Faith Events
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Roundtable discussion: University
Christian Fellowship hosts a
discussion, '-Religion and Patriotism.”
Noon. EMU, Century Room D. Free.
Wednesday Night Fellowship: The
Wesley Foundation otters fellowship. 7
p.m. Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid St. For
more information, call 346-4694. Free.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Guest speaker Rev. Terry Hershey
will give a presentation and lead a
discussion entitled “Giving the
Ministry Away.” 7:30 p.m. Newman
Catholic Center Chapel, 1850
Emerald St. A reception will follow in
the lounge. Free.
Send event information to
calendar@dailyemerald.com.
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City Council chambers
renovation near
completion
McKenzie Commercial is close
to finishing the remodel of the Eu
gene City Council chambers. The
construction firm began the proj
ect in mid-August and will be fin
ished by Oct. 19.
“That’s the deadline for their con
tract,” said Glen Svendsen, the city
facilities manager. “The project
originatedbecause the first floor
wasn’t wheelchair-accessible.”
City Council uses the room at 777
Pearl Street for its public meetings,
which are held on the second and
fourth Mondays of each month. Eu
gene’s Municipal Court and other
public groups also use the facility.
Workers must finish laying car
pet, adding audio-visual equipment
and installing handrails to the stairs
and wheelchair ramp. The project is
expected to cost around $313,000.
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Survivor
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down her self-esteem so much that
she believed him when he said no
one else would want her, she said.
When contacted, William denied
Amy’s account of their relationship.
Amy is not alone. Roughly 34
percent of women responding to a
survey in Lane County reported
that they had been victims of do
mestic violence in a 1997 survey.
More than 1 out of every 8 Oregon
women 18-34 years of age are esti
mated to have been victims of
physical abuse by an intimate part
ner during the past year, according
to the 1998 Oregon Domestic Vio
lence Needs Assessment.
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, when people na
tionally and locally want to ensure
domestic assault survivors know
where to turn. Campus groups such
as the Counseling Center, Office of
Student Life and the Women’s Cen
ter have publicized their resources in
hopes that students on campus will
prevent their relationships from es
calating like Amy’s did.
While Amy admitted she was
nervous to talk to a reporter about
something she had tried so hard to
forget, she also said it was worth it
if she could help just one person
avoid the same situation.
Sheryl Eyster, assistant dean of
the Office of Student Life, said
there are various warning signs
people should look for in their rela
tionships. Patterns of physical,
emotional and sexual abuse gradu
ally increase in the level of vio
lence, she said.
“There is a typical pattern of
power and control exercised over
one person. At each stage, the vio
lence increases to further weaken
the survivor,” Eyster said.
She added that although domes
tic violence predominately occurs
in male-female relationships, it can
take many forms, whether it is in
the family, child abuse, same-sex,
or dating violence.
Last year, Amy left William for
good. She is now remarried and
lives outside of Eugene. Her new
husband is supportive and non-vio
lent, and her young children are
safe, she said.
Amy said William was very at
tentive when they first started dat
ing. He would surprise her at work
during her break or unexpectedly
show up to take her out to lunch.
But after awhile, she started to feel
a little uncomfortable — to the
point where she wanted him to
back off, she said.
He was also very jealous if she
spent time with any of her friends,
and little things would make him
angry, to the point where he would
turn violent, she said.
For example, if he didn’t like
what she’d made for dinner, he’d
throw a plate at her, she said. If she
was snoring too loudly, he’d slap
her in her sleep, she said.
One time he was so angry, he
smashed her head with a clog, she
said. She said she can remember
the shock.
"I thought, 'Oh my God, this is
my blood.' And then you think of
getting out, but you don't know
where to go and grabbing your kids
and going to a shelter sounds
scary," she said.
Amy said the turning point for
her was the day she was raped and
sodomized by William.
Amy and William got a divorce,
but Amy’s accusations never led
to conviction. As reported in local
court records, William does have
an earlier conviction for domestic
assault.
When Amy told her friends and
family what had happened, many
weren’t supportive, she said.
“On the outside I looked like
such a together person,” she said.
“When most people heard, they
couldn’t handle it. They didn’t
want to know that kind of thing
happens in a marriage.”
But some of her friends and
teachers, campus public safety offi
cers and University staff were very
supportive, Amy said.
She saw a University counselor
every week for the year after she
was raped, she said.
When she met her current hus
band a year ago, she told her coun
selor that the relationship was very
different from relationships she’d
had in the past.
“The counselor told me, ‘Well,
you’ve never experienced “normal”
before,’ and I thought, ‘I’m 35 years
old, and this is the first time I’ve had
a normal relationship,”’ she said.
She said she appreciates life in a
new way and hopes others like her
will get help.
“The greatest part of it is not
feeling every day like you’re
waiting for that other shoe to
drop. I used to get this horrible
feeling in the pit of my stomach
before I got home. I don’t have
that anymore,” she said. “You
can’t fix broken people — just get
out, and fix yourself.”
Diane Huber is a student activities reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached
at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
OUS audit
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and procedures,” Associate Di
rector for External Operations
Dave Heeke said.
Moos said he sees the audit as an
opportunity to upgrade Athletic De
partment policies.
“If there are areas we can im
prove in regards to policy and pro
cedure in team travel, we need to
consider that,” Moos added. “A
fresh set of eyes from outside is a
good way to address it. ”
A team of auditors, including
OUS Director of Internal Audits Pa
tricia Snopkowski, will begin scour
ing records that document $1.7 mil
lion in travel expenses for
University sports teams. Snopkows
ki was not available for comment
Thursday, but OUS spokesman Bob
Bruce confirmed she was spear
heading the investigation.
“They will look at existing financial
records and also look at documented
processes,” Bruce said. “For instance,
if someone comes in and presents
cash to an employee, what does that
employee do with the cash?”
Bruce said it was fairly common for
departments to request an audit, but
the duration of each is difficult to de
termine because it depends on audi
tor workloads, the number of auditors
available and the complexity of an in
vestigation. The OUS has eight audi
tors in its Internal Audit Division.
“We will have all files available
to them,” said Tom Larson, director
of finance and contracts for intercol
legiate athletics. “I believe they’ll
look at the same type of travel files
as they did for softball. ”
Meanwhile, athletics officials are
planning to discuss coaches’ ac
counting processes and hope to seal
loopholes, Larson said. The softball
travel expenses audit said the Ath
letic Department’s internal controls
were functioning as designed.
“In most any business system,
there is the opportunity to exploit
the system,” Larson continued.
“You can’t have complete control.”
Head coaches clear team travel
itineraries with the business office,
the compliance office and the Athlet
ic Director, but Larson said there is
wiggle room for beating the system.
Each athlete receives and must sign
a form that documents how much
money they spent on a team trip.
“Basically, what (Gamez) could
have done is, sign a blank piece of
paper that did not have the amount
of money (athletes) were receiving
on it, and fill it out later on,” Larson
said. “But on the form that the kids
sign, there is a statement that says,
‘Do not sign this form if the amounts
are left blank.’”
Bill Steffen, head coach for
women’s soccer, said Thursday that
Gamez made an “unfortunate over
sight” but it was not an overt attempt
by Gamez to embezzle team funds.
“I think the system we have is
good,” Steffen said. “I think most
coaches are pretty diligent about
their budgets.”
Emerald sports editor Adam Jude
contributed to this report.
Eric Martin is a higher education reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be reached
at ericmartin@dailyemerald.com.
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