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ballot measure passed in Springfield last year, although a sim
ilar statewide measure failed.
The OCA members who attended videotaped the march and
rally, training their cameras on the few who were flamboyant
ly dressed, as well as the everyday-looking gay and lesbian
couples in the crowd who kissed and hugged
l.ast year on several occasions, the OCA showed a videotape
it had made of gays and lesbians marching and demonstrat
ing in an effort to support its viewpoint that homosexuality is
perverse and abnormal.
The rally and march were
attended by about 1.000 peo
ple and the rally was preced
ed by a march through the
streets of Springfield and was
followed by an NAACP-spon
sored party. The events began
Saturday with a networking
day that included workshops
and panel discussions.
Greg Evans, president of the
Oregon-Washington NAACP.
said that while some African
Americans opposed the
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ment of the D C. march, many others support and understand
the message gays and lesbians are sending.
"As wo stand here with you. we ask you to stand with us.”
he said.
Evans spoke specifically of the ban on gays and lesbians in
the military.
"There were people out there with us when it wasn’t the safe
thing to do,” ho said. "We know about discrimination in the
military. We have come from those days to on integrated mili
tary and we need to work for a fully integrated military. We
will continue to be here with you throughout this struggle ”
Wooten said the next few weeks could be a crucial point in
Oregon's history. The state Senate passed a gay rights bill last
week that will go to the House oLKeprusentativus soon, where
it is expected to meet w ith some strong opposition.
"We need you on the steps of the Capitol, not just on the
stops of the City Hall.” she said. "Tell your politicians that
we all have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness.”
John Peterson, the mayor Junction City, said that as a het
erosexual. Republican, Vietnam veteran, former police officer
and mayor of a small town, he is n«Jt the kind of person that
comes to mind when one thinks of a gay rights supporter.
“I’m probably not a person who believes in special rights for
anyone, but I would die to defend your equal rights." he said
Peterson spoke of two relatives who are gay.
"They live their lives, hove their loves and ore contributing
members to their community," he said. "And their communi
ty is not Springfield, it s not Eugene, it’s not Junction City —
it's the world.”
QUESTION:
Should students and faculty
have sex?
“Yeah,
they
should
both
have sex
as long
as they
do it outdoors."
“Of
course,
sex is
good, I
guess.
That’s all
I know."
RICH CAMPBELL
sank*, political science
“All the
time.
That
should
be the
routine
for every
day classes. It would
make my job a lot
more fun."
“Sure.
It’s no dif
ferent
between
students
and fac
ulty. It’s
just two people.
ERIN ROBBINS
sophomore, pre-journalism
"Never. It
compro
mises
both stu
dent and
faculty
integrity
and affects the educa
tion of all students."
UMKOlilllB
junior, psychology
“I don’t
think it’s
any
body's
business
what
goes on
oeiween iwo people,
but the relationship
shouldn’t aflect the
grade."
JENNELL TAYLOR
graduate student
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w«n on lli« second floor of the University Inn vis
iting two female residents when they became out
of control The four men. who are all residents of
the inn. were spraying euch other with shaving
cream and hair mousse in the women's room.
All four of the men admitted having "more fun
than we should have." according to police reports
The four admitted to having at least one beer euch.
but none of the men said they were intoxicated.
According to police reports, the two men began
playing with matches. Jordan admitted to throwing
lit matches but said he didn't light anything on fire
Myers told police he lit the roll of toilet paper on
fire and put it outside of the women's room, accord
mg to police reports
The paper was smoldering outside of the room
when Nlvers picked it up nod look it to the third
floor Me took the smoldering paper and threw it
into the trash can located in the third-floor eleva
tor lobby Myers said the smoldering material start
mi other paper in the trash can on fire
Myers told police that he took the trash can and
emptied it into the garbage chute, hoping to extin
guish the fire, according to police reports.
The two men with Myers and Jordan were cleared
of any criminal activity,
Oregon assistant sports information director Jamie
Klund said football coach Rich Brooks, who was in
Portland during the weekend for the team's spring
football game, could not Ite reached for comment
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