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.1 .h e_w e h www.dailyemerald.com newspaper One of a kind Sophomore Julie McLellan combines her affable personality with her energetic play. PAGE 7A Thursday Mandatory minimums? The Wayne Morse Chair held a panel discussion of Measure 94's pros and cons. PAGE 4A October 19,2000 Volume 102, Issue 37 Weather TODAY high 62, low 52 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon University President Dave Frohnmayer greets newly appointed professor of religious studies Mark Ty Unno. University Senate met to hear Frohn mayer give his annual State of the University address as well as introduce new faculty and staff. Frohnmayer: diversity vital to UO In his State of the University address, the president said progress has been made, but much work must still be done By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald University President Dave Frohnmayer focused on com munity and diversity Wednes day afternoon in his State of the University address, saying that the need for a diverse campus ultimately goes back to the need to prepare students for a diverse world. In his speech before a crowd of approximately 100 faculty members and others, Frohn mayer not only addressed the importance of achieving a more diverse campus, but the progress that has been made in the past several years. Frohnmayer said that during his bi-ennium addresses, he likes to highlight one or two main topics. This year in par ticular, he said, diversity is a vital issue, and at least one fac ulty member in attendance agreed. “It is good information to know; you can’t just pick up a book and find this out,” said Anand Prahlad, a new faculty member in the English depart ment. Frohnmayer gave a few ex amples of why he believes that the University is on a good path in regard to diversity. En rollment at the University has increased, and the make up of the incoming freshmen class is more diverse than ever before. “About one student in seven at the University of Oregon is a student of color, and one in 14 is an international student,” Frohnmayer said. Achieving diversity at the University is not easy, Frohn mayer said, “especially in a state like Oregon, which has Turn to State speech, page 6A DPS departures raise questions ■ Employees of the Department of Public Safety are in the midst of controversies and grievances By Andrew Adams and Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Department of Public Safety Lieu tenant Marte Martinez, who has been on administrative leave for more than a week, is now using her saved vaca tion time to take personal leave and deal with issues that may keep her from ever returning to DPS. Former employees have recently ac cused her of harassment and of being illegally promoted to her current posi tion. Martinez said she’s on personal leave indefinitely and doesn’t believe DPS is investigating her, though she has hired a lawyer. “For me the issue is not over,” she said. Martinez said she was not at liberty to discuss the personnel issue or ac knowledge whether she is a defendant or plaintiff. Her lawyer also refused to comment on any possible court pro ceedings. “I do wish to return to the depart ment, but I am currently seeking other employment,” Martinez said. DPS Director Tom Fitzpatrick, who first put Martinez on administrative leave, said “a personnel issue is still pending,” which would keep Martinez from returning even if she were not on personal leave. But he would not dis cuss the specifics of her case or any other personnel issue in the depart ment. University Vice President Dan Williams said he is aware of the Mar tinez situation but also declined to comment. “Her liberty to talk about it doesn’t give me the liberty to talk about it,” he said. DPS has come under fire recently by former employees who claim depart ment supervisors created a hostile workplace that included age discrimi nation, charges that Fitzpatrick Turn to DPS, page 5A a i do wish to return to the depart ment, but I am currently seeking other employ ment Marte Martinez Department of Public Safety ^ ^ Anti-globalization speaker denounces power of corporations Dr. Michael Parenti riled up the EMU Ballroom audience Wednesday with a forceful oration By Eric Martin for the Emerald In an impassioned speech that drew cheers and hoots from a crowd of more than 250 people in the EMU Ballroom Wednesday evening, guest speaker Michael Parenti challenged his listeners to organize against the “globalization” of the world economy. He said this globalization is driven by the cut throat, capital-driven interests of transnational corporations that often impoverish third-world countries by extracting resources and undercut ting worker salaries. He said poverty levels in many of these third-world countries are higher than they’ve ever been at a time when the United States sends more in foreign aid than it ever has. The reason, Parenti said, is that often this for eign aid is squandered on improving infrastruc ture that increases production of a country’s re sources for corporate gains. Often, this money never reaches the hungry and impoverished, he said. Organizations like NATO often attack govern mental systems like communism that don’t ad here to capitalistic ideals, he said. By replacing these governments with leaders more submissive to Western economic interests, he said trade agreements are more easily reached. “Leaders are not it,” Parenti said. “The peo ple... we are the hope.” He also spoke of his recent trip to Serbia and other countries that composed the former Yu goslavia, where he said he discovered that tales of “mass genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” were greatly exaggerated by the U.S. media. He has Turn to Yugoslavia, page 5A Dan Brunei! Emerald Dr. Michael Parenti speaks to more than 200 people on Wednesday. He warned of increasing corporate imperialism in the United States.
