Theater arts graduate student Harmony Arnold (left) and Lonnie Winks prepare for Friday’s
drag show below the LGBTQA office wall.
Bomb threat
continued from page 1A
crime, it may not meet the legal
definition.
Tom Hicks, associate director
for the department of public safe
ty, said Oregon’s legal definition
of a bias crime is so narrow —
even more restrictive than the na
tional criteria — that it’s hard for
any case to meet the definition of
a criminal act clearly motivated
by bias.
“We have incidents occur that
are bias-related, but few crimes
that are bias-related,” Hicks said,
adding that a bias crime hasn’t
been reported on campus since
1998. “Many victims are upset at
what isn’t a crime.”
And if EPD classifies Friday’s
incident as breaking and entering
or as arson, the most that could
happen is an asterisk will be put
next to the case to note that bias
was involved.
Members of the LGBTQA and
student government are combining
forces to make sure that Friday’s
incident isn’t forgotten. ASUO
President Rachel Pilliod said her
office and the LGBTQA office
will have red ribbons that stu
dents and faculty can wear to
show support and blank paper for
them to write their thoughts about
Friday’s incident and LGBT issues.
She also sent an e-mail to Associ
ate Vice President Anne Leavitt to
forward to staff and administrators
about the incident and response.
“We don’t want this to be swept
under the rug because it’s Finals
Week,” Pilliod said. “Everyone on
campus should feel violated by
what happened.”
Milton said red “symbolizes
more of a progressive, proactive
stance historically,” which was
why they chose the color.
Even though most of the stu
dent body will leave campus in a
week or less, the LGBTQA also
plans to discuss Friday’s incident
at the monthly meeting of the
Oregon State Students Equal
Rights Alliance. The student-led
group, formed under the umbrel
la of the Oregon Student Associa
tion in November, represents at a
state level LGBT groups on seven
campuses, with each school hav
ing two voting members.
OSSERA’s mission is to help
incorporate LGBT issues into
classroom discussion, especially
classes where relationships are
discussed.
“If you can personally relate to
the material, you can engage more
in the learning,” Milton said,
adding that Friday’s incident rein
forced the idea that she should feel
just as comfortable in a classroom
as she does in her office.
“Our office can throw as many
events as we want, but we’re only
going to attract our allies,” she
said. “For people to stop being big
oted about sexuality, it has to start
in the classrooms.”
She added that Friday’s inci
dent didn’t change her percep
tion of safety on campus, but it
brought to the front of her mind
the personal safety issues LGBT
students face on campus, adding
that other lesbian students have
told her about being harassed in
the past weeks.
Check the Emerald’s Web page,
www.dailyemerald.com, for up
dates on the investigation.
E-mail managing editor Jeremy Lang
at jeremylang@dailyemerald.com.
Our Mistake, YOUR PRICE BREAK!’’ WE ARE
Storage
SERVING ALL OF EUGENE & SPRINGFIELD
• Electronic Gates
• 7 day access
• Resident Managers
• RV Storage
• Special rates
• Big Doors/Wide Drives
• Free Moving Guide
• Free Use of Hand Trucks
• Locks & Moving Supplies
www.n.w.selfstorage.com
Student Specials
FREE STORAGE
4
Pay 3 months, 4th month FREE plus free rental lock ($16 Value)
expires 7/1/02, new rentals only
014219
SAV-N-LOCK
485-8654
3210 West 11th
(across from Fred Meyer)
EUGENE MINI
WAREHOUSE
485-0011
3550 West 11th (next to Pietro's)
SPRINGFIELD MINI
STORAGE
746-8251
2656 Olympic Ave. (next to Coast to Coast)
PHOTO
SPECIALS
■ JUNE 10-16
■ PRINTS FROM
g SLIDES:
a 3 x 5 - 2 for $1.00
4x6 -2 for $150
■ 5x7- $1.50each
| 8 x 10 - $4.00 each
I From 35mm color slides, glossy
surface only. Allow 3 5 working
_ days for 3X and 4X reprints, 57
I days for 5X enlargements, and
5 10 days for 8X enlargements.
014018
New & Used
Vinyls
CDs & Tapes
258 E. 13th Eugene
342-7975
Trendy and professional
haircuts by friendly
haircare specialists.
Call Ahead Service available at
WILLAMETTE SQUARE
2526 Willamette Ave.
683-1405
Open 7 days a week; Mon-Sat 9am - 7pm • Sun 11am- 4pm
SUPHtCUTS
As hip as you want,ta be. .,
$12°°