EMERALDS
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batting .231 through Sunday, said his
goal this year is to improve his hitting
and the mechanics of his swing.
Pitching has been one of the few
bright spots so far. The Emeralds
have a solid team ERA of 4.65 with a
bullpen including Mike Ekstrom (2
0) and Brian Burks, who both have
not allowed a run this year.
The highlight this past week was
starting pitcher Vern Sterry's per
formance in Eugene's 4-0 win last
Wednesday. Sterry had a perfect
game through 7 1/3 innings, facing
the minimum amount of batters,
until it was broken up by a double
from Tri-City's Stephen Ghutzman.
Sterry ended his night going 7 2/3
innings, giving up only one hit and
striking out nine. Of his 77 pitches
thrown, 59 were strikes.
"My goals this season is to devel
op more as a player and to work with
my pitches, which is what all pitch
ers try to do," said Sterry, who is 1 -0
with a 2.84 ERA.
The Emeralds continue their five
game series in Boise tonight before re
turning home to Eugene's Civic Stadi
um for a three-game series against
Salem-Keizer starting Thursday.
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IRAQ
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Authority granted power to Iraq's in
terim government at 10:26 a.m., 467
days after the U.S. invasion began.
The reality is more complicated:
Some 145,000 foreign forces — most
of them American — remain in
charge of keeping rebellion at bay.
There were no major attacks
throughout the day. But Al-Jazeera tel
evision reported early Tuesday that
militants had killed a U.S. soldier
held hostage since early April. It was
not known when the American was
killed. And after nightfall Monday,
four heavy explosions rang out in cen
tral Baghdad, near the U.S.-held
Green Zone — a near daily occur
rence in the capital. The military said
there were no injuries in the blasts,
which were caused by mortar fire.
The U.S. civilian authority, which
rode in on a swift military victory that
swept away Saddam's generation-long
regime, withdrew quietly. Its leader, L.
Paul Bremer, left Iraq aboard a mili
tary plane two hours after the transfer
and was swiftly succeeded by U.S.
Ambassador John Negroponte.
Hours later, NATO leaders agreed
to help train Iraq's armed forces — a
decision that fell short of U.S. hopes
that the security alliance would take a
larger role in Iraq.
The shift of authority was held in
Baghdad's heavily guarded Green
Zone against a backdrop of Louis XIV
furniture and a row of Iraqi flags —
the same green-black-red banner that
flew over the nation while Saddam
was in power.
"Please let us not be afraid of those
outlaws that are fighting Islam," inter
im Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in
his inaugural address. "Some of them
have already gone to the fires of hell
and others are waiting their turn."
Bush, whose Iraq policy has drawn
criticism abroad and, more recently,
at home, was passed a note from Na
tional Security Adviser Condoleezza
Rice that put it this way: "Mr. Presi
dent, Iraq is sovereign." Bush wrote
"Let freedom reign!" on the note and
passed it back, according to White
House spokesman Scott McClellan.
Iraq's tentative step toward demo
cratic rule will operate under major
restrictions — some imposed at the
behest of the country's influential
Shiite Muslim clergy, which wanted
to limit the powers of an unelected
administration.
The interim government will hold
power for seven months until, by
U.N. Security Council resolution,
elections are held "in no case later
than'' Jan. 31. The Americans retain
responsibility for security.
Bush raised no objection to Allawi's
possibly imposing martial law in Iraq
or other hard-line measures to deal
with the insurgency, including Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted
militant in the country.
"He may take tough security meas
ures to deal with Zarqawi, but he may
have to," Bush said. "Zarqawi is the
guy who beheads people on TV. He's
the person that orders suiciders to kill
women and children."
Saddam will be transferred to the
custody of his countrymen and will
appear before an Iraqi judge in the
"next few days" to face charges, offi
cials said Monday. A military
spokesman said he will remain in a
U.S.-run jail because the Iraqi govern
ment lacks a suitable prison.
Some Iraqis said Monday's transfer
meant little.
'The real date will be when the last
American soldier leaves," Qassim al
Sabti, an art gallery owner, said after
learning of the transfer. "Of course I
feel I'm still occupied."
The most recent U.S. occupations
are cited, even by the countries occu
pied, as success stories. Japan, van
quished in World War II, emerged
from American occupation as a bud
ding economic powerhouse. The road
for Germany was bumpier but is con
sidered a similar triumph.
Some world leaders expressed
cautious enthusiasm at the develop
ments. German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder, an outspoken opponent
of the U.S.-led invasion, sent con
gratulations and offered "trusting
collaboration." Iordan's King Abdul
lah II praised a "landmark in histo
ry of Iraq."
Others said the event was a sham.
"Occupation will wear a new
dress," said Syrian political analyst
Haitham Kilani.
Ali Hussein Ali, a retired teacher,
held blue prayer beads as he played
dominoes at a Baghdad cafe.
"People are afraid to express their
happiness, " Ali said. "When security
prevails, Iraqis will be very
happy. They will celebrate when the
American troops leave and when
they are no longer taking orders from
the Americans."
SENATE
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A strike would leave many summer
classes without instructors, Moreno
Villamarsaid.
Senator Toby Hill-Meyer said the
resolution is an important way for un
dergraduates to voice their opinions
about wider campus issues. "It does
n't have any power to directly influ
ence the negotiations, but it sends a
message," he said.
The meeting took place immediate
ly after the Senate Rules Committee
voted to bring the resolution to the
Senate floor.
The Senate passed the resolution 8-1.
Senator Kevin Day dissented, ques
tioning whether it was right to vote on
such an important issue with only nine
of the 18 student senators present.
"This is an issue for the entire Sen
ate," he said, noting that the nine
present were all finance senators. Aca
demic senators, those elected to rep
resent undergraduates in academic is
sues, were all absent for the summer.
Moreno-Villamar said that in order
for a resolution to be effective, it must
be issued immediately because the
negotiations are expected to end be
fore the start of the school year.
The timeliness of the issue left the
majority in agreement that a vote on
the resolution could be done by only
summer session Senators.
There was some debate about
whether issuing the resolution was
necessary, because it cannot be for
mally recognized by ASUO until it is
approved by the Constitution Court.
Because the Court is not yet function
ing, Hill-Meyer said, that is unlikely to
happen anytime soon.
Moreno-Villamar said the Constitu
tion Court's approval is irrelevant, be
cause the resolution can still be effective
widiout a formal ASUO endorsement.
"This is just a stance," he said.
David Cicil of the GTFF said the
group is very grateful for the support
at the undergraduate level and knows
that it can and will make a difference.
'To have their support just so far as
saying, 'Look, we think that this should
be resolved and the University should
do whatever it takes to get it resolved'
is really appreciated," he said.
In other business, the Senate ap
proved a special request from the
ASUO Women's Center regarding
transfers of funds between different
areas of the budget.
A similar request from the Literary
Society was granted, whereas a re
quest by the same group for a portion
of the incidental fee surplus was not.
Meghann Cuniff is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
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