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 ( )r*»gon Ckttty t ft*9fmM 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 Turn to PEACE. Page 6 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 Turn to FORUM, Page 6 -- "'11 - ~ NOttMAH Ml SMAH1o< INI I mdrfed 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