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Get down, get romantic The Eugene Symphony strikes up the orchestra tonight all in the name of love. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts; vio linist Brian Lewis visits. PULSE The Flash OUS to host town-hall meeting University students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to interact with members of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education at an informal, town-hall style meeting today from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Community members can bring their questions, concerns and ideas to Room 142 of the William W. Knight Law Center. Some of the board members planning to attend are: President Tom Imeson, Herbert Aschkenasy, Leslie Lehmann, Jim Willis and Geri Richmond. The board members will tour the new law center after the meeting. Pac-10 students make pledge for diversity Student leaders from every Pacific-10 Conference school held press confer ences today to show solidarity in con viction over the retention and recruit ment of minorities. The Pac-10 student presidents had an annual conference two weeks ago, and ASUO President Wylie Chen said diver sity was the most prominent issue at every campus. “All schools are declining in recruit ment and retention of students of col or,” Chen said. “But each campus is facing different issues.” Page 4 Sears pulls Benetton contract after taking heat over ads CHICAGO (AP) — Sears, Roebuck & Co. terminated its contract with the trendy Benetton clothing company Wednes day under pressure from victims’ rights groups who objected to an advertising campaign featuring death row in mates. Sears chairman and chief executive Arthur C. Martinez was “outraged,” as were many customers, at ads, said company spokesman Tom Nicholson. The ads, which began appearing in magazines and on billboards last month, feature portraits of American death row inmates in prison uniforms over the words, “Sentenced to Death.” The ads also give the inmate’s name, date of birth, crime and expected method of execution. high 50, low 45 high 45, low 31 Weather Today Friday Thursday February 10*2000 Volume 10"^ Issug99 —o_n_L__b_£m/ £ b www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper This year’s incidental fee Azel Malino-Alvarez (photo) Katie Mil ler (graph) Emerald Some of the stu dents in the U.S. Supreme Court class participated in a mock trial about the South worth case. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Southworth, more than 2.5 million in incidental fee money might dis appear. The Right Nit To Fund The student incidental fee is essential to the finances of University programs and ASUO government, but a soon-to come U.S. Supreme Court decision could overturn the whole system By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Student government, University administra tors and Oregon legisla tors are all playing a waiting game. Next year, student groups, such as the Black Student Union and the Women’s Center, as well as the ASUO elections and student government, might function exactly like they do this year. Or, the University might lose the more than $5.5 million that sup ports student football tickets, ASUO programs, EMU business and everything else that re ceives money from the student incidental fee. It all depends on what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on Southworth vs. the University of Wis consin, a case that has brought the entire fee sys tem into question at Wis: consin and here at the University as well. The case began during the 1995-96 school year when University of Wis consin students Scott Southworth, Amy Schoepke and Keith Ban nach objected to paying incidental fees to groups with political views that differed from theirs. They felt funding groups such Turn to Fees, page6A Critic blasts media over WTO coverage Norman Solomon says that the mainstream media had a decidedly anti protester slant in its reporting last November By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald The mass media’s treatment of Ameri can labor, bias in last November’s World Trade Organization protest in Seattle and their role in politics will all come under the close scrutiny of media critic Norman Solomon at two Eugene-area speaking en gagements today and Friday. “He’s an outstanding media critic,” said David Zupan, who works for Eugene Me dia Action, co-sponsor of Solomon’s visit with the University Cultural Forum. Solomon’s speech on campus, titled “WTO: how the media distorted the story in Seattle,” will explore messages present ed by mainstream media. “The media spin was ferocious,” Solomon said. The story was presented in a way that favored corporations and big name politicians while depicting protest ers as wacky or weird, he said. Solomon will encourage audience mem Turn to Media critic, page 4A Two robberies hit West University area ■ Despite a decrease in crime in the University area, two robbery suspects remain at large after Tuesday’s incidents on Hilyard street and 19th Avenue by Brian oooaeu Oregon Daily Emerald Eugene police are investigating two ap parentiy unrelated roDDenes that occurred in the West Uni versity neighborhood Tues day evening. The first robbery was at Jab berwocky Cards and Gifts at 1308 Hilyard St. at 4:20 p.m. The suspect in this case ap proached two female clerks and demanded money. He fled from the scene after stealing an undisclosed amount of cash and has yet to be apprehended by police. The suspect was described Eugene criminal offenses: 1997-1998 Robbery 1997: 312 1998: 250 Burglary 1997: 2,022 1998: 2,060 Theft 1997: 8,237 1998: 7,338 CarTheft 1997: 783 1998: 792 Total 1997: 11,354 1998: 10,440 SOURCE: Eugene Police Department ; as a wnue-maie aauit, approximately za : Tu rn to Robberies, page 4A Breslow, Magner: offering a different perspective ASUO executive candidates Breslow and Magner focus on student and community involvement By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Jay Breslow is a senior psycholo gy and Spanish major. He is run ning for ASUO president with Hol ly Magner, a sophomore sociology major. Q 4 What is your platform? A4[JB]What we are basically ♦ running on is a student em powerment campaign. ... One of our goals is to make sure that the ASUO is out there, and if we have to stand on the corner and hand stuff out, all day, every day ... we are going to do it in order to make sure that students know who we are ... and that we are there for them. [HM] Another one of our plat forms would also be community involvement because we believe the University is such as large enti ty in itself. Turn to Jay & Holly, page 6A BRESLOW MAGNER
