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Bill would require
new notification
j Students may be
informed about sex
offenders on campus
By Susanne Steffens
i.vpgon 0<v!y Enw’M
Should students be notified
about sex offenders on parole
who are entering the University '
This question received .1 lot of
attention two years ago. when a
male student raped a female stu
dent in the Hamilton Complex
Michael Patrick Kvnn was a stu
dent at the llniversitv. and had a
criminal record that the si I100I
knew about.
The big question after the
incident was if this rape could
have been prevented Right after
the episode, the housing off it e
received hundreds of phone
calls from scared and frustrated
students who wondered why
they hadn't been informed about
Ryan's criminal background.
On Nov. 3, a new House bill
was passed in Oregon, which
will iiave an impact on future
notification requirements to stu
dents. The bill concerns preda
tory sex offenders on parole and
requires parole officers to notify
the community within 2i days
of the offender's release.
The lull docs not spot if\ uni
versities. hut in Section 2 the
hill sliites that the supervising
agent v should consider notify
ing residential neighbors and
churches, community parks,
schools, convenience stores,
businesses and other plai es that
i hi Id run or other potential vic
tims mav frequently visit
(„trov Drayton. dire< tor of the
University Office of Ptihlii Safe
ty. said fie has notifications on
students who arc on parole for a
number of crimes, and several
have had some type of sex
offense in Ifieir past
“The University is a micro
cosm of a larger community, and
in the larger community. <cs at
the lfniversity. we have people
who are on parole." he said.
"Everybody yyfio is in the Uni
versity environment is not an
1H- to 1‘1-year-old fresh out of
high school. They come to the
University with very different
experiences and backgrounds."
It is the corrections depart
ment that notifies Drayton aland
criminals on parole. Joan Uop
perwheat. supervisor of the lame
County parole and probation
office, said that when a sox
offender poses a danger, correc
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Police officers claim self defense in shooting death
□ Lane District Attorney and
Springfield police chief
believe actions justified
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — loo Gone Barton
rerantly told his estranged wife he would
"shoot it out" with police rather than go
hack to jail.
On Friday, the 44-year-old man was
shot to death by two Springfield police
officers after refusing their orders to put
down his loaded pistol.
Barton shouted "Shoot me" after the
two officers repeatedly told him to put
down the gun, Springfield police Cap!.
Jerry Smith said.
Officers John Slimak and Jots Zito fired
at least 17 rounds before Barton dropped
the weapon.
A deputy medical examiner said it
appeared Barton had been struck by
seven or eight bullets. An autopsy was
scheduled Monday.
Despite his wounds. Barton wrestled
with officers and emergency medical per
sonnel as they tried to pull him from
under the deck behind a Springfield
house. He died en route to a hospital.
Barton had been arrested in August on
a charge of possessing methamphetamine
and had contacts with police dating to
the mid-1960s. He had no warrants for
his arrest at the time of the shooting
Smith said an investigation would
determine if Barton hud fired his gun.
Lane County District Attorney Doug
Harcleroad and Springfield Police Chief
Bill DeForrest said they believed the two
officers acted appropriately.
"Officers are entitled to defend them
selves," Harcleroad said. "At this point
in timu. I l>elieve this is a justified shoot
ing.”
Both officers were placed on adminis
trative leave pending the outcome of an
investigation, a standard procedure in
such circumstances
The two officers were sent to the house
shortly before noon by Oregon Children's
Services Division. A caller had told the
CSD that children were lieing neglected
at the house and u woman who was stay
ing there was wanted by police.
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More sexual assaults
than officially reported
□ Unofficial forms
allow students to
remain anonymous
By Amy Columbo
for the Oregon Daily Emu am
Statistics gathered by the
Unwanted Sexual Behavior Task
Force demonstrate that there is
more unwanted sexual behavior
occurring on or near the Univer
sity campus than the University
Office of Public Safety had offi
cially reported.
University students are not
reporting as many acts of
unwanted sexual behavior
through official means as they are
through the anonymous Unoffi
cial Report Form.
The Unofficial Report Form is
sponsored by the University’s
Unwanted Sexual Behavior Task
Force and allows students to
unofficially report sexual harass
ment, sexual assault, sodomy,
public indecency, acquaintance
rape, date rape, stranger rape and
gang rape. More often than not,
these violations are directed
toward women.
Nationally, women between
the ages of lfi-24 years of age
have the highest victimization
rate in the country, cited Joanie
Robertson, from a 1990 FBI
report.
“No campus is safe; that’s the
reality." said Robertson, a former
assistant dean of students and co
chairwoman of the Unwanted
Sexual Behavior Task Force.
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Housing creates loft system in dorms
□ Alternative to bunk system
allows for extra space in rooms
By Rachel Miller
For toe Oregon Deity f me/ekl
The first time freshman Kevin Allen saw his
dorm room, he thought to himself. "How am I
supposed to live here?"
Cither students have asked the same question
when they opened the door for the first time
into their cramped little dorm rooms.
But University Housing has come up with a
way tc> make efficient use of what limited space
there is in the majority of the residence hall
rooms.
University Housing is in the process of
patenting a permanent loft system designed by
Gordon Melhy. head of maintenance for Walton
Complex. Melby's design will allow students
the option to bunk their beds or create a plat
form above their bed* for extra storage space.
"Since maintenance was established, we'd
been asked to come up with an alternative to
the hunk systems we had been renting," Melby
said.
University Housing used to rent more than
100 portable bunks each year, but discontinued
the practice because of safety reasons.
The new loft system is a better alternative
because it is constructed from four posts bolted
to the floor and ceiling w ith a movable platform
on which the mattress sits, explained Melby.
Nancy Wright, University Housing facilities
director, said the loft is a fixed unit in the room
so the student can move the lied to any height
off the floor.
With the new lofts, "you don't have to handle
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