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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 164
Injured
student
gets help
with bills
Local residents are raising funds
to cover medical expenses for
Universityjunior Noah Smith
after he was hurt in an accident
Danielle Gillespie
Freelance Reporter
The University Theatre is giving back to
one of its own in a Sunday performance of
“This Ship of Fools” — part of the play’s
proceeds will help support Universityjun
ior Noah Smith, 22, who was severely in
jured in an automobile accident fall term.
On Dec. 1, Smith was driving to Eu
gene from his hometown of Hood River,
when a tire fell off a vehicle heading in
Turn to Help, page 12
Professor
advocates
reforming
prisons
UC Riverside professor Dylan
Rodriguez spoke on community
accountability and said to be
cautious of the justice system
Roman Gokhman
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Law enforcement isn’t necessary, and
a community can take care of itself with
out locking anyone up, according to
“radical thinker” Dylan Rodriguez.
The University of California at Riverside
ethnic studies professor, an advocate for
prison reform, spoke to about 130 Univer
sity students and faculty Thursday after
noon about Prison Industrial Complex, a
term used to describe how U.S. law en
forcement has changed in the last 30 years.
Turn to Prisons, page 6
Israel, Hamas map out peace
Aaron Davis
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
JERUSALEM — Under strong U.S. pressure
to prove they’re serious about wanting Mideast
peace, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon late
Thursday agreed to lift sweeping restrictions on
Palestinians, and new Palestinian Prime Minis
ter Mahmoud Abbas promised a halt to terror
ism by the militant Islamic group Hamas.
Together, the actions likely secured the need
ed groundwork for a hastily prepared Mideast
peace summit next week with President Bush
in Aqaba, Jordan.
In a statement Friday morning, Sharon said
that if Abbas and his security forces “indeed act
to stop terror and violence” and if “quiet pre
vails,” then Israel would commence the politi
cal negotiations needed to form a provisional
Palestinian state as soon as possible.
Among the concessions agreed to by Sharon:
• Israeli troops will pull out of Palestinian
cities in the West Bank and relinquish security
control to Palestinians over an embattled
northern stretch of the Gaza Strip. Israel also
will lift border restrictions on both areas.
• Israel will reinstate 25,000 work permits to
Palestinians who have been cut off from their jobs in
side Israel for months because of security concerns.
• Approximately $35 million in tax money
Turn to Israel, page 12
Coding commentary
Colleges nationwide debate the
constitutionality of university
policies for student conduct,
including speech code usage
Jennifer Bear
Campus/Federal Politics Reporter
At colleges across the nation, the
effort to strike a balance between
protecting free speech and ensuring
that campus members are protect
ed from verbal harassment has be
come a difficult juggling act, and
members of the University commu
nity are at odds on how to resolve
the issue.
Locally, the conflict between free
speech versus protecting students
from potentially hateful language
has focused on inflammatory com
mentary, such as University student
Vincent Martorano’s guest com
mentary, “Homosexual men should
hide their disgusting acts,” pub
lished in the Emerald earlier this
month. But the national debate
about the constitutionality of uni
versity policies governing student
conduct has also become razor
sharp as a result of a recent lawsuit
against Shippensburg University.
The lawsuit is the first of several
planned by the Foundation for Indi
vidual Rights in Education, a nation
al advocacy group for free speech on
college campuses. FIRE plans to
bring suit against public colleges in
all 12 federal appellate circuits in or
der to free university students from
Turn to Speech codes, page 5
Jessica Waters Emerald
Jim Hill's SportHill business in west Eugene began when Hill, a university alumnus, sold
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Photo illustration Mark McCambridge Emerald
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a national advocacy group for free speech on college campuses,
plans to bring suit against public colleges in order to free students from "oppressive" student conduct policies.
Alumnus sells sportswear line
inspired by European fashion
Jim Hill, former Oregon track and cross
country athlete, imported running pants
from Europe and marketed a successful
sport clothing line, SportHill, in Eugene
Ducks & Co.
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Jim Hill didn’t have to run much farther than his
own back yard to find success. The former Universi
ty track star is the founder and owner of SportHill, a
Eugene-based sport apparel company that manufac
tures a unique type of clothing used for track, cross
country, skiing and even hunting.
As an award-winning athlete, Hill’s sports expert
ence stretches beyond just clothing. Hill, a 1984 Uni
versity graduate in business finance, came to the Uni
versity from Virginia because he was impressed with
the track and cross country programs. He ran for both
teams throughout his University career and was a two
time Pac-10 champ and five-time All-American. It was
in his last year at the University that Hill discovered
another outlet in the world of athletics.
Hill’s inspiration was a pair of pants like no other.
He came across a pair of European sweat pants used
for running at the World Gross Country Champi
onships in Ireland. Hill used them for years, but was
unable to find an American brand that matched their
quality. Most American running apparel was either
tight Lycra material or baggy, heavier material. The
European style was a stretch material, but it was not
tight and was very breathable. Back in Eugene, Hill
Turn to Sportswear, page 12
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