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y»ar'v'L1y "ays t#*»V a»? !#t •< Fundraiser continued from page 1 we’d be more than happy to be a part of it,” Poynter said. McGuire also said the College Republicans were anything but bi partisan in their offer. He said the invitation was made specifically to force the College Democrats to work with groups they don’t like or to appear inflexible if they de clined. “We would have worked with them had they not tried to bully us into it,” McGuire said. “I’m a little confused as to what [their] motives are.” But College Republicans chair man Jason Gathercole said he went to a College Democrats meeting Thursday afternoon to explain that the issue is collecting money, cloth ing, toys and food for Womenspace, not politics. “I can’t fathom a reason why they wouldn’t want to,” Gathercole said. Austin agreed, and said the op posing views on abortion between Justice For All and Students For Choice simply don’t matter. “None of us care, for this project, what the other group’s political views are,” Austin said. Gathercole added that Women space won’t mind groups with varying political views supporting the clinic either. “Womenspace doesn’t care who’s involved, they just want the money,” he said. But Margo Schaefer, community outreach director for Womenspace, said the organization doesn’t blind ly accept donations from any group, and she hasn’t heard from the College Republicans yet about the fundraiser. “It would be polite, and, in this case, practical, of them to contact the organization,” Schaefer said. She added that she appreciates their efforts, but the staff discusses whether to accept a donation when controversial groups are involved. Schaefer said Justice For All would be one of those groups. “Domestic violence does not rec ognize ideological boundaries [and] CC If Justice For All wasn’t involved, wed be more than happy to be part of it. Sara Poynter director, Students For Choice n we have to reach across some ideo logical boundaries,” she said. “But we can’t stretch across the board.” Gathercole said the College Re publicans have contacted other campus groups, including Men Against Sexism and the ASUO Ex ecutive, and all of them are consid ering co-sponsoring the fundraiser. The group will also send invitations to all student groups asking whether members want to donate time to make phone calls to solicit donations. “It’s going to happen nonethe less,” Gathercole said. “I believe t there will be wide support. ” But Schaefer said regardless of the support, Womenspace staff may decline to accept the donations, es pecially if the College Republicans’ motivation is to cause tension be tween themselves and other groups. “We’re not interested in being po litical fodder for somebody,” she said. J d t COLLEGE 3 !=n.L ZL iSfflM CAREER Any bright ideas for your career path? Come to the Career Development Internship Program (CDIP) Orientation on Monday, February 12, You'll find ideas to get yourself out of a maze, and on a path to a career of your choice. UNI VBRSITY CAREER CDIP Spring Orientation Monday, February 12 3:30 - 5 PM 246 Gerlinger Recycle this paper “37 years of Quality Service” Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen • Audi German Auto Service 342-2912 • 2025 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, Oregon, 97402 All new front loader machines with 18-50 lb. capacity! Our $1.50 washers break down to 75C per load when compared to our competitor’s top loaders. All dryers 250 for 10 minutes Student Special through the end of January. All Wascomat washers FREE extra extraction cycle (normally 250) Save money and time on drying! 165 E. 17th (Behind Safeway & Hirons) Open: 7am-llpm Emerald Laundromat
