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build directly through local communities can easily ex
plode, Brisibe said. Often, when they do, hundreds of
people are killed in the resulting fires, she said.
Carwill James, who heads the Oil Campaign at the
San Francisco Bay-area based group Project Under
ground, spoke about the influence of oil companies on
public policy within the United States and abroad.
James said companies such as Chevron and Shell
have a lot of power in deciding public policy because of
the contributions they make to several influential right
wing political organizations. This affects their treat
ment of the local people in places, such as the oil-rich
Niger Delta area of Nigeria.
“Chevron is benefiting from government policies in
this country reinforcing what it is doing in the Niger
Delta region,” James said.
As part of his presentation to the small crowd gathered
in Columbia 150, he also showed several slides to demon
strate the effects oil companies are having in Africa.
James said several pictures were of villages in Africa
after they had been destroyed in order to build new oil
refineries.
When the local people organize to resist, said James,
the oil companies provide speedboats and helicopters
for the government to bring soldiers in to stop any op
position by force.
Randy Newnham, coordinator for the University Sur
vival Center, which sponsored the event, said the
speeches brought up many important points.
“I thought the presentation was marvelous,” Newn
ham said.
Assaults
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The first reported incident hap
pened Feb. 14, when a woman was
attacked by a man wearing a mask at
the corner of East 15th Avenue and
University Street. Alejandre said the
woman reportedly tripped after the
attacker jumped out of some bushes,
but she was able to escape.
Other attacks include a March 16
assault on a woman walking along
the Gerlinger fire lane, which passes
by the Pioneer Cemetery, and a Feb.
28 assault on a woman walking
north of the foot bridge in Alton
Baker Park, near Autzen Stadium.
Alejandre said attackers have not
only been grabbing their victims, but
also making sexual comments and al
luding to the danger of being alone.
“During the March 16 incident,
the attacker actually spoke to the
woman, saying, ‘Don’t you know
you shouldn’t be walking alone?”’
Alejandre said.
Hicks said DPS has been hanging
bright yellow posters alerting stu
dents to the attacks since March 7 in
an attempt to educate students on
how to avoid an attack.
“We want information about the
attacks to be out in the campus com
munity so we can reduce the likeli
hood of further incidences,” Hicks
said.
Posters have been hung in the
EMU, the residence halls, sororities
and fraternities, the University
Health Center and other locations.
They include precautions people
can take to avoid an attack, such as
walking with someone else or in a
group, walking in well-lit places
and calling for help if they feel
threatened.
“Anyone can call [DPS] for a
walking escort if they feel uncom
fortable,” Hicks said. “Even if it’s af
ter midnight, we’ll send someone to
walk with you from the library to
the residence halls or anywhere else
on campus.”
Other services intended to keep
students safe include the emer
gency phones and Saferide, which
provides rides to women who are
left to walk home alone, Hicks said.
Cindy Smith, an adult nurse prac
titioner for the University Health
Center, said if attacked, a student
has a lot of options.
“Both the Sacred Heart Medical
Center and McKenzie-Willamette
Hospital emergency rooms have
forensic nurses that can do any kind
of testing necessary and can help
with the legal issues of an attack,”
Self-Defense Tips
If attacked:
• Always make as big a scene as
possible. Make sure to scream, yell
and attract a lot of attention to the
situation.
•Always try and keep something
with you that can be used as a
weapon if needed. Keys can be as
effective as pepper spray or mace.
• Always attem pt to strike sensitive
a reas such as the eyes, ears a nd
groin area when fighting back.
Source: Gary Martin, Martial Arts expert at
Martial Arts America in Eugene
Smith said. “The University Health
Center can also do any kind of test
ing for pregnancy and STDs, and
the Office of Student Life can pro
vide counseling and legal advice.”
Hicks said surviving an attack is
the most important thing to think
about.
“It’s important for someone to
rely on their own wits and fight
back if they can,” Hicks said. “If
someone says, ‘I have a gun,’ it may
be best to cooperate. The main thing
is to survive the attack. ”
DPS will continue to work with
EPD to find those who are attacking
women on the University campus.
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