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Tuesday, October 1,2002
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 23
UO students named in weekend’s riots
In wake of recent rioting, students,
community focus on prevention
and punishment to repair
Eugene’s tarnished image
Jan Montry
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Eugene police have released the names of
those who were arrested during a riot that started
Friday evening in the West University neighbor
hood, including 15 University students.
All but one student were charged with “inter
fering with police,” which carries a maximum of
one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,(XX).
In the aftermath of the riot, University offi
cials are struggling to understand why students
became involved in the first place.
Vice President and Dean of Students
Anne Leavitt said the riot was perplexing
and dangerous.
“Whether students were involved or not, they
were affected by it,” she said. “They were at risk. ”
She speculated that possible factors for the
riot’s escalation could have included the dense
ly packed group of people clustered in the
neighborhood where the riot took place, the
bonfires set in the streets or the alcohol con
sumed during the evening.
ASUO President Rachel Pilliod said the riot
was unfortunate because the students involved
— while representing only a small percentage
of the University — reflected badly on the
whole student body. t
“Most of the students who have talked to
(ASUO) were disappointed with the event,”
said Pilliod.
The ASUO Executive will hold a meeting
tonight to discuss the riot, as well as whether
to undertake preventative measures.
Leavitt said events like the riot are rare, es
pecially during the week before school starts.
Furthermore, Leavitt said, the rioters didn’t
seem to be motivated by any one cause or ad
ministrative process.
“I really am puzzled about why it happened,”
she said.
But Leavitt is sure of one thing: Something
must be done to prevent a future riot, even
though the Student Conduct Code won’t allow
direct punishment.
“We will fully support all sanctions and court
action against students or anyone who was in
volved,” she said.
Leavitt plans to talk with students who
were arrested and make sure they have legal
representation.
Also, since arrest records are public informa
tion, she plans to write letters to the parents of
arrested students.
“Parents need to know that we don’t support
this behavior,” she said.
Although Leavitt hasn’t ruled out amending
the conduct code to punish rioting students,
she said there are several things to consider be
fore a change is made.
The first concern is finding out whether stu
dents were watching or were participating in
the riot.
“(The University) is worried that students may
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Defying
authority
A local group joins others around the
nation to contest the USA Patriot Act
on grounds that it is unconstitutional
Jan Montry
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
A Lane County group is spearheading local
efforts to repeal the USA Patriot Act, anti-ter
rorism legislation introduced shortly after the
Sept. 11 attacks.
The Lane County Bill of Rights Defense
Committee is joining other such commit
tees nationwide to convince city and coun
ty governments to pass resolutions con
demning the Patriot Act, and
recommending state and local authorities
disregard certain powers granted by the act.
Similar resolutions have been adopted in
nine other cities around the nation.
Hope Marston, an organizer for the com
mittee, said detainment and investigative
powers given under the legislation and subse
quent executive orders violate certain liber
ties outlined in the U.S. Constitution, such as
freedom of speech and right to due process.
“In the beginning, our idea was to enlist
many different people,” Marston said. “We’re
trying to work together instead of ramming
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this down their throats.”
The resolution calls for local and state law
enforcement to heed constitutional free
doms instead of obeying the Patriot Act,
which grants new investigative and detain
ment freedoms to authorities in terrorism
related investigations.
Under the act, federal agents — with per
mission from a judge — can demand infor
mation from libraries and bookstores, includ
ing what books suspected terrorists are read
ing and the information they view on public
computers. The act also places a gag order on
the bookstore or library that discloses the in
formation. The act also allows “sneak and
peak” searches in which federal agents with
a search warrant may enter empty homes
Turn to Patriot, page 7
Health Center provides ongoing care
Some of the nation^ best health
services, including a pharmacy
and several clinics are available
to students right on campus
Jillian Daley
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Students often visit the Universi
ty Health Center for vaccinations or
checkups, but few take the time to
find out what’s available before
health reasons prompt them to go.
On Sept. 25, the Health Center
held its open house, giving an
overview of its services as well as wel
coming new and returning students.
“We put out lots of information for
students,” Medical Administrator
Bob Petit said of the open house.
Located at the corner of East
13th Avenue and Agate, students
can visit if they need medical serv
ices, or if they are interested in the
student insurance plan. The Uni
versity community can also take
advantage of the Counseling and
Testing Center, located on the sec
ond floor.
“We’re a full-blown clinic,” Health
Education Director Paula Staight
said. “We offer multiple services.”
Others spoke highly of the overall
atmosphere, as well as the quality of
the resources.
“It’s a wonderful, wonderful
place,” Health Center Acting Direc
tor Anne Mattson said.
Mattson has served as acting di
rector since Gerald Fleischli
stepped down Sept. 15.
She said the search committee
for the position will decide on a new
director by June. Mattson said she’s
pleased to be working at such a well
regarded institution, as the Health
Center is considered to be among
the best in the nation.
“I’m very proud to have this op
portunity,” she said.
The center offers an urgent care
unit to supplement services offered
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The Health Center offers an asthma clinic, pharmacy and free birth control.
by Sacred Heart Medical Center.
The entrance for urgent care is lo
cated on the west side of the build
ing. The center also has after-hours
care, which includes the Telephone
Nurse Triage Scrviee for adviee.
The Health Center also takes
part in the federal Family Planning
Turn to Health, page 6
New EMU
eatery
opening
delayed
The grand opening of Andrew Smash
in the EMU has been delayed until Oct.
7 because of problems with the cash
register system, EMU Food Services Di
rector John Costello said.
Andrew Smash took over the Jamba
Juice and Pizza Planet location and
was originally scheduled to open Mon
day. The express branch of Andrew
Smash in the Student Recreation Cen
ter remains open.
Costello said the cash register sys
tem software didn’t function properly
and had to be sent back to manufac
turers in Florida. He said the rush
to open the juice bar, which finalized
its sublease with Jamba Juice and Piz
za Planet just 11 days ago, created
problems.
“They were really pushing the enve
lope,” Costello said.
Justin Zinser, president and CEO of
Smash International Inc., said it’s
important for Andrew Smash to wait
for the cash register system to be
reprogrammed before opening
the restaurant.
“We’d rather make sure everything
is perfect and right than rush to
open when everything isn’t ready,”
Zinser said.
— Jennifer Bear
Weather
Today: High 65, Low 38,
sunny after morning fog
Wednesday: High 65, Low 43,
mostly sunny turning to clouds
Looking ahead
Wednesday
Same-sex partner abuse
often goes unreported.
Thursday
Campus Recycling wins
accolades for reusable plates.