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
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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
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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.
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