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.”
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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
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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.
Chemistry professor Peter Von
Hippel was a long-time colleague of
Novick’s, and fondly remembered
his time with the professor. He said
Novick brought a new level of re
search to the University.
“He made this place from a back
water to a real center for research,”
he said.
Von Hippel said part of Novick’s
success at the University came
through his good nature and devo
tion to his ideals.
“He was a wonderful man and a
wonderful friend and colleague,”
he said. “We will miss him dearly.”
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