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Volume 105, Issue 45
ASUO VP pleads innocent to assault charge
Eduardo Morales could face jail
time for allegedly assaulting a
University senior last month
By Ali Shaughnessy
Senior News Reporter
ASUO Vice President Eduardo Morales
pleaded innocent to assault and criminal
mischief charges in Eugene Municipal
Court on Oct. 22, and he now faces a jury
trial at an undetermined date and possible
jail time if convicted.
According to Eugene Police Department
reports, Morales allegedly assaulted Univer
sity senior Erica Hass between 1 a.m. and 2
a.m. Sept. 12 outside Taylor's Bar and Grill.
Police said both Morales and Hass had been
drinking but the level of intoxication for
each party is unknown.
City Prosecutor Dan Barkovic said the
case will be set for trial and handled like
every other case, adding that the only rea
son a trial would not take place is if
Morales or his lawyer came to an agree
ment with the City Prosecutor's Office.
Police began investigating the incident
Sept. 12 after Hass called officers at 10:24
a.m. to report the alleged assault. Officer
Demian San Miguel responded to the call
and filed the initial report. Officer Donnie
Eduardo
Morales
ASUO vice
president
Hollis investigated the claims and cited
Morales on Oct. 8.
The Emerald was unable to obtain po
lice reports of the incident because the case
has not been closed, but EPD spokes
woman Kerry Delf read excerpts of the
event to a reporter.
Hass told Miguel that she and Morales
had a verbal argument inside of Taylor's,
and that both parties were asked to leave.
Hass told Miguel that she saw Morales in
a nearby alley as she walked away from the
bar with friends.
Hass said in her statement to Miguel that
Morales ran at her, yelling and screaming.
I lass told Miguel that Morales pushed her to
the ground with both hands before picking
her up by her left ankle and dragging her on
the ground for 15 to 20 feet.
Mass told Miguel that after dragging her,
Morales picked up Hass' cell phone and
threw it on the ground, destroying it.
Morales confirmed with Hollis that he
and Hass had a verbal altercation inside
Taylor's that resulted in the two being
asked to leave.
Morales told I lollis that he did not push
Hass to the ground, saying Hass instead
fell over because she was daink.
Morales also told Hollis that Hass
Turn to CHARGES, page 16
ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA
Multimedia and
design Professor
Joey Bargsten
works with music
and digital arts.
“Part of my job is
to make sure
there is student
enthusiasm
surrounding the
collision of these
art forms,"
he said.
Tim Kupsick
Freelance
Photographer
Multimedia maven
Multimedia and design
Professor Joey Bargsten
has created an interactive
Web site and a symphony
By Caron Alarab
News Reporter
When Professor Joey Bargsten looks
at a Walkman, a Web site or a video
conference, he doesn't just see prod
ucts of modern technology. He also
sees the potential for a theatrical per
formance, artistic experimentation or
jamming sessions.
A "renaissance" man of the musi
cal, theatrical and digital arts, the visit
ing multimedia and design professor
has received local and online atten
tion for his combination masterpieces
of sound, art and creativity.
Although he has yet to find a main
stream venue for his new-age art, Barg
sten said many of his performance
pieces are incorporated in the class
room.
"Part of my job is to make sure
there is student enthusiasm surround
ing the collision of these art forms,"
he said.
Among his more unconventional
performances is a "Walkman sympho
ny, " which involves different people
wearing headphones and humming
to different pitches or tracks at the
same time. Bargsten first came up with
the idea in a crowded coffee shop
when he was a graduate student at the
University of Iowa. He said his mind
started racing when he heard two
Walkman users humming to different
songs.
"That started me thinking about 18
people humming or speaking lines
from a narrative," the 45-year-old
said. "The most interesting phenome
na occurs when each person is tuned
into their own track or pitch."
Bargsten said he would soon
be working with iPods because they
seem to be the current "products
Turn to PROFESSOR, page 4
Teach-in speakers
to discuss policies
of affirmative action
The Oregon Students of Color Coalition will host
a teach-in today to help raise awareness about
the history and use of affirmative action
By Ayisha Yahya
News Editor
Students around the country will rally for affirmative action to
day in observance of National Take Affirmative Action Day. At the
University, the Oregon Students of Color Coalition is hosting a
teach-in on affirmative action issues at 7 p.m. today in room 175
of the Knight Law Center.
OSCC member Khahn Le said the purpose of the teach-in is to
educate the community.
"We want to dismantle the myths that people have about affir
mative action," Le said. He added that one of the myths is affir
mative action deals solely with race. However, issues of gender
and disability are also tied into the debate, he said.
OSCC Co-chair Jasmin Thana said addressing affirmative ac
tion issues is timely especially after recent Supreme Court deci
sions on the University of Michigan admissions cases.
"(It's important) because of the history and current discrimi
nation of who has access to getting a higher education," she said.
Thana said part of the teach-in is to inform students on how
the University uses affirmative action and the reasons behind it.
Teach-in speakers will include Tomas 1 lulick Baiza, assistant di
rector in the University Office of Admissions; Consuela Perez, an
academic advisor in the LIniversity's Office of Multicultural Af
fairs; and Law Professor Keith Aoki.
United States Students Association Vice President Ajita Tal
walker and Mark Harris, who teaches ethnic studies at Lane Com
munity College, will also be part of the panel.
Areas of discussion include LIniversity admission policies,
and the history, legal implications, myths and facts about affir
mative action.
Post-doctoral fellow John Shuford, who works at the Center of
Diversity and Community, said he will talk about affirmative ac
tion's long history and some of the reasons why it is unpopular.
He said today many people look at the program from the angle of
the "diversity rationale."
"What's really significant is how this is a departure from affir
mative action as a form historical racial redress," he said.
Talwalker called the event a day of solidarity and said more than
80 universities are scheduled to have events on their campuses.
She added that it was important to stand up for the program
Turn to TEACH-IN, page 16
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