Monday, January 27,2003
Since 1900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 85
UO chief
urges
measure
support
University President Dave
Fnohnmayerasks Oregonians
to vote in favor of Measure 28
at a press conference in Salem
Measure 28
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
If Ballot Measure 28 fails, student tu
ition will increase, and Oregon’s econom
ic recovery will be more difficult, Univer
sity ^resident uave
Frohnmayer said
Friday at a Salem
press conference.
Frohnmayer, who
as a state official is
not allowed to take
political positions
during work hours,
took time off Friday
to travel to the state
capital and urge
Oregonians to
vote in favor of m,m
the measure.
Frohnmayer
Measure 28 A
is a three- e>
year, #724
millon tax
increase the
Oregon Legis
lature referred
to voters after failing to balance the
state’s budget after five special sessions.
If it passes, the average Oregonian will
pay an additional #114 in taxes per
year. If it fails, many state services
would be slashed and tuition at Oregon
University System schools would in
crease for the current winter term as
well as spring term.
“We’re at a time when decisions we
make today will quite literally affect lives
for decades to come,” Frohnmayer said.
The speech was scheduled to coincide
with similar events in Medford, Corvallis
and Portland by student body and uni
versity presidents.
If the measure fails, University students
Turn to Frohnmayer, page 6A
Buzbee will contest citation
Ben Buzbee will appear in court
to fight a citiation he received
alleging distribution to minors
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
ASUO Vice President Ben Buzbee is
scheduled to appear in municipal court
Friday to contest a $350 citation for fur
nishing alcohol to minors at a toga party
hosted at his home Jan 18.
Eugene Police Department Officer
Pete Aguilar responded to a complaint
from Buzbee’s neighbor Valdas
Anelauskas at 12:42 a.m. Jan. 18
about a loud party at Buzbee’s resi
dence, but when he arrived, nothing
appeared to be wrong. Anelauskas
called again two hours later, saying the
noise had escalated and partygoers
were lingering outside the house.
When the police returned to Buzbee’s
residence, they called for backup. After
three more officers arrived, the police
broke up the party and issued citations to
12 people. Buzbee and his two room
mates were cited for furnishing alcohol to
minors and nine people received minor in
Turn to Buzbee, page 6A
Buzbee
A reservist's
new journey
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Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Christine Sanchez is instructed on how to properly place a choke hold.
Student and CpI. Christine
Sanchez was called to active
duty with the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserves Jan. 14
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
While students were making
Super Bowl plans during the
weekend, Christine Sanchez was
riding a bus to California. When
students wake up for class Mon
day morning, Sanchez will spend
the day training at Camp Pendle
ton, Calif. And when students are
studying for finals in March,
Sanchez could be headed to Iraq
or Afghanistan.
At age 25, Cpl. Sanchez has put
down her textbooks and picked
up a rifle. A junior at Oregon State
University, Sanchez is one of
roughly 135 Oregonians in the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves who
were called up for active duty Jan.
14 to participate in Operation En
during Freedom, the U.S. govern
ment’s worldwide effort to nip ter
rorism in the bud. Many of the
reservists are students — includ
ing some from OSU and the Uni
versity of Oregon.
“In watching the world situa
tion, we’ve known this has been
coming,” Sanchez said. “We just
didn’t know when. In some ways,
it’s almost a relief because that
sense of uncertainty is gone now.”
But she still has unanswered
questions.
Sanchez doesn’t know how long
Turn to Marine, page 10A
Poetry slam commemorates MLK Jr.
i
Danielle Hickey Emerald
Poet Hannif Panni spoke at the MLK Poetry Slam in Gerlinger Lounge
Friday night
Friday evening’s event featured
readings by seven contestants
and musical performances
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
Rain poured from the sky Friday
evening, and torrents of words flashed
and dazzled like lightning in Gerlinger
Lounge. A packed audience listened at
tentively, lounging on huge pillows and
banana chairs, as six students and one
last-minute entrant competed in the
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Poet
ry SLAM. The event began at 5 p.m. and
lasted nearly three hours.
In addition to competition, the slam
included performances by Portland’s fa
mous Womb Dialectic and the Universi
ty’s Zeta Phi Beta Inc. Poets Turiya Autry
and Mic Crenshaw, who make up Womb
Dialectic, have both been recognized for
their work in Portland public schools.
Each has represented Portland in Na
tional Poetry Slam competitions.
Visiting assistant professor of marriage
and family therapy Jason Platt said he
coordinated the slam with help from sev
eral University co-sponsors, as an effort
to facilitate community dialogue.
“I’ve seen in therapy that poetry
seems to be, for individuals, very thera
peutic,” he said. “I think this helps the
community express what it’s feeling.”
Platt said he contacted the student po
ets after he saw them participate in vari
ous slams and open mic nights. He invited
Turn to Poetry, page 4A
UO plans
to raise
millions
in 5 years
A comprehensive fundraising
campaign will bring in much
needed money to offset
anticipated budget woes
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
With financially rocky times on the
horizon, the University has taken steps
to acquire financial backing the state
can’t afford, and it is engaging in a com
prehensive fundraising campaign to raise
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Vice President for University Advance
ment Allan Price said the campaign began
shortly after the University’s 125th an
niversary and is expected to end in five
years. Price said a final financial goal for
the campaign has not been set yet; in
stead, benchmarks have been set at differ
ent points throughout the campaign. By
July 2001, $125 million had been raised.
As part of the campaign, faculty and
staff from every department were asked
to submit wish-lists of projects the mon
ey should fund. Some of the most popu
lar ideas included endowed professor
ships, student scholarships, new fields of
study, and capital for renovating and
constructing new buildings. However,
more than $2 billion worth of ideas were
suggested — more money than the Uni
versity could ever raise, Price said.
“While a lot of ideas may be good
ideas, they may not be feasible as far as
donor interests,” Price said. “If some
thing is really important but there’s no
donor out there, it doesn’t make sense to
Turn to Money, page 6A
Weather
Today: High 52, Low 37,
Mostly cloudy, chance of rain
Tuesday: High 50, Low 40,
Mostly cloudy, patchy fog
Looking ahead
Tuesday
Pulse takes a look at current
trends in decorating yourself
Wednesday
With most state ballots counted,
how did Measure 28 fare?