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falls within the senate’s scope.
“Senators may support the reso
lution but don’t feel it’s within the
senate’s power to vote on it,” he
said. “You could have people voting
with their heads, not their hearts.”
McLauchlan said if the resolu
tion is formerly approved for dis
cussion, many senators will
support it.
“Basically, the question for the
senate is, ‘Does this resolution fall
under the purview of the sen
ate?”’ he said.
Senate parliamentarian and an
thropology Professor Emeritus
Paul Simonds said he wondered if
the group will actually move to
debate the issue.
“It’s a bit touchy over whether
it actually fits the charter and by
laws of this body,” Simonds said.
“It strikes me that this resolution
pushes the limit of what the Uni
versity should be doing,”
University Archivist Emeritus
Keith Richard said it’s interesting
that debate has centered around a
resolution that doesn’t really
do anything.
“It’s just a representative state
ment of the body itself — techni
cally, it doesn’t represent the Uni
versity in any way, it just
represents the opinion of the sen
ate,” he said.
But the advantage to a resolu
tion, Richard added, is that the
University itself can’t stop the
senate from action.
“Since it’s a resolution, I don’t
know if (Frohnmayer) can veto it
— there’s nothing to veto. But he
can just ignore it,” he said, adding
that the group would probably
send the resolution straight to the
federal government if the propos
al was approved.
In 1970, what was then called
the Faculty Senate voted to take a
stand against the Vietnam War in a
discussion at McArthur Court that
drew 400 faculty members and
more than 4,000 students. During
that same week, University Presi
dent Robert Clark suspended class
es Thursday and Friday because of
huge local and national turmoil
over America’s involvement in
Southeast Asian affairs.
While McLauchlan said he is un
sure whether the resolution will be
brought up for discussion or subse
quently pass, he said if the senate
votes to condemn the war in Iraq,
the University should take notice.
“It is a reflection of a significant
governing body of the University,
and we should not take it lightly,”
he said.
Contact the news editor
atbrookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
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also warns consumers about online
toy purchases because many retail
ers do not post statutory choke
hazard warnings, which are re
quired when the toys are sold in
stores, on their Web sites. Accord
ing to the Consumer Product Safe
ty Commission, choking is the
leading cause of toy-related deaths.
“Children needlessly choke to
death on toys,” OSPIRG’s Con
sumer Intern Nate Sutton said,
“and toys that pose hazards to
children can still be found
on shelves.”
The report is not a complete
list of all dangerous toys. But
PIRG has produced a “Tips for
Toy Safety” brochure to guide
parents and other toy-givers to
ward safe purchases.
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According to the National Acad
emy of Pediatrics, toys with a
noise level of at least 85 decibels
can cause hearing loss in less than
two hours. However, there are
currently no federal regulations
on monitor volume, and PIRG
found several toys on the market
with unsafe noise levels.
EMU Childcare Director Dennis
Reynolds said noise level is not an
issue for them because they don’t
buy these types of toys.
“The act (of playing) should
come primarily from the child,”
Reynolds said. “Active toys often
result in a passive child.”
The center orders toys from
catalogues, and Reynolds said
when they select a toy, they con
sider the size of its parts, what it
is intended for and whether it will
have any sharp edges if it breaks.
They take special consideration
when selecting toys for children
younger than 3 years old by using
a small tube to check if any parts
pose a choking threat.
Reynolds also said they try to
limit bringing toys from home to
ensure safety and to prevent ac
cess to toys that promote violence
or stereotypes.
Kathy Abel, the manager at lo
cal toy store Learning Palace, said
the store is very concerned with
safety and keeps a close watch for
potentially dangerous toys. Man
agement has only had to pull
products from their shelves a few
times for safety reasons. Abel said
they do carry toys with small
parts, but they are very strict
with labeling, and most of the
companies they buy from have
high standards.
More information about toy safe
ty is available at www.toysafety.net.
Contact the reporter
atjodyburruss@dailyemerald.com.
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