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Overachiever Tony Overstake has turned in a tremendous freshman season for the Ducks, thanks largely to a great work ethic. PAGE 7A The Flash Penn students protesting sweatshop conditions PHILADELPHIA (AP) — About a dozen University of Pennsylvania students occupied the lobby of the school president’s office for a sec ond day Tuesday to press for closer scrutiny of working conditions in factories that produce clothing with the Penn name. After meeting with the students, President Judith Rodin said she still planned to wait for a report from a committee that will recommend how such labor conditions should be monitored and propose a code of conduct for manufacturers. She said she expects a report by the panel of students, faculty and ad ministrators on Feb. 29. Authorities dig in for long negotiations with hijackers STANSTED, England (AP) —With the welfare of more than 150 exhausted passengers foremost in their minds, British negotiators said Tuesday they were prepared to be patient with the hijackers holding an Afghan airliner fora third day. Some people left the plane late Tuesday night, but police could not give an exact number or say whether they were hostages or hi jackers. SKY TV News reported that three figures had been seen emerg ing from the window of the cockpit and dropping to the ground and fleeing. Meanwhile, negotiators said talks could goon for days. Teenage girl sentenced to30 years in hatchet slayings KLAMATH FALLS (AP) — Maintaining she was not “some psycho,” a 16 year-old girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her part in the slayings of her mother and half brother, who were beaten with a hatchet and set on fire in their rural trailer home. In return for the 30-year sentence, Jessica Tibbets of Sand Creek plead ed no contest to two counts each of aggravated murder and criminal conspiracy in the slayings of Bennie Jo Tibbets, 43, and Billy Ray Tower, 17. Weather high 48, low 34 high 47, low 30 Thursday % BAIN POSSIBLE Today MOSTLY CLOUDY Wednesday February 9,2000 Volume 101, Issue 93 —Q—D-L. h. fi_w r h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Reflecting on activism Michael Crisp Emerald An over-capacity crowd ‘loosens up’ in Willamette Hall Tuesday night dur ing the presenta tion of ‘A People’s History of the WTO Protests.’ Program revisits WTO protests ■ Activists bring perspective to events in Seattle through skits, dance and photography By Sara Lieberth Oregon Daily Emerald In an effort to “take back the sto ry told by the major media,” stu dents and community members presented a five-part multimedia event Tuesday evening showcasing their experiences at the Nov. 30 World Trade Organization protest in Seattle. Hundreds of University stu dents and Eugene residents or ganized their efforts and traveled to Seattle last year to join tens of thousands of other activists protesting the WTO meetings be ing held there. After a full day of conflicts with police, tear gas, rubber bullets and an eventual emergency curfew imposed by the city’s mayor, delegate meet ings*were postponed or canceled, and the downtown streets were left significantly worse for the wear. Despite the isolated acts of van dalism, howev er, most pro testers believed they had been successful . in effectively bringing atten tion to the is sues surround ing the WTO and it’s poli cies. In addition.** Another gathering for activists inter ested in the issues surrounding WTO policies will be held feb. 19 in Salem. Speakers from Global Exchange, local labor and trade organizations as well as the city’s mayor will be present. Contact (503) 581-1505X182 for loca tion details. “A People’s History of the WTO Protests” was both a recalling of the highly Tum to WTO protests, page 3A Access to music software denied at OSU Alter tying up network lines to ‘burn’ free music, students at Oregon State find the plug pulled By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Students at universities across the country have found a way to listen to mu sic for free by downloading their favorite tunes using software programs such as Napster. Napster allows on-line users to download tracks encoded in the MP3 format directly from their comput ers, without paying a dime. Its use has grown quickly among college students, causing the residential com puting network at Oregon State University to block ac cess to students. Although debate has heated up in the past year over whether MP3 music breaks copyright laws, OSU’s decision to ban ac cess to Napster’s MP3 li brary came as a result of limited computer network space, or bandwidth, rather than violations of the law. Napster is currently being sued by the Recording As sociation of America on be half of 18 record compa nies, charging that Napster supports a black market for Turn to Napster, page 4A This is just a temporary so lution to a big gerproblem. Chris White OSU residential computing net work coordinator Serving cottee gets candidates in hot water An ASUO senator files a grievance against a pair running for ASUO Executive, claiming they furnished refreshments in return for votes By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald It may only be $40 for cof fee and snacks. But it may also force ASUO Executive hopefuls C.J. Gabbe and Peter Larson out of this year’s race. On Monday, Student Sen ator Jennifer Greenough filed a grievance with the ASUO Elections Board after the pair hosted an Interna tional Student Coffee Hour on Feb. 4. Greenough said in her grievance that by paying for the refreshments at the meeting, Gabbe and Larson violated ASUO elections rules. Currently, student candidates cannot offer po tential voters any service or thing of value in return for efforts to promote an elec tion’s outcome. Greenough said the re freshments qualified as a “thing of value” and by having posters and a table with buttons, they were at tempting to influence the outcome of the election. She is calling for Gabbe and Larson to be removed from the ballot if they are found in violation of the rule. While Gabbe admitted he and Larson were promoting their position on the issues, he said the grievance still caught him off-guard. “I was a little surprised to get the grievance,” Gabbe said. “We’ve been asking questions [all along] to make sure we knew the rules and could keep away from griev ances.” Melissa Unger, Gabbe and Larson’s campaign manager, said she paid the $40 for re freshments out of her own pocket and disagrees with Greenough’s accusations. “Obviously we were there to promote our campaign. But we weren’t there to pro mote the outcome,” Unger said. “We never told people to vote for us.” Greenough said she didn’t see how that could be. “If they weren’t running in the election, would they still have done it?” she said. Turn to Grievance, page 3A GABBE
