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Thefts and recoveries
The Department of Public Safety
received five stolen bike reports: one
from Lawrence Hall, one from the EMU,
one from the Hamilton Complex, one
from the Onyx Street Bridge and one
from off-campus. DPS also received two
bike impound reports, 12 larceny
reports, four found-property reports and
one burglary report.
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2:21 p.m.: DPS
received a report of a wallet found at the
intersection of East 15th Avenue and
University Street.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 4:23 p.m.: DPS
received a report of subjects breaking
into vending machines at the EMU.
Disorderly conduct
DPS received 13 reports of suspicious
subjects, four disorderly conduct reports,
four Eugene municipal code reports, one
arrest report, two criminal trespass
reports and one vandalism report.
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1:26 p.m.: DPS
received a sexual harassment report from
a female in the Straub Hall parking lot.
Friday, Oct. 3, 11:06 p.m.: DPS
received a report for an arrest of a per
son selling bongs.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 1:18 p.m.: DPS
received a request for officers to respond
to a male subject in Carson Hall who was
screaming and acting erratically.
Alcohol and drugs
DPS received 10 drug law reports and
three liquor law reports.
Friday, Oct 3,2:26 a.m.: DPS received
a report from an officer of two minors in
possession of alcohol.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 12:37 a.m.: DPS
received a report of marijuana in
H.P. Barnhart.
Miscellaneous
DPS received six reports of emergency
phone calls.
Thursday
Chamber of music series (36th season), 8 p.m.,
CAMPUS
Beall Concert Hall, Chamber Music Series
opened by award-winning Swiss ensemble "The
4
Amati String Quartet." Music includes works
by Shubert, Beethoven and Janacek.
POLITICS
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"I'm very aware of (my opinions)
and they always come out, " she said.
"I'll make my stance clear, but I'll
present the opposing view," she said,
adding that with all controversial top
ics she encourages debate and respect
for diverse perspectives. She said
there will always be people who are
offended by those who don't agree
with them, but most students are ea
ger to learn different things.
Professor Robert O Brien, head of
the sociology department, also be
lieves trying to introduce more strin
gent rules would be an "infringement
of academic freedoms."
"My personal bent would be that I
wouldn't want to say tilings that stifle
discussion," O Brien said. However,
certain expressions such as hate
speech are forbidden in his depart
ment, he added.
Associate Professor Gerald Berk,
head of the political science depart
ment, said his department doesn't
have written guidelines that he
knows about, but faculty know they
have to be careful not to silence op
posing standpoints.
"I think we as political scientists
are aware that all of the issues we dis
cuss are highly debatable and I think
we all want to cultivate debate," he
said. Berk added that he expresses
some of his own views, and he tries
to create an atmosphere where peo -
ple can disagree and his views are not
seen as the final point. He said he is
always concerned not only about
what he says but also about what stu
dents say to each other.
Due to their positions, professors
can say what they want, and students
may wonder whether they can chal
lenge a professor without facing
ridicule or a low grade.
"Eighteen-year-olds are going to
look up to (professors) and they
don't have the rhetorical skills to re
spond," Rani Sampson, a second
year law student, said. She said stu
dents may not only be too afraid to
say anything, but also the discus
sion of politics, especially in non-re
lated fields, may deter the class from
the fundamental lessons.
O Brien said he can understand stu
dents' worries, but he would still en
courage them to seek recourse if they
have a problem. Students who do not
agree with teachers may see the depart
ment head or file grievances.
"I know it takes nerve," he said.
"And 1 know if there's one student,
there may be others who didn't
come forward." He said even if a
student has "loudly and vociferous
ly" discussed a contentious issue
with a professor, this shouldn't
form the basis for a grade.
"I hope everyone who is teaching
would separate that by three miles
from the student grade," he said.
As department head, O Brien said
he has received complaints from stu
dents who didn't appreciate a profes
sor's comments or misinterpreted
their meaning.
"Most times the complaint will be
about the tone and how it's said
rather than the substance," he said.
He concluded that there were many
different ways to say the same thing.
Since he became department head
last January, Berk said he has received
only two complaints.
"One student was complaining that
their professor was too liberal and the
other student complained that the pro
fessor was too conservative," he said.
International studies graduate stu
dent Holly LeMasurier said there
should definitely be more space for
student dialogue.
"I would hope to find the opportu
nity to counter what professors say,"
she said.
While there are cases of overly vo
cal teachers, LeMasurier said she be
lieves professors should not be afraid
to state their opinions.
"I think it's good for students to see
models of people who believe in
something and are passionate and
take a stand, and there isn't enough
of that in academia," she said. "1
guess it's frustrating when teachers •
don't take a stand."
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