WRC reports
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“Maybe that’s where the mis
leading headlines came from,”
Frohnmayer said.
Frohnmayer did not complete
ly exclude the possibility thatlthe
University could back out of the
WRC before the expiration of its
one-year membership in a phone
interview Saturday. However, he
added that option simply is not on
the table right now.
“I don’t foresee that at the mo
ment,” he said. “I think we just
have to wait and see. ”
Duncan McDonald, the Univer
sity’s vice president of public af
fairs and development, who has
been representing the University
in WRC issues, said he did not
know what Friday’s reports were
based on.
“I had no idea where that was
coming from,” McDonald said.
However, both said they think
the misleading reports stem from
stories early last week rather than
from new information.
McDonald said he suspects re
porters simply rehashed and mis
interpreted previous news stories
— specifically a May 1 Emerald ar
ticle about his attendance at a re
cent WRC conference in Chicago,
where university representatives
met and discussed concerns about
the lack of industry representation
on the WRC board.
Frohnmayer signed on with the
WRC, an apparel industry moni
toring group, for a one-year term
on April 12, after the University
Senate had recommended the
University join. At the same time,
however, Frohnmayer expressed
some concerns with the organiza
tion, which is still in its infancy,
and said the University Senate
will re-evaluate how those con
cerns are addressed.
The University’s concerns in
clude ensuring more influence for
university members of the group,
more clarity regarding the compo
sition of group’s governing board,
industry participation and ensur
ing WRC meetings are open to the
media and non-media observers.
Frohnmayer said the review
process will start immediately,
giving the University Senate a
chance to keep up with and evalu
ate WRC developments which are
expected to take place after the
group's governing board is elected
in June.
One crucial aspect the Universi
ty and a number of other university
members are concerned with is in
dustry participation in the WRC, a
point that some WRC representa
tives are adamantly against.
McDonald said as of right now,
the University is a member for a
year and whether its membership
will be extended beyond that is
simply a matter that will have to
be determined after reviewing the
terms of membership and the
progress of the WRC.
“We just need to see what’s go
ing to happen,” he said. “Every
thing is so new.”
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communities that see a high rate
of infections.
“HIV does not discriminate—it
can affect anyone,” said cast mem
ber Roberto Moreno Jr. , who ad
dressed the crowd in the play’s
closing remarks. “We hope our ex
periences help you make educat
ed decisions about sex. If you’re
[tested] negative, do everything in
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among some of the cast, followed
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ber Jason Randolph, a senior at
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sonal commitment to having safe
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Through a grant from E.C.
Brown Charitable Trust, the Uni
versity Health Center brought
MAPP to Oregon after peer health
educator Jennifer Olson saw the
group perform in California.
“I thought they were dynamic,”
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better than a lecture. It grabs your
attention so that you don’t even
know you’re learning.”
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afternoon performance were very
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ming assistant Jennifer Brewer
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cial for everyone.”
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