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Friday, February 28,2003
Volume 104, Issue 109
Student
receives
eviction
for drugs
Freshman Richard Bnooker
was cited for possession of
marijuana and manufacturing
of controlled substances
Caron Alarab
Safety/Crime/Transportation Reporter
A University student must vacate his
residence hall room by noon today after
receiving a summary eviction — an imme
diate notice of ejection, without trial — as
a result of being charged for, but not con
victed of, a series of drug-related offenses.
The Eugene Police Department
charged freshman Richard Brooker on
Saturday with possession of less than an
ounce of marijuana and manufacturing
and delivery of controlled substances af
ter officers gained access to his Thornton
Hall room in Bean Complex and confis
cated various drug paraphernalia.
At his Thursday morning arraignment,
Brooker pleaded guilty to possession, but
the charge of manufacturing and delivery
was dropped. His plea resulted in a $400
fine and a six-month suspension of his
driver’s license, and although Brooker is
willing to accept responsibility, he said
he believes the University should have
waited to consider the court’s decision
before issuing the summary eviction.
“Frankly, I think it’s ludicrous,” he
said. “And it’s very distracting to me as
a student.”
Since the more serious charge was
dropped, Brooker has been working with
the Office of Student Advocacy to file an
injunction and to set a University trial
date to plead his case and regain permis
sion to live on campus.
Director of Residence Life Sandy
Schoonover said the issuance of a sum
mary eviction prior to a student’s court
date is the result of the University judi
cial system’s independence from the city
court system.
“These are two separate processes,
and we have different goals sometimes,”
she said. “On campus, decisions are
based on the preponderance of evidence
found at the scene.”
According to EPD reports, a sergeant
and an officer were called in for assis
tance when Department of Public Safety
officer Jed McGuire said he received
Turn to Eviction, page 9
Assembly war decision nears
The University Assembly
meets today to vote whether it
will denounce the war in Iraq
after three months of meetings
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
The University Assembly meets
today at 3 p.m. in the three-court
basketball area of the Student
Recreation Center to decide
whether it will condemn the fast-ap
proaching war in Iraq. Whatever the
i
decision, the event marks the cul
mination of three months worth of
meetings where faculty members
and officers of administration have
discussed the proper place for a Uni
versity statement on the war — or
if there’s even a forum for one.
Supporters of the anti-war resolu
tion have a huge hurdle to overcome:
Getting people to show up. The
2,000 member assembly is such a gi
ant body, it actually disbanded itself
in 1995 in favor of a smaller govern
ing group, the University Faculty
Senate. It took more than 500 as
sembly signatures just to merit to
day’s special session, and a quorum
of at least half the assembly plus one
— a count of more than 1,050 mem
bers — must make an appearance
for voting to take place.
University President Dave Frohn
mayer will preside at today’s meet
ing, and his first action will proba
bly be to take a head count. While
Frohnmayer was not available for
comment, he has consistently said
that the University is not the proper
place to take a stance on war. But
Frohnmayer may find his leader
ship discredited should the assem
bly vote to support the anti-war res
olution, like it did in 1970 when it
voted to oppose the Vietnam War.
Bo Adan, faculty researcher in
the College of Education and an
original organizer of Concerned
Faculty for Peace and Justice when
the group was reconstituted in
1990, said he believes the assembly
Turn to Assembly, page 7
Downward and onward
Mark McCambridge Emerald
After dominating the University skyline for more than eight months, the 220-foot crane above Gilbert hall will be
taken down this weekend, and parts of 13th Avenue will be closed duringthe process.
Craning toward completion
The crane used in the construction of the
Lillis Business Center will be taken down;
students should stay off 13th Avenue
Aimee Rudin
Family/Health/Education Reporter
The crane is leaving the building. Marking an
other step toward the completion of the Lillis
Business Center, the 220-foot crane that has
graced the sky above the University since last
June will be taken down this weekend.
Removal of the crane will begin today and con
tinue through the weekend. The removal will re
quire general contractor, Lease Crutcher Lewis,
to bring a 300-ton portable crane to the con
struetion site. The large crane will be delivered
to the site today and set up Saturday morning.
Areas of East 13th Avenue, just south of the con
struction project, will be closed as the tower
crane is disassembled.
“Students should try to avoid the area as much
as possible,” Department of Public Safety Asso
ciate Director Tom Hicks said. “The crane will
likely be laid out across much of (13th Street.) If
students could find some other way to get across
campus, it would be helpful.”
Workers will dismantle and move the crane
during the weekend.
“We’re actually a little ahead of schedule on
Turn to Crane, page 10
Beloved
neighbor
Mr. Rogers
dies at 74
Fred Rogers, host of‘Mister Roger's
Neighborhood,’ brought joy and
happiness to children of all ages
for more than BO years on TV
News analysis
Hal Boedeker
The Orlando Sentinel (KRT)
Pause for a moment today and re
member all the people who have helped
you along. Mister Rogers would like that.
“No one of us
gets to be a compe
tent adult without
other people taking
an interest in us,
without loving us,”
he used to say.
For more than
30 years, Fred
Rogers helped mil
lions of children
and parents with
the lessons of love,
kindness and
friendship he delivered on public tele
vision’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighbor
hood.’’ That sprawling and apprecia
tive population now mourns him.
Rogers died early Thursday of cancer
at his Pittsburgh home. He was 74. He
had been diagnosed with stomach can
cer shortly after the holidays, family
spokesman David Newell said.
Rogers
Turn to Rogers, page 4
Courtesy photo
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black pilots in the U.S. Military.l
Former airmen rehash
experiences from wars
Two retired Tuskegee Airmen
will speak Monday about
overcoming racism and getting
a chance to prove themselves
Roman Gokhman
Campus/City Culture Reporter
The Tuskegee Airmen — the U.S. Mil
itary’s first black pilots — have beaten
the odds numerous times. In battle, they
never lost a bomber they were escorting.
At home, they survived overt racism
from their colleagues. But their greatest
obstacle was just getting the chance to
prove themselves.
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MLK quote
replaced other
words in EMU.
PAGE 9
“In war, we need
ed all the talent we
could get,” retired
Lt. Col. Edward
Drummond Jr. said.
Drummond,
along with fellow re
tired Lt. Col.
William Holloman III, is a member of
the famed pilots association. Both will
be speaking about their experiences at 2
p.m. Monday in the EMU Fir Room.
Associate Professor Emeritus William
Lamon invited the airmen to the Uni
versity. Lamon, a former pilot for the
Turn to Airmen, page 4
Weather
Today: High 50, Low 38,
rain likely, slight winds
Saturday: High 53, Low 32,
cloudy morning and afternoon
Looking ahead
Monday
Lazar's Bazar boasts a plethora of
unique and historic items for sale
Tuesday
A retired University professor
shows students the epic of flight