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Today Tuesday Wednesday High: 46 High: 44 High: 45 Low: 35 Low: 37 Low: 32 Precip: 60% Precip: 30% Precip: 20% IN BRIEF Palestinians elect Abbas by wide margin RAM ALLAH, West Bank — Mah moud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a wide margin Sunday, giving him a decisive man date to renew peace talks with Israel, rein in militants and try to end more than four years of Mideast bloodshed. The victory of the staid, pragmatic Ab bas, who has spoken out against vio lence and has the backing of the inter national community, was expected to usher in a new era, after four decades of chaotic and corruption-riddled rule by Yasser Arafat who died Nov. 11. U.S. troops open fire, killing 8 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. troops opened fire near a checkpoint south of Baghdad after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb and a hospital official said Sunday at least eight people were killed in the second American attack in two days to have deadly results. In oth er violence Sunday, a U.S. soldier as signed to Task Force Baghdad was killed by a roadside bomb, while a Ma rine was killed in action in the volatile Anbar province. — The Associated Press Sudan’s peace deal ends ‘dark chapter’ Sudan’s vice president and the country’s main rebel leader signed a peace agreement Sunday to end Africa’s longest running conflict. Important developments in southern Sudan 134/ amain recogniz es that Sudanese in dependence is inevi table, and fuses north and south Sudan. 1955 Southerners take up arms for inde pendence from the government in Khar toum, the capital. 1956 Sudan be comes an indepen dent nation, the same year an organized southern rebel move ment, the Anya-Nya, revolts against the government. 1962 John Garang joins the southern rebels. 1972 A peace agreement is reached in Addis Ababa. 1977 The gov ernment in Khartoum begins making unilat eral changes to the peace agreement. June 5, 1983 Gen. Jaafar al-Nimeiri, the Sudanese president who negotiated the Addis Ababa peace agreement, declares it void. John Garang emerges as the leader of the Sudanese Peo ple’s Liberation Army, with goal of over throwing the Islamic government. June 30, 1989 Gen. Omar el-Bashir takes power in a coup d’etat. 1994 Regional peace efforts begin. 1997 Sudanese government accepts a declaration of principles and serious peace talks begin. July 20, 2002 Sides sign the Machakos Protocol in Kenya to decide how peace talks are to proceed. Sept. 25, 2003 Proto col on security ar rangements is signed. Jan. 7 Wealth shanng protocol is signed. May 26 Power shar ing protocol is signed. June 5 Talks to com bine protocols into a comprehensive peace agreement begin. Dec. 31 A permanent cease-fire is signed. Jan. 9, 2005 A com prehensive peace agreement is signed. Sudan’s Vice President, wjAli Osman Mohammed 0 Taha, left, and SPLA Chairman John Garang, right, exchange peace agreement documents. AP OSAC to cut loan division March 1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EUGENE — The Oregon Student Assistance Commission is shutting down its student loan division, after seeing its share of the market shrink over the past few years. At one time, the student assistance commission was the state’s primary student loan guarantor. But now, the commission’s portfolio is being turned over to Educational Credit Manage ment Corp., a non-profit student loan guarantor headquartered in Minneso ta that expects to take over the Oregon system on March 1. About 50 people at the state agency’s headquarters in Eugene have been or soon will be laid off, although most already have found other jobs. Borrowers should see little change in how their loan payments are han dled once the changeover is complete. The Legislative Emergency Board on Friday approved spending almost $700,000 to cover costs associated with closing the loan program. The Student Assistance Commis sion’s market share shrank after the advent of the Direct Lending program. “It has become clear to the commis sion that the reimbursement we were receiving for operating the loan pro gram for the federal government was not sufficient to carry the program long-term,” said Margie Lowe, the commission’s new executive director. “Our financial position just continued to erode and cash flow was becoming more and more of a concern.” The commission will continue to manage the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the state’s main need-based col lege aid program, and to coordinate more than 200 scholarships on behalf pf private donors. Sports Illustrated On Campus every Thursday in the Oregon Daily Emerald RETURNS FEBRUARY 3RD! STUDENT SPECIAL One Medium 1-item pizza tij—t c o Limited delivery area. Charges may apply. ADDITIONAL PIZZAS Limit 5. Must buy 1st pizza at $4.59 Limited delivery area. 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Rec Aerobics Program The Rec Aerobics Program (drop-in aerobics) starts this week! Purchase a punch card in 102 Esslinger and choose from 12 classes each week including: Basic Step, Body Sculpt, Kickboxing, and Stretch & Flex. Classes run from January 10th - March 11th in Multipurpose #1 in the SRC. Class size is limited to the first 30 participants so come early. Call 346-4113 for more information. Fitness Programs January Fitness Special - Purchase a Fun Individualized Training (FI T.) Session and receive a free body composition test. The FIT program is a one-on-one, 90 - minute appointment with a personal trainer and it includes: risk assessment and goal setting consultation, personalized strength and conditioning program, and one training session to help refine your technique and information on training and injury prevention. For more information call 346-1364 ■, q Weeks unti| gpring Break, CONTACT US PE&RecProgtems. 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