Board improves campus safety
By Daniel West
Ckogon Ofrfy
The ASUO Safety Affairs Hoard is having a major
effect on this campus and other campuses around
the country
The Safety Affairs Hoard was developed to cre
ate a campus that is safe for all students attending
the University. The hoard also educates students
on various issues such ns personal safety, safety
resources, sexual assault and rape.
The idea for a safety affairs board began under
the direction of past-ASUO Executives Bobby late
and Karmen Fore. They believed the concerns of
safety on this campus hadn't been addressed liefore.
There were several groups scattered throughout
campus that dealt with this issue on a individual
level. But I.ee and Fore came up with an idea to cre
ate a position that would encompass all safety
issues. The current board is headed by Troy Shields
and a staff of interns.
Shields and the staff cover a wide variety of to|>
ics, from more lighting on the walking jwths to hate
crimes, discrimination and rape. The board puts on
many programs such ns Hate Free Week and Safe
ty 101. ns well as distributing brochures and T-shirts
that appear on and off campus, in the dormitories
and in the EMU.
Outside the University, safety affairs is influ
encing many other campuses and pushing them
to create a safer environment They have even lob
bied at state and national levels for legislation that
would create laws that increase the safety for all
students across the United States.
In fact, the Violence Against Women Act is an
example of what safety affairs has been working on
getting passed for the past couple of years. This act
would greatly increase the penalties lor violence
committed against women, ns well as stiffen the
stalking laws in the United States The act spe< if
ically calls for an increase in the penalties for rape
and more funding for woman's resoun es, such ns
battered women's shelters
Under this new ni t. many violent crimes com
mitted against women would be « onsidered hate
crimes instead of gender bins
Although the bill has not completely passed vet
them are parts of it that have already been approved
The Safe Campuses for Women A< t was passed in
in conjunction with the reauthori/atton of
higher education, whii h provides $20 million in
funding for campuses across the nation to promote
safety on campus Some of this money will go
toward a national survey on violence against women
on campuses
The need for this bill was originated by Sen
Joseph Widen He drafted the bill in response to a
Dec 6, l'lWU, massacre yyliere a man entered a study
lounge at a poly technical institute in Canada and
demanded that all the men leave He then proceeded
to open fire, and 14 women w ere killed
Although the bill has (men passed, the funding
has yet to lie provided. Therefore, the Safety Affairs
Board is working hard this year to pass the violent e
against women bill and fund the remainder of
Biden’s bill
"It affects every one bet ause it is a serious mat
ter: it could lie your mother, sister, daughter or liest
friend," said Shannon Wall, safety affairs executive
assistant “Violence is more prevalent against
woman We don't actually know how many women
have been vie tuns of a violent ai t because only T><)
percent of all assaults nr rapes are reported
Currently, safety affairs is working on the for
mation of a Student Advisory Board that w ill work
directly with the students.
“This student advisory board would give me more
input on issues and concerns that the students
have," said Shields, safety affairs chairman Also,
this will give direction to what issues are most
important to students on this campus
Killer domestic cats focus of lecture
By Jade Chan
For the Oregon Daily Emerald
"Killer Cats" — that means
lions, tigers, jaguars, and
cougars, right?
Wrong. Killer cats also
include Fluffy, Snowball and all
other domestic felines, as those
who attend today's lecture on
cats in the University Museum
of Natural History at 4:30 p in.
will learn.
Presented by naturalist Dan
Gleason of the University biolo
gy department, the lecture
fcm.uses on the hunting instincts,
methods and lifestyles of cats in
natural and domestic settings
and the impact that domestic
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tats have on wildlife.
The main problems that
domestic cats inflict upon
wildlife are caused by thu cats'
tendency to catch and kill ani
mals such as birds.
"This is a bigger problem cn
places that are more isolated,
such ns islands," Gleason said.
"The area's more open, and cats
can catch more wildlife, whi< h
is devastating in small areas "
Gleason noted that studies in
England show that cats in sub
urban areas have more impact
on the bird population, but no
research has been done in the
United States to show how seri
ous the impa< t is, though "most
people know about cuts often
killing birds ni birdfneders.”
Although this lecture mny
cause souu) people to rear! dif
ferently whenever they see cats.
Gleason doesn’t know if it will
change people's attitudes
toward felines However, he
hopes to provide some interest
ing information about wild and
domestic cats.
“Killer Cats" concludes the
weekly six-part lecture series
thut coincides with the muse
um's latest exhibit. "Cats The
Hunting Elite,” which will be on
display until winter term
"Go through the displays at
the museum." Gleason urged
"There’s a lot of information
there."
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