hi Delta Theta fraternity 's mcruasing involve
ment in rape awareness programs and Hiiroineter staff memliers' re
evaluation of i lassified ml guidelines
In i lass one day. Spruill saw a man wearing a T-shirt with the words
"K- - the Duck*" and a depu lion of n man with buck teeth and .1
beaver tail raping a woman with a duck bill and webbed leet from
behind The man was grabbing the woman's hair, and the woman was
crying
Spruill didn't know at the time some Phi Delta Theta fraternity
pletiges had the T shirts printed in November to raise money for
the fraternity, but the T-shirt angered her
In Spruill s letter, she said, "Survivors of sexual assault look at the
shirt and infer that the impact of their exponent e is expected to lie
as fleeting and. ultimately, as painless as the result of a basketball
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Major requires travel
abroad for one term
□ International studies
students learn most
out of classroom
By Demian McLean
Emciafd Hcfxxlor
Kor many University students,
the idea of leaving Eugene to
study for a term in Europe or Asia
may seem like a luxury. But for
international studies majors, it's
not a luxury; it's a requirement.
During the past two years,
international studies undergrad
nates have traveled throughout
Europe, Asia and (Central Amur
ica. spending one or more terms
fulfilling the requirements of
their major. Some take intern
ships with foreign companies, hut
most enroll at foreign universi
ties.
Senior international studies
major Doug Jensen said the
requirement involves more than
just attending classes.
In his two years in France and
Germany, Jensen said he learned
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Birr happy as spokesman for public safety
j Firefighter/public relations man
never thought he’d have this position
By Matt Bender
tmeoid Reporter___
While titending the University in the early 1970s, Tim
Birr really didn’t have any idea what he wanted to do
That changed when he read Hrport from Engine Co
No. H2. an autobiography of a firefighter stationed in
New York's South Bronx. Birr said the exciting fire (alls
and camaraderie between the firefighters portrayed in
the book made him want to Tight fires
So in 1975. Birr dropped out of college and joined the
Eugene Hro department.
During the next four years, when Hirr wasn't fighting
fires, he spent some of his free time pursuing one of his
other interests: writing. Birr, who had six articles pub
lished in fire service periodicals before 1979, quickly
gained a reputation uround the fire department as a good
communicator.
So in 1970 when Eugene Eire Chief Everett Hall decid
ed he needed a part-time information officer, he chose
Birr.
Since then. Birr has trained himself to be one of die
most respected public relations soun.es in Eugene Few
news stories that involve the Eugene police or fire
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PN*0 try Dy *•* Cuv/l*
Tim Birr sUnds next to engine No. 1. which he rode ea a
firelighter with the Eugene fire department 18 yean ago.
WEATHER
Cloudy skim with t chance of
rain or snow Highs will return
to the upper 40s
Today in History
In 1045, during World War II.
U.S. Marines on Iwo lima
raised the American flag atop
Mount Sunhachi
HACKERS PLEAD GUILTY
SEATTUi (AF) - Two young men accused of using a horn* computer to
break into computers at the Boeing Co and the federal court here pleaded
guilty Monday to federal charges. U.S. Attorney Mike McKay said
Charles M. Anderson. 19. and Costa George KatsamotiS, 21. were
released pending sentencing April 23 before a U.S magistrate
McKay said that the two gained access to the federal court computer sys
tem by scanning for telephone modem numbers Anderson then copied a
file containing computer access passwords.
McKay said the hackers were ante to open many confidential files and
directories
_SPORTS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two-thirds of Indianapolis blacks
responding to a survey felt boxer Mike Tyson did not m five
a fair trial on rape charges one year ago
The survey highlighted the dissatisfaction many blacks
have with the criminal justice system, said Brian Vargus,
director of the Indiana University Public Opinion
Laboratory, which conducted the poll for the Indianapolis
Star and television station WRTV
Among blacks polled. 67 percent said Tvson was unfairly
convicted. 11 percent said Tyson was guilty but received an
unfair sentence, and 7 percent said he was treated fairly. The
remainder said they didn't know or couldn't answer