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Physicist reflects on Einstein’s theories at Convocation I 5 Oregon Daily Emerald An independent newspaper at the University of Oregon www. dailyemerald. com Since 1900 | Volume 107, Issue 23 \ Monday, September 26, 2005 Shooting at Indigo leads to arrest Nicole Barker | Senior photographer Julian Pscheid, a University graduate, suffered a head laceration from a stray bullet outside Indigo District early Sunday morning. A local bar scuffle resulted in gunfire, criminal charges and the injury of a former student BYMEGHANN M. CUNIFF NEWS EDITOR A gun shot rang out early Sun day morning in front of the Indigo District, a popular bar and restau rant in the West University Neigh borhood. The bullet grazed the top of a recent University graduate’s head and lodged in a metal w l n u u w frame on the south side of the building. Eugene po lice arrested Mathew James Hangsleben, 25, on charges of attempted first-de gree and third-degree assault, reck less endangering, unlawful use of a weapon and criminal mischief. Julian Pscheid, 24, said he was standing outside the Indigo District at about 2:15 a.m. with University senior Roy Martin, 22, and another friend when a group of men came out of the building fighting. The fight continued for a few minutes be fore a gun was pulled and a bullet fired, graz ing the top of Pscheid’s head. M former iJniversity student rifj/od' by bUlfe? at bar Mmriav mornim; Chris Todd Oak St. “A half an inch lower and I would be dead. ” Julian Pscheid | University graduate I UIU11 l think it was a bullet be cause the windows behind me didn’t break,” Pscheid said. “I thought it was a rock or something.” Pscheid and Martin ran down the block and called the Eugene Police Department from Martin’s cell phone at 2:22 a.m., according to the phone’s call history. Police were on the scene within seconds, Martin said. Pscheid said he did not realize a INDIGO, page 9 DUCKS BLOWN OUT BY TROJANS Marcus Larson | For the Emerald Reggie Bush (5) reaches for yardage while being tackled by Justin Phinisee during Saturday’s game against the No. 1- ranked, two-time defending national champion Trojans. Southern California beat Oregon 45-13. See the full story on page 11. An online slideshow is available at www.dailyemerald.com War protestors rally at Federal Building Eugene residents marched in Saturday's national anti-war rally to call for the return ofU.S. troops BY EMILY SMITH NEWS REPORTER More than 1,000 people protest ed in front of the Federal Building on Saturday to demand the return of U.S. troops from Iraq during a rally held in conjunction with a massive protest in Washington, D.C., led by Cindy Sheehan. People of all ages and backgrounds gathered at Broadway and Willamette Street to march with colorful peace-promoting signs, flags and banners to the Federal Building for the largest anti-war ral ly to take place in Eugene since the war’s beginning. Public speakers, including Vietnam War veteran Tim Jones, PROTEST, page 9 Mirian Blankenship and her son Nik wave a peace sign at the anti war rally at the Eugene Federal Building on Saturday. Zachary Biank | Freelance photographer Theft hits UO; police infer more is to come Officers say theft activity on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods is likely to rise BY KATY GAGNON NEWS REPORTER Thieves in Eugene are breaking into and stealing from cars in record numbers this year, and with University students flooding back into campus-area neighborhoods, po lice expect more theft. In the campus area alone, thefts from ve hicles have risen 174 percent. Crime has grown 62 percent citywide. “There will be a lot more vehicles avail able,” Eugene police officer Randy Ellis said. “That means there will be a lot more thefts and victims.” CRIME, page 8 Teacher sues University over alleged lab damages Former physics instructor hopes case will change UO policy on professor inventions BY EVA SYLWESTER SENIOR NEWS REPORTER A former University physics professor is su ing the University for at least $7 million plus punitive damages, al leging the University sought patents for work he did outside the University and de stroyed his personal laboratory equipment as retaliation for his criticism of school THOMAS MOSSBERG FORMER PROFESSOR technology transfer policies. According to the complaint filed in U.S. Dis trict Court on Sept. 2, Thomas Mossberg as sembled a “unique, precision research labora tory” during his previous employment at Harvard University. He then brought his labo ratory equipment to the University under the condition that if he were to leave, he could take the equipment with him. Mossberg came to the University as an as sociate professor of physics in 1987 after serv ing as an assistant professor and associate pro fessor at Harvard. He resigned from the University in Septem ber 2004 after a dispute over the University’s technology transfer policies. The complaint al leges that he demanded the return of his equipment. Instead of returning it, University employees allegedly disassembled and LAWSUIT, page 10