Oregon Daily
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 95. ISSUE 75
WILSON !f* I
Peace Corps recruiter, Mike Sampson hands out brochures and
applications to senior Jennifer Goldman.
Students find aim in Peace Corps
Volunteers: More than 1,000 University
students joined since 1961
By Edward Klopfenstoin
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With n faint smile from her lips every time the
subject "human rights" comus up, 20 year-old
Shanisse Howard has perked up her ears to IPK's
call. "It's not what your country i an do for you, it's
what you can do for vour country
The sociology major with jot black lunr and n
knock-out smile said she needs excitement, she
needs to help other people, and she needs the Peace
Corps
" The Peace Corps is looking for people who are
dedic ated People w ho can make a different e."
Howard said, "I want to make that difference "
The self-proclaimed activist and sot oil organiz
er is walking down a path that more than 1,000 oth
nr University students have taken stm <• t’tfil when
legislation starting the organization was emu ted
Kvnr suit e the mid*1900s. at le.ist 6.000 voluu
leers nationwide have made a different e overseas
The University t urrimtlv ranks t Jth in the nation
for ret rioting the most volunteers, ami ' I Univer
sity graduates are now serving
With almost :t,000 Oregon residents who have
served si m e 1 ‘lt> 1, I lie states I'eat e turps tom
imimtv litis helped huiId on aura of respet t volun
leer return home
"I trust returning I’eai e (!orps volunteers implU
illy," said David Povev. diret tor of the Him ersity s
Urban ami Regional Planning department and one
of the first Peat e Corps volunteers in the nation
"Those are people who have already taken risks
A very itn omplete roster of other former Peai e
Corps volunteers at the University ini hides pro
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UNIVERSITY
Race, justice
in state courts
scrutinized
Panel: Task force members say minorities
receive disparate treatment in courts
By Julie Swensen
Oregon Daily Enwr&td
The rule of rm <■ and how it afftn ts the Oregon juste e
system was examined Tuesday night in a dis< ussion that
launt hed the tfniversily 's Martin I.uther King |r i ele
b ration
Former state Supreme Court justice Kdwin Peterson
led the panel, which unveiled findings from a year-long,
statewide comprehensive study by the 1 ask force on
Racial Issues in tile Oregon Justice System Peterson
assembled the task force in April I9‘)2 as a result of con
cerns voiced b\ the state's judges, who hod seen prob
lems of racial or judu tal bias in the state judicial system.
In w hat Law School Dean Dave Frolmmaver said was
protmbiy the first public discussion about how Oregon's
justice system affects people of color, the panelists dis
cussed tile task force's findings. whi( h revealed numer
ous complaints from people of color who have received
disparate treatment from law enforcement officers to top
judges. In compiling its report, the task force conducted
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Former Associate Supreme Court Justice Edwin Peterson speaks about racism In the state s judicial system Tuesday
night at the University of Oregon School of Law.
GOOD MORNING
». SUNRIVER (AP) — The new
director ol the U S. Fish and
Wildlife Service has pledged to
defend the Endangered Species
Act, which comes before
Congress tor reauthorization this
year
Speaking before the Western
States Land Commissioners
Association Monday, Mollie
Beattie acknowledged that the
cost of protecting wildlife from
extinction was high, but said it
was worth the cost.
"Can we tell our grandchildren
there once was something beau
tiful called a bald eagle, but
we’re sorry, it was inconvenient
or too expensive for us to save?"
Beattie said. "Can we tell them
about the whooping cranes, the
grizzlies and the condors, and
then say. 'Sorry, it wasn’t worth
the effort?'
“I believe we as a nation must
continue our commitment to
save our declining species It is
worth the cost," she said
SAN JOSE. Calif. (AP) — In
what was described as an "easy
delivery," a fire dispatcher
helped guide a father through
the birth of his daughter.
The man called 911 at 7:14
a m. Monday to say that the 22
year-old mother was in the final
stages of labor, senior dispatch
er Steven Klass said
The father was relatively calm
and followed dispatcher
Bernadette Mantler's instruc
tions, Klass said. Four minutes
after the call came through a
healthy baby girl was born
^ (AP) — DIVOTS 101 College
students casting about for
careers might want to consider
turl science, the care and main
tenance of golf courses, Purdue
University suggests in a newslet
ter listing job possibilities.
Clark Throssell, a Purdue
agronomy professor, said the
school's turf science majors
have all found jobs on gradua
tion during the past eight years
and that they have excellent
advancement opportunities.
This job should not be con
fused with that of turf accoun
tants, however. They're what the
British call bookies.
University hooa bervices
trying for healthy changes
Menu: New low-fat
meals, Hammy's and
Pizano's bring diversity
By Rachel Miller
f'oi rue Ot>ytvi Daily I rnetokl
On college campuses every
where, cafeteria food continual
ly takes the brunt of less than
tasty jokes, but University Food
Services has implemented many
new menu items to show that
they are attempting to make a
change.
“We use the highest quality
food available, and wa ve estab
lished specifications for each
food item purchased,” said FIva
Koepp. food service manager for
Central Kitchen. “If it doesn't
meet specification*, wo don't
accopt it."
Food services uses USDA
choice grade re<i meat and USDA
grade A vegetables.
"This is the same grade of meat
and vegetables in grocery stores,”
KiM'pp said.
The vegetables are delivered
fresh daily from Duck Produce of
Portland. And. said Mary Bruce,
the food service manager for
Hamilton Dining Center, this
many deliveries are u must
About 100 to 120 pounds of sal
ad is consumed at Hamilton tafo
teria per day.
Most of the vegetables offered
are either frozen or fresh. Bruce
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