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Oregon Daily Emerald
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Since 1900 \ Volume 107, Issue 007 | Tuesday, July 12, 2005
University sings praises to donors
A ceremony was held Monday to honor the generous donors, who
will help make the Mar Abel B. Frohnmayer Music School possible
BY NICHOLAS WILBUR
NEWS REPORTER
“At the request of the music donors, may I
announce the MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music
School.” These were the words of Allen Price,
vice president of University Advancement and
master of ceremonies for Monday’s an
nouncement that the University has received
a $6.5 million donation.
Nearly 100 people gathered at 9 a.m. Mon
day in the courtyard east of the music school
to honor the donors who contributed to the
School of Music reconstruction project.
The most recent $2 million donation by
Lorry I. Lokey, founder and CEO of Business
Wire, is his second contribution of the same
amount for the music school. In 2001, the
University lobbied for bonding from the state
of Oregon, which agreed to match $7.6 mil
lion worth of donations from friends and
alumni, totaling $15.2 million for renovation
DONATIONS, page 3
Cassandra
Crawford,
right, resists
Anthony
Green's
advances in
a skit at the
Sexual
Wellness
Advocacy
Team
Introduction
2005 in the
EMU's
ballroom
Thursday
evening.
a SWAT at sexual violence
Through interactive workshops and peer theater, the Student
Wellness Advocacy Team works to raise awareness of sexual assault
BY NICHOLAS WILBUR
NEWS REPORTER
Six University students on the Student Well
ness Advocacy Team performed in a play
in front of about 500 incoming freshmen
on Thursday to spread awareness of sexual as
sault and promote sexual consent.
SWAT is funded by a $186,359 grant that was
awarded to the ASUO Women’s Center in No
vember, 2002 by the Department of Justice. With
the aim of reducing campus violence against
women, Student Life and the Women's Center or
ganized this performance to provide freshmen
with information on assault prevention, how to
help victimized friends, what facilities are avail
able for sexual health and to explain what consti
tutes sexual consent.
Megan Thompson, SWAT advisor and project
coordinator for the University’s Alliance for Sexu
al Assault Prevention, said, “Our play, on sexual
violence and relationships, is to introduce new
students to community norms. Through peer the
ater we are promoting wellness and consent to
work against sexual violence. ”
A table set up outside the EMU ballroom pro
vided pamphlets and brochures with sexual as
sault information as well as condoms and T-shirts
that said “Consent is Sexy.”
As the new students filled the ballroom,
slides were shown with pictures of SWAT
projects, statistics and slogans such as “It’s
about consent...not control,” and “It’s about
trust...not jealousy.”
Urva Kuzma, who played Maggie, said before
the play that SWAT’s goal is “to spread awareness
of sexual assault on campus. We’re working to
wards prevention (of sexual violence) for victims
and potential perpetrators. Everybody needs to
be aware of these issues.”
The play introduced a common scenario of a
freshman named Julia, played by Cassandra
Crawford, who is invited to a party by her ex
boyfriend and is pressured to drink. Because it is
so loud at the party, her ex-boyfriend Tanner,
played by Anthony Green, asks to talk with her in
private. When they go to a back bedroom, Tanner
forces Julia to have sex with him despite her
telling him “No!”
CONSENT, page 4
Diversity
plan to be
revised by
committee
The University has appointed
a Diversity Executive Working
Group to create a new draft
BY TYLER GRAF
FREELANCE RETORTER
Nearly a month after presenting its Five
Year Diversity Plan, the University appoint
ed a Diversity Executive Working Group to
review and revise the current draft. The
committee, which has already met twice, is
responsible for creating a revised diversity
plan by the end of the summer.
The committee is composed of 10 faculty
members, including Interim Vice Provost
for Institutional Equity and Diversity
Charles Martinez; one staff member, Direc
tor of the Counseling and Testing Center
Robin Holmes; and one student, ASUO Ex
ecutive Adam Walsh. In order to provide
input from a student of color, Walsh re
quested that his multicultural advocate Ty
Schwoeffermann sit in on the meetings,
though he is not listed as one of the origi
nal appointees. Associate Professor of Law
Susan Gary and Psychology Professor Gor
don Hall are serving as co-chairs. The other
faculty members on the Working Group
represent several academic disciplines:
Matthew Dennis, professor of history;
Nilendra Deshpande, professor of physics;
Warren Ginsberg, professor of English;
and Tim Gleason, professor of journalism
and communication and dean of the
journalism school.
The first meeting took place June 21
and served as an introduction for
committee members.
“We basically just passed the talking
stick,” said Walsh.
At the second meeting July 7, the com
mittee discussed the process for moving
forward, including how to frame key is
sues. The committee also reviewed recom
mendations made by outside sources,
said Gary.
The presence of Holmes and Associate
Professor of Sociology Mia Than is helpful
to the committee, Gary said. Holmes
and Than were active participants
when the draft of the Diversity Plan was
being conceived.
The Committee would also like to un
derstand how the University’s other diver
sity programs operate and what they do,
Gary said. Both Holmes and lhan can help
give additional insight into this, as they
have leadership roles within the Center on
DIVERSITY, page 8
Aymen and
Theresa
Abouzeid
recite from
the Quran
in Monday’s
prayer and
reflection
service.
Aymen
recited
passages in
Arabic and
Theresa
translated
in English.
Interfaith gathering focuses on
the sameness of all participants
Members of various faiths meet at the First Christian
Church on the 11 th of every month to pray for peace
BY NICHOLAS WILBUR
NEWS REPORTER
First Christian Church held its 46th
consecutive interfaith prayer and
reflection service Monday. Nearly 200
community members met this month
to “pray for peace” and “reflect upon
the interconnectedness of all
beings,” according to a First Christ
ian Church pamphlet.
The service has been held on the
11th of every month since the terror
ist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Followers
of any and every faith are invited to
come together as a community to
INTERFAJTH, page 4