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—Q—n_LJl.b w e b www.dailyemerald.com An independent newspaper high Saul Patu is one of many Ducks to be hon ored by the Pac-10 and the nation. PAGE 7A Thursday October 26,2000 Volume 102, Issue 42 Weather TODAY A chamber of their own The Emerson String Quartet will give students an ap preciation fora classic style of music PAGE 4A high 55, low 45 Since 1 900 Univers ity of Oregon Eugene, Oregon University refuses WRCs request for dues Recent decision by President Frohnmayer may bring about the University’s retreat from commitment toWRC By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald Acting on advice from his legal counsel, Universi ty President Dave Frohn mayer has announced that the University will not pay its membership dues to the Worker Rights Consor tium, which has raised doubts about the Universi ty’s future commitment to the group. Frohnmayer released his announcement on the president’s section of the University’s home page. In it he states that after the first meeting of the fledg ling sweatshop monitoring group, he began to have “concerns over the legal status of the WRC.” The University and Frohnmayer have previ ously contended that the WRC has not incorporated itself as a non-profit organ ization with correspon ding non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. These doubts were seri ous enough for Frohnmay er to concur with Universi ty General Counsel Melinda Grier to not pay the membership dues. “Until the proper legal concerns are addressed, we cannot pay dues or af filiation fees to the WRC and therefore can not, at this time, become a mem ber,” Frohnmayer stated. Frohnmayer is currently in the Netherlands and could not be reached for comment about his state ment. WRC representative Maria Roeper said the Uni versity’s claims about the consortium’s status are in accurate. She said the WRC is incorporated in its home state of New York, and is currently in the process of receiving non profit status from the IRS. In a legal opinion she wrote Oct, 9, which is also posted on the University’s Web site, Grier argues that because in the University’s opinion the WRC has nei ther incorporated itself, nor secured non-profit sta tus, it can not pay the con sortium any membership dues. She states because the University is a public institution it is strictly Turn to WRC, page 5A 44 you can’t just pay public money be cause you feel like it Melinda Grier University counsel yy Crashing the party \ Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald After gathering partygoers in the living room of a house reported for a noise disturbance, several EPD Party Patrol officers administer field so briety tests to determine whether minors attending the party have been drinking. Party Patrol sobers student drinking EPD’s continued efforts to curb drinking by minors may result in weakened relations between students and police By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Eight police cars are parked on Olive Street between 17th and 18th avenues. A dozen offi cers wait for the order to move toward a house about a block away. The police can hear loud music and jubilant voices ring ing through the night air. When the entire Eugene Po lice Department Party Patrol has assembled, the group walks to the house. Officers are positioned by the back doors and windows in case anyone inside the house attempts to leave when the police arrive. With video cameras rolling, the police knock on the door. An officer informs the party’s host that a noise complaint has been filed and asks the host for permission to enter the house. The host lets the Party Patrol in and that’s the end of the party. Underage partygoers who have locked themselves in bed rooms or closets are ferreted out by Party Patrollers. The 15 to 20 people at the party are corralled in the living room. The police and the partygoers — a mix of students from the University, Lane Community College and Oregon State University — ex change questions. A student asks why the police are video taping everything. Police ask who bought the alcohol. The police note that the partygoers and the party host were cooper ative and civil — somewhat of a rarity, the officers said. Those of legal drinking age are asked to show identification and allowed to leave. The mi nors are given field sobriety tests. On this occasion, nine ci tations for minor in possession of alcohol are issued. The party host receives a citation for al lowing minors to consume alco hol on private premises, which carries a fine of up to $1,000. This scene is played out time and again on Friday and Satur day nights at addresses throughout the West Universi ty neighborhood and at student housing complexes near Autzen Stadium. The EPD Par ty Patrol is making a concerted effort to reduce the number of alcohol related complaints it re ceives, discourage minors from drinking alcohol and stop riots before they start. “We’re trying to get enforce ment to a level where the mes sage gets across that the person throwing the party will be held accountable,” said Lt. Rick Gilliam, the Party Patrol’s com manding officer. Curbing a drinking culture EPD began the Party Patrol in October 1998 in reaction to the second consecutive Hal loween riot. “That was all alcohol-fueled — it wasn’t a riot for any known cause I am aware of,” Gilliam said. “The drinking problem, in our estimation, was pretty out of control in the campus area.” Predictably, students are not Turn to Police, page 3A Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald In a packed EMU Ballroom Wednesday, Gloria Steinem shares with the audience 10 reasons to not vote for Ralph Nader in the upcoming presidential election. Feminist leader promotes Gore ■ Gloria Stei nem echoed what is becom i ng a popular mantra: A vote for Nader is a vote for Bush By Beata Mostafavi Oregon Daily Emerald From being a well known feminist leader in the late 1960s to dedicating her life to vital political and social causes in recent years, Gloria Steinem has earned her title as an outspoken activist. Less than two weeks from the presi dential election, the co-founder and con tributing editor of Ms. Magazine has a new cause. She told a crowd of more than 1,000 in the EMU Ballroom Wednesday that if they support the issue of women’s rights they must help make one thing cer tain — keep Texas Gov. George W. Bush from becoming president. Steinem, who was a co-convener of the National Women’s Political Caucus, also gave the audience a top 10 list of reasons why she is not voting for Pacific Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, as a part of her mission to keep Bush out of the office. “I’m not against raising money for the Green Party, but not at the expense of putting George Bush in the White House,” she said. Steinem is also the president of Vot ers for Choice, a national group support ing Gore specifically because Gore is Turn to Steinem, page 5A (i I’m not against raising money for the Green Party, but not at the expense of putting George Bush in the White House. Gloria Steinem author, lecturer
