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Today Saturday Sunday High: 62 High: 60 High: 56 Low: 50 Low: 41 Low: 37 Precip: 60% Precip: 90% Precip: 60% IN BRIEF Court voids same-sex marriage licenses PORTLAND — The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nulli fied nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples by Mult nomah County a year ago, saying a single county couldn’t take such ac tion on its own. The court said that while the county can question the constitu tionality of laws governing marriage, they are a matter of statewide concern, so the county had no authority to issue licenses to gay couples. The court left the door open for state legislators to craft an al ternative to gay marriages, such as civil unions, even though it did not specifically mention civil unions. “We conclude that Oregon law currently places the regulation of marriage exclusively within the province of the state’s legislative power,” the court said. A day earlier, Gov. Ted Kulon goski said he will push for a law allowing gay couples in Oregon to form civil unions that would give them many of the rights available to married couples. Legislative leaders were meet ing behind closed doors Wednes day to discuss the ruling. Multnomah County began is suing marriages to gay couples last March, arguing that not do ing so violated the state Consti tution. A judge halted the prac tice about six weeks later, but not before nearly 3,000 same-sex couples had wed. — The Associated Press Transplant: Anyone without infectious disease can donate Continued from page 1 ODP also wants to dispel any myths about doctors not saving donors because they want their organs and donor cadavers being used for medical research, Hunt said. “I save lives,” Hunt said. “I got hooked when I met one of the first individuals who received a heart transplant up at Oregon State University and met several others who were waiting. It brought home to me that it could happen to any of us.” Hunt told Brandy Stroeder’s sto ry. Stroeder, 19, needed a lung and liver transplant to save her life by reversing the effects of cystic fibro sis. After the Oregon Health Plan wouldn’t cover the cost of the trans plant, Stroeder received a lot of publicity, and her community in Portland raised enough money to pay for the operation. However, Stroeder died in 2002 while still waiting for the organs. In Lane County, 14,980 of the 34,131 young adults aged 18-24 with Department of Motor Vehi cles identification are registered organ donors. All a person has to do when getting a new driver’s li cense or I.D. is answer “yes” when asked to be an organ donor, Office Coordinator for Driver Pro grams Renee Davis said. County wide, 149,000 total donors are reg istered through the DMV. Hunt said the driver’s license doesn’t guarantee the donation of organs. This is why, Hunt said, it is extremely important that donors make sure their family members know their wishes. Anyone can be an organ donor, as long as he or she doesn’t have an infectious disease, Hunt said. Bone marrow, portions of the lung or liv er and blood can all be donated by live donors. Every other month the Lane Memorial Blood Bank sets up the Bloodmobile outside the EMU to collect blood donations with the help of the Student Alumni Rela tions Board, LMBB Community Af fairs Coordinator Kristi Henderson said. The next blood drive will take place May 17 and 18. emilysmith@dailyemerald. com ICSP: Culture contrasts can cause mix-ups Continued from page 1 what they see in the media, and that’s not the whole picture,” she said. “I feel like it’s my duty to share my culture. ” Halaney said that students have re sponded positively to the presenta tions and have become intrigued about the cultures. “When we write people’s names in Hindi, they’re fascinated,” she said. “They’re really appreciative of our time. They’re very embracing and ac cepting of other cultures. ” In addition to educating the com munity, the students said they also learn from each other. On Thursday, as ICSP students gathered in the EMU to publicize the program, a casual conversation about flirting turned into an intercultural dialogue. Sophomore Miloje Cekerevac of Ser bia said that during a recent trip to Mexico, men on the street catcalled and whistled at his girlfriend. “In the U.S., if you’re walking around with your girlfriend, no one will flirt with her,” he said. “It’s like an offense.” But sophomore Ingrid Irina loan of Romania said that in some Latin coun tries, flirtation is far more informal. “If you go in a (Latin American) country, ... it’s a normal thing for guys to flirt. It’s more like a game,” she said. “Some cultures are more di rect and expressive. ” Sanchez said cultural exchange is one of the most appealing aspects of the program. The students have to take a class together in which they share their presentations. “It’s always nice to share our thoughts when we’re from different countries,” Sanchez said. “There’s al ways different traditions that you don’t know about.” loan added that unless cultural dif ferences are discussed, certain behav iors can be misunderstood. 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