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takes issue with the group "micro
managing people's lives."
"It's mostly the intensity of the
discipleship program, the disrespect
for people's freedom, that I have a
problem with," Beswick said, adding
that the church tended to recruit
members from other Christian
groups in the past by telling them
they were not fully committed. "I
hope that if they plant a campus
ministry at the University of Oregon,
they busy themselves with people
who don't know Christ, rather than
trying to take people away."
Bob Bertalot, who lived with Foxx
in Beaverton and is a deacon for the
church, said ICC holds the belief
that people should not just seek for
giveness of their sins through
church. Instead, they should live
their lives through the word of Jesus,
he said.
Bertalot said people who are
against the church have never been to
a service and know nothing about it.
"Anybody who would really enjoy
the Bible is going to enjoy this,"
Bertalot said, adding that the
church's goal is to get people togeth
er, love them and help them under
stand the Bible.
Mike Alverts, campus minister for
the Religious Directors Association,
said he opposes the arrival of ICC.
Alverts said he had a friend in
Seattle who was forced by the
church to cut ties with his family.
Alverts said he thinks that ICC re
cruits on college campuses because
open-minded students are easily in
fluenced. He said members of the
church are overly pushy and don't
take "no" for an answer.
But Eugene resident Chuck Hess,
who was at Sunday's service, said
he's only met one former church
member who complained of overly
persistent recruitment.
"If people think they're being fol
lowed or annoyed it's because
they're not willing to make a com
mitment," Hess said, adding that
he also needs people to help him live
by the Bible. "The/re not willing to be
held accountable."
Church member Aaron Mullins
said opposition to the church results
from a lack of understanding about
the church. Many of what people per
ceive as rules and regulations are just
ways of creating a happier life, he said.
"You're going to get conflicts be
cause it's the truth," Mullins said.
Foxx said she joined because she
had no family or friends before she
joined. One day, she met a woman
who was a member of the church.
"She was just really nice; she did
n't tell me what she was doing exact
ly," Foxx said. "1 thought it was more
of a friendly thing and all of a sud
den she whips out the Bible and it
become a four-hour study hard-core
group thing."
Mullins said he joined because he
lived on the streets, hated life and
thought he would find happiness by
making money. But when he got a
high-paying job, he still wasn't happy.
"I was looking for something
real," he said.
Laura Blake Jones, associate dean of
students and director of the Office of
Student Life, was appointed by Vice
President for Academic Affairs Lor
raine Davis to leam more about ICC.
Jones said nobody has complained
on campus about the church.
She added that the church has ac
cess to the campus, like other groups,
but if students feel like they are being
harassed they should report it.
"Like any group, we're willing to
give them a chance," Jones said. "But
based on experiences that other
campuses have had, it raises con
cerns for me."
Bertalot stood in front of the con
gregation Sunday and likened
church members to soldiers in Iraq.
"You're in a war here in Eugene,"
he said. "Being a Christian means
you're in a spiritual battle."
Contact the people/culture/
faith reporter
at jaredpaben@dailyemerald.com.
BOARD
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indicate the governor is pushing for a
strong focus on integrating public ed
ucation with economic development.
Members include a former gover
nor, a Nike Inc. executive, investors,
students, a University professor, a
community college president, a
lawyer, a timber executive and the
head of the Oregon AFL-CIO.
The members, who were appointed
by the governor and confirmed by the
Oregon Senate on Jan. 22, have had
one telephone conference prior to
meeting this week.
"This board has a short list of priori
ties, and they were given to us by the
governor," Board President and former
Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt said.
Those priorities, announced in No
vember, include improving accessibil
ity to education, job training in desir
able fields, activity that spurs state
economic development and general
investment in higher education.
Goldschmidt is the board's highest
profile member. In addition to being
Oregon's governor from 1987 to
1991, he is also a former mayor of
Portland, a former Nike executive and
former U.S. Secretary of Transporta
tion under President Jimmy Carter.
Despite his prestigious political ca
reer, Goldschmidt's appointment
drew fire during nomination hearings
in January.
Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, ques
tioned Goldschmidt for more than an
hour about his private consulting
firm's dealings with the State Accident
Insurance Fund, the state's publicly
owned worker-compensation compa
ny. Walker expressed concern that
there was no record of his firm's work,
despite a $40,000-a-month consulting
contract, which has since been termi
nated. She also questioned him about
his involvement in a possible takeover
of Portland General Electric and his
other business styles and practices.
"I'm not sure he always has the
public's interests in mind," she said.
His nomination was enthusiastical
ly welcomed by other members of the
Oregon Legislature.
Goldschmidt declined to com
ment on his nomination hearing,
saying he answered the questions
the best he could at the time, and he
appreciated that the panel was doing
its work. He said his firm's connec
tions will have no effect on his func
tion as a board member.
"We have no business clients that
have any interests in the higher edu
cation system," Goldschmidt said.
Nike Inc. Vice President and Chief Fi
nancial Officer Donald Blair is new to
Oregon and government work, but he
said his long experience in financial
management will benefit the state.
"I've spent quite a few years in the
private sector and that doesn't neces
sarily apply to the public sector, but I
think the principles of financial man
agement and how large institutions
work will be very applicable," he said.
Joining Blair with a financial back
ground is John von Schlegell, co
founder of the private investment
firm Endeavour Capital.
"As an investor, I think the taxpayers
are looking for not just more money for
money's sake," von Schlegell said. He
added that the he thinks the governor
wants him "to help sort out what things
the education system does that trans
lates to economic development and the
betterment of the state "
Kirby Dyess also works in the finan
cial industry. The director for Intel
Corp.'s investment organization until
2002, she has shifted her focus from
large companies to small start-ups as a
private investor.
She said investing time in higher ed
ucation was one of her major priorities
after retiring two years ago.
"I think education is the major driver
of economic development" she said.
Dyess also is a chairwoman for the
Business Advisory Board for the Uni
versity's Lundquist College of Business.
Labor leader Timothy Nesbitt, chief
executive officer of the AFL-CIO, is
also new to the board. He originally
refused the appointment, but his col
leagues in the labor community con
vinced him of the board's importance.
"Affordability of higher education
and access to a high quality secondary
education are important to working
families," he said.
Also joining the board are ap
pointees Gretchen Schuette, president
of Chemeketa Community College;
and Howard Sohn, chairman of the
board of the Lone Rock Timber Co.
and a former professor.
Previously appointed to the board
were University chemistry Professor
Geraldine Richmond; Rachel Pilliod,
a University student and ASUO Presi
dent for 2002-2003; Henry Lorenzen,
a lawyer and president of H&C Loren
zen Farm Inc.; and Bridget Bums, a
student at Oregon State University.
The board is meeting today for an
invitation-only reception, and on Fri
day at 7:30 a.m. for a meeting of the
board's Executive Committee. There
will also be a full public meeting at 9
a.m. in the EMU Ballroom on Friday.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at nikacarlson@daiiyemerald.com.
Returns
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
CLARIFICATION
In the "Against the odds" series
this week, the Emerald misidenti
fied a buildup of cerebral spinal flu
id in the brain. It is properly called
a "pseudotumor."
The Emerald regrets the error.
Also, in the same series, Eugene neu
rosurgeon Dr. Catherine Gallo told the
Emerald that she doesn’t expect Jo
dene Heider, who suffers from a
pseudotumor, to live another 10
years. To clarify, Heider’s condition
can be stabilized and may not be life
threatening if treated properly, accord
ing to the National Institute of Neuro
logical Disorders and Stroke.
CAMPUS
BUZZ
Thursday
Sandy Polishuk from Portland State University dis
cusses her new book, “Sticking to the Union: An
Oral History of the Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila,’
Knight Library Browsing Room, noon-l:20 p.m.
Public Safety Advisory Group meeting, EMU
Umpqua Room, 3:30-5 p.m.
Campus Planning Committee Meeting, Board
Room, 450 Lillis Hall, 3:30-5 p.m.
Comparative Literature lecture featuring Victor
Bascara from the University of Wisconsin, Madi
son, Knight Library Browsing Room, 4 p.m.
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