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www.dailyemerald.com Monday Road tough Steve Smith and the rest of the Oregon Ducks continue to sizzle, beating USC28-17. PAGE 9 A fragile Middle East After terrorist attacks and continued violence in Jerusalem, Barak and Arafat agree to meet PAGE 5 October 16,2000 Volume 102, Issue 34 Weather today MOSTLY CLOUDY high 65, low 50 Charges embroil Department of Public Safety A lawsuit, filed grievances and several recent resignations raise serious questions about the department Director denies former employees' allegations of age discrimination, hostile environment By Andrew Adams and Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald A lawsuit against the Department of Public Safety dismissed Wednes day is one part of a string of resigna tions by senior officers and allega tions of harassment and age discrimination in the department. Besides the lawsuit, grievances have been filed with the Oregon Public Employees Union, al though the details are confidential. At least four veteran officers, each with at least five years of experi ence in the department, have re signed or taken other jobs at the University since last summer. One former patrol officer is also accus ing the department of discrimina tion and the illegal hiring of two new lieutenants. All of this comes as DPS at tempts to implement a new “21 Standards of Conduct,” which may be in conflict with the OPEU labor contract. University and DPS officials have said many of the personnel is sues are confidential and refused to comment, and DPS Director Tom Fitzpatrick has denied many of the other allegations. He said that, despite the resignations and lawsuit, nobody at DPS is guilty of discrimination. Pauline Conaway, who left the department less than a month ago, sued the University and her former DPS supervisor, Paige Lawlor, for age discrimination and violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Conaway worked in the depart ment as a dispatcher for almost 11 years. In her suit, Conaway claimed the department refused to accom modate her disability, a leg injury that made it harder for her to get around the office, and received verbal harassment and emotional distress at her job during August 1997. In court documents, she claimed Lawlor referred to her as “lazy thing,” “old woman,” and a “fucking [something or other].” The University and the depart ment contended the comments were not discrimination but sim ply caused by workplace friction, Turn to DPS, page 8 ((It was flat-out harass ment. Kim Maynard former DPS patrol officer _n Register Now Kevin Calame Emerald ASUO state affairs coordinator Brian Tanner (left) and ASUO intern Sandy Newton help students register to vote last week. Tanner said approx imately 150 students signed up Wednesday and that the overall sign-up number is nearing 5,000. Voter registration campaign successful ■Tuesday is the last day to first time register in Oregon in order to receive ballots on time By Beata Mostafavi Oregon Daily Emerald Even before school officially began, students were stopped in their path by individuals with clipboards and in quiring faces, as they asked the passers-by the popular question: “Are you registered to vote?” Students who are still saying “no” don’t have much time to change their status. Tuesday is the deadline to regis ter to vote for those who have not regis tered in Oregon before. Although college students have been notorious for their small contri bution to the voting population in the past, members of the ASUO legislative team said they hope to change this pat tern, and make students aware that their voices won’t be heard unless they vote. “I think the Legislatures won’t pay attention to our issues unless we get out and vote,” said Melissa Unger, ASUO legislative organizer. “Seven ballot measures specifically affect the way the University is funded, and we want students to vote on those. We Turn to Registration, page 7 The Rev. Jesse Jackson will speak on campus Tuesday, resulting from a sur prise last minute scheduling agree ment with the University, ASUO State Affairs Coordinator Brian Tanner said late Sunday night. Jackson will address a rally in the EMU Amphitheater from noon to 130 p.m. His visit was arranged by Sen. Ron Wyden's staff, the University College Democrats, Oregon Students of Color Coalition and the Black Student Union. Tanner said the ASUO already had a “Rock the Vote” rally planned for Tues day in the amphitheater. Turn to Jackson, page 7 President speaks of participation ■ President Frohnmayer emphasized active involvement among citizens during Friday’s speech to members of the Eugene City Club By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald University President Dave Frohn mayer addressed more than 50 mem bers of the Eugene City Club Friday with a speech emphasizing the impor tance of citizen involvement. In his speech, held at the Eugene Hilton, Frohnmayer spoke about his role as University president, as well as his vision for Oregon in relation to the upcoming election. His speech fo cused on the themes of activism, vol unteerism and involvement, or “en gaged citizenship.” “Many citizens in Oregon, many who are in this room today, have long been living the concept of engaged cit izenship,” he said. “I do believe this engagement is the leavening agent of our democracy.” He also stressed the importance of citizen involvement, especially now, Turn to Speech, page 4 Ducks climb to No. 7 FROHNMAYER Quarterback Joey Harring ton passed for 382 yards and the Oregon defense made several key stops in the fourth quarter as the No. 7 Ducks (5-1 overall, 3-0 Pacif ic-10 Conference) beat USC (3-3,0-3) at Memorial Colise um in Los Angeles. The win was Oregon’s first on the road after squander ing a chance to beat Wiscon sin on the road earlier this season. The Ducks’ passing game responded well to the Trojans’ effective rush de fense, which held tailback Maurice Morris to 85 yards. Associated Press writers ranked Oregon seventh in the nation, tying its highest ever ranking from when it was No. 7 in 1964. Around the Pac-10, Washington is ranked ninth after beating Arizona State and Oregon State improved to No. 19 af ter pounding Stanford 38-6. UCLA plummeted to No. 23 after losing to California. Arizona, now ranked No. 20, held on in triple-over time to beat Washington State and remain undefeated in conference play alongside the Ducks. The two teams meet at Autzen Stadium at 7:15 p.m. Saturday to deter mine control of the Rose Bowl race. For full coverage turn to Sports on page 9.
