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Oregon track and field hosts Pepsi Team Invitational I 5 Oregon Daily Emerald An independent newspaper www. dailyemerald. com Since 1900 | Volume 106, Issue 130 \ Friday, April 8, 2005 War symposium examines health effects and safety The presentation discussed the detrimental effects ofU.S. government spending and foreign policy BY EMILY SMITH NEWS REPORTER Currently in Iraq, the suicide rate among soldiers is 35 percent higher than it was among soldiers in the Vietnam War and “it is estimated that somewhere between 15 and 30 percent of all soldiers who come home from Iraq have clinical Post Tfaumatic Stress Syndrome,” Dr. Paul Kaplan said during a sympo sium Wednesday in the Robert D. Clark Library. Kaplan and Dr. Richard Barnhart, representing the Lane County Chap ter of Physicians for Social Responsi bility/Beyond War, presented “The Health Effects of War and a Sensible Approach for a Safe America,” a speech about the far-reaching health effects of war and alterna tives to the way the U.S. govern ment is dealing with terrorism. PSR/BW is a non-partisan group whose premise is to solve conflicts without violence. “Since World War I there have been 250 wars in the world and over 110 million war-related deaths,” Ka plan said. As he spoke he showed slides de picting the physical damage war can induce, apologizing for the graphic nature but insisting they were nec essary to get his point across. “In World War I, about 14 percent of the people that were killed were non-military people,” Kaplan said. “In the 1990s, in the Gulf War and in the Iraq War, 90 percent of the ca sualties are now civilian.” Kaplan went on to discuss land mines and the consequences of cluster bombs. “It’s estimated that 120 million land mines are still buried in 70 countries around the world,” he said as he showed a slide of an ele phant with its hoof blown off as a result of a land mine. Kaplan criticized the war on WAR page 3 Nicole Barker | Photographer Local doctors Paul Kaplan and Richard Barnhart, members of Physicians for Social Responsibility/Beyond War, gave a presentation on the health effects of war in the Robert D. Clark Honors College on Wednesday night. Residents continue to debate over ex-convicts Sponsors, Inc. has assured the West University neighborhood that parolees pose no extra risk BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF SENIOR NEWS REPORTER West University neighborhood residents had the chance at the monthly neighborhood meeting Thursday night to ask questions and voice their concerns about felons living in the neighborhood, the state of the Eugene Police Department and how to properly throw par ties in the neighborhood without warranting noise complaints. About 40 people attended the meeting, in cluding Eugene Police Chief Robert Lehner and four representatives from Sponsors, Inc., a non-profit organization looking to purchase property in the neighborhood to house parolees and ex-convicts. Sponsors provides treatment and rehabilitation programs as well as supervised living situations. Richard Greene, chair of the Sponsors, Inc. board of directors, introduced the program at SPONSORS, page 4 n*suo I S | elections Executive campaign efforts elicit grievances With ASUO primaries drawing to a close, some have accused candidates of harassment tactics BY PARKER HOWELL SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Three students have filed grievances against ASUO Executive candidates Ashley Rees and Jael Anker-Lagos alleging they violated Oregon and ASUO election rules, including those governing cam paigning in the residence halls and intimi dating voters. But the elections board dis missed one of the grievances in a ruling Thursday and one of the students told the Emerald he no longer wants to pursue the allegations he made. Rees said some campaigning rules weren’t clear and refuted two of the griev ances, saying they contained inaccurate accusations. “In general, I think that we had a few miscommunications about what the rules were, and once we were informed about a rule we instantly complied,” she said. Elections Coordinator Kelly Cheeseman said the board is reviewing the remaining grievances and will likely rule on them before 5 p.m. today when the primary ELECTIONS, page 8 African Culture Night tackles old stereotypes The second-annual event will feature traditional foods, dress and a Portland dance troupe BY SHELDON TRAVER NEWS REPORTER The dinner was laid across several tables. The smell of African cuisine permeated the air as stu dents lined up to taste traditional foods from sev eral nations. Chicken, lamb, beef and vegetarian dishes. Injera, an Ethiopian bread, and Sambusa, a pastry filled with beef, cabbages or lentils. Stu dents representing more than seven nations dressed in the clothing of their homelands and mingled with the crowd that surged through the doors just for the opportunity to taste, hear and see African culture, if only for a few hours. That’s how African Students Association Di rector Haben Woldu remem bered last year’s inaugural African Culture Night, put on by her group. Woldu said she hopes the group’s second annual African Culture Night, to be held Sunday at 5:30 p.m., will be just as suc cessful. The event is free for University stu dents and $3 for non-students. Tickets are available through the EMU Ticket Office. The event, labeled “Africa Is Calling,” not only gives University students the chance to enjoy a meal, but it also allows students from Africa to FAST FACTS: AFRICA Size: Approximately 11,724,000 sq. miles. Second largest continent in the world. Number of countries: 53 Population: 827 million (2002 estimate). Ethnic groups: About 3,000 speaking about 1,000 languages Highest elevation: Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,340 feet Lowest point: Lake Assal in Djibouti at 515 feet below sea level Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online Zane RriT | Photographer Left to right: University senior Haben Woldu and sophomore Ariam Fesaha, and LCC sophomore Mehret Haile practice their dance routine Wednesday night in the EMU Fir Room for Sunday’s African Culture Night. teach others about the Africa they may not see on television, Woldu said. “We want them to be entertained and be edu cated by Africans,” Woldu said. “To get education from the source, not from TV. ” The group will host the meal to give the audi ence the opportunity to taste foods they may not otherwise have the chance to eat. Attendees will also be treated to a fashion show featuring au thentic dress from 10 African nations. “The clothes are very colorful and vibrant,” Woldu said. She said students from Congo, Zam bia, Ethiopia and other countries will represent their own nations in dress. Also planned are a skit, songs from Africa, an awards presentation, a raffle with prizes from Swahili Imports and traditional dance by an African dance troupe from Portland. ASA member Leonidas Watson said although he isn’t African by birth, his involvement in the ASA has been a rewarding experience. He was one of the dancers during last year’s event. “It erased a lot of stereotypes for me,” Watson said. Woldu said members have each contributed more than 100 hours to prepare for the event. DANCE, page 3
