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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1995)
Saferide adopts new policies Frloderich von Carp Or«eor> CWy t ’rmrwi Saferide has announr **l stricter policies regarding why and where it will offer women transportation after dark. "We've had an incredible increase in the number of women who use Saferide." said Kristy Miller, Saferide co-director "Saferide is a rape-prevention service, not a shuttle “By giving the personal rides for shopping and laundry, we were effectively turning away single women who really needed the ride," she said "Single women are the top priority in so far ns maintaining a safety-oriented service," said Saferido's volunteer coordinator Anna Koopmon “A lot of the drivers spoke up to me. saying that they felt abused They told me. ‘If I wanted to Ih> a taxi driver. I could call up Howie's (taxicab company) or something.’ "People would say. ‘wait while I run in and rent a video,' and that's absurd," Koopman said. "I'm sick of people abusing Saferide," complained dispatcher Jen Reed "We get people who want help moving. It's not a safety thing, they just want a free ride." In response to these abuses. Miller announced four new policies •Saferide will serve Valiev River Canter. (oneway Mall and Fred Meyer only to take women to or from work or. in the case of an emergency, fur other reasons at the dispatcher's discretion • Croup* of throe or more will no longer be given ndes. evi ept in emergencies • The cars will not wait en route to a destination • Saferide will not carry women for shopping, movies, laundry or other "personal" reasons In addition. Saferide service is now limited to Rugene north of 4(tth Avenue anti Donald Street, east of Citvview Street, and north of f’ark Street off River Road Saferide will also serve the Springfield bus station located at 5th Avenue and B Street. "We've never had something written down, these are the rides you take, these are the rides you don't,' and that's what we've had to do." Koopman said. She said that most callers have responded positively to the new policies "They seem to understand and don't have a problem with it," Miller said many women do not intend to abuse the servo e. but "the first thing thev think, of is Sufsrid* We hope to discourage Saferide dependency to make women think about their other options." Miller and koopman suggi*st women walk in groups to near by destinations, select a designated driver or take the bus They stressed, however, that these policies are flexible in emergencies. "We left a lot of dispatcher discretion It's not set in stone." Koopman said "We're not going to strand anybody." Miller added. During fall term, Safertdo served on average 100 riders per night. Koopman and Miller said, and turned away between 20 anti no women eat h night when the two off-campus tars anti on campus van reached capacity Fifty women volunteered to drive Saferide vehicles fall term, and about 30 volunteered this term. The service needs *) drivers eat h night Sunday through Thursday and 11 on each Saturday and Sunday nights Saferide has purchased a new van that will service campus destinations The new van. a Ford Aoroslar, is expected to arrive in four to five weeks Women’s studies focus of lecture series Tasha Elchenseher Oregon Daily Emna<c) The Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University is offering students and faculty interested in women's studies several opportunities this term to disi uss gender issues A brownimg lunch series, sponsored by IheCSWS, will feature the research directions, methods or findings of last year's re* iplants of CSVVS Research Grants. The series will begin Jan. 11 with a presentation by Leslie Steeves, an associate professor at the Journalism School. Sleeves will talk about her work "Gender Violence and the Press: Print Coverage of the St kizito Incident.” Colleen Mack-Canty, o political sciem e graduate student, will present work that she is doing with sociology graduate student Sue Wright on “Feminist Parenting. Feminist Families” Jan. 25. On Feb. 1 ,a presentation on “Ina I.ange: Finnish Swedish Pioneer of Racial Equality, or Literary Dilettante?" will \w given by Germanic languages and literature professor Kathy Saranpa. The following brownbag lunch. Feb. 22. will feature Patrice Korjenuk and her work on "The Effects of Mandated Employer-Provided Health Insurance on Women in Oregon " Sheila Broderic k will present “Gender. S<x mtv. and Pol it it s in Early New England" on Mari h I B rodent k is a history graduate student During the last hint h, honors college professor Monza Naff and English instructor Anne Euskaya will present their work, "An Article on I’nule Marshall's Praiscsong for the Widow " Laskaya described the brownhag lunch series as on informal setting where fa< ulty and graduate students report on work they have done concerning gender issues. I he lunches will lie hold Wednesdays in room 330 Ifendrn ks Hall from noon to 1 p m I his term the C.SWS i> also sponsoring a get together for women graduate students The goal of the first meeting, which will Im fan 1 1 in 330 Hendricks at 3:30, is to find out the needs of graduate students interested in research on women. 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