Wednesday, February 26,2003
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 107
Sellers
released,
now await
hearing
Eugene shop owners Harris
and Mohtadi were released
without having to post bail, but
are charged with five offenses
Brook Reinhard and Ali Shaughnessy
Staff Writers
Authorities released indicted Eugene
businessmen Jason Harris and Saeed
Mohtadi on Tuesday without requiring
the men to post bail. The two men, who
are scheduled to appear in federal court
in Pennsylvania on March 9, were
among 55 individuals served with in
dictments Monday in nationwide raids
against suppliers of alleged drug-related
paraphernalia.
r nends and family or Harris and Mo
htadi gathered Tuesday morning at the
federal courthouse in Eugene to support
the men in pre-trial hearings. Both are
charged with five
paraphemalia-relat
ed offenses, includ
ing conspiracy to
sell and offer for sale
drug paraphernalia
from August 2002 to
January 2003.
Mohtadi, dressed
in a long-sleeved
black T-shirt, with
dreadlocks spilling
down to his waist,
sat at a table sur
rounded by lawyers
and federal authori
ties and said little.
Harris, Mohtadi’s
business partner,
did not attend the 9
a.m. hearing be
cause officials were
holding him in cus
tody with state-re
lated charges that
were later dropped.
After the hearing,
Mohtadi’s lawyer Greg Veralrud said he
was disappointed officials had decided to
proceed with the case in Pennsylvania.
Turn to Indictment, page 8
Emerald
Faculty met in 1970to vote on a resolution about the Vietnam war.
Plan may prevent further cuts
University officials recognize budget
cuts and look to the Oregon Legislature
for possible spending balances
Jan Montry
City/State Politics Reporter
Administration officials announced Tuesday
they are still unsure whether ongoing state
budget shortfalls will require University students
to face an additional $3 tuition surcharge in
spring term.
In a meeting with ASUO officials, University
Provost John Moseley and Vice President and
Dean of Students Anne Leavitt said the Universi
ty is still in dire financial straits, but the Oregon
Legislature may introduce a new plan that would
allow the University to avoid further surcharges.
“The good news is that the Legislature, in
working through this special session ... is look
ing at one-time balances — spending balances,
reserves and that sort of thing,” Moseley said.
“At least there is a possibility, and we should
know within a couple weeks if they got to resolve
this (and) that we won’t have to take another
budget cut.”
The University has already faced about $6
million in cuts after Measure 28, on top of $7
million previously slashed for this academic
year. To compensate for the cuts resulting from
Measure 28’s failure, a $10 surcharge has already
been instituted for winter and spring terms to
maintain quality of and access to classes.
Moseley said the University has worked hard
to keep the quality of student academic pro
grams at the same level while slogging through
budget woes. He added, however, that if the fu
ture budget shortfalls threaten quality, and the
Legislature doesn’t pad the blow, he would not
hesitate to institute the surcharge.
“As I’ve told (ASUO President Rachel Pilliod) all
Turn to Tuition, page 3
Cleaner image
student
alleges
police
Drutality
Joshua Williams says he will
file a lawsuit alleging police
misconduct by EPD officers after
he received an MlPon Sunday
Brad Schmidt
News Editor
University student Joshua Ryan
Williams said he will file a lawsuit alleg
ing police misconduct by the Eugene Po
lice Department and will contest in court
today a long list of charges, stemming
from an alcohol-related citation given to
the 20-year-old early Sunday morning.
Williams said he was severely beaten
by EPD officers because he mouthed off
to an officer after receiving a citation for
minor in possession of alcohol. EPD
spokeswoman Pam Olshanski said
Williams was belligerent and resistant,
and added that the department takes all
allegations very seriously.
“Obviously, any time an allegation is
made, it’s alarming and concerning,” Ol
shanski said. “But no allegation has been
made (to the department).”
Williams was stopped early Sunday
morning when an officer spotted him
carrying what is commonly referred to as
a “keg cup.” At 1:15 a.m., Williams re
ceived an MIP citation from EPD Sgt.
Randy Smith near the intersection of
East 14th Avenue and Mill Street.
Turn to Brutality, page 7
Danielle Hickey Emerald
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity members Dustin Thomas, Dave McGrewand Brian Warner relax in their house at
1000 Alder St Fraternities and sororities are working on keeping alcohol out of their houses.
Substance-free fraternity life
Creek houses strive
to improve their image
by complying with
endorsement standards
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
Ever since the cult-classic
1978 film “Animal House,”
greek houses at the University
have been accompanied by im
ages of riotous parties where
men and women dress up in to
gas and let the skin show and
the beer flow.
This school year, however,
fraternity and sorority mem
bers have been striving to clean
up their image and closely con
trol their consumption of alco
hol, following University Presi
dent Dave Frohnmayer’s estab
lishment of a ban on alcohol in
greek houses last fall.
The ban was part of a strate
gy that was created to improve
the quality of life in fraternity
and sorority houses. Things
such as academic performance,
leadership, community service
and healthy living were all
Turn to Fraternity, page 8
Assembly last convened
to discuss Vietnam war
Weather
Today: High 45, Low 35,
chance of rain, snow early
Thursday: High 48, Low 33,
mostly cloudy, chance of rain
Looking ahead
Thursday
Religion holds an important
role in James Davis' life
Also Thursday
The second annual Emerald
Vice Issue hits the stands
The University has full
legislative authority to meet
Friday, where it will discuss
a proposed anti-war resolution
Aimee Rudin
Family/Health/Education Reporter
The University Assembly will meet
with full legislative authority for the
first time since 1995 this Friday at 3
p.m. in the three-court basketball area
of the Student Recreation Center. The
assembly is meeting to discuss and po
tentially vote on a proposed resolution
condemning a war in Iraq.
According to secretary of the faculty
Gwen Steigelman, a quorum of more
than half the assembly’s approximately
2,000-member body must be present at
Friday’s meeting in order for a vote to
occur.
Professor Emeritus Frank Stahl said
he is expecting attendance to be far
greater than the assembly’s open dis
cussion, held Jan. 31 and attended by
about 200 people, some of whom were
not voting assembly members.
“People are done discussing the reso
lution,” Stahl said. “They have made
up their minds and are ready to vote.”
When the assembly met in 1995,
they voted to instate the University
Senate as the governing body of the
University. The decision was made
Turn to Assembly, page 6