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IN BRIEF
Hugging ban provokes
dispute in Bend school
BEND — Public displays of affec
tion are against the rules at Sky
View Middle School in Bend, and
14-year-old Cazz Altomare found
that out the hard way.
She got detention earlier this year
after hugging her boyfriend in the
hallway as he headed to lunch and
she went to gym class.
Her mother, Leslee Swanson, was
infuriated by the punishment. In
fact, when she went to pick her
daughter up from detention, she
gave her a good, hard hug.
“I’m trying to understand
what’s wrong with a hug,” said
Swanson, 42.
But administrators said such poli
cies are standard-issue at middle
schools across the country.
"Really, all we’re trying to do is
create an environment that’s fo
cused on learning, and learning
proper manners is part of that,” said
Dave Haack, the principal of
Cascade Middle School, also in
Bend. “This is not us being the
romance police.”
Students only end up with deten
tion after repeated warnings, he said.
Outside Pilot Butte Middle School
on a recent lunch break, two sev
enth-grade girls said they disagreed
with the school’s policies.
“I think we should be able to hold
hands or hug at least,” Annie Wilson,
12, told The Bulletin in Bend. “Be
cause it’s not doing anything bad.”
Others are more in favor of the
rule, like Christina Barackman, 13,
also a Pilot Butte seventh-grader.
“I think they’re nice to keep
boundaries for kids," she said.
Schools need to define and actively
teach what they do want to see in
student behavior, said Rob Horner, a
University of Oregon professor who
works with schools across the nation
on “building social culture that sup
ports effective learning.”
“To say ‘no hugging’ really blows
it,” Horner said. “That’s exactly the
sort of trap that, as soon as you say
that, what is the first thing everyone
is going to want to do?”
At home after school on a recent
afternoon, Cazz described the no
hug rule as “dumb.”
“Hugging is like a sign of
affection,” she said.
Her mother has told her that if
she likes Sky View and wants to
stay at the school, she’ll have to
abide by the rules.
But Swanson said she wonders if
a hugging ban would fly in a more
metropolitan place.
— The Associated Press
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Danielle Hickey | Photo editor
Randy Pape, left, seen with Sen. Ron Wyden, center, and University President Dave Frohnmayer at the Pape Jam in December, and his
wife, Susie, were honored on Saturday at a gala event in Portland for their contributions to the University and their work with Campaign
Oregon, a drive to raise $600 million for scholarships, faculty research and capital improvements at the University.
Two University graduates
commended for excellence
Randy and Susie Pape received the Pioneer Award
for work in the business world and the community
BY SHELDON TRAVER
NEWS REPORTER
Amid the glow of chandeliers and
the sounds of clinking wine glasses
and applause, two University gradu
ates were given the Pioneer Award for
excellence in business and communi
ty at a black-tie event in Portland on
Saturday night.
Nearly 300 people attended the gala,
which is held annually and has previ
ously awarded University graduates
Ann Curry, an NBC “Today Show” cor
respondent, and Dan Wieden, founder
of the international advertising agency
Wieden and Kennedy.
University President Dave Frohn
mayer said this year’s award was giv
en to Randy and Susie Pape, both
1972 graduates, in honor of the time
and energy they have committed to
projects such as the remodeling of
the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
They were also awarded for their
leadership in Campaign Oregon, a
drive to provide graduate and under
graduate scholarships, support facul
ty research and fund projects, such as
a future replacement for McArthur
Court, by raising $600 million.
“The University of Oregon is about
making a difference, and Randy and
Susie are two people who are
making'a difference,” Frohnmayer
said. “These are people who stone
upon stone are leaving us a legacy
to remember. ”
Randy Pape and his family own
and operate heavy equipment sales
and service centers from Alaska to
Southern California. Additionally, the
family owns Sanipac, a regional re
fuse business; EcoSort, a recycling
company; Flightcraft, an aircraft sales
and service center in Portland; and
Liberty Financial Group.
Museum board member Connie
Hilling said Susie Pape played a pivotal
role in the remodeling of the museum
and in other University projects.
“She has been the one who’s always
been there,” Huling said. “She has
been a strong motivational factor.”
Randy and Susie Pape’s son Brian
Pape said his family has always been
instilled with a sense of community.
He said his grandfather passed on
words of wisdom that have since been
passed to him and his brothers.
“My grandfather said life and
business is like a bank,” Brian said.
“If you make continuous withdraws,
you’ll go bankrupt. You need to make
deposits in your community if you
hope to gain interest.” Brian added
that his parents encouraged their
children from an early age to perform
community service: 20 hours per
week while in high school.
Video highlights were shown dur
ing the gala that included the Papes
before and after they met at the Uni
versity. The video also featured Ore
gon Sens. Gordon Smith and Ron
Wyden as well as many University
figures who were unable to attend.
The Pioneer Foundation also
awards seven students each year with
Pioneer Award Presidential Scholar
ships. The net profit from the gala ben
efits the scholarship fund that helps
many students attend college.
The award ceremony was followed
by a performance by the University’s
Green Garter Band and dancing.
Wyden said on video that he be
lieved the Papes were an asset not only
to the University but to all Oregonians.
“If I had to list all the things they
do and the communities they serve,
I’d be accused of filibustering,”
Wyden said.
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