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Tuesday April 25,2000 Volume 101, Issue 138 —fit—Q-1 he w r h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper raremB....,r ._j UO golfers' eyes on prize At home in Eugene, the hosting UO women end the first round of play in the Pac-10 Champi onships in sixth place. The men are in second in Tempe. PAGE 11 The Flash Controversial Napster endures legal issues Metallica and other musi cians filed a lawsuit against Napster and the University of Southern California, Yale Uni versity and Indiana Universi ty — which all allow their students access to the MP3 provider — claiming the company promotes piracy by allowing users to trade copy righted songs at no cost. Many universities have banned access to Napster, but for now, the browser will re main accessible to University of Oregon students. PAGE 5 GTFF takes grievance to higher level The Graduate Teaching Fel lows Federation has filed an unfair labor practice com plaint against the University with the Employment Rela tions Board. The GTFF accus es the administration of denying information it had a contractual right to. PAGE 10 Six children shot at Washington zoo WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun f i re rang through the National Zoo on Monday evening as a feud between youths turned violent, leaving six children wounded. A 12-year-old boy was in grave condition. Capt. Brian Lee, a spokesman for the District of Columbia Fire and Emer gency Medical Services, said one boy suffered grave wounds to the head, and the others did not appear to have life-threatening injuries. Hours later, police were still seeking a gunman, circling the zoo in helicopters and in vestigating whether shots were fired by more than one youth. The victims ranged in age from 11 to 16, Police Chief Charles Ramsey said. Weather Today RAIN LIKELY high 60, low 42 Wednesday RAIN LIKELY high 66, low 48 ii The bonds of trust... have been shredded. )) — Phil Knight, Nike CEO Knight pulls all money (( My his tory with the Univer sity ... goes back a long way ” Phil Knight Nike CEO ■The Nike CEO confirms his withdrawal of all personal donations, which leaves the Autzen Stadium project in limbo By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Nike CEO Phil Knight announced Mon day that he will halt all donations to the University, clearing up recent rumors with his statement: “For me personally, there will be no further donations of any kind to the University of Oregon. ” In a statement released by Nike late Monday, Knight called the University’s re cent decision to join the INSIDE Worker Rights Consor Differences in t'L|m shocking. labor monitoring “With this move the groups led to University inserted it Knight’s decision. se^ ^nto new global PAGE 7 economy where I make my living — and insert ed itself on the wrong side, fumbling a teachable moment,” Knight said. The statement confirmed campus fears that Knight’s anticipated $30 million pledge to the Autzen Stadium expansion project will be rescinded. Dave Williford, assistant director of me dia services for University athletics, said because of the confirmation of Knight’s withdrawal, athletic department officials Turn to Knight, page 7 Luuuciy ui ^Kyview Aeriai surveys (above) The Autzen Sta dium renovation proj ect was going to benefit from Knight’s donation, (right) The Knight Li brary is named after the Nike CEO’s family, (below) The William W. Knight Law Center, ded icated in August 1999, is named after the for mer benefactor’s father. I TCm■ .‘SP'TSSaPff 3* Emerald Phil Knight’s full statement The Nike founder and Oregon alumnus explains his decision to cut ties with the University. _Q_Qt h fi w fi h www.dailyemerald.com distill hope to speak with [Knight] in person. ” Dave Frohnmayer University president ■The move surprised some students; others say it should have been heavily considered when the UO joined the WRC By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Many students who fought for the University to join the Worker Rights Consortium didn’t expect to hear Nike CEO Phil Knight’s an nouncement that he was pulling his personal contributions from the University as a result of its joining the labor monitoring group for a one-year contract. Many of the protesters who spent Emerald 10 days, and sometimes nights, at Johnson Hall said they are frustrat ed by how much stock people are putting into the University alumnus’s decision. But other students who have been watching the issue unfold since the protest began on April 4 said Knight’s monetary importance should not have been ignored by the administration when they joined with the WRC. The protest “was never about making Phil Knight withdraw from the University,” Hu man Rights Alliance member Chad Sullivan said. “It was about workers being treated fair ly-” When ASUO President Wylie Chen heard the news, he was more surprised than an Turn to Reactions, page 8 Legislators on campus, urge students to vote ■Several state government officials come to campus Monday, encouraging students to understand the power in their numbers (( Voting registration among the student pop ulation is an extremely pressing issue. Robin Miller ASUO federal affairs coordinator _n By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald State government represen tatives and ASUO members took to the campus streets Monday afternoon, inviting students to have their voices heard by registering to vote. Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, State Sen. Tony Corcoran and Reps. Vicki Walker and Floyd Prozanski joined with ASUO President Wylie Chen and oth er student government mem bers Monday afternoon on the corner of 13th Avenue and Uni versity Street for about 15 min utes, encouraging students to sign voter registration cards. “If you’re not registered and you can’t vote, someone else is going to determine your future,” DeFazio said. In recent years, people be tween the ages of 18 and 34 have traditionally had the low est national voter turnout. The low numbers have been a cause of growing concern for both elected officials and students alike. The ASUO’s goal is to get an additional 5,000 students regis tered in time for the fall elec tions. This is in conjunction with a statewide goal of 27,000 additional registered voters. “Right now the message is out there — and it’s been out there for a long time — that says students don’t vote,” said Brian Tanner, one of the volunteers who helped register students on Monday. “We’re looking to change that trend. We want peo ple to know that we’re not apa thetic, that we are concerned about our community and the Turn to Student votes, page 4 Catharine Kendall Emerald Rep. Vicki Walker stands on the corner of 13th Avenue and Uni versity Street Monday registering students to vote.
