Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 2004)
An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Tips, advice for moving students Section Friday, May 7, 2004 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 150 Oregon Board of Higher Ed president resigns Amid allegations of a past sex scandal, former Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt resigns, citing health issues By Parker Howell News Reporter Oregon Board of Higher Education President Neil Goldschmidt resigned from the board Thursday, citing health problems. However, a Portland newspaper alleges that the former Oregon governors resignation is actu ally due to a sex scandal. Goldschmidt, a University gradu ate, also said in a statement that he Neil Goldschmidt Oregon Board of Higher Education President will resign from the Oregon Electric Utility Company and will be taking a leave of absence from his con sulting firm, Goldschmidt Imeson Carter. An innovative businessman who many had hoped would help alleviate the state's ailing higher educa tion system, Goldschmidt was appointed to the board in January as part of Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski's efforts to over haul the higher education system. Since his appointment, the system has undergone several changes, in cluding the resignation of Chancel lor Richard Jarvis. Goldschmidt said he suffers from several heart-related problems, in cluding atrial fibrillation, an irregu lar heartbeat and blockage of arter ies to the heart. He said his resignations are part of lifestyle changes recommended by his per sonal physician and family. However, Willamette Week reported on its Web site that Goldschmidt's de cision "is connected to this newspa per's two-month probe into reports that between 1975 and 1978, while Goldschmidt was mayor of Portland, he had sexual relations with a girl who was 14 years old at die time the rela tions began." The paper also said it sent a letter to Goldschmidt on Wednesday "sum marizing the story the paper had pre pared and asked for comment." Oregon University System spokeswoman Di Saunders said she expects the board's vice chairman to make a statement sometime this morning. She said further comment was not available because many higher education officials were trav eling to a board meeting at Eastern Oregon University. University President Dave Frohnmayer, who is also attending the board meeting, said in a state ment that he agreed with Gold schmidt's decision to step down. "We are deeply concerned about Governor Goldschmidt's health con dition," he said. "From a personal and family standpoint, he has undoubted ly made a prudent decision." Frohnmayer said Goldschmidt's Turn to RESIGNS, page 3 OPENING HOUSE msmm Lauren Wimer Senior Photographer The Prince Lucien Campbell Memorial Courtyard is located within the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. An open house will be held at the museum Saturday between 1 and 4 p.m. A sneak peak The Museum of Art will host an open house to give the public an idea of how the renovation is going Esteemed journalist lectures on ethics Los Angeles Times Editor John S. Carroll delivers the annual Ruhl Lecture as part of ‘Ethics Week' on Thursday By Ayisha Yahya News Editor The media industry has been infested by the rise of pseudo-journalists who go against journalism's long tradition to serve the public with accurate informa tion, Los Angeles Times Editor John S. Carroll told a packed room in the Ger linger Lounge on Thursday. Carroll delivered the annual Ruhl Lec ture, titled "Ihe Wolf in Reporter's Clothing: The Rise of Pseudo-Journalism in America." The lecture was sponsored by the School of Journalism and Communication. "All over the country there are offices that look like newsrooms and there are people in those offices that look for all the world just like journalists, but they are not practicing journalism," he said. 'They re gard the audience with a cold cynicism. They are practicing something I call a pseu do-journalism, and they view their audi ence as something to be manipulated." In a scathing critique of Fox News and some talk show hosts, such as Bill O'Reilly, Carroll said they were a "different breed of journalists" who misled their audience while claiming to inform them. Me said they did not fit into the long legacy of journalists who got their facts right and re spected and cared for their audiences. Turn to ETHICS, page 12 By Moriah Balingit News Reporter The newly renamed Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will host an open house Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to give com munity members a sneak preview of the nearly completed structure. The museum closed in September 2000 for a major renovation project and was originally slated to reopen in fall of 2003, but the opening was delayed because the campaign to raise funds for the restoration took longer than expected. Art Museum Executive Assistant Miriam Jordan said the museum decided to hold an open house to remind the community "that we're here, that we haven't left (and) that we're almost ready." "We wanted the community to see how it's progressing," she said. The building is "amazingly beauti ful" despite being void of any artwork, said Rebecca Tonkin, the museum's educator for community and Univer sity programs. Much of the museum also remains untiled, and the scent Turn to MUSEUM, page 4 Wt/\l HtK LOW 45 HIGH 65 INSIDE .3 Letter.2 11 Nation & World.3 .2 Sports.7 Campus buzz. Classifieds. Commentary. NEXT ISSUE Gregory Vincent talks about campus multiculturalism
