Students react to resignations
By Mandy Baucum
Disappointment reigned as
ttie general reaction to Pden
AiruinOinan's resignation in ,1
random survev of tlniversiiv
students on \\ ednesdav
Students notu ed the similar
justifications between former
\M'() Vice 1’resiilent Diana
Collins Puente's resignation and
AiruinOmari's llies also
expressed their opinions ol
diversitv on tin* I'mversitv i am
pus
It s an e\t use for them to get
i' ! ! Ilei: ol t ii e s.i; it K -lit
i ’ ■ • ■ sf 11r; .i sell ior so* .igl
1 ho under stand i Arrian
Oman si -frustrations.”' sat'd
senior bioltjgv tnaior Tiflam
1 albot But I Vs ■ * i111 like to
know flow lie i mild do belter in
,i private \emte I'm not sure
that going pm ate is the l>est w av
to forward multii ulturalism on
this eampns
k ’ s'. - v. ,. i Iri s!iman
.1 nthropologv matut >.ml she
i ould understand it Airmn
Oman h.ui personal reasons lor
resigning, but expressed disap
p< inlmi'ii! th.it t;i> didn t ke> |> !<>
his ki>aI
Thuv need to stu k with it
she said in rt>,it turn Id both A|ri
.inOman and Collins 1’uente s
prior resignation But I agree \se
need mort' (tmiltic ulturalisml
latu't I .lliarre a senior pss
ethology major said she was sur
prised to hear alum! \|nan
Omari s resignation
It seems to be a trend ail
right, she said I m surprised
to see people (.lit: ,so ipiii kl\
Bat I lira: a senior general si i
elite f!lil|or also did not apprm e
of either resignation
I'm hot a lug advoi ate ol
someone starting something and
not finishing it he said I lies
ha\ e to at t ept the tai t that thev
t nil t i hange ev ervtlimg
Hrrai said he believed diverse
!\ at the l ’itivk’fski\ was good
i umpared t«> that i>( Oregon as ,i
w hole
I Would like to Ml' more H; k; i
•.( o', lira! ism !’ it I don't thiV.
it\ .1 huge deal he said
Stott Kuhn s.ml he tin) nut
form an opinion about Apian
Omari's resignation tier ante hi'
said he didn't know Ajrian
Oman's goals fur inultii.ulturnl
ism
I don t know u hat the mul
!|| ulturai agetuias are he s.ml
I'm nisi voui average while
male Joe who doesn't know
what s happening
Kuhn said In- saw lhana
Collins Puente's resignation on
teleV isioll
She never sard what she
eouldll t gel done lie said I
don t think, the student unions
are m ik i ng li e.: igemlas i leai
In their not doing that the stu
dent hods is a whole-doesn't
know what thes support I don I
know it O s nn l.i.dt or theirs
Historically black sorority chapter founded
By Daniel West
i "IHJV*' (Ki’if f ...
A chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority has been
founded at the University, a regional direr tur
announced Inst weekend
I'he historically blur k sorority was originally
founded on tlie Howard University campus in
Washington. DC- in 1920
Kho Omnicron i hnpter of /.eta Pin Beta is the
brst in Oregon although there lire chapters in
Washington and California said I .aura I arwell
the par ifit regional director 1 his filled the gap
between them I'm c mill dent that this i fiaptei y\ :
i ontinue /.eta s program and < oru erns for tinman
lieiugs ,is yvel! as .itlrm t tfie Strongest yyomei: ’ ,
irry out the touildll prim iples of the uigam/.a
tion
loose piiiu ipe's .in hide si ho la ish i p ' ninmn
inly sery m e. sisterhood and finer yvolimnfiOOd I he
founding ol the sorority came m i oniiiiu turn with
the m it nit mu ol three membeis. Danielle Mr.(.011.1
c Mya lehe.ei and hyci llaglei
I w as ext tied hei ause it represents liner sister
IkkhI .iikI women working together.’ 1 elieau soul
"It's not utiout letters or social reasons, it s about
enrit lung the trial k community I’eople always
want to look at the bad side, but this will give us
a i ham e to make a positive refit* lion Now 1 t an
be a part of the (.ommumtv
Tonya Menefee the i bapter president and
lashaeya Warren played key roles hi organizing
/eta chapter at the 1 Iniversilv
l ashaeya Warren and 1 vowed that yve weren't
going to graduate without starting a chapter.
Menefee said We were pioneers on this i ampus
who wanted to bring something unique to this
I'tmersily
I'be yy omen vs 11! he involved in the 1 ntversi
tv . elet turn pros ess and yy ill la* helping out at the
voting booths riiev re tutoring Atm an Amencun
girls at ( him lull High School
Mem 'lee s hope lol' tie- tubus o! /.el.i I'h; beta
lii develop a really strong i hapler
I yy ant /.eta to be retogui/.ed by thr' yvlote
(.reek system I also want to bay e succosslul fund
r.user . and i ommumly servo e Menelee said
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