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Oregon Daily MONDAY, JANUARY 31. 1994 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 95. ISSUE 87 New ASUO vice president to address ignored issues Racism: Warren said she sees improvements for students of color By Mandy Baucum Oeutf Etnmatd Newly appointed as ASUO vice president. Leslie Warren's first week in office was one of becoming acquainted and establishing agen das. So far, Warren has met with disabled and international students and has also helped start a safety awareness campaign on campus. “I thought there wore a lot of student issues being ignored.” she said, "especially the minority voices "Often they art* overlooked because their population is so small And I’m not just talk ing about students of color " Warren said she wants to work with stu dents in general, returning students, interna tional students, single parent students, disabled students and many others. Warren said her basic goal is to meet with 10 of the advocacy groups on campus to see what they've done this term and how she can help them. She said she sees herself as the glue that could keep the office's different an-as working together. 'In order for us to work well with the orga nization wo have to work together," she said Several things wore neglected during for mor vie t* president Diana Collins-Puonte's term in office. and changing that is where she sous her major role, Warren said. "(Eric Bowen) does a lot of the adminis trative work and I do a lot of the offlt e work, and dint seems to lie working pretty good right now," she said, Warren addressed the Student Senate's i.rit icism of her perceived minority-centered agendo. "All the things I've done do not always Turn to WARREN, Page 4A Leslie Warren Never again! WIlDOM CMAM'VX IK f Kri Dave Gibson and daughter Annie participate In a protest against the OCA In front of Valley River Center Saturday. Group compares OCA with Nazis Bigotry: Eugene residents rally at mall to encourage people to see 'Schindler's List' and to reject OCA politics By Rebecca Merritt Oeoon CkMy fmetakl Several people who recently saw th«> niovi*» Schindler's List said they walked out of the theater in tears. Not just hoi aiise the film reminded them of the in< redible horrors facet! by Jewish people in Nazi Germanv The tears fell, they said, because the same liatred that led Hitler to murder thousands of Jews is evident today in the form of the Oregon Citizens Alliance That’s why visitors to Valley River Center Sat urdav were greeted with signs that read I he mi’s s.ige of Schindler's List is love i orujuurs all evil Shine love on bigotryand "Walk \ our talk ( tins turns Oppose OCA hate politics A group of Kugene residents stood at the mail entrance for two hours, encouraging people to see Schindler s List Girol Berg, organizer of the group, said it wants people to see tor themselves how (.lose tim ( X!A parallels Nazi■( airmanv I he group, which is comprised of Berg, a Jewish faintly, a representative of the National Assoi ui lion ior the Advancement of Colored People and other hugeno residents, will stand in front of the mail every Saturday Schmdltn s List is plavmg in Kugene With the success of the movie, Berg said they expect to he at the mall for the next two months "I don’t think the OCA are Nazis hut they use tile same tactics." said Kugene resident |a< oil Vel huisen, who was once a classmate of Anne Frank Turn to OCA Page 4A Board to adopt new admission standards College: High school students have to prove proficiency to be admitted to university By Julie Swensen Oregon Daity Fmti'akl PORTLAND — The Oregon State Board of Higher Education voted Friday to adopt new col lege admission standards which are based on a student's profi ciency by 1999 Under the plan, high school students will he required to demonstrate proficiency in key subjects, such us math and liter ature This year's seventh-grade students will tie the first to earn certificates of mastery instead of high school diplomas, and the state's colleges and universities plan to adopt its new admission standards for the freshman class of 1999, when the seventh graders will fie entering college. "This action puts Oregon on ‘.he Ct-tlmg edge of education in this rfti«i*sions Turn to BOA NO, Page *A GOOD MORNING >- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A national two-step dance contest lor amateurs has been expanded lor its second year, with regional contests in 10 cities, including Seattle The number oI regional con tests was increased from eight and sponsors expect more than 2,000 participants, up from 1.500 last year. "Country dance has taken the nation by storm and we really wanted to create a competition especially tor those amateur Sat urday night boot scooters like myself who have a real love tor country dance,” said country star Tanya Tucker who will crown the winning couple HIGH 48° i o w 32° Regional competitions in May, June and July will be held in Atlanta, Des Moines, Detroit, Phoenix. Sacramento. Butlalo. Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapo lis and Seattle. First-round competition at 50 sites will be in March and April. The first, second and third-place couples from each preliminary round will advance to the region al. The first and second-place winners from each regional advance to the finals in Nashville Aug. 8 ► LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mrs Doubthre narrowly edged Philadelphia at the box office this weekend, according to industry estimates Sunday. Mrs. Doubthre, starring Robin Williams, earned about $8 1 mil lion according to estimates released before the Super Bowl, which traditionally keeps viewers away from movie theaters. Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, was close behind with $7.8 mil lion Final figures were to be released Monday.