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. ' .—„■■ • .....i -• : I X ; I: ... •'■ : •■"■••• I Kevin Caiame Emerald University President Dave Frohnmayer listens as Human Rights Alliance member Sarah Jacobson emphasizes the students’ de mand that the University sign a five-year contract with the Worker Rights Consortium. THE HOST DRAMATIC VERTICAL DROP ON THE MOUNTAIN? THE PRICE OF OUR EAST SIDE PASS. $19 ALL DAY. Our new East Side Pass lets you ski or ride at an incredible price! Now through April 23rd, just $19 gets you all day access to two express lifts-Sunrise and Skyliner- plus the Rainbow and Carrousel chairs and the terrain park. At this great price, and with over 100 inches of snow, it’s one vertical drop every snow rider can handle. Bacf dor OFFER GOOD FOR AGE 7 AND OVER. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER DISCOUNT, PROMOTION, OR BACHELOR EXPRESS PASS. CALL 382-2442 FOR INFORMATION ON THE SUNRISE SHUTTLE FROM BEND, LUNCH SPECIALS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. EXPIRES 4/23/00. WRC meeting continued from page 1 sign any statement. “I’d be happy to speak to the is sue, but I’m not going to sign any thing tonight,” he said. Students also asked Frohnmay er to sign on with the WRC, a mon itoring body which would enforce fair labor conditions in factories producing University-licensed apparel, for a five-year term. While the President said he would sign on with the WRC by the end of this week, provided the University Senate approves such action in its upcoming Wednes day meeting, he also said he is considering a one-year member ship at this point. Frohnmayer said given that the WRC was just recently established, he thinks a one-year membership will give the University a chance to see whether the WRC will be efficient. So far, all universities who have signed on with the monitoring system to this point have agreed to one-year terms. However, some students, such as Human Rights Alliance mem ber Sarah Jacobson, said a one year term will not allow for enough time to build the relation ships required to make the WRC work at its full potential. “Perhaps it’s the place of the University of Oregon to be the ground breaker in this instance,” Jacobson said. Students also asked Frohnmay er to send a letter to University As sembly members, asking them to vote to change the composition of the University Senate and include more seats for classified staff and students. Frohnmayer declined to agree, saying he would never sign a letter that he was not involved in com posing and that he did not believe in. He also said the University’s charter might not allow him to in fluence the University Assembly in such a way. The forum further examined protesters’ demand that Frohn mayer grant decision-making con trol to all committees accountable to him in addition to including more students on those commit tees. Frohnmayer urged students to rethink and reword this de mand because it allowed for con flicting final decisions by different committees. Protesters’demands to Frohnmayer The University will join the Worlcer Rights Consortium for a five-year term. The University will commit to not joining the Fair Labor Association or other factory monitoring bodies as long as they are deficient in re leasing information to the public, monitoring visits are prean nounced and factories are not ful ly inspected. The president will grant decision making control to all committees accountable to him. Their mem bership will be changed to include faculty, classified staff and stu dents. The president will write a letterto University Assembly members, asking that they vote in support of changing the composition of the University Senate to include more seats for classified workers and students. SOURCE; WRC protesters “I think that the demand ... is incredibly flawed,” Frohnmayer said. “It is a formula for anarchy.” Throughout the forum, students expressed concern about feeling excluded from decision-making on campus. “It is not with pleasure that we come here with demands, Presi dent Frohnmayer,” ASUO Vice President Mitra Anoushiravani said. “I am very concerned with the way you have marginalized student investment.” Frohnmayer said students’ voices are heard on campus, and in the case of the WRC issue, their demands came at a time where ac tion was already being taken. “I would take gentle issue with those of you who said a sit-in was necessary ... because the process was well under way,” he said. While students were excited to have met with the president to dis cuss their demands, some left the meeting feeling a lack of accom plishment. “We didn’t get as many concrete decisions as we would have liked,” protester Agatha Schmaedick, said. Students will meet with Frohn mayer again as early as Wednes day, but definitely by the end of the week. .plasma donations Cm around $165 every month. _S15 on 1st donation - $35 on 2nd donation! $50 for the first week $3 extra for first-time donors if you briny in this ad! \/^)e nee A your help!
