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committment to racial and cultural diversity in a cover story in the fall Willamette Lawyer, published by the Willamette University College of Law in Salem. Morris Collins, a civil rights activist and environmentalist, was a visiting law professor at Willamette last year, on leave from her tenured position at the UO. She and her husband, adjunct professor Robert Collins, decided recently to make Salem their home, rather than Eugene. According to the article “Morris Collins believes that both Willamette University President M. Lee Pelton and Dean Symeonides have demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity and to excellence. She feels UO has lost sight of that kind of commitment. She notes that out of a faculty of more than 1,200 people at the Eugene campus, she was the only African American woman.” She is quoted as saying she feels “at home in the culture, with the whole atmosphere, from the students to the faculty to the admin- istration and staff. Willamette has a strong commitment to achievement that really res- onates with me.” Her husband has accepted a position as senior research scholar with Willamette’s Public Policy Research Center. Her father was a law professor and founder of the first integrated law firm in Chicago. Her grandfa- ther was a minister and civil rights activist. — TJT TIME TO TAKE BACK YOUR RIGHT “I will do everything in my power to re- strict abortions,” George W. Bush told The Dallas Morning News on Oct. 22, 1994. A politician who sticks to his word, President Bush has since done everything in his consid- erable power to restrict a woman’s right to re- productive freedom. Here are only a few of his actions: • Dec. 22, 2000: He gave the nod to John Ashcroft for U.S. attorney general. Ashcroft had defended anti-choice legislation all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court (Planned Parenthood of Kansas City, Missouri v. Ashcroft, 1983); signed a bill declaring that life begins at conception, and declared the an- niversary of Roe v. Wade a “day in memo- riam” for aborted fetuses. • Dec. 29, 2000: Bush selected anti-choice Gov. Tommy Thompson as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Office of Population Affairs. • Jan. 22, 2001: On his first day in office, also the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Bush restores the Reagan-era global gag rule on international family planning assistance. There’s more, including stripping contra- ceptive coverage from federal employees, closing the White House Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach and supporting House members who pass the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act.” And more. (See EW 6/12/03 “Gag Ed” for what’s happening in Oregon, as well.) Despite the efforts to undermine the law, a celebration to mark the 31st anniversary of what’s left of Roe v. Wade and to educate the community on what’s happening to women’s health throughout the world will be held at 6 pm, Jan. 22 at the Wild Duck (re-opened for this event). “Take Back the Right” will include UO Multicultural Director Carla Gary as emcee and speakers Dr. Gary LeClair, the Rev. Ann Bowersox, Sen. Floyd Prozanski and student leaders Alexandra Bullock and Amanda Mabry. Music will be performed by The Ovulators. — AS WRITER BEARS WITNESS Melissa Fay Greene, author of Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster, will deliver the 2004 Johnston Lecture at 4 pm, Thursday, Jan. 15 in the UO Knight Library Browsing Room. An award-winning journalist and author of The Temple Bombing and Praying for Sheetrock, Green has also written for The New Yorker, Life, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her work has ad- dressed a wide range of topics including civil rights and Southern history, the HIV/AIDS global pandemic and African orphans, inter- national adoption and family life. Green will present her lecture on “A Writer Bearing Witness: AIDS Orphans in Africa.” The event, funded through an en- dowment from the Richard W. Johnston Memorial Project, is free and open to the public. CORRECTIONS/ CLARIFICATIONS • In our Dec. 24 feature story on Pro- Bone-O, the free veterinary clinic for pet owners who are homeless, contact informa- tion was inadvertently edited out of the story. The group can be contacted at 607-8089 or visit www.proboneo.org • A Calendar listing last week for The Flying Karamazov Brothers benefit perfor- mance at UO Jan. 11 incorrectly stated that entry was by donation. The ticket price was actually $15 for adults, which was stated in the advertising, but not in the Calendar. We regret any resulting confusion at the door. Winter Sale 75 % Save up to on a wide selection of living, dining and bedroom furniture Drop-leaf table , beech melamine, was $89, Sale $59 rta High chair , teak*, natural*, or cherry*, 20" x 19" x 38"h, was $269, Sale $169* rta * Check store for wood choices and availability "rta" items sold ready to assemble. Solid teak wall unit, crafted in the finest Scandinavian workmanship. 57" x 13.5" x 74"h, was $2499, Sale $1299* Very comfortable contemporary sofa, mushroom or terracotta color, was $1299, Sale $799* Complementing occasional chair, Was $799, Sale $499* (Mushroom color only) EUGENE • 856 Willamette Street • 541-342-5000 Open Mon. - Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-6 • www.scan-design.com MEDFORD • BEAVERTON • PORTLAND 541-779-7878 503-644-4040 503-255-3200 We validate parking at Overpark, Parcade, and U.S. Bank JANUARY 15, 2004 9
