Reaction
continued from page 1A
Despite the protests, University
President Dave Frohnmayer
signed a contract with the WRC
only after the University Senate
and other faculty groups made rec
ommendations.
Fitzpatrick said he didn’t think
extra student input was necessary
for him to continue with the
process.
“I think it was viewed as an ad
ministrative decision,” he said. “It
wasn’t a new situation.”
But students will have a chance
to voice their opinions on the issue.
Fitzpatrick will create an 11-person
advisory committee sometime in
February that will have student
representation. This committee
will offer suggestions to the depart
ment as it moves toward commis
sioning.
Breslow said the committee will
help with future DPS problems, but
the effort comes too late.
“Giving students a voice after
wards isn’t exactly campus democ
racy,” he said.
But not all students are angry
about the decision or how Fitz
patrick made it. Jed McGuire, co
chairman for College Democrats,
said that after conversations with
DPS officers, he believes the offi
cers are ready for the extra respon
sibility.
“They’ve always been ready,”
McGuire said. “They were picked
because they were qualified to do
the job.”
He added the decision will help
save the University money because
fewer University-contracted EPD
officers will be needed for lesser
crimes such as bike theft and resi
dence hall break-ins.
“Also, it’s good for [those cases]
to go through local courts rather
than student conduct,” he said.
But Breslow said he was worried
when he first heard the announce
ment and continues to worry what
specific rights the commissioned
officers will have. He also said the
ASUO Executive is examining
what exactly constitutes probable
cause arrest.
When they have more informa
tion, Breslow said, ASUO members
will organize informational cam
paigns to educate students on their
rights and the new rights of DPS of
ficers.
But he added that he hopes DPS
will take some of the educational
responsibility as well.
“They made the decision. Now
get out there and educate the cam
pus community,” he said.
Protest
continued from page 1A
our votes,” Rice said. “We were
cheated. We won’t forget this.”
University professor Edwin Cole
man, veteran civil rights activist,
also addressed the crowd, saying
Bush’s election signified a setback
to voter rights and that voters
should be outraged.
“He’s talking as if he has a man
date,” Coleman said. “He has not
earned a mandate, and we’re not
going to let him off the hook.”
Many of the protesters waved
signs with such slogans as, “He is
not my president” and “Bush was
not elected.” Also, a dummy carry
ing a makeshift fishnet and wearing
a mask resembling Bush was
propped up against a wall. At one
point, the dummy had a dollar bill
stuffed into its mouth.
A few people also carried signs
supporting former Green Party
presidential candidate Ralph Nad
er. A brief exchange between Nad
er and Gore supporters highlighted
the resentment and division be
tween Nader supporters and main
stream liberals, who blame Nader
for tipping the election to Bush.
After a protester shouted, “Down
with the collusion of the two-party
system,” another protester yelled
back, “Thanks for getting Bush
elected.”
Piercy told the audience not to
despair and that Democrats will
mount a vigorous campaign in
2004 to regain the Oval Office.
“Let’s make today, a very sad day
for us, the beginning of a new foun
dation of democracy in Oregon,”
she said.
Boy Scouts
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States of America and Kidsports.
The board decision was based on
the belief that the Boy Scouts’
stance on gays conflicted with
Bethel’s district policies against
discrimination and harassment,
district spokesman Craig Hawkins
said.
The recruiting ban would have
gone into effect next year, Hawkins
said. But after speaking with
school district attorney Joel
Richards and receiving feedback
from the community, the board re
scinded its decision.
“When we got the original deci
sion, we were flooded with com
munity input, which was signifi
cantly in favor of the Boy Scouts,”
Hawkins said. “Our board action
has raised the level of discussion
in the community. We’re done
with the topic at this point.”
But discussion in the communi
ty continues, and the 4J School
District is now reviewing the issue.
The district’s Equity Committee is
currently collecting information to
make a recommendation to the
district superintendent.
“There are three main questions
that the committee is asking it
self,” said Jim Slemp, assistant su
perintendent of the 4J School Dis
trict.
First, should the Boy Scouts be
allowed to recruit in schools; sec
ond, should the organization be al
lowed to use school facilities for
meetings; and third, should
schools sponsor scout troops?
“There were a lot of comments
about how much good the Boy
Scouts do,” Slemp said, referring
to a Equity Committee meeting
earlier this month. “We’re just
checking things out and deciding
what is best for the kids in our dis
trict.”
While the majority of the feed
back received agreed that the Boy
Scouts are a positive influence in
the community, the issue is decid
ing exactly how the organization’s
decision fits in with district poli
cies and the sentiments of the
community.
“Eugene is going to take its time
here and make sure all sides are
heard,” said Joel Richards, attor
ney for the Bethel and 4J school
districts.
Another school in Broward
County, Fla., took action against
the Boy Scouts, but the Boy Scouts
fought back with a lawsuit. The
Boy Scouts considered the dis
trict’s action to be a violation of ex
pressive association and that to ex
clude the organization from
44 We have never asked
our members about their
sexual preference, nor do
we check on orientation of
people who are already
members.
Mike Marchese
Assistant Boy Scout executive
for Western Oregon 4 ^
recruiting in schools goes against
the constitution.
“The key thing here is Scouts
are a private organization,” said
Mike Marchese, assistant Boy
Scout executive for Western Ore
gon. “We don’t want to be adver
sarial.”
The 90-year-old organization,
which recently welcomed its 100
millionth youth member, is
adamant that sexual orientation is
not the topic, said Marchese. The
organization represents itself as
one that respects diversity and em
braces people from all walks of
life.
“We have never asked our mem
bers about their sexual preference,
nor do we check on orientation of
people who are already members,”
Marchese said. “If someone is gay,
they can be a scout leader as long
as they aren’t an avowed homosex
ual and don’t bring it into our pro
gram.”
Much of the controversy arose
when people were misinformed
that the Boy Scouts of America
was prohibiting gays from the or
ganization, Marchese said. The is
sue isn’t about discounting homo
sexuality, he said, but any empha
sis on sexuality.
“Any discussion of sexuality is
reserved for the family,” Marchese
said. “This is not an arena to talk
about sex.”
And supporters of the Boy
Scouts decision agree that the ex
perience is an opportunity for
young boys to grow, not a forum
for sexual expression.
“In my family, Boy Scouts have
been a wonderful experience for
my boys,” said Jean Lorenz, whose
two sons are involved with Boy
Scouts. “They have learned,
grown, became more self-confi
dent.”
Lorenz said that being “morally
straight” is part of the Boy Scouts
oath, and that the Scouts have de
fined being non-homosexual as
traditional morality.
But opponents of the Boy
Scouts’ decision disagree.
Eugene resident Alicia Hays,
who is gay, said her family used to
be very involved with the Boy
Scouts, and, before the Supreme
Court decision, she expected her
6-year-old son to continue that tra
dition. When her son came home
last year with a sticker saying “I
want to be in Cub Scouts,” she and
her partner had to explain to him
having a two-mom family would
keep him from being welcomed
into the organization.
“I don’t want him exposed to an
organization who doesn’t respect
his family,” Hays said. “I respect
their right to exclusivity, but I’m
disappointed in the Boy Scouts’
choice because it [excludes] a lot
of boys and families.”
The hardest part was explaining
to her son the difference between
the Boy Scouts and his school,
Hays said. He didn’t understand
the difference that it was the or
ganization that didn’t welcome his
family, not his school.
“If the Boy Scouts of America
wants to use the school after
hours, fine,” Hays said. “But they
shouldn’t have special access to
the kids.”
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