Oregon Daily
FRIDAY. JANUARY 14. 1994
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 95, ISSUE 77
MtXGAN SMIKV Ihm
After a five year campaign ASUO Vice President Diana Colllns-Puente gave her resignation In a speech to media and stu
dents yesterday.
GOOD MORNING
^ Today is the last day to add a
class, register, change to or from
audit and apply for a Winter or Spring
1994 undergraduate degree.
^ WASHINGTON (AP) — Fettuccme
Alfredo is worse than eating a stick of
butter, but other pasta dishes like lin
gume with clam sauce or even
spaghetti with meatballs have much
healthier doses of fat
Those are the findings of a con
sumer group that followed up its
study of Chinese-restaurant fare by
sampling Italian cuisine
"I was shocked Many of the dish
es I thought would be outrageously
high m fat . wound up on our low-fat
list," said nutritionist Jayne Hurley,
who conducted both surveys for the
Center for Science in the Public Inter
est
Spaghetti with meatballs was
among the lowest and even spaghetti
with Italian sausage was relatively
low in (at, she said.
"I couldn’t believe that spaghetti
topped with fatty Italian sausage is
only slightly higher in (at than most
health authorities recommend.” she
said
p- WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgery
sandwiched between two rugged,
six-month courses o( chemotherapy
not only dramatically improves sur
vival (or women with advanced
breast cancer, but also allows some
to save their breasts, researchers
reported Thursday
Doctors at Thomas Jefferson Uni
versity m Philadelphia, beginning in
1979, treated 158 of these women by
giving them intensive chemotherapy
lor up to six months before surgery
The chemotherapy shrank the
tumors dramatically, making it easier
lor surgeons to remove all the malig
nant cells, said lead researcher Dr
Gordon Schwartr
ARCADIA. Fla. (AP) — A man
who had long wanted to switch sexes
cut oil his penis with an electric saw
Doctors tried without success
Wednesday to reattach the organ,
which was lound tossed under a
bush near Bill Sconyer's home.
Sconyers. 23, said he "lelt he
needed to cut oil his poms to become
a woman," the sheriffs ollice said
Sconyer's mother, Novella Holder,
told deputies her son sometimes
wore dresses and had wanted (or
years to be a woman
"I don’t leel like a man,” he said
Irom his hospital bed
UNIVERSITY
ASUO vice president
gives her resignation
ASUO Concerns about increase in racism
lead to resigantion of Collins-Puente.
By Edward Klopfensteln
Ooiyv*» l
In an emotional speev ti to media and students I hurs
day. AM () Vice President Diuna (.'oil ms Puonle olfu tally
iinntniiK ed her resignation, after a five year tause of advo
i atmg for minoritv rights on t ampus
Collins Puente. who wilt officially leave tier position
Ian I soiit a worsening i linwitc of r.n ism on i ampus e,
fori iutier lo not only l«*i»vher position, tmf to leave
the state
She plans to start two internships in Washington U (.
I eh t
i have invested five years of mv life on this i ampus.
fiv e v ears of sweat, blood and tears lo affet t change, she
said in her spiss h. "I i .one on this i ampus with the intent
to stay here in Oregon, which is lll) peri eut white, lo
achieve change, lo lietter the lilestyle and the educational
s\ stem and the |ustii e svstem tor people of i olor. lor les
hians, guy s and bisexuals, lor women, and for non-tra
ditional slodeots What I have found out is tfi.it those
goals i an not tie act omplished
She continued. I heard everyone talking ahmit (diver
sitv). but al the same time. I've heard this so many limes
before The point is nobody is listening to what we're
saving Not the white people at this University, and
sometimes not even the people of i olor. That's a reali
ty "
I he administration’s response to Collins Puente's res
ignation was one of regret
"I'm sad that Diana is not able to stay with it (her post
at the ASUO)," Gerard Moseley, vice provost for acade
mic support and student services, said "She worked very
hard for us and with us."
Collins-Puente told Moseley that she was harassed sev
eral times because of tier leadership position, he said,
adding that there may have been financial concerns that
also pushed her to resign
Responding to the charges of instutionalized racism
Collins-Puente and others leveled, Moseley said the
administration made gains. The number of minority pro
fessors on staff has increased from 7 percent in l‘IH7 to
the current it percent.
Although the University needs to work more for diver
sity. the increases in minority faculty are "at least in the
right direction," he said. " The l Jniversity t an seem glacial
with its movements That is definitely frustrating
Eric Bowen. ASUO president, also expressed remorse
for Collins-Puonte's resignation
"Personally it's hard to see her leave because we do
have a close relationship,” Bowen said
Outside the meeting, a friend of Collins-Puente said
she couldn't believe there were not other issues tiesides
race that influenced her decision.
"Her concerns are absolutely valid, and it is true that
she has seen racism on campus." Caitilin Twain said.
"To people who know the issue and know Diana, the (res
ignation) is going to look like n student leader that got
Turn to ASUO. Page 5
Ski resorts prepare for busiest weekend
Sktors: Thousands expected during
the Martin Luther King holiday
By Rebecca Merritt
Oregon Omiy Cmerak)
Oregon ski resorts are preparing for one of the
busiest weekends of the year.
With the long-awaited snowfalls at Willamette
Pass. Mount Bachelor and Mount Hood Meadows
last weekend, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
will more than likely send thousands of skiers
to nearby slopes. And that's exactly what resort
owners — and their pocket books — like to see.
"This weekend is going to be a great weekend
to ski." said Katie Gottlieb, marketing coordina
tor for Mount Hood Meadows. “Skiing is just
really hot this year."
Gottlieb said last weekend was the resort’s
busieet weekend in its 25-year history. Mure than
25 inches of new snow greeted 15.000 skiers at
the mountain last weekend. After even more
snow early this week. Mount Hood Meadows
reported a 107-inch snow base Thursday.
The ski resort, located 67 miles east of Port
land, just opened a new express chair, called Cas
cade Express, to accommodate the weekend
crowds.
"The new chair really opens up the whole
mountain." Gottlieb said. "From the top of the
mountain you can ski anywhere."
Turn to SKI. Page 5
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Jl-hang 1m, a graduala aludant In axarclsa and movement
aelaneaa at tha Univarsity, shops at Barg's Ski Shop.