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News brief LCC flight school investigated The Lane Community College Flight Technology School was one of the several flight schools in the United States to be inspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Harvey Birdseye, the department chairman for LCC’s flight school, said the FBI conducted a thorough investigation and the school re eeived “a clean bill of health." “The FBI looked at the last six years of our files and determined that we were running a clean opera tion, Birdseye said. “We are now on a full flight schedule without re strictions.” FBI Spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele said she could make no com ment on any investigations related to the terrorists attacks. —Lindsay Buchele Reactions continued from page 5 happened several years ago, things haven’t changed as far as the Uni versity’s responsibility for workers’ rights or equal pay for garments we wear,” she said, adding that she does not necessarily see Knight’s donation pledge as positive. Others, however, don’t reflect fondly or proudly on the well known Johnson Hall protest or ef forts to sign on to the WRC. “Our long campus nightmare is finally over,” senior business major Bret Jacobson said. “It took awhile, but common sense won over blind radicalism.” Jacobson, who is also the pub lisher of the Oregon Commentator, added that aside from the monetary benefits, Knight’s decision sends a positive message to other donors. Hopefully, this will be a final sym bol to our alumni that this institution takes their opinions and not just their donations seriously,” he said. Senior Scott Rawitscher, presi dent of the Beta Alpha Psi account ing fraternity, said Knight’s with drawal was a big loss, but his return to donor status will prove benefi cial to all students. “This just goes to show how loy al he is to the University,” he said. “Some people would probably cut ties altogether, and I think this is re ally positive. Getting more dona tions — and the kind of money Phil .Knight gives — brings more to the students and higher recognition to the schools.” But some students still remem ber the long fight in front of John son Hall spring term of 2000, which gained national attention and unit ed hundreds of students who camped for days to show their ded ication to improved labor condi tions. When Frohnmayer signed on to the WRC, they thought they had reached a pinnacle. Senior Jevon Cutler, who spent days on the Johnson Hall lawn in support of the WRC, said he saw Knight’s return coming. Last year, the State Board of Higher Educa tion approved a rule which effec tively banned the University from joining the WRC. Frohnmayer also signed the University on to the Fair Labor Association, a different labor monitoring group accused by ac tivists of working for corporations. Both actions probably helped win back Knight’s support, he said. “Even when he was pulling his money, I was saying, ‘He’ll be back,’” Cutler said. “The (Universi ty) took all the right steps to get him to come back. We’re back to Nike campus.” Beata Mostafavi is the student activities editor forthe Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at beatamostafavi@dailyemerald.com. d planet coffee hour tiday Sept. 28th 4-6 pm in the International Resource Center Come meet Sc discuss with students from around the world about the current issues. Listen to speakers on war 8c peace. Refreshments provided. Questions, please call 346-0625. ♦Brought to you by ASUO, ISA, Sc CFC* 2 MILLION INVESTORS. 80 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. 1 WEIRD NAME. TIAA-CREF has a long history of managing.portfolios for the world’s sharpest minds. Contact us for ideas, strategies, and, at the very least, proper pronunciation. TIAA-CREF.org or call 1.800.842.2776 <3® ODE Classifieds,., Worth Looking Into! %/l 1 INTENSIVE MiUOlM REVIEW • Intensive classroom format • Scheduled just before the LSAT • 2/3 of our students score 158+ • 40 cities nationwide • $349 iprepmaster.com MADWAGON your basic ride For less than the cost of a textbook or a night out partying, you can own a Madwagon bike. It gets you where you need to be. Life should be so simple. Your basic ride. Get one at madwagon.com Use this sales code: 01U01001 l
