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."
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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
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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,
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