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.
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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
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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