News brief
BWA to honor students,
faculty, community member
The spotlight will shine on 17
outstanding men at the Black
Women of Achievement Ebony Man
Showcase, “Beside Every Strong
Man There is a Strong Woman,” at 8
p.m. today in the EMU Fir Room.
According to BWA Director Kim
Jones, the men —14 University stu
dents, two faculty members and
one community member — are be
ing honored for their positive con
tributions through conduct, charac
ter and activities.
This year’s program is different
from events in years past because it
is strictly focused on the awards
rather than auctions to raise money.
Jones said this year, fundraising for
groups was not as much of a focus.
During the ceremony, the men
will be interviewed on stage and
they will have the opportunity to
showcase their talents for the audi
ence.
Camille Gilmore of Alpha Kappa
Alpha is slated to speak on the
show’s theme of honoring men and
women.
The dinner and event are free
and open to the public. Guests are
encouraged to dress semi-formal.
For more information, call BWA
at 346-3735.
— Robin Weber
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ance and contraception,” she said.
“The purpose of having these
speakers is to get students thinking
about what they will do when they
need to get coverage after gradua
tion.”
Phillips gave a short speech,
which included summary of con
traception through the years and
how it’s progressed.
' “Technology has not guaranteed
access,” she said, while discussing
more recent aspects of the issue be
fore introducing the speakers for
the evening.
Diane Rosenbaum, chairwoman
of the Oregon Women’s Health and
Wellness Alliance and the first
speaker of the evening-, discussed
issues concerning Oregon’s more
recent efforts to get contraception
covered by employee insurance.
“Birth control is a big out-of
pocket expense to women in Ore
gon,” she said. “It is discriminatory
not to offer it to all female employ
ees.”
Riley, the second and main
speaker of the evening, served as
the lead counsel in Erickson v.
Bartell Drug Co., the landmark dis
crimination case in which, on June
12,2001, the federal court held that
an employer’s exclusion of contra
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age of the decision, she explained
her experience with the case. Riley
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‘What difference does it make who
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daughters will live in a world
where every child is wanted and
loved and cherished,” she said.
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for the Emerald.
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