NEWS BRIEF
EPD, City Councilors meet
to discuss complaint
registration process
Members of the Eugene City Coun
cil and Eugene Police Department
held the first forum of its kind
Wednesday in the EMU to discuss the
EPD complaint registration process.
"There have been ongoing com
plaints about the process of register
ing grievances for a long time," Eu
gene City Councilor Bonny Bettman,
who represents Ward 1, said. "The
new police chief ... thought that it
was necessary to make an effort to get
input about important issues within
the community and to make our
selves more accessible to the public."
Currently, when a complaint is re
ceived by EPD, it goes through a
process of information analysis before
being passed to the Internal Affairs di
vision. The Internal Affairs line super
visor will then conduct an investiga
tion to see if the complaint is valid.
Eugene resident Randy Gicker said
during the forum that his son was
charged by EPD with two crimes he
did not commit. He added that he
was concerned about the actions EPD
took against the officers involved with
the charges.
"... After a news agency released a
videotape proving that my son did
not commit the crime, we registered a
complaint with the Eugene police,"
he said. "The bottom line is that the
process of monitoring the Eugene po
lice must not be left to Internal Affairs
... Cops don't let other cops go to jail.
The process must be done by an out
side agency."
Several audience members expressed
optimism about the relationship be
tween EPD and the community. Eng
lish major Scott Lu said holding forums
is a step in the right direction.
"I would like to give the new po
lice chief the benefit of the doubt
and assume that his heightened visi
bility means that he is truly ready to
address the grievances of the com
munity," he said. "However, when I
see Eugene police officers on cam
pus, 1 am a little bit wary. It will take
more time for me to truly believe
that they have the best interests of
the community in mind."
More information about filing
complaints with EPD can be found by
calling 682-5668 or by visiting
http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/police/lnt
_Affairs/aic.htm.
— Jeremy Berrington
REDESIGN
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more plaza-like feel and by limiting traffic (within) the
area."
The funding for the kiosk project came from the sale of
engraved bricks that were sold during the University's
125th anniversary commemoration. Those bricks will be
used as part of the pavement in the area around the kiosk.
The School of Architecture and Allied Arts' Landscape
Architecture Design/Build Studio class provided design
- ideas, and the Department of Public Safety provided fund
ing for the project, Steggell wrote.
The design isn't complete yet, however. The Campus
Planning Committee has met numerous times during
the past couple of months to discuss the design, hear
comments from the campus community and make nec
essary changes.
Minutes from the committee's May 3 meeting show that
several public suggestions have now been recommended
as changes to the design and construction of the kiosk area.
The committee decided to research and consider op
tions for internal kiosk lighting. The minutes state the
committee wants to make sure the kiosk will not create a
dark area leading to safety concerns.
The committee also agreed to include trash cans and cig
arette receptacles in the project to make sure service func
tions are accommodated "but, do not detract from the
overall design," the minutes state. They also discussed re
locating newspaper and recycling bins.
Stan Jones, associate professor of landscape architecture,
has been heavily involved with the design concepts for the
project. Jones is teaching the Landscape Architecture De
sign/Build Studio, which is composed of students who
have been working on the kiosk design since the course be
gan spring term.
Jones said the current kiosk was a part of a design/build
studio class in the 1970s.
Students in similar studios have completed various proj
ects on campus, especially near the Eugene Millrace, he said.
"It's nice that we're finally bringing these projects to the
heart of campus," Jones said.
He said this design/build studio group has been work
ing on designs for the kiosk as well as construction draw
ings. In addition, the students are working with the profes
sional landscape architecture firm that has been hired to
work on the project.
"The students are learning an awful lot about realities
of design and construction and how to work with real
clients," Jones said, adding that the students also are
learning how design can bring together people with dif
ferent opinions.
Jones said the students are getting great experience by
seeing how the designs become real with actual supplies.
In the summer, the same class will be offered and the stu
dents will actually do hands-on work for the project, using
jackhammers and pouring concrete, Jones said.
Contact the crime/health/safety reporter
at lisacatto@dailyemerald.com.
GRIEVANCES
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Cecil said the GTFF will focus
primarily on the issue of under
graduates grading other under
graduates' work.
"We especially question how
that can be an appropriate educa
tional opportunity for an under
graduate," he said.
In the math department, an un
dergraduate teacher assistant's re
sponsibilities include grading
quizzes and holding office hours.
They also conduct weekly discus
sion sections in which they assist
students with worksheets, admin
ister quizzes formulated by the
professor and answer questions
about current material.
However, Graduate School Asso
ciate Dean Marian Friestad said
that if an undergraduate's grading
responsibilities are only a part of
the student's classroom experience,
it could be considered an educa
tional experience.
"Taken holistically, I think it is an
educational experience," she said.
Former teacher assistant and
math major Eric Boyd said he be
lieves the job has tremendous edu
cational value.
"I'm considering becoming a
teacher," he said. "It makes me un
derstand the math I'm teaching
better."
But there are some undergradu
ate employees who lack classroom
experience and whose responsibil
ities are limited to grading other
undergraduate work.
Friestad said she'd object to such
a scenario if the grading fell under
the guise of "clerical work."
"1 think that it's hard to say that
clerical work itself should be con
sidered an 'appropriate education
al opportunity,'" she said.
However, general sciences major
Leslie Kimes said she enjoys her
position as a grader for a statistics
class in the math department, and
even finds it to have educational
value.
"It gives me a chance to keep up
with my statistics," she said. "It's
one of the ways for me to stay in
volved in math."
Kimes' responsibilities, however,
go far beyond rote clerical work.
Kimes grades homework, and be
fore she even starts she must look
through the problems to get the
gist of the assignment. She then
chooses which problems best rep
resent the assignment and thor
oughly examines five of the prob
lems on a student's homework. If
there is a flaw in the student's
work, she makes notes and correc
tions. The entire process takes her
about seven hours a week.
Regardless of the students' en
joyment of their undergraduate
employment, Cecil said the GTFF
is concerned that such practices
not only deprive GTFs of employ
ment but are unfair to undergrad
uates as well.
"They're doing work that if it
were assigned to a GTF ... (the
GTF) would be eligible for a tu
ition waiver, good health care,
minimum salaries, job protection
against overworking and discrimi
nation," he said.
Cecil said there has been discus
sion among the GTFF to organize
the undergraduate employees into
a union of their own, saying that
"these jobs are typically covered
under a contract."
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at moriahbalingit@dailyemerald.com.
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