Thursday, April 3,2003
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 124
POWs rescue brings joy
Jim Carney
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
ELIZABETH, W. Va. — Jessica
Lynch, 19, is a soldier. But her long
held dream is to teach. Just last
month she wrote her kindergarten
teacher and said: “One day I will be a
teacher standing in your spot.”
Lynch, rescued from her captors
in Iraq in a dramatic mission, now
will get that chance.
When the official call came Tues
day night that Pfc. Lynch had been
saved, her mentor and former
teacher raised her voice in praise
and joy.
“She’s gonna be a teacher, she’s
gonna be a teacher,” Linda Davies
cried.
Davies, like other friends and
family members, had gathered at
the Lynch house in nearby Pales
tine after learning of Lynch’s res
cue Tuesday.
Wednesday, Lynch was flown to
Ramstein Air Base in Germany en
route to Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center, the largest military hospital
outside the United States.
Wrapped in blue blankets, Lynch
was carried off the plane on a
stretcher. U.S. officials in Kuwait
said she is believed to have broken
legs, a broken arm and at least one
gunshot wound.
On March 23, Lynch and other
members of the 507th Ordnance
Maintenance Company were am
bushed in the Iraqi desert. Five of
the soldiers were taken prisoner, two
were confirmed dead and eight, in
cluding Lynch, were listed as miss
ing in action.
News that she was safe thrilled Wirt
County, population 5,000. Signs of
that were everywhere Wednesday.
“Praise God for Jessica’s life,”
Turn to Rescue, page 4
m
Bob Demay Akron Beacon Journal
Gregory Lynch Jr., brother of rescued POW Jessica Lynch, gets a hug from a well
wisher at the family home in Palestine, W. Va. on Wednesday.
Anti-war
protesters, like
these at last
week's rally in
Portland, may
have to tread
more carefully if
Senate Bill 742 is
approved.
Ali Shaughnessy
Emerald
The new terrorists?
Redefining terrnrism
Senate Bill 742 in the state senate would enact new guidelines
and strict punishments for acts of terrorism in Oregon
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
On March 24, more than 200 people gathered at the state Capitol in
Salem to oppose legislation that would create a crime of terrorism in
Oregon, punishable by a maximum of life imprisonment.
Of those 200, approximately 80 individuals signed up to testify against
Senate Bill 742 in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. No one
signed up to speak in favor of the bill, which was introduced by the Judi
ciary Chair, Sen. John Minnis, R-Fairview.
According to the bill, which was amended by Minnis after the Monday
testimony, any person who “knowingly plans, participates in or carries
out any violent act that the person knows, or reasonably should know,
could result in the death or serious injury of a person and is intended by
at least one participant to disrupt or destroy” assembly, commerce,
Turn to Minnis, page 8
Passion
for sports
inspired
student
Former University student Mary
Schieffer passed away in March
after battling ovarian cancer
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Mary Schieffer had been described by
her friends as a strong and passionate
person, not only as a talented athlete,
but also as an individual. Schieffer, a for
mer student at the University, died
March 17 after a long battle with ovarian
cancer. She was 20.
“She was very strong-willed and
opinionated,” said Sharon Schieffer,
her mother. “She was the kind of per
son people looked to for inspiration
and support.”
Doctors diagnosed Schieffer with
ovarian cancer when she was only 17
years old in December 2000. After surgi
cal removal of the tumor, she continued
school and graduated from Springfield
High School in 2000, and enrolled in the
University fall term of that year.
One of Schieffer’s closest friends was
Amber Glasen-Gopely, a fellow student
she met in a FIG freshman year.
Turn to Schieffer, page 16
Candidates stress rules,
representation for Seat 6
Two candidates define goals for the
finance senator position, which also
involves a role on the EMU board
ASUO elections
Caron Alarab
Safety/Crime/Transportation Reporter
Two students are running for ASUO Stu
dent Senate Seat 6, a finance senator posi
tion that includes roles on the senate and
the EMU board. The board, which is respon
sible for allocating funds for programs and
services in the EMU building, must approve
all building renovations, space reassignment
or changes in EMU program budgets.
The Emerald asked each candidate four
general questions and also asked two specif
ic questions about student government:
What is the yearly deadline for the senate to
establish budgeting benchmarks (answer:
Nov. 30), and what is the most important
part of Senate Rules Section 5, which lists
senators’ duties?
James George, a junior business adminis
tration major, is a member of the Delta Sig
ma Phi fraternity and the InterFraternity
Council. He said his decision to stay for a
fifth year will give him the opportunity to
take his finance experience to another level,
which is his key reason for running for
Senate Seat 6. George did not know the
deadline for budgeting benchmarks and was
unfamiliar with Senate Rules Section 5 and
Turn to Seat 6, page 10
Four candidates vie for
EMU Student Senate seat
The candidate that wins Student Senate
Seat 4 will be partly responsible for
allocating funds from the multimillion
dollar EMU budget
ASUO elections
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
The EMU is considered by many people to
be the hub of student activities and dining on
campus, and students invest more than $3
million annually in student incidental fees in
the building and its services. University stu
dents will elect one of four candidates to rep
resent their interests in this multimillion dol
Vote April 9-11
Read the full transcripts
of candidate interviews
every day on the Web
Seat 4.
The Emerald asked each candidate general
questions and two questions specific to sen
ate rules: How many senators’ votes are need
ed to submit articles of impeachment against
the ASUO President, and what is the most im
portant part of Senate Rules Section 5, which
lists senators’ duties?
Guru Simrat K. Khalsa is a 22-year-old
freshman and spent the last several years
Tu rn to Seat 4, page 3
lar investment
on the EMU
Board of Direc
tors as a part of
the responsibil
ities for ASUO
Student Senate
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