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Affirmative Action Stands
continued
B ush's home state o f Texas and
elsewhere.
Opponents o f affirmative action
had hoped the Suprem e Court
would use this opportunity to ban
most consideration o f race in any
affirmative action in other arenas
over the past decade.
O ’C onnor said the value o f di­
verse classroom s extends far be­
yond the campus. Justices John
Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth
consideration to blacks, Hispanics
and to applicants from other groups
the school says have historically
suffered from discrimination.
The program has produced m i­
nority enrollm ent o f between 12
percent and 20 percent over the
past decade. There is no fixed tar­
get, the school said.
“T his court has long recog­
nized that 'ed u catio n is the very
foundation o f good citizenship, ’”
O ’C o n n o r w rote, quoting from
an o th e r lan d m ark ru lin g , the
B row n v. B oard o f E ducation
d ecision that integrated public
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schools.
“ F or this reason, the diffusion
government decisions. The court Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer o f know ledge and opportunity
is far more conservative than in joined her endorsement o f a pro­ thro u g h p ublic in stitu tio n s o f
1978, when it last ruled on affirm a­ gram in place at the University o f higher ed ucation m ust be acces­
tive action in higher education ad­ M ichigan's law school.
sible to all individuals regardless
missions, and the justices have put
The law school uses an inexact o f race o r eth n icity ,” O ’Connor
heavy conditions on government admissions formula that gives extra w rote.
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bonus out o f a possible 1 SO.
The cases put the Bush adminis­
tration in an awkward spot. The
White House had sided with white
applicants rejected at the Michigan
schools without endorsing an out­
right end to affirmative action.
“ T h ere are in n o v ativ e and
proven ways for colleges and uni­
versities to reflect our diversity
without using racial quotas," Presi­
dent Bush said after M onday’s
ruling. “The court has made clear
that colleges and universities must
engage in a serious, good faith
consideration o f workable race-
neutral alternatives.”
In the end, the high court made
o n ly b are m e n tio n o f the
ad m in istratio n ’s argum ent that
race-neutral alternatives to affirma­
tive action are already working in
T The court has in essence provided
the nation with a road map on how to
construct affirmative action
programs in higher education that
are constitutionally acceptable.
F uture in B roadcasting E xplored
A L ew is and C lark colleg e graduate has earn ed a
m inority internship at O regon Public B roadcasting to
pursue a career in broadcasting.
Jesse B eason w as nam ed O P B ’s 2003 Jon R. T uttle
intern.
O P B e n d o w ed th e Jo n R. T u ttle M in o rity In te rn ­
sh ip 10 y e a rs ag o to en c o u ra g e fu tu re g e n e ra tio n s
o f c o m p a ssio n a te b ro a d c a ste rs a n d jo u rn a lis ts . The
in te rn sh ip e n a b le s an o u ts ta n d in g m in o rity s tu ­
d en t to sp e n d th e su m m er stu d y in g te le c o m m u n i­
c a tio n s and b ro a d c a st jo u rn a lis m in a h an d s-o n
en v iro n m en t.
The internship is in m em ory o f Jon T uttle, one o f
lune25. 2003
Moose Moves On
continued
the county a “safe and secure place
to live” but that it was time “to
move on and explore other paths
in life.”
His book, “Three W eeks in O c­
tober,” is scheduled for release in
October, one year after the sniper
attacks.
In March, the county ethics
comm ission ordered him to drop
the project and barred him from
serving as a consultant on a movie
about the sniper case, saying a
county employee may not profit
on the side from his official duties.
The commission also said the
book could undermine the pros­
ecution in the sniper case by cater­
ing to “the public’s thirst for all o f
those ‘inside’ details.” The defen­
dants’ attorneys also object to the
book, saying it could taint pos-
siblejurors.
Moose appealed in state court
and also filed a federal lawsuit
c laiming his free speech rights were
being violated.
C ounty E xecutive D ouglas
O reg o n ’s m ost respected b roadcast jo u rn alists, w ho
d ie d in 1991 after a b rie f b attle w ith leukem ia. Tuttle
w as a lead producer for O P B ’s docum entary unit. Prior
to O PB, T uttle w orked for K GW -TV .
“ He w as one o f the best w riters for television I’ve
ever seen,” said Lew Frederick, form er C hannel 8
reporter and T uttle colleague. “ He had a sense o f how
to look at the essence o f an issue and bring it out."
B eason, a L ittleton, Colo, native, graduated from
Lew is and C lark this past M ay w ith a degree in com ­
munications. He will work in a num ber o f areas, includ­
ing OPB Radio, the W orld H istory project and national
and international production.
Jesse Beason
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Duncan, w ho backed the police
c h ie f s desire to write the book,
said that Moose told him he felt that
he had to make a choice between
rem aining as ch ief and completing
the book.
“ He felt this was the best for
everyone involved,” Duncan said.
“ It w ould let him do the book and
rem ove the cloud over it.
M oose’s departm ent was the
headquarters for federal, state and
local investigators tracking the
sniper, and he becam e a daily fix­
ture on national television during
the investigation, giving news con­
ferences several times a day. For
many, he was a reassuring figure,
especially when he let down his
tough exterior to shed a tear for a 13-
year-o Id boy shot and w ounded at
school.
A u th o r itie s a r r e s te d J o h n
A llen M uham m ad and teenager
Lee Boyd M alvo in the sniper
attacks. The tw o have been linked
to 20 shootings, 13 fatal, in V ir­
ginia, M aryland, G eorgia, A la­
bam a, L ouisiana and the D istrict
ofC olum bia.
if even bright things get you down.
Church Chosen for Kendra James Forum
continued
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W hen the officer was acquitted
o f any wrongdoing by a grand jury
last month, a group o f community
members assembled at rallies and
meetings to change the laws sur­
rounding the deadly force policies
used by police.
The group, including Rev. Roy
Tate o f the Albina Ministerial Alli­
ance, found allies in the Oregon
Legislature. Senators M argaret
Carter, D-Portland and A vel Gordly,
D-Portland, have found fault in the
shooting and are working on re­
vamping police use o f deadly force
laws.
Jam es’s death has also been on
the agenda o f the African Ameri­
can Advisory Council which was
formed years ago to bring topics o f
its choosing to the police chief.
Both senators say they hope to
attend the forum if they are not
needed in Salem for Legislative
hearings that day.
Tate, Multnomah County Dis­
trict A ttorney Mike Schrunk and
Police ChiefM ark Kroeker also plan
to attend.
selection and assignment o f offic­
ers. The review team plans to meet
for the first time after the com m u­
nity forum.
Northeast N eighborhood Coali­
tion Director John Canda, who was
if
Some citizens from the African-
American community believe that
policy changes may have prevented
Kendra James from being shot, so the
chief assembled a group to gather
input from the community
- Sgt. Brian Schmautz, spokesman for the police bureau
Assistant C hief Lynnae Berg has
assembled a Community Police
Organizational Review team to con­
sider bureau training, policies and
a spokesperson for the James fam ­
ily immediately followingthe shoot­
ing, is a member o f the review team.
“Some citizens from the African-
American comm unity believe that
policy changes may have pre­
vented Kendra Jam es from being
shot, so the chief assembled a group
to gather input from the com m u­
nity,” said Sgt. Brian Schmautz,
spokesman for the police bureau.
A prayer vigil called “Still An­
other Cry for Justice” is set for 7
p.m., Saturday, June 28 at the
Skidmore Street overpass east o f
North Interstate Avenue, the loca­
tion o f the shooting.
The vigil is sponsored by an ad-
hoc comm ittee for C itizen’s Re­
gress, com posed o f the Urban
League, NAACP, the Latino Net­
work and others.
“The purpose is a continuation
o f prayer in preparation for the fo­
rum and the conclusion o f the inter­
nal investigation by the police and
for the civic action that is taking
place by the James family,” said Dr.
Leroy Haynes, an event organizer.
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