Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1997)
Law school could lose funding ■ MILITARY: Because oj the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the school refuses to allow recruiters, risking lost dollars By Dana Williams Multicultural Issues Reporter The University Law School is on a list of schools that may lose federal funding, but University officials say they are confident that funds will not be taken. The Defense Department is cre ating regulations for the Solomon Amendment, which denies feder al funding to any school that pre vents federal military recruiters from recruiting on campus. The law school prohibits mili tary recruiters from their campus because of the United States Army’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule concerning homosexuals. The rule says that the Army can dis charge homosexuals who are open about their sexual orienta tion. As a member of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS), the University’s law school must bar all recruiters rep resenting employers who dis criminate on the basis of sexual orientation, race, religion, gender or disabled status. “The policies that we follow here are no different than the poli cies followed by all other major law schools in the country,” said John Moseley, provost and vice president for academic affairs. The law school was recently targeted as one of the institutions in violation of the Solomon Amendment. The administration feels the school was unfairly tar geted, however. “I feel like the law school was singled out,” Moseley said. Other law schools belonging to the AALS also bar military recruiters, but many of those schools were not included on the list of institu tions targeted by the Solomon Amendment. The University administration has written the military a letter to explain its position. “It is our hope that they either decide to go after everybody ... or else take us off of the list,” Mose ley said. The amendment now says any institution that bars recruiters for Reserve Officer Training Corps or the federal military will be denied all access to federal funds. Whom the Amendment will affect and in what ways will remain unclear until the Defense Department de cides how to implement the law. “I think in the end justice will prevail; they’re not going to stop funding to all the law schools in the country, and I think they will see that our policies Eire the same as the others,” Moseley said. Although the University is not facing any definite threat at this time, the issue has raised some moral questions. “The commitment of the Uni versity to its non-discrimination policy is going to be called into question,” said Joel Corcoran, co director of the Lesbian Gay Law Student Association. Moseley says the University is advocating non-discrimination. “Many of us do not appreciate some of the dis criminatory policies of the mili tary,” he said. Forensics team finds national success ■ DEBATE: The team was recently honored with the Founder’s Award for earning a high number of points in cross examination debate By Sarah Keech Higher Education Reporter From their office in the University Annex, the Uni versity’s forensics team keeps busy practicing for de bates, going to tournaments and participating in ac tivities on campus. “Last weekend we held a seminar for high school students. Other than that, we do a lot of research and practice for competition,” said Katie Bauer, a junior majoring in political science. Just last month the team was honored with the Founder’s Award at the Cross Examination Debate As sociation (CEDA) National Championships in Wichi ta, Kansas. The Founder’s Award is given to the team that has accumulated the most points nationally. “This award proves we are a competitive and strong team, not only regionally but nationally,” said Danielle Endres, a team member and a senior majoring in history. There are currently 20 to 25 students involved with the forensics team, and this year there was an increase in involvement from incoming students. Even with so many fresh faces in the forensics pro gram, the University remained strong against the com petition. “We had a lot of novice debaters who were success ful this year. We also sent two teams to the national competition in Wichita, Kansas,” said Paul Bruch, a freshman team member and a political science major. The two senior teams that went to the national com petition included Bauer and Kevin Kerwien, and Isaac Gottesman and Endres. Both teams placed in the top 64 in a field of more than 200 teams. Although the program is open to all students, some students find it difficult to get involved, Bruch said. “The forensics course that students can take is of fered through the Honors College. Even though it is open to all students, some people might expect that it has restrictions,” Bruch said. The class is offered every term and is not required to participate in the forensics program. For more infor mation about the forensics program, members can be reached in their office in tire basement of the Univer sity Annex or by phone at 346-4186. at Job When You Graduate? Want A Gre You need i a great job BEFORE you graduate. Sarah MitChCll got a head start on the competition when she was hired as an intern by Ogilvy Mather BEFORE she graduated. After the internship she was then hired by Bernard-Hodes Advertising in San Diego. THE REASON—she was an Oregon Daily Emerald Advertising Executive Spring '94-Spring '96. I MarCO China was hired by the Tyee Group in Portland BEFORE he graduated. THE REASON—he was an Oregon Daily Emerald Advertising Executive from Spring '94 to Fall '96. The Oregon Daily Emerald is now accepting applications for Advertising Executives for Fall 1997 • Pick up an application and job description at suite 300, EMU • Application deadline is 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 16 • Interviews will be held in the following weeks • Preference will be given to students who are graduating after Spring 1998 • Applicants must be currently enrolled UO students • Applicants must be available for training Sept. 15-22, 1997 Freshman and Sophomores encouraged to apply The Oregon Daily Emerald is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workplace Emerald your guide to the VO Community Senate approves conduct code The updated version of the Uni versity conduct code changes won an endorsement from the Student Senate on Wednesday night. The senate also met to hear a joint spe cial request from the Native Ameri can Student Union and the Jewish Student Union. ASUO University Affairs Coordi nator Jenna Wasson and Mandi Hood, chair of the student conduct code committee, approached the senate with minor changes in the student conduct code. According to student senator Ben Unger, Karl Bybee of the University Senate asked that conduct code changes be approved by the senate once again because the proposal had been revised. The code was altered to not rely upon an Oregon Revised Statute in volving the mental state of an al leged rape victim. According to Hood, the new conduct code changes would state if a person were under the influence of alcohol or drugs, they may not be in a con senting state of mind. Current statutes do not recognize alcohol or drugs as a factor in an alleged rape victim's state of mind. A section in volving unwanted sexual behavior was also removed because it was deemed repetitive. Senator Doug Baker abstained from voting to endorse the codes and the rest of the senate voted to support the changes. Members of the Jewish Student Union approached the senate for a special request of $2,700 to cover various expenses of hosting an In ternational Day of Cultural Recon ciliation in coordination with vari ous other student groups. Members from NASU did not at tend the meeting, but the JSU members said that the money would also go to NASU. Senator Baker motioned to re TODAY'S NEWS f J r J Lilil duce the item to $1,700 because he felt unsure of what specific items the money would be going to wards. but the motion failed. The senate approved the reqest at $2,700. The money will be taken from the surplus fund and will be put into the JSLTs cultural line item. Tandem Taxi will expand service area The Tandem Taxi Service will be expanding its free services begin ning this Thursday. A new Duck's/Chase Village shuttle has been added, and the taxis will also operate one hour later, from 8:30 to 11:15 Sunday through Thurs day. The tandem bikes will leave once a night from the kiosk at 13th Avenue and University Street at 8:30 p.m. and can accommodate four people. No reservations are necessary, and those in need of a ride can flag down taxis during op erating times. For more informa tion, call 346-5995. OSA set to sponsor organizing weekend The Oregon Student Association will be sponsoring the Grass Roots Organizing Weekend this Friday and Saturday on campus. The two and-a-half day program is de signed for active student participa tion and is open to the public. The weekend was founded in 1985 by the United States Student Associa tion with the purpose of developing students’ organizational skills and leadership abilities in order to suc cessfully identify political targets and win political battles. —Compiled by Autumn De Poe What is yellow, waxy and can sneak up on you? You can't see or hear it. You may even feel fine...but when your cholesterol sneaks up above a desirable level, it can put you at increased risk for heart disease. Controlling cholesterol is part of the wellness way of life. All it takes is making simple substitutions in the foods you eat, getting regular exercise, and controlling your weight. Free Cholesterol Screening Free to Currently Registered UO students! Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Stop by the Health Education Room or for more information call 346-4456. Brought to you by your University Health Center. iH :®::44 . 4 44 Oregon Daily Emerald IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ode
