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Weather forecast Today Saturday Sprinkles Mostly Cloudy High 56, Low 37 High 58, Low 37 and more in /^/se/SECTION B An independent newspaper Volume 100, Issue 148 University of Oregon www.dailyemerald.com m^Kmntpr3!!3 td Chnstina Norwegian Killa” Norway lock up in the third round before Norway put Ballard on the ground for the only knock oiirtofthe21tflAn ua Smoker Amateur Boxing Tournament held in McArthur Court Thursday night. Ali profits from the tournament went to the Children’s Miracle Netwoik. Amatuer boxers fight for local charity i weivepairs of opponents battled each other to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network ny oaran dKiamore Oregon Daily Emerald Some experimented with the upper-cut, others preferred the jab but everyone tried to clobber at the Phi Kappa Psi Smoker Thursday night. The 21st amateur boxing tournament is a fund raising event by the University fraternity to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Sacred Heart. Children’s Miracle Network as sists children in medical and financial need. Traditionally, the event raises around $1,500 for the charity but Philanthropy Chair Eric Wald expected more this year. Women and men battled it out in McArthur Court in 12 bouts, eight fights be tween men and four between women. Marcus Duquette, an eight-year old, who was assisted by the Children’s Miracle Net work in the past, hollered “Let’s get ready to rumble! ” to begin the match. Each bout con sisted of three one-minute rounds. In the first fight, Rich “Squirrel Boy” Finn, 170 lbs., was chased up his tree by Brian Knutson, 175 lbs. The judges from Hard Knocks Gym had no trouble selecting the winner in the fight. Knutson dominated each round and won by Technical Knock Out. Jon Nickel, 190 lbs., faced off with James “Mad Dog” Underwood, 195 lbs., for the sec ond match. Fewer punches were thrown in this match than the others. Underwood showed weak form by wrestling his oppo nent to the ground and lost in the third round. In the first and fiercest women’s match of the night, Carmen Ballard battled Christina “The Norwegian Killa” Norway. Norway, a Turn to SMOKER .Page 5A “ It took me a little while to get the motions down. ” Darryl Christian Amateur boxer House OKs new budget, tuition freeze The Democrats are still not happy with the amount of money going to higher education By Teri Meeuwsen Oregon Daily Emerald SALEM — The Republicans in the House of Representatives bowled over the Democ rats Thursday and passed the higher educa tion budget by a 34-25 vote. The $99 million budget holds a tuition freeze and funding for the Oregon Universi ty System’s new budget model. “This was a very big day,” said Ed Dennis, Oregon Student Association spokesman. "It was definitely good overall. And so, if the revenue forecast [on May 17] is good, there’s a chance the governor might sign it.” The vote was com pletely split between the Democrat and Re publican parties. “The Democrats were trying to make a state ment about how the budget process has been going,” said Matt Swanson, ASUO state af fairs coordinator. “While it was disappoint ing to see some of our biggest champions vote against a good budget, they will come around in reality of the situation, which is that we saw a good budget pass today.” Rep. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) said he voted no because he and the rest of the House Democrats felt the budget wasn’t nearly big enough to fully fund the budget model. “We can no longer accept the bottom line,” he said. “We need to reach the finish line. I recognize that this is the first increase in the budget in this decade. Even though there are new dollars coming in, if we look at the 1989 dollars, there is still a 6 percent low in funding. “Clearly, it’s time to stop playing politics and come together.” The proposed budget is about $13.8 mil Turnto LEGISLATURE, Page 3A Conference aims to promote communication between religions Participants will focus on the violence in the Middle East region By Jason George Oregon Daily Emerald This weekend, Eugene will be the epicenter of Middle Eastern af fairs. “Palestinian/Israeli Relations: Challenging Misconceptions and Fostering Dialogue,” will be held this Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to encourage communication be tween Christians, Muslims and Jews. The event will feature international speakers, music, folk dancing, a fash ion show and an art exhibit. The free conference is being pre sented by the student group Com mon Ground. Common Ground is a rarity not only on a college campus but any where in the world. Founded last year, the group is composed of Muslim and Jewish students at the University. Many members are also in Hillel, the Jewish Student Union, or the Muslim Student As sociation. Hillel President Jessica Elkan said this is the first time these two groups have come together and presented an event. “This year we had the right stu dents that wanted to have peaceful relations,” said Elkan, a sopho more majoring in political science and Judaic Studies. The keynote speaker at the con ference is Joel Beinin of Stanford University’s Middle East History Department. However, Elkan is quick to point out the wealth of va riety in the pool of speakers. “Beinin is a great speaker, but every speaker here could be a keynote. We have people coming from the Middle East, the UK and all over the U.S.,” Elkan said. There will also be workshops and panel discussions. Topics will include, “Children, History and U.S. Foreign Policy,” “The Reli gious Significance of Jerusalem” and “Roads to Peace.” Palestine is an area located on the east shores of the Mediter ranean Sea. Probably the most cov eted land on the planet, Palestine is considered to be the land promised to the Jews in the Old Testament, the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven and the location where Jesus spent most of his life. In 1922, Jews returned to the British controlled region despite Muslim opposition. Unable to re solve the problems, the British handed the area over to the United Nations in 1947. After several wars, the area is now controlled by Israel. PLO, the body trying to gain autono my for Palestine, will decide its course of action after May 17, when Israeli elections take place. Elkan said the conference was planned in May for other reasons, but the election and the weight that it carries will be discussed at the conference. Wail Wahbeh, a Palestinian who is a student at the University, said he is excited about the conference. “It is going to be amazing,” he said. “It brings awareness to people.” The conference will be held Sat urday and Sunday at the EMU in the Ben Linder room.
