Commission reviews community relations efforts Suzanne Marta CVeQon tWy frrmrakt The Eugene Human Right* Commission reviewed effort* to improve community relation*, emphasizing harassment, di* crimination and diversity issues in a meeting Tuesday with the Department of Public Safety The main discussion of the review concerned the inefficien cy and ineffectiveness of the cit izen Allegation/Inquiry/ Commendation (AiC) procedure The Department of Public Safety proposed that AIC proce dure be changed to include a civilian facilitator or mentor to reduce the feeling of intimida tion or vulnerability Members of the commission asked the department to make it a standard policy for police offi cers to give citizens a business card with their name and badge number on it "Many people are so trauma tired that they don’t oven think to ask for the officer's name." said Kva Philips, a human rights commissioner The current AiC procedure requires citizens to file com plaints at the police department — a policy criticized by com mission members because it subjects victims to more polite intimidation "It * very i Uwr to mo that [kmv pie who have experienced intimidation or have been harassed by the police don't file formal complaints because they already feel serv vulnerable," said Morion Malcolm, another human rights commissioner. Commissioner Kan Chose Mid that, with Alt', procedural i flange*, he expects the number of complaints filed to increase Commissioner Peter Wotton was pleased w ith departmental efforts in finding solutions to issues that create tension t*>tween the community and the department. "There is a lot of live growth in improving community ruin lions.' Wot Ion so id If wo i ut Ira* k on services, we also ml (hm k this growth We need lo nurture this grow-t li the review also discussed tho serious la* k of resoun »*s within tlu* department for thi* hoaring impaired and for spaniah-speak ing parsons Currently, tho department has only one Spanish speaking 911 emergency operator and only one polit e ofhc or with signing abilities for tho hearing impaired "It concerns me that in 19B9 there were no Hispanic police officers and. five years Inter, (hurt) still aren't any." said Mar shall Sant min. chairman of the human rights committm* for harassment and (list riminalion ami direr tor of the Univarsity office of multii ultural affairs Statistics like these are alarm ing for Sharisse Howard, mom her of the human rights education and outreach commit - Imi and t urrent University stu dent "It s absolutely ridiculous that they have one Spanish speaking ‘ill operator and no Hispanic police officers when there is a population of 5,000 to 10.000 Htspanh s in the Kugene corn munitv,” she said Students of color to visit University Jennifer Carr f earn, treatment, relocation and possi ble future release of the whale Its plan is to transfer Keiko to a sjxx tally t on strut led facility at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport I hat fai ility will i nst over 5li) million ami include a new two million gallon tank, loading dot k. freezer and filtration equipment So far. the Foundation lias raised over $5 million Warner tiros and New Regent \ i’rodui lions, the makers of Free Willy, provided an initial S.1 million and an anonymous donor from Washington state donated another $'£ million In addition to raising another .$5 mil lion. a formal agreement to transfer Keiko from Remo Aventura to the Ore gon Coast Aquarium must Iw signed According to David Phillips, Forth island executive director, "We're |K>ised to tio that " The donations raised by the t hildren last Saturday will become part of the needed $T> million Donations t an he sent to Free Willy Keiko Foundation. !00 Broadway. Suite UH, San From is t o. California, 'M 1.13. Medium 1 item Pizza for only 0 Additional toppings available. Add $ 1 for delivery. Available all day Wedneaday and from 10pm to ckwr daily. TRACK TOWN PIZZA 484-2799 CAMPUS • 1809 Franklin Blvd. WEST • 2511 W. 11th & Wilson If You’ve Got What It Takes To be A leader In Our Company, Th is Cou ld Be Your Office. VX unt anyone c,tn be f«ptyn/tMe tor territcyy Me rfw then jydm no< fijil anyone on be une of ui 8ut it you re enepbonaHy vmrt tough and kaermned then Otte whether Of Marines tM lam rw ftmmt ru Ha*. >' you're a leader ot M.i;> <-s n j j uf(«(v ;/vjf i ' led unlimited opportunities. pride and non* it you rtjnt a can** that s a work) afiart t'orr, the ordinary vee it you ee got what it Uket to lead m tfi.', company Ve I he stale’s Officer Selection Team toda> at the fishbowl from 10:00 - 2:00pm. 1 -800-85 I-K099 ADVERTISE IN OREGON DAILY EMERALD CLASSIFIEDS 346-4343