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o f a n a tio n a l, c o m p re h e n s iv e e m p lo y m e n t a, t a n d v o i a
D e jia r tm e n , at P o rtla n d S ta te h a s b e e n a c o n tr ib u tin g
e e d tiy o p p o r tu n itie s ta k e n tiy H ie D e p a rtm e n t in th e
tio n a l tra in in g s y s te m
m e m b e r in th a , p r o i ess s in i e 1970 m a k in g i, o n e o f H ie
tu n e t i e , w e e n m e e tin g s to e x p la in o u r p o s itio n a n d th e
h a rd realities
T h e re c e n t R e a g a n w e lfa re p ro p o s a l
w o u ld g iv e s ta te s g re a te r la titu d e in d ie use a n d d is tn
tfia t th e
R i s k , an
H ut n e a rly all e x p e rts b e lie v e
a d m in is tr a tio n 's real m o tiv e is s im p ly to
Will re s o lv e th e w e lfa re i nsis
S in i e its in. e jitio o
o H ie la te 1960s H ie d is c i
w o r l d s m u ltin n ial J ia s ,
th r o u g h v ig o ro u s re s e a o h a n d n e w in te rp r e ta tio n s o f
o ld e s t p ro g ra m s rn th e n a tio n
S ta te
EDITORIAL/OPINION
'( n o g n e w in fo r
The B l.u k S tu d ie s
O ve r th a , tim e P o rtla n d
s u p ,K ir, o , th e D tg ia r,m e n t has b e e n i o r,s is te r I
E xam p les W h y D e a th P e n alty
S h o u ld be A b o lish ed
The m urder trials o f Pam ela Cooper and J e ffre y G ot
don H o llo w a y illu stra te w h y the de ath pe na lty sho uld
lie abolished on ce and for all C ooper, an 18 year old
Black girl, pre sen tly is on de a th ro w in an Indiana pn
son for the 1983 m urder o f a 77 year old w h ite lady
D u ring the trial. Cooper a d m itte d to stab bin g her v ic tim
36 tim es w ith a kn ife d u rin g a ro b b e ry A t the tim e o,
her sentence, Cooper w as 15 years old
H o llo w a y, a 19 year old w h ite y o u th fro m B eaverton
w as co n v ic te d o f firs, degree b u rglary and nine co u n ts
o f "capital m u rd e r" in c o n n e ctio n w ith the de aths of
Danna Lee Salyer, 20; Joseph G rote, J r., 62; and his
son K enneth P G rote, 25
U nlike Cooper, H o llo w a y
w a s n 't given the de ath pe na lty
Instead C lackam as
C o u n ty |unsts sentenced him to life in prison
The C o n s titu tio n o f th e U n ite d S tates re q u ire s tha t
the (udicial fu n c tio n s o f trial and sentencing lie co n d u c
ted w ith fu n d a m e n ta l fairness, especially w h e re the
de ath pe na lty is in vo lve d
The crim inal ju stice system
in A m e rica has. and co n tin u e s to, d iscrim in a te against
A fric a n A m ericans, p a rticu la rly in the death penalty
cases
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PORTLAND OBSERVER
Exam ple
B etw e en 1930 am , 1980 over 3.875 per
sons w ere e xe cu te d in the U n ited S tates
0 , these,
2.078 (51 "n l w ere Black
In a d d itio n , n a tio n a l studies
have sh o w n Black killers ant, killers o, w h ite s are m ore
likely to receive a de ath sentence The C ooper case is
an exam ple o , th is phenom ena
B oth Cooper and H o llo w a y c o m m itte d b ru ta l crim es
H ow ever, it ’s grossly unfair for in s titu tio n s o f law to
sentence in d ivid u a ls for crim es based on the ir skin
color Cooper ro b b e d and to o k one hum an life and was
given tho death pe na lty H o llo w a y also c o m m itte d the
crim e o f robbery and too k three hum an lives b u t only
ret eiverl a sen,ent e o f life in p rison w ith the p o ssib ility
o f parole
G iven the d iscrim in a to ry m anner in w h ich Hie death
sentence is adm in istered by the ju dicial system , it's tim e
for the death pe na lty to be abolished as a fo rm o f puni
shm en, for those w h o c o m m it crim es in our society
For the crim inal ju stice system to co n tin u e to a llo w this
in ju stice to go un abated, m akes a m o cke ry o f the en
tire ju dicial system and the U S C o n s titu tio n
rem e
I tie lie v e s u i h u n a n im o u s s u ,i,io r, w a s m flu e n
im p o rta n c e o f th e m in o r in o u r lu n g ra n g e p la n s to m a n y
o f th e S e n a te m e m b e rs
I also b e lie v e th a , th e D e p a rt
g e , d o lla rs to th e p ro g ra m a n d n o t re ly o n s o t, m o n e y
jio r , o tte re d in p riv a te c o n v e rs a tio n s b e tw e e n s e n a to rs
Support fr o m e x te rn a l s o u rc e s as w a s th e r ase in m a n y
a n d o th e r P S U far u lty m a d e o n th e D e p a rtm e n t's be
O ther d e p a r tm e n ts a ro u n d H ie i o u n tr y
h a lf
w h e n th e s o ,, m o n e y d is a (ip e a re d
( .a is e g o e n tly
In s te a d w e h a ve
O ur d e p a rtm e n t is v e ry j,le a s e d to h a v e a c h ie v e d
a p p ro v a l lo r o u t m in o r
W e c o n s id e r i, a v o te o f c o n
e n d u re d a n d n o w are o n th e v e rg e o f m a k in g th e k in d s
h d e m i b y H ie U n iv e rs ity c o m m u n ity in w h a , w e h a v e
o f c o n tr ib u tio n s to th e e d u i a ,io n o f s tu d e n ts fr o m all
b e e n a b le to at h e iv e in th e p re v io u s 1 7 ye a rs a n d w h a ,
ra c ia l b a c k g ro u n d s at P S U th a , m a y tr u ly h a v e a p o s i
j,Ia n s a m t o b je i liv e s w e h a v e b e e n a b le to i o m r iiu n ic a te
tiv e im p a c t o n f u tu r e ra i e re la te d d e v e lo p m e rits
a b o u t o u r fu tu re d ire r b o n
S u rv iv a l a n d e n d u ra n c e in an .n a d e m ir c o m m u n ity is
o fte n a c o m p lic a te d a n d d if f ic u lt ta s k
P u rs u it o t d e
I b e lie v e th a t c o n fid e n c e
is n o r o n ly e v id e n t in th e fa i u lty
a d m in is tr a tio n as w e ll
tin t in th e U n iv e rs ity 's
D e a n W illia m P a u d le r in h is o v e ,
p a r,m e n ta l g o a ls a n d objO i tiv e s in th e i o m p e titiy e en
th re e ye a rs at P S U has i o n s is ,e n tly e x p re s s e d h is s u p
v iro n iT ie n , o f c a m ,,u s p o litic s is to u g h fo r all .li a d e m u
p o r t fo r th e D e p a rtm e n t
u n its
w e re p o rt, n o n e o , o u r re , e n , p ro g re s s w o u ld h a v e beer,
S in c e a ll h ig h e r e d u c a tio n < a m ,,u s e s are re fle t
S im
lie is th e D e a n to w h ic h
tio n s a n d e x te n s io n s o l A m e ric a n s o i Ktty il w o u ld n o t
jio s s ib le h a d
tie un e xpe c te d if o c i a s s io n a lly ra i e b e c a m e a c o n tn
riv e d as th e n e w P re s id e n t at P S U o n ly Hus year
b a tin g fa c to r in s u c h an e n v iro n m e n t
to n has e x p re s s e d h is support fo r th e D e jia r tm e n , in
A , th e sam e tim e
i, is a d e b ilita tin g approach to c o n s id e r all de< is io n s
s e tb a c k s or a d v a n c e s
as d ir e c tly a ttrib u ta b le to ra i ial
b o th H ie
h e o jip iis e d
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im p u s i im m u n ity a m t Hie bl.u k i o m m u m ty
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to
expe< , th a , th e fu tu r e ot
W e tr y n o , to m a k e tha, m is ta k e in o u , d e jia r,
B l.u k S tu d ie s a, P S U
m e n , as w e a p p to a i I, o u r in v o lv e m e n t in p u rs u in g p ro
s id e tra c k s or s e tb a i ks
g ra m o b je i liv e s
life in a la rg e a c a d e m ic in s titu tio n f o i a n y d e p a rtm e n t
fa c to rs
w ill tit
w ith o u t d is a g re e m e n ts ,
T hat is s im p ly n o , th e n a tu re o f
T h e p ro p o s a l fo r a m in o r in Blai k S tu d ie s a, P S U w a s
I d o e x p e i , th a t w ith th e i o n tin u e d s u p p o r t o f fa c u lty
in itia te d in th e S p r in g o f 1986 a lo n g w ith a la rg e n u m h e ,
a n d a d m in is tr a tio n a, P S U as w e are a b le to a rtic u la te
o f o th e r p ro p o s a ls fr o m o th e r d e p a r tm e n ts
A ll h a d to
a n d c o m m u n ic a te o u r v is io n o f Bl.u k S tu d ie s ' ro le in
w o rk th e ir w a y th r o u g h a t o m p lu a te d p r o i ess o f re v ie w
h ig h e r e d u c a tio n in th is i ,,y a n d s ta te
a n d a p p ro v a l a , d e p a rtm e n ta l, s c h o o l a n d fin a lly U n i
w ill c o n tin u e to m a k e a v a lu a b le c o n tr ib u tio n to th e
v e rs ity C u r ric u lu m C o m m itte e le v e ls
e d u c a tio n o f o u r y o u n g e r g e n e ra tio n o f all race s
W h ile m o s t p ro
C o m m itte e le v e l in D e c e m b e r o f 1986
th e D e jia r ,m e n t
Dr Darrell M illner
p o s a ls re c e iv e d a p p ro v a l at th e U n iv e rs ity C u rric u lu m
C hairm an
se ve ra l o th e rs
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