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Tuesday, March 12,2002
Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 114
A forum for
■ Campus community members
speak about a perceived lack
of effort on the part of the University
to attract and keep people of color
By Danielle Gillespie
Oregon Daily Emerald
r I ^ ensions ran high in an open forum
Monday, when University stu
dents, faculty and community
members voiced their concerns and dis
approval about the administration’s ef
forts to improve diversity on this campus.
University President Dave Frohn
mayer and Provost John Moseley
opened the floor to the University
community to discuss Western Michi
gan University President Elson S.
Floyd’s recent diversity recommenda
tions to the administration. Floyd vis
ited the campus from July 7 to July 9
and from October 19 to 23, 2001 and
during his stay, he interacted with 400
members of the University community
about the diversity climate.
“We brought Floyd into the equation
because we wanted an objective third
party,” Moseley said. “This report is not
the only thing we will be using to push
forward diversity on this campus.”
In Floyd’s final report, he proposed that
the University establish a position for Vice
President for Student Affairs. Moseley
said a search for such a position had al
ready been under way before Floyd re
leased his suggestions, and the report sim
ply confirmed the need for this position.
Other suggestions consisted of de
veloping a communication plan to re
spond to various student and faculty
“diversity reports,” move the Office of
Affirmative Action and Equal Oppor
tunity from the administration divi
sion to academic affairs, eliminate the
position of University Advocate and
establish a new position of Vice
Provost for Instructional Responsive
ness, and redefine the role of the Office
of Multicultural Affairs.
Ethnic Studies Director Shari Huhn
dorf said she believed Floyd’s suggestions
failed as plausible solutions because they
did not include ideas for improving re
cruitment and retention of students and
faculty of color, or for curriculum reform.
Jayna Brown, assistant professor of
ethnic studies and English, agreed and
said she thinks hiring people of color
should be a priority.
Turn to Floyd, page 4
Adam Jones Emerald
Associate Professor of English Tres Pyle speaks Monday at a forum in 100 Willamette about a
recent review by Dr. Elson Floyd of the University’s diversity programs.
UO seeks input on student fee increases
■Campus community members
are invited to a public hearing
on proposed fees at 3 p.m. today
in the EMU Board Room
By Leon Tovey
Oregon Daily Emerald
If the Department of Public Safety
gets its way, bicyclists will be required
to pay $5 to park their bikes on campus
in 2002-03.
The bicycle parking fee is one of sev
eral hundred fee changes proposed by
University officials to offset rising pro
gram costs. It is also one of several pro
posed changes that the Office of Stu
dent Advocacy plans to challenge at a
public hearing at 3 p.m. today in the
EMU Board Room.
Hilary Berkman, director of student
advocacy, said in addition to the bicy
cle parking fee, she plans to challenge
a proposed increase to the fee for fail
ing to obey a “Dismount and Walk”
sign, and the addition of an education
practicum fee. Berkman called the fees
excessive and expressed concern that
the bicycle parking fee “may keep peo
ple from riding their bikes.”
While she said she doesn’t object
to the idea of fees, Berkman said she
does object to what basically
amounts to hidden costs being
passed on to students.
“One of my concerns with course
fees is that people are unaware of
them,” she said. “They disturb me be
cause they are so hard to absorb.”
The full list of proposed changes is
available in Room 3 of Johnson Hall,
and the hearing is open to all students,
faculty, staff and community members.
E-mail higher education editor Leon Tovey
at leontovey@dailyemerald.com.
Shuttles share
safety goals
but not riders
■ Night Ride, established to offer both men and women
safe transportation, will have no impact on Project
Saferide’s all-women assault prevention services
By Robin Weber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Although the new co-ed transportation service Night Ride is not
starting until July 1, there has already been confusion about the
program’s effect on the all-women’s Project Saferide shuttle. Pas
sengers can rest assured, However, that
the Saferide program remains the same.
Night Ride makes it debut on cam
pus in reaction to a recent settlement
with the federal Office of Civil Rights
and in light of campus safety issues.
“Saferide and Night Ride have the
same goal of assault prevention,”
Saferide publicity coordinator Casey
Rohter said.
The main difference between the
two is Night Ride is co-ed with safety
as its main focus, while Saferide re
mains women-only for sexual assault
prevention. Rohter said while Night
Ride targets more the lesbian, gay, bi
sexual and transgender population
and minority men, it doesn’t discrim
inate against any men who feel unsafe
at night on campus.
The Night Ride program was devel
oped in response to a settlement the
University reached with OCR on Oct.
26. OCR found that the University
was in violation of Title IX of the Edu
cation Acts of 1972 because Saferide
allows only women to drive and ride
in vans. Title IX prohibits sex dis
crimination in programs or activities
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Project
Saferide
All-women shuttle
Hours:
Winter term
6 p.m. to midnight,
Sun.-Thu,;6p.m
to2a.m.,Fri.-$at.
Spring term
7 p.m. to midnight,
Sun.-Tfiu.; 7 pm.
to 2 a.m., Fri.-Saf.
Summer term
9 p.m, to midnight,
Sun.-Thu.; 9 p.m.
to 2 a.m., Fri.-Sat.
Night Bide
Co-ed shuttle begins
July 1 with same
hours as Project
Saferide
Call 346-0653
for more information.
SOURCE: Project Saferide
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By allowing both men and women to ride on an equivalent
service, the University expects OCR investigators to be satis
fied that the school is abiding by Title IX guidelines. OCR is
scheduled to evaluate the proposed Night Ride program at the
end of this month. As for the Saferide program, its mission
remains the same: Keeping women safe from sexual assault.
Rohter said the volunteer drivers will continue to be only
women, and state law requires all drivers to pass a back
ground check. Saferide currently has 45 volunteers per term.
Although men do serve as Saferide volunteers, they act in
more of a behind-the-scenes capacity, putting up fliers and
serving as dispatchers.
“We provide a safe haven. We’re not out to bash men and
say they’re unsafe,” Saferide volunteer coordinator Eve Rivi
nus said.
The 93 requests by males for Department of Public Safety
escorts in 2001 also displays a need for increased safety for
men, according to Saferide co-director Nikki Fancher.
Women can also be confident their personal informa
tion will remain confidential, even with the new program
on board.
“Night Ride uses a separate radio to protect women,” Rivi
nus said. She thinks Night Ride simply gives students more
options to travel worry-free.
“It’s rounding out campus transportation options by adding
one more choice,” she said.
The Night Ride shuttle offers students advantages over other
campus transportation options such as Lane Transit District, the
Designated Driver Shuttle and the Department of Public Safety.
“Unlike LTD, we operate extended nighttime hours. ... Un
like Designated Driver Shuttle, we start offering rides at dusk.
... Unlike DPS, which offers escorts to students around campus,
Night Ride maintains an extensive boundary,” Fancher said.
Turn to Saferide, page 4