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He’s staying With rumors floating around cyberspace and other media outlets, Oregon head coach Ernie Kent quelled all talk by turning down Notre Dame and stay ing as the head man at Oregon. PAGE 5 The Flash Senate OKs $1,000 funds request The ASUO Senate met Mon day night for its second meet ing of the summer. The main issue of the evening was a re quest from the Survival Cen ter for $1,000. The requested money would go toward the annual joint organizing con ference of United Students Against Sweatshops and 180 Movement for Democracy and Education, which will be held August 16-20 on the University campus. Six hun dred dollars of the requested money would go towards a deposit for dorm rooms in which participants in the conference will stay. The re maining $400 will be split be tween the cost of speakers and renting space on cam pus. The Senate voted 3-2 in favor of giving the Survival Center $600 to cover the im mediate need for the dorm deposit. Logging protester climbs building PORTLAND (AP) — A man who spent 11 days on the ledge of a downtown build ing in a protest over logging descended Monday into the waiting arms of dozens of cheering supporters. Arrow climbed to the ledge of the U.S. Forest Service Building July 7, saying he would stay there until the Forest Service reversed its de cision to allow logging on 1,030 acres of forest in the shadow of Mount Hood. Sev eral people camping outside the downtown building had | been hoisting food and water uptohim. According to a police re port, his real name is Michael James Scarpitti, and he is 26. “This is a catalyst for a huge grass-roots effort to take back our land,” he said before be ing taken away to jail. Weather Today Wednesday high 80, low 55 high 82, low 57 Tuesday July 18,2000 Volume 102, Issue 8 —Q—01 h e w r h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper LTD litigation varez Emerald • ••' wu'»5U,lC5 peiiuoners cam siana wnnm eigni feet of a bus door, a distance that LTD offi cials say it is not enough and creates an imbalance between petitioners’ right and passnegers’ needs. Petitioner wins approval to gather names at stops A circuit court judge delivers verdict that petitioners can solicit signatures on LTD property, but not on or near buses By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald Two years ago, Steve Lep panen was exercising his rights as a citizen, gathering signatures for the Parks and Salmon and the Medical Mar ijuana initiatives. When he chose to exercise those rights on the property of LTD’s downtown station and at bus stops, a controversy arose that has yet to be resolved. After being restricted from certain LTD property, Leppa nen joined the American Civil Liberties Union, and brought his concerns to its board. A year later, the board took up his complaint as a cause and began the legal process against LTD. Leppanen’s case was filed in May, and all parties agreed to fast-track it, holding the tri al in June. Circuit Court Judge Gregory Foote returned a de cision in favor of Leppanen and the ACLU. Foote ruled that the ordi nance is unconstitutional and Turn to Petitioner, page 4 Multicultural Center director secured at last By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald After a national search that lasted several months and un certainty regarding the details of the position, the Multicultural Center found their third offer to one candidate was a charm in securing a director. Director of Student Activities Greg Lobisser had initially of fered the position to first-choice candidate Erica Fuller-Shindler in May, but she turned it down for personal reasons. The sec ond choice for the job also turned down the position, and the search committee regrouped to decide what course of action to pursue. After her circumstances changed, Fuller-Shindler noti fied the committee last week that she was still interested and available for the position. “Things were better all around for this opportunity,” Fuller-Shindler said. At an informal meeting July 12, remnants of the original hir ing committee and representa tives from various facets of the University decided to offer the position as a one-year interim position. Lobisser then offered the po sition on Friday to Fuller Shindler, who accepted that day and made plans to start within the week. “It’s been six years since I’ve lived on the West Coast,” said Fuller-Shindler, an Oregon na tive who spent her first two col lege years at the University. “It was about time for me to come back over this way. ” Both Lobisser and ASUO President Jay Breslow, who has been instrumental in the search process, expressed relief and confidence over the progress. “It’s a real advantage to the MCC to have Erica come on board so quickly,” Lobisser said. “She’ll have time to become es tablished here before welcom Turn to MCC director, page 3 The position in flux for more than three months has been filled by a former University student Police review group examines dubious tactics The Independent Police Review Project offers a forum for complaints toward the Eugene Police Department By Jack Clifford Oregon Daily Emerald The inaugural meeting for Eu gene’s newest watchdog group, formed to focus on police be havior toward city residents, kicked off not with a bang, but more of a drumbeat. The seven committee mem bers and approximately 50 sup porters of the Independent Po lice Review Project, which was organized in late May to shed light on issues of police ac countability, met Friday evening at EWEB to recount tales of what organizers say is an increasing amount of police misconduct. “The turnout wasn’t as great as I thought it would be, but I think we accomplished our goal Turn to Review project, page 4 Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald Betsy Brown speaks out at Friday’s meeting of the Independent Police Review Project. The group formed to help citizens with resources and referrals in regards to complaints against police misconduct.
