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IN BRIEF
Bush pledges to make
changes to tax code
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President
Bush pledged Thursday to aggres
sively pursue changes in Social Secu
rity, the tax code and medical mal
practice awards, working with
Democrats if they are receptive and
leaving them behind if they’re not. “I
earned capital in the campaign, polit
ical capital, and now I intend to
spend it,” Bush said a day he became
the first president in 68 years to win
re-election and gain seats in both the
House and Senate.
Three British soldiers
killed in Iraq attack
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents
attacked British troops at a check
point in central Iraq on Thursday,
killing three and wounding eight in
a suicide bomb and mortar barrage.
The attack was aimed at soldiers
sent to free U.S. forces for an assault
on Fallujah. U.S. troops pounded
the region with airstrikes and ar
tillery fire, softening militants ahead
of the expected assault. Loudspeak
ers at Fallujah mosques blared
Quranic verses and shouts of “Al
lahu akbar,” or “God is great,”
during the assault, residents said.
Aides: Ashcroft likely
to leave A-G post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney
General John Ashcroft is likely to
leave his post before the start of Pres
ident Bush’s second term, senior
aides said Thursday. Ashcroft, 62, is
described as exhausted from leading
the Justice Department in fighting the
domestic war on terrorism since the
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Arafat fighting for
his life in Paris
CLAMART, France — Yasser Arafat
was reportedly fighting for his life
Thursday at a French military hospi
tal after losing consciousness, as
Palestinian officials transferred some
of their 75-year-old leader’s powers
to Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia.
Doctors at the Percy military training
hospital outside Paris, where Arafat
was airlifted last Friday after more
than two weeks of confinement in
the West Bank, quashed a swirl of re
ports that he had died.
Ivory Coast breaks
civil war cease fire
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast — Ivory
Coast warplanes bombed the largest
city of the rebel-held north Thurs
day, breaking a more than year-old
cease-fire in the civil war that split
West Africa’s one-time economic
powerhouse.
The government’s Russian-made
Sukhoi jets attacked at dawn and
swept back in for at least three more
raids by nightfall, targeting rebel mili
tary and civilian headquarters and
television in surprise attacks that left
civilians cowering in their homes. ,
There was no official word on ca- -
sualties, but rebels said 25 civilians
were injured. The relief group
Medecins sans Frontieres said the
raids injured 39 people, 14 of them
civilians.
— The Associated Press
Activist questions agenda
at neighborhood meeting
The West University Neighbors assocation meeting
included discussion of a mapping project and attendance
BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF
NEWS REPORTER
The West University Neighbors as
sociation heard updates on various
neighborhood projects from Univer
sity and neighborhood leaders at its
Thursday night meeting, prompting
debate between attendees.
Community activist Zachary
Vishanoff made his presence loudly
known at the very beginning of the
meeting, expressing disdain for the
agenda.
Vishanoff said that too many items
on the agenda stifle the state because
everyone feels rushed to move on to
the next item, which paves the way
for a totalitarian-type rule over the
neighborhood.
“You’re creating a scripted agenda
so we can’t get to the big issues,” Vis
hanoff told West University Neigh
bors chairman Drix Rixmann.
University professor Marc
Schlossberg attended the meeting
with students from his Geographic
Information Systems mapping
course. Students in the class are map
ping the West University neighbor
hood using handheld mapping de
vices and had rough drafts of the
maps they had made.
Vishanoff questioned the mapping
project’s possible association with
homeland security and demanded
more debate be allowed concerning
the project. He said the project may
not intend to do harm but the infor
mation it provides could help others
do just that.
“What you get from one project is
easily transferable,” Vishanoff said.
“I can see it opening like a 'IYojan
horse.”
Schlossberg said he is open to de
bate but does not feel that Vishanoff
is adequately informed about the
mapping project. He said students
have found the project to be a very
valuable experience and emphasized
the class’ openness to community
questioning and involvement.
Oregon Student Association repre
sentative Courtney Hight attended
the meeting to encourage community
members to attend Monday’s public
hearing concerning the proposed
housing code.
A representative from the Rental
Owners Association was scheduled
to attend but did not show. Rixmann
said ROA is concerned about the cost
of the new housing code, concerns
both Hight and City Councilor David
Kelly said are unfounded.
Attendees also discussed ways to
increase attendance at the neighbor
hood meetings. In order to elect an
executive board or vote on any is
sues, 20 neighborhood residents
must be in attendance.
Suggestions included changing the
time of the meeting and meeting in a
place more central to campus. “We
need to have some draw to get a lot
of people here,” Rixmann said.
meghanncuniff@ daily emerald, com
GIS: Students use demographics in analysis
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attached to landmark information on
the PocketPC so students have a pho
to along with the data.
“It’s a lot simpler than going out in
the neighborhood and using a clip
board and paper,” Schlossberg said.
“We didn’t need a rugged, high-end
handheld, but simply a medium to
quickly and easily store data.”
Class projects include pedestrian
“walkability” studies and a United
Way-sponsored project that studies
community demographics such as in
come, employment or race. United
Way conducted a telephone survey of
Lane County residents and then had
students in the class map out the in
formation from the survey to see if
there are regional trends or patterns.
Initially, the whole class worked
on the United Way project. Now stu
dents are working on individual stud
ies, with the exception of three stu
dents who have continued to work
on the United Way project.
One of the students is Grace
Burgwyn, who uses the mapping
technology to assess data pertain
ing to affordable housing and
homeless youth.
“The information in our GIS maps
can get very specific,” Burgwyn said.
“With census data or even through a
phone book, I can use the map to see
what house a person lives in, their
name, income, or what kind of car
they drive.”
Graduate student Kristopher Ack
erson said he crunches numbers on
the insurance aspect of the United
Way project — who has insurance,
where insured or uninsured people
live and demographics of insured
people. He is also creating a three
dimensional map of Eugene that of
fers demographic and geographical
information.
“We got to meet with the neighbor
hood and we built a relationship,”
said Ackerson. “It’s given people a
chance to see what this technology
could do. It’s sparked a lot of ideas.
GIS tools are valuable, and the ability
to look at information geographically
is helpful.”
Graduate student Rob Stevens
works with walkability studies. He
uses the PocketPC to survey statistics,
such as traffic volume, sidewalk con
ditions or architectural styles. He said
the technology has been an enjoyable
aspect of the class.
“I’d like to do work that ultimately
benefits the community and working
actively with community members,”
Stevens said.
The community finally saw the
work that Schlossberg and his stu
dents compiled for them. Members of
the West University Neighbors asso
ciation met with the class yesterday
to see the findings on how to improve
their neighborhood.
“I think this first year has been a
great experience, but it’s a lot of
work,” Schlossberg said.
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Sat. FESTIVAL OF BAN DS
11/6 High School Marching Band Competition
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Sat. FORTUNE’S WHEEL
11/6 Guest Ensemble 8 p.m., Beall Hall
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Sun. RICHARD ZIMDARS, Piano
11/7 Recital-Lecture on Charles Ives’ Piano Sonata No. 1
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Mon. JAZZ ARRANGERS CONCERT
11/8 With guest composer James Miley. 8 p.m., Beall Hall
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Tue. LAURA ZAERR, Harp
11/9 Faculty Artist Series 8 p.m., Beall Hall
Harp concerto plus music for Celtic harp.
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Wed. POETRY IN SONG
11/10 UO voice students sing art songs. 7:30 p.m., Beall Hall
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