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Oregon Daily FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1993 EUGENE, OREGON VOLUME 95. ISSUE 38 ANTHONY FOnNeV/EtnmM Nlkollna Koraclc (toft), a traahman In volca parfor manea, and Ranata Flllpovlc, a aophomora In Inta rlor archltactura, arm atudanta from tha format Yugoslavia who arm at tha Unlvaraity. Students fear for families in war □ Former Yugoslavian students share some of their experiences By Marius Meiand Oregon Daily Emerald Renata Filipovic had planned to go home to Sarajevo after b stay as an exchange student in Klickitat in southeastern Washington last year. But by the time of her departure, the country she had left one year earlier didn't exist anymore. And the airline that was going to take her homo didn't fly anymore. War had broken out in Bosnia, and Renata found herself stuck in the United States. Renata read everything she came across about the war in Bosnia. She heard about bombings, sniper attacks and atrocities in Sarajevo. But after a telephone call in July 1992, she lost contact with her family. "It was dreadful," she said. "I was here in the United States, safe and secure, while my family was living in the middle of a war zone in Sarajevo. And worst of all, I was watching these terrible tele vision images from Sarajevo, and I didn't know anything about the state of my family." Renata, a sophomore majoring in interior archi tecture. is one of two students from the former Yugoslavia at the University. Nikolina Korecic, who entered the University this year as a freshman majoring in voice performance, came to Oregon from Zagreb. Croatia, last year They both finance their studies through scholar ships and gifts from private sponsors such as the Rotary and Lions clubs. “I think the worst stage of the war was over when 1 left for the United States.” Nikolina said. "1 met a girl from Oregon during a F.uropean music festival in Prague in the Czech Republic. We wrote to each other for some time, and when the war broke out she invited me to come to the United States to live with her family. "I didn't know anything about her hometown of Waldport on the Oregon Coast, but I knew 1 didn't want to stay in Croatia. So 1 packed my suitcases and flew to America, hoping to pursue studies in opera." When the war broke out in Bosnia, Renata want ed to go home. "1 felt so bad, all I could think of was going home," she said. "In retrospect. I realize how naive 1 was. I didn’t know anything about what a war is like, how awful it is for everyone who lives in the war zone. I just wanted to go home and be with my family and friends." But the country was sealed, and Renata could not go home even if she wanted to. After obtaining a student visa, she went to The Dalles to study at Columbia Gorge Community College "I wasn't happy there,” she said. "It was such a small town, and I was thinking about the war all the time." Turn to YUGOSLAVIA, Page 6 Investigation will probe allegations J Association director breaks election rule By Marius Meland Oregon CkH*y l rnerafr) The ASUO has launt hod an inves tigalion to probe allegations that the director of the International Student Association was not registered as a student when he ran for office I hi fore the summer The investigation will also look into a number of informal complaints aliout the director's alleged antis rat io leadership style In a case similar to the one involv ing ASUO Vice President Diana Collins Puente Inst year. Chia Wei Stung from Singapore has at knowl edged failuiv to register a* a student when ho was ( o-director of the ISA As co-dirts tor. he ns eived a stipend from the ASUO of $75 a month Slung successfully ran for the office of ttic ISA direr tor during the term wtien tie was not nigistorod He took over us ISA direr tor this summer In an interview with the Emerald. Stung confirmed that tie was not reg istered "One of the reasons why I didn't register was that I devoted so mm h of my time for the ISA that 1 didn't have time for studies." Stung said Stung said tie did not toll anyone about his status Not even the direc tor of the ISA was informed "It inner struck me that it mat tered," Slung said. "I didn't think it was against the rules " May-Ling Loo, ASUO intemation at affairs cixirdinalor. iontm ted Siting about the allegations last Friday. On Monday they had irnioeliitg in which ASUO Program Coordinator Mohamed Kahnbulleh participated Siting i out eded that he was not a sin dent at the University last spring and agreed to pay hat k Ins stipend ASUO President Frit Bowen was informed about the investigation "For now, we just note that the ISA director has agreed to pay bat k his stipend." Bowen said "We re wait ing to learn the outt nine of the inves Turn to SALES TAX. Page 4 Fun with Slinky ■V(X Nf < m« f Tiffim Mueller, a junior in journalism and theater arts, works on a project for her TV production class that will show the progression of a Slinky as it moves down a ladder Committee challenges sales tax measure j PAC official says tax will hurt the poor By Edward Klopfenstein Supporting public si hools is important, but not bv passing statu Hiillot Measure 1, an official of one anti-las organization said Thursday. "I hope it guts squashed." said Frank (iardoza, coa onrdinator tor the Slop (frwgon's Sales Tax polit ii al m lion i.otnniittis* “Measure t was ((institutionally void from the beginning It should never have been allowed on the ballot The SOS Tax politii al at turn committee, Cardoza said, is a small grass-roots organization lighting efforts by the rich to dump their responsibilities for financ mg education on the poor. Qirdoza is a small businessman in Eugene and a one-time student at the University Marion County Circuit Judge Alhin Norbiad ruled Oi t 12 that the ballot measure was uncon stitutional because it contained more than one amendment He cailled for the different provisions to tie divided up on the ballot and voted on separately The state attorney general's office quickly responded by appealing the decision to the higher court, Robert Nosse, executive direc - tor of the Oregon Student Lob by in Salem, said he was positive that the election would be allowed to go ahead us sched uled. But he admitted that the measure’s legal problems didn't help the tax's image with voters. "Don't publish tins (storv) if you want it to pass," Nosse said. "At large, there is apathy. Hut it students understand the measure, they will vote for it." Even if the ejection is held, Cardoza said he is confident the measure would be struck down later by the high court, 'TurrOoSALES TAX PaQt 4