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Heatm up m The Oregon men and UCLA women lead halfway through the NCAA Championships. PAGE 7A Workers unite Union representatives held a rally Thursday to show support for OUS classified employees. PAGE 4A Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Friday June 1,2001 Volume 102, Issue 161 Weather today MOST# CLOUDY high 68, low 45 Student accused of producing false IDs ■ One University student may face charges as a result of allegedly creating and selling fake drivers licenses By Aaron K. Breniman Oregon Daily Emerald A University student has been im plicated in the production and distri bution of counterfeit California driv ers licenses, Oregon Liquor Control Commission officials said Thursday. The allegations came at the con clusion of an investigation into the increased usage of false identifica tion at University area bars, super markets and convenience stores. The OLCC turned over information to the Lane County District Attor ney’s office Wednesday. The OLCC alleges that Christo pher P. Basham, 19, produced coun terfeit California driver’s licenses and sold them to fellow students. Basham is a resident of Parsons Hall in the Bean Complex. The charges Basham could face are now in the hands of the Lane County District Attorney’s office. “The case has just come in, and at this time we’re still reviewing it,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Kent Mortimore said. Basham was cited in October 2000 with three misdemeanor charges stemming from the attempted use of a counterfeit Oregon driver’s license to purchase alcoholic beverages at a Eugene Albertson’s. Several attempts to reach Basham for comment were unsuccessful. The investigation into the produc tion of the California IDs began in Janu ary 2001, OLCC spokesman Ken Palke said, when counterfeit California driv ers licenses began appearing at area taverns and stores. Several students Turn to Fake IDs, page 6A e < m pip Jon House Emerald ■Junior Santiago Lorenzo wins the decathlon and keeps the Ducks in the lead at the NCAA Championships By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald It’s probably safe to say that Santiago Lorenzo now has a legitimate excuse for his recent absences from school — and he has something to show for it, too. Needing to essentially win —— the final event of the de WyfiJIr*] cathlon, the 1,500 meters, at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field, Lorenzo essentially did just that Thursday evening, earning himself a nice trophy to present to his professors. “I definitely have to catch up in school,” Lorenzo said after scoring 7,889 points to win the first NCAA decathlon title in school his ■rs TRACK tory. “I hope my professors will understand.” Lorenzo’s win was the second national championship in the first two days of compe tition for the Ducks, who are in first place with 27 points after junior Billy Pappas placed eighth in the decathlon. Redshirt sophomore John Stiegeler won the javelin ti tle Wednesday with a school-record throw of 252 feet, 10 inches, while redshirt freshman Jason Hartmann placed third in the 10,000 meters. “I’m so excited and so happy for the team,” said Pappas, who scored a personal-best 7,488 points, but was somewhat disappoint ed with his eighth-place finish. “Santiago def initely wanted it more than me. But it makes me feel better that he won.” Due in large part to a hamstring injury to decathlon favorite Claston Bernard of Louisiana State, Lorenzo was in third place after nine events heading into the 1,500 me Turn to Championships, page 9A Athletics loses UO subsidy ■ President Frohnmayer states that the University will cease giving the $2 million subsidy to the Athletic Department By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald By 2005, the University Athletic Department will no longer receive its $2 million subsidy from the Universi ty’s general fund to cover its operating costs, according to an announcement by University President Dave Frohn mayer. A spokesman for the depart ment says cutting the subsidy is fine with them. “That’s good,” said Dave Willi ford, assistant athletic director of media services. “It’s proof that the Athletic Department is concerned and understands where the faculty senate is coming from.” The Athletic Department will have to cover the hole opened in its nearly $30 million budget by the administration cutting the subsidy, but Williford said that won’t be a problem. By the time the subsidy is eliminated, he said, the Autzen Stadium expansion will be com pleted, and more revenue will be coming into the department. “That’s why we think the Autzen Stadium expansion is so important for the Athletic Department and the UO,” he said. Williford also said that having the subsidy phased out shows that the Athletic Department is a true part of the campus and not a sepa rate entity from the University’s ed ucational mission. Frohnmayer’s announcement Wednesday that the Athletic De partment’s subsidy would be elimi nated is the latest installment in a long-simmering debate over the millions of dollars supporting in tercollegiate athletics. Turn to Subsidy, page 6A Students may soon find apparel from 'no-sweat zone' ■A group of sociology students recently formed a coalition dedicated to supplying University T-shirts made under humane working conditions By Diane Huber for the Emerald Learning about the poor working condi tions that exist in some textile factories in spired 29 students to step outside their so ciology classroom and make a difference on the University campus. As an extension of Professor Michael Dreiling’s class titled Workers, Consumers, and the Global Economy, the group foriped the Campus Coalition for Fair Labor earlier this term. Their initial goal was to create a “no-sweat zone” where students can pur chase T-shirts with the confidence that they were produced under humane conditions. :‘We want students to have the choice to buy University apparel that isn’t made by workers who are paid low wages and work in hazardous conditions,” said Becky Clausen, an activist and graduate student in environmental studies. Wednesday marked a turning point for the group members, who met with the Uni versity Bookstore’s general manager, Jim Williams, to finalize the project. If the group’s goals are met, three styles of shirts will be available for purchase before the 2001 commencement. About 200 shirts to tal will be ordered as a trial. The “no-sweat zone” apparel will have a union label, one of the only avenues to en sure garments are made in humane condi tions, Clausen said. The project is an opportunity to offer an other choice to students without boycotting the sports apparel company Nike, said CCFL member Nick Lougee. Buying “American” is not the CCFL's message, however, Lougee said. “It’s not so much where it’s made, but how it’s made,” he said. Williams and the CCFL are working to gether to find a company in support of the no-sweat zone effort to produce the shirts. Lougee doesn’t believe this task will be too difficult because if the project is successful, the no-sweat zone could generate a lot of in come for the clothing company, especially if the idea spreads to other universities. Williams is supportive of the project and thinks that adding this choice for students will improve sales of existing products. “The decision to make these products available to our customers should in no way be interpreted as though the bookstore is suggesting anything negative about the existing vendor partners with whom we do business," he said. “Offering the union al ternative is responding to the request to of fer customers a choice.” Turn to No-sweat, page 6A
