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A fragile Middle East
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October 16,2000
Volume 102, Issue 34
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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.