Oregon Daily
MONDAY, MAY 10,1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 153
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The tunnels under the University ere en explorer's drsom.
Tunnels a ’mazing adventure
□ Darkness, heat
dominate passages
By David C. Zartman
Ifm Oreffi y> P**y frrme.vct
Time: 2:30 a.m. Temperature
about 90
degrees. Loca
tion: about 15
feat below
ground level,
surrounded by
a tangle of
pipes, conduits
and concrete wall*. )‘m .squeez
ing hy a box labeled "WARN
ING: 12.001) VOLTS"
Welcome to the tunnel maze
below the University.
I'd hod a taste of tunnel
exploring during my high
school year* when my friends
and I discovered some old sub
terranean maintenance tunnels
that gave us access to the high
school whenever we wanted.
But for years I'd heard tales
of the maintenance tunnels
below the University, including
the rumor of the "CIA tunnels,"
passages supposedly built by
the CIA thnt were big enough to
drive a truck through So when
the invitation came to go into
the University tunnels, I
jumper! at the chance.
Preparat Ions were important.
For clothes I wore old jeans
and shirt, n multi-pocketed mil
itary jacket and boots. In my
back puck wore i audios, a spare
flashlight, a lighter, air filter
mask, gloves, chalk (for marking
Turn to TUNNELS. Pago 4
Packwood defrauding case
entering new legal territory
j Senator accused of lying
to reporters about sexual
conduct before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The case of
Sen. Hof) Hat kwood enters uncharted
legal territory when a Senate panel hears
legal arguments today on unseating the
Oregon Republican for allegedly defraud
ing the voters of his state.
The stated offense: lying to reporters to
block pre-election news stories about his
sexual conduct.
The Senate Rules Committee session
will take the normally dry form of
lawyers arguing a case Indore If> senators
But underlying the legalities is a
volatile political issue: how the Senate
deals with a colleague accused by nearly
two dozen women — former employees
and acquaintances — of making unwant
ed sexual advances during two decades
In petitions to the committee. 250 Ore
gon voters are demanding a fair hearing
on their contention that the senator com
mitted fraud by successfully scheming to
delay stories about his conduct until after
last November's election.
Also watching carefully are politically
influential national women's organiza
tions. who could make life miserable for
senators sitting in judgment of Pack wood.
"I'm hoping it's not just for show," says
Katherine A Meyer, the attorney who
will argue the case for nullifying Pack
wood's election to a fifth term lust
November. "We've been treated fair — so
far."
Packwood's lawyer, James F. Fitz
patrick. would not comment on the com
mittee's procedure, saying only "we look
forward” to the oral argument.
In written filings, he contends that a
Supreme Court case, in which the
House tried unsuccessfully to exclude
then-Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New
York, prevents consideration of the chal
lenge tiecause Packwood met all constitu
tional election requirements
Key members of the rules committee
bristle ut the suggestion they are being
anything less than scrupulously fair.
I'm not going to give that statement
credibility by responding to it." Democ
ratic Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky,
the committee's chairman, said of
Meyer's doubts.
The hearing is separate from an ethics
committee investigation of whether Pat k
wood broke Senate rules But Backwood s
opponents have the same goal in both
proceedings — to kick him out of Con
gress
And there is no doubt that the ground
rules have shifted since the last high-pro
file case involving sexual harassment —
confirmation hearings two years ago for
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Several women — including ut least
one newly elected senator — say they
decided to run for office last year in reac
tion to the treatment that Thomas'
accuser. Anita Hill, received at the hands
of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
David Schuman. an associate professor
of taw at the University, said it would be
appropriate for the committee to set a
standard that could nullify elections in
narrow instances. The Packwood case, he
said, would Tit the standard.
His proposal: that candidates not lx?
seated if it's proved they "directly and
undeniably lied" about a "verifiable his
torical fact" and the lie “in all likelihotxl"
altered the outcome of the election. Back
wood won his election narrowly.
The Washington Post first reported the
allegations against Buckwood last Nov.
22, weeks after the election. In that story
and a subsequent article. 23 women told
of their encounters with Packwood — 11
of whom identified themselves publicly.
Turn to PACKWOOD. Page 6
Just like Mom used to make
P'MO Oy Aninony
Adelfa Garcia prepares cheese enchiladas Saturday at the Fiesta
Latina celebration under the Washington/Jefferson bridge Along with
the many types ot food available, celebration goers were treated to
Mexican music and performers during the festival
WEATHER
More warm weather today
Highs 70-75 decrees Good
weather should last until
Wednesday when cloudy slues
are expected to return.
Today In Histoiy
In 18%. a golden spike was
driven at Promontory , Utah,
marVing the completion of the
first transcontinental railroad in
the United States.
A/eftiv« Photo
FROM
THE
PAST
|oe Reitzug provided
the Ducb with one
touchdown during the
Independence Bowl in
Shreveport, U., in
1M9. Oregon won 27
24 against the Tulsa
Golden Hurricane.
_SPORTS
The Oregon men's basketball team announced Friday it has
signed 6-fool-3 freshman guard Jamar Curry from &
Anthony 's High School in Jersey City, N.J.
Curry averaged 10 5 points. 3 1 assists, i 0 rebounds and 2 0
steals a game as a senior for his state champion high school
team that was ranked fourth in the final U$A Today prep poll
Curry, who was coached by Bob Hurley Sr. the fattier of
Duke point guard Bobby Hurley, was a first-team all-Hudson
County selec tion and was a first-team selection at the Above
the Rim Tournament in San Diego
"We feel privileged to be able to get such a fine voung man
as Jamar.' said Oregon head coach jerry Green