Powell demands
change in Iraq
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Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON (KRT) — Secre
tary of State Colin Powell rejected
Saddam Hussein’s claim that Iraq is
not developing weapons of mass
destruction and challenged the Iraqi
leader Sunday to prove it by admit
ting United Nations inspectors.
“Let the inspectors in. Let them
look everywhere with no con
straints, no funny business, no con
ditions,” Powell said on NBC’s
“Meet the Press.”
Powell and other senior officials
said President Bush is considering
various methods to achieve
“regime change” in Baghdad, but
.has not yet decided upon military
attack. “You can be sure that we are
examining all possible options,”
Powell said.
Powell’s comments came one day
after Saddam told the Iraqi News
Agency that his country is not inter
ested in acquiring weapons of mass
destruction and that Iraq’s techno
logical pursuits are being misrepre
sented by its critics.
“We want to acquire more sci
ence to serve ordinary people and
humanity at large,” Saddam was
quoted as saying.
But Powell made it clear that the
Bush administration wants Sad
dam ousted trom power, preferably
in favor of a democratic regime that
includes representatives from all
sectors of Iraqi society.
In addition to weapons inspec
tions, Powell said the White House
would push for stronger economic
sanctions against Iraq, which —
with Iran and North Korea — has
been labeled by Bush as part of an
“axis of evil” in the war against ter
rorism. The secretary of state ac
knowledged that U.S. allies in Eu
rope are unsettled by Bush’s
aggressive rhetoric.
Powell also called on North Ko
rean President Kim Jong-il to so
lidify his political legacy by rec
onciling with South Korea and
accepting a U.S. invitation to ne
gotiate a more stable peace on the
Korean peninsula.
“Lead your people to a better fu
ture and away from the past that
has brought you nothing but con
demnation. ... There is an opportu
nity right now, Mr. President. You
should seize it,” Powell said.
He was speaking from Tokyo,
where he is accompanying Bush on
a six-day Asian tour that will take
them to South Korea on Tuesday.
©2002, Knight Ridder/Tribune
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Shelter shortages
The University has projected enrollment to be 20,000 students in 2002-03,
which could make it difficult for many to find a place to call home
greek system
1,500 students (7.5%)
Centennial Bivd. complexes JMmm
2.500 students (12.5%) /||I||H
other housing
12,600 students (63%)
residence halls
3,400 students (17%)
Source: Gregg Lobisser, EMU student activities director; Jean Robbins, operations manager at Duck's
Village: and Mike Eyster. University Housing director
Russell Weller Emerald
Housing
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going to have to settle with what
they can. If their basement floods
and their landlord doesn’t do any
thing about it, they’re going to
have to settle for that.”
University residence halls can
house roughly 3,400 students, the
greek system takes care of 1,000 to
1,500 more, and large apartment
complexes such as University Com
mons Apartments and Duck’s Vil
lage has room for about 2,500 stu
dents. That leaves the remaining 63
percent of students to find an apart
ment or a house to rent off-campus
— or live with mom and dad.
“We’re obviously going to end up
with more people applying than we
have space to provide,” Robbins
said of her properties.
University residence halls are
also expecting high numbers of stu
dents to fill the 3,400 available
spots, director of University Hous
ing Mike Eyster said. But Eyster
added the University is seeking to
house only 3,125 students in these
rooms, because double occupancy
rooms get crowded when there’s
only 147 square feet to share be
tween two students. \
Eyster previously proposed
building a new residence hall to
add space and provide a roof for al
most 400 students where the cur
rent outdoor tennis courts are locat
ed north of 15th Avenue, but the
project is still in the planning stage.
If students want more space,
they can opt for apartments like
the ones offered by University.
Commons, which have individual
rooms and 820 square feet in
which to spread out.
Renting a house is another op
tion, and students can even decide
to put down roots and buy their
own place. The city of Eugene of
fers interest-free deferred loans of
up to $4,000 for first time home
buyers, and is happy to consider
students for the program, said city
of Eugene property-rehabilitation
specialist Mark Tritt.
Wherever students decide to live,
they’ll have the best luck if they
start early.
“The earlier you apply, the bet
ter chance you have of getting a
room,” Robbins said. She added
that students in Eugene haven’t
experienced a tight housing mar
ket before.
“Some students literally pull up
to our apartments the first week of
school with a vanload of stuff.
People aren’t used to finding a
house or apartment in advance,”
Robbins said.
E-mail community reporter Brook Reinhard
atbrookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
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