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A win for 3 losses Despite a win at Utah State, the Ducks will lose three players to injury. Page 9 Not over ‘The Wall’ Local musicians performed Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” live on Saturday. Page 6 Monday, October 1,2001 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 25 U.S. rejects Taliban call for talks on bin Laden By Steven Thomma & Juan Tamayo Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON (KRT) — U.S. offi cials Sunday flatly rejected a call from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for negoti ations over the fate of suspected terror ist Osama bin Laden, who Afghan lead ers said was in their control. “The president has said we’re not ne gotiating,” White House Chief of Staff Andy Card said during an appearance on the Fox News Sunday program. “We’ve told the Taliban government Local massage what they should be therapists hold a doing. They’ve got benefit to raise to turn not only money for victims. Osama bin Laden PAGE3 over, but all of the operatives of the al Qaida organization. They’ve got to stop being a haven where terrorists can train. ” Card and other administration offi cials reacted to the assertion Sunday by the Taliban that they now knows where bin Laden is and that he is under Tal iban “control.” The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, told reporters Sun day that bin Laden was in a secure and secret location in what the Taliban calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and that the regime was awaiting U.S. evi dence of bin Laden’s involvement be fore opening negotiations. “He is under our control,” Zaeef told reporters in the Pakistan capital of Is lamabad. “Wherever he is, he’s in a se cret place, but that doesn’t mean that he is out of the control of the Islamic Emi rate of Afghanistan. He’s in a place which cannot be located by anyone.” A week ago, the Taliban said they could not locate bin Laden to deliver a request that he voluntarily leave the country. Sunday, Zaeef said bin Laden has not replied to th<» request, but that he wouldn’t be forced into U.S. hands either, at least not without proof of his complicity. Noting U.S. threats to attack unless the Taliban meets its demands, Zaeef insisted the United States first present evidence. “They are thinking of direct attacks,” he said. “We are thinking of negotiation. They have provided no evidence, but they want the man. ” The United States and allies said the demand for evidence and negotiations was all talk. “It was just a few days ago that they said they didn’t know where he was,” Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program. “So I have no reason to believe anything a Tal iban representative would say. ’’ Nearly three weeks after terrorists be lieved linked to bin Laden attacked the United States, Attorney General John Ashcroft warned that more could be coming. Turn to Negotiations, page 8 Supporters gathered Saturday at Monroe Park to rally for the dissolve of the FTAA and the World Bank. Local activists meet to protest FTAA ■ Part of a worldwide event, the Eugene gathering promoted the discussion of globalization and free trade issues By Brook Reinhard for the Emerald People, dogs and hand-painted posters took over Eugene’s Monroe Park early Saturday after noon, with activists gathering to speak against what they see as increased globalization efforts by corporations and governments in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 200 people attended the protest, which was one of many protests across the globe Saturday planned to coincide with the Interna tional Monetary Fund and World Bank policy meetings scheduled that day. The meetings were canceled after the events of Sept. 11. “Originally, this event was scheduled (world wide) as a day of mobilization because of IMF and World Bank meetings,” explained one of the event’s organizers, David Bersch. “Many of the original sponsors of this event backed out after Sept. 11. The emphasis now is on a peaceful so lution to the problem (of economic injustice).” Event organizers lectured from a makeshift stage at the center of the park, acted out skits about problems with increased globalization and sang songs with refrains such as “No way, FTAA.” The FTAA, or Free Trade Area of the Americ as, is a group of 34 nations seeking international standards on trade issues, according to the site FTAA.org. An April, 1998 BBC article said the group originally formed at a summit of nations meeting in early 1998 in Santiago, Chile. The group hopes to decrease tariffs, help interna tional corporations by legislating patent laws that apply internationally, and use organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF to fund eco nomic expansion in member countries, accord ing to its Website. “If we’re going to promote a capitalist system, we need to address the problems caused by it,” said another event organizer, Lara Skinner. “The Turn to Monroe Park, page 6 Campus provides options for safety ■ Blue-lit emergency phones, a courtesy escort service, DDS and Project Saferide are a tew of the services available on campus By Anne Le Chevallier Oregon Daily Emerald In preschool, students are often told that these are the basic rules of safety: Don’t run with scissors, don’t talk to strangers and look both ways when crossing the street. Although college students’ locations and situations have changed since their days in preschool, those instructions have remained the same. Lisa Foisy, co-director of the ASUO Women’s Center, suggested that stu dents walk with friends and avoid dark areas such as Pioneer Cemetery. Foisy also advised single travelers to walk confidently, directly and remem ber that “there is no need to be polite to strangers.” Tom Hicks, associate director of the Department of Public Safety, said the University offers several safety features to make students more comfortable at night. Blue-lit emergency phones are often a noticeable option for pedestrians. There are a total of 37 “e-phones” locat ed both indoors and outdoors around campus, he said. The e-phones are equipped with a blue light for night vis ibility, and the outdoor e-phones are mounted on yellow pedestals. Once the red button is pressed, DPS will respond immediately. E-phones are attached to the sides of some buildings. They are also installed in all University elevators and located in larger buildings such as the Knight Library, Lawrence Hall and the Student Turn to Campus safety, page 7 UO faculty pleased with Knight’s return to funding ■ Financial gifts may indirectly bring instructor salaries closer to those at comparable universities By Eric Martin Oregon Daily Emerald University Senate leaders have been critical of excessive spending on intercollegiate ath letics in the past, but they welcome Nike CEO Phil Knight’s pocket-book gift with open cof fers. Members of the senate, the sole governing body for the University, said Friday that Knight’s unspecified contribution could indi rectly bolster University teacher salaries. Fac ulty salaries are 12-5 percent lower than those at comparable universities, according to a Senate Budget Committee report. “The stadium expansion will be able to go ahead, which will allow the Athletic Depart ment to become self-sufficient,” said Nathan Tublitz, biology professor and president of the University Senate. “And because subsidy funds are no longer being used by intercolle giate athletics, they can be used to support fac ulty salaries.” In the past, intercollegiate athletics has drawn $2 million each year from the Univer sity general fund — a cookie jar that many de partments count on — to pay for athletes’ tu ition and other academic endeavors. But last spring, the Faculty Advisory Council, which is composed of 10 elected faculty, suggested the senate incrementally reduce the subsidy over four years and eliminate it by 2005. “Basically, the Athletic Department agreed to reduce that $2 million over a four-year peri od,” said Tom Larson, director of finance and contracts for intercollegiate athletics. “With out replacement revenue, that would mean some major cuts in programs we have.” Larson also said Knight’s gift for the Autzen Stadium renovation “should generate well more than $2 million a year.” Athletic self-sufficiency is a first step to ap peasing the University Senate. Last winter, the senate was emboldened by excessive athletic spending to lead other Pacific-10 Conference schools to vote for a resolution that trimmed ,.Turn to Reactions, page 7
