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Friday, March 7,2003
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 114
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Chemistry professor dies at age 83
LeRoy H. Klemm died Jan. 21; he was
devoted to his family and to chemistry and
continued research years after he retired
Aimee Rudin
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Every person has a niche. A place to feel at
home, a place to realize talent and achieve po
tential. University chemistry Professor LeRoy H.
Klemm’s place in this world was his lab.
Friends and family of the late professor will
gather together to celebrate Klemm’s life at a me
morial service in the Knight Library Browsing
Room Saturday at 2 p.m. Klemm died on Jan. 21
of cancer. He was 83.
Klemm dedicated his life and his love to two
things — his family and his work, said chemistry
Professor Mike Haley.
“He had a true love for chemistry,” Haley said.
“He loved being in the lab, working on a project.
After his retirement and the death of his wife, he
was even willing to spend his own money to fund
his research.”
Within the broader field of chemistry,
Klemm’s specialty was carbocyclic and hetero
cyclic compounds. These compounds form the
basis of most modern pharmaceuticals. Accord
ing to Haley, Klemm was fascinated with finding
new methods and steps in the production of the
compounds. Klemm’s work on heterocyclic com
pounds was especially well-known in the phar
maceutical field.
Klemm’s passion for his work was infectious,
and he managed to pass his enthusiasm on to his
students and colleagues throughout his 50-year
career as a professor for the University.
“I always said that when I got to his age I want
ed to have as much enthusiasm and energy for
my work as he did for his,” Haley said.
Klemm was born July 31,1919 in Maple Park,
111., to Henry and Anna Reines Klemm. He grad
uated summa cum laude from the University of
Illinois in 1941. In 1943, he earned his master’s
degree; then in 1945 he earned his doctorate,
both from the University of Michigan.
After his marriage in 1945 to Christine Jones,
Klemm moved to Ohio and taught chemistry as
Turn to Memorial, page 4
Courtesy
Road alternative
Protesters begin
their ride at the
EMU Amphi
theater (right),
and signs of
support, like this
one for 'Bikes
not bombs'
(below), were
prevalent
among
protesters.
Adam Amato
Emerald
Riders with a cause
Students and the community
participate in a first-ever bike
ride in protest of oil usage
Aimee Rudin
Family/Health/Education Reporter
University students and bicycles go
hand-in-hand, much like peanut butter
and jelly. Bikes offer busy students
cheap transportation, good exercise
and “wind in your face” afternoons. But
what happens when world-conscience
students use their trusty metallic steeds
to make a statement?
Bikes not Bombs, organized by Stu
dents for Peace and the Responsible
Consumer Network, held its first com
munity bike ride in protest of irre
sponsible and detrimental petroleum
consumption Thursday afternoon.
About 35 students and community
members attended the event ready to
ride in the rain and show their support
for alternative transportation.
“My goal is for people to look at us, all
muddy and smiling, and start thinking
about their own modes of transporta
tion,” said Miranda Vorres, a University
sophomore and participant in the ride.
Vorres lives in Springfield and rides
her bike an hour to school every day.
Turn to Bike, page 3
Voice accuses
Commentator
of taking articles
Oregon Voice files a grievance against the Oregon
Commentator, citing violation of electronic privacy
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Raechel M. Sims, editor in chief of the Oregon Voice, filed a
grievance against the Oregon Commentator on Wednesday, al
leging the group had illegally accessed information from Sims’
personal Gladstone Web site.
Sims claimed the Commentator took eight unpublished
Voice articles off her Web site, then altered their content and
published them on page six and seven of the new online edition
of the Commentator, using the original Voice story headlines
for six of the allegedly stolen documents. In the grievance, Sims
said the Commentator’s alleged actions were deliberately “ma
licious” and violated the University Computing Center’s Ac
ceptable Use Policy.
“We’ve always enjoyed a friendly banter with the Commen
tator, but going and ruining two months of work is crossing the
line,” Sims said.
Oregon Commentator publisher Bret Jacobson and editor in
chief Pete R. Hunt denied Sims’ allegations, saying the Com
mentator didn’t violate any rules, and the Voice’s grievance was
merely “sour grapes.” Hunt and Jacobson also said Sims’ char
acterization of the act as malicious was a gross overstatement.
“The grievance is wildly made-up and seems like a sad at
tempt to generate publicity,” Jacobson said.
The Voice’s eight articles were scheduled to be published in
the March 12 edition of the paper. One of the stories was an in
formational piece on the Jewish holiday Purim, and Sims
claimed the Commentator manipulated the content of the story
and turned it into “anti-Semitic hate speech.” Sims also said a
Voice article on the disappearing rave culture in Eugene titled
“Where Have All the Parties Gone?” was published under the
original title in the online edition of the Commentator, but the
content of the story was altered as well.
Hunt and Jacobson declined to comment on whether some
Commentator articles had the same headlines as unpublished
Turn to Grievance, page 3
Weather
Today: High 50, Low 43,
rain likely, windy
Saturday: High 52, Low 42,
rain likely
Looking ahead
Monday Geography
InfoGraphics team wins
awards for Atlas of Oregon
Tuesday The University
plans more fee increases
Organizations lend a hand for tax filers
Beta Alpha Psi, the Eugene Library and the
University Office of International Programs
are offering free tax assistance to the community
John B. Dudrey
Freelance Reporter
With the April 15 federal and state tax deadline looming,
University students and community members have several
sources for free tax advice and assistance available to them.
Business fraternity Beta Alpha Psi, the Eugene Public Library
and the University Office of International Programs are all ex
tending a helping hand to confused taxpayers.
The Beta Alpha Psi clinic is part of the Volunteer Internal Rev
enue Service Tax Assistance program and will be held Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Chiles 288. The program, which offers
comprehensive tax assistance free of charge, operates nationwide
Turn to Taxes, page 8
VITA coordinator,
Daniel Bayley, helps
a student prepare
his taxes as April 15
approaches.
Jeremy Forrest Emerald