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Prozanski Continued from Page 1 was shocked by Sara’s story. He first heard about it when Emer ald reporter Nicole Garton called him for comment. “I found that kind of surpris ing,” he said. “I saw the story [Garton] did, and that gave me greater detail.” He said it was clear that this kind of crime is “an area that needed attention.” If Prozanski’s legislation be comes law, criminals will be tagged as sex offenders in situa tions such as Sara’s. According to current statutes, public indecency is committed if someone exposes him or her self “in or in view of a public place.” This excludes exposure in areas such as homes, busi nesses and enclosed yards. Al though interpretation will ulti mately be up to the courts, Prozanski’s law is aimed at these private crimes. “It feels good,” Prozanski said. “We want to do the right SWI vM:s£ thing.” Prozanski’s bill would make private indecency a Class A mis demeanor, which is punishable by up to a year in jail. “In the scheme of crime clas sification, bur glary is a higher crime than this classification would be,” Prozanski said. However, it would not dis regard any other crimes that may be committed in the act, he said. “I think it’s rodllir rnnl ” “ This is not a victimless crime. In my mind, this is a person to-person type of offense. ” Jeff Collins Chairman, Sex Offenders Supervision Network Sara said of Prozanski’s work. In as diverse and public an area as the University, this legis lation could be a great tool for Eugene police, Collins said. Public indecency is the most committed sex crime in the country, he said. “It is something especially useful in the University envi ronment,” Collins said. “This will really help to identify those men who are out literally stalk ing women and children.” In addition, research has “If I had my druthers,” Collins said, “if you are going to be ar rested for any sex crime, you go to the circuit court.” Being sent to circuit court en sures supervision and treat ment conditions on freedom set either by a parole board or the court. Collins supervises those criminals on parole and proba tion in the University area. “This is not a victimless crime,” Collins said. “In my mind, this is a person-to-person type of offense.” Sara said even if the legisla tion passes, she feels the crimes like the one committed in her room should face harsher sen tences. “There should be something done to make it an even larger crime,” she said. “But it’s at least a step.” Mike Hines can be reached via e mail at mhines@gladstone. uore gon.edu. found that vio lent sex of fenders start their criminal behavior by exposing themselves, Collins said. However, he cautioned, not all people who expose them selves become abusers. “That kind of behavior is a warning to us that we have an ag gressive, stalking type of behav ior on our hands,” Collins said. Currently, most of the people arrested for exposing themselves are sent to municipal court, and they often do not get counseling. Get Ready for Summer! Plan Your Classes Now The UO Summer Session Bulletin with Schedule of Classes is now available on campus. The bulletin contains I important information about courses and special programs offered this summer, registration, housing, and fees. Telephone registration starts May 3. » Pick up,your copy today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore Telephone (541) 346-3475 http://uosummer.uoregon.edu/ Runge Continued from Pagel base salary of $140,000—the total of her previous deal — as well as $45,000 from a combination of ra dio and television contracts and agreements with Nike. She will also receive more than $6,000 in other bonuses. As a comparison, Oregon men’s head coach Ernie Kent signed a four-year contract two years ago for a $100,000 base salary and. $75,000 in radio, television and apparel agreements. “She’s definitely earned it,” said Kirsten McKnight, an assis tant coach who played under Runge for four years. “She made this program what it is today.” Her incentives include compen sation for how far the Ducks ad vance in the NCAA Tournament. Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer and Southern California’s Chris Gob recht are the only other coaches in the conference with a more lucra tive package. “I felt very comfortable with the compensation package that I was able to offer in comparison with oth er coaches in the conference and around the nation,” Moos said. “I felt we were able to offer a competi tive package and the security and stability that we felt was important ” Twice named the Pac-10 coach of the year, Runge received the honor for the second time last sea son when the 16th-ranked Ducks finished 25-6, tying a school record for most victories. “She’s done an awesome job with the program at Oregon,” for ward Angelina Wolvert said. “I’m glad Coach Runge’s coming back. It’s a great sign for our program be cause it shows that we're willing to put out to give to her what she’s giv en to us and to the community. ” Runge and Moos attempted to come to terms on a contract exten sion before the beginning of last sea son. Although negotiations report edly continued during the season, Runge refused to comment publicly on the talks to keep them from be coming a distraction for the team. “It was a negotiation,” Runge said. “There were things that I want ed that I didn’t get, and there were things he wanted that he maybe had to give up. But it was a very easy and honorable process. One that made me feel very supported.” t Ajuiougn nunge was on me snon list of candidates for a vacant Texas A&M head coaching position last summer, she withdrew her name. The job reportedly would have paid Rungs more than $1 million. With her family having moved to the Eugene area recently from their native Waukon, Iowa, Runge said she’s happy to be in Oregon. “This is a very special place,” Runge said. “There’s not a lot of places in the country that support women’s basketball like this com munity has done over the past six years. It’s been a process of show ing that it can happen on a con stant basis and that it can continue to grow.” Runge’s goals include making the program self-sufficient, which means creating enough revenue to cover costs, she said. National power Tennessee has been the only program that has ac complished that. “In my wildest dreams [I want] to be a program in women’s athlet ics that can at least get close to sup porting its own budget,” Runge said. “I think those things are real istic. It will take some time and it’s an evolutionary process, but I think this kind of [contract] com mitment means that this institu tion believes that it’s a real possi bility.” The agreement allows everyone in the program to breathe a little easier, assistant coach Fred Litzenberger said.
