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Thursday, February 5,2004
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Emerald recycling article incorrect
I he paper reported false
information in a January story
about Campus Recycling
By Brad Schmidt
Editor in Chief
The Campus Recycling Program is not
switching its recycling policies, as the
Emerald incorrectly reported Jan. 29
* ("Recycling to update sorting
methods").
In the article, the Emerald misin
. formed readers by stating that "the
program has shifted more toward the
'collect-all system'" to encourage
recycling.
"That's totally wrong," Environmental
Resource and Recycling Program Manager
Karyn Kaplan said after the article was
published.
Campus Recycling requires that
items be sorted by category before be
ing recycled. Paper should not be recy
cled with aluminum, for example.
Campus Recycling does, however, have
various receptacles where beverage con
tainers can be collected, bottles and
cans alike.
Campus Recycling's program is also in
no way similar to local garbage and recy
cling collector Sanipac's "co-mingling"
system.
Additionally, Campus Recycling does
accept cardboard, food cans and light plas
tics at certain locations.
"The whole thing was just all screwed
up, " Kaplan said of the article.
Kaplan was forced Jan. 29 to send
out e-mails to University departments
and student groups in an attempt to
properly inform the campus
community.
, "The successful Campus Recycling
source-separation system will continue as
is," Kaplan wrote. "Please follow guide
lines and signs on bins as always.
"... Sorry for any confusion. We're pret
ty confused by the article too!"
The Emerald regrets these errors.
Contact the editor in chief
at editor@dailyemerald.com.
Lauren Wimer Photographer
Campus Recycling employee Quintin Bauer is one of 40 students who collects and sorts recyclables.
Paper strives for accuracy
When the article Recycling to
update sorting methods" ran last
week, it took only a few hours be
fore the Emerald was notified that
the story was altogether wrong.
As mistakes are noticed, internal
ly or externally, the Emerald does
all it can to fix the error and ensure
it doesn't happen again. When
Emerald staff members make large
errors, such as spelling someone's
name wrong or distorting a vital
fact, the newspaper prints a correc
tion (usually on Page 3).
When the story is completely
inaccurate, however, it is even
more pressing that the wrong be
made right. In this instance, 1 im
mediately took the story off the
Emerald's Web site to prevent
more readers from being
misinformed, I talked with Envi
ronmental Resource and Recy
cling Program Manager Karyn Ka
Ji
Brad Schmidt
Of chief concern
plan to find out the proper facts.
And I made the decision that —
although Kaplan had sent out e
mails to properly inform the
campus community and had said
she felt the situation was resolved
— the mistake had to be ad
dressed in the same way it had
been originally presented.
Today, on the same day of the
week and in the same place on
Page 1, the Emerald acknowledges
that it grossly misinformed read
ers. For that we truly apologize.
The Emerald has a rigorous pol
icy to prevent such situations from
occurring. All names, facts and
quotes are marked with a "CQ,"
meaning the reporter has double
checked the facts. A story is then
read by the assigning editor and
the managing editor or myself to
check content and clarity. A copy
editor and a copy chief later read
the article to triple-check "CQs"
Turn to SCHMIDT, page 2
Black History Month prompts reflection
February has traditionally been a time
to honor black history, but many
believe it should be honored all year
By Chelsea Duncan
News Reporter
February has been recognized for decades as
Black History Month, a time when people stop
to remember the struggle of human rights in
America, to celebrate black heritage and culture
and to analyze the struggles that remain today.
But some feel the month is not the only time
to remember black history.
Lane Community College Professor Mark
Harris, who teaches a course called The African
American Experience, said he would teach black
history all year if he could.
"Black history is every day," he said.
The University's Black Student Union co-Di
rector LaTina Lewis agreed.
"It's Black History Month, but yet that's not
the only time I'm proud of my heritage,"
Lewis said.
Black historian Carter G. Woodson initiated
the month with Negro History Week in 1926
during the Harlem Renaissance, Harris said. It
was extended to a month in response to the
1965 Watts race riots in California, he added.
University History Assistant Professor Martin
Summers said it is important to recognize Wood
son's individual crusade.
"He's really a very significant figure," he said.
"This is his legacy."
Summers said he teaches black history
throughout the school year so he doesn't focus
solely oft February. But he said the month pro
vides all Americans with a time to reflect on a
"somewhat neglected history."
"It is, I think, important for us to have this
month," he said.
He added that it is also important to focus on
Turn to HISTORY, page 4
Measure’s
rejection
no shock
for voters
Questions still abound about
the state’s ability to operate
despite the budget cuts that
Measure 30’s failure will bring
By Nika Carlson
News Reporter
The failure of Measure 30, the state's
budget-balancing income tax measure,
was no big surprise to most Oregonians.
Oregon voters rejected a similar income
tax increase only one year ago.
The lack of surprise, however, did not
prevent feelings from running high at sup
port and opposition camps in the Eugene
area Tuesday night.
At the No on 30 party, hosted by the
Lane County Republican Party, attendees
were confident of a strong defeat and were
quietly jubilant when the results began
coming in around 8 p.m.
"I'm feeling pretty good," said Jay
Bozievich, the party's spokesman, while
watching the election results run across a
bikini-clad contestant on "Survivor: All
Stars," CBS's popular reality show. "I'm ac
tually surprised it's failing in Lane County."
The measure barely failed in Lane County,
with about 51 percent of ballots marked "no"
in unofficial returns Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday night's unofficial returns, with 80
percent of ballots counted, showed Measure
30 failing statewide, with
Turn to ELECTIONS, page 4
NEWS BRIEF
Siavii’s assault trial
set for April 15
Former Oregon football player Junior
Siavii's trial date has been set for April 15.
The defensive tackle from American
Samoa was arrested Ian. 9 for allegedly as
saulting Jennifer Hegstrom, 23, at Taylor's
Bar & Grill, located at 894 E. 13th Ave., while
out with about 10 Oregon football players.
Eugene Police Department spokes
woman Pam Olshanski said officers re
sponded to a complaint at the bar at
about 1 a.m. and found Hegstrom with
redness and bruising around her eye. She
added that the 323-pound Siavii, 24, was
not cooperative with officers when they
tried to handcuff him.
Olshanski said Hegstrom, a former
Lane Community College student, al
legedly spilled alcohol on Siavii, but the
officers found no sign of alcohol on him.
Siavii, an expected National Football
League draft pick, was released from the
Lane County Jail on $255 bail.
— Lisa Catto
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