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Brought to you by Lane Memorial Blood Bank and the UO Student Alumni Relations Board O UNIV'K-KS 1TY Of ORKCON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Raptors: Survival hinges on fear of people Continued from page 6 to the three-and-a-half-acre wooded lot off of Fox Hollow Road 11 years ago and now has plans to relocate to a 20-acre site on Mount Baldy off of Dillard Road in Eugene. Long-term supporters made the land available to the center for sub stantially below market value. The gift is typical of the support the CRC receives. Of the $85,000 average yearly budget, 53 percent comes from donations and 27 percent comes from grants. Applying for grants is a task Cog gins invests much time and interest in. In spring 2004, the Kinsman Foundation awarded a grant to the CRC to fund Coggins’ salary for a year, plus benefits. “We always could use more fund ing and more help. It’s a lot of work,” she said. Grant writing is just one of the many hats she wears as an employee of a nonprofit organization. In addition to being the assistant di rector, Coggins is the bird handling trainer, the volunteer coordinator and the event coordinator. She also serves as a guide to educate center visitors. “I think you could take any one of the hats I wear and make it a full-time job,” she said. The center advocates education as a means of conservation. Coggins and the 65 volunteers frequently host groups ranging from 40 students to a single interested citizen. “Education is the most important thing we do,” she said. This is an opinion that may not be shared by the roughly 1,275 birds the center has rehabilitated and released since its incorporation. That means 50 to 60 percent of the birds brought in for care are released. “That’s a number we are proud of,” Coggins said. Humans cause most of the injuries Coggins sees. “The number one survival skill for birds is to learn a fear of humans,” Coggins said. Barbed wire, cars, window strikes, pesticides and hunting are just a few reasons for birds to fear humans. Possibly the same reasons for birds to fear humans are the reasons Cog gins gets to explore her passion in such depth. As she said, nothing in the wild dies of old age. Town hall: Senators address torture of prisoners Continued from page 1 said. “Some of those states think they have a serious problem, but they don’t know how serious that problem is go ing to get.” The Oregon State Legislature will address the need for new laws to fight the spread of meth addiction during this year’s legislative session. “You will see us draft a bill to gether that will nationalize the fight against meth,” Smith said, calling the drug “a plague that will destroy a generation of American minds if something is not done.” Wyden also talked about the need to prevent any further torturing of Guan tanamo Bay prisoners, saying it is nec essary to have an attorney general who can clearly define what terrorism is. Wyden said he had reviewed Attor ney General Nominee Alberto Gonza lez’s testimony before the Senate Ju diciary Committee and “found his answers to be totally unsatisfactory. ” Gonzalez did not give a straightfor ward answer to the question of whether circumstances exist that justi fy the torture of prisoners, Wyden said, and it is crucial that terrorism be fought without “leaving the world puzzled as to how the United States defines torture.” Smith said it is crucial to uphold Nicole Barker | Photographer Sen. Ron Wyden addressed issues such as methamphetamine abuse and campaign finance reform Monday night. international laws on terror because it helps prevent the torture of the na tion’s own soldiers, but he said the world must come together to draft a definition of torture because not everyone adheres to the unwritten rules of civilization. “We need to gather the world com munity together to talk about how we can better define this standard and get all nations willing to be civilized to abide by them,” Smith said. Eugene citizen Jacob Landin asked the senators about the need for fair elections in the United States and expressed his disdain that nei ther had contested the election re sults during the Senate’s approval of the electoral vote. Smith said he did not feel the elec tion results were in need of contesting. “You always get your say but you don’t always get to win,” Smith said. Wyden said he shares some of the concerns that have been expressed over the election and said fair elections should be tied in with campaign fi nance reform. “There is no reason, none whatso ever, why there isn’t a paper trail for every vote in America,” Wyden said. Also addressed during the meeting were affordable health care for the small-business community and the need to deal with mental health issues on the same level as physical health. The senators fielded questions for more than an hour and spent a few moments after the meeting to talk with those who weren’t able to ask their questions. “This is what Oregon’s all about, making government work at a grass roots level,” Wyden said. meghanncuniff@dailyemerald.com IN BRIEF Longhouse opens its doors today The University Many Nations Longhouse, a project 20 years in the making, is being dedicated and opened today. The project is a collab orative effort between the University and the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon. The Many Nations Longhouse is located in the same place as the previous longhouse, near the University School of Law. The longhouse project is a part of the Native American Initiative start ed by former University President Myles Brand and continued by Pres ident Dave Frohnmayer. The initia tive and the longhouse are a part of the University’s commitment to the study and appreciation of American Indian culture and history. The dedication ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. today at the long house, located at 1630 Columbia St. After the public dedication and opening ceremony, there will be a salmon feast courtesy of the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. — Amanda Bolsinger your independent student newspaper What’s new in fashion in 2005? Find out in the Oregon Daily Emerald's Trends for 2005 on stands tomorrow. 0,11538] SPAGHETTI <& garlic bread $350 Every Tuesday PIZZA J=farf=£: 2506 Willakenzie 344-0998 HiICIC P/3 73 2673 Willamette 484-0996 27//; and Willamette
