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Feeling fine A.]. Feeley, one of the Ducks’ two exceptional quarterbacks, says he’s healthy again and is expecting to shine this Saturday in the annual Oregon football Spring Scrimmage. PAGE 9 The Flash Kilbourne speaks tonight in EMU Jean Kilbourne, an interna tionally acclaimed expert on the image of women in ad vertising, discusses “Deadly Persuasion” to kick off “Girls on the Move to Eugene,” an empowering event for teenage girls, tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom. This event is free and a book signing follows. Asian Americans celebrate heritage The term Asian American attempts to give expression to cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity while recognizing common historical experi ences in American history. This month, members of the Asian Pacific American Stu dent Union invite the Univer sity community to celebrate the collective accomplish ments of these heteroge neous communities. Page 5 Nike kills talks on renewing deal with Michigan DETROIT (AP) — Nike Inc. said Thursday that it has ter minated negotiations on the renewal of a six-year, multi million-dollar licensing agreement with the Universi ty of Michigan. University President Lee Bollinger accused the compa ny of retaliating against Michigan for its involvement with the Worker Rights Con sortium, a student-driven coalition of schools de manding that Nike provide better labor conditions for overseas workers. Nike did not disclose the dollar value of the pro posed new contract with Michigan, one of 200 col leges and universities with which it has licensing agreements. Weather high 54, low 40 high 62, low 45 Friday RAIN LIKELY Today RAIN LIKELY Friday April 28,2000 Volume 101, Issue 141 —Q_n I h r w ft h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper University racks up $98 million in costs Z'Jbd". built itH961 0,339,000;! Museum, built in Pimlary, built in 193j itr cost $11,102,000 i Hall, built ih 1936 lacArthur Court, Burn in 1927 epair cost: $6,742,000 iilard Hat. buMtin 1886 ir. ■ Including the Universty, seven Oregon colleges have totaled $420 million worth of repairs By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald The University faces a $98 million price tag in deferred maintenance costs, according to a recent study. The seven Oregon University System schools collectively have accrued $420 million in deferred maintenance costs, with the University holding the second highest tab to Oregon State University’s $131 million. Lynda Swanson, director of capital construction planning for the Oregon University System, said the common thread tying this state-wide problem is lack of funding to carry out needed repairs. The deferred maintenance cost is the price of facilities that need replacement, some of which have needed replace ment for more than 10 years. The results of the study were presented to a Board of Higher Education committee in March^ George Hecht, director of University Facilities Services, said of this general problem universities face, “We’re better at building things than we are at main taining them.” Facilities Services is in charge of maintaining the University’s 3 million square feet of building space, but the de partment does not have the funding to replace all of the items on which main tenance has been deferred. “The greatest problem we have on campus is that our classrooms are in an old, dilapidated condition,” Hecht said. Hecht said funding for maintenance is difficult to come by because potential donors have the expectation that build ing maintenance is the state’s responsi bility. Swanson said, for example, it is diffi cult to raise money for a new electrical system, but it is easier to raise money for scholarship programs or a new building. “This is an unglamorous problem,” Swanson said of raising money for main tenance. “The big push has been to cope with having one of the most underfund ed (university) systems. “The fundamental problem is that higher education has been underfunded for years.” Turn to Repairs, page 7A WRC ruling, UO exclusion upset alumni ■ Letters from graduates pour in criticizing the University for the way the WRC decision was handled By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald While University staff and students express a mix of sup port and criticism of the Univer sity after Nike CEO Phil Knight’s decision to curtail fu ture philanthropic contribu tions to the campus, comments from alumni have been much more uniform. The majority of letters to the editor written by University alumni and published in the Oregon Daily Emerald, The Reg ister-Guard and The Oregonian criticize the University for not contacting Knight — a 1959 graduate and the University’s biggest donor in recent years — before signing on to the Worker Rights Consortium April 12. “I think Knight deserved at least a phone call. It’s just sound business practice,” Paul Mor gan, a 1993 graduate who wrote a letter to the Emerald April 25, said during a telephone inter view. “He’s given $50 million, and that’s an awful lot of an in vestment in the University.” Duncan McDonald, Universi ty vice president for public af fairs and development, said he regrets not contacting Knight immediately after the final deci sion to ease tension between the Nike CEO and the University. “I very much wish I could have gotten Mr. Knight and Turn to Reaction, page 8A iihle'sgiv en 50 mil lion, and that's an aw ful lot of an investment in the Uni versity. Paul Morgan 1993 graduate yy Girls get a feel for different professions Catharine Kendall Emerald Participants in “Take Our Daughters To Work Day” have lunch in the EMU Thursday. ■ Organizers say programs for girls are needed during adolescence when self esteem is at risk By Josh Ryneal Oregon Daily Emerald About 100 Eugene girls got a different sort of education as they left their regular middle school classes Thursday and took part in the University’s “Take Our Daughters To Work Day.” Participating in diverse work shops, such as genetics, com munications, neuroscience and clay art, the girls got a chance to talk with professors and in structors, listen to a lecture giv en by female members of The Register-Guard’s high school news team, “20 Below,” and have lunch with women professionals. Turn to Daughters, page 8A (( These ages are a crucial time forgirls. Karen Logvin event organizer //
