Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
l-rui.is Febru;ir> 15. I1**I
Fugcne. Oregon
Volume Issue I i * I
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Brian Matthews (center), director of the Institute of Molecular Biology, (list usses rescan h with graduate
students Andrew Morton (left) and C.ai /.hang.
Survey applauds
science research
at the University
By Tammy Baley
I morale) Reporter
When it t tiint's to m icni r. bigger doesn't always
mean (letter
Si lentists seeking information for their resnart li |>a
pars often i ite material written by University resean li
ers. despite the wealth of information from larger and
more prestigious colleges
The University ranks among the top 2?> U S univer
silies in Ih.iIi biological and physical sciences, as
measured by citations per paper, according to a Si i
rm e H'a/< h survey released Nov 1‘t‘tU
The University ranks Kith in the biologic al si ienc es.
while in the phvsii al scieni es it ranks 2fitb
The "( itation impact" rankings refer to the number
ol times articles published by science faculty in re
seari li journals were referred to in subsequent public a
turns in tile field
Chose rankings plai e the University alongside sin li
schools as Stanford. Princeton and tbe University ol
(Allforma at Herkeley
Although a smaller i ullage, the I biiversity lias i lear
ly made tremendous strides in the si iem e department.
Turn to SCIENCE Pago 3
Prosecution concludes case against University professor
Labor organizer’s defense testimony set for today
By Brian Bloch
fcmerald Repoctei
The prosecution wrapped up its case against
University physics professor Dennis Gilbert in a
l-ane County District Court Thursday with testi
mony from Morgan Nicolai manager LeeKoy
Pasquini and his wife Denise
Cii Ibert, who is on trial for set ond-degree ('rim
1 Util Trespass and third-degree Criminal Mist hief
relating to ti strike int ident July ! 1 will have his
defense presented today tieginning tit it a til at
the I-a lie < lounty ( lourt house dovv n'own
Pasquini signed .i complaint Aug 17 .illeging
that Gilln-rt led a group of protesters supporting
the two-year-old Nicolai strike onto Pasquini's
front yard, where they placed 157 small, white
c losses symbolizing years of lost family wage s
I’asquini testilied that although the demonstra
tion caused no "exceedingly obvious damage" to
his yard, it did cause him to become upset and
fearful when he- returned home
"When I saw the crosses. I vs .is emotionally up
set," Pasquini said "Crosses can mean any num
ber of things
Prosecutor Marc v butcher attempted to estab
lish that Pasquini suffered "substantial inconve
nience" from Cilliert's actions, a qualification
nec essary to prove Criminal Mischief.
Police photographs taken at the scene showed
Pasquini present while the crosses remained in
his yard.
"It tells us tli.it Mr I’.isqulm was present when
the crosses were still in his yard, he vv.is suh
stantially inr onveniem ed." Hull her s.tiil
Kugene Police l.t William Childers, who re
sponded to the scene on |uly II testified that
"there were holes on the property and trampled
ivy "
In addition to Pasquini's testimony. Butcher
presented an Kugene Police Department video
tape of two local TV news broadcasts clearly
showing Cilhert engaged in leading the group
and plac ing crosses in Pasquini's yard,
Pascpiim s neighbor and private practic e lawyer
'It's our opinion that (Gilbert’s)
intent was to make a lawful first
amendment speech. ’
-Harry (^arp, defense attorney
Joe Ric hards identified Cilhert as the- 111.111 be
spoke with outside Pasquini's house on |ulv 1 1
"I knew it was union ac tivity." Ku hards said
"Generally, hi- said he had a right to he there "
Kugene Police Detective Frank Celick testified
that during a July Zf> interview with Gilbert in
whic h he read Gilbert his Miranda rights. Gain k
asked Gilbert if he knew In- had 1 unlimited any
Turn to TRIAL, Page 3
I'holo b» Sr an Potion
University physics professor Dennis (iilhert faces charges of
second-decree Criminal Trespass and third-degree Criminal
Mischief.
Gulf War
An unidentified U.S. mil
itary source was quoted
Thursday in a London news
paper as saying that the
Baghdad bunker was not
bombed because it was a
command center, but be
cause Iraqi military officers
were believed to be shelter
ing there.
Iraqi officials claimed
about 500 people died in the
bunker, which they de
scribed as a purely civilian
bomb shelter. It was hit by
two 2.000-pound bombs
dropped by U.S. planes ear
ly Wednesday.
See story. Page 5
The 15th-ranked Oregon
wrestling team will host Boi
se Statu tonight at 7:30 in
McArthur Court. The dual
meet will be Ducks' final
tune-up for the Pacific-10
Conference meet next week
end at Stanford.
The Oregon men's basket
ball team moved within one
half game of second-place in
the Pacific-10 Conference
with a 75-69 win over Wash
ington State at Mac Court
Thursday night.
Terrell Brandon led the
way with 21 points while
lordy Lyden hit three key
three-pointers in the second
half.
See story. Page 13
Inside
The Incidental Fee Com
mittee kept student group
budgets fairly constant at
hearings Wednesday and
Thursday night.
See story. Page 4
A state Senate committee
heard public comment
Thursday on two proposed
consumer protection bills.
One concerns misleading
advertising claims and the
other guards against unsafe
produce.
See story. Page 6