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Black History Month person of the day
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Friends of her parents raised her after her mother was
murdered for resisting the advances of white men. She
met L. C. Bates, an insurance salesman, in 1939 and the
two married in 1942. They started their own newspaper,
the Arkansas State Press.
The newspaper was a voice for an emerging civil rights
movement. They reported on police brutality against
blacks and trumpeted the cause of World War II black
veterans, who faced discrimination upon return from the
war. The veterans’ return boosted membership in the
NAAGP, and Bates became a leader.
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segregation illegal, Bates became advisor to the “Little Rock
Nine,” nine black students slated to attend Little Rock’s
Central High against the violent efforts of segregationists.
Bates and other activists suffered arrest and constant ha
rassment, but the students did attend school in what be
came a major moment in the civil rights movement. -
Bates later worked for the Democratic National
Committee and President Lyndon Johnson’s adminis
tration. She remained a tireless activist until her death
Nov. 4,1999.
—Michael J. Kleckner
News briefs
City Council selects top
city manager candidate
The Eugene City Council an
nounced Wednesday that Denni
Taylor of Billings, Mont., is the to]
candidate for the next city managei
Taylor, the current city manager c
Billings and the former city manager c
Missoula and Helena, Mont., was one c
two semi-finalists chosen last weekend
Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey joined thi
City Council to interview five poten
tial candidates, narrowing the fiel<
down to two after about 17 hours of in
terviewing. City officials acknowl
edged that both semi-finalists would b
a good choice for the position, but Tay
lor emerged as the chief candidate.
City department heads, city unioi
representatives and community or
ganization representatives also par
ticipated in the interviewing process
Taylor held positions as deputy di
rector and chief of staff for the Mon
tana Department of Justice, an<
served as chief administrative office
for Missoula.
Ward 3 City Councilor David Kell;
said Taylor’s experience in govern
ment impressed him, along with Tay
lor’s dedication t;o teamwork betweei
the city council and the city manager.
“He’s very bright,” Kelly said. “I tool
it as a, very good sign that he had don<
his homework before coming here.”
A small group of City Councilor
and city staff will visit Montana to com
plete a thorough background check 01
Taylor, and a final decision is expect
ed in late February pending “positivi
results” of the background check.
— Jan Montr
'Weavings’ encourages
diverse relationships
Weaving New Beginnings, ai
event designed to bring together stu
dents and faculty of color to foste
new relationships, will take place ii
the EMU Ballroom at 6 p.m. tonight
This is the eighth year of the annua
free event, sponsored by The Presi
dent’s Fund, Enrollment Services, Of
fice of Student Affairs, Office of Multi
cultural Affairs, Multicultural Center,
University Housing and the ASUO.
5 “The point of the reception is to
, bring people together,” ASUO Muticul
tural Advocate Eddy Morales said,
f “We’re really stressing the interaction. ”
f University President Dave Frohn
f mayer will provide the opening ad
dress for the event.
j “This annual gathering is an im
portant opportunity for us to make
1 individual connections and to cele
brate the significance of diversity to
our institutional mission,” Frohn
, mayer said in a statement. “Diversi
ty, in all of its aspects, is essential to
effective teaching and learning.”
! There will also be open mic ses
sions, where students and faculty can
showcase talent in poetry and music.
English Professor Emeritus Edwin
Coleman, whose three-member jazz
band is scheduled to perform, said
1 the event is a great opportunity for
r people who usually do not come in
contact with each other to interact.
T “This is a tremendous opportuni
ty, and I am hoping there will be a
large outpouring of not just faculty,
! but students,” Coleman said.
Student and faculty art will be on
t display, and food and beverages will
j be served.
— Roman Gokhman
5 University continues
East Campus review
The University Planning Committee
will meet Friday in the EMU Coquille
Room from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. to con
; tinue its review of the 2003 Develop
ment Policy for the East Campus Area.
The 20-year development plan in
cludes several suggested projects for
i the F airmount Neighborhood. Among
these suggestions is a plan for the de
r struction of two-thirds of the homes in
i the area. These homes are primarily
occupied by low-income University
l students with families.
J
This is the third meeting of the
planning committee since January.
Unlike earlier meetings, there will
not be an opportunity for public
questions or comments Friday.
After the development plan is fi
nalized and the changes noted in the
Fairmount Neighborhood refine
ment plan, the policy will be sent to
the City of Eugene for approval.
Gall the University Planning Office
at 346-5562 for further information.
—AimeeRudin
Senate releases IRC
funds for poetry event
The Student Senate heard updates
from committees, granted a special re
quest for the International Resource
Center and debated how to publicize
the senate to the student population at
its weekly meeting Wednesday night.
A representative from the ASUO
Programs Finance Committee said
PFC has given 11 groups budget in
creases, decreased eight groups’ budg
ets and zero-funded three more. A rep
resentative for the EMU Board said the
entire board has approved the 2003
04 budget for the EMU.
The senate released $100 from the
International Resource Center’s food
holding account. A representative for
IRC said the group is planning to or
ganize a poetry event for students and
faculty members to present poems in
their original languages.
Senate members debated how to
draw attention to the senate before
elections in the spring. While some
members lobbied for the creation of
Student Senate T-shirts, others advo
cated sponsoring debates to inform
students about the senate. By a vote of
12-2, the senate decided to use funding
to purchase T-shirts.
ASUO President Rachel Pilliod ap
peared at the senate meeting to inform
the group about the legislative priori
ties of the Oregon Student Association
— tuition, the Oregon Opportunity
Grant and the Child Care Block Grant.
—Jennifer Bear
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