CRIME
WATCH
Vandalism
Monday, Feb. 12,10:20a.m.: A caller
reported a tire was punctured in the
Agate Hall parking lot.
Monday, Feb. 12,12:19 p.m.: A caller
reported cigarette burns in the lounge
floor of Robbins Hall.
Tuesday, Feb. 13,10:36 p.m.: A caller
reported that papers had been set on
fire in Adams Hall.
Wednesday, Feb. 14,9:33 am.: A caller
reported papers burned near the
first-floor fire cabinet of Adams Hall.
Friday, Feb. 16,9:52 a.m.: A caller
reported a paper on the door of Caswell
Hall had been burned.
Friday, Feb. 16,11:15 a.m.: A caller
reported vandalism to a vehicle in the
University Inn parking lot.
Saturday, Feb. 17,1:30 a.m.: An officer
reported burnt fliers on the second
floor of Ganoe Hall.
Disorderly Conduct
Monday, Feb. 12,4:56p.m.: A caller
reported three people skateboarding
and stunting in the courtyard of Gilbert
Half.
Thursday, Feb. 15,1:30 a.m.: A student
from Bean Hall called to complain
about excessive noise in the hall.
Thursday, Feb. 15,6:14 p.m.: A caller
reported a possible fight in the center
of Pioneer Cemetery.
Friday, Feb. 16,9:11 p.m.: A caller
reported two males stunt riding
skateboards on the railings of Grayson
Hall.
Alcohol, Illegal
Substance
Tuesday, Feb. 13,9:45 p.m.: A caller
reported possible marijuana use in the
Walton Complex.
Tuesday, Feb. 13,10:42 p.m.: An
off icer cited residents for possession of
marijuana in Dunn Hall.
Tuesday, Feb. 13,11:26 p.m.: An officer
cited two residents with possession of
marijuana in the basement of Cloran
Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 15,2:16a.m.: A caller
reported possible drug use on the roof
of McClain Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 15,5:55 p.m.: A caller
reported an intoxicated subject
loitering in the lounge area of Gilbert
Hall.
Saturday, Feb. 17,4:19 a.m.: An officer
conducting a check of the University
Inn was called to investigate two
possible minors in possession of
alcohol.
Theft
Tuesday, Feb. 13,8:34 a.m.: A
University staff member reported a
digital camera was stolen from the
Knight library.
Wednesday, Feb. 14,6:52a.m.: A caller
reported a bike theft in progress at
Lawrence Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 15,12:51 p.m.: A
student reported the theft of his
parking perm it from the Alder Street
parking lot.
Threats/Physical
Violence/Injury
Wednesday, Feb. 14,10:16 p.m.: A
female caller reported a male acting
suspiciously at the intersection of
University Street and 15th Avenue He
had attempted to attack her five years
earlier.
Bike Thefts
Reported at Walton Complex.
Source: Department of Public Safety
Calendar
Wednesday, Feb* 21
Russian Film Series: "Twenty-Six Days
in the Life of Dostoevsky," an
examination of the creative life and
passions of the Russian writer/in
Russian with English subtitles. 6:30
p.m. Room 115 Pacific Hall, 1210
Franklin Blvd. Free. For information,
call 346-5051.
Information session: “ What my
major has done for me.” From 11
a.m. to noon in the EMU Alsea Room.
For more information, call 346-7034.
Information session: “Major
Decisions.” Several departments on
campus will be available to answer
questions from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. in the EMU Concourse. For more
information, call 346-7033.
Jacobson/Cook
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versity has been represented in the
state was from the [Oregon Student
Association]. While we would
probably continue that, if you look
at the OSA budget, we send almost
$100,000 a year there, and we
would want to re-evaluate how well
that’s doing for us and see if there
are any more positive ways, or more
cost-effective ways, of being repre
sented in the state. There are cer
tainly times where Matt and I could
personally lobby up at the state, and
if we feel that there is an issue like a
tuition increase or scholarship
needs, then that’s one way we could
get involved personally.
Q: What is your definition of stu
dent activism?
A: [Bret] Student activism comes
in as many shapes and sizes as imag
inable on this campus. And the U of
O has built a reputation for student
activism. My own definition is stu
dents just doing whatever they can to
get their voices heard. Even while I
personally disagree with many of the
methods they’ve chosen, I at least re
spect that they care enough about a
subject to go out and make noise.
[Matt] Student activism is really
just students who have a particular
passion or interest in a general top
ic [who] go out and really make an
effort to educate others about their
stance on things.
Q: How do you define diversity?
And how do you plan on bringing to
gether the diverse voices on campus?
A: Diversity is a very sensitive
subject on this campus. I think our
main thing with diversity is we
have a lot of great student groups
around the campus that will,
through our PR idea, be heard
more, and I think they will feel like
they are receiving better coverage
and fairer coverage. As far as a defi
nition of diversity, it’s more an ac
ceptance of everyone, a communal
acceptance and will to learn from
everyone’s different cultures.
Q: If two student groups were at
odds with each other, how would
you resolve the conflict?
A: Well, if there’s a rules issue,
then certainly we look in the Clark
Document or the Green Tape Note
book and see what happens there.
But if it’s just an ideological dis
pute, then we try to get out both
sides for the campus to hear about
and pretty much let the campus de
cide who’s right and who’s wrong.
That’s the epitome of diversity.
Q: If there were one thing you
could change about the University
instantly, what would it be?
A: [Bret] Probably higher faculty
wages, because we’re pretty low
ranked in that. I mean, that makes
us one of the best values, but it also
makes it very difficult to attract
highly talented professors here.
[Matt] One thing I would change
immediately is the reputation of the
University of Oregon as being a more
professional institution around the
state of Oregon. I think the news cov
erage has created a sort of negative
vibe around the U of O, and if I could
change that right off the bat, I defi
nitely would. Change the vibe
around campus, the reputation of the
University of Oregon, kind of how
the general public feels about it.
Q: Recent history shows a tense
relationship between the ASUO
Executive and University Presi
dent Dave Frohnmayer. Do you
plan on improving that relation
ship and, if so, how?
A: Definitely plan on improving
that relationship, and one of the
best ways to do so is to utilize other
members of the administration,
such as the head of the alumni as
sociation, the University Founda
tion, Dusty Miller of the EMU; all
have said on different occasions
they are willing to take student is
sues to President Frohnmayer if
they consider them valid issues,
and at least discuss that with the
president. On a more personal lev
el, we can certainly just try to be as
professional and reasonable as pos
sible when we deal with them.
Q: How will you carry out things
differently than current President
Jay Breslow and Vice President
Holly Magner?
A: [Bret] We think that they’ve
hired an excellent staff, and their
staff has performed their functions
very well. But we will be more of a
campus presence by pushing our
own agenda while we’re taking care
of the basics. And so, higher visibil
ity and maybe a little more passion
for specific issues.
[Matt] Just by setting up a real base
of media on campus, beefing up that,
I think the word can get out about
what student government does, and
therefore our name will be out there
a little bit more than Jay and Holly’s
name has been out there.
Holocaust
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“There’s an anti-disabled mental
ity brewing,” Linton said. “The dis
abled have been targeted before and
it persists today, and we must be
aware of that.”
Linton said the goal for the
evening was to address the treat
ment of disabled people, and the
film served to help place the issue
in historical context.
Liebe Perla, (which means dear
Perla) is about Perla Ovitz and her
search for the videotape of the scien
tific experiments performed on her
and her family at the Auschwitz con
centration camp in Germany. Today
Ovitz lives in Israel and is the only
living member of her family. The fa
mous family of musical performers
was chosen for the experiments be
cause they were dwarfs, a disability
in the Nazis’ eyes.
“Liebe Perla is a personal story,
but it can be used as a device to
speak more broadly about disabili
ties,” Linton said.
Kristin Carter, a junior education
major, said the film was not what
she expected.
“I was expecting something real
ly upsetting,” she said. “But al
though it was sad, it was also hope
ful.”
Carter said she was amazed that
Ovitz didn’t hate the doctor who
subjected her to the experiments at
the concentration camp.
“She didn’t see this horrible doc
tor as someone who was horrible.
She has such a good attitude,” she
said.
The doctor responsible for per
forming tests on the Ovitz family
and creating the videotape was Dr.
Josef Mengele.
“He identified his work as eugen
ics,” Linton said. “I identify his
work as brutality and murder.’’Lin
ton said that although thousands of
people were murdered during the
Holocaust, there is often little refer
ence made to the disabled victims.
She said they are still ignored in
other ways. Seven percent of the
disabled community is unem
ployed, while many face daily so
cial challenges, Linton said. Also,
disabled people are sometimes not
cared for properly in nursing
homes and hospitals, she said.
“Despite many improvements,
children are still segregated by spe
cial education classes while college
students face many obstacles of
their own,” she said.Dr. Rick
Friedrich, a physician at the Uni
versity Health Center, said especial
ly people around the University
need to increase their awareness
about disability issues. He said he
agrees with Linton that people with
disabilities are still not treated as
well as they should be.
“I think partly all of us have cer
tain fears about being disabled our
selves, and we try to protect our
selves,” he said.
Linton said the participation of
people with disabilities is key to
changing society’s view of them.
“They need to be the authorita
tive voice and be central to these
discussions,” she said.
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