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| Global update | Today Friday Saturday High: 51 High: 49 High: 50 Low: 40 Low: 33 Low: 37 Precip: 50% Precip: 10% Precip: 20% IN BRIEF Latin American Studies Program hosts lecture Renowned theologian Father Gus tavo Gutierrez will speak about Bar tolome de las Casas — a prominent Spanish priest and defender of the rights of the individual people — to day at 3:30 p.m. in the EMU Gum wood Room. The lecture is being pre sented by the Latin American Studies Program and is co-sponsored by the St. Thomas More Newman Center. Gutierrez is a Peruvian Catholic who founded the liberation theolo gy movement. The movement is an initiative to bridge the gap between the Catholic Church and the poor and oppressed. Latin American Studies Director Carlos Aguirre hailed Gutierrez as one of the most important figures of 20th century Latin culture. “He has denounced the oppression and exploitation of the poor as sinful and is calling for commitment on part of all Catholics to change the society and liberate the poor,” Aguirre said. As well as lecturing today, there will be an open forum with Gutierrez on Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Newman Center at 1850 Emerald St. Both events are free and open to the public, and a reception follows. — Amanda Bolsinger STUDENT SENATE The Student Senate approved finance benchmarks for three major programs during a tense and lengthy meeting Wednesday night. Senators authorized tentative funding increases of 5.3 percent for the Athletic Department Finance Commit tee, 5.62 percent for the Programs Finance Committee and 7 percent for the EMU Board of Directors. The Senate also granted $5,772 to the Men’s Water Polo team to attend nationals at University of Notre Dame. Senators discussed drafting a resolution condemning the Nov. 11 University basketball game against Illi nois because the Chief llliniwek mas cot is offensive. See Friday’s Emerald for a more detailed account of the meeting. Ten killed, twelve wounded by suidde car bomb in Beiji U.S. troops continue search-and-destroy mission in Fallujah BYTINI TRAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide car bomber blasted an American con voy north of Baghdad and U.S. troops battled insurgents west of the capital Wednesday as a wave of vio lence across Iraq’s Sunni Muslim heartland killed at least 27 people. American forces pursued their search-and-destroy mission against the remaining holdouts in the for mer insurgent bastion of Fallujah, and to the north, American forces pressed an offensive to reclaim part of the city of Mosul from militants. November became one of Iraq’s bloodiest months as the U.S. death toll in the war in Iraq reached 1,214, according to figures released by the Defense Department. On Wednesday, a suicide attacker drove his bomb-laden car into a U.S. convoy during fierce fighting in the town of Beiji, 155 miles north of the Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding 12, including three Amer ican soldiers. Another attack on a convoy of civilian contractors in Beiji caused no casualties. Elsewhere, a three-hour gunbattle between militants and U.S. forces after nightfall left seven people dead and 13 hurt in Ramadi, a city west of Fallujah. Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, mortar and Kalashnikov rifles at U.S. forces in the city cen ter, Zayout district and along the main highway in town, said Abdel Karim al-Hiti of Ramadi General Hospital. Violence surging in Sunni Arab heartland Increasing attacks and the U.S. military’s offensive to retake the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah have made) November one of Iraq’s bloodiest / Mosul TURKEY City appeared calmer : with only a handful of small arms attacks k IRAQ months. SYRIA Eup/^ Beiji f J0R. Fallujah Clashes in center of city killed seven people, wounded 13 Ramadi Baghdad O Suicide car bomber rammed a U.S. convoy, killing 10 people, — wounding nine Roadside bomb detonated near Iraqi National S Guard convoy, Iskandariyah killing two ► Heavy machine-gun fire and explosions rang out in southcentral parts of city ► U.S. airstrikes hit southwest area 0 50 mi 0 50 km Kuwait Four trucks of humanitarian aid crossed the borders from Kuwait into Iraq on Wednesday IRAN SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT SOURCE: ESRI AP Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad, falls within the restive Sunni Triangle area north and west of the capital where the bulk of in surgent attacks have erupted. Although fighting has ebbed in Fallujah, it has not ceased. The U.S. military said pockets of insurgents remain even though the city is fully occupied by U.S. troops. On Wednesday, heavy machine gun fire and explosions rang out in south-central parts of the city as U.S. Marines hunted remaining fighters. In the northern Jolan neighborhood, Marines killed seven insurgents who officers said had sneaked back into the city by swim ming the Euphrates River. Bullets flew overhead and Iraqis collecting dead bodies ran for cover behind walls and in buildings as Marines returned fire. After 15 min utes of fighting, three insurgents were dead and one Marine’s hand was slightly injured, officers said. The rush of warplanes streaking through the low-lying clouds shook the city and blasts sent smoke into the sky. The U.S. military said airstrikes Wednesday were concen trated in southwestern Fallujah, de stroying enemy positions. Iraqi officials have acknowledged that insurgent leaders Omar Hadid and Sheik Abdullah al-Janabi, along with Jordanian terror boss Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, have not been captured and may have slipped away. 020786 Make holiday Gifts. Bring donations, save money. For every 2 non-perishable food items donted to Food for Lane County, get $ 1 off (up to $5 off) Open 7 days Mon.-Sat. 10-9 Sun. 10-8 954 Pearl St. 485-716 www.brush-fire.com MMM 1020773 The UO Russian and East European Studies Center, UO students of Russian, European studies and theater, with support from Yamada Language Center, present A new bilingual Russo-English play by J.Nemirovskaya "0tussian for the Princess" A young German Princess arrives at the Russian court, charms everyone and later becomes the Russian Empress Catherine the Great. The play is a set of masquerades, puppet shows and funny Russian lessons given to young Catherine. Presentation of each letter is followed by court intrigues, love affairs, politics, dance, music and even acrobatics. The play will be performed just once, Friday, November 19, in UO Agate Hall (Agate and 18th) at 7:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. zum Tired oTp^in^oo much for inkjet & laser toner cartridges? Reuse your empty cartridge! Save 40-70% Drop Box Locations on Campus • U of O Book Store • Digital Duck • EMU • Law school Visit one of our four locations or use any of the over one hundred Drop Boxes around town. 830 Willamette St. Valley River Center 1925 River Road 3570 West 11th 541.334.4465 541.345.4465 541.689.3513 541.686.4651 www.RapidRefilllnk.com Buy, Trade, and Consign • NEW AND USED Sports and Exercise Equipment SNOWBOARDS WANTED: Your Used Snow Gear • Skateboards • Bicycles • Golf Equipment SKIS • Scooters • Fitness Equipment • Soccer Equipment 2598 Willamette St • 342-4041 • M-F: 10-7 Sat: 9-G Sun: 12-5 PLhV IT AGfiin
