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Tuesday, April 29,2003
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 142
Robbers hit bank; police nab suspects
Police quickly apprehended two
men suspected of robbing a West
Eugene credit union on Monday
Brook Reinhard and Jan Montry
News Editors
Dozens of police officers swarmed a
West Eugene neighborhood less than a
mile away from student housing shortly
after 3 p.m. on Monday and apprehended
two bank robbery suspects seen running
from a local bank just minutes earlier.
The two men, both of Eugene, were
transported to the Lane County Jail and
will likely face federal charges related to
the bank robbery, according to police,
who have not yet released the names of
the suspects. The robbery and subse
quent arrests ended with no injuries to
suspects or police. Authorities would not
say how much money was stolen or
whether any had been recovered.
“We’re checking all the Dumpsters in
the area,” one witness quipped.
Eugene Police Department Sgt. Scott
McKee said one of the suspects allegedly
approached Pacific Cascade Federal
Credit Union at 1155 Chambers St. at
3:08 p.m. and gave a note to a teller de
manding money. An EPD press release
stated that a credit union employee said
the man then fled west. One bystander,
an 11-year-old girl, said she saw two men
running down the street and into a house
two blocks west at 1208 Grant St.
McKee said one of the suspects, who
identified himself as the renter, came out
of the house when police surrounded the
building at 3:19 p.m. The other suspect
hid in the attic until a canine unit from
the Springfield Police Department
flushed him out.
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Police arrest one of
two suspects accused
of robbing a Pacific
Cascade Federal
Credit Union branch.
The two men will
likely face federal
|| charges.
■ Brook Reinhard Emerald
The sco°? on free ice cream
The local Ben &Jerry’s franchise
hosts Free Cone Day today
fbrthe benefit of local children’s
organization Relief Nursery
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
Kids and ice cream might be uni
versally linked. The connection is
timeless; all summer, every summer,
the telltale signs of multi-colored
frozen treat stains grace the face of
many a youngster. However, Ben &
Jerry’s has an even deeper tie to chil
dren today, given that Free Cone
Day doubles as a benefit for the Eu
gene Relief Nursery.
Ben & Jerry’s, located at 1239 Alder
St., will be serving up free ice cream
cones from noon to 9 p.m. today, with
the help of employees and 20 to 25 vol
unteers from the Relief Nursery.
Nursery Development Director
Michelle Meader said the organiza
tion is a private nonprofit group
dedicated to preventing child abuse.
The nursery’s main services come in
the form of a preschool and parent
ing classes.
“We provide free preservation
services to low-income families who
have children under the age of six
who are at risk of child abuse and
neglect,” Meader said.
She added that Free Cone Day
helps raise money for the organiza
tion through a raffle and donations.
Ben & Jerry’s customers can buy a
Emerald
Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day will benefit the Eugene Relief Nursery forthe second year.
raffle ticket for $1, giving them a
chance to win six months of free In
ternet service, or they can make a do
nation of at least 50 cents to receive a
free coupon to get an additional free
ice cream cone on any day. Meader
said volunteers will also furnish infor
mation about the nursery’s programs
to interested customers.
Meader said the Relief Nursery
was also the beneficiary of last year’s
Free Gone Day, and the organization
became involved through Ben & Jer
ry’s owner Gary Bertelsen, who
Meader said has been a dedicated
supporter of the nursery.
Bertelsen said Ben & Jerry’s has al
ways been interested in helping non
profit organizations. The shop has
hosted Free Gone Day each of the 25
years since its Eugene founding; all
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FPEP program
might suffer
funding slash
Hard economic times on the state level might leave
the Legislature trimming the budget of the Oregon
Family Planning Expansion Project
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
The Oregon Legislature’s slash-and-burn budget-balanc
ing strategy may have a drastic impact on a program that
has helped thousands of Oregon residents, including many
University students, avoid unwanted pregnancies. Local
health organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the
Oregon National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action
League are lobbying the state Legislature to continue the
Oregon Family Planning Expansion Project, a program that
offers free contraceptive and health services to applicants
who qualify.
Planned Parenthood Executive Director Bill Sheppard
said FPEP will run until the end of 2003, but further con
tinuation of the project will depend on the outcome of re
newal procedures in May. The project, part of a federal
Medicaid waiverfents. Planned Parenthood estimates that
more than $55 million in state and federal funds have been
saved because of the program.
Sheppard said Oregon was one of the first states to im
plement the Medicaid waiver to assist with family planning
services. He said because of FPEP’s success in preventing
unwanted pregnancies, Planned Parenthood is optimistic
about the program’s survival.
Since FPEP began, it has served more than 138,000 Ore
gon residents. Planned Parenthood estimates that more
than $55 million in state and federal funds have been saved
Turn to FPEP, page 8
Anti-NAFTA group will host presentation, discussion
The San Francisco-based group Global
Exchange will offer a forum tonight
on criticisms of NAFTA policy
Roman Gokhman
Campus/City Culture Reporter
In 1998, Sunbelt Water Inc. of California
sued the Canadian government for #10.5
billion in lost future profits after the British
Columbia government became concerned
about its water being shipped out of the
province and into California, and subse
quently canceled the company’s permit.
The North American Free Trade Agreement
was designed to make interactions between
different countries and companies — like
Sunbelt’s dispute with Canada — an easier
task. But opponents are saying NAFTA
has backfired.
Tonight, one opponent, San Francisco
based nonprofit Global Exchange, will pres
ent its case against NAFTA at 7 p.m. in 180
PLC. The event, part of a North American
tour called “The Economy is Killing Us: The
Newest Battle Against Corporate Globaliza
tion,” will feature specialists on the negative
affects of NAFTA from the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
“Canada has been sued for $18 million
under NAFTA,” Canadian activist, writer
and speaker Jamie Dunn said. “We’re hav
ing to buy back our democracy. It’s a corpo
rate ransom.”
Dunn said the goal of the tour, which
started in El Paso, Texas, and runs through
to Vancouver, British Columbia, is to tell
people how NAFTA affects them directly
and start a debate in different communities.
“People don’t know the reality,” Dunn said.
“People did not know NAFTA would work like
that. Where is all that added value to Canada,
the United States and even Mexico?”
Cheri Honkala, another speaker on the
tour who is founder of the Kensington Wel
fare Rights Union and spokeswoman for the
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