400 gather to save schools By Katy Moeller Oepon OlWV fr'WM! SALEM — A handful of Uni versity students joined educators, children, human service profes sionals and human rights advo cates on the steps of the Capitol Friday in u rally aimed at encour aging legislators to come up with a tax proposal to refer to voters. Many in the crowd of more than 400 people wore multicol ored pins that said "Tax reform Don't leave Salem without it" and i arried signs demanding "Tax reform now." The $07 million cut in human services during the Inst hiunni um brought out human service advocates who want to prevent the cuts the state is i urrently fac ing in the next biennium Following the rnllv. partici pants flooded the building to meet with legislators to inform them about the reality of cuts tak ing place in education and human serve es around the state ns a result of IfKtO's Measure r> Five University students, led by ASUO Vice President Karmen Fore, met with Rep Ijs> Hover. I> Springfield, to lobby for tax reform and Hud out about the sta tus of the bill the Senate passed that would, if passed by the House without amendments, add SJT million bai l, lo the higher education budget Beyer said the only significant thing that the Legislature will do this session is refer a tax plan. "If you're going to get it passed and that's the number one prior ity, you have to have something that none of the major player^ object to." Beyer said "You've got to have something the Assi* cited Oregon Industries doesn't oh jet t to bis atise they re the ones that have the money and capabilities to defeat everything." Beyer out ourages students to tell people what they are fat mg as a result of cuts from Measure r> People ol all ages and kinds rallied to encourage legislators to make a new tax proposal at the Capitol building Friday In Salem. 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For specific workshop titles or more information, call the Education 2000 Program, Continuation Center, 1553 Moss, 346-3537 Marchers ‘take back the night’ By Tammy Batey Omjcn Oifc/y f mecW ; About it)0 women mart bet! the streets of butene Friday night t hunting 'Two. four, six eight No moor dale ra|w" and No mutter what wo wear No matter where we go Vos means yes And no means no" in the annual Take Back the Nigh! man It Some mart hers gathered outside of Fantasy Warehouse, a store on Broadway Street that sells pornographic items, and i hunted "Hey. hey, ho. im Pornography Inis gut to go Before the event, whit It was sponsored hy Sex uni Assault Support Servues, several speakers spoke at a rally t he tnurt h offered the women "a taste of free doni," said Frin Collier of SASS It was also .1 ( ham e for w omen to express some of their sadness and outrage about violent e against women "In peacetime in our community as well as in wartime in Bosnia, rape is a crime used to < onlrol women and cause them to live in fear," she said Shelley fames, lead singer of the hand Pyramid Breakfast and rally emcee, said the night was both serious and exciting "1 choose to believe and hope for a twitter day when women get the respei t they deserve and can walk the streets safely." she said It's often hard for women to speak out, said Susan Trefts. a community self-defense instructor. Women are supposed to he quiet The Take Back the Night march was a way for women to regain their voices and express themselves "Are you ready to take hack the night?" Irelts ‘I choose to hope for a better day when women get the respect they deserve and can walk the streets safely Shelley James, feed singer. Pyramid Breakfast askod "Whv slop thoro? Why not 1.1 kbar k thf < I it v' Whv not tako bat k I lif world To mid violfiiif against vvommi, mmi and woman must uuilf in opposition ol thosu poopio who perpflimlf il. said Koss I rnfiuaii. said "This is .1 1 all for solidarity of thf inassos Fretmiitn ipiolfd thf words ol dead rfgga*’ singer Hob Marluy Ihe tiino has cornu,” Diana Collins I’nento. ASUO vu.11 president flei t, said taking back thn night for her signifies taking bar k her rights "Wo 1 ontinuu to Ihi prisonors of someono a Isa's war." shf said. 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