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Thursday, June 26,2003
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 2
LU KEING AHEAD
Former Duck point guard Luke
Ridnour will find out where he’s
going during tonight’s NBA Draft
By Jesse Thomas
Sports Editor
The first three picks of this year's
NBA Draft have lost the element of
surprise as the high school star, the
17-year-old European and the Syra
cuse rookie are already written in
stone to go one-two-three.
LeBron James, Darko Milicic
and Carmelo Anthony have their
names imprinted respectively in
the locker rooms of Cleveland,
Detroit and Denver.
They are verified. Where former
Oregon star Luke Ridnour goes in
the draft is not.
But with tonight's live NBA Draft
broadcast on ESPN, Ridnour will
wait with his family in Blaine, Wash.,
to see where he plays next season.
Rumors have circulated in recent
days that Ridnour could go any
where from the No. 10 to the No.
20 pick in the first round.
In a recent article on ESPN Insid
er, Chad Ford predicted, "He'll go as
high as the Warriors at No. 11 or he
could slip all the way to No. 20 to
the Celtics."
But where does Ridnour think
he'll go?
"It's so hard to tell," Ridnour
said. "I could be anywhere from
late lottery to 17; anywhere from
the first round."
Ridnour is among good compa
ny, including players T.J. Ford from
Texas, Kirk Hinrich of Kansas, Reece
Gaines from Louisville and a hand
ful of players from overseas.
"The thing that separates Luke
Ridnour from T.J. Ford or Kirk Hin
rich, besides his basketball skills, is
Turn to Ridnour, page 8
Adam Amato Emerald
Where Luke Ridnour will be picked in tonight's NBA Draft is still up in the air and he knows it.
Rumors and predictions suggest he could go anywhere between 10th and 20th.
UO unaffected
by high court
race decision
The Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan’s law
school admission system but struck down its undergraduate
policy; University student reactions were generally positive
By Jan Tobias Montry
Managing Editor
Student leaders on campus and around the state are celebrating
the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action decision this week,
and in the aftermath, the University — which does not use a
point-based system — will have to make no adjustments to its ad
missions policies.
The Supreme Court ruled in a majority
opinion written by Justice Sandra Day O'
Connor that universities and colleges can
use race as a factor in the admissions process
in order to promote diversity in education,
but held that quotas were unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court also ruled in a sepa
rate opinion that Michigan's undergradu
ate admissions policy, which gave admis
sions points to minority groups, was
unconstitutional.
University President Dave Frohnmayer
expressed optimism about the Supreme
Court's decisions.
"I'm happy about it," he said. "First of all it gives clearer di
rection so we don't have a lot of legalistic debate about affirma
tive action."
Frohnmayer said the decision also shows diversity is a "worthy
goal," and that educational institutions have a sense of autono
my to meet that goal.
He added that the decision will not affect University policies,
given that neither undergraduate programs nor the graduate
schools use the same point-based systems that were at issue.
"All of our procedures have been proper under any action of
court," he said. "There is nothing, I think, we need to reexamine
under the legality of our procedures."
According to the University's affirmative action policy state
ment, the University recruits and hires "without regard to race, col
or, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, vet
eran status, sexual orientation, or other extraneous consideration
not directly and substantively related to merit or performance."
Like administration officials, many student leaders at the Uni
versity and state level are also expressing enthusiasm about the
Supreme Court's decision.
Oregon Student Association spokeswoman Amelie Welden
said it was reassuring for the Supreme Court to maintain that
Turn to Court, page 3
Bush, European allies demand Iran nuclear cooperation
The U.S. and Europe are pressuring
Iran for compliance in a move that
improved recently shaky relations
By Ron Hutcheson
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
WASHINGTON — President Bush
and European leaders demanded
Wednesday that Iran end its alleged
efforts to develop nuclear weapons,
and Bush warned: "If they don't, we'll
deal with that."
Echoing the tough talk that was
once directed at Iraq, Bush insisted
that Iran cooperate with international
nuclear inspectors. Inspectors from the
International Atomic Energy Agency
are seeking more access to Iranian nu
clear facilities that could furnish mate
rials for nuclear weapons.
U.S. intelligence officials say Iran
appears to have accelerated its
weapons program in recent months.
Iran denies it is trying to develop nu
clear weapons.
Bush declined to say how he would
respond if Iran fails to cooperate with
the international inspectors.
"Iran must comply. The free world
expects Iran to comply. Just leave it at
that, "he said.
Senior U.S. officials, however, ac
knowledge that with substantial
American ground forces tied down in
Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea, an
attack similar to the one on Iraq isn't
possible. But they said the United
States had more than enough air pow
er to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.
The president delivered the warning
after meeting with leaders from the Eu
ropean Union in an effort to put aside
hard feelings from the war with Iraq,
which many of them opposed. The Eu
ropean visitors endorsed Bush's call for
more stringent weapons inspections in
Iran, but steered dear of any talk of
what to do if Iran fails to cooperate.
So far, Europe and the United
States are cooperating on Iran policy.
The EU, for example, has refused to
sign a trade deal with Iran until Iran
opens the door to full U.N. nuclear
inspections.
Bush and his guests seemed eager
to move beyond any previous dis
agreements over Iraq, global warming
and other issues. The leaders agreed to
work together to fight terrorism, pro
mote global trade, seek peace in the
Middle East and stop the spread of
nuclear weapons.
They also agreed to negotiate an
Open Skies agreement that would in
crease competition in international
airline service.
"When Europe and the United
States are united, no problem and no
enemy can stand against us," said
Turn to Iran, page 4
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