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Monday, May 5,2003
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 146
Court lessens alien rights
Constitutional due process rights
that protect American citizens have
been stripped from legal immigrants
in a 54 Supreme Court decision
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
A decision handed down by the U.S.
Supreme Court on Tuesday broadens
the distinction between U.S. citizens and
legal immigrants and could have reper
cussions for people locally, according to
a Eugene attorney.
In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled last
week that the federal government has the
right to detain legal immigrants without
bail until the immigrant is deported. Le
gal immigrants will now have fewer con
stitutional protections than American cit
izens, according to the four justices who
dissented from the majority opinion.
The Constitution expressly forbids the
government from holding a person with
out due process of law, including the fil
ing of charges and a hearing to contest
them. But the Supreme Court said immi
grants shouldn’t have the same constitu
tional rights as citizens because there is
an overriding public interest in giving the
government power to reduce immigrant
criminal activity in the United States.
The court’s decision upholds a 1996
immigration law that requires authori
ties to detain immigrants who have
Turn to Immigrants, page 5A
Living for nature
Tree-sitter Wiley
Coyote protests
timber sales of
an older forest
structure by
sitting 150 feet
upafirtreein
theWinberry
Creek
watershed. "It's
really peaceful
here," Coyote
said. "We're just
tryingtokeepit
that way. These
trees are
valuable for
more than
lumber."
Adam Amato
Emerald
Forest friction
Groups will gather for Cascadia
Summer, a movement to halt
the Bush administration’s forest
management policies
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
It is going to be a hot summer in the
Pacific Northwest, and not just be
cause of high temperatures and
drought conditions.
Members of environmental and con
servation groups will gather in the re
gion to battle the Bush administration’s
attitude toward forest management. In
a movement being called Gascadia
Summer, the groups will focus on stop
ping timber sales and debunking Presi
dent George W. Bush’s proposals for for
est management, including the Healthy
Forest Initiative and the restructuring
of the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan.
“Gascadia Summer is all about ac
knowledging the rolling back of major
Turn to Forest, page 8A
Part 3 of 3
Thursday: Northwest forest
management policies prove
controversial
Friday: The Bush administration
seeks increased logging to
prevent wildfires
Today: Cascadia Summer works
to ensure future forest
sustainability
KWVA to hold
birthday bash
The student-owned radio station crew will try
to raise money during its 10-year anniversary
celebrations to purchase new digital equipment
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
The music flows 24/7 from KWVA. The University’s student
owned and student-operated radio station is one of only two in
Eugene that runs all day, every day, 365 days a year. This week,
the station celebrates 10 years of flooding the airwaves with in
dependent homegrown tunes.
Grew members at KWVA have planned birthday festivities at
local venues throughout the week. The big bash will happen on
Friday at WOW Hall and will feature local bands such as Toad in
the Hole and Chevron.
While the idea behind the birthday party is to have fun and
celebrate, the station also hopes to raise funds to help with
budget problems. Patching aging equipment with “toothpicks,
bubble gum and duct tape,” as Chief Engineer Nathan Cox puts
it, is not an easy feat.
The crew’s biggest task is trying to operate the station using
broken and outdated equipment, such as the “cart machine,” a
broadcasting device that is reminiscent of an eight-track player.
“I’ll call other stations looking for parts or information
about the cart machine and they don’t even know what it
is,” General Manager Charlotte Nisser said. “We’re using
equipment that was 10 years old when it was donated 10
years ago.”
After the University shut down KWAX in the late ’80s be
cause of programming and budget problems, a few students
Turn to KWVA, page 10A
Hong Kong Night
uses TV to stress
modern culture
Hong Kong Night emphasizes its modem culture
through a giant TV production, while sharing tastes
of tradition with several Chinese food selections
Kara Hansen
Freelance Reporter
The tempting aroma of food signaled the start of the fifth an
nual Hong Kong Night on Sunday, drawing more than a hundred
people to celebrate the cultures of Hong Kong.
The evening began with a meal of traditional Chinese foods,
including Chinese bok choy, roasted garlic chicken wings and a
sweet egg tart.
While the menu was traditional, this year’s theme was modem.
Turn to Hong Kong, page 9A
Since ApriM, DPS
has received 14
reports of drug use
on campus out of 73
total reported
incidents since
September, with the
majority of drug
related reports
occurring in the
residence halls.
Adam Amato Emerald
Harvest may be reason for
drug violation increase
Recent figures indicate that drug
violations are on the rise in residence
halls, possibly due to a seasonal harvest
Caron Alarab
Safety/Crime/Transportation Reporter
About 20 percent of drug-related incidents
reported to the Department of Public Safety this
academic year have occurred within the past
four weeks — something DPS Associate Direc
tor Tom Hicks attributes to several incidents
around the “420 holiday” and during the last
week of April. However, rumors indicate sea
sonal harvest may have something to do with it.
Although the directors of Student Judicial
Affairs and Residence Life and one local pot
dealer disagree on what to expect in the com
ing weeks, DPS has confirmed that the major
ity of drug-related reports on campus oc
curred in the residence halls, and all but three
involved possession, growing or sale of less
than an ounce of marijuana.
Since April 1, DPS has received 14 reports
of drug use on campus — out of 73 total re
ported incidents since September — but
Hicks said the estimate does not specify the
number of people involved in each incident,
Turn to Drugs, page 5A
Weather: Today: H 60, L 40, showers possible, light wind / Tuesday: H 60, L 38, partly cloudy I On Tuesday: ASUO leaders begin the hiring process for the 2003-04 school year