Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28. 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 145
Outside interests
T iwn'~~ ' '■■■■■■ ~
Sara Brown (above), a
comparative literature major
finds a tree outside of the
University art museum makes
a good place to study, and
associate Professor Bill Rossi s
class (right) insisted that the
class on Thoreau and nature '<
writing be conducted outside I
in the sun I
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P^OhO b f A/'tfyy f f o^vey
Race, gender vote
may be reviewed
j Assembly receives
request to reconsider
cumculum proposal
By Colleen Pohlig
Oregon D.itfy l ir*»M
A rw|utn»l to tim onsider tin*
narrowly approved multicultural
curriculum proposal may I'*'
reopening the doors in n torrent
of deflates, questions and onto
tioil and possibly a re vote
Following the University
Assembly 's 175-1 f>fs approval of
the requirement April 7. dame
instructor Janet Des< utner asked
that the assembly v ote to ret on
sider the propos.il .it its nest
meeting. May V
If the maturity of assembly
members vote for reconsidera
tion. the proposal will immedi
atelv In* put liack on the floor for
more discussion, followed by a
new vole.
At tile April 7 meeting, mem
hers voted to end debate .it 'I
p m . whit h. Desculner said, pro
maturely cut off ilisi nssums tfiat
were crui nil in deciding how to
vole She said this was the main
reason for asking the assembly to
ret (insider the proposal
I felt like we were lot ked out
FDA nears approval
of condom for women
j The product needs further testing and label
changes before its sale will be permitted
WASHINGTON (AP) I In' IixkI and Drug Ailinimslmlion moved
i loser Tuesday to approving ihti first female ( ondom (nr sale in tho
United Stall's, saving the devil •• offered limited prntei linn against sex
unity transmitted diseases
The I DA said it was prepared to approve the sale uf the Reality
female condom d the product were tested further and its lafiel t arried
a notice that male lutex condoms are a tieller method for preventing
infix turn from AIDS and other diseases
The PDA said it still had reservations aliout the shortage of test data
about the female condom’s effa< tiveness and safety
Hut the device, tfie only one of its kind ready for sale in this i nun
try. received expedited review bet ause of an "urgent need to give
protection to women whose sexual partners will not use male i on
iluins, the administration said
"The female condom is not all we would wish for, but it is better
than no protei lion at all," FDA Commissioner David A Kessler said
Latex condoms for men .ire still "the best shield against AIDS and
other sexually transmitted diseases." he said
Heterosexual contact is the fastest-grow ing means of transmitting
Turn to CONDOMS. Page 4
of lint itim ussion because all the
limo was taken up by talk of a
sis ret Itallol atuf olhor proi ndtir
al matters when wo should liavi*
been discussing fhtt proposal."
Ifescutnor said.
Descutner said she also
believes University President
Mvles Hrand was stdei lively
i housing fai tills members to
spisik Shu said sho belies es the
reconsideration will allow every
one lo participate in the dist us
sious
I he risison I want further ills
i ussion is littoaiise mi mind ts
not vet i losi'd.’ IH-si utner said
Reopening disi ussion on a
proposal takes onlv one assem
bly member who voted on the
prevailing, or majority, side to
request a ret onsideralmn. said
University Assembly Set relarv
Keith Ku hard
After a member asks to reopen
dis< ussion on a proposal, the
assembiv must then vote to
reconsider lf.ima|oritv votes for
rei uilsideralioo, the proposal
wi/i immediately In- brought to
the door again
II ret onsidered. three things < all
happen to the multit ullural cur
ru ulum proposal It i an he sus
furo to VOTE. Patje «1
WEATHER
More good weather today
Highs 60-65 degrees Some
cloudy periods later in the day.
Chance of rain tonight.
Today in History
In 1947, a six-man expedition
sailed from Peru aboard a balsa
wood raff named the "Ken-Tiki"
on a 101-day journey that took
them across the Pacific Ocean to
Polynesia.
DOCUMENTS OF A KING
BOSTON (APj - The widow o!Martin Juther King |r testified Tuesday (hat
the president of Boston University turned hostile when she proposed that the
school return her husband's papers
Coretta Scott King said |ohn Silher wouldn’t discuss the issue during a 1085
meeting, instead demanding she send the university all other King-related doc
uments it didn't already hold
"Before I could finish, he interrupted me and said. -1 have this letter here,'"
said Mrs King, referring to a letter that her husband signed in 10M slating that
the papers would become the property of Boston University when he died
The trial in Suffolk Superior Court will determine the ownership of about
83.000 documents Mrs King has said she hopes to move the papers to the
Martin Luther King |r Center for Nonviolent Change in Atlanta
SPORTS
Former Oregon football standouts led Cummins and
Anthony (ones signed NFL contracts as free agents Tuesdav
Cummins, a defensive lineman, signed with the Los Angeles
Rams, and Jones, a receiver, signed with the Super Bowl cham
pion Dallas Cowboys
They Join former Oregon receiver Ronnie Harris, who signed
a free agent contract Monday with the New Krigland Patriots
Harris has also excelled this season on the track, wrhere he
has set personal records in the 10t>- and 200-ineter events
Former free safety Eric Castle was the only Duck taken in the
NFL draft, as he was a sixth-round pick Monday of the San
Diego Chargers