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Campus Link kiosk decision postponed The decision on whether to implement the Campus Link kiosk was postponed at the EMU Board meeting Wednes day until its next meeting on May 10 because information is still being compiled. The is sue might not be decided un til the next school year. Next year’s board would be given the background research provided by this year’s com mittee — consisting of Stu dent Senate President and EMU Board member Jessica Timpany and EMU Board members Bryan Myss, Scott Rich and Campbell Kid. Student Senate approves funding In its Wednesday night meeting, the Student Senate approved $3,549 to four stu dent groups. The ASUO Executive re ceived $1,500 to recover costs for diversity speaker Tim Wise, the Women’s Cen ter received $900 to pay for the upcoming feminist speaker Jean Kilbourne, the Coalition Against Environ mental Racism received $999 for this weekend’s con ference, and the Survival Center received $150 to re cover Earth Day speaker costs. Census-takers make visits starting today CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — If you live in one of the 42 mil lion households that haven’t mailed back census forms yet, you can expect someone to be knocking on your front doorsoon. Today, the Census Bureau begins its 10-week operation of sending out some 440,000 census-takers to visit those homes and gather informa tion considered vital to get ting an accurate snapshot of the country’s population. Oregon Daily m *w Emerald Thursday April 27,2000 Volume 101, Issue 140 —Q—D_L-ii e_w e h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper .. 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An on-line travel guide that ri vals traditional printed resources, it provides up-to-date information target ed at college students and young pro fessionals. “It’s a resource that I think a lot of people have been looking for for a while,” said Wherenext.com’s editor in chief and University graduate Kaarin Knudson. One of the Web site’s nine full-time staff members is University alumnus Gregg Bleakney, now the company’s president. To make the organization run, representatives have been placed in selected cities in Europe, and hun dreds of freelancers are utilized to con tribute to the site. “It’s a total planning network,” said Jeremy French, an ac count coordinator with Wave Rock Communications, the group that is overseeing the management of Wherenext.com. In other words, the site offers every thing from feature articles on intriguing locations to offering discounts at vari Tum to Web site, page 6A Students do Nike audits ■The firm that monitors conditions in Nike’s factories has University students conduct the audits, and the results are positive By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald Nike has been the target of re cent campus protesters alleging the company does not meet ac ceptable labor standards. A few University students even go as far as saying that Nike CEO Phil Knight’s decision to halt future donations to the school is proof that there are Nike sweatshops. The company, however, is try ing to portray a different picture. University senior Louis Capo bianco, one of 16 students se lected from across the country to monitor international facto ries that produce collegiate ap parel, described his experience in Mexico as very positive. “It was definitely a worthwhile experience,” said Capobianco, a political science major. Through an application and interview process last Decem ber, Capobianco was selected to represent the University and the United States as an investigator of labor standards in Mexican factories. A total of 32 factories in North America, Latin Ameri ca and Asia were audited by university students who filed a report for Nike. The merits of this program are extremely valuable, said Dusty Kidd, Nike’s director of labor practices. “The students told us we can definitely improve and we’re do ing that right away,” Kidd said. While many people have knowledge about workers’ con ditions in Nike factories, Capo bianco said most have a nega tive perspective. Based on what he experienced in two Mexican factories, however, Capobianco said that the labor violations were minimal. “I hope that (the report) in forms a lot of people about both sides of the issue,” Capobianco said. “I feel that people know a lot about the negatives. We want Turn to Nike, page 4A [The stu dents] have taught us a great deal. We take their obser vations and recommen dations very seriously and commit to report back in three months what we and the fac tories have accom plished. Dusty Kidd Nike director of labor practices Chancellor's remarks offend employees ■A Native American man has begun the formal grievance process, but union officials say there’s little chance of success By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Comments reportedly made by Ore gon University System Chancellor Joseph Cox at a meeting with Universi ty classified employees Tuesday have “totally devastated” a Native American man and prompted him to pursue a grievance against Cox. Jon Clark, a painter for facilities servic es and an enrolled member of the Okla homa tribe of Comanche Indians, said Cox compared himself to Ward Bond, an actor who played the leader of a wagon train in a television series about pioneers traveling across the west. “Ward Bond kills Indians during the | series,” Clark said. Clark said Cox’s comments about a need to “circle wagons” had obvious racist connotations for him. He said the comments represented a Hollywood stereotypical view of Na tive Americans that was very offensive. “I’m totally devastated,” Clark said. “I can’t tell you how much that hurt me.” Cox’s office responded to the issue late on Wednesday with only a brief comment, because a formal grievance hasn’t been filed. “There was no offense intended in any of the chancellor’s remarks,” said Philip Bransford, OUS spokesman. “The chancellor has long stood for in clusion and diversity for all people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. ” Oregon Public Employees Union stewards, who are familiar with the process of filing a discrimination griev ance, were skeptical about Clark’s chances of success after an early review of the case. Randy Collins, a power plant opera tor and the OPEU steward who talked with Clark, said the grievance was probably not actionable as a violation of the OPEU contract. Because Cox is not Clark’s supervisor, nor is he in his direct chain of command, Clark may not have any recourse. At the meeting, about 75 people gath ered in the EMU Ballroom Tuesday morning listened to updates and asked questions of University officials in cluding University President Dave Frohnmayer. Cox does not regularly at Tum to Remarks, page 6A I’mto taly devas tated. I can't tell you how much that hurt me. Jon Clark University employee 44 ---
