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Ashcroft continued from page 1 wouldn’t say whether Wyden would oppose a confirmation, but said the senator is looking forward to giving all nominees a thorough review. At a local union luncheon last Friday at the University, Wyden said he isn’t likely to vote against a nominee for ideological reasons. “I don’t think you can run gov ernment if you don’t put people in positions just because you don’t agree with them,” he said. Wyden went on to say that nomi nees of Ashcroft’s political stripe are the result of having a Republi can in the Oval Office. “Elections have consequences,” he said. “Last fall, people kept say ing there’s no difference between the candidates. I was one of the people saying there is a difference. If A1 Gore won, he would not have nominated John Ashcroft for attor ney general of the United States.” Bob Avery, chairman of the Lane County Republican Central Com mittee, said area Republicans are more optimistic about Ashcroft’s nomination. “I’m very excited about John Ashcroft,” he said. “I don’t think there’s ever been a candidate for at torney general with as much depth of experience. This is one of the most diverse and qualified Cabi nets I’ve seen.” But area Democrats and liberal ac tivists are skeptical about Ashcroft and the new administration. “It isn’t just that John Ashcroft is a conservative, but this is a person who is a far-right extremist,” said Kitty Piercy, Planned Parenthood spokeswoman and former Oregon House of Representatives Democra tic minority leader. Though Ashcroft said during his confirmation hearings this week that he aims only to uphold the law as it is written, Piercy said he would have considerable power to implement his social beliefs in the Department of Justice. “If he uses an anti-choice litmus test to nominate federal judges, that could make an extraordinary differ ence in a woman’s right to choose,” Piercy said. “I believe that his nom ination is a big payoff to people in the far right for their support.” On the other side of the debate over abortion rights, Gayle Atteberry, executive director of Oregon Right to Life, said Ashcroft will not change laws surrounding abortion rights. “I believe Ashcroft is a man of the law, and he’ll enforce the laws fairly and as they’re written,” she said. “I don’t think there’s anything abortion rights people have to fear, and we don’t have anything to fear.” Violence continued from page 1 lence abuse seminar, both of which help prepare the students for real courtroom work. “We’re trying to provide a benefi cial relationship for the clients and the students,” she said. Weiner said 10 students are eligi ble to participate each semester and receive credit for their work in the clinic. “These students are being allowed the opportunity to put classroom learning to practical use, ” she said. Hoff agrees and said he earned a great deal of work experience in the law field. He said preparation for a case consisted of meeting with the advo cates for advice on what to expect in court, meeting and interviewing the clients and then working with the supervising attorneys to determine the best way to prepare for the case, but he also tried to extend his duties beyond courtroom strategy. “You don’t want to be just a mouthpiece for them,” he said. “You want to let them know you’re here to listen.” Drescher worked with Hoff and all the participating students, and said 100 clients have benefited from the students’ work. “We’re providing a service that has never been provided before for both the clients and the students,” she said. Drescher, who works directly with the students in planning the hearings, said students are expect ed to work 12 hours a week. How ever, Hoff said he sometimes spent 30 hours a week at work, depending on the complexity of the case. “I reminded myself I was more than just a lawyer; I was a human, too,” he said. He said it all paid off when he won cases and his clients would hug him. “If that doesn’t make you feel good, I don’t know what will,” he said. Novick continued from page 1 DNA and other areas of molecular research before retiring from the University in the mid-1980s. Prior to his work with the University, Novick was a key researcher with the U.S. government’s Manhattan Project, in which the nuclear bombs used to end World War II were de veloped. After the bombs were used on civilian population centers, Novick devoted himself to campaigning for civilian control of the nuclear arse nal and limits on nuclear weapons. He is remembered by many as a pas sionate speaker on the subjects. Novick’s son Adam, 45, a techni cal writer and resident of Eugene, remembered his father as one of the brightest and funniest people in his life. “He was real bright; he kept me on my toes,’'he said. “It was a thrill to keep up with him ... to try and keep up with him.” Novick is also survived by his son David, 48, a professor of computer sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso; and his wife, Jane, 76, who has been active throughout her life in both local and national politi cal causes. Retired University Sports Infor mation Director George Beres said he knew Novick through their in volvement in the campus organiza tion University Arms Control Fo rum. He said Novick was both a dedicated researcher and an inspi rational speaker, especially when talking about the threats of nuclear warfare. “He tried to warn people, as he put it, once the genie is out of the bottle you can’t put it back in,” he said. 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