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Friday, December 5, 2003
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 69
DPS reports
drug violations
grow by 250%
DPS handled three times more drug violations
last month than it did in November 2002,
while alcohol violations increased 15 percent
By Jared Paben
News Reporter
Drug violations at the University have risen 250 percent for
the month of November compared to last year, Department
of Public Safety Interim Director Tom Hicks said at a Public
Safety Advisory Group meeting Thursday night.
On Oct. 30, DPS implemented its new authority to issue
municipal citations for possession of less than an ounce of
marijuana. Between that date and Nov. 30, DPS issued 10
drug citations to students and referred 18 to the Office of
Student Judicial Affairs without citations, making a total
increase of 20 violations compared to a year ago.
In 2002 the Eugene Police Department cited three students.
Five students were referred to judicial affairs in November
Turn to DRUGS, page 8
Unemployment
drops steadily
to 8-month low
Job growth in several areas has helped bolster
Oregon’s economy during the holidays
By Caron Alarab
News Reporter
Oregon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October
is back where it was in March — 7.6 percent.
Due to some surprising job gains and steady employment in
fields such as health care, economists say the eight-month low is a
sign of better times to come. The rate has been steadily decreas
ing since it peaked at 8.5 percent last June.
"With manufacturing picking up, lower taxes and low inflation,
we are seeing some very positive signs for Oregon," said David
Cooke, economist for the Oregon Employment Department cen
tral office in Salem. "We should expect modest employment gains
over the next few months."
Manufacturing and professional and business services showed
unusual strength with additions of 600 jobs and 900 jobs, re
spectively. Although economists expected both fields to show re
ductions this season, as they have over the years, they were offset
by industries that lost jobs in a time of typical gain.
Trade, transportation and utilities cut 200 jobs where an addition
of 1,800 was expected. Gasoline stations and food and beverage
stores cut 700 jobs each, standing as the largest job losses reported in
October. Also, overall government employment is down 7,200 jobs
since October 2002 because of federal and state government cuts.
Despite a 400-job cut following a two-year string of monthly
job reductions in computer and electronic product manufactur
ing, local computer chip manufacturer Hynix has seen business
and employment improve.
"The computer chip business is really picking up," strategic
planning manager S. W. Kim said in a telephone interview. "We're
Turn to ECONOMY, page 4
T
WEATHER
PROFILE OF A CHEATER
Earning a perfect GPA was important to Casey Wood,
who has cheated and turned herself in twice
PART 5 OF 5
Monday: Why students cheat
Tuesday: Ways students cheat
Wednesday: Repercussions of cheating
Thursday: Ways to stop cheating
Today: Profile of a cheater
ONLINE POLL
Starting Monday, the
Emerald asked students,
“Do you think cheating is a
serious problem?"
Results: 27 votes
• Yes, cheating shows a lack
of integrity: 40.7 percent
or 11 votes
• Yes, I work hard for my
grades, and others should
have to do the same: 40.7
percent or 11 votes
• No, students should do
whatever it takes to get a
good grade: 14.8 percent
or 4 votes
• No, it doesn’t matter if
students cheat: 3.8
percent or 1 vote
Contrary to the
myth that only la/\ 01 stu
pid students resort to plagiarizing
a paper or. peeking at a neighbor's
exam, anvone c an be ;a cheater- A big
CiPA and strenuous study habits are no pro.
sec tion against the temptation to cheat
In tact, students who are academical!) ambi
tious can sometimes be eveti ntoie susceptible
to the promise eg a guaranteed \ than a regular
student.
Uimersiw graduate student ( asev Wood knew she
was elose to receiving Vs ill her summer term class
es. She was the kind ot student who spent 1 3 to 20
hours a week studying hut w hen an opponunih to
cheat on one ot her final exams presented itself. she
succumbed to the temptation
I wanted, to make sure I would get an \
Wood said.
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