“His topic was not the main focus of the conference. It wasn’t part of the original intent.” — Morse Center Director Margaret Hallock explaining the center’s decision to un-invite keynote speaker and controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill from a conference on Feb. 11.
“I was just observing and I saw it. I got really excited. I knew it when I saw it, and I knew
I got it. It was a shot you get giddy about right away.” — Aaron Rogosin, University fine
arts major and winner of the Red Bull Rampage “In Focus” photography competition on his prize-winning photo.
“The goal is that every law-abiding
Eugenean should be able to have equal
rights in employment, equal rights in housing and equal rights in public accommodations, and surely one of those is the ability
to use the bathroom when you’re at
the movies.” — Ward 3 City Councilor
David Kelly on an ordinance that would add
discrimination based on gender identity
or gender orientation to Eugene’s anti-discrimination code.
“I get asked if the campus is really safe and then to prove it. I can’t prove if I feel unsafe. They have to take my word for it until it gets violent. It shouldn’t have to get to the point of someone actually being put in danger.” — University sophomore and former ASUO Student Senator Emily Sousa at a forum focused mainly on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students’ feelings of personal and
emotional safety on campus Tuesday night.
“I was under the impression, at least from the elections coordinator, that it was merely like a rubber-stamp-type thing. I’m rather confused right now.” — University sophomore Silas Snider on the ASUO Constitution Court’s denial of his request to begin gathering signatures to initiate a recall of the ASUO Executive and the ASUO Student Senate on Tuesday.
“While it is regrettable that a student of the University and a member of the ASUO would feel this way about the attitude of their elected officials, the attitude by an elected official in conducting their official duties, short of a violation of the ASUO Constitution or the rules promulgated under it, does not constitute a viable case for a recall of that student.” — Chief Justice Randy Derrick in the ASUO’s Constitution Court decision released on Tuesday
denying Snider’s petition.
“It’s not about their safety. It’s about writing them up.” — University junior Michelle Rose, a Resident Assistant at Barnhart for the 2003-04 school year, discussing the Housing Department’s policies requiring RAs to write up students they believe have been drinking alcohol. She believes the process encourages student to take undue risks in order to avoid the Residence Halls after drinking.
“I think when you get into that decision, that’s an unfortunate place to be in the
first place. The bad decision didn’t come as
to whether they should come home or not. The poor decision was made when they chose to get so intoxicated they weren’t able to
be safe somewhere or feel safe coming back to the residence halls.” — Barnhart and
Riley Complex Director Stephen Jenkins arguing that the safety of residents is not
compromised by efforts by RAs to catch
students who drink.
— From Daily Emerald news reports
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