Oregon Daily
MONDAY, APRIL 19. 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 138
IFC reaches
latest bump
in long road
j ASUO president takes matter,
problems to Constitution Court
By Chester Allen
Oregon liarty fmerjitt
The University's system of student govern
ment is teetering on the edge of a constitution
al crisis
Concerned by the Incidental Fee Commit
tee's recent history of canceled budget hearings
and paperwork delays, ASUO President Bobby
I.ee asked the ASUO Constitution Court last
week to disband the committee for not fulfill
ing its duly to students.
In a meeting last Tuesday mediated by stu
dent Senator Brian Hoop. Lee and committee
Chairman Steve Mas.it agreed the IFC should
have a chance to regain its hearings
Lee said he had given the committee one
week to "jump start itself" before asking the
Constitution Court to determine if the commit
tee is a "functioning body of student govern
ment."
The committee, comprised of seven students
who decide how $4.f> million of student fees is
spent, usually operates in relative obscurity
However, several of the committee’s actions,
or lack of action in some cases, have convinced
some student leaders and University adminis
trators that the committee has failed to serve
student interests.
These actions include an attempt to control
how the EMU spends student fees, members
inconsistent attendance at scheduled meetings
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Cadet Jeremy Adams looks on as tour-year-old Travis Foster works the controls ot the L anc County sher
iff’s helicopter Adams said preparing the helicopter for its Saturday exhibition at Costco took six hours
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A demonstration at the Federal Building last April resulted
In more than S10,000 damage to the building.
LA verdict brings time of reflection
j Community prepared for violent
protests, but efforts not needed
By Rebecca Merritt
Oreoott Gjiiy £ rnvftvd
Saturday was (list another average day for members of
the Kugene community. fcxcept for minor outpours of
rain, nothing seemed to interrupt the weekend schedules
of University students and area residents.
And just from looking ul the far os around the city, il
would have l men hard to guess ihul earlier ihai morning
in Los Angeles a verdii I to the civil rights trial involving
four l.A police officers was announced.
A similar case nearly a year ago not only provoked
chaos in LA. but also led nhotit '150 students and Kugene
residents to protest and i ause more than $10,000 in dam
age to the Federal Building.
The main difference between tins year and last year’s
response to the verdict is obvious. Two of the previous
ly acquitted police officers were found guilty of violating
King's civil rights
But University student Brian Hoop, who was < onvicl
ed in a federal trial for participating in last year's local
protest, said a big difference this year is that many peo
pit! havit lt!,iritt'ti lliiil violence can't t>e iist'ti In slop vio
lence.
"I believe any ra 11 \ this yt-<ir will l>t' peaceful Im*i ause
people are more aware that t luinge will not t oine
through violence alone, hut through dedication to the
day-to-day struggle for justit e." Hoop said
1 loop was arrested Mav ft last year for breaking win
dows of the Federal Building at the April 2*1 rally The
protest begun us a peaceful rally at the KMl) hut turned
violent when protesters marched to the Federal Building
Hoop and former student Carlos Alejandro Arias were
found guilty of destrut lion of federal property Inst Sep
tember Both fat e it tio-day jail sentence, which Hoop
s.nd he will serve this summer
Hoop said he and other students partit ipated m the
rally bet austt they believed .it (pulling the four police
ollicurs "showed there wt*re fundamental flaws in the
justice system."
Hoop said violent e is wrong hut is not sorry for par
ticipating ill the protest
"lit reflet lion of the events last year. I have no regrets
for what I did because I know that on a personal level I
have made a strung commitment to lighting for racial
equality." he said. _
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WEATHER
Partly sunny today after some
morning low clouds and patches
of fog. High near 60 degrees
Areas of rain developing on
Tuesday. Highs increasing to 65
degrees.
Today in History
In 1775. the American
Revolutionary War began.
Arctwe Photo
FROM
THE
PAST
Sculptor A Phitmiwf
Proctor need a day
model of the Pioneer
Mother to erect the
final bronze statue.
The sculpture was
shipped from New
lersev to be placed on
campus in 1932.
_SPORTS
PORTLAND (API - Rod Sim kland v ored 25 points against
his old teammates as Portland look a giant step toward
hornet ourt advantage hi the first round of the playoffs
Sunday by holding off San Antonio 105101.
The vi< tors left the Trail Blazers two games ahead of the
Spurs with four to plav in the battle for the fourth-best
re< ord in the Western Conference.
The Blazers also evened the series with San Antonio 2-2
and. because they have a better won) against Western
Conference opponents, would have the bonus ourl edge in
the playoffs if the learns finish the season tied