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Offensive phone message placed on office machine SEATTLE (AP) - A rac ist phone message was left on Metro's phono information lino for the public to hoar on Martin l.uthor King Day. city offic ials say. The voice mo*sago, in a car nature blac k inflection, said "Wo are closed for the Marlin l.ooboo's holiday birthday bash, and wo won’t lie in today, so please call hack Int er." Metro, the transit and sewage utility serving Seattle and surrounding King Coun ty, s|Mjnt nearly 5750.000 over the Inst throe years to improve race and cultural relations inside the agency, KIRO-TV reported King County Council mem tier Ron Sims said he was very disappointed in the voic e mail message "I'm going to find out how I hat happened It's an offen sive message I'd Itk*« to find out who did it. hut I dearly want to see how they did it so that it will never happen again." Sims said No one u»n get into the util ity's voil e mail system with out a password, KIRO report ed "It was an insult to all Afrit an Ament ails and all fair minded people, and whoever the guilty person -is need* to be found, ferreted out, severely and seriously reprimanded." said the Rev Samuel Mi Kin ney of Ml Zion ( hurt h Metro information offit er Mareatha Counts finally stmt the vou e mail off Monday afternoon after she vv.is unable to delete the message Metro officials s.-ud thev don't know how the bogus message was planted iM omen in 'Transition ‘Discussion Cfroup Has youi mum to school created a strain in vour relationships’ Arc you having dilfuulty balancing all of vour commitments7 Do you want the opportunity to meet other women in a similar situation' Then Join our group beginning January 23. 1003 and meeting every Wednesday from 1 JO-3 30 pm Please sail 346 4005 to preregtster and talk with one of our group leaders I rrc child cart provided" Prcrcgisa ration required To arrange lor child care call Bonnie at H6-4095 In l/19A>5 I of Acx ttmmini*turn* It* ftrqurai *tt»mm(Ki4ct»t»m kw ti*\ahtt«kr*. m (hn rwni, pkav nwuMi ffcmritr *< ilx Wumcn^ ( otter H6 -nwy pf** u< V^4nrKUy. 1/18 - Building Bridges A gathering of communities to communicate 3r celebrate You are invited to honor the memory ot Martin Luther King Jr Thursday, JANUARY 19,1995 Erb Memorial Union Fountain Court, U of 0 4:00 to 7:00p.m. For more information contact Maa/o Cooper-Henry at 484-4407 Including: CALC, Bethel Temple Choir, Temple Beth Israel, The Bag Trio jazz group, Peoples’ Choice PrtttaMtwu »M<l*,KaniM ciltbrttiod w« conmMiry tM uiwntty ttrttn fftmcm) >, !** W» ;<•(.(%> Mg* nvwmg C&rmm*. IMMI.ftlil 1 tfcn* Pro-choice may lose funding Friederich von Carp O»©0* Owr £<mwd The ASt’C) Program* Ft mint o Committee rejet ted the goal* statement of Students Few (Jtoioe Tuesday night on grounds that the group might infringe on some student's First Amendment rights. A group mav tug rr« *iv» fund ing unless It* goals statement in approved Students For Choice, which advot ate* abortion rigiits. has ret eived student fees for more than six year*. int luding $1,047 currently "I have a huge problem with your goal* statement." commit tee memlier Matt M< Cmnis told the group "To tax all the stu dents to fund a political organi zation become* difficult.** M< < .mins as well as Dolly Cho and Sarah Feet h. opposed the goals statement in n vote that failed 3-3 Further discussion on the mat ter h hit h is almoel inex liable may set a new pre< edent regarding whether groups pro moting political or ideological positions tan receive student fees. "nils is going to come up in a tag way for groups like OSI’IKG who have txjnsidwsihly larger budgets," KtssJi said. "It's t»-irig more tJos** ly v rutinized this yew Students For ( hoit >- may now ask the ASl ’-() Constitution Court to hear its ( ase We'll definitely be consulting a law\er. said Mandi Hood, group co-director ”1 feel that there is a wav to incorporate our WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES ASUO Program Finance Committee hearing Tuesday. Jan 17. ORGANIZATION AMOUNT Returning Stds Assoc Amnesty International Wong Rooa Std. AaaocT” OEPMjQratJ. StanOrp. Student*) ‘for Choice' PERCENT CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR hearing postponed to Feb 16 S460 T5S%HSr ' J 10.1 %!«»"' 1540 fSS%less -RT 100% less Money given ton ewe *2,205 Money given to d*t# *21,270 student organization info (hew newly found guideline** " Committee Chair Joey l.yon*. who helped the group prepare its budget request, explained that he did not discuss these objections earlier because he dorrs not deem them valid. "You have to focus on educa tional activities." Lyons said. "1 think that it is legal for us to fund this group.” MiGinnis c ited state law out lined in a l OHS Attorney Gener al's opinion regarding the use of student fees. "I irst Amendment interests in free expression and association are implicated," wrote thon Attorney General, and current University president, Dave i'rohnmayer, "when an individ ual is i om pel led to provide financial support to Bn organiza tion that advocates viewpoints with which that individual dis AgflMtS The opinion t (included, how ever. that "a campus forum for the exchange of potentially con (Ml RAID tfOveraial polite al and ideologi cal viewpoints is both legitimate) anti compelling." for a group to ret eivt* student fees, it must demonstrate that it provide* lor "the physical and cul tural development of the student body". that it "is under the sujter vision of the (Oregon State Sys tem of Higher Education); and that it “will serve to enhance the abil ity of its students as a whole to express themselves, or that it will Otherwise serve the collective interests of students ns a class " The opinion states, however, that "if. on the other hand ... the program will routinely advance only certain ideological view points or systematically will sup press some opinions, use of the optional fee funding would he the I tetter course." In the past, foe committees have used a simpler guideline when approving goals state ments, asking groups only if they "provide for the physical and cul tural development of the student body Insemination bill criticized for rationality SAIJ-.M (AP) - Hep Kevin M.mtiix said Tues day he just trying to spark a debate over f.un its value* bv introducing a bill to make it illegal for an unmarried woman to la- artificially inseminat ed. Th« idea drew outrage, though, from some of the Salem Democrat's colleagues and a cold shoulder from House Speaker Bov Clamo, R Bend. Hep (.ail Shiblev, who is gay. said the hill dis cxi inmates against lesbians and is iv» eivmg far more attention than it deserves “It's rtdic ulous. the Portland Democrat said "That hill isn't going anywhere." t l.imu seemed to confirm that When asked a!*>ut the bill ■. prospects for passage, the House speak er would s.i\ only that it was not a priority " Mannix said he thinks banning artificial insem ination for unmarried women would "reaffirm the sanctity of marriage " Mtmi l.uther. .tfi. a former Cas. ado AIDS Pro je< t education coordinator, is a lesbian who was artificially inseminated and gave birth to triplets last year. She and her partner. Sheila Robinson, a case manager for the Multnomah County Aging Ser vices Division, raise the children "I purposefully have created this family, and it's a family that many kids don't have the benefit of today . she said ’"These babies have two loving [>arents; a very tightly knit extended family, includ ing grandparents and friends." Mannix. meanwhile, said he wasn't surprised by all of the publicity his idea hits been receiving. "11 you combine motherhood, sex, and male female relationships, it's bound to get attention," Mannix said. (■utting attention is something Mannix has proved to In- good at He has a reputation for introducing lots of hills and has already submitted 82 of them for consideration this session " It s my joh to raise issues and get some debate going." he said. The insemination bill is one of three he's intro duced on family issues. The other two would pro hibit governments from giving favored status to any sexual relationship other than marriage and ban surrogate-mother contrat ts David Schumen, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Oregon Law School, tailed the proposed law on artificial insemination stupid. "People who are unmarried can adopt children," he said “There's no logic, no reason, no rationali ty behind this " Free Weight Management Workshop Learn about: ❖ why diets don't work ❖ nutrition ❖ exercise ❖ delicious low-fat meals ❖ making positive choices for a healthier life when: Thursdays Jan. 19-Feb. 23, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Student Health ( enter (iroup Room (room no, 264). 00 Student Health Center Heolth Education Program lo register, or for more information, call 346 4456
