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Looking for a few good sailors I 11 MERALD An independent newspaper www. dailyemerald. com Since 1900 \ Volume 106, Issue 109 \ Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7 DAYS UNTIL primaries HHSUO programs finance committee Candidate interviews | 16 elections University land repayment plans questioned The University is struggling to reach an agreement for an amount to repay University Housing for its purchase of land in the 1960s BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF SENIOR NEWS REPORTER University administrators are working on a plan to compensate University Housing for student housing money used to purchase the land that the Riverfront Research Park currently occupies. University Housing was set to receive approximately $250,000 in 2003 to compen sate for land purchased with housing funds, according to planning office papers and inter office correspondence, but that figure was re duced to $34,746 after the University’s legal counsel issued a ruling concerning rededica tion and compensation requirements within a university system. The University bought the land with bonds in the mid-1960s, and University Housing was charged with repaying the bonds because the land was meant for future housing development. University Housing is an auxiliary that is finan cially independent of the University and is funded solely from student housing fees. University Housing Director Mike Eyster MONEY, page 4 Forensics hosts Irish team to cap off season The two groups debated aspects of the Bush administration's stance on pre-emptive military action BY SHELDON TRAVER NEWS REPORTER Using humor and wit, national-award-win ning debaters from the Republic of Ireland were challenged by the University Forensics Team to debate the justification of pre-emptive military strikes in front of approximately 150 people Monday night. The University team invited the Irish team to debate on behalf of the Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice. The debate was one of several planned by the faculty group to publicly discuss aspects of the war on terrorism and the University’s role in research and recruiting for FORENSICS, page 5 I_......dump i Tim Bobosky | Photographer Debating military pre-emptive action, Frank Kennedy, left, and Ross McGuire, champion debaters from University College Dublin’s Literary and Historical Society in Ireland, faced off against University Forensics Team members Jason Lear and Brad Krupicka on Monday night. The event, sponsored by Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice, drew about 150 people. Above the Law student Misha Dunlap recorded 530 hours of pro bono work for protesters and prisoners BY AMANDA BOLSINGER NEWS REPORTER When the circus came to town, Misha Dun lap, an ardent animal rights activist and owner the Morning Glory Cafe, did what she always did — she protested. But this time she was arrested for it. “I was holding a sign silently that said ‘circuses make animals sad,’” Dunlap said. After her arrest, Dunlap contacted Eugene at torney Lauren Regan, who frequently dined at the cafe. Regan defended Dunlap, who was later acquitted. Dunlap took an avid interest in her own case, and it led her to enroll in the University’s School of Law in 2002. “It seemed inherently unfair, and I wanted to do something about it,” Dunlap said. “I was mad; Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer Third-year law student Misha Dunlap contributed 530 pro bono hours for the Oregon State Bar’s Pro Bono Challenge, the highest of any University student. I didn’t dress like a business owner and was tar geted for my opinions and because I looked like I couldn’t beat the system. ” Dunlap is now one month away from graduation. Over the past year, Dunlap contributed 530 hours of pro bono law work at Regan’s law firm — more pro bono hours than any other University student. Her efforts helped the law school win the Oregon State Bar’s Pro Bono Chal lenge for the fourth time. Jane Steckbeck, director of the law school’s pro bono program, accepted the student award presented by Oregon Supreme Court Justice Thomas Balmer on March 10. LAW, page 5 IN BRIEF Sustainable Business Symposium begins today The University’s eighth-annual Sustainable Business Symposium begins today and will continue through Saturday with keynote speeches, panel sessions and workshops at the Lillis Business Complex. Many events are free and open to the public. There will be a showing of the movie “The Corporation,” which highlights the role of corporations in modern life, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. today in 182 Lillis. The movie is free, but there is a suggested donation of $3 for students and $5 for the general public. Bill Bradbury, Oregon secretary of state and chair of Oregon’s Sustainability Board, and Apollo Alliance co-founder Dan Carol will speak from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in 182 Lillis on the topic of sustainability. The symposium is organized by student volunteers from the University’s Lundquist College of Business, the School of Law, the environmental studies program and the De partment of Planning, Public Policy and Management. For a full listing of events, visit sbs.uore gon.edu/schedule.htm or call 346-0670. — Eva Sylwester
